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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "30 Rock" on the same network? Aren't they pretty much the exact same fucking show? Although I'm inclined to watch anything with Tina Fey and inclined to stay away from anything involving Matthew Perry.

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So let me get this straight, Scrubs isn't on the line-up but HAS been renewed?

I can live with that. As long as Season 6 makes its way to Australia :D

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So let me get this straight, Scrubs isn't on the line-up but HAS been renewed?

I can live with that. As long as Season 6 makes its way to Australia :D

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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "30 Rock" on the same network? Aren't they pretty much the exact same fucking show? Although I'm inclined to watch anything with Tina Fey and inclined to stay away from anything involving Matthew Perry.

I'm a bit surprised by that as well. However, I think a bit more highly of the former because Aaron Sorkin's name is attached and whilst Tina Fey has done some good stuff, I'm a bit sour on her just because of how awful Weekend Update has been since Fallon left.

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For Zero, if I were you I'd bet on Sorkin's show outliving Fey's show. I could be wrong, but the buzz on 60 is just so huge, and until the last minute nobody knew if 30 Rock was even going to make it on the air.

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http://www.variety.com/article/VR111794327...10&cs=1&s=h&p=0

A whole bunch of info/rumours on ABC's lineup. Grey's Anatomy moving to Thursdays is weird. Also Lost moving to Thursdays and having a Prison Break schedule could prove interesting if it does happen.

Having a show move to Thursday nights when many of your viewers are college aged females = HORRIBLE idea. That's probably what hurt The O.C. (not that I'm complaining) to the point of near-cancellation. Then again, Grey's probably has more viewers older than 25 so they'll be safer.

Many friends of mine watch Grey's, on Thursday nights that number will be non-existant. Same with O.C., none of my friends watch that shit anymore cause of what day of the week it's on.

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ABC's complete 22-hour fall primetime schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):

DAY TIME SERIES

MONDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap"

9:00 p.m. "The Bachelor"/"Supernanny"

10:00 p.m. "What About Brian"

TUESDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (new night)/"Set for the Rest of Your Life" (new alternative series)

9:00 p.m. "Let's Rob..." (new comedy series)

9:30 p.m. "Help Me Help You" (new comedy series)

10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal"

WEDNESDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (new night)/"George Lopez"/"According to Jim" (new night)

9:00 p.m. "Lost"

10:00 p.m. "The Nine" (new drama series)

THURSDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Big Day" (new comedy series)

8:30 p.m. "Notes from the Underbelly" (new comedy series)

9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" (new night and time)

10:00 p.m. "Six Degrees" (new drama series)

FRIDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Betty the Ugly" (new comedy series)

9:00 p.m. "Men in Trees" (new drama series)

10:00 p.m. "20/20"

SATURDAY:

8:00 p.m. "ABC Saturday Night College Football"

SUNDAY:

7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"

8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"

10:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters" (new drama series)

Following, in alphabetical order, are descriptions of the new series joining ABC's primetime schedule next season (all times are Eastern):

DRAMAS

"Brothers & Sisters" (one-hour, Sunday, 10:00 p.m., ET)- The adult children of William Walker, along with their respective families, have gathered to celebrate Kitty's birthday. Little do they know that, on this day, their lives will take a dramatic turn.

Kitty's radio success has led to a TV pundit job in Los Angeles, but her New York boyfriend just proposed. Down to earth Thomas has joined forces with his sister, Sarah, a high powered executive and mother of three, in an effort to fix the family business. Kevin's well-ordered life is shaken by the news that his ex-wife is moving his adolescent son to Texas. Justin, a Gulf War vet, has kicked nicotine, but other addictions keep him from moving forward in his career and love life. These siblings are about to find out that underneath the idyllic family façade lie many secrets that threaten to either tear the family apart or bring them closer together.

As told through the insightful eyes of the family's most outspoken and public sibling, Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal") stars alongside Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under") and Ron Rifkin ("Alias") in this warm, humorous and relatable drama from producer Ken Olin ("Alias") and Jon Robin Baitz, one of Broadway's most prominent playwrights ("The Substance of Fire").

