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.
