TV: Thursday Hot List

There are two big events on TV tonight-one a brand new show premiere and the other a highly anticipated return. First up is one of the most buzzed about new shows on the fall line-up-Flash Forward. This is the show that ABC is hoping will placate Lost fanatics while they wait for the show to return (for its very last season, no less) in January. The plot is simple-the entire world blacks out and gets a look at their future. Some like what they see, others not so much-and some are just plain confused. Each week, the pieces of what happened start to come together.

And we don't know about you, its taken us all summer long to get over the emotionally draining season finale of Grey's Anatomy and with the premiere finally here-we hope we can stay strong during what we know is going to be a heartbreaking two hours. With T.R. Knight officially gone from the cast-and Katherine Heigl definitely back on board-lets just say that you best break out the tissues. In the opener, George has officially died and the doctors all find ways to deal with their grief.

8pm

Survivor: Samoa (CBS)

Flash Forward (ABC)

Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (NBC)

Bones (FOX)

Vampire Diaries (CW)

My First Place (HGTV)

8:30pm

Parks and Recreation (NBC)

9pm

Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Supernatural  (CW)

Fringe (FOX)

The Office (NBC)

18 Kids and Counting (Discovery Health)

House Hunters (HGTV)

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (MTV)

Police Women of Broward County (TLC)

9:30pm

Community (NBC)

10pm

The Mentalist (CBS)

Jay Leno Show (NBC)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)

LA Ink (TLC)

11pm

Models of the Runway (Lifetime)

11:30pm

Conan - guest Joel McHale (NBC)