ABC Announces Fall 2008 Premiere Dates

Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced today for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment. Wife Swap and Supernanny swap Wednesdays for Fridays. Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy settle into their Thursday night slots with Life on Mars joining them in October. Eli Stone moves to Tuesdays and Pushing Daisies returns to Wednesday nights. ABC primetime fall premiere dates are as follows:

Friday, September 19

20/20, 10 PM/ET

Monday, September 22

Dancing with the Stars (two-hour premiere), 8 PM/ET
Boston Legal, 10 PM/ET

Tuesday, September 23

Opportunity Knocks, 8 PM/ET
Dancing with the Stars (special performance show), 9 PM/ET

Wednesday, September 24

Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special (special day and time), 8 PM/ET
David Blaine Special, 9 PM/ET

Thursday, September 25

Ugly Betty, 8 PM/ET
Grey’s Anatomy (two-hour premiere), 9 PM/ET

Sunday, September 28

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (two hour premiere), 7 PM/ET
Desperate Housewives, 9 PM/ET
Brothers & Sisters, 10 PM/ET

Tuesday, September 30

Dancing with the Stars Result Show, 9 PM/ET

Wednesday, October 1

Pushing Daisies, 8 PM/ET
Private Practice, 9 PM/ET
Dirty Sexy Money, 10 PM/ET

Friday, October 3

Wife Swap, 8 PM/ET
Supernanny, 9 PM/ET

Sunday, October 5

America’s Funniest Home Videos, 7 PM/ET
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8 PM/ET

Monday, October 6

Samantha Who?, 9:30 PM/ET

Thursday, October 9

Grey’s Anatomy, 9 PM/ET
Life on Mars, 10 PM/ET

Tuesday, October 14

Eli Stone, 10 PM/ET