It's that time of the year again! Last year we provided in-depth coverage of all the sitcom pilots on ABC: hhttp://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66324

This year, we'll do the same. This thread will be updated constantly, so keep checking back for title updates, cast updates, photos, which make it and more. There are 14 sitcom pilots in development. Which do you think will make it? Only about three or four will make it, if not less.


FALL 2004 SITCOM PILOTS:
"Rodney"
Half Hour

Cast:
Rodney Carrington: Rodney
Jennifer Aspen: Trina
Matthew Josten: Bo
Oliver Davis: Jack
Nick Searcy: Barry
Amy Pietz: Charlie

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Ric Swartzlander
Executive Producer: David Himelfarb
Director: Bob Berlinger

Stand-up comedian Rodney Carrington would like to take you to the middle of real, everyday America. In the tradition of Home Improvement and Roseanne comes a down-to-earth guy's guy who, with his own heartland intelligence, speaks the truth.

Rodney is getting fired from jobs he hates while doing stand-up in dive bars at night. He may not have much money, but he still finds excitement. He's not afraid to walk into Wal-Mart naked on a dare. Not afraid to take credit for flowers someone else sent his wife. Not afraid to get between his fighting boys. Not afraid to tell his wife he wants to make stand-up his career. He's going to figure out how to find happiness while being the best damn husband, dad and son he knows how to be.

A working stiff with a dream, Rodney speaks for the blue-collar crowd. His devoted following is bound to grow faster than his family's pile of dirty laundry.



"The Untitled Earthquake Project"
Half Hour

Cast:
Quake: Earthquake
Holly Robinson-Peete: Heaven
Charles Duckworth: Calvin
Christopher Pinnick: Erwin
Rhyon Nicole Brown: Sharisse
Tami Anderson: Debbie
Steven Walsh: Junior
Johnny Sneed:

Credits:
Production Companies: Touchstone Television, Tollin-Robbins Productions
Executive Producer/Writer: Les Firestein
Executive Producers: David Himelfarb, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins,
David Goldman
Director: Gil Junger

Feel the tremors as political correctness shatters around you. Earthquake's loud aggressive stand-up comedy has audiences rolling in the aisles and stomping their feet.

Beat cop Earthquake is not the luckiest man in DC. If there's a one percent chance of disaster, it's 100 percent certain it will happen to him. Three out of his four kids were accidents. What are the odds that his tall son wouldn't like sports? What are the odds his daughter would only excel at expensive things? What are the odds that he can never get any down time? 100%. He's got a great wife, Heaven, who married for love. But his sister married for money, and SHE got the son the NBA wants.

From the creator of Wanda at Large and the producers of Smallville and I'm With Her comes a comedy in the tradition of Bernie Mac. This is one very real family that's really very funny.



"Educating Lewis"
Half Hour

Cast:
Lewis Black: Lewis Tanner
Anne Dudek: Jackie
Brad Raider: Peter
Michael Boatman: Joe

Credits:
Production Company: Paramount Network Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Victor Fresco
Director: Ted Wass

High School principal is a tough job. And though the candidates say all the right clichés, the school board can't find one worth hiring. Maybe they need someone who cares about teaching. Someone with practical ideas. Someone who actually likes students.

That someone would be Lewis Tanner, an outspoken history teacher who just wants his students to crack a book. Now he's responsible for the future of 1,200 students – all because he opened his big mouth. He tries to rise to the occasion and fill his new post with the kind of leadership he's always advocated. Unfortunately, he's stepping into a minefield. One of his best teachers is about to be dismissed for hugging a student, his Spanish teacher is crying in class, and the science teacher is his ex. Biology. Maybe if he knew more about the subject, they'd still be together.

Starring The Daily Show's celebrated correspondent Lewis Black, and written by an executive producer of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, this comedy takes a decidedly skewed look at education while putting the fun back in fundamentals.



"Furst Family"
Half Hour

Cast:
Marissa Jaret Winokur: Denise Furst
French Stewart: Rusty
Lauri Metcalf: Barbara
Brenda Vaccaro: Sugar
John Francis Daley: James III

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Alan Zweibel
Executive Producers: Anne Johnson, Antony Root
Director: Ted Wass

Not since Roseanne and Grace Under Fire has the American working class had a more authentic voice. Loud, loving, and sure in their convictions. They work hard, watch TV, and talk about celebrities as if they know them, and politicians, as if they know them better.

James Furst has worked hard at his baggage handling job to buy their castle at the end of JFK's main runway. His wife Barbara knows that life moves faster than he wants it to. So she keeps him supplied with day-old desserts from the Starbucks where she works and lets him believe he's king. The kids aren't the brightest bulbs in the shed, and old enough to know it. They also know that as long as they live here, they've got a permanent spot in the house pecking order. But they all still come together every night for their daily dose of network television.

Alan Zweibel, writer of The Story of Us and producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, has genuine affection for the characters he creates that burns through the cutting humor. Starring Tony Awards®-winner Marissa Winokur of Hairspray, this comedy rings true because it is the family most of us go home to at the end of the day.



"In the Game"
Half Hour

Cast:
Jennifer Love Hewitt: Riley Reid
Josie Davis: Brandee
James Patrick Stuart:s T.J.
Mel Rodriguez: Jason
Anthony Tavera: Michael
Ed O'Neill: Buzz
Paula Cate: Wendy

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah
Director: Jamie Widdoes

The only girls on the NFL sidelines should be cheerleaders. At least that's what some men think. The pretty airheads most networks hire aren't doing much to prove them wrong. Until now.

Yesterday Riley Reid was behind the scenes, today she's on camera. Having grown up with a football coach Dad, she's the voice of the fan, asking the tough questions everyone wants asked. She'll be great once she figures out what to do with her hands. Most guys would call her the perfect girlfriend. But dating is tough because her fan club includes her 6-year-old son, Michael.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and two producers of the critically-acclaimed Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared channel their love of the game into a high energy comedy about a single mother getting a shot at doing something she loves. No matter who wins, it's her championship season.






"Hot Mama"
Half Hour

Cast:
Gina Gershon: Holly
Amy Hill: Ruth
Nick Lachey: Cooper
Lindsay Price: Dana
Craig Ferguson: Ted Moore

Credits:
Production Company: Warner Bros. Television

Executive Producer/Writer: Suzanne Martin
Executive Producer/Director: Andy Ackerman

The Ryans are anything but your typical family. Mom's a hottie. Dad's MIA. Daughter's a straight-A student. The cute live-in handyman wants to be an actor. And the aunt wonders if it's not too late to put her sister's teenage daughter up for adoption.

Honestly, it's Freaky Friday every day. Mom Holly is sexy, confident and flirtatious; her teenage daughter Ashley is pretty, conservative and shy. But the grown-up Girl and immature Mom are best friends even if it is often totally embarrassing. Mom may come to parent-teacher night in a totally inappropriate dress with a date in tow. But when it comes to mastering the art of IM-ing when a cute boy logs on, a cool mom is great to have.

Producers of Cheers, Seinfeld and Frasier partner on a comedy that rides the ups and downs, the quirks, the digs, the gaffs, and the triumphs of the whole mother-daughter thing.



"Plan B
Half Hour

Cast:
Caroline Rhea: Caroline
Rocky Carroll: Steve
Kali Rocha: Amy
Sarah Shahi: Bronwyn
Willie Garson: Kenny
Steven Eckholdt: Matt
Millicent Martin: Lydia

Credits:
Production Company: Universal Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia
Director: Gil Junger

What happens when you reach a certain age, and you're nowhere near where you wanted to be? Time for plan B.

With no happily-ever-after on the horizon, 30-something Caroline shakes up her life and leaves her fiancée of five years. Divine inspiration or supremely idiotic? Only time will tell. She has no man, no kids, no will power against carbs, and no time to prepare for a fat new promotion. Too bad her new employees are all too familiar with the old Caroline and don't hesitate to remind her. She gets plenty of advice from her often-married, audacious mother, and her ever-pregnant kid sister. But this is her life. And it's too late for second guessing, so Caroline must learn to stand her ground – even if that means raiding the emergency donut supply.

Caroline Rhea turns her own personal demons and insanity into a comedy for every woman who wakes up and realizes she wants more out of life, love and snack food.



"I Married Sofia"
Half Hour

Cast:
Sofia Vergara: Sofia
Joseph Lawrence: Tony
Lil Maxso: Carlos

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producers/Directors/Writers: Don Reo & Damon Wayans
Executive Producer: Jeff Sagansky

America was built by dreamers. That's why Colombia's biggest female soap opera star has come to conquer the acting world of New York City. Just what the big apple needed, another out-of-work actor.

