2008–09 年度美国各大电视台新剧老剧开播时间
（红字字体代表新剧、紫色字体代表老剧转移新东家、蓝字字体表示各大电视台的热门剧及幸存下来的去年及今春新剧，绿色字体代表体育赛事，R字体代表重播。）
Monday 周一
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
| Dancing with the Stars (9/22/2008) | Samantha Who? (10/6/2008) | Boston Legal (9/22/2008) | |||||
| The Big Bang Theory (9/22/2008) | How I Met Your Mother (9/22/2008) | Two and a Half Men (9/22/2008) | Worst Week (9/22/2008) | CSI: Miami (9/22/2008) | |||
| (9/1/2008) | One Tree Hill (9/1/2008) | Local Programming | |||||
| Fall | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (9/8/2008) | (9/1/2008) | |||||
| Mid Season | DollHouse | ||||||
| | Fall | (9/29/2008) | (9/22/2008) | My Own Worst Enemy(9/29/2008) | |||
| Mid Season | The Philanthropist | ||||||
Tuesday 周二
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |||
| Fall | Opportunity Knocks (9/23/2008) | Dancing with the Stars Results Show (9/30/2008) | Eli Stone (10/14/2008) | ||||||
| Mid Season | Scrubs | The Goode Family | |||||||
| NCIS (9/23/2008) | The Mentalist (9/23/2008) | Without a Trace (9/23/2008) | |||||||
| (9/2/2008) | Privileged (9/9/2008) | Local Programming | |||||||
| Fall | (9/16/2008) | (9/9/2008) | |||||||
| Mid Season | American Idol | ||||||||
| | The Biggest Loser | Law & Order: SVU (9/23/2008) | |||||||
Wednesday 周三
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
| Pushing Daisies (10/1/2008) | Private Practice (10/1/2008) | Dirty Sexy Money (10/1/2008) | |||||
| The New Adventures Of Old Christine (9/24/2008) | Gary Unmarried (9/24/2008) | Criminal Minds (9/24/2008) | CSI: NY (9/24/2008) | ||||
| America's Next Top Model (9/3/2008) | Stylista (9/3/2008) | Local Programming | |||||
| Fall | Bones (9/3/2008) | 'Til Death (9/10/2008) | Do Not Disturb (9/10/2008) | ||||
| Mid Season | American Idol | TBA | |||||
| | Fall | Knight Rider (9/24/2008) | Deal or No Deal | Lipstick Jungle (9/24/2008) | |||
| Mid Season | Law & Order | ||||||
Thursday 周四
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
| (9/25/2008) | Grey's Anatomy (9/25/2008) | Life on Mars (10/9/2008) | |||||
| Survivor: Gabon (9/18/2008) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10/9/2008) | Eleventh Hour (10/9/2008) | |||||
| Smallville (10/2/2008) | (10/2/2008) | Local Programming | |||||
| Fall | The Moment of Truth (9/4/2008) | Kitchen Nightmares (9/11/2008) | |||||
| Mid Season | Hell's Kitchen | Secret Millionaire | |||||
| | Fall | My Name Is Earl (9/25/2008)) | (10/30/2008) | The Office (9/25/2008) | Kath & Kim (10/9/2008) | ER (9/25/2008) | |
| Mid Season | The Untitled Office Spin-Off | The Celebrity Apprentice 2 | |||||
Friday 周五
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
| Wife Swap (10/3/2008) | Supernanny (10/3/2008) | (9/19/2008) | |||||
| Ghost Whisperer (10/3/2008) | The Ex-List (10/3/2008) | Numb3rs (10/3/2008) | |||||
| Everybody Hates Chris (10/3/2008) | The Game (10/3/2008) | America's Next Top Model (R) | Local Programming | ||||
| Fall | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (9/5/2008) | Don't Forget the Lyrics! (9/12/2008) | |||||
| Mid Season | Bones | 'Til Death | Do Not Disturb | ||||
| | Fall | America's Toughest Jobs | Deal or No Deal | Life (10/3/2008) | |||
| Follow Up | Crusoe (10/17/2008) | America's Toughest Jobs | |||||
| Mid Season | Deal or No Deal | Friday Night Lights | |||||
Saturday 周六
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
| Saturday Night College Football | |||||||
| EliteXC Saturday Night Fights | |||||||
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Local Programming
| Local Programming | ||||||
| | COPS (9/6/2008) | America's Most Wanted (9/6/2008) | |||||
| | Fall | Dateline NBC | Knight Rider (R) | Law & Order: SVU (R) | |||
| Mid Season | Law & Order: SVU (R) | Law & Order (R) | |||||
Sunday 周日 6：30 — 7:30
| PM | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | |
| Local Programming | America's Funniest Home Videos (10/5/2008) | |||
| (9/28/2008) | ||||
| In Harm's Way (9/14/2008) | Surviving Suburbia (9/14/2008) | |||
| Fall | NFL on FOX | The OT | ||
| Mid Season | Local Programming | Comedy Encores | ||
| Fall | Football Night in America | |||
| Mid Season | ||||