Fall 2002 Edition

  • By popular demand, the premiere dates return in alphabetical listing! We've got about 160 season/series premiere dates!
  • To see all the premiere dates for a specific day, week or month, check our calendar section. You can also search for a premiere date.
  • This only lists the premiere dates of Network shows during primetime (8pm-11pm Mon-Sat & 7pm-11pm Sundays). For the premiere dates of shows airing on specialty channels (like YTV, Space, HGTV, etc) check our TV Highlights Calendar.

TV SHOW

 Canadian Carrier(s) Canadian Premiere date
(Subject to change)		 U.S. Network(s) U.S. Premiere date
(Subject to change)
20/20 CH September 13th @ 10pm (Hamilton, Quebec and Vancouver) ABC September 27th @ 10pm
21C CTV October 4th @ 9pm - -
48 Hours CH TBA CBS September 27th @ 8pm
60 Minutes CH September 29th @ 7pm CBS September 29th @ 7pm
60 Minutes II - - CBS September 25th @ 8pm
8 Simple Rules... CTV September 17th @ 8pm ABC September 17th @ 8pm
According to Jim CTV October 1st @ 8:30pm ABC October 1st @ 8:30pm
Agency, The CH September 28th @ 10pm (Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver) CBS September 28th @ 10pm
Alias CTV September 29th @ 8pm ABC September 29th @ 9pm
Amazing Race, The CTV October 2nd @ 9pm CBS October 2nd @ 9pm
America's Funniest Home Videos New 'Nets' September 27th @ 8pm ABC September 27th @ 8pm
America's Most Wanted New 'Nets' September 14th @ 9pm FOX September 14th @ 9pm
American Dreams CH September 29th @ 8pm (Hamilton, Montreal & Vancouver) NBC September 29th @ 8pm
Andromeda Global September 21st @ 10pm [Syndicated] Week of September 15th
Angel New 'Nets' / Space New 'Nets': October 8th @ 10pm
Space: October 10th @ 9pm		 WB October 6th @ 9pm
Bachelor II, The CITY September 25th @ 9pm ABC September 25th @ 9pm
Band of Brothers Global September 15th @ 10pm HBO -
Becker CH October 9th @ 9pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) CBS October 6th @ 8pm
Bernie Mac Show, The - - FOX September 18th @ 8pm
Birds of Prey New 'Nets', Space New 'Nets': October 9th @ 8pm
Space: October 15th @ 9pm		 WB October 9th @ 9pm
Boomtown CTV September 29th @ 10pm NBC September 29th @ 10pm
Boston Public Global October 21st @ 10pm FOX October 21st @ 10pm
Bram & Alice CH October 9th @ 10:30pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) CBS October 6th @ 8:30pm
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer New 'Nets' September 24th @ 8pm UPN September 24th @ 8pm
C.S.I. CTV September 26th @ 9pm CBS September 26th @ 9pm
C.S.I. Miami CTV September 23rd @ 10pm CBS September 23rd @ 10pm
CBC News Disclosure CBC January 2003 - -
Cedric The Entertainer Presents - - FOX September 18th @ 8:30pm
Charmed CTV September 22nd @ 8pm (Two Hours) WB September 22nd @ 8pm
Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within Global September 15th:
Ontario/Quebec/British Columbia - 7pm
Maritimes - 7pm
Alberta - 8pm

