2009–10 United States network television schedule

The 2009–10 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States 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 2008–09 season.

Fox was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 18, 2009,^[1] followed by ABC and NBC on May 19,^[2][3] CBS on May 20,^[4] and The CW on May 21, 2009.^[5]

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. Ion Television is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies. NBC stripped The Jay Leno Show weeknights at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, but removed it after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The CW eliminated its Sunday night programming block and returned that time to local affiliates; it returned to programming Sunday nights in the 2018-19 season.^[6] After four years as a network, MyNetworkTV became a programming service and therefore not recognized as a network.^[7]

New series are highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

Note: From February 12 to February 28, 2010, all NBC primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.^[8]

Legend

•   Light blue indicates local programming.
•   Gray indicates encore programming.
•   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
•   Light green indicates sporting events.
•   Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
•   Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States.
•  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
•  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
•  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
•  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Sunday

Network		7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Desperate Housewives (13/8.8)		Brothers & Sisters (23/7.0)
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer					Scoundrels		The Gates
CBS	Fall	60 Minutes (17/8.4)		The Amazing Race (26/6.6)		Three Rivers		Cold Case (29/6.3) (Tied with Private Practice)
	Late fall			Various programming		Cold Case (29/6.3) (Tied with Private Practice)		Cold Case (R)
	Winter			The Amazing Race (26/6.6)		Undercover Boss (8/9.8) (Tied with NCIS: Los Angeles)		Cold Case (29/6.3) (Tied with Private Practice)
	Spring			Various programming
	Summer			Big Brother		Undercover Boss (R)
Fox	Fall	Fox NFL (4:15 p.m.)	The OT	The Simpsons	The Cleveland Show	Family Guy	American Dad!	Local programming
	Winter	'Til Death
	Late winter						Sons of Tucson
	Spring	'Til Death	The Simpsons (R)				American Dad!
	Summer		Sons of Tucson
	Mid-summer	Sons of Tucson	American Dad! (R)				Family Guy (R)
	Late summer	American Dad! (R)	The Simpsons (R)
NBC	Fall	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football (8:15 p.m.) (continued to game completion) (5/11.3)
	Winter	Dateline NBC				Various programming
	Spring	Dateline NBC		Minute to Win It		The Apprentice
	Summer			Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)		America's Got Talent (R)

Monday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	Dancing with the Stars (3/12.6)				Castle (24/6.9) (Tied with Lost)
	Mid-fall	Holiday specials		Find My Family
	Winter	The Bachelor (21/7.8)
	Spring	Dancing with the Stars (3/12.6)			Romantically Challenged
	Summer	The Bachelorette				True Beauty
	Late summer	Bachelor Pad				Dating in the Dark
CBS	Fall	How I Met Your Mother	Accidentally on Purpose	Two and a Half Men (12/8.9)	The Big Bang Theory (14/8.5) (Tied with Criminal Minds and The Good Wife)	CSI: Miami (18/8.1)
	Winter
	Spring		Rules of Engagement
	Summer
The CW	Fall	One Tree Hill		Gossip Girl		Local programming
	Winter			Life Unexpected
	Spring	Life Unexpected		Gossip Girl
	Mid-spring	One Tree Hill
	Summer	90210 (R)
Fox	Fall	House (22/7.5)		Lie to Me
	Winter			24 (28/6.4)
	Spring
	Summer	Lie to Me		The Good Guys
NBC	Fall	Heroes		Trauma		The Jay Leno Show
	Winter	Chuck		Heroes
	Spring			Trauma		Law & Order
	Summer	Last Comic Standing				Persons Unknown
	Mid-summer					Dateline NBC

