2006–07 United States network television schedule
The following is the 2006–07 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2006 through 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.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
- Yellow indicates the top ten most watched programs of the season.
- Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season.
- Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season.
Sunday
Monday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Wife Swap | The Bachelor | What About Brian | |||
Winter | Supernanny | ||||||
Spring | Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) | ||||||
Follow Up | Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) | The Bachelor | |||||
June | Wife Swap | The Ex-Wives Club | Supernanny | ||||
July | Extreme Makeover | ||||||
August | 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) | |
Follow Up | How I Met Your Mother | The Class | |||||
February | Rules of Engagement (25/7.8) | ||||||
Spring | The New Adventures of Old Christine | ||||||
Follow Up | The King of Queens (#30/7.3) (Tied with Brothers & Sisters and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?) | ||||||
Summer | Creature Comforts | How I Met Your Mother | |||||
Follow Up | The New Adventures of Old Christine | ||||||
Mid-Summer | How I Met Your Mother | Rules of Engagement | |||||
The CW | Fall | 7th Heaven | Runaway | Local Programming | |||
Follow Up | Everybody Hates Chris | All of Us | Girlfriends | The Game | |||
Fox | Fall | Prison Break | Vanished | ||||
Follow Up | Justice | ||||||
November | House (Reruns) | ||||||
Winter | 24 (27/7.4) (Tied with Ugly Betty and ER) | ||||||
April | Drive | ||||||
Follow Up | House (Reruns) | ||||||
Summer | Prison Break | Hell's Kitchen | |||||
Follow Up | Hell's Kitchen | ||||||
MNT | Fall | Desire | Fashion House | ||||
Winter | Wicked Wicked Games | Watch Over Me | |||||
Spring | International Fight League | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Deal or No Deal (13/9.2) | Heroes (23/8.0) | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | |||
Spring | Deal or No Deal | The Black Donnellys | |||||
Follow Up | Heroes (23/8.0) | The Real Wedding Crashers | |||||
May | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | ||||||
Summer | Age of Love (Reruns) | Age of Love | Dateline NBC | ||||
August | Thank God You're Here | Heroes | |||||
Tuesday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Dancing with the Stars (3/12.7) | Help Me Help You | Boston Legal | |||
December | Desperate Housewives | Big Day | |||||
January | America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | Big Day | |||||
February | Primetime: The Outsiders / Dancing with the Stars – Results | ||||||
Spring | Dancing with the Stars (Recap) | Dancing with the Stars – Results (3/12.7) | |||||
Follow Up | George Lopez | George Lopez | |||||
June | According to Jim | According to Jim | Shaq's Big Challenge | Primetime: Family Secrets | |||
July | Just for Laughs | Just for Laughs | |||||
August | Primetime Crime | i-Caught | |||||
Follow Up | i-Caught | Primetime Crime | |||||
CBS | Fall | NCIS (15/9.0) | The Unit | Smith | |||
Follow-Up | Criminal minds | ||||||
November | 3 lbs | ||||||
Winter | Criminal minds | ||||||
Summer | 48 Hours | ||||||
Mid-Summer | Big Brother | Pirate Master | |||||
August | Power of 10 | NCIS | |||||
The CW | Fall | Gilmore Girls | Veronica Mars | Local Programming | |||
Spring | Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll | ||||||
Follow Up | Veronica Mars | ||||||
Summer | Beauty and the Geek (Reruns) | ||||||
Fox | Fall | House (8/11.1) | Standoff | ||||
Follow Up | Standoff | House (8/11.1) | |||||
Winter | American Idol (2/16.8) | ||||||
Summer | On the Lot | ||||||
MNT | Fall | Desire | Fashion House | ||||
Winter | Wicked Wicked Games | Watch Over Me | |||||
Spring | American Heiress | American Heiress | |||||
Follow Up | Wicked Wicked Games | American Heiress | |||||
Summer | My Tuesday Night Movie | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Friday Night Lights | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (24/7.9) | |||
Winter | Dateline NBC | ||||||
Summer | America's Got Talent | ||||||
Mid-Summer | America's Got Talent | The Singing Bee |
NOTE: Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race aired at 8PM ET on ABC during the NBA Finals in June.
Wednesday
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.
