Mon - October 9, 2006Recent TV News Updates - 10/09/06The '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page has been updated.
This update reflects CBS putting its new heist drama, Smith, on hiatus (read: unofficially cancelled), and NBC reportedly keeping its episode order for Kidnapped to 13 episodes (read: all but officially cancelled). In addition, ABC Family has officially pulled the plug on its new (and ill-conceived) new drama Three Moons Over Milford. The update also reflects the renewals of Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka & Who Wants to Be a Superhero, and AMC's Hustle. Posted at 02:29 PM Mon - September 25, 2006Recent TV News Updates - 09/25/06The '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page has recently been
updated.
The update reflects the cancellation of HBO's new first year multi-camera sitcom, Lucky Louie. It also reflects the renewals of USA's Psych & The Dead Zone (Yay!!), Showtime's Brotherhood, and HBO's Entourage & The Wire. Posted at 06:52 PM Thu - August 31, 2006Recent TV News Updates - 08/31/06I know I've been bad about keeping up with this
this summer, but...
Check out the '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page for updates on the cancellation of Stargate: SG-1 (by Sci-Fi channel, at least) and Beautiful People (by ABC Family), and the renewals of ABC Family's Kyle XY, Sci-Fi's Stargate: Atlantis, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm(!), and USA's The 4400 (though, in the latter case, with the drop in quality the show has suffered this summer, I'm not sure why they bothered...). Posted at 01:33 PM Sat - June 17, 2006DEADWOOD Reprieve; THE SHIELD Renewed; WINDFALL RatingsThree interesting recent TV news items:
1) "Deadwood" Gets Cancelled, and Then a Reprieve (of sorts...) You've probably heard the story - HBO inexplicably refused to order a fourth season of "Deadwood", leaving showrunner David Milch without a way to wrap up the series. Well, now apparently, people have come to their senses at HBO, and a pair of two 2-hour movies have been ordered to allow Milch & co. a way to give "Deadwood" a proper wrap-up. I guess everyone is happy now. :) 2) FX Renews "The Shield" for Seventh (and Final) Season The Futon Critic also reports in the "Deadwood" article that FX has opted to renew "The Shield" for one, final 13-episode seventh season. It goes without saying that Michael Chiklis will return, but it appears that Forest Whitaker will be making a return appearance as well. In addition, FX has also picked up a new drama set at a (newspaper) tabloid called "Dirt", for 13 episodes. "Dirt" is executive produced by Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette, and stars Cox (as the tabloid's editor), along with Ian Hart, Jeffrey Nordling, Josh Stewart, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Allen, Shannyn Sossamon and Will McCormack. 3) NBC's "Windfall" - Ratings For Summer, NBC is doing passably well with its original summer drama, "Windfall" - week #1 pulled in a pretty respectable 9.04 million viewers, while week #2 saw that number fall to about 7.75 million viewers (a roughly 20% decline, though the silly 'demo' numbers apparently held pretty steady with week #1). Still, even the latter number would be OK for a summer series. However, if "Windfall" continues to fall below even the 7.75 million viewer level, all bets are off, and it wouldn't surprise me if NBC pulled the show from the air early. Stay tuned... Posted at 07:08 PM Sat - May 27, 2006Fall 2006: NBC RevisesAs has been widely reported by now, NBC did in fact
'blink' against (particularly) ABC's announced Fall 2006 schedule, and has
revised its Fall 2006 line-up.
The Futon Critic has the new schedule here. The highlights:
My "quick" analysis - this is a stronger schedule than the one NBC originally announced back on May 15. The only problems I see are on the L&O end - sending L&O:TOS series to Fridays is a death sentence (and that's maybe not surprising, all things considered), and putting L&O:CI & L&O:SVU back-to-back is risky, and could backfire. But, at the least, this does save Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip from certain doom, without hurting Heroes in the process (rumors of an earlier incarnation of NBC's 'revised' schedule had Studio 60... displacing the latter show). Guess we'll find out how well this worked in September... (Note: My four Fall 2006 schedule grid sites - EpGuides.com, The Futon Critic, TV Picks, and TV Guide - all have the revised NBC Fall 2006 schedule, as does NBC's 'First Look' page.) Posted at 02:13 PM Thu - May 18, 2006Upfronts 2006: "The CW" (aka. CWN)And last, but not least, The All New! NEW!!! CW
network has announced their official Fall 2006 schedule, along with the shows
they cancelled (from The WB & UPN).
