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2006–07 United States network television schedule

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The 2006–07 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2006 to August 2007. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2005–06 season.

The schedules include the four most popular networks (CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox) and two new networks introduced as part of the broadcast TV realignment: The CW and MyNetworkTV.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television (renamed from its original rebrand, i: Independent Television, on January 27) is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2007 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

New series are highlighted in bold.

Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract for one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii-Aleutian times.

All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming (including Fox affiliates during the 10 p.m. ET/PT hour) by affiliates after game completion.

Legend

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
(26/7.7)
Desperate Housewives (9/10.8) Brothers & Sisters (30/7.3)
(Tied with The King of Queens and
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?)
CBS Fall 60 Minutes (20/8.7)
(Tied with Shark)
The Amazing Race Cold Case (16/8.9)
(Tied with CSI: NY)
Without a Trace (12/9.4)
Winter Various programming
Late winter The Amazing Race
Spring Various programming
Summer Big Brother
The CW Fall Various programming America's Next Top Model (R) Local programming
Mid-fall Various programming 7th Heaven
Late fall Reba (R) Reba
Winter Beauty and the Geek (R)
Late winter Pussycat Dolls Present:
The Search for the Next Doll
(R)
America's Next Top Model (R)
Spring 7th Heaven (R)
Summer Reba (R) Supernatural (R)
Mid-summer Smallville (R) Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (R)
Fox Fall Fox NFL (4:15 p.m.) The OT The Simpsons American Dad! Family Guy The War at Home
Winter Various programming King of the Hill American Dad!
Late winter Various programming The War at Home The Winner The Winner
Spring The War at Home (R) King of the Hill American Dad!
Mid-spring King of the Hill (R) King of the Hill The Simpsons (R)
Summer The War at Home (R) The Loop The Loop
Mid-summer 'Til Death (R) American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)
NBC Fall Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football (8:15 p.m.) (continued to game completion) (11/10.5)
Winter Deal or No Deal Grease: You're the
One That I Want!
The Apprentice Crossing Jordan
Late winter Dateline NBC Deal or No Deal The Apprentice
Spring Dateline NBC
Mid-spring Various programming
Late spring Friday Night Lights (R) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Summer Law & Order (R)

Monday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Wife Swap The Bachelor What About Brian
Winter Supernanny
Spring Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) The Bachelor
Late spring Wife Swap (R) The Ex-Wives Club Supernanny (R)
Summer Extreme Makeover
Mid-summer Fat March
CBS Fall The Class How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men (14/9.1) The New Adventures of Old Christine CSI: Miami (10/10.7)
Mid-fall How I Met Your Mother The Class
Winter Rules of Engagement (25/7.8)
Late winter The New Adventures of Old Christine
Spring The King of Queens (30/7.3)
(Tied with Brothers & Sisters and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?)
Late spring Creature Comforts How I Met Your Mother (R)
Summer How I Met Your Mother (R) Rules of Engagement (R)
The CW Everybody Hates Chris All of Us Girlfriends The Game Local programming
Fox Fall Prison Break Vanished
Mid-fall Justice
Late fall House (R)
Winter 24 (27/7.4)
(Tied with Ugly Betty and ER)
Spring House (R)
Late spring Various programming Hell's Kitchen
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Late fall Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Winter IFL Battleground
NBC Fall Deal or No Deal (13/9.2) Heroes (23/8.0) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Winter The Black Donnellys
Late winter Deal or No Deal (13/9.2)
Spring Deal or No Deal (13/9.2) Heroes (23/8.0) The Real Wedding Crashers
Summer Age of Love (R) Age of Love Dateline NBC
Mid-summer Thank God You're Here (R) Heroes (R)
  • Note: Drive premiered on Fox on April 16, 2007 at 8 p.m. and was removed from the schedule after airing two episodes.