Thursday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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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 (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 | ||||||
February | Survivor (18/8.8) (Tied with Criminal Minds) | ||||||
Summer | Pirate Master | ||||||
Follow-up | Big Brother | Without a Trace | |||||
The CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | ||||
Fox | September | 'Til Death | Happy Hour | Celebrity Duets | |||
October | MLB Post Season / World Series | ||||||
November | 'Til Death | Family Guy | The O.C. | Local Programming | |||
Winter | The War at Home | ||||||
March | American Idol | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (30/7.3) (Tied with Brothers & Sisters and The King of Queens) | |||||
Follow Up | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (30/7.3) (Tied with Brothers & Sisters and The King of Queens) |
Family Guy (Reruns) | Family Guy (Reruns) | ||||
Spring | Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy | ||||||
June | So You Think You Can Dance | ||||||
July | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | |||||
August | 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 | The Office | Andy Barker, P.I. | Raines | ||||
Follow Up | My Name Is Earl | 30 Rock | Scrubs | ER (27/7.4) (Tied with Ugly Betty and 24) | |||
Summer | 30 Rock | The Office | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | ||||
Follow Up | ER (27/7.4) (Tied with Ugly Betty and 24) |
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
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Grey's Anatomy (Encore) | Men in Trees | 20/20 | |||
December | America's Funniest Home Videos | 20/20 | |||||
January | Grey's Anatomy (Encore) | Desperate Housewives (Encore) | |||||
February | 20/20 | ||||||
March | Wife Swap | ||||||
Follow Up | Six Degrees | ||||||
April | Wife Swap | ||||||
Mid-May | America's Funniest Home Videos | National Bingo Night | |||||
Mid-June | George Lopez | George Lopez | Kyle XY | ||||
Mid-July | Set for Life | Greek | |||||
August | George Lopez | George Lopez | |||||
CBS | Fall | Ghost Whisperer | Close to Home | Numbers | |||
Mid-Summer | Jericho | ||||||
The CW | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | Local Programming | |||||
Fox | Fall | Nanny 911 | Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy | ||||
November | Vanished | ||||||
December | Justice | ||||||
January | Nanny 911 | ||||||
March | House (Repeats) | The Wedding Bells | |||||
Mid-April | Bones (Repeats) | ||||||
Summer | Bones (Repeats) | Standoff | |||||
August | Fox Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
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 | |||
Follow Up | 1 vs. 100 | ||||||
Spring | Identity | Raines | |||||
May | Dateline NBC | ||||||
Summer | 1 vs. 100 | Las Vegas | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | ||||
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.[3] However, due to the comedies 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. The Friday night 8PM time slot was filled with the previous night's episode of Grey's Anatomy until December.
Saturday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | ESPN Saturday Night Football | |||||
Winter | ABC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
Summer | The Wonderful World of Disney | ||||||
Follow Up | The Wonderful World of Disney | America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | |||||
August | ABC Saturday Night Movie | Masters of Science Fiction | |||||
CBS | Crimetime Saturday / Reruns of Various CBS Dramas / CBS Saturday Movie | 48 Hours Mystery | |||||
Fox | COPS | COPS (Reruns) | America's Most Wanted | Local Programming | |||
MNT | Fall | Desire (Recap) | Fashion House (Recap) | ||||
Winter | Wicked Wicked Games (Recap) | Watch Over Me (Recap) | |||||
Spring | My Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
Follow Up | International Fight League (Encore) | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Dateline Saturday Night | Various NBC Drama Repeats | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeats) | |||
Follow Up | Kidnapped | ||||||
November | Dateline Saturday Night | ||||||
Winter | Various NBC Drama Repeats | ||||||
February | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeats) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Repeats) | |||||
Spring | Law & Order (Repeats) | ||||||
Follow Up | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeats) | Law & Order (Repeats) | |||||
Summer | America's Got Talent (Encore) | Medium (Repeats) | |||||
Mid-Summer | The Singing Bee (Reruns) | America's Got Talent (Encore) | |||||
By network
ABC
CBS
Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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The CW
Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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Fox
Returning series
|
New series
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Canceled/Ended
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NBC
Returning series
|
New series
|
Canceled/Ended
|
Pickups and cancellations
Full season pickups
ABC
CBS
- Jericho
- Shark
- Rules of Engagement
The CW
- The Game
- 7th Heaven
- One Tree Hill
- Veronica Mars
FOX
NBC
Canceled or ended
ABC
- The Nine
- Help Me Help You
- Day Break
- Show Me the Money
- The Knights of Prosperity
- The Great American Dream Vote
- Six Degrees
- In Case of Emergency
- What About Brian
- George Lopez
CBS
- Smith
- The King of Queens
- Armed and Famous
- The Class
- Close to Home
- 3 lbs
- Waterfront - cancelled before it aired[4]
FOX
- Happy Hour
- The Rich List
- Vanished
- Justice
- The O.C.
- The Wedding Bells
- Drive
- Standoff
- The Winner
NBC
- Kidnapped
- Twenty Good Years
- The Black Donnellys
- Andy Barker, P.I.
- The Real Wedding Crashers
- Crossing Jordan
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Thank God You're Here
- Raines
- Identity
- Grease: You're the One That I Want!
- The Singles Table (Canceled before it aired any episodes)
The CW
MyNetworkTV
Footnotes
- 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.
- http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/05/16/abc-unveils-2006-07-primetime-schedule-21355/20060516abc01/
- http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/05/16/abc-unveils-2006-07-primetime-schedule-21355/20060516abc01/
- York, Michael In New (2006-10-19). "POPSURFING.COM: CBS Cancels New Show "Waterfront" -- Before It Airs". POPSURFING.COM. Retrieved 2019-08-02.