Tuesday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	Shark Tank		Dancing with the Stars (Results) (7/9.9)		The Forgotten
	Mid-fall	V
	Winter	Scrubs (R)	Better Off Ted (R)	Scrubs	Better Off Ted
	Mid-winter	Lost (R)		Lost (24/6.9) (Tied with Castle)
	Spring	Dancing with the Stars (Results) (7/9.9)				V
	Summer	Wipeout		Downfall		Primetime
	Mid-summer			Shaq Vs.
CBS		NCIS (4/11.5)		NCIS: Los Angeles (8/9.8) (Tied with Undercover Boss)		The Good Wife (14/8.5) (Tied with The Big Bang Theory and Criminal Minds)
The CW	Fall	90210		Melrose Place		Local programming
	Winter
	Spring
	Mid-spring			Life Unexpected (R)
	Summer	One Tree Hill (R)
	Mid-summer	18 to Life
Fox	Fall	So You Think You Can Dance
	Winter	American Idol (1/13.7)		Various programming
	Mid-winter	American Idol (1/13.7)
	Spring	American Idol (1/13.7)		Glee
	Late spring	Hell's Kitchen
	Summer	Hell's Kitchen		MasterChef
	Late summer	Glee (R)
NBC	Fall	The Biggest Loser				The Jay Leno Show
	Winter
	Spring					Parenthood
	Summer	Losing It with Jillian		America's Got Talent		Law & Order (R)
	Mid-summer			America's Got Talent

Wednesday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	Hank	The Middle	Modern Family	Cougar Town	Eastwick
	Mid-fall	Modern Family (R)
	Winter					Ugly Betty
	Late winter	Scrubs
	Spring	Modern Family (R)
	Late spring	The Middle (R)				Happy Town
	Summer					Castle (R)
CBS	Fall	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Gary Unmarried	Criminal Minds (14/8.5) (Tied with The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife)		CSI: NY (19/7.9) (Tied with Survivor)
	Winter
	Spring		Accidentally on Purpose
	Summer	Big Brother
The CW	Fall	America's Next Top Model		The Beautiful Life		Local programming
	Winter			Various programming
	Spring			Fly Girls	High Society
	Summer			Plain Jane
Fox	Fall	So You Think You Can Dance		Glee
	Winter	Human Target		American Idol (2/13.3)
	Spring	Lie to Me (R)
	Late spring	So You Think You Can Dance
	Summer	MasterChef
NBC	Fall	Mercy		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		The Jay Leno Show
	Winter
	Spring	Minute to Win It		Mercy		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Summer	America's Got Talent (R)		America's Got Talent

NOTES: On NBC, Parenthood was supposed to have started the night at 8–9, but it was delayed to midseason at the last minute and placed Mercy instead. On Fox, Our Little Genius was supposed to debut on January 10, 2010 but was cancelled and replaced with American Idol.

Thursday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	FlashForward		Grey's Anatomy (11/9.0)		Private Practice (29/6.3) (Tied with Cold Case)
	Winter	The Deep End
	Spring	FlashForward
	Summer	Wipeout		Rookie Blue		Boston Med
	Late summer					Head Cases
CBS	Fall	Survivor (19/7.9) (Tied with CSI: NY)		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10/9.7)		The Mentalist (6/10.6)
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer	Big Brother
The CW	Fall	The Vampire Diaries		Supernatural		Local programming
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer			Moonlight (R)
Fox	Fall	Bones (27/6.5)		Fringe
	Winter			Past Life
	Spring			Fringe
	Late spring	Glee (R)		So You Think You Can Dance
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC	Fall	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	Parks and Recreation	The Office	Community	The Jay Leno Show
	Mid-fall	Community			30 Rock
	Winter
	Spring					The Marriage Ref
	Summer		100 Questions			The Office (R)	Parks and Recreation (R)
	Mid-summer		30 Rock (R)		Parks and Recreation (R)	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)

Friday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	Supernanny		Ugly Betty		20/20
	Winter			Shark Tank
	Spring	Wife Swap		Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
	Summer			Primetime
CBS	Fall	Ghost Whisperer		Medium		Numb3rs
	Winter
	Spring					Miami Medical
	Summer	Medium (R)		Flashpoint
	Mid-summer			CSI: NY (R)		Flashpoint
The CW	Fall	Smallville		America's Next Top Model (R)		Local programming
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer			Supernatural (R)
Fox	Fall	Brothers	'Til Death	Dollhouse
	Mid-fall	House (R)		Bones (R)
	Late fall	Dollhouse
	Winter	House (R)		Kitchen Nightmares
	Spring	Past Life		House (R)
	Summer	Bones (R)
MNT		WWE Friday Night SmackDown
NBC	Fall	Law & Order		Dateline NBC		The Jay Leno Show
	Winter
	Spring	Who Do You Think You Are?		Dateline NBC
	Summer	Friday Night Lights (R)

NOTE: On NBC, Southland would have to be aired 9–10, but it was cancelled at the last minute and it was picked up by TNT.

