2004–05 United States network television schedule
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The 2004–05 network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2004 to August 2005. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2003–04 television season.
Beginning this season, largely resulting from continuing declines in prime time television viewership on that night of the week, the major networks ceased producing original scripted programs for broadcast on Saturday evenings (an exception being ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney, although it often featured rebroadcast material, mainly in the form of Disney theatrical films). From this point on, Saturday prime time network schedules would instead consist of nonfiction reality-based programs, rebroadcasts of scripted prime time series (most commonly featuring dramatic series), unaired episodes of de facto cancelled series that were being "burned off" after having been pulled from their previous timeslot on a different night, theatrical or made-for-television movies, and/or sporting events (which became increasingly common in the time period beginning with the 2012–13 season).
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Pax TV (now Ion Television) is also not included; although the network aired a few original first-run series, Pax's schedule at the time consisted primarily of syndicated reruns and movies.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2005 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.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}}.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by {{small|(R)}}.
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time, except for certain live events (such as Monday Night Football) that are broadcast simultaneously in all time zones. Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
All sporting events air live in all time zones, with local and/or late-night programming (including those normally aired by Fox affiliates during the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT hour) being shown after the game's completion.
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- {{Color box|#abbfff|border=darkgray}} Light blue indicates local programming.
- {{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} Gray indicates encore programming.
- {{Color box|#6699CC|border=darkgray}} Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- {{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} Light green indicates sporting events.
- {{Color box|#bf8fef|border=darkgray}} Light purple indicates movies.
- {{Color box|#FA8072|border=darkgray}} Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials.
- {{Color box|#FFFF00|border=darkgray}} Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- {{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray}} Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season.
- {{Color box|FF66FF|border=darkgray}} Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season.
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Sunday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|7:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|7:30 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|ABC
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="4"|America's Funniest Home Videos | colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:#00FFFF;"|Extreme Makeover: Home Edition {{small|(18/9.1) | colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:#FFFF00;"|Desperate Housewives {{small|(4/14.5)}} | style="background:#FF00FF;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Boston Legal {{small|(24/8.1)}} |
| Winter |
| Spring
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|Grey's Anatomy {{small|(8/11.6)}} |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|My Kind of Town | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Desperate Housewives {{small|(R)}} |
| colspan="2"|CBS
| colspan="2" style="background:#00FFFF;"|60 Minutes {{small|(16/9.2) | colspan="2" style="background:#00FFFF;"|Cold Case {{small|(14/9.7) | colspan="4" style="background:#FF00FF;"|CBS Sunday Movie {{small|(27/7.6) |
| rowspan="7"|Fox
! Fall | rowspan="4"|King of the Hill | rowspan="4"|Malcolm in the Middle | rowspan="7"|The Simpsons | rowspan="3"|Arrested Development | colspan="2"|My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss | style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="7"|Local programming |
| Winter
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Family Guy {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"| The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| Late winter
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"| The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| Spring
| rowspan="4"|Family Guy | rowspan="4"|American Dad! |
| Summer
| rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Malcolm in the Middle {{small|(R)}} | rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|King of the Hill {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| Mid-summer |
| Late summer
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| rowspan="4"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline NBC | colspan="2"|American Dreams | colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:#FF00FF;"|Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{small|(25/7.9)}} | colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:#FF00FF;"|Crossing Jordan {{small|(26/7.7)}} |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|The Contender |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="4" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline NBC |
| rowspan="5"|The WB
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge | colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Charmed | colspan="2"|Jack & Bobby | colspan="2" style="background-color:#abbfff" rowspan="5"|Local programming |
| Mid-fall
| colspan="2"|The Mountain |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|Summerland | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge |
| Spring
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Charmed |
| Summer
| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"| WB Sunday Movie |
Monday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 PM |
|---|
| rowspan="6"|ABC
! Fall | colspan="2"|The Benefactor | bgcolor="lightgreen" rowspan="2"|NFL Monday Showcase | colspan="3" style="background-color:#FFFF00;" rowspan="2"|Monday Night Football {{small|(10/10.8)}} |
| November
