Well, the network upfronts have come and gone and the viewing public has had a few days to reflect on the new, the old, and the missing of the 2007-08 season. And, as usual, the viewing public is utterly confused. That's because, as is the norm, the networks have shuffled their shows around to make room for their up-and-coming of the past season as well as the hopeful successes of the new season. So, what better time for us to present a complete look at next season's television schedule.
Now, I know what you're going to say, and I'll try to get your voice right when I repeat it. You say 'Rich, why are you posting the schedule now when we can just go to the individual upfront posts and look at them there.' Well, first, I get paid by the post. And second, do you really want to jump back and forth between upfront posts to see if your favorite show is going to conflict with something new that you want to watch? Sure, all those mouse clicks push up our total hit count, but you're going to get awfully tired switching back-and-forth. Frankly, we're just a bit concerned.
Thus, the reason for this post. So, sit back, jump ahead, and enjoy a full look at the fall television landscape. Then, when you're done, go see a doctor because that mole does not look good at all.
All times listed in Eastern Standard Time. New time slot for a returning show signified with an asterisk (*). New series listed in Italic Bold
Monday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Dancing w/ the Stars | How I Met Your Mother | Deal or No Deal | Prison Break | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 8:30 | Big Bang Theory | Aliens in America | |||
| 9:00 | Sam I Am | Two and a Half Men | Heroes | K-Ville | Girlfriends |
| 9:30 | Rules of Engagement | The Game | |||
| 10:00 | The Bachelor | CSI:Miami | Journeyman | - | - |
| 10:30 | - | - |
ABC Schedule Note: Cashmere Mafia, Notes from the Underbelly and October Road will replace Dancing and Bachelor after their fall runs.
CBS Schedule Note: The New Adventures of Old Christine will be seen during mid-season.
FOX Schedule Note: In January K-Ville (if it is still on the air) will move to 8 pm, making way for 24 at 9:00 pm. Prison Break will return in the spring.
Tuesday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Cavemen | NCIS | The Biggest Loser | New Amsterdam | Beauty and the Geek |
| 8:30 | Carpoolers | - | |||
| 9:00 | Dancing w/ the Stars Results Show | The Unit | Chuck | House | Reaper |
| 9:30 | |||||
| 10:00 | Boston Legal | Cane | Law & Order: SVU | - | - |
| 10:30 | - | - |
FOX Schedule Note: Show killer American Idol returns in January at 8 pm. New Amsterdam moves to Friday at 9 pm in the Spring.
Wednesday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Pushing Daisies | Kid Nation | Deal or No Deal | Back to You | America's Next Top Model |
| 8:30 | Til' Death* | ||||
| 9:00 | Private Practice | Criminal Minds | The Bionic Woman | Bones* | Gossip Girl |
| 9:30 | |||||
| 10:00 | Dirty Sexy Money | CSI:NY | Life | - | - |
| 10:30 | - | - |
ABC Schedule Note: Lost premieres in February with no repeats. The time slot has yet to be determined
FOX Schedule Note: Try to wrap your head around this. In January, Bones moves to Friday at 8 pm (man, fans of that show are going to be pissed) and is replaced by another exciting hour of American Idol. Once the auditions are over the American Idol Results Show will move into the 9:30 slot. Til' Death will be pushed down to 9:30, and the 8:30 slot will be taken by new show The Return of Jezebel James. Only FOX could be that confusing!
Thursday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Ugly Betty | Survivor | My Name is Earl | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Smallville |
| 8:30 | 30 Rock* | ||||
| 9:00 | Grey's Anatomy | CSI | The Office* | Kitchen Nightmares | Supernatural |
| 9:30 | Scrubs* | ||||
| 10:00 | Big Shots | Without a Trace* | ER | - | - |
| 10:30 | - | - |
FOX Schedule Note: Canterbury's Law moves into the 9 pm slot starting in the spring.
Friday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Men in Trees | Ghost Whisperer | 1 vs. 100 | Search for the Next Great American Band | Friday Night Smackdown |
| 8:30 | |||||
| 9:00 | Women's Murder Club | Moonlight | Las Vegas | Nashville | |
| 9:30 | |||||
| 10:00 | 20/20 | Numb3rs | Friday Night Lights* | - | - |
| 10:30 | - | - |
FOX Schedule Note: In the spring Bones takes over the 8 pm slot, followed by New Amsterdam at 9 pm
NBC Schedule Note: 1 vs. 100 will be replaced with new game show The Singing Bee later in the season.
Saturday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 8:00 | Saturday Night College Football | Repeats | Dateline | Cops | No Schedued Shows |
| 8:30 | Repeats | Cops | |||
| 9:00 | Repeats | Drama Repeat | America's Most Wanted | ||
| 9:30 | Repeats | ||||
| 10:00 | Repeats | Drama Repeat | - | ||
| 10:30 | - | - |
NBC Schedule Note: This will probably be the night where Law & Order: CI repeats air after first running on USA.
