FX is wasting no time in getting the season premiere of NCIS on the air over here. The opener to season six, which began in the US on Tuesday, will air here this Sunday at 9pm. (Update: although frustratingly, it seems, the rest of the season will then be kept back until early '09)

It looks like UK networks have finally started to realise the necessity of airing US shows on a fast turnaround basis. Sky1 is well-versed in the practice, doing so with staples such as Lost, 24, Prison Break and the soon-to-start Fringe, but others are following suit this season too.

As previously revealed on Tube Talk, the new season of Desperate Housewives begins on Channel 4 next month, with a delay of just three weeks on US broadcast (exact TX details over on The PLP).

Heroes is also back on BBC Two and Three next week, with a delay of just nine days on US TX.

There are some notable exceptions, though. ITV2 is keeping back Gossip Girl and Supernatural until January, preferring to air the season in full, without any breaks. Five does likewise with CSI and House, and as for when E4 will get round to the new season of Smallville - well, your guess is as good as mine.

Perhaps the biggest offender of all is Grey's Anatomy, which starts its fifth season in the US tonight but has only just begun its fourth season here on Living.

What do you think? Do you want your shows now, with the possibility of interruption, or would you prefer to wait a few months longer? And which shows really should be on air sooner? Add your comments to this entry below!