Bursting with ambition and excitement Sofia moved to America. But with her visa expiring and no acting jobs in sight, she's getting pretty desperate. Or pretty and desperate. Enter Tony Wilson, an ex-stock broker with Martha Stewart's legal problems. He needs five grand fast, which is exactly what a green card marriage pays upfront. Talk about coincidence! So Sofia and Tony are married, for better or worse and for the next three years. Now after the ceremony, the truth comes out. She forgot to tell him about her 7-year-old son and her foul-mouthed parrot; he forgot to tell her about his girlfriend. You'd think someone would have told them about the surprise visits from the INS.

From Executive Producers Damon Wayans and Don Reo comes a family comedy about dreams, reality, love, and redemption. Starring Hispanic sensation Sofia Vergara, this makeshift family is totally unique yet completely relatable.


"Savages"
Half Hour

Cast:
Keith Carradine: Tom
Evan Ellingson: Reed
Jason Dolley: T.J.
Shaun Sipos: Jack
Erik von Detten: Chris
Andrew Eiden: Sam
Vincent Ventresca: Jimmy

Credits:
Production Companies: Universal Television & Icon Productions
Executive Producers/Writers: Mike Scully, Julie Thacker-Scully
Executive Producer/Director: Mel Gibson
Executive Producer: Bruce Davey

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails don't begin to cover these young boys. They smell. They're slobs. And they love it that way. Executive producer and director Mel Gibson's real life experiences of raising a brood of boys, provides the basis for a take-no-prisoners comedy.

Raised by their single dad, the Savage boys have had a succession of housekeepers – over 40 at last count – to pick up after them. Well today that comes to an end. Dad Tom wants his boys to learn the skills women don't seem to take so much joy in anymore – you know, cooking, cleaning, laundry. Somehow this dad is going to turn his loutish boys into independent men, the kind any girl could take home to her mother. This is going to be some battle, because Tom, just like his sons, is still a boy at heart.

Producers Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, writers for The Simpsons, add their own family experience into the mix for a funny, honest take on raising kids. It reminds us that each child comes with their own personalities and problems, and that none of them come with instructions.



"Jessica"
Half Hour

Cast

Jessica Simpson: Jessica Sampson
Ali Hillis: Holly
Jonathan McClain: Joe
Brad Rowe: Mike
Aimee Garcia: Amanda
Bryan Callen: Dan
Gregory Harrison: Brett

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Gayle Abrams
Executive Producers: Ted Harbert & Joe Simpson
Director: Gil Junger

In a celebrity-mad culture, no one has had more exposure than singer and reality-show star Jessica Simpson. When she sings, her powerhouse voice stops folks in their tracks. But it's her unique take on life that has made her a pop culture icon. So what's an ambitious Texas girl to do if she wants to be taken seriously? Poke fun at her own public image, while proving she's as funny as she is beautiful.

So Jessica Simpson becomes Jessica Sampson. Blonde. Beautiful. Buxom. Her fans love her and men want to be near her. But most people don't believe she has an intelligent thought in her head. So when she's offhandedly offered a job on a TV newsmagazine, Jessica jumps at the chance to prove she's more than just a pretty face. And wouldn't you know it, she's a natural. Now her producer, a driven perfectionist who has worked for this job, has to get beyond her resentment and teach Jessica the ropes. Yin and Yang. Beauty and brains. Cats and dogs.


"Full Circle"
Half Hour

Cast:
Tom Everett Scott: Tom
Annie Potts: Linda Hubbard
Nicole Sullivan: Jenny
Missi Pyle: Misti
William Devane: Klip

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Dan Staley, Rob Long
Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Tim Fall
Director: Ted Wass

One look tells you Professor Tom Nash is a new dad. Despite his compulsion to baby-proof the world, he's also obsessed with giving his newborn son, Dexter, a normal childhood. But his chances aren't looking too good.

For starters, he didn't have a normal childhood himself. His dad left when Tom was a baby to "find himself" and his mother's a therapist – all theory, no practice. Secondly, Dad Kip just popped back up at the hospital. Tom's first guess is that he's trying to make amends, but no, he and his girlfriend Misti have just had a son, too.

No stranger to strange, Tom deals… until his wife Linda decides to go back to work. While day care doesn't fit Tom's "perfect childhood" model, an infant doesn't go over well in his lecture hall. Tom caves and looks for a babysitter, but what he finds is Kip, who's dying for a second chance. Grandpa/babysitter? It's worth a shot. Where's that nanny-cam?

Two of the producers of Cheers have created the ultimate scenario for exploring father issues and exploit it with great comic zeal. Starring Nicole Sullivan (The King of Queens) and Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do). Two generations of fathers. Two generations of sons. Two generations of women who just want to stay out of the way.


"The Untitled John Stamos Project"
Half Hour

Cast:
John Stamos: Jake
Madchen Amick: Kylie Clarke
Rick Hoffman: Patrick
Bess Meyer: Val
Ian Gomez: Adrien

Credits:
Production Companies: Brad Grey Television Productions
in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producers: Brad Grey, Peter Traugott, Tim Doyle
Writer: Austin Winsberg
Director: Michael Spiller

Blind dates. Not always fun for the daters. But a lot of fun to watch. Lucky for us, this date is going to last all season long. One long date played out over 22 episodes.

Jake Taylor is a publicist to the stars. Sharply dressed, smart talking, smooth, and he's on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clients. He goes through women like tissues. But when he makes the mistake of claiming to want a real woman who will challenge him, his boss sets him up – with her sister. Enter Kylie Clarke. Beautiful, smart, able to detect b.s. at 100 yards. Kylie's dating history is more than a little spotty. Her last ex is outside her apartment in a plexiglass box a la David Blaine hoping to win her back. When Jake and Kylie meet it's tragic, not magic, because they've actually had a one-night stand before and he doesn't remember. None of this would make any difference if they weren't perfect for each other. It's going to be a long night.

Life in the fast lane has never been so much fun. Starring John Stamos as Jake, the man all men wish they could be, and Madchen Amick as the girl too smart to fall for his charm. This tale of love under a microscope proves everyone has to avert a few dozen disasters to make it to date two.


"News to Me"
Cast:
Colin Hanks: Joel Stein
Andrea Anders: Emma Leeds
Sharon Lawrence: J.D. Connor
David Hasselhoff: Stryker Langley
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Cicely Dupree
Roger Rees: Marshall Cahill

Credits:
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, ACME Productions, Marsh McCall Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer/Writer: Marsh McCall
Executive Producers: Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis
Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Joel Stein
Director: Pam Fryman

He's young. He's literate. He's cocky. But he doesn't have a clue what he's doing at America's largest, weekly newsmagazine. After all, they write in the third person, and they think stories should be researched.

Taking a page or nine from the real-life experiences of TIME Magazine's Joel Stein, this is the ultimate fish out of water story. Joel can't swim in the news pool very well, but what he does do is write from a unique point of view. Though he's sure he's about to be fired, he'll breathe some life into the stuffy old rag. Of course, all of his colleagues at American Weekly think he represents the dumbing down of their esteemed institution – and they're never going to let him forget it!

Starring Colin Hanks (Orange County, Roswell), it's my generation vs. theirs as only Joel Stein's razor-sharp wit can present it.


"No Place Like Work"
Half Hour

Cast:
Ed Ker: Wes
Ever Carradine: Alison
Louis Lombardi: Rocky
Tamara Taylor: Trish
Matthew Morrison: Chris

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Warren Bell
Director: Andy Cadiff

You don't appreciate what you have until it's gone. Most men discover this as soon as their first child is born because from that moment on, it's all about the baby.

Did you see the play where… Nope. Do you wanna go play some… Can't. How 'bout we grab some… My wife'll kill me. The three salesmen at the Modern Brass Showroom bond over the realization that their wives and children have taken over their lives. They relish the "free time" they have at work – time when they can talk sports, girls, and other important stuff. However, most of the Monday morning quarterbacking revolves around how they could better play their family time.

The co-executive producer of According to Jim takes three real guys and lays them out as they really are. Caring yet conflicted, testosterone-feuled, yet teddy bears, and more than a little heroic. Just like most men.


