Tuesday, May 13, 2008

BREAKING UPFRONTS NEWS: ABC 'Scrubs' In, CW Stays Course

It's day two of the Network Upfronts week, and that means it was ABC's turn to step up to the plate. The network confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in television: Scrubs is moving from NBC to ABC where it will finish out its 8-year run starting at midseason. But, things did take a more shocking turn when ABC revealed that favorite Boston Legal will return in the fall with only 13 episodes that will end its 5-season run. Later in the day, it was the CW's turn. The young network renewed Gossip Girl along with favorites America's Next Top Model and One Tree Hill. Newcomer Reaper moves to midseason. Here's a look at both network's fall schedules:

ABC's fall primetime schedule is as follows:
(all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):

MONDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" 9:30 p.m. "Samantha Who?" 10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal"

TUESDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Opportunity Knocks" 9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" 10:00 p.m. "Eli Stone"

WEDNESDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Pushing Daisies" 9:00 p.m. "Private Practice" 10:00 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money"

THURSDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty" 9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" 10:00 p.m. "Life on Mars"

FRIDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap" 9:00 p.m. "Supernanny" 10:00 p.m. "20/20"

SATURDAY: 8:00 p.m. "Saturday Night College Football"

SUNDAY: 7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos" 8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" 9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives" 10:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"



THE CW's 2008-2009 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE:

MONDAY 8:00-9:00 PM GOSSIP GIRL 9:00-10:00 PM ONE TREE HILL

TUESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM 90210 (New Series) 9:00-10:00 PM SURVIVING THE FILTHY RICH (New Series)

WEDNESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 9:00-10:00 PM STYLISTA (New Series)

THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 PM SMALLVILLE 9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL

FRIDAY 8:00-8:30 PM EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS 8:30-9:00 PM THE GAME 9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (Encore Presentation)


For more on both schedules, visit The Futon Critic (ABC and CW).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm so excited to see that Eli Stone is coming back! From the looks of these network schedules, I won't be having very many conflicts next season. I'm very disappointed that Moonlight isn't coming back though. I found that out today.