Cast:

Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal"): Kitty Walker

Ron Rifkin ("Alias"): Saul Ashman

Balthazar Getty ("Alias"): Thomas Walker

Rachel Griffiths ("Six Feet Under"): Sarah Walker

Dave Annable ("Reunion"): Justin Walker

Patricia Wettig ("Prison Break"): Holly Harper

John Pyper-Ferguson ("Smallville"): Jed Traylor

Sarah Jane Morris ("Felicity"): Jennifer Walker

Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak ("CSI"): Teddy Traylor

"Day Break" (one-hour)- We've all had bad days... the kind of day where nothing goes our way and we just can't wait to put it behind us. Detective Brett Hopper is having one of those hellacious days... only he can't put it behind him because he's living the same day over and over again.

On this particular day, Hopper will be accused of killing Asst. DA Alberto Garza. He will offer a solid alibi which no one will believe. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run, discovering en route that not only he, but his loved ones, are also in danger. He'll then wake up and relive the same day over and over again. In order to break the cycle and move on, he will have to figure out who framed him and solve the complex mystery surrounding Garza's death. He will also be forced to heal the fractured relationships with those he loves. Only when Harper figures out why his life is broken and how to fix it will he awaken to a brand new day.

Taye Diggs ("Kevin Hill") stars in an action-packed, thrilling re-imagining of the "Groundhog Day" concept from director Rob Bowman (The X-Files, Reign of Fire) and the writer of After the Sunset.

Cast:

Taye Diggs (Rent): Det. Brett Hopper

Meta Golding ("JAG"): Jennifer Mathis

Moon Bloodgood (Eight Below): Rita Shelton

Victoria Pratt ("Mutant X"): Andrea Battle

Ramon Rodriguez ("Rescue Me"): Damien

Adam Baldwin ("NCIS"): Chad Shelton

"Men in Trees" (one-hour, Friday, 9:00 p.m., ET)- Finding a good man in today's world isn't as difficult as some women think. You just have to watch out for the signs. You wouldn't drive with a blindfold on but, for some reason, women continue to date with one.

Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two bestselling books could tell you, we're all in charge of our own happiness. Marin's personal happiness includes the upcoming wedding to her "perfect man." But like many people full of advice, she fails to apply it to herself. On her way to a speaking engagement in Alaska, she learns that her fiancé has cheated on her... the wedding plans are instantly over. Slapped in the face with personal failure, a snowstorm then leaves her stuck in a small town full of the one thing she really doesn't need -- available men. Marin's friends and her publisher try to lend long-distance support, but the fact remains she's been living with her eyes closed for too long. Now that they're finally open, she sees the amazingly beautiful world surrounding her, and for the first time she'll have the chance to stop and breathe. Now if she could just get the raccoon out of her hotel room, this place might be perfect.

From the head writer of "Sex and the City" and the director of the Academy Award®-winning Walk the Line comes a fun and sexy drama about finding love in the most unexpected places. Anne Heche ("Nip/Tuck") stars.

Cast:

Anne Heche ("Nip/Tuck"): Marin Frist

James Tupper ("Gilmore Girls"): Jack

Suleka Mathews ("The West Wing"): Sara

Derek Richardson ("Felicity"): Patrick

Emily Bergl ("Gilmore Girls"): Annie

Abraham Benrubi ("ER): Ben

Sarah Strange ("Life As We Know It"): Theresa

Seana Kofoed ("Law & Order"): Jane

John Amos ("The West Wing"): Buzz

"The Nine" (one-hour, Wednesday, 10:00 p.m., ET)- So much in life is beyond your control. You may go about your day like any other when suddenly a random moment, an accident, a blessing, even a stranger redirects your life forever. And on that day, it's up to you to decide if that moment will stop you in your tracks or lift you up to new heights.

