2006–07 United States network television schedule

The following is the United States broadcast television schedule for six of the most popular English language commercial television networks for the 2006 fall season. This represents the schedule as announced by the networks earlier in the year. This is because new series and season premieres of previous shows are rolled out gradually over several weeks, and because new shows can be cancelled quickly (sometimes after only one episode is aired), this schedule may not be accurate for any specific week. This is particularly true for shows which were scheduled to start in 2007. For convenience purposes, 2006 and 2007 program listing have been separated.

All times are Eastern and Pacific.

This season marked the debuts of The CW Television Network (a merger of UPN and The WB) and FOX's sister network MyNetworkTV. The CW's schedule is two hours Monday-Friday and five hours on Sunday. MyNetworkTV airs between 8-10 pm (Eastern/Pacific time) nightly, except Sunday.

The schedule for two other large U.S. broadcast networks are not listed. The schedule for Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will be set by each local station. The schedule for the Spanish language network Univision, which averaged more viewers during 2005-06 than either of CW's predecessors, is also omitted.

2006 Fall

Sunday

	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Desperate Housewives		Brothers & Sisters
CBS	60 Minutes		The Amazing Race		Cold Case		Without A Trace
FOX	Comedy encores/football overrun		The Simpsons	American Dad	Family Guy	The War at Home	Local Programming
NBC	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football
CW	America's Next Top Model (repeat)		7th Heaven		Runaway		Local Programming

Monday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Wife Swap		The Bachelor		What About Brian
CBS	How I Met Your Mother	The Class	Two and a Half Men	The New Adventures of Old Christine	CSI: Miami
FOX	Prison Break		Justice		Local Programming
NBC	Deal or No Deal		Heroes		Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
CW	Everybody Hates Chris	All of Us	Girlfriends	The Game	Local Programming
My	Desire		Fashion House		Local Programming

Tuesday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Dancing with the Stars		Big Day	Help Me Help You	Boston Legal
CBS	NCIS		The Unit		Smith
FOX	Standoff		House		Local Programming
NBC	Friday Night Lights		Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CW	Gilmore Girls		Veronica Mars		Local Programming
My	Desire		Fashion House		Local Programming

Wednesday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Dancing with the Stars		Lost / Day Break		The Nine
CBS	Jericho		Criminal Minds		CSI: NY
FOX	Bones		The Rich List		Local Programming
NBC	30 Rock	Twenty Good Years	The Biggest Loser		Kidnapped
CW	America's Next Top Model		One Tree Hill		Local Programming
My	Desire		Fashion House		Local Programming

Thursday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy		Six Degrees
CBS	Survivor		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		Shark
FOX	'Til Death	Happy Hour	The OC		Local Programming
NBC	My Name Is Earl	The Office	Deal or No Deal		ER
CW	Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
My	Desire		Fashion House		Local Programming

Friday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Extreme Makeover		Men in Trees		20/20
CBS	Ghost Whisperer		Close To Home		NUMB3RS
FOX	Vanished		Trading Spouses		Local Programming
NBC	Crossing Jordan		Las Vegas		Law & Order
CW	WWE Friday Night SmackDown!				Local Programming
My	Desire		Fashion House		Local Programming

Saturday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	ABC Saturday Night College Football
CBS	Crimetime Saturday		Crimetime Saturday		48 Hours Mystery
FOX	COPS	COPS	America's Most Wanted		Local Programming
NBC	Dateline Saturday		Kidnapped		NBC Drama Repeat
My	Desire Highlights		Fashion House Highlights		Local Programming

2007 Spring

Sunday

	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Desperate Housewives		Brothers & Sisters
CBS	60 Minutes		The Amazing Race		Cold Case		Without A Trace
FOX	Comedy encores	King of the Hill	The Simpsons	American Dad	Family Guy	The War at Home	Local Programming
NBC	Dateline NBC		America's Got Talent		The Apprentice		Raines
CW	Beauty and the Geek (repeat)		7th Heaven		(TBD)		Local Programming

Monday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Wife Swap		Supernanny		What About Brian
CBS	How I Met Your Mother	King of Queens	Two and a Half Men	The New Adventures of Old Christine	CSI: Miami
FOX	Standoff		24		Local Programming
NBC	Deal or No Deal		Heroes		Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
CW	Everybody Hates Chris	All of Us	Girlfriends	The Game	Local Programming
My	Art of Betrayal		Watch Over Me		Local Programming

Tuesday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Set for the Rest of Your Life		Big Day	Help Me Help You	Boston Legal
CBS	NCIS		The Unit		(TBD)
FOX	American Idol		House		Local Programming
NBC	Friday Night Lights		Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CW	Gilmore Girls		Veronica Mars		Local Programming
My	Art of Betrayal		Watch Over Me		Local Programming