| colspan="2"|Life of Luxury |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That? | colspan="2"|The Bachelorette | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Supernanny |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|The Bachelor |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|The Scholar | bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4"|The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| Mid-Summer
| bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="6"|The ABC Monday Night Movie |
| rowspan="6"|CBS
!Fall | rowspan="5"| Still Standing | rowspan="3"|Listen Up | rowspan="5" style="background-color:#FFFF00;" |Everybody Loves Raymond {{small|(9/11.2)}} | rowspan="5" style="background-color:#00FFFF;" |Two and a Half Men {{small|(11/10.6)}} | colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|CSI: Miami {{small|(5/12.4)}} |
| Winter |
| Spring |
| May
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Everybody Loves Raymond (R) |
| Summer |
| Mid-Summer
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |The King of Queens (R) | style="background-color:#FFFF00;" |Everybody Loves Raymond {{small|(9/11.2)}} | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" |Two and a Half Men {{small|(11/10.6)}} |
| rowspan="6"|Fox
! Fall | colspan="2"|North Shore | colspan="2"|Renovate My Family | colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background-color:#abbfff"|Local programming |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy | colspan="2"|The Swan |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|24 |
| Late Winter
| colspan="2"|American Idol |
| Spring
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Nanny 911 |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Hell's Kitchen |
| rowspan="6"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Fear Factor | colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Las Vegas | colspan="2"|LAX |
| November
| colspan="2"|$25 Million Dollar Hoax |
| December
| bgcolor="#FA8072" colspan="2"|Various Programming |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background-color:#00FFFF;"|Medium |
| Spring |
| Summer |
| rowspan="4"|UPN
! Fall | rowspan="4"|One on One | rowspan="4"|Girlfriends | colspan="2" rowspan="9" style="background-color:#abbfff"|Local programming |
| Winter
| rowspan="2"|Cuts | rowspan="3"|Half & Half |
| Spring |
| Summer |
| rowspan="5"|The WB
! Fall | rowspan="5" colspan="2"|7th Heaven | rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Everwood |
| Winter |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Summerland |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2"|Everwood |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Summerland |
Note: Fox originally scheduled Athens (a drama series that was to center on the lives of a group of young adults in a fictional New England college town) as a midseason replacement in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot; however, the network cancelled the series last-minute.
Tuesday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 PM |
|---|
| rowspan="6"|ABC
! Fall | rowspan="5"|My Wife & Kids | rowspan="5"|George Lopez | rowspan="6"|According to Jim | rowspan="6"|Rodney | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |NYPD Blue |
| Winter |
| Spring
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Blind Justice |
| Summer |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Empire |
| Late Summer
| Rodney | colspan="2"|Boston Legal |
| rowspan="6"|CBS
! Fall | style="background-color:#FF66FF;" colspan="2" rowspan="6"|NCIS {{small|(22/8.8)}} | colspan="2"|Clubhouse | style="background-color:#FF66FF;" colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Judging Amy |
| November
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FF66FF;"|The Amazing Race |
| Winter |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Fire Me...Please | bgcolor="#77AACC" colspan="2"|48 Hours |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Big Brother | colspan="2"|Rock Star |
| rowspan="5"|Fox
! Fall | colspan="2"|Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy | colspan="2"|The Next Great Champ | colspan="2" style="background-color:#abbfff" rowspan="5"|Local programming |
| Late Fall
| colspan="2"|The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best | style="background-color:#FF66FF;" colspan="2" rowspan="4"|House {{small|(23/8.3)}} |
| Winter
| style="background-color:#FFFF00;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|American Idol {{small|(2/15.7)}} |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy |
| rowspan="9"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="2"|Last Comic Standing | rowspan="2"|Scrubs | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" colspan="2" rowspan="9"|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| Late Fall
| colspan="3"|The Biggest Loser |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|The Biggest Loser | rowspan="4"|Scrubs | rowspan="2"|Committed |
| Mid-Winter
| colspan="2"|Most Outrageous Moments / Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R) |
| Spring
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Will & Grace (R) |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Scrubs (R) | rowspan="2"|The Office |
| Late Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|I Want To Be a Hilton |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Meet Mister Mom |
| Late Summer
|bgcolor="#FA8072" colspan="2"| Various Programming |
| rowspan="7"|UPN
! Fall | rowspan="5"|All of Us | rowspan="4"|Eve | rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Veronica Mars | rowspan="13" colspan="2" style="background-color:#abbfff"|Local programming |
| Winter |
| Spring |
| Late Spring
| rowspan="2"|The Bad Girl's Guide |
| Summer
| rowspan="2"|Girlfriends |
| Mid-Summer
| rowspan="2"|One on One |
| Late Summer
| Eve | colspan="2"|R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chilli |
| rowspan="6"|The WB
! Fall | rowspan="6" colspan="2"|Gilmore Girls | colspan="2"|One Tree Hill |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|High School Reunion |
| Mid-Winter
| colspan="2"|One Tree Hill |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|The Starlet |
| Follow-up
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|One Tree Hill |
| Summer |
Notes:
- NBC originally intended for Average Joe to air on its Fall schedule in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot; it chose to delay the reality dating series to Summer. The network originally scheduled The Contender to premiere on March 1, 2005 in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot, but opted to delay its premiere to March 9, before switching timeslots with American Dreams, which had been airing on Sundays during that hour.