Nine people will face just such an unexpected twist when they are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that will leave more than one person dead. When all is said and done, these people will never be the same. They will share the common bond of what happens inside the bank and will be forever affected and intertwined because of it.

From the creator of "Without a Trace" and an executive producer of "The West Wing" comes a dramatic character study that will keep audiences hooked with the mystery of what happened during the hostage standoff. Each episode will begin with a flashback to reveal another 10 minutes of the hostage crisis, uncovering why and how these nine strangers are still linked today. Tim Daly ("Wings"), Chi McBride ("Boston Public") and Scott Wolf ("Party of Five") star.

Cast:

Chi McBride ("Boston Public"): Malcolm

Jessica Collins ("CSI"): Lizzie

Tim Daly ("Wings"): Nick

Kim Raver ("24"): Kathryn

Scott Wolf ("Party of Five"): Jeremy

John Billingsley ("Star Trek: Enterprise"): Egan

Lourdes Benedicto ("24"): Eva

Camille Guaty ("Prison Break"): Franny

Owain Yeoman ("Troy"): Lucas

Dana Davis ("Veronica Mars"): Felicia

"Six Degrees" (one-hour, Thursday, 10:00 p.m., ET)- Who will you touch? Who will touch you? They say that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of six people, which means that no one is a stranger... for long. In this hour-long drama from the producers of "Lost" and "Alias," six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another - yet. A mysterious web of coincidences will gradually draw these strangers closer, changing the course of their lives forever. Is it happenstance? Fate? Is there a greater force at work in our world, guiding us along and connecting our lives?

This intriguing tale of intertwined destinies reminds us that romance, success, peace or forgiveness might be right around the corner, but they can also be lost in an instant. It's a story that underlines just

how small the world really is, and how someone just five people away might be shaping our future right now. Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights"), Erika Christensen ("Flightplan"), Bridget Moynahan ("Sex and the City"), Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"), Hope Davis ("About Schmidt") and Campbell Scott ("The Secret Lives of Dentists") star.

Cast:

Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights"): Carlos

Bridget Moynahan ("I, Robot"): Whitney

Hope Davis ("Proof"): Laura

Campbell Scott ("Loverboy"): Steven Casemen

Dorian Missick ("Lucky Number Slevin"): Damian

Erika Christensen ("Traffic"): Mae Anderson

"Traveler" (one-hour)- Jay, Tyler and Will are friends who have spent the last two years in grad school. They are about to depart on a summer trip when a simple prank to rollerblade through one of New York City's most famous museums makes Jay and Tyler prime suspects in a terrorist bombing that destroys the museum seconds later. Hopeful that Will can help clear up this misunderstanding, they learn he's been missing since the explosion and think he may be dead. They're unable to turn to authorities when they realize they can't prove Will even exists. In every photo from the past two years, he has managed to block his face.

Who will believe them? Friends, family, lovers? The boys are pawns in a conspiracy that will take years to unravel, and the government may not have their best interests at heart. Their friendship will be tested like never before as they try to uncover the truth, while avoiding detection of not only the FBI, but everyone in America who has seen their faces on TV as suspects in the bombing.

Director David Nutter, who has defined many series including The X-Files, "Without a Trace" and "Supernatural," along with the writer of Eight Below and the Oscar®-winning producers of "American Beauty" combine "The Fugitive" with "Enemy of the State" in a taut, tense thriller of innocents on the run. Flashing back to the prior two years to illustrate the formation of this friendship and Will's insidious behavior, this action-packed drama taps into our paranoia with pure adrenaline-fueled entertainment. Matthew Bomer ("Tru Calling") and Logan Marshall-Green ("The O.C.") star.

Cast:

Matthew Bomer ("Tru Calling"): Jay Burchell

Logan Marshall-Green ("The O.C."): Tyler Fog

Aaron Stanford ("X-Men 2"): Will Traveler

Viola Davis ("Law & Order: SVU"): Agent Jan "Naj" Marlow

Steven Culp ("Desperate Housewives"): Agent Fred Chambers

COMEDIES

"Betty the Ugly" (one-hour comedy, Friday, 8:00 p.m., ET)- In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the wafer-thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl -- a slightly plump plain-Jane from Queens -- possibly fit in?