(Note: All of this info is available at the '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page, under Cancellations and Renewals - note that the Renewals section will be moved to a '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page in the near future...) The CW now has a website - www.cwtv.com - and the Fall schedule is right there on the page. (In other news, The CW has now gathered enough affiliates to apparently guarantee approximately 95% national coverage, which is well ahead of what The WB & UPN had...) Here is the breakdown: Cancelled - From The WB: Everwood(!), The Bedford Diaries, Blue Collar TV, Living With Fran, Modern Men, Pepper Dennis, Related, Survival of the Richest, and Twins; From UPN: Cuts, Eve, Half & Half, Love, Inc., One on One, South Beach. previously cancelled - From The WB: Just Legal (ended: Charmed, What I Like About You); From UPN: Get This Party Started, Sex, Love & Secrets. Renewed - From The WB: 7th Heaven(! after ending, now it's uncancelled!), Beauty & The Geek, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill(why?!), Reba(Boooo...), Smallville, and Supernatural.; From UPN: All of Us, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Veronica Mars, WWE Smackdown!. previously renewed: From UPN: America's Next Top Model. Finally, The CW's new shows are (see the Futon Critic's CWN series order list for more on the new shows), in order from Sunday to Saturday, starting with new dramas: New DRAMAS: Runaway - Mondays at 9pm: Drama about a family who become fugitives in order to prove the innocence of the family's patriarch - who's convicted of murder. Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Leslie Hope, others. New COMEDY: The Game - Sundays at 9:30pm: Comedy spin-off of Girlfriends - about a group of women in various stages of relationships with pro football players. Stars: Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell, Tia Mowry, others. Mid-Season - returning: reality - Beauty & The Geek (Jan. 2007(?)); sitcom - Reba. Mid-Season - NEW: Hidden Palms - Drama: (timeslot: TBA) Drama/soap - coming-of-age tale about a troubled teen who moves to a gated community in Palm Springs where he uncovers some dark secrets. Stars: Sharon Lawrence, Gail O'Grady, D.W. Moffett, Taylor Handley, Michael Cassidy, others. I'll "review" all the networks' schedules in my Proposed Schedule for the Fall 2006 season later on this year. Posted at 03:36 PM Upfronts 2006: FOXSecond to last is FOX's announcement of their official Fall 2006
schedule, along with cancellations, etc.
(Note: All of this info is available at the '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page, under Cancellations and Renewals - note that the Renewals section will be moved to a '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page in the near future...) Update: FOX.com now has a Fall 2006 Preview page up. Here is the breakdown: Cancelled: The Bernie Mac Show, Free Ride, Stacked. previously cancelled: Arrested Development, Head Cases, Killer Instinct, Kitchen Confidential, and Reunion (Boo!) (ended: Malcolm in the Middle, That '70s Show). Renewed: America's Most Wanted, Cops, The Loop, Nanny 911, The O.C., Trading Spouses, and The War at Home. previously renewed: 24, American Dad, American Idol (thru 2009 - NNOOOO!), Bones, Family Guy, House, King of the Hill, MadTV (latenight), Prison Break, The Simpsons. FOX's new shows are (see the Futon Critic's FOX series order list for more on the new shows), in order from Sunday to Saturday, starting with new dramas: New DRAMAS: Vanished - Mondays at 9pm: Serialized drama which tracks the search a senator's wife who goes missing as part of a larger conspiracy, through the eyes of law enforcement, family members and the media. Stars: Ming-Na (Wen), Christopher Egan, Gale Harold, Rebecca Gayheart, Robert Hoffman, others. (NOTE: 24 will take over this timeslot in January 2007; right now, Standoff is scheduled to move to 8pm on Mondays at that time; I guess Vanished would go on hiatus at the same time.) Standoff - Tuesdays at 8pm: Drama centers on