My picks on which will be added to the fall line-up:
"Jennifer Love Hewitt" -- Probably will air on TGIF, after George Lopez.
"Jessica Simpson" -- I think this will air on Fridays as well, maybe ABC will move Hope & Faith to Tuesdays, and let this show air on Fridays at 9.
"News to Me" -- Colin Hanks and David Hasselhoff star, should be interesting. They'll probably air this one after My Wife & Kids or ...
"Hot Mama" -- ... this one. With Gina Gershon and Nick Lachey.

I think about three will make it, but I added a fourth just in case. Others that sound good: John Stamos, Mel Gibson's Savages, and Plan B with Caroline Rhea.

Please remember most of these pilots will not make it, so it will be kind of cool having a photo of a cast of a show that does not make it. So out of these fourteen sitcoms, probably about three or four will make it on the air actually this fall. The rest will go in what is called pilot hell, where tons of pilots each year go.

Please post your thoughts on which you think will make it.

I actually agree with you Pav. I say the same 4 although I'd also like to see John Stamos' show make it although I thought that was for NBC and not ABC but I guess I'm wrong. I think The Furst Family will be picked up for mid-season.

The Lewis Black project looks pretty good.

Why do they have to make Jennifer Love Hewitt a single Mom?
The last thing we need is another cute kid in a sitcom.

;)

Can I just ask why you only do ABC? I'm just curious....

The 4 Shows I think ABC will pick up:

"Furst Family"
"Plan B"
"The Untitled Jessica Simpson Project"
"The Untitled John Stamos Project"



Of those 4, what I think will last....
"Furst Family"

oooo i hope that Untitled John Stamos Project goes well

Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
Can I just ask why you only do ABC? I'm just curious....

I don't get this kind of info (all pilots, photos, videos, etc) from CBS, NBC, or FOX. Frankly, I'm glad, NBC and FOX are producing bad sitcoms anyway now and CBS focuses more on dramas.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
FALL 2004 SITCOM PILOTS:
"The Untitled Rodney Carrington Project"
Half Hour


First off, who the hell is Rodney Carrington? And second...been there, done that with the plotline. Oy.


"The Untitled Earthquake Project"
Half Hour


The guy's name is Earthquake?


"Furst Family"
Half Hour

Cast:
Marissa Jaret Winokur: Denise Furst
French Stewart: Rusty
Lauri Metcalf: Barbara
Brenda Vaccaro: Sugar
John Francis Daley: James III

Run away! It's French Stewart!



"The Untitled Jennifer Love Hewitt Project"
Half Hour

Cast:
Jennifer Love Hewitt: Riley Reid
Josie Davis: Brandee
James Patrick Stuart: T.J.
Mel Rodriguez: Jason
Anthony Tavera: Michael
Ed O'Neill: Buzz


Run faster!! It's Jennifer Love Hewitt. :seeya: Poor Ed O'Neill.


"The Untitled Suzanne Martin Project"

Nick Lachey: Cooper


Oh good god no. At least his wife isn't there.


"Savages"
They smell. They're slobs.

Well that sure sells it. :lol:



"The Untitled Jessica Simpson Project"
Half Hour

Cast

Jessica Simpson: Jessica Sampson

She's so dumb she can't even change the name of her character that much. :rolleyes:


"The Untitled John Stamos Project"
Half Hour


As dumb as I think this sounds, I'll try it anyway to see John.

One thing I noticed from the cast lists is that both Aimee Garcia and Holly Robinson-Peete are on sitcoms that (if I'm not mistaken) have yet to be cancelled by the WB, All About The Andersons and Like Family respectively. Guess we can assume those WB shows won't be coming back, or at least go through some changes, if they're already getting involved with new shows. As for these pilots, I haven't read all the sypnopses, but I bet the Nick Lachey show gets picked up.

Yuck, allota crap this year, the only one that sounds decent is the Rodney Carrington one. but I gott agree with dawsongirl with the been there done that thing.

I would pick the top 3, but theres only one I like.......I guess maybe the Jessica Simpson one too if I HAD to pick.

still nothing about Khleo Thomas' supposed ABC pilot :confused:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Who the hell is Rodney Carrington?

He sings The Man Song (http://pages.ivillage.com/poohbear524/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/rodneycarrington_themansong.mp3) and The Woman Song (http://pages.ivillage.com/poohbear524/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/rodneycarrington_thewomansong.mp3) and, odds are, the former will be the theme song.

Pav, maybe you should sticky this....

First photo for a sitcom pilot this season, goes to That's My Rodney:

Originally posted by barwars88
which guy is Rodney??

The guy in the middle, sitting.





Originally posted by barwars88
I disagree -- some of NBC's upcoming comedies sound interesting, especially "Beverly Hills SUV" with Henry Winkler.

And CBS has some good ones coming -- 2 that I think will DEFINATELY get picked up -- "Center of the Universe" (with John Goodman) and "Shut Up and Listen"

Yes, Beverly Hills SUV is the only interesting one, but I hear that is a low chance for pick-up, but hopefully it does. NBC hasn't developed any sitcoms with good ratings in years (Scrubs is probably the last one), that's what I meant.

Last I heard CBS at most wanted two new sitcoms only, but it could be just one. The only way it'll be two is if they have more sitcoms on Wednesdays.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
NBC hasn't developed any sitcoms with good ratings in years (Scrubs is probably the last one)



Damn straight! :)


Yeah the only shows I'm looking forward too are "Joey" "Centre of the Universe" and "Shut up and Listen" So that means CBS is the winner for me this year! I hate the title of Shut up and Listen though....Its kinda innapropriate if you ask me.

Too bad theres Nothing from ABC though, which sucks because it use to be my favorite Network, now the only thing I watch on it is My wife and kids. everything else has either gone downhill or cancelled (Whose Line is it anyway?)

Originally posted by barwars88
Any idea how many NBC is looking to pick up??
And any idea about the status of Whoopi and Happy Family??

I'd say NBC will pick up 2 or 3 sitcoms, Father of the Pride is one of them, even though it's not really a sitcom.

As for Whoopi and Happy Family, it doesn't look good for those two. Look at their dismal season finale ratings:

In what will likely cause the axe to finally swing, NBC's Whoopi and Happy Family ended their first (and final most likely) seasons with barely any interest. Take a look:

NBC
8:00 p.m. Whoopi
HH: 3.6/ 6 (#4 in timeslot), Viewers: 5.28 million (#4 in timeslot), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#4)

8:30 p.m. Happy Family
HH: 3.5/ 6 (#4 in timeslot), Viewers: 4.94 million (#4 in timeslot), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#4 in timeslot)

If NBC does bring back one of them, it would be Whoopi.

even more important than "Whoopi" and "Happy Family" -- I was wondering if "The Big House" on ABC has any chance of returning.
I saw it for the first time tonight, and liked it a lot.

Originally posted by barwars88
even more important than "Whoopi" and "Happy Family" -- I was wondering if "The Big House" on ABC has any chance of returning.
I saw it for the first time tonight, and liked it a lot.

I don't think The Big House has a chance either, it hasn't done well in the ratings either. It is a good show though, I liked the first two episodes especially.

Pß, you have anything on the ABC drama pilot "Desperate Housewives"?

Originally posted by pavanbadal
I don't think The Big House has a chance either, it hasn't done well in the ratings either. It is a good show though, I liked the first two episodes especially.


So you think "Married to the Kellys" will be back next season instead of The Big House?

Originally posted by JT
Pß, you have anything on the ABC drama pilot "Desperate Housewives"?

I have the cast photo and saw a video preview, it looks good. I want to see this make it. Anything with Teri Hatcher has to be good. I'll try to do an all-ABC drama pilot post tomorrow or so on the General Dramas board.


Originally posted by *GoodMorningCalgary*
So you think "Married to the Kellys" will be back next season instead of The Big House?

No, don't think that'll make it either. Of the shows yet to be renewed, the following has a good shot: 8 Simple Rules, Less Than Perfect, and Life With Bonnie. I'm With Her has a chance as well. It's all Relative and Married to the Kellys has a low chance.

Originally posted by JT
Pß, you have anything on the ABC drama pilot "Desperate Housewives"?

ABC 04-05 Drama Pilots posted:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107245

PAv, I must have asked you like a million times, but I swear this is the last...Is there any development on a sitcom starring Khleo Thomas for ABC?

Folks, y'all know what 2 shows I'm singling out here...

Desperate Housewives? OH, you mean that Knots Landing clone. You know, somehow, I've got the feeling that if they asked her, Michele Lee would do it. Eh, looks fairly good. I'll probably give it a chance. Am I the only though who thinks it sounds like the title of an, um, adult movie. Seriously. Come on folks, give'er a new title.

