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2008-2009 Upfronts Day 2, Part 1: ABC Fall Schedule
The second of the network upfronts is out, covering ABC’s fall schedule. Here are my thoughts and what I anticipate I will be covering in one degree or another next season. The following is the schedule released by the network on 13 May 2008:
ABC's fall prime-time schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):
MONDAY:
8:00 pm Dancing with the Stars
9:30 pm Samantha Who?
10:00 pm Boston Legal
TUESDAY:
8:00 pm Opportunity Knocks
9:00 pm Dancing with the Stars the Results Show
10:00 pm Eli Stone
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 pm Pushing Daisies
9:00 pm Private Practice
10:00 pm Dirty Sexy Money
THURSDAY:
8:00 pm Ugly Betty
9:00 pm Grey's Anatomy
10:00 pm Life on Mars
FRIDAY:
8:00 pm Wife Swap
9:00 pm Supernanny
10:00 pm 20/20
SATURDAY:
8:00 pm Saturday Night College Football
SUNDAY:
7:00 pm America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00 pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 pm Desperate Housewives
10:00 pm Brothers & Sisters
Monday
Much like the last couple of seasons, I couldn’t care less about Monday nights on ABC. My time will be spent between NBC and (presumably) FOX.
Tuesday
This night is identical to Monday nights now.
Wednesday
“Pushing Daisies” is the only show returning in the fall that I have any interest in, so it will likely be reviewed. I’m glad to see the support for this show, because it is really like nothing else on television.
Thursday
“Life on Mars” looks interesting, and I might give it a go in terms of watching it if the behind-the-scenes issues get resolved. But I decline reviewing it.
Friday
More reality dreck. Between NBC and ABC, it’s amazing how easy they make it to pretend they don’t exist.
Sunday
If only “Desperate Housewives” would be put out of our misery. And I say that (for another year) because I’ll be forced to sit through much of it (for another year). That said, ABC has nothing for me on this night either, in terms of review fodder.
ABC didn’t really change things for me much, did they? “Lost” will dominate the spring, but until February, that’s off my radar. Everything else is just not for me, with the exception of “Pushing Daisies”.
In terms of the reviews, 2 shows will be reviewed out of the current list: “Heroes” and “Pushing Daisies”. Compared to the previous season, that’s a net loss of -3. A lot could change with the other networks, but for now, the fall is looking quite manageable.
Next: the CW fall schedule, which should be rather interesting…
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May 13, 2008 7:40 PM
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