- Fox originally intended to air a Fall run of legal drama The Jury (which premiered on June 8) in its existing Tuesday slot prior to November; however on July 27, it cancelled the series due to low ratings. (The two remaining episodes of its 10-episode order aired as scheduled on July 30 and August 6.)
Wednesday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network
!style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 PM |
|---|
| rowspan="5"|ABC
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background-color:#00FFFF;"|Lost {{small|(13/9.8)}} | colspan="2"|The Bachelor | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Wife Swap |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Alias |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Eyes |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Supernanny | colspan="2"|Dancing with the Stars | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00FFFF;"|Lost {{small|(13/9.8)}} |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Brat Camp | colspan="2"|Brat Camp |
| rowspan="7"|CBS
! Fall | colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" rowspan="1"|60 Minutes | colspan="2"|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" colspan="2" rowspan="7"|CSI: NY |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" rowspan="4"|60 Minutes Wednesday | rowspan="4"|The King of Queens |
| Winter
| rowspan="3"|Yes, Dear |
| Spring |
| Summer |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|The Cut | rowspan="2"|Rock Star | rowspan="2"|The King of Queens |
| Follow-up |
| rowspan="8"|Fox
! Fall | rowspan="4"|That '70s Show | rowspan="2"|Quintuplets | colspan="2" rowspan="8" style="background-color:#abbfff"|Local programming |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2"|Nanny 911 |
| Winter
| rowspan="2"|The Simple Life | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF00;"|American Idol {{small|(3/15.3)}} |
| Spring
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFFF00"|American Idol {{small|(3/15.3)}} | rowspan="2"|Life on a Stick |
| Mid-Spring
| Stacked |
| Late Spring
| rowspan="2"|That '70s Show | Stacked |
| Summer
| Stacked | colspan="2"|The Inside |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="3"|So You Think You Can Dance |
| rowspan="8"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="2"|Hawaii | style="background-color:#FF66FF;" colspan="2" rowspan="4"|The West Wing | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" colspan="2" rowspan="8"|Law & Order |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2"|LAX |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|American Dreams |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" |Dateline NBC | colspan="2"|Revelations |
| Summer
|colspan="2"|Psychic Detectives |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Law & Order |
| Mid-Summer |
| Late Summer
| colspan="2"|Meet Mister Mom |
| rowspan="5"|UPN
! Fall | colspan="2"|America's Next Top Model | rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Kevin Hill | rowspan="12" colspan="2" style="background-color:#abbfff"|Local programming |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott |
| Spring
|colspan="2"|America's Next Top Model |
| Summer
| Eve | Eve | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Veronica Mars |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chilli |
| rowspan="7"|The WB
! Fall | rowspan="5" colspan="2"|Smallville |colspan="2"|The Mountain |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2"|Jack & Bobby |
| Late Fall
| colspan="2"|Big Man on Campus |
| Winter
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Jack & Bobby |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Beauty and the Geek |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Smallville |
| Mid-Summer
|colspan="2"|One Tree Hill |
Note: Fox originally intended for Method & Red to remain in the 9:30 p.m. ET slot, but cancelled it due to low ratings. The network also intended to air Life on a Stick at 8:30 p.m. ET and The Bernie Mac Show at 9:30 p.m. ET in midseason, but ultimately chose instead to air That '70s Show and Life on a Stick in those respective timeslots.
