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Lost returns Thursday at 9 pm on Jan 31, 2008
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.a...=20071214abc01
12.14.07 - 02:27 PM] ABC UNVEILS MIDSEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE Released by ABC [NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABC UNVEILS MIDSEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE "Lost" Returns Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., ET on Thursday, January 31 New Series Premiering Include "Cashmere Mafia," "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann," "Eli Stone" and "Oprah's Big Give" "Cashmere Mafia" Premieres at its Regular Time Wednesday, January 9, After a Special Premiere on Thursday, January 3 "According to Jim," "Just for Laughs," "Supernanny" and "Wife Swap" Return New Seasons of "Dancing with the Stars" and "The Bachelor" Begin March 17 ABC will premiere four new series, "Cashmere Mafia," "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann," "Eli Stone" and "Oprah's Big Give," in addition to the premiere of the much anticipated fourth season of "Lost" on Thursday, January 31 at 9:00 p.m. "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" premieres with a special two-hour episode on Monday, January 7, followed by 90-minute episodes through January. "Notes from the Underbelly" and "October Road" will continue to air at 9:30 and 10:00 p.m., respectively. "Samantha Who?" will return with original episodes in February at 9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" and "The Bachelor" start new seasons on Monday, March 17. "Just for Laughs" returns Tuesday, January 1, at 8:30 p.m., following the Rose Bowl, and will air back-to-back episodes Tuesday nights (8:00 and 8:30 p.m.), beginning January 8. "According to Jim" will also return January 1, with two episodes at 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. The series will regularly air at 9:00 p.m., followed by "Carpoolers" (9:30 p.m.) as of January 8. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" will return at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. "Boston Legal" will continue airing Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. "Wife Swap" will premiere at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, and "Supernanny" returns with special back-to-back episodes at 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. that same night. The new drama series "Cashmere Mafia" premieres in its regular timeslot at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, following a special premiere on Thursday, January 3. Beginning February 27, "MEN IN TREES" will air Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. On Thursday nights in January, "Ugly Betty" will continue to air at 8:00 p.m., followed by "Grey's Anatomy" at 9:00 p.m. and "Big Shots" at 10:00 p.m. "Lost" will premiere on January 31 at 9:00 p.m., followed by the premiere of "Eli Stone" at 10:00 p.m. On Fridays, drama encores will air at 8:00 and 9:00 p.m., followed by "20/20" at 10:00 p.m. On Sunday nights, "Oprah's Big Give" will premiere on Sunday, March 2 at 9:00 p.m. ABC's midseason primetime schedule is as follows (all times Eastern; new shows in bold): DAY TIME SERIES MONDAY (JAN) 8:00 p.m. "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" 9:30 p.m. "Notes from the Underbelly" 10:00 p.m. "October Road" MONDAY (FEB) 8:00 p.m. "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" 9:00 p.m. "Samantha Who?" 9:30 p.m. "Notes from the Underbelly" 10:00 p.m. "October Road" MONDAY (MAR) 8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" 9:30 p.m. "Samantha Who?" 10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor" TUESDAY 8:00 p.m. "Just for Laughs" 8:30 p.m. "Just for Laughs" 9:00 p.m. "According to Jim" 9:30 p.m. "Carpoolers" 10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal" TUESDAY (MAR) 8:00 p.m. "Just for Laughs" 8:30 p.m. "Just for Laughs" 9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" 10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal" WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap" 9:00 p.m. "Supernanny" 10:00 p.m. "Cashmere Mafia" ("MEN IN TREES" beginning Feb 27) THURSDAY (JAN) 8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty" 9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" 10:00 p.m. "Big Shots" (after special premiere of "Cashmere Mafia" on Jan 3) THURSDAY (FEB) 8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty" 9:00 p.m. "Lost" 10:00 p.m. "Eli Stone" FRIDAY 8:00 p.m. Drama encores 9:00 p.m. Drama encores 10:00 p.m. "20/20" SUNDAY (MAR) 7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos" 8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" 9:00 p.m. "Oprah's Big Give" 10:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives" Chris |
I just noticed that Cavemen is not on the schedule! :lol:
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Smallville and Lost back to back.:banana:
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I'm surprised that Big Shots is.
It'll be interesting to see how Lost does against CSI repeats, which usually do pretty well. |
there is only three episodes of big shots left and I think they are burning them off in Jan after pulling Big Shot off the schedule in December. I think the show is as good as dead.
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LOST on Thursdays at 9pm?? That timeslot is already overloaded with good shows!
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But "Lost" is one of the only ones that will have fresh episodes for the time being. Smart move by ABC.
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Originally Posted by chowderhead
there is only three episodes of big shots left and I think they are burning them off in Jan after pulling Big Shot off the schedule in December. I think the show is as good as dead.
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They would if not for the strike. They need all the new programming they can get.
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So, with only 8 episodes, Lost will essentially be before by April. That sucks!
I am looking forward to Eli Stone to see the return of Victor Garber and I'm glad that managed to complete their entire 13 episode order. |
Oh noes! Lost, CSI and the Office all on at the same time? Fuck, my DVR can't handle that. What are they thinking?