Anyway, back to the sitcoms...Yeah, you know the one I'm going straight after. We are Family (working title). I hope this gets picked up. It sounds fairly decent. Will it? Probably not. Shows I tend to like tend to not stick around for THAT long anymore, if they get picked up at all.

And on a third bent, just to add some content.
Educating Lewis sounds good. Really good. Hope it gets picked up. This guy's stuff, if you ask me, is some of the better stuff around, comedy-wise, and it'd sure be great here. And ABC needs SOMETHING strong.

You know, maybe it's just me, but the rest doesn't seem appealing. And that's sad. I spend 1/3 of a Comedy review talking about a Drama. Granted, that drama is almost identical to one of my favorite shows, but still. And another 1/3 of the review is basically a plug for a pilot starring one of the top castmembers FROM said Favorite show. Sad sign @ ABC. Maybe they oughta just stick to game shows. Nothing else seems to work anymore.

I hope Knots Landing Clone (I actually think that title rolls off the tongue better anyway) (I mention it since it seems to be THE most likely picked up thing) does well for ABC in the ratings. They need SOMETHING besides Super Millionaire.

Are there any clips or pictures of the pilots online yet?

Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
Are there any clips or pictures of the pilots online yet?

No, but they released most of the drama pilots' photos -- check the dramas board for that. I'm not sure if all the sitcom pilots' photos will be available now, since upfront is only two days away. I've seen some video clips of some of the pilots, but they are mainly just the cast talking about the pilot and the show itself.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
I've seen some video clips of some of the pilots, but they are mainly just the cast talking about the pilot and the show itself.

How were they?

ABC is just about done tweaking its fall line-up. The line-up will be released tomorrow, and so far it's looking like these shows will make it:

New sitcoms:
Mel Gibson's "Savages"
Rodney Carrington's "That's Just Rodney"

New sitcoms in consideration for mid-season:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Project
"I Married Sofia"
"Full Circle"

Note: Jessica Simpson's sitcom was doing well in testings up until recently, and that might be a reason it will not make it. Although, word is she will have her variety specials for every sweep period.

Dramas being considered for fall and mid-season:
"Lost" (could be for mid-season when Alias is in reruns)
"Desperate Housewives"
"Life As We Know It" (AKA: "Doing It")
The Practice Spin-off
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Blind Justice"
"Eyes"
Lots of dramas this year, I can see why, as they look great this year.


New Reality Show: "Wife Swap"

Reality returning: "The Bachelor," "Extreme Makeover," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

Sitcoms returning: "My Wife & Kids," "George Lopez," "According to Jim," "Less Than Perfect," "8 Simple Rules" and "Hope and Faith."

Dramas returning: "NYPD Blue" and "Alias"

Newsmagazines: "20/20" and "Primetime." New news magazine: "Good 2 Go" (perhaps being aired before Monday night Football)


My bets: Look for My Wife & Kids and George Lopez to move over to Tuesdays and 8 Simple Rules to anchor Friday nights.

Here is the "tentative" ABC Fall line-up:

Sundays:
7:00PM AFHV
8:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00PM Alias/Eyes(new drama) for mid-season
10:00PM The Practice Spin-off

Mondays:
8:00PM Good 2 Go (newsmag) OR Lost (new drama)
9:00PM Monday Night Football

Tuesdays:
8:00PM My Wife & Kids
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM According to Jim
9:30PM Less Than Perfect
10:00PM NYPD Blue/Blind Justice (new drama for mid-season)

Wednesdays:
8:00PM The Swap (new reality) OR Grey's Anatomy (new drama)
9:00PM The Bachelor
10:00PM Desperate Housewives (new drama)

Thursdays:
8:00PM Life As We Know It (new drama)
9:00PM Extreme Makeover
10:00PM Primetime Thursday

Fridays:
8:00PM 8 Simple Rules
8:30PM Savages (new sitcom)
9:00PM Hope & Faith
9:30PM That's Just Rodney (new sitcom)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM Wonderful World of Disney


Stay tuned tomorrow for the OFFICIAL schedule.

Shows Ill watch on ABC, if this is the schedule:


Sundays:
9:00PM Alias

Tuesdays:
8:00PM My Wife & Kids
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM According to Jim
9:30PM Less Than Perfect

ABC OWNS Tuesdays with Frasier gone, until stupid AI returns

Fridays:
8:00PM 8 Simple Rules
8:30PM Savages (new sitcom)
9:30PM That's Just Rodney (new sitcom)

Moving 8SR SUCKS, but ill record it if Im not home

Saturdays
8:00PM Wonderful World of Disney
:barf: if Eisner's hosting

Hopefully that schedule is what we see tomorrow.

I like Desperate Housewives at 10pm Wednesdays. Perfect slot for me. I hope it does well, but I'm very weary of any new primetime drama like that.

8 Simple Rules on Friday doesn't bother me. It's nice to see it's renewed. I was actually very worried. I know Pav kept saying it was a sure thing, but there is no sure thing... LOL ;)

I'm actually very happy with 8 Simple Rules on Friday. It was a smart move and hopefully will attract a larger audience, because it was being hurt bad by American Idol. I think it's either to thrive on Fridays, or sadly flop... We'll see, but I'll never stop watching. I'm glad ABC trusts it enough to let it anchor another night.

I agree with Barwars88: ABC will own Tuesday's until American Idol returns to Fox. That's a very good, and safe schedule. I'm surprised, but happy, Less Than Perfect will probably be back. I'm very disappointed Life with Bonnie was cancelled. That is such an underrated show.

Again, I hope this is the schedule we see tomorrow.

Originally posted by TVJunkie101
Hopefully that schedule is what we see tomorrow.

I like Desperate Housewives at 10pm Wednesdays. Perfect slot for me. I hope it does well, but I'm very weary of any new primetime drama like that.

8 Simple Rules on Friday doesn't bother me. It's nice to see it's renewed. I was actually very worried. I know Pav kept saying it was a sure thing, but there is no sure thing... LOL ;)

I'm actually very happy with 8 Simple Rules on Friday. It was a smart move and hopefully will attract a larger audience, because it was being hurt bad by American Idol. I think it's either to thrive on Fridays, or sadly flop... We'll see, but I'll never stop watching. I'm glad ABC trusts it enough to let it anchor another night.

I agree with Barwars88: ABC will own Tuesday's until American Idol returns to Fox. That's a very good, and safe schedule. I'm surprised, but happy, Less Than Perfect will probably be back. I'm very disappointed Life with Bonnie was cancelled. That is such an underrated show.

Again, I hope this is the schedule we see tomorrow.

I was hoping for Desperate Housewives Sundays at 9, but Wednesdays at 10 isn't bad. I'm not too happy with 8 Simple Rules moving to TGIF. I think 8 Simple Rules on Tues at 8:30 and My Wife & Kids leading at 8 pm would have been better. George Lopez does decent on Fridays at 8, but I think 8 Simple Rules would do better. Less Than Perfect returning doesn't surprise me. According to Jim should be Tuesday's sitcom leader.

As for the dramas, Lost sounds good. It's like the movie Castaway. I'd rather have that on Wednesdays at 8 than Grey's Anatomy.

Finally, back to Fridays. I'd rather have That's Just Rodney coming in mid-season and have Jennifer Love Hewitt at 9:30 instead. Usually that 9:30 TGIF slot is not really a family comedy, and Rodney is a pure family sitcom. I've also heard of a schedule where Hope & Faith is on Tuesdays at 9:30, after Jim. And Less Than Perfect moving to TGIF at 9:30, but I don't think that will happen.

We'll see tomorrow afternoon...

Thanks Pav! Desperate Housewives' slot is perfect for me. Right after the OC (if Fox keeps it at its first season slot), making it a soaplicious night. Wednesdays are a bitch!

In a continuing line of bizarre coincedinces, Desperate Housewives occupies the exact slot I wanted to put a KL revival in.

Life is screwey, ain't it...
----
FWIW: Here's what I'll be watching, as it looks now:

Mondays:
9:00PM Monday Night Football

Tuesdays:
8:00PM My Wife & Kids
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM According to Jim
9:30PM Less Than Perfect

Wednesdays:
10:00PM Desperate Housewives
Fridays:
8:00PM 8 Simple Rules
8:30PM Savages (new sitcom)
9:30PM That's Just Rodney (new sitcom)

FWIW: Should any shows listed above turn out to stink, well...click.