If you took a moment to get to know Betty Suarez, you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is. But few people do because, in the world of fashion, Betty is the oversized square peg in the petite round hole. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade hands the reigns of his fashion magazine, Mode, over to his son, Daniel, he specifically hires Betty as his son's new assistant - mostly because she's the only woman in NYC Daniel won't sleep with. Though this "player" is reluctant to accept her at first, Betty's indomitable spirit and bright ideas will eventually win him over. Neither of them really knows the ins and outs of the fashion world, but the two of them are a formidable team against the label-wearing sharks who will do anything to see them fail.

Executive producers Salma Hayek and Silvio Horta, the creator of "Urban Legend," bring the Latino television phenomenon to an English-speaking audience. America Ferrera ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") and Eric Mabius ("The L Word") are the "Working Girl" couple who tackle the colorful, cutthroat world of fashion head on.

Cast:

America Ferrera ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"): Betty Suarez

Eric Mabius ("The O.C."): Daniel Meade

Ana Ortiz ("Boston Legal"): Hilda

Vanessa Williams ("Chicago Hope"): Wilhelmina Slater

Tony Plana ("24"): Ignacio

Ashley Jensen: Christina

Becki Newton ("Charmed"): Amanda

Mark Indelicato: Justin

Alan Dale ("The O.C."): Bradford Meade

"Big Day" (half-hour, Thursday, 8:00 p.m., ET)- If "24" married "Father of the Bride," their child would be "Big Day." Everything matters at a wedding, and the smallest imperfections can reverberate throughout the event as if lives actually hang in the balance. Choice of side salad? A trivial decision you would think, but for the mother of the bride, this might as well be the most critical decision of her life, and if you're the caterer, you'd better get it right. That's just the beginning -- the maid of honor accidentally drinks the best man's contacts after sleeping with him, and the father of the bride wants to stop the wedding. Things are about to get even more complicated for Danny and Alice, as their day turns into a season-long roller coaster where nothing goes according to plan. Over the course of an entire season, each episode will focus on one day - Danny and Alice's wedding day.

The writers of "What Women Want" and "13 Going on 30" take a full season to dissect the biggest day in any family's life. Marla Sokoloff ("Desperate Housewives"), Josh Cooke ("Four Kings") and Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") star.

Cast:

Marla Sokoloff ("Desperate Housewives"): Alice

Josh Cooke ("Four Kings"): Danny

Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me"): Jane

Kurt Fuller ("Desperate Housewives"): Steve

Miriam Shor ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch"): Becca

Stephen Rannazzisi ("Kitchen Confidential"): Skobo

Stephanie Weir ("Fun with Dick and Jane"): Lorna

"Help Me Help You" (half-hour, Tuesday, 9:30 p.m., ET)- Whoever came up with the idea of group therapy? Take a bunch of people who are all really messed up in different ways and put them in a room together to try and help each other out. The group leader, Dr. Bill Hoffman, is probably the craziest and most self-obsessed of all, but his patients would never know it because he hides behind his very respectable celebrity image as a bestselling author of phenomenally successful self-help books.

Directed by Brian Dannelly ("Saved," "Weeds"), the series explores the comical side of group therapy as members of the group apply the good doctor's advice to the real world with enthusiastic effort, until they begin to realize maybe Dr. Bill should be doing the heavy lifting along with them. Ted Danson ("Cheers") stars.