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) Help Me Help You Boston Legal
Late fall Various programming Big Day
Winter America's Funniest Home Videos (R) Big Day
Mid-winter Primetime: The Outsiders
Spring Dancing with the Stars (R) Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7)
Mid-spring George Lopez (R) George Lopez
Summer According to Jim (R) Shaq's Big Challenge Primetime: Family Secrets
Mid-summer Just for Laughs
Late summer i-Caught Primetime Crime
CBS Early fall NCIS (15/9.0) The Unit Smith
Fall Various programming
Mid-fall 3 lbs
Late fall Various programming
Spring 48 Hours (R)
Summer Big Brother Various programming
Late summer Power of 10 NCIS (R)
The CW Fall Gilmore Girls Veronica Mars Local programming
Winter Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
Spring Veronica Mars
Summer Beauty and the Geek (R)
Fox Fall House (8/11.1) Standoff
Mid-fall Standoff House (8/11.1)
Winter American Idol (2/16.8)
Spring On the Lot
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Late fall Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Winter American Heiress
Spring My Tuesday Night Movie
NBC Fall Friday Night Lights Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (24/7.9)
Winter Dateline NBC
Spring America's Got Talent
Summer America's Got Talent The Singing Bee

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) Lost (22/8.3) The Nine
Late fall Show Me the Money Day Break Primetime: Basic Instincts
Winter According to Jim The Knights of Prosperity In Case of Emergency Primetime: Medical Mysteries
Mid-winter George Lopez The Knights of Prosperity According to Jim
Late winter Lost (R) Lost (22/8.3)
Spring According to Jim (R) According to Jim In Case of Emergency
Mid-spring George Lopez
Late spring According to Jim Notes from the Underbelly Lost (R)
Summer The Next Best Thing American Inventor Traveler
Late summer According to Jim According to Jim NASCAR in Primetime Primetime: The Outsiders
CBS Fall Jericho Criminal Minds (18/8.8)
(Tied with Survivor)
CSI: NY (16/8.9)
(Tied with Cold Case)
Winter The King of Queens (30/7.3)
(Tied with Brothers & Sisters and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?)
The King of Queens (R)
Mid-winter Armed & Famous
Late winter Jericho
Summer The King of Queens (R) The King of Queens (R)
Late summer Power of 10
The CW Fall America's Next Top Model One Tree Hill Local programming
Winter Beauty and the Geek
Spring America's Next Top Model Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (R)
Late spring One Tree Hill
Summer Hidden Palms
Mid-summer Hidden Palms
Late summer America's Next Top Model (R) America's Next Top Model (R)
Fox Fall Bones Justice
Winter Bones (R)
Mid-winter American Idol (1/17.3)
Spring American Idol (1/17.3) 'Til Death
Mid-spring American Idol (1/17.3)
Summer So You Think You Can Dance
Mid-summer So You Think You Can Dance Don't Forget the Lyrics!
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Winter Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Spring Saints & Sinners Saints & Sinners
Mid-spring American Heiress
Summer MyNetworkTV Special Presentation
NBC Fall 30 Rock Twenty Good Years The Biggest Loser Kidnapped
Mid-fall Dateline NBC
Late fall The Biggest Loser Medium
Winter Friday Night Lights Deal or No Deal
Spring Crossing Jordan
Mid-spring Thank God You're Here
Summer Last Comic Standing (R) Last Comic Standing Dateline NBC
Mid-summer Most Outrageous Moments 30 Rock (R)

NOTES: Fox premiered The Rich Li$t on November 1, 2006 at 9PM ET. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled two days later.

ABC premiered The Great American Dream Vote at 8PM ET on March 28, 2007 (after airing the pilot the previous night). The show was cancelled on March 29, 2007.

Anchorwoman aired two back-to-back episodes on August 22, 2007 on Fox. The show was cancelled a few days later.

Thursday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Ugly Betty (27/7.4)
(Tied with ER and 24)
Grey's Anatomy (7/12.1) Six Degrees
Winter Men in Trees
Spring October Road
Summer Men in Trees
CBS Fall Survivor: Cook Islands (18/8.8)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (6/12.2) Shark (20/8.8)
(Tied with 60 Minutes)
Winter Criminal Minds (R)
Late winter Survivor: Fiji (18/8.8)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)
Summer Pirate Master
Mid-summer Big Brother Without a Trace
The CW Smallville Supernatural Local programming
Fox Fall 'Til Death Happy Hour Celebrity Duets
Mid-fall MLB Post Season / World Series
Late fall 'Til Death Family Guy (R) The O.C. Local programming
Winter The War at Home
Spring American Idol (R) Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (30/7.3)
(Tied with Brothers & Sisters and The King of Queens)
Mid-spring Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (30/7.3)
(Tied with Brothers & Sisters and The King of Queens)
Family Guy (R)
Late spring Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Summer So You Think You Can Dance
Mid-summer Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (R) Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Late summer Don't Forget the Lyrics!
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Winter Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Spring My Thursday Night Movie
NBC Fall My Name Is Earl The Office Deal or No Deal ER (27/7.4)
(Tied with Ugly Betty and 24)
Winter Scrubs 30 Rock
Spring Encore programming Andy Barker, P.I. Raines
Mid-spring My Name Is Earl The Office 30 Rock Scrubs ER (27/7.4)
(Tied with Ugly Betty and 24)
Summer 30 Rock (R) The Office (R) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Mid-summer ER (R)

