What's that in the corner of my living room?

Oh! It's my TV!

Actually, I have been watching stuff (which I'll do another post on), but it's amazing how drastically my TV-watching drops off once the regular season ends.

OK, so summer is winding down and it's time to start thinking of rejoining our favorite TV shows, and maybe even catching a few new ones. The Futon Critic has an awesome Fall Grid, as usual, and I've pulled the premiere dates for the shows that I like and the new ones that I think I'm going to want to see. If your favorite show isn't on this list, make sure you check out the grid for yourself.

I've broken the list down by day. Next to the show is the date and time of the season/series premiere and the network on which it airs. New series are in red.

Monday

Heroes - 9/24 at 9:00 PM (NBC)
Aliens in America - 9/24 at 9:30 PM (CW)

Wednesday

Pushing Daisies - 10/3 at 8:00 PM (ABC)
Back to You - 9/19 at 8:00 PM (FOX)
Bionic Woman - 9/26 at 9:00 PM (NBC)

Thursday

CSI - 9/27 at 9:00 PM (CBS)
The Office - 9/27 at 9:00 PM (NBC)

Sunday

Viva Laughlin (new) - 10/21 at 8:00 PM (with a special preview on 10/18 at 10:00 PM) (CBS)
Dexter - 9/30 at 9:00 PM (Showtime)

Four huge favorites are not returning until 2008:

2008

24 - Sunday, 01/13/08 at 8:00 PM (FOX)
American Idol - Tuesday, 01/15/08 at 8:00 PM (FOX)
LOST - Wednesday, 02/06/08 at 10:00 PM (ABC)

Battlestar Galactica will be returning in 2008 as well, but there is no date for the season 4 premiere yet. However, there will be a special 2-hour movie that will air on SciFi on 11/24/07 that will delve deeper into events that took place during season 2, I believe. The storyline from the season 3 finale will not resume until season 4 begins.

Another new show I've heard good buzz about (Colleen!) and won't air until 2008 is The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I believe it's supposed to premiere some time in January.

I also wanted to mention Futurama, which I have totally fallen in love with and I have watched all of the episodes on Cartoon Network. It was cancelled in 2003, but they are making new straight to DVD movies that will air in half hour chunks on Comedy Central, beginning some time in 2008 (February, I believe). I'm so excited! (God, I'm such a dork. Or a geek. Or both, maybe)

My TV plate is going to be VERY full in 2008.

Don't forget to mark you calendars!