Sunday
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| 7:00 | Funniest Home Videos | 60 Minutes | Football Night in America | Football Post-Game Show | Online Nation |
| 7:30 | CW Now | ||||
| 8:00 | Extreme Makeover:Home Edition | Viva Laughlin | Sunday Night Football | The Simpsons | Life is Wild |
| 8:30 | King of the Hill | ||||
| 9:00 | Desperate Housewives | Cold Case | Family Guy | America's Next Top Model Encore Show | |
| 9:30 | American Dad | ||||
| 10:00 | Brothers & Sisters | Shark* | - | - | |
| 10:30 | - | - |
CBS Schedule Note: Amazing Race will return mid-season.
FOX Schedule Note: The last FOX note, I swear! After football season is over, King of the Hill move to 7 pm, American Dad moves to 7:30, and Family Guy moves to 8:30. New show The Sarah Connor Chronicles moves into the 9 pm slot.
NBC Schedule Note: Once football ends Dateline will take the 7 pm slot, followed by Law & Order at 8 pm, Medium at 9 pm, and new show Lipstick Jungle at 10 pm.
Also check out AOL's Fall TV Schedule page.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-25-2007 @ 3:14PM
David said...
As a Bones fan going to be pissed is wrong, we are already pissed.
Is Fox trying to destroy their best show?
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5-25-2007 @ 3:23PM
Dorv said...
Wow... With such little new stuff to be interested in, there's only one night my TiVo wont' handle: Tuesdays at 9:00: Chuck and the Reaper will fight for the other tuner (The Unit has the other spot, but I've been looking for a reason to stop watching for a long time).
Does everyone remember last summer: Heroes, Studio 60, Vanished, the Nine, Daybreak, Standoff (Ok, I was by myself on that one), Drive, Jericho, Six Degrees (again, by myself), and the Black Donnelleys. I also had Veronica Mars and What About Brian coming back.
There are a few things that I'm looking forward to, but seriously... I haven't been this unexcited for the upcoming season in a very long time.
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5-25-2007 @ 3:28PM
Stephjie said...
This was very helpful, thanks for taking the time to create it. Maybe it'll make planning my recording schedule a bit easier. Maybe. Just wish I knew ahead of time which shows to skip because as soon as I get into them, they're going to get canceled. And once they cancel a show I like, it's too late to try and get into another new one.
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5-25-2007 @ 8:28PM
Mel said...
I'll want to watch Reaper, so I'll have to tape that while I watch House. Which is one of my shows I tape for keeps until I get the DVDs. And unless I get some form of Tivo-knockoff before the fall, I guess I can't watch Chuck without my TV habits annoying the rest of my family. (I was on the fence about it anyway)
And yes, I am a pissed Bones fan. But I've never had a Friday show before, so I'll see how it goes.
Gosh, I'm going to have a super busy TV schedule. Goodbye, outdoors!!
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5-25-2007 @ 4:16PM
Porchland said...
There's also a nice schedule page at futon critic that has the summer and fall schedules along with original cable programming and links to info on every show.
I love the Reality Distortion Field haze of late spring when I'm sooooo looking forward to Bionic Woman, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, Caveman, Chuck, Big Shots, etc. By the end of October it will be back to reality and half of them will be gone!
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5-25-2007 @ 4:43PM
Cold Chilli said...
My Weekly Tivo for the new season:
Weekly Tivo:
Monday: MIMYM, Heroes, 24, Dancing(4 the wife), Journeyman(new)
Tuesday: Dancing(wife), Boston Legal, Reaper(new), Biggest Loser(Wife)
Wed: Private Practice, Bionic Woman(new), Lost
Thurs: Betty, Grey, CSI, ER, Smallville
Friday: Moonlight(new) and Sci-Fi Friday
Sat: Football!
Sunday: Football, The Sarah Connor Chronicles(new), BSG, Desperate Housewives(wife)
Other Misc: dirty jobs, Rescue Me, Entourage, Big love, John from Cincinnati, Myth-busters, Stargate, Eureka, The 4400, Dead Zone, Nip/Tuck, The Shield
5 new shows..
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5-25-2007 @ 4:45PM
Cold Chilli said...
I'm taking bets on the first to be canceled is going to be...Caveman then dirty sexy money
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5-25-2007 @ 4:47PM
hessian said...
BONES fans - stay strong, FOX planned on moving the show to Friday this past season, but couldn't because of the number of failed new shows.
I'd wager BONES will air in the same time slot it did this year.
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5-25-2007 @ 4:50PM
mike m said...
So basically, CBS is still going to win most nights because no one is really challenging them. Great...
If we want more daring shows, other networks are going to have to compete with CBS, just like other nets, primarily CBS competes against Idol, when others run. The more nets run from "big" shows, the less room there is for anything "new".
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5-25-2007 @ 6:15PM
mike m said...
also, it seems like fox has taken the british approach to broadcasting. Can't say it's a bad idea.
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5-26-2007 @ 11:57PM
Bill Berna said...
Well,the moron program directors cancelled "Jericho".
A great show,good story lines,an excellent ensemble
cast;an all around great show.
Bill B
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6-04-2007 @ 1:21AM
Lola said...
I just learned that The Black Donnelleys has been cancelled...I am in shock...I loved the show from the very first one...every character was memorable...it was not given a chance...this is the third show lately that I have watched faithfully only to have it cancelled...I think I may just give up TV altogether...who makes these decisions to cancel good shows anyway!
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