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2009–10 United States network television schedule
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<p>The 2009–10 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial <a href="/facts/List_of_United_States_over-the-air_television_networks/McLU6TzN">broadcast networks in the United States</a> covers primetime hours from September 2009 through August 2010. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the <a href="/facts/2008%25E2%2580%259309_United_States_network_television_schedule/gQYvpEh8">2008–09 season</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Fox_Broadcasting_Company/yeFeCgGk">Fox</a> was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 18, 2009, followed by <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> and <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> on May 19, <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> on May 20, and <a href="/facts/The_CW/zPFQN74d">The CW</a> on May 21, 2009. </p><p><a href="/facts/PBS/E6q9udH8">PBS</a> is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. <a href="/facts/Ion_Television/LRkrmBRr">Ion Television</a> is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies. NBC stripped <i><a href="/facts/The_Jay_Leno_Show/SHeUXjPE">The Jay Leno Show</a></i> weeknights at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, but removed it after the <a href="/facts/2010_Winter_Olympics/pnzlvMw0">2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics</a>. <a href="/facts/The_CW/zPFQN74d">The CW</a> eliminated its Sunday night programming block and returned that time to local affiliates; it returned to programming Sunday nights in the <a href="/facts/2018-19_United_States_network_television_schedule/Ux0c6rmN">2018-19 season</a>. After four years as a network, <a href="/facts/MyNetworkTV/aznXoFme">MyNetworkTV</a> became a programming service similarly to <a href="/facts/The_CW_Plus/5fvk7Gqs">The CW Plus</a>, and therefore not recognized as a network. </p><p>New series are highlighted in bold. </p><p>All times are <a href="/facts/Eastern_Time_Zone/jP4S8j1V">U.S. Eastern</a> and <a href="/facts/Pacific_Time_Zone/v04MPIjz">Pacific Time</a> (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for <a href="/facts/Central_Time_Zone/5UBgAgqS">Central</a>, <a href="/facts/Mountain_Time_Zone/vA0CFQKG">Mountain</a>, <a href="/facts/Alaska_Time_Zone/BYwUomRD">Alaska</a> and <a href="/facts/Hawaii%25E2%2580%2593Aleutian_Time_Zone/oxp1rF2G">Hawaii–Aleutian</a> times. </p><p>Note: From February 12 to February 28, 2010, all <a href="/facts/National_Broadcasting_Company/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of <a href="/facts/2010_Winter_Olympics/pnzlvMw0">2010 Winter Olympics</a> in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>. </p><p>Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by <a href="/facts/Nielsen_Media_Research/AwygC4z6">Nielsen Media Research</a>. </p>