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September TV Calendar

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The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during September:

September 3 – The 4th season premiere of Greenleaf will air on OWN at 10 PM

September 3 – Mayans M.C. will air its season premiere on FX at 10 PM

September 4- The 6th season finale Younger will air on TV Land at 10 PM

September 5 – The second season premiere of Titans will air on DC Universe online today

September 8 – The new movie Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery will debut simultaneously on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Channel at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Attorney Claire Darrow (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) defends an old colleague of her mother’s for murder. Things get complex when Claire’s romantic interest, Miles (Tom Cavanagh), is named as prosecuting attorney on the case.

September 9 – The season finale of Grand Hotel will air on ABC at 10:01 PM

September 10 – The 3rd season premiere of Mr. Mercedes will air on the Audience Network (on DirecTV) at 10 PM

September 11 – The Hulu streaming series Four Weddings and a Funeral will air its season finale online today

September 11 – The CW summer series Bulletproof will air its season finale at 8 PM

September 11 – The season finale of BH90210 will air at 9 PM on FOX

September 11 – Queen Sugar will air its season finale on OWN at 9 PM

September 12 – The Netflix series The I-Land will debut online today

Show Synopsis: The 7-episode mystery follows what happens when 10 people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are or how they got there. As the group sets off on a trek to try to get back home, they soon discover this world is not as it seems. The cast includes Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), Michelle Veintimilla (Gotham), Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four and Magic Mike) and Kyle Schmid (Six, Copper and Blood Ties) [among others].

September 12 – The season finale of Reef Break will air at 10 PM on ABC

September 13 – The 8-episode streaming series Unbelievable will debut online on Netflix today

Show Synopsis:  Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever, Justified and Last Man Standing), a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth. The cast will also include Elizabeth Marvel and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

September 14 – The Hallmark Channel movie Forever In My Heart will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Jenna and Charlie (Merritt Patterson and Jack Turner) found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs—back home or in the Emerald Isle.

September 15 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Mystery 101: Words Can Kill will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis (Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha) clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars.

September 18 – The season finale of Pearson will air on the USA Network at 10 PM

September 18 – The 9th season premiere of American Horror Story: 1984 will air on FX at 10 PM

September 20 – The series finale of Killjoys will air on Syfy at 10 PM

September 20 – The new Netflix series Criminal will debut online today

Show Synopsis: The series consists of 12 episodes of 45 minutes with three episodes each set across four countries – France, Spain, Germany and the UK. The drama takes place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. It is a stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama that will focus on the intense mental conflict between the police officer and the suspect in question. The cast includes David Tennant (Doctor Who and Good Omens) and Hayley Atwell (Avengers franchise and Agent Carter).

September 21 – The Hallmark Channel will air a special presentation of the first two episodes of the new original drama When Hope Calls at 9 and 10 PM

September 22 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Mystery 101: Dead Talk will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Amy (Jill Wagner) heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis (Kristoffer Polaha) joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit.

September 22 – The 71st Annual Emmy Awards will air at 8 PM on FOX

September 23 – The season premiere of 9-1-1 will air on FOX at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new drama Prodigal Son at 9 PM

Show Synopsis (Prodigal Son): The series stars Tom Payne (The Walking Dead) as the son of a convicted serial killer (Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex and Good Omens), who has made hunting murderers his life’s work. The series also stars Bellamy Young (Scandal), Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire), Halston Sage (The Orville) and Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls).

September 23 – The new CBS legal drama All Rise will debut at 9 PM followed by the 4th season premiere of Bull at 10 PM

Show Synopsis (All Rise): This courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be. The cast includes Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie and Daredevil), Jessica Camacho (Sleepy Hollow), J. Alex Brinson (Travelers) and Marg Helgenberger (CSI and China Beach).