Wednesday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	The George Lopez Show	According to Jim	Day Break / Lost		The Nine
CBS	Jericho		Criminal Minds		CSI: NY
FOX	Justice		American Idol	The Loop	Local Programming
NBC	30 Rock	Twenty Good Years	Dateline NBC		Medium
CW	Beauty and the Geek		Hidden Palms		Local Programming
My	Art of Betrayal		Watch Over Me		Local Programming

Thursday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy		Six Degrees
CBS	Survivor		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		Shark
FOX	'Til Death	Happy Hour	The OC		Local Programming
NBC	My Name Is Earl	The Office	Deal or No Deal		The Black Donnellys
CW	Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
My	Art of Betrayal		Watch Over Me		Local Programming

Friday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Secrets of a Small Town		Men in Trees		20/20
CBS	Ghost Whisperer		Close To Home		NUMB3RS
FOX	Bones		The Wedding Album		Local Programming
NBC	1 vs. 100		Las Vegas		Law & Order
CW	WWE Friday Night SmackDown!				Local Programming
My	Art of Betrayal		Watch Over Me		Local Programming

Saturday

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	ABC Movie of the Week
CBS	Crimetime Saturday		Crimetime Saturday		48 Hours Mystery
FOX	COPS	COPS	America's Most Wanted		Local Programming
NBC	Dateline Saturday		(TBD)		NBC Drama Repeat
My	Art of Betrayal Highlights		Watch Over Me Highlights		Local Programming

Cancellations and Pickups

Cancelled

• Smith- Pulled from the schedule after the October 3 airing, replaced with crime drama repeats. No word yet on the remainder of filmed episodes.

• Kidnapped- Pulled from Wednesdays after the October 4 airing, moving to Saturdays. NBC told them to finish producing 13 episodes, allowing them to finish the story.

• Runaway- October 18, CW pulls the new drama series, after ratings sunk to less then 2 million. Various repeats are expected to fill the Sunday 9:00 slot.

Shows already endangered or on the verge of leaning towards it

• Happy Hour is getting close to cancellation. Vanished has been moved to Friday, which is a possible indicator of problems.

• "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Friday Night Lights," which critics have touted as NBC's breakout hits, are not living up to expectations. While NBC might stick with "Studio 60," "Lights" could find themselves limping all the way to the endzone if their fortunes don't improve.

• CBS' "The Class" was showing signs of being dismissed, but thanks to a rescheduling, the series has seen their ratings improved, although this doesn't guarantee their future yet.

• Other shows that are showing signs that they are in trouble include "'Til Death" (where rumors are speculating that Brad Garrett is not happy with the show's direction) and "Six Degrees" (despite a lead-in from "Grey's Anatomy").

• Despite their struggling status, Fox has asked for script orders on all five of their freshman shows ("Hour," "Death," "Standoff," "Justice" and "Vanished"), while NBC is asking for two more from "Lights" before a decision can be made on their fates.

Full Season Pickups

• NBC's Heroes has been picked up for a full season. The series is the first so far to receive a early full season pickup and has emerged as this season's top-rated new show among the 18-49 audience.

• CBS' The Unit and The New Adventures of Old Christine, midseason replacements last season, have gotten full orders to 22 episodes, with The Unit eventually increasing to 23 overall ordered episodes. Days later, CBS gave Jericho a full, and is expected to do the same with Shark.

• ABC's Ugly Betty, which has emerged as this season's overall top-rated new series, was picked up for a full 22 episode season on 2006-10-13. The series has so far averaged 14 to 16 million viewers since its debut, thus giving ABC a solid hit. Also picking up a full season order was Brothers & Sisters. Men In Trees, another bright spot on ABC's lineup in a difficult Friday night time period, is also poised for a possible full season pickup.

On hold/Late additions

The status of these following programs that was announced as part of this season's lineup, including those that were added after the announcement was made, have yet to set a airdate and have either been shelved or will be used as a backup:

ABC

• The Knights of Prosperity - pushed back to January 2007
• Notes From the Underbelly - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• Secrets of a Small Town - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• In Case of Emergency - Date TBA
• Traveler - Date TBA
• This Is Your Life (New Version) - Date TBA

CBS

• Rules of Engagement - Midseason 2007; Date TBA

FOX

• Drive - Date TBA
• The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Date TBA (Also a candidate for Fall 2007-2008)
• The Winner - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• 30 Days Til I'm Famous - Winter 2006; Date TBA

NBC

• The Singles Table - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• You're The One That We Want - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• Andy Barker P.I. - Midseason 2007; Date TBA
• Lipshitz Saves the World - Date TBA

The CW

• Aliens in America - Date TBA
• Gossip Girl - Date TBA
• The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll - Date TBA
• Reba - Date TBA (Was renewed at the last minute by CW; series is a holdover from The WB)