I guess the Office will get bumped to the SD Tivo. |
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Oh noes! Lost, CSI and the Office all on at the same time? Fuck, my DVR can't handle that. What are they thinking?
I guess the Office will get bumped to the SD Tivo. Your DVR will be fine. |
Carpoolers :banana:
I am guessing Dirty Sexy Money will air its last three episodes before Cashmere Mafia takes over on Feb. 27th? -pray- I hope they don't leave this wonderful show high and dry seeing as they have new episodes to show. Looks like I'll be watching Boston Legal, Carpoolers and Lost and giving Eli Stone a try. |
Hey, nice to see Carpoolers back on the schedule.
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Nice to see this thread clogged up with news about so many other shows I have zero interest in....... -wink-
Since it's the only show I watch on TV from week to week I am certainly excited about the show coming back soon but I a not looking forward to a huge gap in the season yet again. |
Originally Posted by dhmac
LOST on Thursdays at 9pm?? That timeslot is already overloaded with good shows!
I wouldn't be surprised if the strike resolves and LOST is moved again. But mainly, I'm just glad it's back. 8 episodes are better than nothin', and they're gonna be back-to-back. Part of me is seeing this earlier than expected premiere date as a sign that ABC hopes the strike will resolve and the 4th season can air during the 2008 Sept-May time period, with maybe a week or two grace period to allow the production to catch up (16 episodes straight with a 2-hour finale in the last week of sweeps was only going to work with a Feb 13th-ish premiere). |
I think it's going to be a huge challenge for them to catch up if the strike gets resolved by January or February. They are 8 weeks ahead, but most of the cast and crew have returned to LA and it would take at least 6-8 weeks to re-set up production in Hawaii and then start filming again. Then, they would need to get at least 6 episodes filmed before they could air......The window to get everything done by May is getting smaller and smaller.
I think they should forget the remaining 8 episodes for this season and save them for 2009 for a 24 episode 5th season. BTW, you all should check out the documentary "Lost in a Day" on the season 3 DVD. It explains great detail about how the episodes are shot and the time frame to get everything ready to hit air. Great viewing. |
Originally Posted by DJariya
Actually CSI has only 1 more episode left that is scheduled to air 1/10. The Office is fresh out of episodes. You won't have any conflicts with Lost.
Your DVR will be fine. |
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
That's all fine and good for the spring, but whenever everything ramps up again... :(
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Originally Posted by DJariya
I think it's going to be a huge challenge for them to catch up if the strike gets resolved by January or February. They are 8 weeks ahead, but most of the cast and crew have returned to LA and it would take at least 6-8 weeks to re-set up production in Hawaii and then start filming again. Then, they would need to get at least 6 episodes filmed before they could air......The window to get everything done by May is getting smaller and smaller.
I think they should forget the remaining 8 episodes for this season and save them for 2009 for a 24 episode 5th season. BTW, you all should check out the documentary "Lost in a Day" on the season 3 DVD. It explains great detail about how the episodes are shot and the time frame to get everything ready to hit air. Great viewing. Given that the cast and crew usually have a month off around this time of year, even in a regular 22-episode season, I'd say the situation isn't as dire as you describe. The ramping up of production isn't going to be the big problem, it's the production of scripts. But I suppose the other option is to have 4.01-4.08 air this season, and 4.09-4.16 air from September 2008 in consecutive weeks. Then have a break, produce the Season 4 DVD for December release as per usual and return in February '09 for 16 straight in Season 5. |
hmm annoying that it is on one day later but glad to see it back at 9pm instead of 10pm and also didn't realize it would be back 1/31 (I was thinking late Feb for some reason). Cool.
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Originally Posted by hardercore
Given that the cast and crew usually have a month off around this time of year, even in a regular 22-episode season, I'd say the situation isn't as dire as you describe. The ramping up of production isn't going to be the big problem, it's the production of scripts.
But I suppose the other option is to have 4.01-4.08 air this season, and 4.09-4.16 air from September 2008 in consecutive weeks. Then have a break, produce the Season 4 DVD for December release as per usual and return in February '09 for 16 straight in Season 5. However, I wonder how that would affect the DVD/BD release? Would they just release the 8 episodes for S4 and save the other 8 for S5? If they try to put the 8 spring 2008 episodes and the 8 fall 2008 episodes in the S4 set, they probably wouldn't be able to finish it in time to be able to sell it during the holiday season next year. Even getting it out before the premiere of S5 (as they are wont to do) could be challenging. |
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
That's all fine and good for the spring, but whenever everything ramps up again... :(
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Posted this on the comic book forum, but also worth mentioning here:
Press release from ABC: DISCOVER "LOST" IN MARVEL COMICS Released by ABC ABC Marketing Places Key Visual References from the Hit Show in Popular Marvel Comics, Including Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins Now fans can discover elements from the hit series "Lost" in Marvel Comics. ABC marketing has strategically placed images and references from the show in various comic books, including Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins on sale now. Examples of "Lost" references include a "Lost" poster, the number 6, and the slogan "Find Yourself" in the latest editions of numerous Marvel comics throughout the month. Expect more "Lost" placements to pop up in comic books on stands January 23 and January 30. http://images.comicbookresources.com...D104_int-2.jpg |
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