NBC Announces 2008 Fall Premiere Dates

NBC announced the premiere dates for its fall lineup, including a three-hour Heroes premier on September 22, which begins with a one-hour clipshow before the two-hour third season premiere. Also slated to launch during premiere week are Law & Order: SVU on September 23, new drama Knight Rider and Lipstick Jungle on September 24 and comedies My Name Is Earl and The Office – which will return with one-hour premieres – as well as ER on September 25.

Sophomore dramedy Chuck and new drama My Own Worst Enemy, toplined by Christian Slater, will join Heroes on September 29, while Life will return for a second season October 3. The mother-daughter comedy Kath & Kim, starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair, will make its Thursday entrance Oct. 9 and air in the plum post-The Office 9:30 p.m. slot.

Here are the NBC 2008 Premiere Dates:

Monday, September 22
Heroes, 8 PM/ET (Premiere: 9 PM/ET)

Tuesday, September 23
Law & Order: SVU, 10 PM/ET

Wednesday, September 24
Knight Rider, 8 PM/ET
Lipstick Jungle, 10 PM/ET

Thursday, September 25
My Name Is Earl, 8 PM/ET
The Office, 9 PM/ET
ER, 10 PM/ET

Monday, September 29
Chuck, 8 PM/ET
My Own Worst Enemy, 10 PM/ET

Thursday, October 9
Kath & Kim, 9:30 PM/ET

Friday, October 17
Crusoe, 8 PM/ET

Thursday, October 30
30 Rock, 8:30 PM/ET