Channel Nine has unveiled its programming schedule for the first week of the years ratings season, beginning Sunday, January 31.

Some of the shows the network will return include: Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Getaway, 20 to 1, Without a Trace, Cold Case and the final episode of the highly successful series Survivor: Samoa.

On February 7, Nine hopes its coverage of the Winter Olympics will caterpult it ahead of its rivals in the early part of the year.

Here is a closer look at Nine’s first week of ratings programming:

Sunday Jan 31

7:00pm Nine News

7:30pm One Day Series: Aus v Pakistan contd.

11:15pm Movie: Presumed Innocent

Mon Feb 1

6:00pm Nine News

6:30pm A Current Affair

7:00pm Two and a Half Men

7:30pm Two and a Half Men. Series Return.

8:00pm The Big Bang Theory. Series Return.

8:30pm The Mentalist

9:30pm TBA

10:30pm CSI: Miami

11:30pm Nightline

Tue Feb 2

7:30pm Survivor: Samoa. 2 hr finale

9:30pm Survivor: Samoa. Reunion

10:20pm Kitchen Nightmares: USA.

11:20pm Nightline

Wed Feb 3

7:30pm Two and a Half Men

8:00pm Customs. New Series

8:30pm Cold Case

9:30pm Cold Case

10:30pm Without a Trace

11:30pm Nightline

Thu Feb 4

7:30pm Getaway. New Series.

8:30pm Adults Only 20 to 1

9:30pm CSI: NY

10:30pm CSI: NY

Fri Feb 5

7:30pm Twenty 20: Aus v Pakistan (Bris: check local guide)

10:30pm Movie: Executive Decision rpt (9:30pm Bris)

1:10am Movie: Storytelling (12:10am Bris)

Sat Feb 6

7:30pm Movie: Looney Tunes Back in Action

9:30pm Movie: Vertical Limit

12:00am Movie: Ripley’s Game

2:10am Movie: Carry On Screaming

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