FRIDAY
At some point in the last few years, the Secret Society of Network Executives gathered in their mysterious mountain hideout and decided that Fridays should heretofore be referred to as "Sci-Fridays." Yes, bigots that they are, they presumed that people who watch science-fiction obviously don't go out on the weekend, so there's a sweet stockpile of series that lean toward the geek persuasion. Not cool! (The stacking of the shows on Fridays, not the shows themselves.) But hey, at least Fringe is still alive and kicking!
8PM - 9PM
CBS
A Gifted Man
**EDITORS' PICK!** NEW! Series premiere airs 9/23 at 8pm
This new medical drama stars Patrick Wilson as a cocky surgeon who lives life like a cocky surgeon should: by burning money and makin' it rain! But when the spirit of his recently deceased ex-wife shows up to guide him down a different path, he becomes a changed man. Wait, his dead ex-wife nagging him from beyond the grave is his "gift"?
FOX
Kitchen Nightmares
Season 5 premieres 9/23 at 8pm
In this show, kitchens talk about their worst fears. Either that, or celebrity chef Gordon Ramsayscreams a lot.
THE CW
Nikita
Season 2 premieres 9/23 at 8pm
Maggie Q returns as the titular spy with legs as long as telephone poles. Seriously, have you seen her? She's built like a grasshopper!
NBC
Chuck
Season 5 premieres 10/21 at 8pm
The action comedy moves to Friday nights for its final season, which sees Chuck and Sarah married and filthy rich, and Morgan with a copy of the Intersect possibly uploaded into his brain. Oh, Morgan!
9PM - 10PM
DISCOVERY
Man, Woman, Wild
Season 2 premieres 9/2 at 9pm
It's just like Man and Wild to settle their differences once a woman comes along. Wussies.
SUNDANCE
Unleashed by Garo
NEW! Series premiere airs 9/9 at 9pm
If you name your kid Garo Sparo, of course he's going to become the star of his own fashion-based reality show.
CBS
CSI: NY
Season 8 premieres 9/23 at 9pm
Wait a sec, there's crime in New York!?
NBC
Dateline NBC
Season premiere airs 9/23 at 9pm
Still going strong.
FOX
Fringe
**EDITORS' PICK!** Season 4 premieres 9/23 at 9pm
If this show makes the same exponential leap in quality as it did between Season 1 to Season 2 and then again between Season 2 and Season 3, then Season 4 will make your heart explode. You've been warned!
THE CW
Supernatural
Season 7 premieres 9/23 at 9pm
The Winchester brothers return for more cross-country spook-slaying after annoying Cas so much that he decided to become God.
TRAVEL CHANNEL
Ghost Adventures
Season 6 premieres 9/23 at 9pm
You'd think this was a show about a ghost couple who they travels around the world, but sadly it's just about three guys who hunt ghosts.
NBC
Grimm
NEW! Series premiere airs 10/21 at 9pm
Remember those fables and fairy tales your sweet grandmother used to tell you? Well, they're real and those critters will tear your face off and use it as a napkin. Thankfully there's a Portland cop out there who's one of a long line of special people who can stop these baddies... provided he stop stuffing his mouth with Voodoo Donuts for a few seconds.
10PM - 11PM
DISCOVERY
Swamp Loggers
Season 4 premieres 9/2 at 10pm
Someone said, "Let's make a reality show that follows loggers in the swamp." Discovery said, "Okay."
CBS
Blue Bloods
Season 2 premieres 9/23 at 10pm
This under-the-radar drama follows a family of New York City cops and stars Tom Selleck as the city's perfectly mustachioed police commissioner. Fans who stuck it out until the end of Season 1: Is anything interesting happening with the Blue Templar yet?
TRAVEL CHANNEL
The Dead Files
NEW! Series premiere airs 9/23 at 10pm
In this reality series, a homicide detective and a psychic medium team up to haunt ghosts, explain unexplainable phenomena, and maybe—just maybe—find a little romance.
DISCOVERY
Gold Rush: Alaska
Season 2 premieres 10/28 at 10pm
A few years ago, someone at Discovery asked, "Hey, do we have a show about gold miners in Alaska yet?" The rest is history.
STARZ
Boss
**EDITORS' PICK!** NEW! Series premiere airs 10/21 at 10pm!!!!
In addition to having one of the coolest show titles of the season, this drama about the mayor of Chicago stars Kelsey Grammer. It's got to be better than Hank, right?
