The New Fall Season Day 2 - ABC & The WB

ABC’s new fall schedule is out. The WB will be announced later today I assume. Let’s start with what we know.

ABC:

Monday

8:00 - 9:00 Wife Swap
9:00 - 10:00 Monday Night Football

This goes through the football season. After that Monday looks like this:

8:00 - 9:00 The Bachelor
9:00 - 9:30 Emily’s Reason’s Why Not (new show)
9:30 - 10:00 Jake in Progress
10:00 - 11:00 What About Brian (new show)

Teusday

8:00 - 8:30 According to Jim
8:30 - 9:00 Rodney
9:00 - 10:00 Commander-in-Chief
10:00 - 11:00 Boston Legal

Wednesday

8:00 - 8:30 George Lopez
8:30 - 9:00 Freddie (new show)
9:00 - 10:00 Lost
10:00 - 11:00 Invasion (new show)

Thursday

8:00 - 9:00 Alias
9:00 - 10:00 The Night Stalker
10:00 - 11:00 Primetime Live

Friday

8:00 - 9:00 Supernanny
9:00 - 9:30 Hope & Faith
9:30 - 10:00 Hot Properties (new show)
10:00 - 11:00 20/20

Saturday

ABC Movie of the Week

Sunday

7:00 - 8:00 America’s Home Videos
8:00 - 9:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 - 10:00 Desperate Housewives
10:00 - 11:00 Grey’s Anatomy

More here:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20050517abc01

Comments:

Well, they moved “Lost” to the nine-o’clock slot. That’s probably a better time for it anyway. And it’s probably a good lead in to “Invasion”. But those comedies as a lead in to “Lost”!? Bad idea.

Actually, I’m more interested in “Invasion” than “The Night Stalker”.

Supernanny seems like a good idea for Friday. I won’t be watching, I’m just sayin’.

Looking over the list, I forgot to tag “Commander-in-Chief” and "The Night Stalker as new shows. Sorry about that.

Thank og they’re bringing back FHV – my life has seemed incomplete without it.

What are the odds that the Night Stalker remake is actually worth watching? Yeah, that’s what I thought too. :frowning:

The only show I ever watch on ABC is Boston Legal. I wonder if moving it to Tuesday night will help its ratings.

Damn. No “Eyes.” :frowning:

Yeah. I’m not goin to get myself whipped into a Firefly-like passion over it, but I liked that show a lot.

“Invasion” could be good, could just be warmed-over X-Files. Ditto the “Night Stalker”. “Commander in Chief” sounds like utter crap.

I was liking “Eyes” too, dammit.

“The Night Stalker” looks like to bigger X-Files rip off to me. I’ll probably check it out at some point, but I’m not hopeful.

Why do they have to go and move stuff around? I like “Lost” where it is, thanks. Seeing as how that’s the only show I watch on ABC, I’m not at all concerned about the rest of it.

I heard there’s more eps of “eyes” in the can and that ABC will use them as filler during the summer. Maybe some other network will pick it up, though I doubt it. Smart and witty doesn’t seem to be a winning concept for tv, with very few exceptions.

I guess ABC thinks that Lost doesn’t need a lead in anymore, and that’s why they’re moving Alias.

The WB fall schedule will (supposedly) be here: http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Special/0,11116,229694,00.html - at least according to themselves. It’s not up yet.

I’ve heard that they put “Lost” on later so that they can show Emilie de Ravin naked.
No, wait. That was a dream. Sorry.

Wednesdays was pretty much my only ABC night - I enjoyed Lost, Alias and Eyes. I’m kind of losing the Alias love - I really liked the first 2 seasons, but I’m barely sticking with it. I loved Eyed - witty and sharp, too bad.

It looks like Lost, Invasion and Grey’s Anatomy will be the only shows I watch on ABC.

Jake in Progress is back? Wow, I read that it was cancelled.
It’s not good by any means but it’s definitely a show that could get better.

Oddly I’ll be watching more ABC next season then any other station. Between Lost, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Invasion, and Night Stalker.

Again, going on my Name only premise Emily and Brian seem to be short for this world.

I don’t see Blind Justice either. But then, I thought it was REAL odd that ABC had Blind Justice, and Eyes.

If the show’s title is replaceable, what about the content?

The WB:

Monday

8:00 - 9:00 7th Heaven
9:00 - 10:00 Just Legal (new show)

Teusday

8:00 - 9:00 Gilmore Girls
9:00 - 10:00 Supernatural (new show)

Wednesday

8:00 - 9:00 One Tree Hill
9:00 - 10:00 Related (new show)

Thursday

8:00 - 9:00 Smallville
9:00 - 10:00 Everwood

Friday

8:00 - 8:30 What I Like About You
8:30 - 9:00 Twins (new show)
9:00 - 9:30 Reba
9:30 - 10:00 Living With Fran

Sunday

8:00 - 9:00 Charmed
9:00 - 10:00 Blue Collar TV

More Here:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20050517wb01