ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates
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ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES
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The ABC Television Network has announced its fall premiere dates, including those for the highly anticipated return of all-new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy and Lost, as well as ABC News 20/20 and the debuts of some of the most talked about new shows of the coming season, including Big Day, Brothers & Sisters, Day Break, Help Me Help You, MEN IN TREES, Notes from the Underbelly, Six Degrees, The Knights of Prosperity, The Nine and Ugly Betty.
For the fall launch, ABC will be using the strength of its returning hits as a launching pad for new series.
Friday, September 8
9:00-11:00 p.m. 20/20
Tuesday, September 12
8:00-10:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
Wednesday, September 13
8:00-9:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars Results Show
Monday, September 18
8:00-9:00 p.m. Wife Swap
Thursday, September 21
9:00-10:00 p.m. Greys Anatomy
10:00-11:00 p.m. Six Degrees
Friday, September 22
8:00-9:00 p.m. Ugly Betty
9:00-10:00 p.m. MEN IN TREES
Sunday, September 24
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 26
9:30-10:00 p.m. Help Me Help You
10:00-11:00 p.m. Boston Legal
Sunday, October 1
7:00-8:00 p.m. Americas Funniest Home Videos
Monday, October 2
9:00-11:00 p.m. The Bachelor: Rome (two-hour season premiere)
Wednesday, October 4
9:00-10:00 p.m. Lost
10:00-11:00 p.m. The Nine
Thursday, October 5
8:00-8:30 p.m. Big Day
8:30-9:00 p.m. Notes from the Underbelly
Monday, October 9
10:00-11:00 p.m. What About Brian
Tuesday, October 17
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
Wednesday, November 15
9:00-10:00 p.m. Day Break
ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES
Released by ABC
The ABC Television Network has announced its fall premiere dates, including those for the highly anticipated return of all-new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy and Lost, as well as ABC News 20/20 and the debuts of some of the most talked about new shows of the coming season, including Big Day, Brothers & Sisters, Day Break, Help Me Help You, MEN IN TREES, Notes from the Underbelly, Six Degrees, The Knights of Prosperity, The Nine and Ugly Betty.
For the fall launch, ABC will be using the strength of its returning hits as a launching pad for new series.
Friday, September 8
9:00-11:00 p.m. 20/20
Tuesday, September 12
8:00-10:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
Wednesday, September 13
8:00-9:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars Results Show
Monday, September 18
8:00-9:00 p.m. Wife Swap
Thursday, September 21
9:00-10:00 p.m. Greys Anatomy
10:00-11:00 p.m. Six Degrees
Friday, September 22
8:00-9:00 p.m. Ugly Betty
9:00-10:00 p.m. MEN IN TREES
Sunday, September 24
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 26
9:30-10:00 p.m. Help Me Help You
10:00-11:00 p.m. Boston Legal
Sunday, October 1
7:00-8:00 p.m. Americas Funniest Home Videos
Monday, October 2
9:00-11:00 p.m. The Bachelor: Rome (two-hour season premiere)
Wednesday, October 4
9:00-10:00 p.m. Lost
10:00-11:00 p.m. The Nine
Thursday, October 5
8:00-8:30 p.m. Big Day
8:30-9:00 p.m. Notes from the Underbelly
Monday, October 9
10:00-11:00 p.m. What About Brian
Tuesday, October 17
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
Wednesday, November 15
9:00-10:00 p.m. Day Break
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Tuesday, October 17
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
07-18-06, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
Tuesday, October 17
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
07-18-06, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dstrauss
Wow. There is exactly one show, LOST, that I even remotely care about on ABC.
07-18-06, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
Tuesday, October 17
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
9:00-9:30 p.m. The Knights of Prosperity (formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger")
That has to be the worst re-title since whatever they were going to use instead of Snakes on a Plane.
07-18-06, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason
Hopefully, ABC will go back to cancelling shows after one episode.
07-19-06, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
I heard this was pretty much the one ABC show with promise. Hopefully they'll go back to the old title before it hits the air.
07-19-06, 04:09 AM
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So with that late start date for Lost, does this mean we're only getting 7 or 8 episodes before it goes on that 13 week hiatus?
Edit: Looks like we're only getting it for six weeks before the break.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,...html?rsslatest
Edit: Looks like we're only getting it for six weeks before the break.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,...html?rsslatest
07-19-06, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by wetsprockets
So with that late start date for Lost, does this mean we're only getting 7 or 8 episodes before it goes on that 13 week hiatus?
Edit: Looks like we're only getting it for six weeks before the break.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,...html?rsslatest
Edit: Looks like we're only getting it for six weeks before the break.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,...html?rsslatest
"We've just really…listened to the audience about the repeats, and it felt like this was really the best way to run the show," McPherson said Tuesday during ABC's presentation at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena. "It's a very, very difficult show to produce. You know, if we could run 22 straight in the fall, we probably would. But we just can't get the shows done in that amount of time.
