2005–06 United States network television schedule
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This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2005. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
This would be the final season of broadcasting for both UPN and The WB. They would merge to form The CW next season.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (23/8.6) | Desperate Housewives (4/13.8) | Grey's Anatomy (5/12.5) | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (21/9.0) | Cold Case (17/9.3) | CBS Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
| Fox | 2005 | The OT | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | The War at Home | Family Guy | American Dad | Local | |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Free Ride / American Dad | |||||||
| NBC | Dateline NBC | The West Wing | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Crossing Jordan | |||||
| WB | 2005 | Reba Beginnings | Reba Beginnings | Charmed | Blue Collar TV | Blue Collar TV | Local | ||
| 2006 | Supernatural encores | ||||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | Wife Swap | Monday Night Football (9/10.6) | ||||
| 2006 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Jake in Progress | The Bachelor: Paris | ||||
| Supernanny | Miracle Workers / What About Brian | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | The King of Queens | How I Met Your Mother | Two and a Half Men (13/9.7) | Out of Practice (30/7.8) | CSI: Miami (8/11.8) | |
| 2006 | Courting Alex | ||||||
| The New Adventures of Old Christine (25/8.3) | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | Arrested Development | Kitchen Confidential | Prison Break | Local | ||
| 2006 | Skating with Celebrities / Prison Break |
24 (28/8.1) | |||||
| NBC | 2005 | Surface | Las Vegas | Medium | |||
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal (15/9.6) | The Apprentice | |||||
| UPN | One on One | All of Us | Girlfriends | Half & Half | Local | ||
| WB | 2005 | 7th Heaven | Just Legal | ||||
| 2006 | 7th Heaven (Reruns) / Related | ||||||
| Everwood | |||||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | According to Jim | Rodney | Commander in Chief (24/8.4) | Boston Legal | ||
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters | Sons & Daughters | |||||
| Less than Perfect | Hope & Faith | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | NCIS (12/9.8) | The Amazing Race | Close to Home | |||
| 2006 | The Unit (13/9.7) | Threshold / Love Monkey | |||||
| The Amazing Race | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | Bones | House (9/10.6) | Local | |||
| 2006 | American Idol (1/17.6) | ||||||
| NBC | 2005 | The Biggest Loser | My Name Is Earl | The Office | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (18/9.2) | ||
| 2006 | Most Outrageous Moments | Joey | Scrubs | Scrubs | |||
| Scrubs (Reruns) | Teachers | ||||||
| UPN | 2005 | America's Next Top Model (Reruns) | Sex, Love & Secrets / comedy reruns | Local | |||
| 2006 | Get This Party Started / Veronica Mars | ||||||
| WB | 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Supernatural | Local | |||
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | ||||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | George Lopez | Freddie | Lost (18/9.2) | Invasion | ||
| 2006 | Alias | The Evidence / Invasion | |||||
| CBS | 2005 | Still Standing | Yes, Dear | Criminal Minds (27/8.2) | CSI: NY (18/9.2) | ||
| 2006 | Courting Alex | Out of Practice | |||||
| The Amazing Race | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | That '70s Show | Stacked | Head Cases / drama reruns | Local | ||
| 2006 | Bones | American Idol (2/17.2) | Unan1mous (25/8.3) | ||||
| NBC | 2005 | The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | E-Ring | Law & Order | |||
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal (21/9.0) | Law & Order / Dateline NBC | Heist / Law & Order | ||||
| UPN | 2005 | America's Next Top Model 5 | Veronica Mars | Local | |||
| 2006 | South Beach | ||||||
| America's Next Top Model 6 | Veronica Mars repeats | ||||||
| WB | 2005 | One Tree Hill | Related | Local | |||
| 2006 | various repeats / The Bedford Diaries | ||||||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | Alias | Night Stalker | Primetime | |||
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars (7/12.0) | Crumbs | |||||
| American Inventor (Reruns) | American Inventor | Commander in Chief | |||||
| CBS | 2005 | Survivor (Guatemala & Exile Island) (11/10.3) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (3/15.6) | Without a Trace (6/12.3) | |||
| 2006 | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | The O.C. | Reunion | Local | |||
| 2006 | That '70s Show | That '70s Show | The O.C. | ||||
| NBC | 2005 | Joey | Will & Grace | The Apprentice | ER (28/8.1) | ||
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Four Kings | My Name Is Earl | The Office | |||
| UPN | Everybody Hates Chris | Love, Inc. | Eve | Cuts | Local | ||
| WB | 2005 | Smallville | Everwood | Local | |||
| 2006 | Beauty and the Geek | ||||||
| Supernatural | |||||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | Supernanny | Hope & Faith | Hot Properties | 20/20 | ||
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars results show (15/9.6) | In Justice | |||||
| America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Threshold | NUMB3RS | |||
| 2006 | Close to Home | ||||||
| Fox | 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Malcolm in the Middle | Killer Instinct | Local | ||
| 2006 | Nanny 911 | Trading Spouses | |||||
| NBC | 2005 | Dateline NBC | Three Wishes | Inconceivable | |||
| 2006 | Las Vegas | The Book of Daniel / Conviction | |||||
| UPN | WWE Friday Night SmackDown! | Local | |||||
| WB | 2005 | What I Like About You | Twins / What I Like About You repeats | Reba | Living with Fran / Twins | Local | |
| 2006 | Living with Fran | Twins | |||||
| Survival of the Richest | Modern Men | ||||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | Lost (Reruns) | ||||
| The Wonderful World of Disney | ||||||
| ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | ||||||
| CBS | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | 48 Hours Mystery | |||
| Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted | Local | ||
| NBC | Law & Order (Reruns) | Law & Order: CI (Reruns) | Law & Order: SVU (Reruns) | |||
References
- ^ 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.
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