Fall TV Shows 2013: CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC, and CW Premiere schedule of new/returning shows

CBS hit show How I Met Your Mother. (CBS/File)

The fall TV premiere season has already kicked off but this week will be the biggest week of the month beginning with Monday night premieres of your favorite shows "How I Met Your Mother" season 9, reality singing-competition show "The Voice" season 5, "Castle" season 6, and "2 Broke Girls" returning. Also premiereing September 23 are new shows:  "Mom" (CBS), "Hostages" (CBS) and "The Blacklist" (NBC).

Tonight's "How I Met Your Mother" premiere of the finale season is expected to draw millions of viewers in a special hour-long airing of the show. The finale series will finally introduce the mother's character and delve into her relationship with Ted.

On September 24, the new series "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD," will premiere on ABC.

Last week, new series "Sleepy Hollow" premiered on Fox, and "Bones" returned for a new season. ABC's "Dancing with the Stars", new series "Dads" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premiered. Favorite shows "New Girl" and "The Mindy Project" also returned for its third and second season respectively.

See below for a full list of all new/returning TV shows for fall 2013:

Sept. 23
8 p.m.: How I Met Your Mother (one-hour season premiere) (CBS)
8 p.m.: The Voice (NBC)
9 p.m.: 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
9:30 p.m.: Mom (new series) (CBS)
10 p.m.: Castle (ABC)
10 p.m.: Hostages (new series) (CBS)
10 p.m.: The Blacklist (new series) (NBC)

Sept. 24
8 p.m.: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
8 p.m.: NCIS (CBS)
9 p.m.: The Goldbergs (ABC)
9 p.m.: NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
9: 30 p.m.: Tropy Wife (ABC)
10 p.m.: Lucky 7 (ABC)
10 p.m.: Person of Interest (CBS)
10 p.m.: Chicago Fire (NBC)

Sept. 25
8 p.m.: The Middle (ABC)
8 p.m.: Revolution (NBC)
8: 30 p.m.: Back in the Game (ABC)
9 p.m.: Modern Family (ABC)
9 p.m.: Criminal Minds (CBS)
9 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
10 p.m.: Nashville (ABC)
10 p.m.: CSI (CBS)

Sept. 26
8 p.m.: The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
8 p.m.: Parks and Recreation (NBC)
8:30 p.m.: The Millers (new series) (CBS)
9 p.m.: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
9 p.m.: Glee (Fox)
9 p.m.: The Crazy Ones (new series) (CBS)
9 p.m.: The Michael J. Fox Show (new series) (NBC)
9:30 p.m.: Two and a Half Men (CBS)
10 p.m.: Elementary (CBS)
10 p.m.: Parenthood (NBC)

Sept. 27
8 p.m.: Undercover Boss (CBS)
8 p.m.: MasterChef Junior (new series) (Fox)
9 p.m.: Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
9 p.m.: Dateline (NBC)
10 p.m.: Blue Bloods (CBS)

Sept. 28
10 p.m.: 48 Hours (CBS)

Sept. 29
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes (CBS)
8 p.m.: Once Upon a Time (ABC)
8 p.m.: The Amazing Race (CBS)
8 p.m.: The Simpsons (Fox)
8:30 p.m.: Bob's Burgers (Fox)
9 p.m.: Revenge (ABC)
9 p.m.: The Good Wife (CBS)
9 p.m.: Family Guy (Fox)
9: 30 p.m.: American Dad (Fox)
10 p.m.: Betrayal (ABC)
10 p.m.: The Mentalist (CBS)

Sept. 30
8:30 p.m.: We Are Men (CBS)

Oct. 2
9 p.m.: Super Fun Night (ABC)
10 p.m.: Ironside (new series) (NBC)

Oct. 3
8:30 p.m.: Welcome to the Family (new series) (NBC)
9 p.m.: Sean Saves the World (new series) (NBC)
10 p.m.: Scandal (ABC)

Oct. 6
7 p.m.: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

Oct. 7
8 p.m.: Hart of Dixie (CW)
9 p.m.: Beauty and the Beast (CW)

Oct. 8
8 p.m.: The Biggest Loser (NBC)

Oct. 9
8 p.m.: Arrow (CW)
9 p.m.: The Tomorrow People (CW
10 p.m. American Horror Story (FX)

Oct. 10
8 p.m.: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC)
8 p.m.: The Vampire Diaries (CW)
9 p.m.: Reign (new series) (CW)

Oct. 15
8 p.m.: The Originals (new series) (CW)

Oct. 25
8 p.m.: The Carrie Diaries (CW)
9 p.m.: America's Next Top Model: Guys and Girls (CW)
9 p.m.: Grimm (NBC)
10 p.m.: Dracula (new series) (NBC)

Nov. 4
8 p.m.: Almost Human (new series) (Fox)

Nov. 8
9 p.m.: Raising Hope (Fox)
9: 30 p.m.: Enlisted (new series) (Fox)

Feb. 24
10 p.m.: Intelligence (new series) (CBS)

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