by Rachel Thomas

After a long, hot summer, it's always good to know there are some reliable old friends waiting to show their gorgeous faces once again. Fall is just around the corner and now is the time to begin figuring out your social schedule in time for the fall television premieres.

Monday, Aug. 21
8pm Prison Break (Fox)
9pm Vanished (Fox)

Wednesday, Aug. 30
8pm Bones (Fox)
9pm Justice (Fox)

Tuesday, Sept. 5
8pm House (Fox)
9pm Standoff (Fox)

Thursday, Sept. 7
8pm 'Til Death (Fox)
8:30pm Happy Hour (Fox)

Sunday, Sept. 10
8pm The Simpsons (Fox)
8:30pm American Dad (Fox)
9pm Family Guy (Fox)
9:30pm The War at Home (Fox)

Tuesday, Sept. 12
8pm Dancing with the Stars (ABC) 10pm Men In Trees (ABC)

Thursday, Sept. 14
8pm Survivor: Cook Islands (CBS)

Sunday, Sept. 17
8:30pm The Amazing Race 10 (CBS)

Monday, Sept. 18
8pm The Class (CBS)
8:30pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
9pm Two And A Half Men (CBS)
9:30pm The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
10pm CSI: Miami (CBS)
10pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 19
8pm NCIS (CBS)
9pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC)
9pm The Unit (CBS)
10pm Smith (CBS)
10pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
10pm Boston Legal (ABC)

Wednesday, Sept. 20
8pm Jericho (CBS)
8pm America's Next Top Model (CW)
9pm Criminal Minds (CBS)
10pm Kidnapped (NBC)
10pm CSI: NY (CBS)

Thursday, Sept. 21
8pm My Name Is Earl (NBC)
8:30pm The Office (NBC)
9pm Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
9pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
10pm Six Degrees (ABC)
10pm Shark (CBS)
10pm ER (NBC)

Friday, Sept. 22
8pm Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
9pm Close To Home (CBS)
10pm Numb3rs (CBS)
10pm Law & Order (NBC)

Sunday, Sept. 24
7pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
9pm Desperate Housewives (ABC)
9pm Cold Case (CBS)
10pm Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
10pm Without a Trace (CBS)

Monday, Sept. 25
8pm 7th Heaven (CW)
9pm Runaway (CW)
9pm Heroes (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 26
8pm Gilmore Girls (CW)
9:30pm Help Me Help You (ABC)

Wednesday, Sept. 27
9pm One Tree Hill (CW)

Thursday, Sept. 28
8pm Ugly Betty (ABC)
8pm Smallville (CW)
9pm Supernatural (CW)

Sunday, Oct. 1
7pm Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
7:30pm All of Us (CW)
8pm Girlfriends (CW)
8:30pm The Game (CW)

Monday, Oct. 2
9pm The Bachelor: Rome (ABC)

Tuesday, Oct. 3
8pm Friday Night Lights (NBC)
9pm Veronica Mars (CW)

Wednesday, Oct. 4
8pm 20 Good Years (NBC)
9pm Lost (ABC)
10pm The Nine (ABC)

Monday, Oct. 9
10pm What About Brian (ABC)

Wednesday, Oct. 11
8:30pm 30 Rock (NBC)

Tuesday, Oct. 17
9pm The Knights of Prosperity (ABC)

Friday, Oct. 20
8pm Crossing Jordan (NBC)
9pm Las Vegas (NBC)

Thursday, Nov. 2
9pm The O.C. (Fox)

Wednesday, Nov. 15
9pm Day Break (ABC)

ABC & CW Premiere Schedule
Fox Premiere Schedule
NBC Premiere Schedule
CBS Premiere Schedule