Monday, September 16th and Tuesday, September 17th:
Manitoba/Saskatchewan - 10pm		 - -
Cold Squad CTV September 21st @ 8pm (Season 6) - -
Comedy Now! CTV September 21st @ 10pm - -
Cops New 'Nets' September 14th @ 8pm FOX September 14th @ 8pm
Crossing Jordan Global September 23rd @ 10pm NBC September 23rd @ 9:30pm (90 minutes at a special time)
Dateline NBC (Friday) CH September 27th @ 8pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) NBC September 27th @ 8pm
Dateline NBC (Sunday) - - NBC September 29th @ 7pm
Dateline NBC (Tuesday) - - NBC September 24th @ 10pm
Da Vinci's Inquest CBC October 27th @ 9pm - -
Dawson's Creek Global October 2nd @ 8pm WB October 2nd @ 8pm (Two Hours)
Degrassi: The Next Generation CTV September 29th @ 7pm (One Hour) - -
Dinotopia Global November 27th @ 8pm ABC November 28th @ 8pm
District,The CH September 28th @ 9pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) CBS September 28th @ 9pm
Do Over Global TBA WB September 19th @ 8:30pm
Doc CH Hamilton September 26th @ 8pm - -
Drew Carey Show, The CTV September 9th @ 8pm ABC September 9th @ 8pm
Ed CH September 25th @ 8pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) NBC September 25th @ 8pm
Eleventh Hour, The CTV TBA - -
Enterprise CITY, Space CITY: September 18th @ 8pm
Space: September 22nd @ 8pm 		UPN September 18th @ 8pm
ER CTV September 26th @ 10pm NBC September 26th @ 10pm
Everwood CTV September 16th @ 9pm (Movies to Saturdays @ 9pm starting September 21st) WB September 16th @ 9pm
Everybody Loves Raymond ITV, CFMT, Global September 23rd @ 9pm CBS September 23rd @ 9pm
Family Affair - - WB September 12th @ 8pm (One Hour)
Farscape Space February 7th, 2003 @ 9pm (Season 4) Sci-Fi TBA
Fastlane CTV September 17th @ 9pm Will air for two weeks and then will be pre-empted until the end of FOX' MLB Playoffs coverage. FOX September 18th @ 9pm. Will air for two weeks and then will be pre-empted until the end of FOX' MLB Playoffs coverage.
Fear Factor CH September 23rd @ 8pm (Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver) NBC September 23rd @ 8pm (90 Minutes)
Firefly Global September 20th @ 8pm FOX September 20th @ 8pm
Fifth Estate, The CBC October 9th @ 9pm - -
Frasier Global September 24th @ 9pm NBC September 24th @ 9pm
Friends Global September 26th @ 8pm NBC September 26th @ 8pm
Futurama Global TBA (November) FOX November 10th @ 7pm
George Lopez Show, The - - ABC October 2nd @ 8:30pm
Gilmore Girls Global September 25th @ 9pm WB WB: September 24th @ 8pm
Girlfriends - - UPN September 23rd @ 9pm
Girls Club CH October 21st @ 9pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) FOX October 21st @ 9pm
Good Morning Miami Global September 26th @ 9:30pm NBC September 26th @ 9:30pm
Greetings from Tuscon - - WB September 20th @ 9:30pm
Grounded for Life - - FOX September 17th @ 8:30pm
Grubbs, The Global TBA (Previously announced for November 3rd @ 9:30pm) An additional episode of Malcolm in the Middle will air in it's place. FOX November 3rd @ 9:30pm
Guardian, The CH September 24th @ 9pm (Hamilton, and Vancouver) CBS September 24th @ 9pm
Hack Global September 27th @ 9pm CBS September 27th @ 9pm
Half & Half - - UPN September 23rd @ 9:30pm
Haunted New 'Nets' September 24th @ 9pm
Space: September 30th @ 9pm		 UPN September 24th @ 9pm
Hockey Night in Canada CBC October 12th @ 7pm (Pre-Show @ 6:30pm) - -
Hidden Hills Global September 24th @ 9:30pm NBC September 24th @ 9:30pm
Holmes Show, The CTV September 24th @ 10:30pm. Moves to Thursdays @ 8pm starting November 21st - -
In-Laws - - NBC September 24th @ 8pm
J.A.G. CH September 24th @ 8pm (Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver) CBS September 24th @ 8pm
JKX: Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The CITY-Toronto September 15th @ 8pm WB September 19th @ 9pm
John Doe New 'Nets' September 23rd @ 8pm FOX September 20th @ 9pm
Judging Amy Global October 1st @ 10pm CBS October 1st @ 10pm
Just for Laugh CBC October 11th @ 8pm - -
Just for Laugh - Gags CTV / Comedy Network Comedy: January 2003
CTV: TBA		 - -
Just Shoot Me Global October 1st @ 8:30pm NBC October 1st @ 8:30pm
King of the Hill ITV, Global November 3rd @ 8:30pm FOX November 3rd @ 8:30pm
King of Queens, The CH CH Montreal: September 30th @ 7:30pm
CH Hamilton & Vancouver: October 2nd @ 9:30pm		 CBS September 23rd @ 8pm
Kingpin CTV Midseason Midseason
Law & Order CTV October 2nd @ 10pm NBC October 2nd @ 10pm
Law & Order: S.V.U. CTV September 27th @ 10pm NBC, USA Networks September 27th @ 10pm
Law& Order: Criminal Intent CTV September 29th @ 9pm NBC, USA Networks September 29th @ 9pm
Less Than Perfect CTV October 1st @ 9:30pm ABC October 1st @ 9:30pm
Life & Times CBC October 8th @ 7pm - -
Life with Bonnie CTV September 17th @ 8:30pm ABC September 17th @ 8:30pm (a new episode will also air on September 24th at the special time of 8:30pm) Premieres at it's regular timeslot October 1st @ 9pm.