You know, I feel sorry Desperate Housewives (PLEASE, Find a Better Title, and something to keep me from calling it Knots Landing). It's gonna be going up against Law & Order, and $50 says CBS puts CSI:NY or an equivocal show there. Growing feeling we're looking at 6 eps then bye.

Originally posted by Seth Thrasher
In a continuing line of bizarre coincedinces, Desperate Housewives occupies the exact slot I wanted to put a KL revival in.

Life is screwey, ain't it...
----
FWIW: Here's what I'll be watching, as it looks now:

Mondays:
9:00PM Monday Night Football

Tuesdays:
8:00PM My Wife & Kids
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM According to Jim
9:30PM Less Than Perfect

Wednesdays:
10:00PM Desperate Housewives
Fridays:
8:00PM 8 Simple Rules
8:30PM Savages (new sitcom)
9:30PM That's Just Rodney (new sitcom)

FWIW: Should any shows listed above turn out to stink, well...click.

You know, I feel sorry Desperate Housewives (PLEASE, Find a Better Title, and something to keep me from calling it Knots Landing). It's gonna be going up against Law & Order, and $50 says CBS puts CSI:NY or an equivocal show there. Growing feeling we're looking at 6 eps then bye.
Yea their have been rumors that CSI NY or CSI Miami could go in that timeslot. Thats going to be a tough spot for any ABC show to survive in.

The latest tentative schedule, this could be the one announced this afternoon, has a few changes, most noteably is Alias starting in January with 20-22 straight weeks of new episodes, no reruns at all. Also, Less Than Perfect is indeed moving to TGIF at 9:30, great move there:


Sundays:
7:00PM AFHV
8:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00PM Desperate Housewives/Alias (January)
10:00PM The Practice Spin-off: Fleet Street

Mondays:
8:00PM The Benefactor (Mark Cuban reality)
9:00PM Monday Night Football

Tuesdays:
8:00PM My Wife & Kids
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM According to Jim
9:30PM That's Just Rodney (new sitcom)
10:00PM NYPD Blue/Blind Justice (new drama for mid-season)

Wednesdays:
8:00PM Lost (new drama)
9:00PM The Bachelor
10:00PM Wife Swap (new reality)

Thursdays:
8:00PM Extreme Makeover
9:00PM Life As We Know It (new drama)
10:00PM Primetime Thursday

Fridays:
8:00PM 8 Simple Rules
8:30PM Savages (new sitcom)
9:00PM Hope & Faith
9:30PM Less than Perfect
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM Wonderful World of Disney

Dramas Grey's Anatomy and Eyes are slated for mid-season. No idea yet, where Desperate Housewives will go after January, possibly Wednesdays at 10, when The Swap is over.
Mid-season sitcoms could have Jennifer Love Hewitt and possibly two others.

Sundays at 9pm for Desperate Housewives? Eh, not too bad, but not the best slot for me either.

Less Than Perfect moving to Friday's is a good move, IMO. That's Just Rodney seems like it would fit Tuesday's better.

OK, it IS official now:

ABC TELEVISION NETWORK



May 18, 2004



TWO NEW COMEDIES, SEVEN NEW DRAMAS, TWO NEW ALTERNATIVE SERIES JOIN ABC’S 2004-2005 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE



In Addition to the Previously Announced
David E. Kelley Legal Drama, “The Practice: Fleet Street,”
ABC Adds “The Benefactor,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Life As We Know It,” “Lost,” “Rodney,” “Savages” and “Wife Swap” to its Fall Lineup


“Blind Justice” to Premiere at the Conclusion of “NYPD Blue”;
“Alias” to Premiere at the Conclusion of “Desperate Housewives”;
“Eyes” and “Grey’s Anatomy” Also Slated for Midseason

“8 Simple Rules” and “Less than Perfect” Also Renewed for Fall


Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Primetime Entertainment, today outlined ABC’s plans for next season and announced the network’s new 2004-2005 fall schedule. The new schedule includes the addition of eight new entertainment series -- two comedies, four dramas and two alternative series -- plus three midseason dramas.

Mr. McPherson spoke before representatives of the advertising and media communities at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York.

The new fall schedule includes new comedy series “Rodney” and “Savages,” dramas “Desperate Housewives,” “Life As We Know It,” “Lost” and “The Practice: Fleet Street,” and new alternative series “Wife Swap” and “The Benefactor.”

In addition Mr. McPherson announced three drama series for midseason: “Blind Justice,” “Eyes” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. McPherson said: “Every night we ask tens of millions of Americans to invite us into their homes, and it’s our responsibility to give them a reason to let us stay. I believe these programs, and this schedule, does just that.”

ABC’s complete 22-hour fall primetime schedule, which will premiere in September, is as follows (all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):



DAY TIME SERIES



MONDAY: 8:00 p.m. “The Benefactor”

9:00 p.m. “Monday Night Football” (through January)



(Following the culmination of Monday Night Football in January)

8:00 p.m. ABC Monday Night Movie (in January after football)

10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (in January after football)



TUESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “My Wife and Kids” (new night)

8:30 p.m. “George Lopez” (new night and time)

9:00 p.m. “According to Jim”

9:30 p.m. “Rodney”

10:00 p.m. “NYPD Blue” / “Blind Justice” (midseason)



WEDNESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Lost”

9:00 p.m. “The Bachelor”

10:00 p.m. “Wife Swap”



THURSDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover” (new time period)

9:00 p.m. “Life As We Know It”

10:00 p.m. “Primetime Live” (new title)



FRIDAY: 8:00 p.m. “8 Simple Rules” (new night)

8:30 p.m. “Savages”

9:00 p.m. “Hope & Faith”

9:30 p.m. “Less than Perfect” (new night)

10:00 p.m. “20/20”



SATURDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Wonderful World of Disney”



SUNDAY: 7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”

8:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

9:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives” / “Alias” (midseason)

10:00 p.m. “The Practice: Fleet Street”



Descriptions of the 11 entertainment series joining ABC’s primetime schedule next season, listed in alphabetical order, follow (all times are Eastern):



“The Benefactor” (one-hour alternative series, Monday, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) – What would you do for a million dollars? Billionaire businessman and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is about to find out because he is “The Benefactor,” and he’s set to give away a million bucks to a complete stranger. Why has he agreed to give away such a large sum of money? Because he can’t wait to figure out how America’s applicants will prove to him that they deserve it! Sixteen contestants will vie for the money in a competition full of emotional, dramatic challenges – tests of character, intelligence, heart and maybe a little bit of luck.

Credits:

Executive Producers: David Young, Clay Newbill and Todd Wagner
Production Entities: 12 Yard Productions, 29 29 Productions



“Desperate Housewives” (one-hour drama, Sunday, 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) -- Looking down on her friends and family isn’t a way of life for Mary Alice Scott. It’s a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she’s taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated POV. Her husband’s acting suspicious, the neighbors are talking, and her girlfriends are wondering why one of their own would do something so rash… and so messy.

There's Susan, the divorcée who goes to extraordinary lengths for love. Lynette, the ex-career woman who traded the boardroom for boredom, mixed with moments of sheer panic. Bree, the Martha Stewart on steroids, whose family is about to mutiny. And Gabrielle, the ex-model with everything she always wanted – a rich husband, a big house – so what is she doing with the 17-year-old gardener? As for Mary Alice’s husband, Paul, there must be a good reason why he’s digging up the pool in the middle of the night.

From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and she’s planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor’s closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb. The writer of “Melrose Place” and “General Hospital” (executive producer Charles Pratt Jr.) has helped create a primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on happily ever after.

Cast:
Sheryl Lee (“Twin Peaks”): Mary Alice Scott
Mark Moses (“Saving Jessica Lynch”): Paul Young
Cody Kasch (“Normal, Ohio”): Zack Young
Teri Hatcher (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”): Susan Mayer
Andrea Bowen (“That Was Then”): Jenna Mayer
Marcia Cross (“Melrose Place,” “Everwood”): Bree Van De Kamp
Michael Reilly Burke (“Providence”): Rex Van De Kamp
Felicity Huffman (“Sports Night”): Lynette Scavo
Eva Longoria (“Dragnet”): Gabrielle Solis
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (“The Alamo”): Carlos Solis
James Denton (“The Pretender”): Mike Delfino
Kyle Searles (“7th Heaven”): John

Credits:
Executive Producer/Writer: Marc Cherry (“The Golden Girls”)
Executive Producers: Charles Pratt Jr. (“Melrose Place”), Michael Edelstein (“Threat Matrix”), Tom Spezialy (“The District,” “Ed”)
Pilot Director: Charles McDougall
Production Entity: Touchstone Television



“Life As We Know It” (one-hour drama, Thursday, 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) -- They say teenage boys think about sex every 15 seconds. That’s 240 times an hour. And in between they cram everything else: Cheating moms. Interfering dads. Sex. Secret crushes. Pop quizzes. Sex. Clueless teachers. School cliques. Sex. It’s enough to make a kid’s head explode.