a man and a woman who dance around their budding relationship while focusing on their jobs as hostage negotiators. Stars: Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Gina Torres, Michael Cudlitz. Justice - Wednesdays at 9pm: Legal drama set in the world of high-powered Los Angeles lawyers with the focus on the forensics of law, examining how "celebrity" lawyers go about freeing their clients. Stars: Victor Garber, Eamonn Walker, Kerr Smith. (NOTE: American Idol will take over this timeslot in January 2007; right now, Justice is scheduled to move to 8pm on Wednesdays at that time.) New REALITY: Duets - Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm(?): Reality Show from Mark Burnett - Four-week unscripted series (prior to MLB Playoffs) is a singing competition series in which professional singers partner with celebrities outside of the music business to perform duets in front of a live studio audience. New COMEDY: 'Til Death - Thursdays at 8:00pm: Comedy about newlyweds who move in next door to a couple who has been married for 25 years. Stars: Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kat Foster, Brad Garrett, Joely Fisher. Happy Hour - Thursdays at 8:30pm: Comedy about a pair of thirtysomething roommates - one who's been damaged by love, the other who's been blinded by love. Stars: Nat Faxon, John Sloan, Brooke D'Orsay. Mid-Season - returning: reality - American Idol (Jan. 2007); drama - 24 (Jan. 2007). Mid-Season - NEW: The Wedding Album - Drama: (set for Jan. 2007 - Fridays at 9pm) Drama about a wedding photographer and his assistant who attempt to find romance in their own lives while shooting the marriages of New York hotshots. Stars: Bruno Campos, Tara Summers, Connie Stevens, others. The Winner - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) Comedy about a successful fortysomething man who looks back at 1994, when he was a 32-year-old slacker (Rob Corddry) living with his parents and spending all his time lying on the couch watching TV. Stars: Rob Corddry, Lenny Clarke, Erinn Hayes, Julie Hagerty. On the Lot - Reality: (set for "Spring 2007"; timeslot: TBA) Reality Show from Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett - Aspiring director/filmmakers from across the country will vie for the opportunity of a lifetime. I'll "review" all the networks' schedules in my Proposed Schedule for the Fall 2006 season later. In FOX's case, it looks like they've mostly opted for stability for the second year in a row- most of their returning shows are staying put in their present timeslots. But things look to get dicey in January of 2007, if they stick to their currently announced Mid-Season schedule - luckily, I expect a couple of the new dramas to fail, which will renders FOX's Jan. 2007 schedule moot. Luckily for them... Next up for FOX: The return of 24 and American Idol in January 2007! Posted at 09:33 AM Wed - May 17, 2006Upfronts 2006: CBSCBS has now announced their official Fall 2006
schedule, along with cancellations, etc.
(Note: All of this info is available at the '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page, under Cancellations and Renewals - note that the Renewals section will be moved to a '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page in the near future...) Update: CBS.com's Fall 2006 Preview page is now up. Here is the breakdown: Cancelled: CBS Sunday Night Movie, Courting Alex, Out of Practice, Still Standing, Yes Dear. previously cancelled: Love Monkey, Threshold. Renewed: 48 Hours: Mystery, Close to Home, The King of Queens, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Unit. previously renewed: 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race [10], Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, Numb3rs, Survivor [13 & 14], Two and a Half Men, and Without a Trace. CBS's new shows are (see the Futon Critic's CBS series order list for more on the new shows), in order from Sunday to Saturday, starting with new dramas: New DRAMAS: Smith - Tuesdays at 10pm: Ray Liotta stars as a criminal mastermind in a drama about a