Thursday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network
!style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 PM !style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 PM |
|---|
| rowspan="8"|ABC
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Extreme Makeover | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Life as We Know It | colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" rowspan="8"|Primetime Live |
| Winter |
| January
| colspan="2"|Life as We Know It | colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Extreme Makeover |
| Follow-up
| colspan="2"|Extreme Makeover |
| Spring |
| Follow-up
|bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4" rowspan="2"|ABC Thursday Night Movie |
| Summer |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Extreme Makeover | colspan="2"|Hooking Up |
| rowspan="7"|CBS
! Fall | style="background-color:#FFFF00;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Survivor: Vanuatu – Islands of Fire {{small|(7/12.0)}} | style="background-color:#FFFF00;" colspan="2" rowspan="7"|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation {{small|(1/16.5)}} | style="background-color:#FFFF00" colspan="2" rowspan="7"|Without a Trace {{small|(6/12.3)}} |
| Winter |
| January
| colspan="2"|Wickedly Perfect |
| February
| style="background-color:#FFFF00;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Survivor: Palau {{small|(7/12.0)}} |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|The Cut |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Big Brother |
| rowspan="5"|Fox
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="4"|The O.C. | colspan="2"|North Shore | style="background-color:#abbfff" colspan="2" rowspan="5"|Local programming |
| Winter
| colspan="2"|Point Pleasant |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Tru Calling |
| Summer
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|The O.C. |
| Mid-Summer |
| rowspan="8"|NBC
! Fall | rowspan="8"|Joey | rowspan="5"|Will & Grace | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" colspan="2" rowspan="3"|The Apprentice | style="background-color:#00FFFF;" colspan="2" rowspan="8"|ER {{small|(12/10.4)}} |
| Winter |
| Spring |
| June
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Hit Me Baby, One More Time |
| Summer |
| July
| Joey |
| Follow-up
| rowspan="2"|Will & Grace | colspan="2"|The Law Firm |
| August
| Scrubs |
| colspan="2"|UPN
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgreen;"|WWE Thursday Night SmackDown! | rowspan="7" style="background-color:#abbfff" colspan="2"|Local programming |
| rowspan="6"|The WB
! Fall | Drew Carey's Green Screen Show | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|Various drama encores (R) |
| Follow-up
|bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4" rowspan="2"|The WB Thursday Night Movie |
| Winter |
| Spring
| rowspan="2"|Blue Collar TV | rowspan="2"|Blue Collar TV |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Beauty and the Geek |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2"|Smallville | colspan="2"|Everwood |
Note: Fox originally intended to place Tru Calling in the 9:00 p.m. ET slot, but elected to push up its second season to Spring and run North Shore in the Fall instead.