Melvin Burgess’ breakthrough novel is the basis for this series about three hormone-charged teenage boys who are trying to do something even harder than losing their virginity, and that’s to grow up without totally freaking out. There’s Dino, the handsome jock with the secret sensitive side; Jonathan, the artist who sees life through a camera lens; and Ben, the straight-A student who still can’t make his parents happy. You know them. You grew up with them. Maybe you were them.

This coming of age drama in the tradition of “Stand By Me” and “The Outsiders” comes to ABC from the writers of “Freaks & Geeks” and “Just Shoot Me.”


Cast:
Sean Faris (MTV’s “Undressed”): Dino Whitman
Jon Foster (“Life As a House”): Ben Conner
Chris Lowell: Jonathan Fields
Missy Peregrym: Jackie
Kelly Osbourne (MTV’s “The Osbournes”): Deborah
D.B. Sweeney (“Brother Bear”): Michael Whitman
Lisa Darr (“Popular”): Annie Whitman
Marguerite Moreau (“Runaway Jury”): Ms. Monica Young
Jessica Lucas: Sue


Credits:
Executive Producers/Writers: Gabe Sachs (“Freaks & Geeks,” “Just Shoot Me”), Jeff Judah (“Freaks & Geeks,” “Just Shoot Me”)
Executive Producers: Stu Bloomberg, Francie Calfo
Co-Executive Producer/Pilot Director: Michael Engler (“Keen Eddie”)
Production Entities: Sachs/Judah, Cabloom!, Touchstone Television



“Lost” (one-hour drama, Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) -- Out of the blackness the first thing Jack senses is pain. Then burning sun. A Bamboo forest. Smoke. Screams. With a rush comes the horrible awareness that the plane he was on tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island. From there it’s a blur, as his doctor’s instinct kicks in: people need his help.

Stripped of everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survival. Some panic. Some pin their hopes on rescue. A few find inner strength they never knew they had—like Kate who, with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor’s wounds. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain. But the intense howls of the mysterious creatures stalking the jungle fill them all with fear. Fortunately, thanks to the calm leadership of quick-thinking Jack and level-headed Kate, they have hope. But even heroes have secrets, as the survivors will come to learn.

From J.J. Abrams, the creator of “Alias,” comes an action-packed adventure that will bring out the very best and the very worst in the people who are lost.


Cast:
Evangeline Lilly: Kate
Ian Somerhalder (“Life As a House”): Boone
Dominic Monaghan (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy): Charlie
Jorge Garcia: Hurley
Maggie Grace (“Oliver Beene”): Shannon
Malcolm David Kelley (“Antwone Fisher”): Walt
Naveen Andrews (“The English Patient”): Sayid
Harold Perrineau (“Oz”): Michael
Josh Holloway: Sawyer
Matthew Fox (“Party of Five”): Jack
Terry O'Quinn (“Primal Fear”): Locke
Daniel Dae Kim (“24”): Jin
Yunjin Kim: Sun

Credits:
Executive Producers/Writers: J. J. Abrams (“Alias,” “Felicity”), Damon Lindelof (“Crossing Jordan”), Executive Producer: Bryan Burk (“Alias”)
Pilot Director: J. J. Abrams
Production Entities: Bad Robot, Touchstone Television



”The Practice: Fleet Street” (one-hour drama, Sunday, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) – Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead the brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant, but often emotionally-challenged, attorneys. Fast-paced, darkly comedic, the series will confront social issues, moral conscience, safe sex, pursuit of happiness and money, with varying degrees of priority. Escape to the law firm on One Fleet Street.—where anything goes… and often will.

Cast:
James Spader (“The Practice”): Alan Shore
William Shatner (“The Practice,” “Star Trek”): Denny Crane
Rhona Mitra (“The Practice,” “Sweet Home Alabama”): Tara Wilson
Lake Bell (“The Practice,” “Miss Match”): Sally Heep


Credits:
Executive Producer/Writer: David E. Kelley (“The Practice,” “Ally McBeal,” “Picket Fences”)
Executive Producer: Bill D’Elia (“The Practice,” “Chicago Hope”)
Production Entities: David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television


“Rodney” (half-hour comedy, Tuesday, 9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) -- Stand-up comedian Rodney Carrington would like to take you to the middle of real, everyday America. In the tradition of “Home Improvement” and “Roseanne” comes a down-to-earth guy’s guy who, with his own heartland intelligence, speaks the truth.

Rodney is quitting or getting fired from jobs he hates while doing stand-up in dive bars at night. He may not have much money, but he still finds excitement. He’s not afraid to walk into a department store naked on a dare. Not afraid to take credit for flowers someone else sent his wife. Not afraid to get between his fighting boys. Not afraid to tell his wife he wants to make stand-up his career. He’s going to figure out how to find happiness while being the best damn husband, dad and son he knows how to be.

Cast:
Rodney Carrington: Rodney Hamilton
Jennifer Aspen (“Party of Five”): Trina Hamilton
Amy Pietz (“Caroline in the City”): Charlie
Nick Searcy: Barry
Oliver Davis: Jack Hamilton
Matthew Josten: Bo Hamilton


Credits:
Executive Producer/Writer: Ric Swartzlander (“The Ellen Show”)
Executive Producer: David Himelfarb (“My Wife and Kids”)
Pilot Director: Robert Berlinger
Production Entity: Touchstone Television



“Savages” (half-hour comedy, Friday, 8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) – Meet the Savage brothers. They smell. They’re slobs. And they love it that way. Executive producer Mel Gibson’s real life experiences of raising a brood of boys provide the basis for a take-no-prisoners comedy.

Raised by their single dad, the Savage boys have had a succession of housekeepers – over 20 at last count – to pick up after them. Well, today that comes to an end. Dad Nick wants his boys to learn the skills women don’t seem to take so much joy in anymore – you know, cooking, cleaning, laundry. Somehow this dad is going to turn his loutish boys into independent men, the kind any girl could take home to her mother. This is going to be some battle because Nick, just like his sons, is still a boy at heart.

Producers Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, writers for “The Simpsons,” add their own family experience into the mix for a funny, honest take on raising kids. It reminds us that children come with their own personalities and problems, and that none of them comes with instructions.


Cast:
Keith Carradine (“Deadwood”): Nick
Andrew Eiden: Sam
Shaun Sipos (“Final Destination 2”): Jack
Erik von Detten (“The Princess Diaries”): Chris
Evan Ellingson: Kyle
Jason Dolley: T.J.
Vincent Ventresca (“Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion”): Jimmy


Credits:
Executive Producers/Writers: Mike Scully (“The Simpsons,” “Everybody Loves Raymond”), Julie Thacker-Scully (“The Simpsons”)
Executive Producer/Pilot Director: Mel Gibson
Executive Producer: Bruce Davey
Production Entities: Nothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions and Icon Productions in association with NBC Universal Television



“Wife Swap” (one-hour alternative series, Wednesday, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) -- Already a smash hit in the UK and most recently awarded a BAFTA, the UK’s most prestigious television award, “Wife Swap” gives two families the rare opportunity to witness what it’s like to live someone else’s life and experiences. Two matriarchs from two households trade places for 10 days. For the first five days of the challenge, they must obey the rules of the new family’s lifestyle and adopt their daily routine – parenting, shopping, housework, creating budgets and social life. For the remaining five days, these women get to run the new house their own way – a radical shock to both families. This intense new series taps into America’s voyeuristic tendencies and desires to judge how others run their households, raise their children and treat their spouses. Never before has a reality series taken such an honest inside look at the American family.

Credits:
Executive Producers: Michael Davies, Stephen Lambert, Jenny Crowther
Production Entities: RDF Media, Diplomatic




MIDSEASON



“Blind Justice” (one-hour drama, Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET—at the conclusion of “NYPD Blue”) -- A heist gone wrong. A gunman with an AK-47. Three officers trapped without ammo. His partner frozen in fear, Detective Jim Dunbar – without hesitation—took action of intense bravery that killed the gunman, saved the officers and made him a hero. He also took a bullet that blinded him forever.

