2021-2022 Fall TV Premiere Dates: When Are Your Favorite NBC, Fox, CBS, The CW, and ABC Shows Returning?

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The fall TV season is officially upon us. 

While some shows are experiencing a later start than usual, many of your favorites (or new series that will become your favorites) are gearing up for a premiere soon. 

We’ve compiled all the return dates from every major primetime network so that you can easily find them in one place. 

Here’s when your favorite NBC, Fox, CBS, The CW, and ABC shows return for the 2021-2022 TV season: 

NBC

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
8 pm The Voice
10 pm ORDINARY JOE (series premiere)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
10 pm New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8 pm Chicago Med
9 pm Chicago Fire
10 pm Chicago P.D.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8 pm Law & Order: SVU (2-hour premiere, special time)
10 pm Law & Order: Organized Crime

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
9 pm Dateline

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9 pm LA BREA (series premiere)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8 pm Law & Order: SVU (special time)
9 pm Law & Order: Organized Crime (two episodes)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
8 pm The Blacklist

CBS

Sunday, September 12

7:30 pm 60 Minutes (54th Season Premiere) (**Football Doubleheader)

Saturday, September 18

10 pm 48 Hours (35th Season Premiere)

Sunday, September 19

8 pm 73rd Emmy Awards

Monday, September 20

8 pm The Neighborhood (4th Season Premiere)
8:30 pm Bob ♥ Abishola (3rd Season Premiere)
9 pm NCIS (19th Season Premiere)
10 pm NCIS: Hawai’i (Series Debut)

Tuesday, September 21

8 pm FBI (4th Season Premiere) (Three-episode crossover event)
9 pm FBI: Most Wanted (3rd Season Premiere at a special time)
10 pm FBI: International (Series Debut at a special time)

Wednesday, September 22

8 pm Survivor (2-Hour 41st Season Premiere)

10 pm Big Brother

Sunday, September 26

7 pm 60 Minutes (Regular Time Period)
8 pm Big Brother
9 pm The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!

Tuesday, September 28

8 pm FBI
9 pm FBI: International (Regular Time Period)
10 pm FBI: Most Wanted (Regular Time Period)

Wednesday, September 29

8 pmSurvivor (Regular Time Period)
9 pm Big Brother (Live 2-Hour Season Finale)

Friday, October 1

8 pm S.W.A.T. (5th Season Premiere)
9 pm Magnum P.I. (4th Season Premiere)
10 pm Blue Bloods (12th Season Premiere)

Wednesday, October 6

8 pm Survivor
9 pm Tough as Nails (3rd Season Premiere)
10 pm CSI: VEGAS (Series Debut)

Thursday, October 7

8 pm Young Sheldon (5th Season Premiere)
8:30 pm United States of Al (2nd Season Premiere)
9 pm GHOSTS (Series Debut)
9:30 pm B Positive (2nd Season Premiere)
10 pm Bull (6th Season Premiere)

Sunday, October 10

7 pm 60 Minutes
8 pm The Equalizer (2nd Season Premiere)
9 pm NCIS: Los Angeles (13th Season Premiere)
10 pm SEAL Team (5th Season Premiere)

Friday, October 22

8 pm The Activist (Series Debut) (S.W.A.T. Returns December 3)

FOX

Monday, Sept. 20

8 pm 9-1-1 (Season 5 premiere)
9 pm  The Big Leap 

Tuesday, Sept. 21

8 pm  The Resident (Season 5 premiere)
9 pm  OUR KIND OF PEOPLE (series premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 22

8 pm The Masked Singer (Season 6 premiere)
9 pm ALTER EGO (series premiere)

Thursday, Sept. 23

8 pm The Masked Singer (Part 2)
9 pm Alter Ego (Part 2)

Sunday, Sept. 26

8 pm  The Simpsons (Season 33 premiere)
8:30 pm The Great North (Season 2 premiere)
9 pm Bob’s Burgers (Season 12 premiere)
9:30 pm Family Guy (Season 19 premiere)

Thursday, Beginning Oct. 7

8 PM /5 PM Thursday Night Football on Fox

ABC

MONDAY, SEPT. 20
8:00 pm Dancing with the Stars

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22
8:00 pm The Goldbergs
8:30 pm THE WONDER YEARS (series premiere)
9:00 pm The Conners
9:31 pm Home Economics (new time)
10:00 pm A Million Little Things

SUNDAY, SEPT. 26
8:00 pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (new day)
9:00 pm Supermarket Sweep (new time)
10:00 pm The Rookie

MONDAY, SEPT. 27
10:00 pm The Good Doctor

THURSDAY, SEPT. 30
8:00 pm Station 19
9:00 pm Grey’s Anatomy
10:01 pm Big Sky (new day)

SUNDAY, OCT. 3
7:00 pm America’s Funniest Home Videos

FRIDAY, OCT. 8
8:00 pm Shark Tank
9:01 pm 20/20 (two hours)

TUESDAY, OCT. 19
8:00 pm The Bachelorette
10:01 pm QUEENS (series premiere)

THE CW

Friday, October 1

8 pm ET/PT Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 8 premiere)

Friday, October 8

8 pm Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Original episode)
9 pm Nancy Drew (Season 3 premiere)

Saturday, October 9

8 pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Season 10 premiere)
8:30 pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Original episode)
9 pm World’s Funniest Animals (Season 2 premiere)
9:30 pm World’s Funniest Animals (Original Episode)

Sunday, October 10

8 pm Legends of the Hidden Temple (New series premiere)
9 pm Killer Camp (Season 2 premiere)

Wednesday, October 13

8 pm DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Season 7 premiere)
9 pm Batwoman (Season 3 premiere)

Thursday, October 14

8 pm Coroner (Original episode)
9 pm Legacies (Season 4 premiere)

Monday, October 25

8 pm All American (Season 4 premiere)
9 pm 4400 (New series premiere)

Thursday, October 28

8 pm Walker (Season 2 premiere)
9 pm Legacies (Original episode)

Tuesday, November 16

8 pm The Flash (Season 8 premiere)
9 pm Riverdale (Season 6 premiere)