The ABC prime time schedule is mighty impressive.  Perhaps not in the sense of quality (depends on your tastes) but in terms of consistency.  ABC has a whole host of holdovers from last season.  So many, in fact, that they are only premiering a few brand new series this Fall.  Remember the days when ABC was the laughing stock of network television?  That was only five or so years ago.  Then came Lost, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives (among others) and ABC is now a network juggernaut.  Below you will find the premiere dates and times of every ABC Fall show. 

The new series that will almost certainly receive the most buzz for ABC is Life on Mars, about a modern day detective who gets into a car accident and wakes up in the seventies working the very same job.  There are reports of on-set troubles, but hopefully they've worked out the kinks. 


Friday, September 19

10:00 - 20/20


Monday, September 22

8:00-10:00pm: Dancing with the Stars (Two-Hour Premiere)

10:00pm: Boston Legal


Tuesday, September 23

8:00pm:  Opportunity Knocks (Series Premiere)

9:00pm: Dancing with the Stars (Special Two-Hour Performance Show)


Wednesday, September 24

8:00pm: Dancing with the Stars Results Show (Special Time)

9:00: David Blaine Special


Thursday, September 25

8:00pm: Ugly Betty

9:0pm: Grey's Anatomy (Two-Hour Premiere)


Sunday, September 28

7:00pm: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Two-Hour Premiere)

9:00pm: Desperate Housewives

10:00pm: Brothers & Sisters


Tuesday, September 30

9:00pm: Dancing with the Stars Result Show (Normal Time Slot Premiere)


Wednesday, October 1

8:00pm: Pushing Daisies

9:00pm: Private Practice

10:00pm: Dirty Sexy Money


Friday, October 3

8:00pm: Wife Swap

9:00pm: Supernanny


Sunday, October 5

7:00pm: America's Funniest Home Videos


Monday, October 6

9:30pm: Samantha Who?


Thursday, October 9

10:00pm: Life on Mars (Series Premiere)


Tuesday, October 14

10:00pm: Eli Stone


-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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