Spring 2009 Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Preview

Most of the shows that premiered in Fall are now winding down for their Winter hiatuses, while the networks are busy preparing their schedules to round out the rest of the 2008-09 season. Eight series in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre will bow in the 2009 half of the season which includes five returning series and three new ones. In addition, NBC’s The Last Templar mini-series will air in January and at some point FOX will role out its pilot Virtuality. A few of series will get shuffled as FOX’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will move to Fridays at 8 PM EST to act as the lead-in to freshman series Dollhouse and Life on Mars will journey to Wednesdays at 10 PM to lead-out Lost’s fifth season return. NBC had planned a Sunday night fantasy block which would have had new shows Merlin and Kings sandwiching returning series Medium, but they have since scrapped this plan. Medium goes back to the Monday 10 PM slot it had last year, while Kings gets shifted to Thursday at 10 PM and Merlin gets left in the cold for the time being.

Below is the list of series that will premiere in 2009. Click on the series link to read our full preview entry for each show. Also below, is the schedule for next year as it currently stands. Go to our 2008-09 Season site for more information on the schedule and for updates on all of the shows from the current season. And come back next week for Johnny Jay’s Mid-Season wrap up and thoughts on the upcoming Spring 2009 shows.

Spring 2009 New Series (click on link for preview entry):
Dollhouse
Cupid
Kings

Spring 2009 Returning Series (click on link for preview entry):
Battlestar Galactica
Kyle XY
Lost
Medium
Reaper

Spring 2009 Mini-Series / Pilots (click on link for preview entry):
The Last Templar
Virtuality


Spring 2009 Schedule:

Sundays

7:00 PM
CW – Jericho (Repeats)

Mondays

8:00 PM
NBC – Chuck (Returns February 2nd)
ABC Family – Kyle XY (Returns January 12th)

9:00 PM
NBC – Heroes (Returns February 2nd)

10:00 PM
NBC – Medium (Returns February 2nd)

Tuesdays

9:00 PM
CBS – The Mentalist
CW – Reaper (Returns March 17th)
FOX – Fringe (Returns January)
Sci Fi – Eureka (Return tbd)

10:00 PM
ABC – Cupid (Premieres March 24th)

Wednesdays

8:00 PM
NBC – Knight Rider (Returns February)

9:00 PM
ABC – Lost (Returns January 21st)

10:00 PM
ABC – Life on Mars (Returns January 28th)

Thursdays

8:00 PM
CW – Smallville (Returns January 15th)

9:00 PM – Supernatural (Returns January 15th)

10:00 PM
CBS – The Eleventh Hour (Returns February)
NBC – Kings (Premieres March 19th)

Fridays

8:00 PM
CBS – The Ghost Whisperer
FOX – The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Returns February)
Cartoon – Batman: The Brave and the Bold

9:00 PM
FOX – Dollhouse (Premieres February 13th)
Cartoon – Star Wars: The Clone Wars

10:00 PM
Sci Fi – Battlestar Galactica (Premieres January 16th)

Cancelled:
Eli Stone (ABC)
My Own Worst Enemy (NBC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Valentine (CW)

In Limbo:
Merlin (NBC)
99 Stories (AMC)