close-knit crew of career criminals who plot and execute intricate and ingenious high-stakes heists across the country; Virginia Madsen plays his wife. Stars: Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen, Simon Baker, Jonny Lee Miller, Franky G, Amy Smart. Jericho - Wednesdays at 8pm: Drama about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Stars: Gerald McRaney, Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Pamela Reed, Sprague Grayden, Erik Knudsen, others. Shark - Thursdays at 10pm: James Woods stars as Sebastian Stark, a charismatic, supremely self-confident defense attorney who, after a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, brings his cutthroat tactics to the prosecutor's office. Stars: James Woods, Jeri Ryan, Lindsay Frost, Danielle Panabaker, Sam Page, Alexis Cruz, Sarah Carter, Romy Rosemont. New COMEDY: The Class - Mondays at 8:30pm: Comedy about the lives of a group of 20-somethings who are inextricably bound together having shared the same third grade class. Stars: Jason Ritter, Lizzy Caplan, Sean Maguire, Andrea Anders, others. Mid-Season - returning: sitcom - The King of Queens. Mid-Season - NEW: 3 lbs. - Drama: (timeslot: TBA) Stars Stanley Tucci in a medical drama about New York neurosurgeons. Stars: Stanley Tucci, Mark Feuerstein, Tamara Taylor. Waterfront - Drama: (timeslot: TBA) Drama about the colorful mayor (Joe Pantoliano) of Providence, R.I. Stars: Joe Pantoliano, Mary Stuart Masterson, William Baldwin, Larenz Tate, Natalia Cigliuti, Lynsey Fonseca. Rules of Engagement - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) Comedy starring Patrick Warburton that follows two couples and a single guy as they navigate the jungles of dating, engagement and marriage. Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Elizabeth Bogush, Paul Costanzo. Creature Comforts - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) Animated comedy - based on the British series of hilarious collection of film shorts from the makers of Wallace & Gromit in which interview responses from the British public is put into the mouths of over one hundred animal characters. I'll "review" all the networks' schedules in my Proposed Schedule for the Fall 2006 season later on this year. The early feeling? CBS has, by far, the best Fall 2006 schedule. Of course, in their case, it was easier, as most of their schedule already worked. But CBS has made some shrewd moves, such as moving Without a Trace to Sundays at 10pm (where it should squash ABC's new Brothers & Sisters like a bug!), and moving the potentially shaky new show Jericho to Wednesdays at 8pm where it will have no real competition. Smart stuff... Posted at 03:01 PM Tue - May 16, 2006Upfronts 2006: ABCAnd ABC has announced their official Fall 2006
schedule, along cancellations, etc.
(Note: All of this info is available at the '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page, under Cancellations and Renewals - note that the Renewals section will be moved to a '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page in the near future...) Note: ABC.com now has a Fall 2006 Preview page. Here is the breakdown: Cancelled: Commander-in-Chief, Crumbs, The Evidence, Freddie, Hope & Faith, In Justice, Invasion, Less Than Perfect, Rodney, and Sons & Daughters. previously cancelled: Emily's Reasons Why Not, Hot Properties, Jake in Progress, Night Stalker (ended: Alias). Renewed: 20/20, According to Jim, America's Funniest Home Videos, American Inventor, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, (The) George Lopez (Show), Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Primetime Live (but more as a 'technicality'), Supernanny, What About Brian, and Wife Swap. previously renewed: Boston Legal. ABC's new shows are (see the Futon Critic's ABC series order list for more on the new shows), in order from Sunday to Saturday, starting with new dramas: New DRAMAS (5! of them!): Brothers & Sisters - Sundays at 10pm: The adult children of the soon-to-be deceased Henry March have all grown into very different people. Stars: