It's time to mark your calendars, because the CW has announced the premiere dates for its fall shows. As they did last season, the CW is bringing out most of its shows earlier than the other networks to try and earn some loyal viewers before they get a chance to see everything else.
The big news is that the CW has decided to switch its Monday shows, so now
One Tree Hill will air at 8pm and
Gossip Girl is being pushed back to 9pm. The news is great for
Gossip Girl, as now it's not up against
House and
Heroes., but instead against
Lie to Me and the new drama
Trauma.
The season officially kicks off Tuesday, September 8 with the totally
'90s combo of the new
90210 and
Melrose Place. Shows premiere all that
week, including the two-hour season premiere of
America's Next Top
Model's special "shorter" season with contestants under 5'7''. The
only slightly delayed show will be
Smallville, which is bumped until
September 25 when it will attempt to expand the CW's viewers to Friday.
Here is a complete list of all the official premiere dates and times:
Tuesday, September 8
8pm - 90210 (season 2 premiere)
9pm - Melrose Place (series premiere)
Wednesday, September 9
8pm - America's Next Top Model (two-hour cycle 13 premiere)
Thursday, September 10
8pm - The Vampire Diaries (series premiere)
9pm - Supernatural (season 5 premiere)
Monday, Sept.ember14
8pm - One Tree Hill (season 7 premiere)
9pm - Gossip Girl (season 3 premiere)
Wednesday, September 16
9pm - The Beautiful Life (series premiere)
Friday, September 25
8pm - Smallville (season 9 premiere)
Which new change are you most excited about?
-John Kubicek, BuddyTV Senior Writer
(Image courtesy of the CW)