ABC unveils 2011-2012 premiere dates

Published Jun 27 2011, 20:50 BST  |  By Tara Fowler

ABC has revealed the premiere dates for its 2011 fall season.

Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy and Modern Family will all return at the end of September, while new shows such as Charlie's Angels, Last Man Standing, and Man Up! have also been given premiere dates.

The news-based show 20/20 will be first to return on Friday, September 16 at 10pm.

Meanwhile, Monday, September 19 will see the two-hour premiere of the 13th season of the reality competition Dancing with the Stars at 8pm, followed by the popular police-procedural Castle at 10pm.

Dancing with the Stars will air its results show at 9pm starting Tuesday, September 20, followed by the Dana Delany medical drama Body of Proof at 10pm.

Wednesday, September 21 will see the special one-hour premieres of the comedy series The Middle and Modern Family at 8pm and 9pm respectively. The series premiere of Revenge, which focuses on a young woman who moves to a new community in order to exact revenge on those responsible for destroying her family, will follow at 10pm.

Charlie's Angels - starring Rachael Taylor, Minka Kelly and Annie Ilonzeh as the titular trio - will debut on Thursday, September 22 at 8pm. Grey's Anatomy returns for a special two-hour premiere starting at 9pm.

On Sunday, September 25, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will debut at 7pm in a special two-hour premiere, followed by Desperate Housewives at 9pm and the new 1960s airline drama Pan Am at 10pm.

The new series Suburgatory, which follows a divorced father and his daughter moving to the suburbs, premieres on Wednesday, September 28 at 8.30pm. Meanwhile, Happy Endings returns for its second season at 9.30pm.

Private Practice commences its fifth season on Thursday, September 29 at 10pm after a new episode of Grey's Anatomy.

America's Funniest Home Videos kicks off a new season on Sunday, October 2 at 7pm.

Tuesday, October 11 sees the special one-hour premiere of Tim Allen's new comedy series Last Man Standing, which focuses on a married man who tries to hang onto his manliness in a house full of women.

Another new comedy series, Man Up!, which follows three men as they try to get in touch with their inner tough guys, premieres Tuesday, October 18 at 8.30pm.

On Friday, October 21, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition moves from its previous time slot on Sundays at 7pm to Fridays at 8pm.

Sunday, October 23 sees the premiere of Once Upon a Time, a series that is inspired by classic fairy tale stories set in the present day.

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