Guide to Winter TV Premiere Dates, New Shows and Returning Favorites

You’ve eaten more turkey than you can handle, stuffed your face with ham, drank more Egg Nog than humanly possible, and devoured more pies than any of your family members. Now, as we get ready to tackle 2011, it’s time for your TV favorites and new potential hits to entertain you. But what starts when and what new shows are invading your TV? The Yak is here to help you out, so check out our Winter TV guide below (all times EST, new shows bold) … and enjoy those leftovers! If we missed anything, comment and let us know in our FORUMS and we’ll update the list!

Sunday, Jan. 2 ~

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), 8pm

CSI: Miami (CBS), 8pm

Desperate Housewives (ABC), 9pm

Undercover Boss (CBS), 9pm

Brothers & Sisters (ABC), 10pm

Monday, Jan. 3 ~

The Bachelor (ABC), 8pm

How I Met Your Mother (CBS), 8pm

Rules of Engagement (CBS), 8:30pm

Two and a Half Men (CBS), 9pm

Mike & Molly (CBS), 9:30pm

Hawaii 5-0 (CBS), 10pm

Castle (ABC), 10pm

Tuesday, Jan. 4 ~

The Biggest Loser: Couples Edition (NBC), 8pm

Paula Abdul’s Live to Dance (CBS), 8pm

No Ordinary Family (ABC), 8pm

Million Dollar Money Drop (Fox), 9pm

V (ABC), 9pm

Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC), 10pm

Parenthood (NBC), 10pm

Southland (TNT), 10pm

Wednesday, Jan. 5 ~

The Middle (ABC), 8pm

Human Target (Fox), 8pm

Paula Abdul’s Live to Dance (CBS), 8pm *time-period premiere

Minute to Win It (NBC), 8pm

Better With You (ABC), 8:30pm

Friday Night Lights (DirecTV’s 101), 9pm

Modern Family (ABC), 9pm

Law & Order: SVU (NBC), 9pm

Cougar Town (ABC), 9:30pm

Thursday, Jan. 6 ~

Big Bang Theory (CBS), 8pm

Wipeout (ABC), 8pm

Million Dollar Money Drop (Fox), 8pm

$#*! My Dad Says (CBS), 8:30pm

CSI (CBS), 9pm

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), 9pm

Private Practice (ABC), 10pm

The Mentalist (CBS), 10pm

Friday, Jan. 7 ~

Medium (CBS), 8pm

Supernanny (ABC), 8pm

CSI: NY (CBS), 9pm

Blue Bloods (CBS), 10pm

Sunday, Jan. 9 ~

The Simpsons (Fox), 8pm

Bob’s Burgers (Fox), 8:30 pm

Family Guy (Fox), 9pm

Californication (Showtime), 9pm

The Cape (NBC), 9pm

The Cleveland Show (Fox), 9:30pm

Episodes (Showtime), 9:30pm

Shameless (Showtime), 10pm

Monday, Jan. 10 ~

Lie to Me (Fox), 8pm

Tuesday, Jan. 11 ~

NCIS (CBS), 8pm

NCIS: LA (CBS), 9pm

The Good Wife (CBS), 10pm

Lights Out (FX), 10pm

Wednesday, Jan. 12

Criminal Minds (CBS), 9pm

Chase (NBC), 9pm

Off the Map (ABC), 10pm

The Defenders (CBS), 10pm

Sunday, Jan. 16

American Dad (Fox), 7:30pm

Big Love (HBO), 10pm

Monday, Jan. 17 ~

House (Fox), 8pm

Chuck (NBC), 8pm

The Cape (NBC), 9pm *time-period premiere

Harry’s Law (NBC), 10pm

Tuesday, Jan. 18 ~

White Collar (USA), 10pm

Wednesday, Jan. 19 ~

American Idol (Fox), 8pm

Blue Bloods (CBS), 10pm *new time-period

Thursday, Jan. 20 ~

Community (NBC), 8pm

American Idol (Fox), 8pm *time-period premiere

Perfect Couples (NBC), 8:30pm

Royal Pains (USA), 9pm

The Office (NBC), 9pm

Bones (Fox), 9pm

Parks & Recreation (NBC), 9:30pm

Fairly Legal (USA), 10pm

30 Rock (NBC), 10pm

Outsourced (NBC), 10:30pm

Friday, Jan. 21 ~

Kitchen Nightmares (Fox), 8pm

Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC), 8pm

Fringe (Fox), 9pm

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Starz), 10pm

Monday, Jan. 24 ~

90210 (CW), 8pm

Gossip Girl (CW), 9pm

Tuesday, Jan. 25 ~

One Tree Hill (CW), 8pm

Hellcats (CW), 9pm

Wednesday, Jan. 26 ~

Human Target (Fox), 9pm *time-period premiere

Thursday, Jan 27 ~

Vampire Diaries (CW), 8pm

Nikita (CW), 9pm

Archer (FX), 10pm

Friday, Jan. 28 ~

Smallville (CW), 8pm

Supernatural (CW), 9pm

Friday, Feb. 4 ~

The Defenders (CBS), 8pm *time-period premiere

Sunday, Feb. 6 ~

Glee (Fox), after Superbowl

Monday, Feb. 7 ~

The Chicago Code (Fox), 9pm

Tuesday, Feb. 8 ~

Glee (Fox), 8pm *returns to time-period

Raising Hope (Fox), 9pm

Traffic Light (Fox), 9:30pm

Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC), 10pm

Wednesday, Feb. 9 ~

Mr. Sunshine (ABC), 9:30pm

Justified (FX), 10pm

Wednesday, Feb. 16 ~

Survivor: Redemption Island (CBS), 8pm

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS), 10pm

Sunday, Feb. 20 ~

The Amazing Race: All-Stars (CBS), 8pm

Monday, Feb. 21 ~

Mad Love (CBS), 8:30pm

Wednesday, Feb. 23 ~

America’s Next Top Model (CW), 8pm

Shedding for the Wedding (CW), 9pm

Thursday, Feb. 24 ~

Rules of Engagement (CBS), 8:30pm *time-period premiere

Monday, Feb. 28 ~

The Event (NBC), 9pm

Sunday, Mar. 6 ~

Celebrity Apprentice (NBC), 9pm

Wednesday, Mar. 16 ~

America’s Next Great Restaurant (NBC), 9pm

The Marriage Ref (NBC), 10pm

Tuesday, Mar. 29 ~

Body of Proof (ABC), 10pm

Friday, Apr. 1 ~

Chaos (CBS), 8pm

Breaking In (Fox), 9pm

Camelot (Starz), 10pm

Wednesday, Apr. 13 ~

Happy Endings (ABC), 10pm