QotD: Set Your DVR

What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why? 
Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.

Because I live and die by my DVR, I don't really know what time most of these shows are on...

Sundays:

• The Venture Brothers (Cartoon Network) - Hard to explain and even harder to introduce to newbies, this skewed take on Johnny Quest-type cartoons is awesomely weird. Plus, Patrick Warburton provides one of the voices.
• Family Guy (Fox)
• The Simpsons (Fox)
• Desperate Housewives (ABC) - I don't even know why I'm still watching this show. Yet I do.
• Brothers and Sisters (ABC) - New show; giving it a try because it features a few actors from Alias. Haven't seen last night's premiere yet, so I have no verdict yet.
  

• How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - Gave it a try last season because I was on a "Support your Buffy Alumni" kick (Alyson Hannigan is one of the leads). Kept watching because I found Neil Patrick Harris surprisingly funny.
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) - It's no West Wing, but I'm giving it a chance because I like (most of) the cast.
• Heroes (NBC) - Did someone say superheroes? I have to at least check it out.
  
• Mandatory viewing: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
  

• Smith (CBS) - I say this without having yet watched last week's premiere. It's in the queue. But the "living a secret life as a hitman" premise intrigued me enough to program it into the DVR.
• Standoff (Fox) - I'm recording this because I have much love for Peter Livingston and Gina Torres. But I was kinda meh about the premiere. Haven't seen last week's episode yet.
  
• Boston Legal (ABC) - Another ridiculous law firm show. But this one has William Shatner. And, despite myself, I kind of like James Spader's character Allan Shore.
• Scrubs (NBC) - I hope it comes back soon...
  
• Mandatory viewing: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
• I was going to allow myself to get sucked into Dancing with the Stars again, but since Tucker Carlson was voted out in the first round, I have no reason to watch (and mock) anymore.
  

• Bones (Fox): It's sort of like X-Files, but without the aliens. One season in, it's not awesome, but it's won me over enough to keep watching.
• Justice (Fox): I have the first three episodes of this law firm drama in the queue, but despite the fact that Victor Garber is one of the leads, I can't seem to muster enough enthusiasm to watch it. Maybe not worth making an investment at this point, anyway; I hear Fox is putting it on early hiatus.
  
• Mandatory viewing: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

• My Name Is Earl (NBC) - I liked what I saw of it last season, though as the season wound down, I often found myself deleting episodes unwatched.
  
• The Office (NBC) - In my opinion, the best show on TV.
• ER (NBC) - I swore off the show for a long time, but last season's finale and my girl-crush on Maura Tierney has brought me back to watching it full-time.
  
• Mandatory viewing: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

• I might tune into SNL if someone good is on. But otherwise? Meh. I have enough backed up in the queue anyway. Plus, all appearances to the contrary, I do have a life.