Saturday

Network		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	ESPN Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
	Winter	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Castle (R)
CBS	Fall	Crimetime Saturday				48 Hours
	Summer	Three Rivers		Crimetime Saturday
	Mid-summer	The Bridge
	Late summer	Crimetime Saturday
Fox		COPS	COPS (R)	America's Most Wanted		Local programming
NBC	Fall	Mercy (R)		Law & Order (R)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
	Spring	Parenthood (R)
	Summer	Persons Unknown		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)

By network

ABC

^[9]

Returning series: 20/20[10] ABC Saturday Movie of the Week America's Funniest Home Videos[11] The Bachelor[11] The Bachelorette Better Off Ted[12] Brothers & Sisters[11] Castle[13] Dancing with the Stars[11] Dating in the Dark Desperate Housewives[11] Extreme Makeover: Home Edition[11] Grey's Anatomy[11] Lost[11] Primetime Primetime: What Would You Do? Private Practice[11] Saturday Night Football[10] Scrubs[13] Shaq Vs. Shark Tank Supernanny[11] True Beauty Ugly Betty[11] Wipeout Wife Swap[11]

New series: Bachelor Pad * Cougar Town The Deep End * Downfall * Eastwick Find My Family FlashForward The Forgotten[14] The Gates * Hank[15] Happy Town * Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution * The Middle Modern Family[16] Romantically Challenged[17] * Rookie Blue * Scoundrels * V

Not returning from 2008–09: According to Jim Boston Legal Crash Course Cupid Dirty Sexy Money Eli Stone The Goode Family Homeland Security USA In the Motherhood I Survived a Japanese Game Show Life on Mars Opportunity Knocks Pushing Daisies Samantha Who? The Superstars Surviving Suburbia The Unusuals

CBS

^[18]

Returning series: 48 Hours 60 Minutes The Amazing Race[19][20] The Big Bang Theory[21] Cold Case Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Flashpoint Gary Unmarried Ghost Whisperer[22] How I Met Your Mother Medium (moved from NBC) The Mentalist NCIS The New Adventures of Old Christine Numb3rs Rules of Engagement Survivor[23] Two and a Half Men[21]

New series:[24] Accidentally on Purpose Arranged Marriage[25] The Bridge[26] * The Good Wife Miami Medical * NCIS: Los Angeles Three Rivers Undercover Boss *

Not returning from 2008–09: Eleventh Hour The Ex List Game Show in My Head Harper's Island Million Dollar Password The Unit Without a Trace Worst Week

The CW

^[27]

Returning series: 90210[28] America's Next Top Model[28] Gossip Girl[28] Moonlight (only reruns, previously on CBS) One Tree Hill[28] Smallville[28] Supernatural[28]

New series: 18 to Life * The Beautiful Life: TBL[29] Blonde Charity Mafia[30] (Canceled before airing any episodes) Fly Girls[31] * High Society[32] * Life Unexpected[33] * Melrose Place[29] Plain Jane * The Vampire Diaries[29]

Not returning from 2008–09: 13: Fear Is Real 4Real The CW Sunday Night Movie Easy Money Everybody Hates Chris[34] The Game (moved to BET in 2011) In Harm's Way Privileged[35] Reaper[36] Stylista Valentine

Fox

^[37]

Returning series: 24[38] America's Most Wanted American Dad![39] American Idol Bones[40] Cops Dollhouse[41] Family Guy[42] Fringe[43] Hell's Kitchen House Kitchen Nightmares[44] Lie to Me[45] NFL on Fox The OT The Simpsons[46] So You Think You Can Dance[47] 'Til Death[48]

