NBC announces 2009 Fall Premieres

Finally NBC is announcing the premiere dates for its fall 2009 shows! The new season starts over a two-week period starting with Sunday Night Football, and continuing the series premiere of its new shows “Community” and “Trauma”.

“Heroes” premieres on September 21 for a two-hour season opener from 8-10 p.m., but resumes its regular time slot on September 28 at 8-9 p.m. to give Trauma its 9pm slot. “The Jay Leno Show” fills the late-primetime at 10 pm. every night.

Also, NBC Universal Media will launch its fall season with the Summer Press Tour on Wednesday August 5 at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena.

Here’s the first two weeks of the NBC Fall Season:

SEPTEMBER 13
7-8:15 p.m. – Football Night in America
8:15-11 p.m. – NBC Sunday Night Football

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW (Series Premiere)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8-10 p.m. – The Biggest Loser
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. – Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
8:30-9 p.m. – Parks and Recreation
9-9:30 p.m. – The Office
9:30-10 p.m. – COMMUNITY (series premiere – moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; 30 Rock returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8-10 p.m. – Heroes (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28)
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-9 p.m. – PARENTHOOD (Series Premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order
9-10 p.m. – Southland
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m. – Dateline NBC
9-10 p.m. – Drama encore broadcast
10-11 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (encore broadcast)
11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Saturday Night Live

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
8-9 p.m. – Heroes
9-10 p.m. – TRAUMA (Series Premiere)
10-11 p.m. – THE JAY LENO SHOW