Friday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 PM ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 PM |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|ABC
! Fall | rowspan="2"|8 Simple Rules | rowspan="4"|Hope & Faith | rowspan="4"|Less than Perfect | colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" rowspan="4"|20/20 |
| Winter
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |8 Simple Rules (R) |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|America's Funniest Home Videos |
| Summer |
| rowspan="6"|CBS
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Joan of Arcadia | colspan="2" rowspan="5"|JAG | colspan="2"|Dr. Vegas |
| Follow-up
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|CSI: Miami (R) |
| Winter
| colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Numb3rs |
| Spring |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|JAG |
| Mid-Summer
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" |60 Minutes II | colspan="2"|The Cut |
| rowspan="9"|Fox
! Fall | colspan="2"|The Complex: Malibu | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|The Next Great Champ (R) | rowspan="9" style="background-color:#abbfff" colspan="2"|Local programming |
| Follow-up
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | The Simpsons (R) | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | That '70s Show (R) | colspan="2"|The Complex: Malibu |
| Late Fall
|Totally Outrageous Behavior |World's Craziest Videos | colspan="2"|Renovate My Family |
| December
|bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4"|Fox Friday Night Movie |
| Winter
| rowspan="2"|The Bernie Mac Show | colspan="2"|Jonny Zero |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Nanny 911 |
| Follow-up
|bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Fox Friday Night Movie |
| Summer |
| Late Summer |
| rowspan="6"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="2" bgcolor="#77AACC" rowspan="4"|Dateline NBC | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Third Watch | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Medical Investigation |
| Winter |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Medical Investigation | colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Law & Order: Trial by Jury |
| Mid-Spring
| colspan="2"|Third Watch |
| Summer
| bgcolor="#77AACC" colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Dateline NBC |
| Late Summer
| colspan="2"|Crossing Jordan |
| rowspan="4"|UPN
! Fall | colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Star Trek: Enterprise | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|America's Next Top Model (R) | rowspan="11" style="background-color:#abbfff" colspan="2"|Local programming |
| Winter
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott (R) |
| Spring
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"|America's Next Top Model (R) |
| Summer
| bgcolor="#bf8fef" colspan="4"|UPN's Night at the Movies |
| rowspan="7"|The WB
! Fall | rowspan="7"|What I Like About You | rowspan="3"|Grounded for Life | rowspan="7"|Reba |
| Follow-up
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | Reba (R) |
| Late Fall
| rowspan="2"|Blue Collar TV |
| Winter |
| Spring
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | Reba (R) |rowspan="3"|Living With Fran |
| Summer |
| Mid-Summer |
Notes:
- Fox originally planned to keep The Jury on Fridays, while also slotting The Next Great Champ as its lead-in in the 8:00 p.m. ET hour; because of The Jury{{'}}s cancellation, The Complex: Malibu was picked up last-minute to occupy the slot. The network also originally scheduled The Inside in the 8:00 p.m. ET hour (leading into Jonny Zero) for midseason.
- The WB originally scheduled the sitcom Commando Nanny in the 9:30 p.m. ET slot; however, it was cancelled prior to the start of the Fall schedule due to production difficulties, resulting in its substitution by Blue Collar TV.
Saturday
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:15%;"|Network
! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:30 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m. ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="5"|ABC
! Fall | colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|The Wonderful World of Disney | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Desperate Housewives {{small|(R)}} |
| Winter |
| Spring
| colspan="2"|Little House on the Prairie | colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|ABC Saturday Movie of the Week |
| Late spring
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|The Wonderful World of Disney | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Desperate Housewives {{small|(R)}} |
| Summer
| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|America's Funniest Home Videos {{small|(R)}} |
| rowspan="6"|CBS
! Fall | colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday | colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours Mystery |
| Winter
| colspan="2" |The Will | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday |
| Mid-winter
| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday |
| Late winter
| bgcolor="#FA8072" colspan="2"|Wickedly Perfect | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday |
| Spring
| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday |
| Summer
| colspan="2"|Big Brother | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crimetime Saturday |
| colspan="2"|Fox
| COPS | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|COPS {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2"|America's Most Wanted | style="background-color:#abbfff" colspan="2"|Local programming |
| rowspan="6"|NBC
! Fall | colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming | colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit {{small|(R)}} |
| Mid-fall
| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|NBC Saturday Night Movie |
| Winter
| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{small|(R)}} |
| Late winter
| colspan="2"|LAX | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{small|(R)}} |
| Spring
| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Crossing Jordan {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order {{small|(R)}} |
| Summer
| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"| NBC Saturday Night Movie | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline NBC |
By network
=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- 20/20
- 8 Simple Rules
- The ABC Monday Night Movie
- ABC Thursday Night Movie
- According to Jim
- Alias
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- The Bachelor
- The Bachelorette
- Extreme Makeover
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- George Lopez
- Hope & Faith
- Less than Perfect
- Monday Night Football
- My Wife and Kids
- NYPD Blue
- Primetime Live
- The Wonderful World of Disney
{{col-3}}
New series
- ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
- The Benefactor
- Blind Justice *
- Boston Legal
- Brat Camp *
- Complete Savages
- Dancing with the Stars *
- Desperate Housewives
- Empire *
- Eyes *
- Grey's Anatomy *
- Hooking Up *
- Jake in Progress *
- Life as We Know It
- Life of Luxury *
- Lost
- My Kind of Town *
- Rodney
- The Scholar *
- Supernanny *
- Wife Swap
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
- 10-8: Officers on Duty
- The Big House
- The D.A.