New series: Brothers The Cleveland Show Glee The Good Guys * Human Target * MasterChef * Past Life * Sons of Tucson *

Not returning from 2008–09: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (returned for 2014–15) Do Not Disturb Don't Forget the Lyrics! (revived for 2021–22) Hole in the Wall (moved to Cartoon Network) King of the Hill (moved to syndication in 2010) Mad TV (returning on The CW in 2016) Mental More to Love Osbournes Reloaded Prison Break (returned for 2016–17) Secret Millionaire (moved to ABC in 2010–11) Sit Down, Shut Up Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

MyNetworkTV

Returning series: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?[49] (first run syndication) Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed (repeats, airs in place of movies some weeks) Deal or No Deal[49] (first run syndication) Law & Order: Criminal Intent[49] (syndicated repeats) My Thursday Night Movie (feature film repeats) The Unit[49] (syndicated repeats) WWE SmackDown

New series: None, due to MyNetworkTV's decision to air syndicated programming only

Not returning from 2008–09: Celebrity Exposé Comics Unleashed Jail Masters of Illusion My Saturday Night Movie Street Patrol The Tony Rock Project The Twilight Zone Under One Roof Vice Squad Whacked Out Videos World's Funniest Moments

NBC

^[50]

Returning series: 30 Rock[51] America's Got Talent The Apprentice The Biggest Loser[51] Chuck[52] Football Night in America Heroes[53] Last Comic Standing Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[54] NBC Sunday Night Football The Office[51] Parks and Recreation Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday[55]

New series: 100 Questions[55] * Community[55] The Jay Leno Show[56] Losing It with Jillian[57] * The Marriage Ref[58] * Mercy[55][59] Minute to Win It * Parenthood[55][59] * Persons Unknown[60] * The Sing-Off Trauma[55] Who Do You Think You Are? *

Not returning from 2008–09: America's Toughest Jobs The Chopping Block Crusoe Deal or No Deal (revived by CNBC in 2018) ER The Great American Road Trip Howie Do It I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Kath & Kim Kings[61] Knight Rider Life[62] Lipstick Jungle The Listener (moved to Ion Television in 2012–13) Medium (moved to CBS) Merlin (moved to Syfy) Momma's Boys My Name Is Earl My Own Worst Enemy The Philanthropist Southland (moved to TNT) Superstars of Dance

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

• Castle^[63] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 20, 2009. An additional 2 episodes were ordered for a 24-episode season on January 27, 2010.
• Cougar Town^[64] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 8, 2009. An additional 2 episodes were ordered for a 24-episode season on January 6, 2010.
• FlashForward^[65] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 12, 2009. 3 additional episodes ordered later the same day for a 25-episode season.
• The Forgotten^[66] – picked up for 5 additional episodes for an 18-episode season on November 10, 2009.
• The Middle^[64] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 8, 2009.
• Modern Family^[64] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 8, 2009.

CBS

• Accidentally on Purpose^[67] – picked up for 5 additional episodes for an 18-episode season on November 3, 2009. Cancelled.
• The Good Wife^[68] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 7, 2009. One additional episode was later ordered for a 23-episode season.
• NCIS: Los Angeles^[68] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 7, 2009. An additional 2 episodes were picked up, making a 24-episode season on November 4, 2009.

The CW

• Melrose Place^[69][70]- The CW ordered 6 additional scripts on September 24, 2009. Five of these were then picked up for an 18-episode season on October 21, 2009.
• One Tree Hill^[69] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on September 24, 2009.
• The Vampire Diaries^[69][70] – The CW ordered 9 additional scripts on September 24, 2009. Picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 21, 2009.