Lost World, The Space, CHUM Stations, ASN TBA (The series has yet to be renewed) [Syndicated] TBA
MAD TV CH Hamilton September 14th @ 11pm FOX TBA
Made in Canada CBC January 2003 - -
Malcolm in the Middle Global November 3rd @ 9pm FOX November 3rd @ 9pm
Marketplace CBC October 8th @ 8:30pm - TBA
Meds (MDs) New 'Nets' September 25th @ 10pm ABC September 25th @ 10pm
Mole, The CTV TBA ABC TBA
Monday Night Football CH September 9th @ 9pm ABC September 9th @ 9pm
Monk New 'Nets' September 8th @ 8pm USA Net -
Mutant X Global September 21st @ 9pm [Syndicated] Week of September 15th
My Wife and Kids CTV September 25th @ 8pm (One Hour). Moves to Sundays @ 7:30pm beginning October 6th ABC September 25th @ 8pm (One Hour)
Mysterious Ways CTV TBA - -
Nature of Things, The CBC October 17th @ 9pm - -
NYPD Blue CH September 24th @ 10pm (Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver) ABC September 24th @ 9pm (Two hours premiere @ at a special time)
Odyssey 5 Space TBA (Fall 2002) Sci-Fi -
Off Centre - - WB September 19th @ 9:30pm
Oliver Beene CTV Midseason FOX Midseason
On the Road Again CBC October 9th @ 7pm - -
One on One - - UPN September 23rd @ 8:30pm
Open Mike with Mike Bullard CTV October 1st @ 12:05am - -
Osbornes, The MTV Canada / CTV CTV: September 17th @ 10pm (2 episodes back-to-back) MTV TBA
Parkers, The - - UPN September 23rd @ 8pm
Practice, The CH September 29th @ 10pm (Hamilton, Montreal & Vancouver) ABC September 29th @ 10pm
Presidio Med Global September 24th @ 10pm CBS September 24th @ 10pm (Special Night)
Primetime Thursday - - ABC September 19th @ 10pm
Providence CH October 4th @ 8pm (Hamilton, Montreal & Vancouver) NBC October 4th @ 8pm
Popstar: The One Global Early 2003 - -
Push Nevada - - ABC September 17th @ 9pm (Special Day) Premieres on it's regular timeslot September 19th @ 9pm
Reba - - WB September 20th @ 9pm
Red Green Show, The CBC October 18th @ 9:30pm - -
Robbery Homicide Division (RHD/LA) New 'Nets' September 27th @ 10pm CBS September 27th @ 10pm
Royal Canadian Air Farce CBC October 11th @ 9pm - -
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch Global TBA WB September 20th @ 8:30pm
Scrubs CTV September 26th @ 8:30pm NBC September 26th @ 8:30pm
Seventh Heaven CTV September 15th @ 5pm WB September 16th @ 8pm
Simpsons, The Global November 3rd @ 8pm FOX November 3rd @ 8pm
Shield, The Global September 20th @ 10pm
Smallville CITY, Space CITY: September 24th @ 8pm WB September 24th @ 9pm
Sopranos, The TMN, CTV TMN: September 17th (Season4)
CTV: Spring 2003 (Season3)		 HBO TBA
Speakers Corner New 'Nets' & CITY CITY-Toronto: Oct. 6th @ 7pm
New VI: Oct. 7th @ 6:30pm		 - -
Stargate SG-1 Global, CH Early 2003 (Season 6) Sci-Fi TBA
Still Standing Global September 30th @ 9:30pm CBS September @ pm
Survivor: Thailand Global September 19th @ 8pm CBS CBS: September 19th @ 8pm
That 70's Show Global September 17th @ 8pm FOX FOX: September 17th @ 8pm
That was Then New 'Nets' September 27th @ 9pm ABC September 27th @ 9pm
This Hour Has 22 Minutes CBC October 8th @ 8pm - -
This Sitcom is... Not to be Repeated CTV September 21st @ 10:30pm - -
Third Watch CTV September 30th @ 9pm NBC September 30th @ 9pm
Tom Stone CBC November 3rd @ 8pm - -
Touched By An Angel CH September 28th @ 8pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) CBS September 28th @ 8pm
Twenty Four CH October 29th @ 9pm
(Commercial Free)		 FOX October 29th @ 9pm
(Commercial Free)
Twilight Zone, The New 'Nets', Space New 'Nets: September 18th @ 9pm
Space: September 22nd @ 7pm		 UPN UPN: September 18th @ 9pm
Venture CBC October 6th @ 10:30pm - -
W-FIVE CTV October 11th @ 9pm - -
West Wing, The CTV September 25th @ 9pm (Two Hours) Returns to it's regular time on October 2nd @ 8pm. NBC September 25th @ 9pm (Two Hours)
What I Like About You - - WB September 20th @ 8pm
Who wants to be a Millionaire? New 'Nets' September 16th @ 7:30pm (Air Monday to Friday) Syndicated Week of September 16th
Who's Line is it Anyway CTV September 9th @ 8:30pm ABC September 9th @ 8:30pm
Will & Grace Global September 26th @ 9pm NBC September 26th @ 9pm
Witness CBC January 2003 - -
Without a Trace Global September 26th @ 10pm CBS September 26th @ 10pm
Wonderful World of Disney, The CBC September 29th @ 6pm ABC September 29th @ 7pm
Yes,Dear CH September 25th @ 10pm (Hamilton & Vancouver) CBS September 23rd @ 8:30pm
ZeD CBC October 15th @ 11:25pm - -

Editor: Randi A. Dertzo

Notes:

  • CITY - Includes Toronto and Vancouver (unless specified)
  • CH - Includes Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver (unless specified)
  • New 'Nets' - The New VR/RO/PL/WI/VI
  • Global - Time & day might differ. The date & time displayed here are for Global Ontario.





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