NOTES: In May 2006, when ABC announced their fall lineup for the 2006-2007 TV season, Big Day and Notes from the Underbelly was scheduled to air at 8PM and 8:30PM ET.[2] However, due to both shows not getting "buzz" before their fall premieres, ABC moved Ugly Betty from its planned Friday night 8PM slot to the Thursday night 8PM ET slot. Big Day and Notes from the Underbelly aired later on in the season on different nights.

Fast Cars and Superstars debuted June 7 on ABC as a lead-in to coverage of the 2007 NBA Finals.

Friday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Grey's Anatomy (R) Men in Trees 20/20
Winter America's Funniest Home Videos (R) 20/20
Mid-winter Grey's Anatomy (R) Desperate Housewives (R) 20/20
Late winter 20/20
Early spring Wife Swap 20/20
Spring Six Degrees
Mid-spring Wife Swap
Late spring America's Funniest Home Videos (R) National Bingo Night
Summer George Lopez (R) According To Jim (R) Kyle XY (R)
Mid-summer Set for Life Greek
Late summer George Lopez (R) According to Jim (R)
CBS Fall Ghost Whisperer Close to Home Numbers
Summer Jericho (R)
The CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Local programming
Fox Fall Nanny 911 Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Late fall Vanished
Winter Justice
Mid-winter Nanny 911
Spring House (R) The Wedding Bells
Mid-spring Bones (R)
Summer Bones (R) Standoff
Late summer Fox Friday Night Movie
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Winter Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Spring My Friday Night Movie
NBC Fall Deal or No Deal Las Vegas Law & Order
Mid-fall 1 vs. 100
Spring Identity Raines
Late spring Dateline NBC
Summer 1 vs. 100 Las Vegas (R) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)

NOTE: In May 2006, when ABC announced their fall lineup for the 2006-2007 TV season, Big Day and Notes from the Underbelly was scheduled to air at 8PM and 8:30PM ET for Thursday nights and Ugly Betty at 8PM ET Friday nights time slot.[2] However, before their fall premieres, ABC moved Ugly Betty from its planned Friday night 8PM slot to the Thursday night 8PM ET slot. The Friday night 8PM time slot was filled with the previous night's episode of Grey's Anatomy until December.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall ESPN Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
Winter ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Summer The Wonderful World of Disney
Mid-summer The Wonderful World of Disney America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Late summer ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Masters of Science Fiction
CBS Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Fox COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted Local programming
MNT Fall Desire Fashion House
Winter Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me
Mid-winter My Saturday Night Movie
Spring International Fight League
NBC Fall Dateline Saturday Night Various programming Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Mid-fall Kidnapped
Late fall Dateline Saturday Night
Winter Various programming
Late winter Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Spring Law & Order (R)
Mid-spring Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) Law & Order (R)
Summer America's Got Talent (R) Medium (R)
Mid-summer The Singing Bee (R) America's Got Talent (R)

By network

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

Pickups and cancellations

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Full season pickups

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ABC

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CBS

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The CW

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Fox

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NBC

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Cancellations/series endings

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ABC

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CBS

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Fox

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NBC

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The CW

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MyNetworkTV

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ a b "Breaking News - ABC Unveils 2006-07 Primetime Schedule | TheFutonCritic.com".
  3. ^ York, Michael In New (2006-10-19). "POPSURFING.COM: CBS Cancels New Show "Waterfront" -- Before It Airs". POPSURFING.COM. Retrieved 2019-08-02.