Fox

• The Cleveland Show^[71] – picked up for a full 22-episode first season on November 10, 2008.
• Glee^[72] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on September 21, 2009.
• Lie to Me – picked up for a full 22-episode season on November 24, 2009

NBC

• Chuck^[73] – picked up for an additional 6 episodes, bringing the total to 19, on October 28, 2009.
• Community^[74] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 23, 2009. An additional 3 episodes were ordered January 20, 2010 for a 25-episode season.
• Law & Order – picked up for an additional 3 episodes on January 20, 2010, for a 22-episode season.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – picked up for an additional 2 episodes on January 20, 2010, for a 25-episode season.
• Mercy^[74] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 23, 2009.
• Parks and Recreation^[74] – picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 23, 2009. An additional 3 episodes were ordered January 20, 2010 for a 25-episode season.
• Trauma – picked up for an additional 3 episodes, bringing the total to 16, on November 19, 2009. An additional 4 episodes were ordered January 20, 2010 for a 20-episode season.

Renewals

ABC

• Brothers & Sisters^[75] – Renewed for a fifth season on March 5, 2010.
• Castle^[76] – Renewed for a third season on March 30, 2010.
• Cougar Town^[77] – Renewed for a second season on January 12, 2010.
• Desperate Housewives – Renewed for a seventh season on May 14, 2010.
• Grey's Anatomy – Renewed for a seventh season on May 14, 2010.
• The Middle^[77] – Renewed for a second season on January 12, 2010.
• Modern Family^[77] – Renewed for a second season on January 12, 2010.
• Private Practice – Renewed for a fourth season on May 14, 2010.
• Rookie Blue^[78] – Renewed for a second season on July 12, 2010.
• V^[79] – Renewed for a second season on May 13, 2010.

CBS

• The Amazing Race^[80] – Renewed for a seventeenth season on January 25, 2010.
• The Big Bang Theory^[81] – Renewed for two additional seasons in March 2009, running through its fourth season in 2010/11.
• The Good Wife^[82] – Renewed for a second season on January 14, 2010.
• How I Met Your Mother^[83]- Renewed for a sixth season on January 25, 2010.
• The Mentalist – Renewed for a third season on May 19, 2010.
• NCIS – Renewed for an eighth season on May 19, 2010.
• NCIS: Los Angeles^[82] – Renewed for a second season on January 14, 2010.
• Rules of Engagement – Renewed for a fifth season on May 18, 2010.
• Survivor^[80] – Renewed for two additional installments on January 25, 2010.
• Two and a Half Men^[81] – Renewed for three additional seasons in March 2009, running through its ninth season in 2011/12.
• Undercover Boss^[84] – Renewed for a second season on March 9, 2010.

The CW

• 90210 – Renewed for a third season on February 16, 2010.
• America's Next Top Model – Renewed on February 16, 2010.
• Gossip Girl – Renewed for a fourth season on February 16, 2010.
• Life Unexpected – Renewed for a second season on May 18, 2010.
• One Tree Hill – Renewed for an eighth season on May 18, 2010.
• Smallville – Renewed for a tenth and final season on March 4, 2010.
• Supernatural – Renewed for a sixth season on February 16, 2010.
• The Vampire Diaries – Renewed for a second season on February 16, 2010.

Fox

• American Dad!^[85] – Renewed for an additional season in October 2009, running through its sixth season in 2010/11.
• Bones^[86] – Renewed for two additional seasons in May 2009, running through its sixth season in 2010/11.
• The Cleveland Show^[87] – Renewed for an additional season in October 2009, running through its second season in 2010/11.
• Family Guy^[88] – Renewed for a ninth season (airing 2010/11) prior to the 2009/10 season premiere.
• Fringe^[89] – Renewed for a third season on March 6, 2010.
• Glee^[90] – Renewed for a second season on January 11, 2010.
• House – Renewed for a seventh season on May 17, 2010.
• Human Target – Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2010.
• Lie to Me – Renewed for a third season on May 12, 2010.
• The Simpsons^[91] – Renewed for two additional seasons in February 2009, running through its twenty-second season in 2010/11.