Most officers injured in the line of duty opt for desk jobs or early retirement. Not Dunbar. He’s rehabilitated both body and attitude and fought his way back to active duty. His fresh start at a new precinct is threatened by the simple truth that no one really wants him to work there. His new partner, Karen Bettencourt, sure as hell doesn’t trust him to cover her back. They’re all in for the shock of their lives, because being blind makes Dunbar a better cop than he ever has been.

Steven Bochco’s new drama stars “ER’s” Ron Eldard as Dunbar, and tackles the issue of handicapped employees head-on. Unique visual effects give us a window on what Dunbar “sees” with his remaining senses, as he learns to be a better cop and a better man. He has a long way to go to conquer his demons, but at least he’s back on the streets.


Cast:
Ron Eldard (“ER”): Detective Jim Dunbar
Marisol Nichols (“Resurrection Blvd.”): Karen Bettancourt
Rena Sofer (“Just Shoot Me”): Christie Dunbar
Reno Wilson (“The Hoop Life”): Tom Selway
Frank Grillo (“Minority Report”): Marty Russo
Michael Gaston (“High Crimes”): Lt. Gary Fisk

Credits:
Executives Producers/Writers: Nicholas Wootton (“NYPD Blue”), Matt Olmstead (“NYPD Blue”), Bill Clark (“NYPD Blue”)
Executive Producer: Steven Bochco (“NYPD Blue”)
Pilot Director: Gary Fleder
Production Entities: Steven Bochco Productions, Paramount Television



“Eyes” (one-hour drama) -- When you’re in trouble or faced with an insurmountable problem… When you can’t risk adverse publicity or turning to the cops... When you’ve got everything to lose, but can still afford their fees... You turn to Judd Risk Management, a 21st century P.I. firm whose job is to make their clients’ problems go away, quickly and quietly.

With each case able to destroy a company, topple a personal fortune or change the face of governments, this isn’t just a business; it’s a deadly game with real victims. Founder Harlan Judd has recruited a team whose personal dramas are as colorful as some of their targets. But he is an honest man in a world that demands unorthodox methods and a willingness to bend the law.

From the producer of “Fastlane” comes a drama full of bluffs, blackmails and intrigue.


Cast:
Tim Daly (“Wings,” “Stephen King’s Storm of the Century”): Harlan Judd
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (“NYPD Blue”): Nora Shea
Reg Rogers (“Analyze That”): Danny Agermeyer
Natalie Zea (“Passions”): Trish Agermeyer
A.J. Langer (“My So-Called Life”): Meg Bardo
Rick Worthy (“Collateral Damage”): Chris Didion
Laura Leighton (“Melrose Place”): Leslie Town
Eric Mabius (“The L Word”): Jeff McCann


Credits:
Executive Producer/Writer: John McNamara (“Fastlane,” “Profit”)
Pilot Director: John Amiel
Production Entities: McNamara Paper Products, Warner Bros. Television



“Grey’s Anatomy” (one-hour drama, Monday, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET – at the conclusion of Monday Night Football) -- Welcome to Grace Hospital. The toughest surgical residency program west of Harvard. It’s a brutal training ground for the newest medical recruits.

Meet Meredith, Izzie and Christina. Yesterday they were students. Today they’re doctors. And if they can make it through seven years of the finest hell Grace has to offer, they’ll be surgeons. But the rest of life doesn’t stop just because their residency is tough, so this trio will also have to deal with jealous boyfriends and sick parents, one night stands and housing crises, with only each other to rely on.

From Shonda Rhimes, the writer of “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,” comes a series about young women who are doctors; and doctors who are still young women.


Cast:
Ellen Pompeo (“Old School,” “Catch Me If You Can”): Meredith Grey
Patrick Dempsey (“Once & Again”): Derek Shepherd
James Pickens, Jr. (“How Stella Got Her Groove Back”): Richard Webber
T.R. Knight: George O'Malley
Sandra Oh (“Under the Tuscan Sun,” “Arliss”): Christina Yang
Katherine Heigl (“Roswell”): Isobel "Izzie" Stevens
Chandra Wilson: Miranda Bailey
Isaiah Washington (“Out of Sight”): Dr. Preston Burke


Credits:
Executive Producer/Writer: Shonda Rhimes (“Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”)
Executive Producers: Mark Gordon (“Saving Private Ryan”), James Parriott (“Threat Matrix”), Betsy Beers (“200 Cigarettes”)
Pilot Director: Peter Horton
Production Entity: Touchstone Television

Here is the cast photo of Savages (Rodney's cast photo was given a few weeks back):

Here is Rodney again, but this time a little bit bigger look:

"Rodney" looks alright, nothing special.

And "Savages" will most likely bomb.
I cant think of any good shows with only one sex featured in the cast.

ABC Shows Ill watch this fall:

TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. “My Wife and Kids” (new night)
8:30 p.m. “George Lopez” (new night and time)
9:00 p.m. “According to Jim”
9:30 p.m. “Rodney”

WEDNESDAY: (worst night of TV, next to Saturday, IMO)
8:00 p.m. “Lost”

FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. “8 Simple Rules” (new night)
8:30 p.m. “Savages”
9:30 p.m. “Less than Perfect” (new night)

SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Wonderful World of Disney”
:barf: is Eisner hosts.

SUNDAY:
9:00 p.m. “Alias” (midseason)


“Desperate Housewives”, although it doesnt interest me -- sounds like the first primetime soap geared towards adults in years.
I wonder how it will work, I wont watch -- but I support it over most reality shows.

CBS has the most promising sitcoms debuting this fall without a doubt.

This looks like a very disappointing TV season. None of the new shows so far look very good but ABC's new shows are the worst. Rodney? Another family sitcom? Ick. Savages? An all-male cast? No thank you. A few of the dramas look alright though. The WB and NBC also have disappointing new sitcoms. Let's hope CBS, FOX and UPN have some good ones. I'm hoping for "Shut Up and Listen" and "Mr. Ed". "Splitting Hairs" is a give-in I think but we get to see a little of that tonight as it is a spinoff of "One on One".

Definatly looking forward to "Desperate Housewives"!! Well...looks like both Sunday and Wednesday will be a bitch this season:)

OK, here is your "first" look on ABC's specials, movies, and other stuff for 2004-05:

Theatrical Movies:
About a Boy
Bringing Down the House
Bandits
Catch Me If You Can
The Count of Monte Cristo
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
K-Pax
The Mexican
Minority Report
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Reign of Fire
The Ring
Signs
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Sweet Home Alabama
The Tuxedo



The Wonderful World of Disney
George Lopez Christmas Movie -- world premiere
Growing Pains Reunion: Home Equity -- world premiere
Little House on the Prairie -- world premiere
Monsters Inc.
The Rookie
Snow Dogs
Once Upon a Mattress -- world premiere

Highlights of the world premieres-
George Lopez Christmas Movie:
2 Hours

Cast
George Lopez: Henry Garcia

Credits:
Production Company: Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
Executive Producers: Ann Lopez, Robert Sertner, Frank Von Zerneck, Jerry Vukas


George Lopez stars in this made-for-the-holidays movie about Henry Garcia, a popular, Chicago Sports Radio DJ who assumes a persona of sarcastic nastiness. As Christmas approaches, a young boy with a life threatening disease challenges Garcia into changing his banter style from negative to positive. To Henry's surprise, his uplifting new approach seems to inspire the entire city and helps the young boy heal, as his own life falls apart.

It's not always a wonderful life for Henry when his ratings fall and he nearly gives up all that he has worked for – until his fans unite behind him and he's shown that miracles can happen.


Growing Pains Reunion: Home Equity
2 Hours

Cast:
Kirk Cameron: Mike Seaver
Brandon Douglas: Scott Kaufer
Tracey Gold: Carol Seaver
Ashley Johnson: Chrissy Seaver
Joanna Kerns: Maggie Seaver
Jeremy Miller: Ben Seaver
Chelsea Noble: Kate Seaver
Alan Thicke: Jason Seaver

Credits:
Production Company: Green-Epstein-Bacino Productions
Executive Producers: Mark Bacino, Jim Green
Director: Joanna Kerns


As the lyrics to the Growing Pains theme song said, "We're nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin…" Growing Pains II: Home Equity finds Jason and Maggie Seaver ready to start a new chapter in their lives. The nest is finally empty, they've put the family home up for sale, and they're preparing to spend their retirement years traveling. (Maggie longs for a villa in Tuscany, while ever-thrifty Jason wants to tour the USA in a Winnebago.)

