Remember when the concept of the annual TV "season" was simple? Most shows started in September and ended in May, and there wasn't much on during the summer. Well, there's still not much on during the summer, but these days, networks are rolling out new programming on a year-round basis... so we've put together this list of upcoming season and series premieres to help you keep track of what's ahead. Go ahead, hit that "bookmark" button—we'll keep it updated the schedule changes and new premiere dates are announced.

OCTOBER

The Walking Dead will return October 14, 2012.

Thursday, October 11:
8 pm The Vampire Diaries (Season 4 Premiere) – The CW
9 pm Beauty And The Beast (Series Premiere episode repeats Friday 10/12 at 9 pm) – The CW
10 pm It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 8 Premiere) – FX
10:30 pm The League (Season 4 Premiere) – FX
11 pm Brand X with Russell Brand (Season Premiere) – FX

Sunday, October 14:
9 pm The Walking Dead (Season 3 Premiere) – AMC
11 pm Talking Dead (Season Premiere) – AMC
11:30 pm Comic Book Men (Season 2 Premiere) – AMC

Tuesday, October 16:
9 pm Emily Owens, M.D. (Series Premiere) – The CW
9 pm Second Presidential Debate [LIVE] (News Event) – Various
10 pm Chasing Classic Cars (Season 2 Premiere) – Velocity
10 pm Underemployed (Series Premiere) – MTV
11 pm Flashpoint (Season 5 Premiere) – ION

Wednesday, October 17:
9:30 pm Suburgatory (Season 2 Premiere) – ABC
10 pm American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2 Premiere) – FX
10 pm Devil You Know (Season 3 Premiere) – ID

Friday, October 19:
8 pm Whitney (Season 2 Premiere) – NBC
8:30 pm Community (Season 4 Premiere) – NBC
9 pm Nikita (Season 3 Premiere) – The CW
9 pm Killer Karaoke (Series Premiere) – trueTV
10 pm Hunted (Series Premiere) – Cinemax

Monday, October 22:
9 pm RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race (Season 5 Premiere) – Logo
9 pm Third Presidential Debate [LIVE] (News Event) – Various
10 pm Untucked: All Stars (Season Premiere) – Logo
10 pm Richard Hammond's Crash Course (Season 2 Premiere) – BBC America

Tuesday, October 23:
9 pm Happy Endings (Season 3 Premiere) – ABC
9:30 pm Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (Season 2 Premiere) – ABC

Wednesday, October 24:
9 pm The Houstons: On Our Own (Season 3 Premiere) – Lifetime

Friday, October 26:
8 pm Touch (Season 2 Premiere) – FOX

Saturday, October 27:
11 pm D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List (Series Premiere) – Comedy Central

Wednesday, October 30:
10 pm The Baby Wait (Series Premiere) – Logo

NOVEMBER

Friday, November 2:
8 pm Undercover Boss (Season 4 Premiere) – CBS
8 pm Last Man Standing (Season 2 Premiere) – ABC
8:30 pm Malibu Country (Series Premiere) – ABC
9 pm Shark Tank (new time period premiere) – ABC
10 pm Brides of Beverly Hills (Season 2 Premiere) – TLC

Sunday, November 4:
9 pm The Next Iron Chef: Redemption (Season 5 Premiere) – Food
9 pm Real Housewives Of Atlanta (Season 5 Premiere) - Bravo

Monday, November 5:
10 pm Dangerous Grounds (Series moves to its regular Tuesday 9 pm timeslot on November 13th.) – Travel

Thursday, November 8:
10 pm Bada Bling Brides (One-hour special) – TLC

Saturday, November 10:
10 pm Wedding Band (Series Premiere) – TBS

Sunday, November 11:
10 pm Browncoats Unite (Series Premiere) – Science

Friday, November 12:
10 pm Catfish: The TV Show (Series Premiere) – MTV
10 pm Breaking Magic (Series Premiere) – Discovery
11 pm The World of Jenks (Season 2 Premiere) – MTV

Tuesday, November 13:
9 pm Dangerous Grounds (Series Premiere) – Travel
9 pm Total Blackout (Season 2 Premiere) – Syfy

Thursday, November 15:
10 pm Jersey Brides (Two back-to-back 30-minute specials) – TLC

Monday, November 19:
9 pm The Layover with Anthony Bourdain (Season 2 Premiere) – Travel
9:30 pm Marrying The Game (Series Premiere) – Vh1

Thursday, November 22:
10 pm Along For The Bride (Series Premiere) – TLC

Tuesday, November 27:
TBA Rizzoli & Isles (Season Premiere) – TNT
TBA Leverage (Season Premiere) – TNT

Tuesday, January 8, 2013:
TBA Cougar Town (Season 4 Premiere) – TBS

Sunday, January 13, 2013:
9 pm Shameless (Season 3 Premiere) – Showtime
10 pm House Of Lies (Season 2 Premiere) – Showtime
10:30 pm Californication (Season 6 Premiere) – Showtime

Monday, January 28, 2013:
TBA Dallas (Season 2 Premiere) – TNT

Monday, February 4, 2013:
TBA Monday Mornings (Series Premiere) – TNT

Wednesday, February 13, 2013:
TBA Southland (Season 5 Premiere) – TNT

Wednesday, February 27, 2013:
TBA Boston's Finest (Working Title) – TNT

Which upcoming season and series premieres are you most excited about?

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