- The Drew Carey Show
- I'm With Her
- It's All Relative
- Karen Sisco
- Kingdom Hospital
- Life with Bonnie
- Line of Fire
- Married to the Kellys
- NHL on ABC (returned for 2021–22)
- The Practice
- Threat Matrix
- The Ultimate Love Test
{{col-end}}
=[[CBS]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- The Amazing Race
- Big Brother
- Cold Case
- CBS Sunday Movie
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Miami
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- JAG
- Joan of Arcadia
- Judging Amy
- The King of Queens
- National Treasure
- NCIS
- Still Standing
- Survivor
- Two and a Half Men
- Without a Trace
- Yes, Dear
{{col-3}}
New series
- Center of the Universe
- Clubhouse
- Crimetime Saturday
- CSI: NY
- The Cut *
- Dr. Vegas
- Fire Me...Please *
- Listen Up
- Numb3rs
- Rock Star *
- Wickedly Perfect *
- The Will *
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
- Becker
- The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
- Century City
- The District
- The Guardian
- Hack
- The Handler
- Star Search
- The Stones
{{col-end}}
=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- 24
- America's Most Wanted
- American Idol
- Arrested Development
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Cops
- Family Guy
- King of the Hill
- Malcolm in the Middle
- The O.C.
- The Simple Life
- The Simpsons
- That '70s Show
- The Swan
- Totally Outrageous Behavior
- Tru Calling
{{col-3}}
New series
- American Dad! *
- The Complex: Malibu *
- Hell's Kitchen *
- House
- The Inside *
- Jonny Zero *
- Life on a Stick *
- My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss
- Nanny 911
- The Next Great Champ *
- North Shore *
- Quintuplets
- Point Pleasant *
- The Princes of Malibu *
- The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best
- Renovate My Family *
- The Sketch Show *
- So You Think You Can Dance *
- Stacked *
- Trading Spouses
- Who's Your Daddy? *
- World's Craziest Videos *
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
- A Minute with Stan Hooper
- American Juniors
- Boston Public
- Cracking Up
- Forever Eden
- Joe Millionaire (revived and returned for 2021–22)
- Luis
- Method & Red
- My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
- Oliver Beene
- Skin (returned to Soapnet in 2005)
- Wonderfalls
{{col-end}}
=[[NBC]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- American Dreams
- The Apprentice
- Crossing Jordan
- Dateline NBC
- ER
- Fear Factor
- Las Vegas
- Last Comic Standing
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Scrubs
- Third Watch
- The West Wing
- Will & Grace
{{col-3}}
New series
- $25 Million Dollar Hoax *
- The Biggest Loser
- Committed *
- The Contender *
- Father of the Pride
- Hawaii
- Hit Me Baby, One More Time *
- Joey
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury *
- The Law Firm *
- LAX
- Medical Investigation
- Medium *
- Meet Mister Mom *
- Most Outrageous Moments *
- The Office *
- Revelations *
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search *
- Tommy Lee Goes to College *
- I Want To Be a Hilton *
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
- Average Joe
- Boomtown
- Come to Papa
- Coupling
- Crime & Punishment
- Ed
- Frasier (revived by Paramount+ in 2022)
- Friends (returned on HBO Max in 2021)
- Good Morning Miami
- Happy Family
- The Lyon's Den
- Miss Match
- The Restaurant
- The Tracy Morgan Show
- Whoopi
{{col-end}}
=[[UPN]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- All of Us
- America's Next Top Model
- Eve
- Girlfriends
- Half & Half
- One on One
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- UPN's Night at the Movies
- WWE SmackDown
{{col-3}}
New series
- The Bad Girl's Guide *
- Britney and Kevin: Chaotic *
- Cuts *
- Kevin Hill
- The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott *
- R U the Girl with T-Boz & Chilli. *
- Second Time Around
- Veronica Mars
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
{{col-end}}
=[[The WB Television Network|The WB]]=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Returning series
- 7th Heaven
- Blue Collar TV
- Charmed
- Everwood
- Flix From the Frog
- Gilmore Girls
- Grounded for Life
- High School Reunion
- One Tree Hill
- Reba
- Smallville
- Steve Harvey's Big Time
- Summerland
- The WB Thursday Night Movie
- What I Like About You
{{col-3}}
New series
- Big Man on Campus
- Drew Carey's Green Screen Show *
- Jack & Bobby
- Living With Fran
- The Mountain
- The Starlet *
{{col-3}}
Not returning from 2003–04:
- All About the Andersons
- Angel
- The Help
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
- Like Family
- Run of the House
- The Surreal Life
- Tarzan
{{col-end}}
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
Renewals and cancellations
=Renewals=
==ABC==
- According to Jim—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Alias—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Boston Legal—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Desperate Housewives—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- George Lopez—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Hope & Faith—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Jake in Progress—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Less than Perfect—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Lost—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Rodney—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