September 23 – The Good Doctor will air its season premiere on ABC at 10 PM

September 23 – The new NBC legal drama Bluff City Law will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Coming from a famous Memphis family known for taking on injustice, brilliant lawyer Sydney Strait (relative newcomer Caitlyn McGee) used to work at her father Elijah’s (Jimmy Smits) celebrated law firm until their tumultuous relationship got in the way. After barely speaking to him for years, Sydney is suddenly thrust back into the family fold when her philanthropist mother passes away unexpectedly. In the wake of her loss, hoping to reconnect with the daughter he loves, Elijah asks Sydney to rejoin his firm. She agrees because despite her lingering resentment and distrust, she knows that working alongside her father is her best hope at changing the world…if they can ever get along. The cast includes Barry Sloane (Revenge and Six).

September 24 – The new seasons of NCIS, FBI and NCIS: New Orleans will all get started on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

September 24 – The season premiere of The Resident will air on FOX at 8 PM followed by the final season premiere of Empire at 9 PM

September 24 – The 4th season premiere of This Is Us will air at 9 PM on NBC followed by the 2nd season premiere of New Amsterdam at 10 PM

September 24 – The new ABC drama Emergence will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: The series is about a police chief (Alison Tolman, Fargo) who takes in a young child (Alexa Swinton, Billions) she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all. The show also stars Donald Faison (Scrubs), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption and Sleepy Hollow), Zabryna Guevara (New Amsterdam and Gotham) and Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist).

September 25 – The series finale of Suits will air at 9 PM on the USA Network

September 25 – The season premieres of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. all air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

September 25 – The new ABC drama Stumptown will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel, the series follows Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders from How I Met Your Mother) – a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon. Her military intelligence skills make her a great PI, but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and not quite in alliance with the police. The cast also includes Michael Ealy (Almost Human and Secrets and Lies), Tantoo Cardinal (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Outlander), Camryn Manheim (Ghost Whisperer and The Practice) and Jake Johnson (New Girl).

September 26 – The Outpost will air its season finale on The CW at 9 PM

September 26 – The season premieres of Grey’s Anatomy, A Million Little Things and How To Get Away with Murder will air on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

September 26 – The new thriller series Evil will debut at 10 PM on CBS

Show Synopsis: The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist (Katja Herbers, Manhattan and Westworld) who joins a priest-in-training (Mike Colter, Luke Cage) and a carpenter (Aasif Mandvi, Blue Bloods and A Series of Unfortunate Events) as they investigate the Church’s backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there is a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. The cast includes Kurt Fuller (Supernatural and Psych) and Michael Emerson (Person of Interest and Lost).

September 26 – The 21st season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air at 10 PM on NBC

September 27 – The new Netflix streaming series The Politician will debut online today

Show Synopsis: Payton Hobart (Broadway star Ben Platt) has known since childhood that he’s going to be President of the United States; but first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school. The cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Judith Light, Zoey Deutch and Bette Midler.

September 27 – The season premiere of Hawaii Five-0, Magnum PI and Blue Bloods will air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

September 27 – The 4th season premiere of the Syfy thriller Van Helsing will air at 10 PM

September 29 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ruby (Taylor Cole) and Detective Killian (Stephen Huszar) investigate a suspicious fatal car accident. With their yin and yang relationship, they solve the case, until Ruby finds new evidence that they may have it all wrong.

September 29 – The season finale of Chesapeake Shores will air on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM

September 29 – The season premiere of God Friended Me will air at the special time of 8:30 PM on CBS followed by the season premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles at the special time of 9:30 PM

September 29 – The season finale of Pennyworth will air on EPIX at 9 PM followed by the debut of Godfather of Harlem at 10 PM

Show Synopsis (Godfather of Harlem): Inspired by the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from 10 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. The show will also star Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Giancarole Esposito (Breaking Bad) and Ilfenesh Hadera (Deception) and Lucy Fry (Vampire Academy).

September 29 – The Durrells in Corfu will air its 4th season premiere on PBS at 8 PM followed by the season premiere of the final season of Poldark at 9 PM

September 29 – The 2nd season premiere of The Rookie will air on ABC at 10 PM

September 29 – The season finale of Fear the Walking Dead will air at 9 PM followed by the series finale of Preacher at 10 PM on AMC

Mark your calendars!

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the long-awaited return of Bridgerton, is curious about the debut of Orphan Black: Echoes and the 3rd and final season of Sweet Tooth coming in June, and the season finales of the abbreviated 2023-2024 TV season. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.