Well we’ve had a week to wrap up the up fronts where networks tout their fall and onward tv seasons for advertisers, so let’s take a look at what looks like it will look like:
ABC
New:
- Life on Mars – David E Kelley’s version of BBC series where cop transports back to 1970s
- Opportunity Knocks – Game show where they knock on your door, or something
Returning: 20/20, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Boston Legal (final season), Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who?, Supernanny, Ugly Betty, Wife Swap
Midseason returns: According to Jim, The Bachelor, Lost, Scrubs (New from NBC)
Noteworthy not returning: Men in Trees, Miss Guided, October Road, Women’s Murder Club
CBS
New:
- Eleventh Hour – Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest, adapting from the british 4 part sci fi series dealing with mysterious cases
- The Ex List – This one is based on an Israeli show where a psychic tells a woman she has already met her true love and so she revisits the exes
- The Mentalist – Simon Baker uses his powers of observation to solve crimes
- Project Gary – Comedy starring Jay Mohr as a recent divorce, and contractor which might explain the ‘project’ part
- Worst Week – This comedy of newly engaged couple is another BBC show made over american style
Returning: 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, New Adventures of Old Christine, Numb3rs, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, The Unit, Without a Trace
Midseason returns: Rules of Engagement
Noteworthy not returning: Moonlight, Shark
CW
New:
- 90210 – The next generation, as a new brother and sister move and start at West Beverly High, including pop bys by Jennie Garth as Guidance Counselor
- Surviving the Filthy Rich – With Reba’s JoAnna Garcia as nanny to rich kids, based on a book series
- Stylista – New reality from Tyra Banks where folks compete to work at Elle
Noteworthy note: Contracting out Sunday nights to production finance company Media Rights Capital who will be responsible for two dramas and two comedies and selling the ad time.
- FAT City, IM Valentine, Book of Murphy, Surviving Suburbia
Returning: ANTM, Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural
Midseason return: Reaper
Noteworthy not returning: Aliens in America, Girlfriends, New Amsterdam
Fox
New:
- Fringe – JJ Abrams latest starring Joshua Jackson teaming up to investigate unexplained phenomena, I wanna say like the x-files
- Do Not Disturb – Comedy starring Jerry O’Connell working at one of NY’s uber hip hotels
Returning: American Dad, America’s Most Wanted, Bones, Cops, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, Family Guy, House, King of the Hill, Kitchen Nightmares, Moment of Truth, Prison Break, Simpsons, Smarter than a 5th Grader, Terminator, Til Death
Midseason return: 24, American Idol, Hell’s Kitchen.
Noteworthy not returning: Back to You
NBC
New:
- Crusoe – As in Robinson…
- Kath & Kim – Molly Shannon and Selma Blair in remake of Australian sitcom about mother and daughter living together again
- Knight Rider – If you caught the ‘hit’ tv movie you’re familiar with this remake
- My Own Worst Enemy – Christian Slater as a gov agent/normal guy whose two lives start to blur
- Thursday Night Live – Special SNL shows leading up to the elections
Returning: The Biggest Loser, Chuck, Dateline, Deal or No Deal, Heroes, E.R. (final season), L&O:SVU, Life, Lipstick Jungle, My Name is Earl, The Office, 30 Rock
Midseason returning: Friday Night Lights, L&O, Medium
Noteworthy not returning: Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Las Vegas
Additional Notes:
Tons of new shows scheduled for after fall, but we’ll chime in later once those become more solid, other than the fact that I should note there’s an Office spinoff scheduled as well as the new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse with Eliza Dushku, scheduled for midseason. I miss the Grr Arg.
And if you want to see the current stab at the schedule you can check it out at TV Guide.
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What is the Office spin off going to be about? I was a bit confused on the Office finale when Toby left to go to Costa Rica. I assume he’s retiring but I don’t remember us hearing about that beforehand. (Not that they need to tell us all the minutiae of office life!)
so far no word on the office spinoff and what the status of toby’s departure/replacement is… but since the office spinoff doesn’t hit til mid season they should have time to figure something out/lay the groundwork.
as for toby, he spntaneously quit in the previous(?) ep where they were all locked in the office after working late night after putting his hand on Pam’s knee (or something along those lines as i recall) and then immediately just hopping the fence…
Some minor updates to the CW/Media sunday night schedule
– In Harm’s Way – reality following people in harmful jobs
– Surviving Suburbia – family comedy, the dad’s probably fat and the wife’s probably hot, in a suburban neighborhood
– Valentine, Inc. – a la cupid, except aphrodite & son run a dating service
– Easy Money – a lonesharking family who find out it’s not always easy
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