It was finally ABC's turn to unveil its winter schedule yesterday. There aren't many surprises in it except that Lost, as rumored, will now air on a new night and that Big Shots, who was benched last week, will get
Here is a summary of the press release:
- According to Jim returns to the small screen with a one-hour premiere (more precisely, two episodes back to back) on January 1 at 9 p.m.
- Big Shots gets yet another chance in its usual timeslot for a few weeks.
- Boston Legal remains in its timeslot.
- Carpoolers returns on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.
- Cashmere Mafia, a news series starring Lucy Liu, will premiere on Thursday January 3 and then go into its regular timeslot on Wednesday at 10 p.m. starting on January 9. It will air until February 27, at which time Men In Trees gets the timeslot.
- Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, the Dancing with the Star spin off, will have its two-hour premiere on Monday, January 7, and air 90-minutes episodes the rest of the month.
- Dancing with the Stars returns on March 17.
- Eli Stone, a new series starring Victor Garber and Natasha Henstridge, will premiere on January 31 at 10 p.m.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will continue to air on Sundays.
- Lost will air in Grey's Anatomy's timeslot, Thursdays at 9 p.m., starting January 31.
- Men in Trees gets a new timeslot on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. starting on February 27.
- Notes from the Underbelly will continue its run of new episodes at 9:30 p.m. on Mondays.
- October Road remains in the Monday at 10 p.m. timeslot.
- Oprah's Big Give will start its run on Sunday, March 2 at 9 p.m.
- Samantha Who? will be on a break throughout January. The comedy will return in February at 9 p.m. with fresh episodes.
- Supernanny will have a two-hour premiere on January 2 at 9 p.m.
- The Bachelor goes back to the dating world on March 17.
- Wife Swap returns on January 2 at 8 p.m.
ABC's schedule will also include repeats for shows like Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Desperate Housewives. You can find the complete winter schedule at The Futon Critic.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-15-2007 @ 5:24PM
Argus said...
If only NBC would give so many chances to Journeyman that ABC gives to Big Shots.
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12-15-2007 @ 6:00PM
John said...
Gah!
!!!!!!
Lost vs. Earl vs. CSI.
At least CSI is usually On Demand.
Unless NBC moved Earl?
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12-15-2007 @ 6:04PM
Isabelle Carreau said...
Earl will be in reruns when Lost begins airing.
12-15-2007 @ 8:26PM
derry said...
Not Earl, The Office... even in reruns that's a bummer.
12-16-2007 @ 12:00AM
John said...
I thought Earl/Office were back to back 9/930? I tell you, the whole DVR thing just totally changes your memory of tv schedules.
12-16-2007 @ 9:34AM
Isabelle Carreau said...
From NBC's press release:
Thursdays (effective January 3, 2008)
8-8:30 p.m. - NBC Comedy Series
8:30-9 p.m. - NBC Comedy Series
9-10 p.m. - "The Celebrity Apprentice" (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - "ER" ("Lipstick Jungle" premieres February 7 in time slot)
12-15-2007 @ 7:48PM
Oreo said...
Except Argus that Big Shots is getting another shot only because of the strike. If ABC had anything else to fill up that hour with they would. Journeyman ran out of episodes, Big Shots still have episodes to burn.
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12-15-2007 @ 8:33PM
TBDave said...
What happened to Women's Murder Club ? That show's been winning it's timeslot (Friday 9pm) and increasing it's audience.
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12-15-2007 @ 8:34PM
Isabelle Carreau said...
I think there is only 1 new episode left to air. ABC may also rerun it on Fridays in its "drama reruns" slot.
12-15-2007 @ 11:30PM
Hashbrown_Hunter said...
"That show's been winning it's timeslot (Friday 9pm) and increasing it's audience."
...that's not saying much.
12-16-2007 @ 8:31AM
segsig said...
The press release says one thing, but the abc website has the next episode of Big Shots scheduled for Friday, Jan. 11 at 12AM.
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12-16-2007 @ 9:35AM
Isabelle Carreau said...
My guess is that ABC.com is not reflecting all the changes sent in the press release on Friday.
12-17-2007 @ 7:45PM
iamhoff said...
According to Jim? Seriously? I thought it got cancelled.
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1-11-2008 @ 10:18AM
jat said...
I enjoy Big Shots, I am sure a lot of other men do but can't be bothered to write in. Why can't we have a show about the ups and downs of a man granted we all don't have a life style like their's but it is easy to watch, candy for the brain in life sometimes we need that but I am sure it is getting canned because the general public needs another reality show.
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