Cast:

Ted Danson ("Cheers"): Dr. Bill Hoffman

Charlie Finn ("The Dukes of Hazzard"): Dave

Jim Rash ("That '70s Show"): Jonathan

Suzy Nakamura ("Dodgeball"): Inger

Darlene Hunt ("I Heart Huckabees"): Darlene

Jere Burns ("Good Morning Miami"): Michael

Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle"): Guest Star/Anne

"In Case of Emergency" (half-hour)- Who you were in high school is usually not who you end up being. Harry, Jason, Sherman and Kelly all went to the same high school. Several years on since graduation, their lives haven't exactly turned out the way they planned. Diet guru Sherman will hijack a pastry truck and over-indulge after discovering his wife left him and cleaned him out. In the face of a fraud indictment, financial whiz Jason will dodge the suicide bullet only to shoot himself in the foot... literally. Unhappily divorced, Harry goes for a relaxing "massage," only to discover his scantily clad "masseuse" is Kelly, their high school valedictorian. A series of emergencies will reunite this hapless brood and they'll find, at the end of the day, that they've got each other in case of emergency.

Director Jon Favreau ("Elf," "Swingers") directs Jonathan Silverman ("Jekyll"), David Arquette ("Scream"), Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") and Kelly Hu ("The Scorpion King") as a fresh quartet of emotionally and physically injured oddballs, and Lori Laughlin ("Full House") as the doctor who grounds them all. Together, they're proving that any colossal mistake can be overcome with a lot of help from your friends... and pain killers.

Cast:

Jonathan Silverman ("The Single Guy"): Harry Kennison

David Arquette ("Scream"): Jason Ventress

Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal"): Sherman Yablonsky

Kelly Hu ("CSI:NY"): Kelly Lee

Lori Loughlin ("Full House"): Dr. Joanna Lupone

Nicholas Roget-King ("Yours, Mine and Ours"): Dylan

"Let's Rob..." (half-hour, Tuesday, 9:00 p.m., ET)- For almost 20 years, Eugene Gurkin has dreamt of opening a bar, but his dead end job on the late, late janitorial shift won't even fund a bottle of premium booze. In the wake of a co-worker's death, he catches an episode of television. Call it divine intervention, call it a dumb idea, but whatever it is takes hold of Eugene and soon he recruits a group of misfits into his "gang" for a heist to finance their dreams. The target: Rock icon Mick Jagger's super-luxe Central Park West apartment. Working together, this band of affable, new-age Robin Hoods, who have never even shoplifted a candy bar, are soon casing the joint and prepping for their crime. What they don't know is that there's a much richer target for them... the chance to find hope, self-esteem and confidence within themselves.

From Jon Beckerman and Rob Burnett, producers of "Late Show with David Letterman" and creators of "Ed," comes a hilarious tale of haves and have nots. Donal Logue ("Grounded for Life") stars. Mick Jagger appears in a cameo (he is not a series regular).

Cast:

Donal Logue ("Grounded for Life"): Eugene Gurkin

Maz Jobrani ("Life on a Stick"): Gary

Sofia Vergara ("Four Brothers"): Esperanza Villalobos

Kevin Michael Richardson ("The Boondocks"): Rockefeller Butts

Lenny Venito ("NYPD Blue"): Francis "Squatch" Scuacieri

Josh Grisetti: Louis Plunk

"Notes from the Underbelly" (half-hour, Thursday, 8:30 p.m., ET)- Andrew and Lauren have just found out they're going to have a baby, and they're having a difficult time following rule number one - keeping it secret. Suddenly switching to decaf, becoming a teetotaler at cocktail parties, and going to the OBGYN are all difficult to keep from family and close friends.

Well Andrew and Lauren are about to learn that, when the secret gets out, the politics of parenthood can be just as demanding as raising a child. Sometimes all that "help" from loving but intrusive parents and "advice" from well-meaning but competitive friends who are trying to show you what great parents they are is not exactly what you're looking for. Knowing what's best for the child could be the easiest part... maintaining your relationships with family and friends can be the real challenge.

Director Barry Sonnenfeld and two producers of "Two and a Half Men" create a comic take on life's greatest adventure. As these friends watch their lives change to accommodate the little stranger, their relationships change in ways they never expected before they were expecting. Peter Cambor and Jennifer Westfeldt ("Kissing Jessica Stein") star.

