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'Dancing with the Stars' will kick off the all-star edition on September 25, while 'Happy Endings' and 'Last Man Standing' will not return until late October and early November respectively.

• Jul 27, 2012

AceShowbiz - ABC has finally revealed the 2012 fall premiere dates for its programs, including the highly anticipated "Dancing with the Stars" all-star edition. The fifteenth installment of the reality series will debut with the first performance show on Monday, September 24, the same day "Castle" will return with its fifth season. The first result show in "DWTS" season 15 will air the next day at 8 P.M., followed by the new season premiere of "Private Practice" two hours later.

On Wednesday, September 26, "The Middle" will get a special one-hour premiere before "Modern Family" launches its own new season at 9 o'clock. Newbie "The Neighbors" will be introduced after the return of the Emmy-winning comedy, before it airs on its regular time slot (Wednesday 8:30 P.M.) starting October 3. "Suburgatory", which was originally slated to take the pre-"Modern Family" slot, is now moved to 9:30 P.M. and will debut its second season on October 17.

Other comedies, "Happy Endings" and."Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23", will return later on Tuesday, October 23. Meanwhile, sophomore comedy "Last Man Standing" starring Tim Allen and rookie "Malibu Country" featuring Reba McEntire will be kept by the network until Friday, November 2.

"Revenge", which is moved to Sundays starting this fall, will premiere its second season on September 30, the same day "Once Upon a Time" returns with its new season and "666 Park Avenue" kicks off its first season.

"Revenge" showrunner Mike Kelley recently spilled that "for season two, we flash forward to the end of summer again and then a real terrible event that occurs, and then we bring the audience back to the beginning of the summer." Of the general idea of the storyline in season 2, he said, "This one is about destiny. It's about whether you have a hand in your own destiny or whether it's all laid out for you. So this season is all about free will vs. fate."

Friday, September 14 8:00-9:00 P.M."Shark Tank" 9:00-10:00 P.M."What Would You Do?" 10:00-11:00 P.M."20/20"

Monday, September 24 8:00-10:00 P.M."Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" 10:00-11:00 P.M."Castle"

Tuesday, September 25 8:00-10:00 P.M."Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" 10:00-11:00 P.M."Private Practice"

Wednesday, September 26 8:00-9:00 P.M."The Middle" (special one-hour premiere) 9:00-9:30 P.M."Modern Family" 9:30-10:00 P.M."The Neighbors" (series premiere)

Thursday, September 27 8:00-9:00 P.M."Last Resort" 9:00-10:00 P.M."Grey's Anatomy" 10:00-11:00 P.M."Scandal"

Sunday, September 30 8:00-9:00 P.M."Once Upon a Time" 9:00-10:00 P.M."Revenge" 10:00-11:00 P.M."666 Park Avenue"

Wednesday, October 3 8:30-9:00 P.M."The Neighbors" (regular time period premiere)

Sunday, October 7 7:00-8:00 P.M."America's Funniest Home Videos"

Wednesday, October 10 10:00-11:00 P.M."Nashville"

Wednesday, October 17 9:30-10:00 P.M."Suburgatory"

Tuesday, October 23 9:00-9:30 P.M. "Happy Endings" 9:30-10:00 P.M."Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23"

Friday, November 2 8:00-8:30 P.M."Last Man Standing" 8:30-9:00 P.M."Malibu Country" 9:00-10:00 P.M."Shark Tank" (new time period premiere)