FALL 2009-10: “Three Rivers” Season 1 premieres Oct. 4 on CBS
“THREE RIVERS”
Stars: Alex O’Loughlin as Dr. Andy Yablonski; Katherine Moennig as Dr. Miranda Foster; Daniel Henney as Dr. David Lee; Christopher J. Hanke as Ryan Abbott; Alfre Woodard as Dr. Sophia Jordon; Justina Machado as Pam Acosta
Airs: 8 p.m. Sundays on CBS
Airs Opposite: Sunday Night Football (NBC), Desperate Housewives (ABC), Family Guy (Fox), American Dad (Fox)
Season 1 Premiere: Sunday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: “Three Rivers” cast, from left, Katherine Moennig, Alex O’Loughlin, Christopher J. Hanke and Daniel Henney. Photo: GEORGE HOLZ/CBS
Bottom Photo: Kate Moennig and Alex O’Loughlin during a set visit at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA on Friday, July 31, 2009. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS.
FALL 2009-10: “America’s Funniest Home Videos” Season 20 premieres Oct. 4 on ABC
“AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS”
Host: Tom Bergeron
Airs: 6 p.m. Sundays on ABC
Airs Opposite: 60 Minutes (CBS), Football Night in America (NBC), The OT (Fox)
Season 20 Premiere: Sunday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 19 Ranking: #78 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host Tom Bergeron
FALL 2009-10: “Til Death” Season 4 premieres Oct. 2 on Fox
“TIL DEATH”
Stars: Brad Garrett as Eddie Stark; Joely Fisher as Joy Stark; Timm Sharp as Doug; Lindsey Broad as Ally.
Airs: 7:30 p.m. Fridays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Ghost Whisperer (CBS), Law & Order (NBC), Supernanny (ABC), Smallville (The CW)
Season 4 Premiere: Friday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 3 Ranking: #164 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Til Death” cast, from left, Timm Sharp, Linsdey Broad, Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher.
Bottom Photo: Eddie (Brad Garrett, L) tries to adjust to Doug (Timm Sharp, R) living in his backyard in the Season Four premiere of “Til Death.” Photo: Patrick Wymore/FOX 
FALL 2009-10: “Private Practice” Season 3 premieres Oct. 1 on ABC
“PRIVATE PRACTICE”
Stars: Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery; Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder; Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett; Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman; KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King; Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker; Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett; Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.
Airs: 9 p.m. Thursdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: The Mentalist (CBS), The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
Season 3 Premiere: Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 2 Ranking: #69 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Private Practice” cast, from left, Taye Diggs, Paul Adelstein, Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Chris Lowell and KaDee Strickland. (ABC/ANDREW ECCLES)
Bottom Photo: In a scene from the season premiere “A Death in the Family” are Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Kadee Strickland and Kate Walsh. (ABC/KAREN NEAL)
FALL 2009-10: “The Middle” Season 1 premieres Sept. 30 on ABC
“THE MIDDLE”
Stars: Patricia Heaton as Frankie; Neil Flynn as Mike; Charlie McDermott as Axl; Eden Shur as Sue; Atticus Shaffer as Brick; Chris Kattan as Bob.
Airs: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: Gary Unmarried (CBS), Mercy (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: “The Middle” cast, from left, Chris Kattan, Atticus Shaffer, Eden Shur, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott and Patricia Heaton. (ABC/BOB D’AMICO)
Bottom Photo: Patricia Heaton and Chris Kattan in a scene from the pilot episode of “The Middle.” (ABC/RICHARD FOREMAN)
FALL 2009-10: “Hank” Season 1 premieres Sept. 30 on ABC
“HANK”
Stars: Kelsey Grammer as Hank Pryor; Melinda McGraw as Tilly Pryor; David Koechner as Grady Funk; Jordan Hinson as Maddie Pryor; and Nathan Gamble as Henry Pryor.
Airs: 7 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS), Mercy (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: “Hank” cast, from left, Kelsey Grammer, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Jordan Hinson and David Koechner. (ABC/BOB D’AMICO)
Bottom Photo: Kelsey Grammer and Melinda McGraw in a scene from the pilot episode of “Hank.” (ABC/PATRICK WYMORE)
FALL 2009-10: “Trauma” Season 1 premieres Sept. 28 on NBC
“TRAUMA”
Stars: Cliff Curtis as Reuben “Rabbit” Palchuk; Aimee Garcia as Marisa Benez; Anastasia Griffith as Nancy Carnahan; Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morris; Derek Luke as Cameron Boone; Kevin Rankin as Tyler Briggs; Jamey Sheridan as Dr. Joe Saviano
Airs: 8 p.m. Mondays on NBC
Airs Opposite: Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Lie to Me (Fox), Gossip Girl (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Monday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: Tatuam cast, from left, Derek Luke, Kevin Rankin, Aimee Garcia, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Taylor Kinney. NBC Photo: Paul Drinkwater
Bottom Photo: Cliff Curtis as Reuben “Rabbit” Palchuck in the pilot episode. NBC Photo: Chris Haston
FALL 2009-10: “Lie to Me” Season 2 premieres Sept. 28 on Fox
“LIE TO ME”
Stars: Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman; Kelli Williams as Dr. Gillian Foster; Monica Raymund as Ria Torres; Brendan Hines as Eli Loker; Mekhi Phifer as FBI Agent Ben Reynolds.
Airs: 8 p.m. Mondays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Trauma (NBC), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Gossip Girl (The CW)
Season 2 Premiere: Monday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 1 Ranking: #29 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Lie to Me; cast, from left, Brendan Hines, Tim Roth, Monica Raymund, Mekhi Phifer and Kelli Williams. Photo: Sam Jones/FOX
Bottom Photo: Lightman (Tim Roth, L) and Foster (Kelli Williams, R) track down evidence in the “Lie to Me” Season Two premiere episode “The Core of It.” Photo: Isabella Vosmikova/FOX 
FALL 2009-10: “The Simpsons” Season 21 premieres Sept. 27 on Fox
“THE SIMPSONS”
Voice cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Krusty, Barney and others; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty, Selma and others; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson and others; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders and others; Hank Azaria as Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and others.
Airs: 7 p.m. Sundays on Fox
Airs Opposite: The Amazing Race (CBS), Sunday Night Football (NBC), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Season 21 Premiere: Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 20 Ranking: #103 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: THE SIMPSONS: Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie.
Bottom Photo: In the 21st season premiere episode co-written by Seth Rogen, Comic Book Guy casts Homer as the lead in “Everyman,” a feature film based on the new comic book superhero he created. To whip him into shape for the part, the movie studio hires celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy (guest voice Rogen) but Homer has trouble sticking to his new, healthy regimen.
FALL 2009-10: “Family Guy” Season 8 premieres Sept. 27 on Fox
“FAMILY GUY”
Voice cast: Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin; Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin; Seth Green as Chris Griffin; Mila Kunis as Meg Griffin; Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown.
Airs: 8 p.m. Sundays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Three Rivers (CBS), Sunday Night Football (NBC), Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Season 8 Premiere: Sunday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 7 Ranking: #84 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: FAMILY GUY cast
Bottom Photo: Stewie and Brian travel to multiple universes in the “Road to the Multiverse” season premiere episode of “Family Guy.”