NBC

• 30 Rock^[92] – Renewed for a fifth season on March 5, 2010.
• The Apprentice^[93] – Renewed for a tenth season on March 17, 2010.
• Chuck^[79] – Renewed for a fourth season on May 13, 2010.
• Community^[92] – Renewed for a second season on March 5, 2010.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Renewed for a twelfth season on May 14, 2010.
• The Marriage Ref – Renewed for a second season on April 5, 2010.
• Minute to Win It – Renewed for a second season on April 5, 2010.
• The Office^[92] – Renewed for a seventh season on March 5, 2010.
• Parenthood^[94] – Renewed for a second season on April 20, 2010.
• Parks and Recreation^[95] – Renewed for a third season on January 29, 2010
• The Sing-Off – Renewed for a second season on February 28, 2010.
• Who Do You Think You Are? – Renewed for a second season on April 5, 2010.

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

• Better Off Ted – Canceled on May 13, 2010, after two seasons.^[96] ABC announced it would air the final two episodes in June 2010 if the 2010 NBA Finals did not require a seventh game,^[97] however a seventh game was played and the two episodes did not air on ABC.^[98]
• The Deep End – Canceled on May 14, 2010.
• Defying Gravity – Canceled due to low ratings during the summer.
• Eastwick – Canceled on November 9, 2009.
• FlashForward – Canceled on May 13, 2010.
• The Forgotten – Canceled on May 18, 2010.
• Hank – Canceled on November 11, 2009.
• Happy Town – Canceled on May 18, 2010.
• Lost – It was announced on January 19, 2010, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on May 23, 2010.
• Romantically Challenged – Canceled on May 13, 2010.
• Scrubs – Canceled on May 13, 2010, after nine seasons. On July 10, 2025, it was announced that the series would return for a tenth season.^[99]
• True Beauty – It was canceled with the last episode airing on July 19, 2010.
• Ugly Betty – Canceled on April 14, 2010, after four seasons.^[100]

CBS

• Accidentally On Purpose – Canceled on May 18, 2010.
• Cold Case – Canceled on May 18, 2010, after seven seasons.
• Gary Unmarried – Canceled on May 18, 2010, after two seasons.
• Ghost Whisperer – Canceled on May 18, 2010, after five seasons.
• Miami Medical – Canceled on May 18, 2010.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine – Canceled on May 18, 2010, after five seasons.
• Numb3rs – Canceled on May 18, 2010, after six seasons.
• Three Rivers – Canceled on January 9, 2010.^[101]

The CW

• The Beautiful Life: TBL – Canceled on September 25, 2009, after two low rated episodes. This is the first cancellation of the 2009–10 season.^[102] The remaining episodes aired on YouTube in December 2009.^[103]
• Blonde Charity Mafia – Canceled on May 20, 2010.
• Fly Girls – Canceled on May 20, 2010.
• High Society – Canceled on May 20, 2010.
• Hitched or Ditched – Canceled on May 20, 2010.
• Melrose Place – Canceled on May 20, 2010.^[104]

Fox

• 24 – It was announced on March 26, 2010, that season eight would be the final season. The series concluded on May 24, 2010.^[105] On May 13, 2013, it was announced that the series would return as a limited series, titled 24: Live Another Day in May 2014.^[106]
• Brothers – Canceled on March 29, 2010.^[107]
• Dollhouse – Canceled on November 11, 2009, after two seasons.^[108]
• Past Life – Canceled after three episodes on February 19, 2010, due to low ratings.^[109]
• Sons of Tucson – Canceled after four episodes on April 5, 2010, due to low ratings.
• 'Til Death – Brad Garrett confirmed the show's cancellation on March 23, 2010.^[110]

MyNetworkTV

• WWE SmackDown – Moved to Syfy in October 2010. The move leaves MyNetworkTV with no original programming.

NBC

• Heroes – Canceled on May 14, 2010, after four seasons. It was returned as miniseries titled Heroes: Reborn in 2015.^[111]
• The Jay Leno Show – Canceled on January 7, 2010. See the 2010 Tonight Show conflict.^[112][113]
• Law & Order – Canceled on May 13, 2010, after twenty seasons (tying it with Gunsmoke as the longest-running primetime drama). The series concluded on May 24, 2010.^[114] On September 28, 2021, it was announced that the series would return for a twenty-first season.^[115]
• Mercy – Canceled on May 14, 2010.
• The Philanthropist – Canceled on October 21, 2009.
• Southland – Canceled on October 8, 2009. The series moved to TNT in January 2010.
• Trauma – Canceled on May 14, 2010.