Cast:

Peter Cambor ("Up to the Roof"): Andrew

Jennifer Westfeldt ("Numbers"): Lauren

Melanie Paxson ("Cupid"): Julie

Rachael Harris ("The West Wing"): Cooper

Michael Weaver ("Monk"): Danny

Sunkrish Bala ("Barbershop"): Eric

ALTERNATIVE SERIES

"Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call"- Greg Behrendt, acclaimed author of He's Just Not That Into You, will address one couple's major issues and use his knowledge of relationships to give them the tools to fix theirs. Through his off-the-cuff comedy and bruised-and-battered romantic experience, Greg takes a close look from a different angle to give our couple advice as a close friend, but also that of sage wisdom.

"Just for Laughs"-- ABC has licensed six half-hour episodes of the hidden-camera comedy series. The series cuts across cultural boundaries and has universal appeal, entertaining audiences of all ages and demographics by mixing clever practical jokes, hidden cameras and a few unsuspecting victims.

"Set for the Rest of Your Life"-- Just imagine: You're leaving the studio financially independent with a monthly payment for as long as you live! Yes, even if you are to live another 100 years. With a big smile on your face, you will be cashing a monthly check for the rest of your life. Now how does that sound? In this high-tension game show, the contestant will first battle for the highest monthly check possible. Does he end up with $50 a month? $500 a month? Or will he receive well over $10,000 a month? The contestant's next battle is even more important: Time! Does he win that payment just for one month? For a quarter of a year, half a year, one year? For three, ten, twenty years maybe? Or... for the rest of his life? And... did the contestant's partner, hidden in a sound-proof isolation booth away from where it's all happening, help to make that dream come true or turn that dream into a nightmare? "Set for the Rest of Your Life" is a game show for strong relationships only, that's for sure!

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I see nothing that upsets me as far as missing shows. I'll now look at the new ABC schedule as I did the NBC one.

-"Brothers & Sisters" does nothing for me. I might give it a shot since NBC doesn't have a Sunday night line-up anymore aside from Football, which is a team by team thing for me to decide whether to watch or not, but I doubt I stick around. Oh, and I hate Callista Flockhart.

-"Day Break" Groundhog Day as a police thriller? Oh I like. Sadly it's not on the fall schedule. I am looking forward to this whenever it does premiere though. Seems like a good show to follow Lost to me.

-"Men in Trees" is a solid no sir. Couldn't care less, plus much like with Callista, I HATE Anne Heche. No no no.

-"The Nine" has a solid premise, a solid cast, and looks to be good. It has The Lost element of flashbacks every week and a mystery that it will unveil, yet I can't help but think this is the wrong show to go on after Lost. Just doesn't seem to me that it will keep the viewers. I could be wrong, but we'll see. This is a must see for the first few weeks for me at least.

-"Six Degrees" another show that looks kinda solid. I might give it a shot for a few weeks since I don't watch ER and I don't care about The Donnelly's and don't watch Without A Trace, assuming it doesn't move to a new night that is.

-"Traveler" another show not on the fall schedule and another show I am really interested in. So ABC puts what I think are dogs on the schedule and save two good looking shows for a midseason replacement slot? Grrrrr. I will be all over this once it gets on the air.

-"Betty the Ugly" might find an audience, but not with me. Absolutely NO INTEREST AT ALL.

-"Big Day" ANOTHER show that focuses on a single day over the course of a season? Dammit why? And why a comedy to boot? Against My Name Is Earl and Survivor this is sure to die.

-"Help Me Help You" another show did this as well back in the 80's and 90's I think. It was called Dear John. I didn't watch it then either.

-"In Case of Emergency" seems meh to me. I suspect it will replace another of the comedy's on the fall schedule pretty quickly. Like Big Day.

-"Let's Rob..." from the guys who created Ed? Could work. Might be funny. I'll probably give it a shot. Maybe.

-"Notes from the Underbelly" sounds like crap. Man, no really standout comedys this year so far at all. A shame.