Calista Flockhart, Betty Buckley, Balthazar Getty, Dave Annable, John Pyper-Ferguson, Jonathan LaPaglia, Patricia Wettig, Rachel Griffiths and Ron Rifkin. The Nine - Wednesdays at 10pm: Ensemble drama about nine people that endure a 52-hour hostage standoff and are forever affected and intertwined because of it. Stars: Camille Guaty, Chi McBride, Jessica Collins, John Billingsley, Kim Raver, Lourdes Benedicto, Scott Wolf , Timothy Daly, others. Six Degrees - Thursdays at 10pm: Drama revolves around six strangers who are connected by a mysterious web of seeming coincidence and happenstance that draws them together and changes their lives forever. Stars: Bridget Moynahan, Campbell Scott, Erika Christensen, Hope Davis, Jay Hernandez. Betty The Ugly - Fridays at 8pm: Dramedy - Pudgy Betty Suarez (America Ferrara) tries to fit into the world of fashion when she's hired as the assistant to a new young fashion mogul; based on the original similar telenovela. Stars: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Tony Plana, Vanessa L. Williams. Men in Trees - Fridays at 9pm: Failed relationship "coach" (Anne Heche) relocates to Alaska, a la Northern Exposure. Stars: Anne Heche, Abraham Benrubi, Emily Bergl, John Amos, others. New SPORTS: Saturday Night College Football - Saturdays at 8pm: Self-explanatory. New COMEDY: Let's Rob... - Tuesdays at 9:00pm: A mook and his misfit band of friends plot to rob a high-end Central Park West apartment. Stars: Donal Logue, Sofia Vergara, Mick Jagger, others. Help Me Help You - Tuesdays at 9:30pm: Comedy revolves around a group of crazy, self-obsessed strangers who attend the same therapy group. Stars: Ted Danson, Jane Kaczmarek, Jere Burns, others. Big Day - Thursdays at 8:00pm: A wedding day is broken down into 22 individual episodes, as the day's meticulous planning slowly starts to unravel. Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Josh Cooke, Stephanie Weir, Wendy Malick. Notes from the Underbelly - Thursdays at 8:30pm: Comedy based on Risa Green's book of the same name, is about a young couple (Peter Cambor, Jennifer Westfeldt) whose lives are changed when they find out they're going to be having a baby. Mid-Season - returning: newsmagazine - Primetime Live; sitcoms - According to Jim, George Lopez. Mid-Season - NEW: Day Break - Drama: (set for Dec. 2006(?) - Wednesdays at 9pm) Drama about a cop (Taye Diggs) framed for murder who keeps on reliving the same day. Stars: Taye Diggs, Adam Baldwin, Moon Bloodgood, Victoria Pratt. Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call - Reality: (timeslot: TBA) Greg Behrendt, acclaimed author of the book "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. In Case of Emergency - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) This sitcom tells the story of four high school pals who are reunited after one of them goes through a crisis and realize that their lives have not gone according to plan. Stars: David Arquette, Greg Germann, Jonathan Silverman, Kelly Hu, Lori Loughlin. Just for Laughs - Reality: (timeslot: TBA) Hidden-camera comedy series. Masters of Science Fiction - Drama: (timeslot: TBA) Skiffy anthology that will supposedly employ the works of the 'masters' of Science Fiction. Stars: [various]. Set for the Rest of Your Life - Reality: (set for Jan. 2007(?) - Tuesdays at 8pm) In this high-tension game show, the contestant will first battle for the highest monthly check possible. 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? Etc. Traveler - Drama: (timeslot: TBA) Drama about two friends who've been set-up as terrorists by their other supposed "friend" who doesn't even appear to exist. Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Matthew Bomer, Aaron Stanford, Steven Culp, Viola Davis. I'll "review" all the networks' schedules in my Proposed Schedule for the Fall 2006 season later on this year. (And, in ABC's case, I find their Fall 2006 to be a relatively large disappointment...) Posted at 03:23 PM Mon - May 15, 2006Upfronts 2006: NBCAs stated on Saturday, NBC is up first at
the 2006 Upfronts.