Top weekly ratings

• Data sources: AC Nielsen, TV by the Numbers

Total viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 31–September 6	America's Got Talent 9/1[116]	12.81	NBC
September 7–September 13	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers[117]	21.10	NBC
September 14–September 20	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[118]	24.82	NBC
September 21–September 27	NCIS[119]	20.60	CBS
September 28–October 4	NCIS[120]	21.37	CBS
October 5–October 11	NCIS[121]	20.72	CBS
October 12–October 18	NCIS[122]	21.04	CBS
October 19–October 25	NCIS[123]	21.25	CBS
October 26–November 1	2009 World Series Game 4: New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies[124]	22.76	FOX
November 2-November 8	2009 World Series Game 6: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees[125]	22.34	FOX
November 9–November 15	Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts[126]	22.39	NBC
November 16–November 22	NCIS[127]	20.34	CBS
November 23–November 29	Dancing with the Stars 11/23[128]	20.41	ABC
November 30–December 6	Sunday Night Football: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals[129]	20.89	NBC
December 7–December 13	Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants[130]	20.88	NBC
December 14–December 20	NCIS[131]	20.69	CBS
December 21–December 27	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[132]	19.04	NBC
December 28–January 3	Sunday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets[133]	16.33	NBC
January 4–January 10	NFC Wild Card Playoff: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys[134]	32.12	NBC
January 11–January 17	AFC Divisional Playoff: Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts[135]	30.57	CBS
January 18–January 24	NFC Championship Game: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints[136]	57.93	FOX
January 25–January 31	52nd Grammy Awards[137]	25.87	CBS
February 1–February 7	Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts[138]	106.48	CBS
February 8–February 14	2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies[139]	32.64	NBC
February 15–February 21	2010 Winter Olympics Day 5[140]	29.42	NBC
February 22–February 28	2010 Winter Olympics Day 14[141]	24.52	NBC
March 1–March 7	82nd Academy Awards[142]	41.70	ABC
March 8–March 14	American Idol 3/9[143]	22.75	FOX
March 15–March 21	American Idol 3/16[144]	22.91	FOX
March 22–March 28	American Idol 3/23[145]	24.21	FOX
March 29–April 4	Dancing with the Stars 3/29[146]	22.97	ABC
April 5–April 11	2010 Final Four National Championship: Butler vs. Duke[147]	23.94	CBS
April 12–April 18	American Idol 4/14[148]	21.02	FOX
April 19–April 25	Dancing with the Stars 4/19[149]	21.07	ABC
April 26–May 2	Dancing With The Stars 4/26[150]	20.40	ABC
May 3–May 9	Dancing with the Stars 5/3[151]	19.64	ABC
May 10–May 16	American Idol 5/12[152]	19.57	FOX
May 17–May 23	Dancing with the Stars 5/17[153]	19.04	ABC
May 24–May 30	American Idol 5/26[154]	24.22	FOX
May 31–June 6	2010 NBA Finals Game 2: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers[155]	15.72	ABC
June 7–June 13	2010 NBA Finals Game 5: Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics[156]	18.65	ABC
June 14–June 20	2010 NBA Finals Game 7: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers[157]	28.20	ABC
June 21–June 27	America's Got Talent 6/23[158]	12.37	NBC
June 28–July 4	America's Got Talent 6/30[159]	12.94	NBC
July 5–July 11	America's Got Talent 7/7[160]	11.95	NBC
July 12–July 18	2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[161]	12.12	FOX
July 19–July 25	America's Got Talent 7/20[162]	10.48	NBC
July 26–August 1	America's Got Talent 7/28[163]	9.76	NBC
August 2–August 8	The Bachelorette[164]	11.74	ABC
August 9–August 15	America's Got Talent 8/11[165]	10.67	NBC
August 16–August 22	NFL Preseason Football: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers[166]	10.82	NBC
August 23–August 29	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards[167]	13.50	NBC