This 13-week break after 6 new episodes seems like it might be more aggravating than their previous scheduling.
07-19-06, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MrX
A lot of people are saying Ugly Betty is the best pilot they've seen so far from all the networks.
07-19-06, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MrX
A lot of people are saying Ugly Betty is the best pilot they've seen so far from all the networks.
07-19-06, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
Then just start it in January?
This 13-week break after 6 new episodes seems like it might be more aggravating than their previous scheduling.
This 13-week break after 6 new episodes seems like it might be more aggravating than their previous scheduling.
As long as they plan for 6/16 and leave us at a good place after the first 6, that's fine with me.
07-20-06, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by dstrauss
Actually, I'd be fine with Lost if they did the 24 thing -- held back until January and then went straight through.
07-20-06, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
This 13-week break after 6 new episodes seems like it might be more aggravating than their previous scheduling.
Dunno, IMO the 24-style season works out much better. In fact I was hoping that we'd see fewer and fewer "traditional" seasons in general with the way things are.
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http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ab...,6712504.story
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'Ugly Betty' Gets Scheduling Makeover
ABC moves new series to Thursday nights
August 9 2006
LOS ANGELES -- ABC has given a big vote of confidence to its new series "Ugly Betty," moving the show away from the relative quiet of Friday night and into the competitive fray on Thursdays.
"Betty," an adaptation of the telenovela "Betty La Fea," is now scheduled to premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 28, where it will lead off a lineup that also includes the hit hospital drama "Grey's Anatomy" and another new series, "Six Degrees." ABC will move utility player "America's Funniest Home Videos" into the 8 p.m. Friday spot that was "Betty's" original home.
The move comes after the show received a wave of positive reaction from critics at last month's Television Critics Association press tour. "Ugly Betty," executive produced by Salma Hayek (who also has a cameo in the pilot), follows a bright but plain-looking young woman (America Ferrera) trying to make her mark at a glossy fashion magazine.
The scheduling change displaces two other new shows, the comedies "Big Day" and "Notes from the Underbelly." ABC hasn't given them new homes yet, but they could end up on either Tuesday or Wednesday nights after "Dancing with the Stars" finishes its run later in the fall. Returning sitcoms "According to Jim" and "George Lopez" are also likely to fill one of the "Dancing" hours.
More people watch television on Thursday than on Friday, giving "Ugly Betty" a bigger pond in which to swim. But the show will also face some heavy competition in CBS' "Survivor" and NBC's "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office." FOX is also going with new shows in the timeslot -- sitcoms "'Til Death" and "Happy Hour" -- while The CW will return one of its top shows, "Smallville."
In more immediate scheduling news, ABC has yanked the unscripted show "One Ocean View" from its Monday schedule, effective next week after two episodes drew weak ratings. It will be replaced by repeats of "Supernanny."
ABC moves new series to Thursday nights
August 9 2006
LOS ANGELES -- ABC has given a big vote of confidence to its new series "Ugly Betty," moving the show away from the relative quiet of Friday night and into the competitive fray on Thursdays.
"Betty," an adaptation of the telenovela "Betty La Fea," is now scheduled to premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 28, where it will lead off a lineup that also includes the hit hospital drama "Grey's Anatomy" and another new series, "Six Degrees." ABC will move utility player "America's Funniest Home Videos" into the 8 p.m. Friday spot that was "Betty's" original home.
The move comes after the show received a wave of positive reaction from critics at last month's Television Critics Association press tour. "Ugly Betty," executive produced by Salma Hayek (who also has a cameo in the pilot), follows a bright but plain-looking young woman (America Ferrera) trying to make her mark at a glossy fashion magazine.
The scheduling change displaces two other new shows, the comedies "Big Day" and "Notes from the Underbelly." ABC hasn't given them new homes yet, but they could end up on either Tuesday or Wednesday nights after "Dancing with the Stars" finishes its run later in the fall. Returning sitcoms "According to Jim" and "George Lopez" are also likely to fill one of the "Dancing" hours.
More people watch television on Thursday than on Friday, giving "Ugly Betty" a bigger pond in which to swim. But the show will also face some heavy competition in CBS' "Survivor" and NBC's "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office." FOX is also going with new shows in the timeslot -- sitcoms "'Til Death" and "Happy Hour" -- while The CW will return one of its top shows, "Smallville."
In more immediate scheduling news, ABC has yanked the unscripted show "One Ocean View" from its Monday schedule, effective next week after two episodes drew weak ratings. It will be replaced by repeats of "Supernanny."
Chris
. You've got to be kidding me. I for one am EXTREMELY glad that I watch this show on DVD exclusively now.
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In more immediate scheduling news, ABC has yanked the unscripted show "One Ocean View" from its Monday schedule, effective next week after two episodes drew weak ratings.
08-09-06, 01:16 PM
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I guess ABC thinks they have something special in Day Break? I can't think of why Lost would need a 13 week hiatus unless their shooting schedule were completely messed up.