So here's what NBC has officially announced with respect to its Fall 2006 schedule - included are the shows NBC cancelled and renewed, and shows that are new to Fall 2006. (Note: All of this info is available at the '05-'06 TV Shows Status Page, under Cancellations and Renewals - note that the Renewals section will be moved to a '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page in the near future...) Note: NBC.com also has a "First Look" Fall Preview page. Here is the breakdown: Cancelled: Conviction, E-Ring, Four Kings, Joey, and Surface (and Fear Factor(?) - this contradicts earlier announcements that FF was contracted thru 2007...). previously cancelled: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, The Book of Daniel, Heist, Inconceivable, Teachers, Three Wishes (ended: The West Wing, Will & Grace). Renewed: America's Got Talent, The Apprentice, Dateline (x1), Scrubs. previously renewed: Crossing Jordan, Deal or No Deal, ER (supposedly thru 2008), Las Vegas, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Medium, My Name Is Earl and The Office. And NBC's new shows are (see the Futon Critic's NBC series order list for more on the new shows), in order from Sunday to Saturday, starting with new dramas: New DRAMAS: Heroes - Mondays at 9pm: Skiffy drama about about a group of ordinary people who wake up with incredible powers. Stars: Greg Grunberg, Hayden Panettiere, Leonard Roberts, Milo Ventimiglia, Adrian Pasdar, Ali Larter, others. Friday Night Lights - Tuesdays at 8pm: Drama from Jason Katims (Roswell) - based on the movie of the same name. Stars: Adrianne Palicki, Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, others. Kidnapped - Tuesdays at 9pm: Drama/thriller in which the teenage son of a wealthy Upper East Side family is kidnapped and everyone is a suspect. Stars: Dana Delany, Timothy Hutton, Delroy Lindo, Jeremy Sisto, Mykelti Williamson, others. (Previously announced pick-up.) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Thursdays at 9pm: Dramedy from Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) - Takes us behind the scenes of a fictional late-night sketch comedy series. Stars: Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, D.L. Hughley, Evan Handler, Steven Weber, Timothy Busfield, others. (Previously announced pick-up.) New SPORTS: Sunday Night Football - Sundays at 8pm: Self-explanatory. Hosts: Al Michaels, Bob Costas and John Madden. (Note: Pre-game show, Football Night in America, is set for 7pm.) New COMEDY: 20 Good Years - Wednesdays at 9pm: Follows the adventures of two friends who finally realize that life doesn’t last forever. Stars: John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Burns. 30 Rock - Wednesdays at 9:30pm: This workplace comedy that takes viewers behind the scenes of a frenetic television variety show. Stars: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Rachel Dratch, Tracy Morgan. Mid-Season - returning: reality - America's Got Talent, The Apprentice; drama - Crossing Jordan; comedy - Scrubs. Mid-Season - NEW: Andy Barker, P.I. - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) Andy Richter plays an accountant who becomes a P.I. when his regular business suffers. Stars: Andy Richter, Harve Presnell, Ion Overman, Tony Hale. The Black Donnellys - Drama: (set for Jan. 2007 - Thursdays at 10pm) From Paul Haggis (EZ Streets, the movie "Crash") - about four young Irish brothers and their involvement in organized crime in New York's notorious Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Kirk Acevedo, Olivia Wilde, others. Raines - Drama: (set for post-NFL season - Sundays at 10pm) Quasi-Medium redux - Drama about an eccentric but brilliant cop (Jeff Goldblum) who talks to dead victims that help him solve his cases. Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Linda Park, Luis Guzman, Matt Craven, Nicole Sullivan. The Singles Table - Comedy: (timeslot: TBA) Five friends meet at a wedding that changes their life course. Stars: John Cho, Rhea Seehorn, others. I'll "review" all the networks' schedules in my Proposed Schedule for the Fall 2006 season later on this year. Posted at 02:29 PM Sat - May 13, 2006Summer Update: The WBIn what strikes me as a very, very surprising move,
The soon-to-be-defunct WB netlet is opting 'burn off' some original programming
this summer.
As I didn't expect either The WB or UPN to run anything original this summer (outside of WWE Smackdown!), I'm somewhat shocked by this move. (The heavy prominence of former WBN affiliates among the coming roster of The CW's new affiliates may partially explain this move...) In any case, The WB has announced that it will be running new episodes of dramedy Pepper Dennis through July, and will also (finally!) show the 9 unaired episodes of sketch comedy Blue Collar TV (4 episodes aired last Fall). Here's the summer scheduling of both shows: Tuesdays (continuing): 8:00 pm Gilmore Girls reruns 9:00 pm Pepper Dennis (new episodes thru July 4!) Wednesdays (as of May 31): 8:00 pm Blue Collar TV (new episodes as of May 31!) 8:30 pm Blue Collar TV (new episodes as of May 31!) 9:00 pm One Tree Hill reruns The Summer 2006 TV Series page and the Summer 2006 Schedule Grid page have been appropriately updated. (Update (05/14) - Summer pages updated to reflect recent summer schedule info releases from Comedy Central, FX, others.) Posted at 03:31 PM Sun - May 7, 2006SUMMER 2006 UpdatesAll 3 of 'The Big Three' networks have updated
their Summer 2006 scheduling plans.