-"Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call" um next?

-"Just for Laughs" Candid Camera 2k6? No.

-"Set for the Rest of Your Life" sounds fun. And much like Deal Or No Deal it looks to be a game show that's intent is to cause problems with family/friends who try and help out. I might try it out.

All in all, ABC's schedule leaves me thinking meh. Traveler and Day Break are the two i look most forward to, and yet they aren't even on the shcedule yet. I think ABC may have an off season.

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ABC's schedule is a wash, save "The Nine" and "Six Degrees". In fairness, it's important to keep in mind that networks like FOX and NBC have A LOT of room for improvement, whereas CBS and ABC are more or less just trying to maintain the status quo. Still, it just looks like the executives sat around a room and decided which concepts they wanted to co-opt for their own programs, and put lame twists on them. The Taye Diggs dramatic "Groundhog Day" is going to get old REALLY fast. That concept worked fine over 90 minutes in a Bill Murray film, but on a week to week basis? I don't think so. Many of the other programs even admit that they're essentially new spins on old ideas. It's just a completely visionless move. The best decision they made this year is the Grey's Anatomy to Thursday move. Thursday was a nothing happening night for the network this year, so it's good to have something familiar to throw out there, and something popular to boot. It's a schedule that should probably avoid a dramatic fall off for the network this year, but it'll do nothing to catch CBS. They'll probably even lose ground to the hopefully resillient NBC.

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And now for CBS:

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK 2006-2007 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)

MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (NT)

8:30-9:00 PM THE CLASS (N)

9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN

9:30-10:00 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS

9:00-10:00 PM THE UNIT

10:00-11:00 PM SMITH (N)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM JERICHO (N)

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR

9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

10:00-11:00 PM SHARK (N)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER

9:00-10:00 PM CLOSE TO HOME

10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS

SATURDAY

8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: MYSTERY

SUNDAY

7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES

8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM COLD CASE (NT)

10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)

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Guest Kliq Masterson

Damn. Ray Liotta and James Woods? They're awesome. Pity Woods' show just seems like token law drama and Liotta's seems like a Thief knockoff. I'll try them both out though. Jericho seems mildly intriguing, but it is my experience that CBS's show aren't as appealing to me as others.

The Class does seem a tad like HIMYM and it'll be amusing to see how they both workout together.

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Well, I do not like Amazing Race moving to Sunday nights, but that's minor I suppose. I think the move of How I Met Your Mother to lead the Monday night CBS juggernaught is a good move however. As for the new few shows CBS has offered up:

-THE CLASS Another show about a group of friends. Might do okay amongst Monday's comedy shows, but I really don't care. Might give it a shot as it comes on directly after HIMYM, but we'll see. And again I reiterate that the new comedy series being offered up are weak this season.

-SMITH seems to fit in well with the remainder of CBS' Tuesday Night line-up. I'll give it a shot, but again nothing I'm overly excited about. It's opposite L&OSVU, and if I had to make a choice of only watching one, which I don't thanks to DVR, I'd choose L&O every time. But it has a strong looking cast, and John Wells usually produces some fine television.

-JERICHO is another show I was hyped about when i first heard rumors of it from AICN earlier this year. Nothing else on at this time I watch, barring a surprise from CW or Fox, so I will definitely be watching. My most anticipated new show from CBS.

-SHARK honestly looks like a fun show, and James Woods is a god. This looks better than Six Degrees, and as I said ER and The Donnelly's do nothing for me really. S must see show for at least the first few weeks, and if CBS allows this to grow into it's CSI lead like they did Without A Trace then it could be another huge procedural drama for The Eye.

All in all, a small offering, and no midseason shows announced, but that was expected from CBS. They are on the right page though. Jericho seems like an odd choice for them, but I do look forward to it immensely.

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Do all networks do this? If so, where is FX's? I'm curious to see if Nip/Tuck got picked up, since I heard rumours last year around the season finale it wasn't being picked up.

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