ABC sets Fall premiere dates

ABC has outlined the premiere dates for its slate of returning shows and two new series this Fall.

Season seven of Dancing With The Stars will begin with a two-hour performance special on Monday, September 22, followed by the fifth season debut of Boston Legal.

Dancing will return for a special one-off performance show the following night, and the results show the day after that, before the results move to their regular Tuesday night slot on September 30.

The first of the network's new series, Ashton Kutcher-produced family gameshow Opportunity Knocks, will be introduced on Tuesday, September 23.

Thursday, September 25, will see the return of Ugly Betty for a third season, leading in to a two-hour premiere for the fifth run of Grey's Anatomy.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will return on Sunday, September 28, followed by new season starts for Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.

The second run of Pushing Daisies will begin on Wednesday, October 1, leading in to season premieres for Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.

Reality pair Wife Swap and Supernanny will return on Friday, October 3, and sitcom Samantha Who? will enter a second season on Monday, October 6, following Dancing.

ABC's only new scripted series, based on UK hit Life On Mars, will be introduced on October 9, completing a regular Thursday lineup up of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and LOM.

Finally, legal drama Eli Stone will return for a second season on Tuesday, October 14, with a lead in from the Dancing results show.

"We are very excited about the return of our core group of shows from last Fall. They dominated for us, and it will be great to see viewers reconnect," said ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson.