With Christmas now safely out of the way, the US TV schedules kick off again with some degree of normality, and as a result, lots of our favourite shows are about to start new seasons, or the back end of their current run.

Here’s when everything is back…

30 Rock: returns this Thursday
Battlestar Galactica: Friday! Friday! Friday!
Big Love: 18th January
Chuck: 2nd February
Dexter: season ended, back in the Autumn
Family Guy: 18th January
Fringe: 20th January
Heroes: 2nd February
House: 19th January
King of the Hill: 18th January
Life on Mars: 28th January
Lost: 21st January
The Simpsons: 18th January
South Park: 11th March
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: 13th February

Meanwhile, in the UK, we’re currently awaiting a start date for the currently-in-production second season of Ashes to Ashes, which is expected back by Easter at the latest. Easter is the expected date of the next Doctor Who special, too. We’ll keep you posted…

14 January 2009