18–49 viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 31–September 6	Hell's Kitchen[116]	3.4	FOX
September 7–September 13	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers[117]	8.6	NBC
September 14–September 20	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[118]	9.8	NBC
September 21–September 27	Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals[119]	6.8	NBC
September 28–October 4	Sunday Night Football: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers[120]	7.4	NBC
October 5–October 11	Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans[121]	6.2	NBC
October 12–October 18	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons[122]	7.2	NBC
October 19–October 25	Sunday Night Football: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants[123]	5.9	NBC
October 26–November 1	2009 World Series Game 4: New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies[124]	7.8	FOX
November 2–November 8	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles[125]	8.5	NBC
November 9–November 15	Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts[126]	8.6	NBC
November 16–November 22	Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears[127]	6.6	NBC
November 23–November 29	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens[128]	7.7	NBC
November 30–December 6	Sunday Night Football: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals[129]	7.8	NBC
December 7–December 13	Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants[130]	7.8	NBC
December 14–December 20	Sunday Night Football: Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers[131]	8.6	NBC
December 21–December 27	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[132]	6.9	NBC
December 28–January 3	Sunday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets[133]	6.1	NBC
January 4–January 10	NFC Wild Card Playoff: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys[134]	11.8	NBC
January 11–January 17	American Idol 1/12[135]	11.8	FOX
January 18–January 24	NFC Championship Game: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints[136]	21.3	FOX
January 25–January 31	52nd Grammy Awards[137]	9.9	CBS
February 1–February 7	Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts[138]	38.6	CBS
February 8–February 14	American Idol 2/9[139]	10.1	FOX
February 15–February 21	American Idol 2/16[168]	8.2	FOX
February 22–February 28	American Idol 2/23[141]	9.0	FOX
March 1–March 7	82nd Academy Awards 3/3[142]	13.3	ABC
March 8–March 14	American Idol 3/9[143]	8.2	FOX
March 15–March 21	American Idol 3/16[144]	8.1	FOX
March 22–March 28	American Idol 3/23[145]	8.4	FOX
March 29–April 4	American Idol 3/30[146]	7.7	FOX
April 5–April 11	2010 Final Four National Championship: Butler vs. Duke[147]	8.2	CBS
April 12–April 18	American Idol 4/13[148]	7.3	FOX
April 19–April 25	American Idol 4/20[149]	7.1	FOX
April 26–May 2	American Idol 4/27[150]	6.9	FOX
May 3–May 9	American Idol 5/5[151]	6.5	FOX
May 10–May 16	American Idol 5/11[152]	6.8	FOX
May 17–May 23	American Idol 5/18[153]	6.7	FOX
May 24–May 30	American Idol 5/26[154]	8.2	FOX
May 31–June 6	2010 NBA Finals Game 2: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers[155]	6.5	ABC
June 7–June 13	2010 NBA Finals Game 5: Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics[156]	7.2	ABC
June 14–June 20	2010 NBA Finals Game 7: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers[157]	11.4	ABC
June 21–June 27	America's Got Talent 6/23[158]	3.5	NBC
June 28–July 4	America's Got Talent 6/30[159]	3.5	NBC
July 5–July 11	America's Got Talent 7/6[160]	3.4	NBC
July 12–July 18	2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[161]	3.8	FOX
July 19–July 25	The Bachelorette[162]	3.4	ABC
July 26–August 1	Hell's Kitchen[163]	2.9	FOX
August 2–August 8	2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys[164]	4.2	NBC
August 9–August 15	Hell's Kitchen[165]	3.3	FOX
August 16–August 22	NFL Preseason Football: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers[166]	3.6	NBC
August 23–August 29	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards[167]	4.1	NBC

See also

• 2009–10 United States network television schedule (daytime)
• 2009–10 United States network television schedule (late night)