ABC's fall premiere dates! (Not much has changed)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Like more traditional competitor CBS, ABC is going to roll out its new scripted fall shows beginning the week of Sept. 22 -- confirming that, despite all the talk of rebooting the TV industry after the writers' strike, not much has changed.
What is obvious -- there is less new material -- two new series this fall, and new episodes of several new shows from last season that ABC wants to throw at audiences again. It seems more and more obvious that this fall will be mostly about returning shows, with a limited amount of new stuff for viewers coming off a summer filled with reruns and reality TV.
I'm listening to a press conference with ABC entertainment head Stephen McPherson, and a post on his comments will soon follow. Until then, here's ABC's primetime fall premiere dates:
Friday, September 19
10:00-11:00 p.m. “20/20”
Monday, September 22
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (special two-hour performance show premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Boston Legal”
Tuesday, September 23
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Opportunity Knocks” (new series debut)
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (special performance show)
Wednesday, September 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special” (special day and time)
9:00-11:00 p.m. “David Blaine Special”
Thursday, September 25
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (special two-hour season premiere)
Sunday, September 28
7:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (two-hour season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”
Tuesday, September 30
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars Result Show” (regular day and time period premiere)
Wednesday, October 1
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Pushing Daisies”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”
Friday, October 3
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Wife Swap”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Supernanny”
Sunday, October 5
7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (regular time period premiere)
Monday, October 6
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Samantha Who?”
Thursday, October 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (regular time period premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Life on Mars” (new series debut)
Tuesday, October 14
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Eli Stone”
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how did you know what they were doing nex tseason? :)
Posted by: Eric Deggans | July 17, 2008 at 01:45 PM
Looking at this line-up of shows, I can see why cable shows are receiving so many Emmy nominations. This appears to be the worst line-up I've seen in years. I'm surprised ABC couldn't find another night to show Dancing with the Stars. Perhaps next year they could have a recap show after the results show. Now that's entertainment.
Posted by: Sully | July 17, 2008 at 01:21 PM