Details can be found at the Summer 2006 TV Series page and the Summer 2006 Schedule Grid page. The breakdowns: ABC - So far, ABC has been vague about its Summer 2006 plans. There have been vague rumors about a reality show tentatively called Make It Happen. And, recently, ABC has apparently put 2 more shows into development for summer (according to The Futon Critic's 05/05 Development Update): a gameshow called The Con Test, and a reality show called Summer Share. CBS - As it did last summer, CBS is sticking to all 'reality' for its original Summer 2006 programming. In addition to the return of both Big Brother 7 (All Stars) and Rock Star [2]: Supernova, CBS is adding a new reality offering called Tuesday Night Book Club, and a gameshow called (appropriately enough) Gameshow Marathon. NBC - Meanwhile, NBC is adding more original scripted [gasp!] programming to Summer 2006, though this time its in the form of the burn-off of the previously unaired episodes of the sitcom Four Kings. That means, so far, NBC is the only broadcast network with any original scripted programming scheduled for Summer 2006 - the new drama Windfall, and now burn-off of Four Kings. (NBC may also add burn-off of Joey and E-Ring to their schedule as well, though no announcements have been made. Also, FOX may add burn-off of the sitcom Stacked to the schedule too, though again no official word...) Posted at 02:41 PM Thu - May 4, 2006ABC Renews BOSTON LEGAL, Yanks C-IN-C; REBA Cancelled?The most recent pre-Upfront
news:
Renewed! - ABC: In a pre-Upfront move that's probably not too surprising, ABC is reported to have decided to renew the David E. Kelley series Boston Legal for a third season. At the same time... Yanked from Schedule/Effective Cancellation - ABC: ...ABC has pulled its freshman drama Commander-in-Chief from the schedule, again. While ABC claims the show will return to air in June to air its final 3 episodes, ABC said almost exactly the same thing about Eyes in spring of 2005, and Eyes was never seen from again. IOW, this is it for C-in-C - it's toast. Rumors of Cancellation - The CW (was: WBN): And rumors continue to swirl that The CW will not pick up Reba, currently The WB's highest rated sitcom (by far). In this case, the problem seems to be that Reba is produced by FOX studios, and CBS head honcho Les Moonves doesn't want to be doing FOX any favors right now. Personally, if Reba does go away, I'll probably dance a jig. ;) Posted at 09:17 AM Sun - April 30, 2006Lifetime Cancels MISSINGMeanwhile, Lifetime has made a decision about its
second long-running drama (and I also have an update on its Summer 2006
programming - see my Summer 2006 TV Series
page):
Cancellation - Lifetime: And in the "inexplicable moves" department, cable channel Lifetime has opted to cancel its original drama Missing (nee: 1-800-Missing) after three seasons. This is despite the fact that the show has continued to be a solid ratings performer for the channel, even improving in the ratings in its most recent third season. And this is after Lifetime has already pulled the plug on its six-season original drama Strong Medicine. The Futon Critic pointed out to me that Lifetime does have two scripted shows in the pipeline - 30-minute comedy Lovespring International (starts on Monday, 06/05 at 11pm) and 60-minute drama Angela's Eyes (starts sometime in July). But, still - wouldn't it make much more sense to pair, say, "Angela's Eyes" with a returning drama like "Missing" as a lead-in?! Oy vey... Posted at 06:45 PM NBC Renews Three More DramasNBC continues to lock in shows, 'pre-Upfront':
Renewed! - NBC: Semi-desperate NBC has followed up the L&O renewal trifecta with a second hat-trick of renewals - this time, NBC has announced that it is renewing Crossing Jordan, Las Vegas and Medium. Objectively, the ratings for all three shows are middling - they'd be decent ratings performers for FOX, but the ratings these shows manage would likely get them the hook on CBS. So, these early renewals another indication of NBC's relatively weak position in the broadcast network landscape. Posted at 06:41 PM |
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