==CBS==
- Cold Case—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- CSI: Miami—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- CSI: NY—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The King of Queens—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- NCIS—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Numbers—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Still Standing—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Two and a Half Men—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Without a Trace—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Yes, Dear—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
==Fox==
- 24—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- American Dad!—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Arrested Development—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The Bernie Mac Show—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- House—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- King of the Hill—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Malcolm in the Middle—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The O.C.—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The Simpsons—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Stacked—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- That '70s Show—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
==NBC==
- Crossing Jordan—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- ER—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Joey—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Las Vegas—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Law & Order—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Medium—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The Office—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Scrubs—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- The West Wing—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Will & Grace—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
==UPN==
- All of Us—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Cuts—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Eve—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Girlfriends—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Half & Half—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- One on One—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Veronica Mars—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
==The WB==
- 7th Heaven—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Charmed—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Everwood—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Gilmore Girls—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Living With Fran—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- One Tree Hill—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Reba—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- Smallville—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
- What I Like About You—Renewed for the 2005–2006 season.
=Cancellations/series endings=
==ABC==
- 8 Simple Rules—Ended after three seasons.
- Blind Justice—Canceled after one season.
- Complete Savages—Canceled after one season.
- Eyes—Canceled after one season.
- Life as We Know It—Canceled after one season.
- My Wife and Kids—Ended after five seasons.
- NYPD Blue—Ended after twelve seasons.
==CBS==
- Center of the Universe—Canceled after one season.
- Clubhouse—Canceled after one season.
- Dr. Vegas—Canceled after one season.
- Everybody Loves Raymond—Ended after nine seasons.
- JAG—Ended after ten seasons.
- Joan of Arcadia—Canceled after two seasons.
- Judging Amy—Ended after six seasons.
- Listen Up—Canceled after one season.
==Fox==
- The Inside—Canceled after one season.
- Jonny Zero—Canceled after one season.
- Life on a Stick—Canceled after one season.
- North Shore—Canceled after one season.
- Point Pleasant—Canceled after one season.
- Quintuplets—Canceled after one season.
- Tru Calling—Canceled after two seasons.
==NBC==
- American Dreams—Ended after three seasons.
- Committed—Canceled after one season.
- Father of the Pride—Canceled after one season.
- Hawaii—Canceled after one season.
- LAX—Canceled after one season.
- Medical Investigation—Canceled after one season.
- Third Watch—Ended after six seasons.
==UPN==
- The Bad Girl's Guide—Canceled after one season.
- Kevin Hill—Canceled after one season.
- Second Time Around—Canceled after one season.
- Star Trek: Enterprise—Ended after four seasons.
==The WB==
- Grounded for Life—Ended after five seasons.
- Jack & Bobby—Canceled after one season.
- The Mountain—Canceled after one season.
- Summerland—Canceled after two seasons.
References
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