I Want My Fall TV Lineup, Dammit!

August 14, 2009     Posted in Buzz, Entertainment

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By Marisa

While flipping through the channels last night during primetime, I discovered the real reason why our favorite shows go off the air during the summer: to make way for the sh*tshow that is summer television, which leaves us begging for The Office and House come September.

It’s the perfect advertising strategy: cut off the supply of good shows, and the viewers will demand that the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy be moved up several weeks. But it’s absolute torture for the rest of us.

That is not to say all summer TV is bad. True Blood and Mad Men are perhaps two of the greatest shows on television, period, despite the fact that they premiere during the summer. But take a look the other night’s TV listings, and you’ll want to cringe along with me: America’s Got Talent, Big Brother, More To Love? Nothing even halfway decent to watch!

My DVDs are the only things keeping me going. When I find that there’s just nothing good on TV, I’ll pop one of my favorite shows in the DVD player and pretend it’s fall sweeps. Of course, maintaining the same level of interest and excitement becomes difficult after a while, especially since I’ve watched the third season of Gilmore Girls so many times that I can recite it all the way through. But when the reality shows start gearing up in the evening, I need something else to escape to.

So I spend my evenings researching when my favorite shows will return. Here’s what I’ve got so far.

So You Think You Can Dance: September 6th
90210: September 8th
Gossip Girl (woohoo!): September 14th
30 Rock: September 15th
The Office: September 17th
House and Heroes: September 21st
Grey’s Anatomy: September 24th
Desperate Housewives: September 27th

Oh, sweet September. I can’t wait to see you.

10 Comments on "I Want My Fall TV Lineup, Dammit!"

  1. kirsten says:
    Fri, 14th Aug 20097:48 am 

    I totaly agree (although I have a secret obsession with more to love) I am practically ripping my hair out waiting for my fall line up… then my DVR will work in overdrive!

  2. Angela says:
    Fri, 14th Aug 20098:34 am 

    What about those new shows premiering….like FLASHFORWARD?!

    That looks amazing!

  3. Brit says:
    Fri, 14th Aug 200912:29 pm 

    Ahhh. Why does Desperate Housewives have to be so late in returning??

  4. Bella says:
    Sat, 15th Aug 20093:00 pm 

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – September 23rd! Wentworth Miller is guest starring in the season premiere!

  5. Jenny says:
    Sat, 15th Aug 200910:41 pm 

    I cannot wait for Desperate Housewives! :D I'm also looking forward to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, which starts on Sept. 17th.

  6. Brit says:
    Sun, 16th Aug 20097:53 am 

    I can't wait for Desperate Housewives either.. I want to settle the bet between my friend and I about who Mike married. lol

  7. Katie says:
    Sun, 16th Aug 200910:43 am 

    I admit that most of the best shows come on in the fall, but I love my trashy Big Brother. It's all drama and fights, but it's entertaining.

  8. Vicky says:
    Sun, 16th Aug 200911:35 am 

    america's next top model starts sometime in september too!

  9. pumpjacksandbison says:
    Sun, 16th Aug 20097:42 pm 

    I'm a HUGE heroes fan…but you forget! Castle ALSO airs september 21st, Supernatural the 10th!

  10. Carina says:
    Tue, 18th Aug 20096:04 pm 

    I can not WAIT for House! Also Greek comes back August 31st. If you watched the season finale than omfg you are probably dieing like me.

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