NBC Releases 2008-2009 Television Schedule

We will be talking about several of these shows in greater detail on this weekend’s Slice of SciFi Show #155, but to satisfy your appetite until then here is the full NBC fall/winter/summer schedule for 2008/2009. In an unprecedented move NBC made this announcement today a full six weeks before all other networks. Will this set a trend for earlier and earlier unveilings for the future?

SF and genre-related programs in bold.

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR FALL/WINTER/SUMMER 2008 - 2009
*New programs in UPPER CASE (with the exception of “ER” - which returns for its 14th season)

FALL 2008

MONDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “Chuck”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Heroes”
10 - 11 p.m.: “MY OWN WORST ENEMY”

TUESDAY

8 - 9:30 p.m. “The Biggest Loser: Families”
9:30 - 10 p.m. “KATH & KIM”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

WEDNESDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “KNIGHT RIDER”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Deal or No Deal”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Lipstick Jungle”

THURSDAY

8 - 8:30 p.m. “My Name Is Earl”
8:30 - 9 p.m. “30 Rock”
9 - 9:30 p.m. “The Office”
9:30 - 10 p.m. “The Office”/ “SNL THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE”
10 - 11 p.m.: “ER”

FRIDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “CRUSOE”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Deal or No Deal”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Life”

SATURDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “Dateline NBC”
9 - 10 p.m.: “KNIGHT RIDER” (Encores)
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (Encores)

SUNDAY

7 - 8:20 p.m.: “Football Night in America”
8:20 - 11 p.m.: “NBC Sunday Night Football”

WINTER 2009

(*New programs in UPPER CASE (with the exception of “ER”)

MONDAY

8 - 9 p.m . “Chuck”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Heroes”
10 - 11 p.m.: “THE PHILANTHROPIST”

TUESDAY

8 - 9:30 p.m. “The Biggest Loser: Couples”
9:30 - 10 p.m. “KATH & KIM”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

WEDNESDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “KNIGHT RIDER”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Deal or No Deal”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order”

THURSDAY

8 - 8:30 p.m. “My Name Is Earl”
8:30 - 9 p.m. “30 Rock”
9 - 9:30 p.m. “The Office”
9:30 - 10 p.m. “THE OFFICE SPINOFF”
10 - 11 p.m.: “ER”/”The Celebrity Apprentice”

FRIDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “Deal or No Deal”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Friday Night Lights”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Life”

SATURDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “Dateline NBC”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (Encores)
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order” (Encores)

SUNDAY

7 - 8 p.m. Specials/”Dateline NBC”
8 - 9 p.m.: Specials/”MERLIN”
9 - 10 p.m.: Specials/”Medium”
10 - 11 p.m.: Specials/”KINGS”

SUMMER 2009

(*New programs in UPPER CASE)

MONDAY (January)

8 - 9 p.m.: “American Gladiators”
9 - 10 p.m.: “AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Dateline NBC”

TUESDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: Most Outrageous Moments
9 - 10 p.m.: “America’s Got Talent”
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (Encores)

WEDNESDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “SHARK TAGGERS”
9 - 10 p.m.: “America’s Got Talent” (Results Show)
10 - 11 p.m.: “Law & Order” (Encores)

THURSDAY

8 - 8:30 p.m. “The Office”
8:30 - 9 p.m. “THE OFFICE SPINOFF”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Last Comic Standing”
10 - 11 p.m.: “THE LISTENER”

FRIDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: “CHOPPING BLOCK”
9 - 11 p.m.: “Dateline NBC”

SATURDAY

8 - 9 p.m.: Drama Encores
9 - 10 p.m.: Drama Encores
10 - 11 p.m.: Drama Encores

SUNDAY

7 - 8 p.m.: “Dateline NBC”
8 - 9 p.m.: “Monk”
9 - 10 p.m.: “Nashville Star”
10 - 11 p.m.: “KINGS” (Encores)