But all that's easier said than done as Mike and a very pregnant Carol, each with their own agenda for wanting their parents to stay put, team up to sabotage the move. At the same time, little brother Ben, now a realtor, needs the big sale of his parents' home to please his boss. Meanwhile, Chrissie, an aspiring singer, just wants to get out from under her parents' watchful gaze so she can launch her career as a rock star.


Little House on the Prairie
6 Hours

Cast:
Cameron Bancroft: Charles Ingalls
Kyle Chavarria: Laura Ingalls
Danielle Chuchran: Mary Ingalls
Erin Cottrell: Caroline Ingalls

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer: Ed Friendly
Director: David L. Cunningham


For nearly a decade (1975-1983) the long-running hit series Little House on the Prairie was appointment viewing for the entire family. Now ABC retells the engrossing story of the pioneering Ingalls family in an exciting three-part series that remains true to Laura Ingalls-Wilder's classic book series, Little House.

For young Laura Ingalls and her family, traveling to rural Kansas to start a new life after the Civil War is filled with life-threatening challenges. They brave dangers from wolves, disease, cowboys and Indians, as well as overcome battles with storms and prairie fires.

Through it all, the family pulls together as they re-build their lives while learning to depend on their neighbors. This wholesome series is sure to bring families back to television together again.


Once Upon a Mattress
2 Hours

Cast:
Carol Burnett: Queen Agravain

Credits:
Production Company: ABC Entertainment
Executive Producers: Carol Burnett, Marty Tudor


Carol Burnett, who starred as Princess Winifred the Woebegone in both the original 1959 Broadway musical hit and the 1972 made-for-television movie, returns this time to control the kingdom in the role of Queen Agravaine for ABC's re-make of this classic tale based on Hans Christian Andersen's story The Princess and the Pea.

As a shrew and the overbearing mother to Prince Dauntless, Queen Agravaine insists that each of his potential brides-to-be pass an impossible gauntlet of tests. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until the Prince does. When Princess Winnifred declares herself a contender for the Prince's hand, the Queen devises a clever sensitivity test to determine whether this self-proclaimed princess is worthy of her son.

Set in 1428, the story takes odd twists and turns, interspersed with songs that give a whole new look at the popular fairy tale. It's based on the book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer with music by Mary Rogers (daughter of Richard Rodgers) and lyrics by Marshall Barer.



Original Movies
Dynasty: Behind the Scenes
2 Hours

Cast:
Melora Hardin: Linda Evans
Bart John: John Forsythe
Alice Krige: Joan Collins
Pamela Reed: Esther Shapiro
Ritchie Singer: Richard Shapiro
John Terry: Vince Peterson

Credits:
Production Companies: Once Upon A Time Films, Village Roadshow Productions, Nitelite Entertainment
Executive Producers: Stanley M. Brooks, Greg Gugliotta, Robert Sertner, Frank Von Zerneck


From 1981-1989, ABC broadcast the phenomenally-successful primetime drama serial, Dynasty, a series that reflected the Reagan years of excess and glamour. Now ABC takes viewers behind-the-scenes with a satirical, yet poignant, look at the show that allowed people to forget about their ordinary lives and drink in the champagne and caviar existence of the Carrington's – a TV family dripping in jewels but short on basic morality.

Dynasty was not an instant hit series when Esther and Richard Shapiro first created the show, but it eventually dazzled audiences around the world with one of TV history's most notoriously wicked female characters, Alexis Carrington; revolutionized the term 'cat fight' as Alexis and Krystle went at it through a lily pond and mud puddle; and inspired millions of women to beef up their shoulder pads. With success came bigger salary demands from the stars and an over-inflated budget, making it one of the most expensive shows on television at that time.

Dynasty: Behind The Scenes tells of the sometimes desperate, and frequently hilarious, efforts to keep the show at the top of the ratings. No plotline was too outrageous or inconceivable for the show that left an indelible imprint on the '80s


Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God
3 Hours

Cast:
Halle Berry: Janie Crawford
Michael Ealy: Tea Cake
Ruben Santiago Hudson: Joe

Credits:
Production Company: Harpo Films, Inc.
Executive Producers: Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey


Academy Award®-winning actress Halle Berry stars in this timeless, lyrical and passionate story of love, marriage and justifiable homicide: the drama of a strong woman's quest for sensual and spiritual fulfillment, and of her refusal to conform to expectation.

Based on the classic novel by Zora Neal Hurston, this Oprah Winfrey special follows 16-year-old Janie Crawford, reared in the backlands of West Florida by her ex-slave grandmother, as she defiantly sets out to find her own identity.





Mini-series
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
3 Hours

Cast:
John Voight: Eddie
Ellen Burstyn: Ruby
Blue Man: Jeff Daniels
Marguerite: Dagmara Dominczyk

Credits:
Production Company: Hallmark Entertainment
Executive Producers: Robert Halmi, Jr. & Robert Halmi, Sr.
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Writer: Mitch Albom


"All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time…"

From the author of the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie comes an original story based on his latest bestseller, The Five People You Meet in Heaven. It's a story that will change everything you've ever thought about the afterlife and the meaning of our lives here on earth.

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park, dies in a tragic accident trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. With his final breath, Eddie feels two small hands in his – and then nothing. He awakens in the afterlife where, one by one, five people in his life illuminate the unseen connections of his time spent on earth.

Was Eddie's life a heroic success or a devastating failure? Only heaven knows in this larger-than-life tale filled with warmth and wisdom from a gifted storyteller.





Specials:
The 77th Annual Academy Awards
The 32nd Annual American Music Awards
Miss America
An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre
The Barbara Walters Specials
Charlie Brown Specials
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Nick and Jessica Christmas Special
Winnie the Pooh Specials


Highlights of the specials:
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
This Peanuts gang special has become a holiday must-see tradition at Halloween as Linus, yet again, waits out the Great Pumpkin.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
In Thanksgiving tradition, the entire Peanuts gang heads to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving. Snoopy and Linus dress the part as we all are reminded of the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Linus once again comes to Charlie Browns rescue in this Christmas favorite as he teaches others the real meaning of Christmas. Charlie Brown directs the school Christmas pageant in this Charles Schultz favorite.

A Charlie Brown Valentine
Charlie Brown makes a turn on his road to love when he dials Peppermint Patty instead of the red-haired girl he wanted to ask to the Valentine's Day dance.

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown…
In what is sure to be a summer television classic, this recently-created Peanuts special focuses on the spirit of baseball and winning – in friendship and in the game.

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
This newly-created special is sure to be another Christmas television tradition as Rerun struggles with his quest to receive his mom's approval to own a dog – and to learn to handle the responsibility of one.

The Barbara Walters Special:
24th Academy Awards® Edition
Over the years she has made celebrities of film and television share more than they ever have before – and Academy Awards® night will be no exception. Barbara Walters returns as host of the 24th edition of her Academy Awards® special on February 27, 2005, with interviews of three extraordinary Hollywood talents.

Barbara Walters Presents:
The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004
As 2004 comes to an end, Barbara Walters and ABC News examine some of the most celebrated, infamous, and talked-about names of the year. The most fascinating person of 2004 is a closely guarded secret until the special airs in December.

Boo! To You, Too, Winnie the Pooh
Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, and Rabbit join together to try to get Piglet to leave his tree by creating 'Hallo-wasn't.' When Piglet goes missing the gang is led on an adventure in Hundred Acre Wood, and towards Piglet overcome his fears.

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too!
Pooh needs to personally deliver the Christmas list to Santa to save the holiday for Rabbit, Eeyore, Tigger and Rabbit. Pooh and the gang realize Christmas is about spending time with those you love the most.

A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving dinner is served in the Hundred Acre Wood as Winnie the Pooh and friends celebrate and learn the true meaning of the holiday.

Winnie the Pooh, A Valentine for You
Featuring three original songs, this special celebrates Valentine's Day as a day to celebrate love and friendship.

ABC is close to adding two sitcoms for mid-season 2005. Official announcement will come soon.


ABC is close to picking up for midseason two comedies: "In the Game," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, and an untitled project starring John Stamos, sources said.

At its upfront presentation to advertisers last month, the network said it would add only two new comedies, "Rodney" and "Savages," to its fall schedule and didn't announce any midseason comedy series orders.

"In the Game" stars Hewitt as a sports producer who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. Ed O'Neill co-stars. The Stamos project chronicles over an entire season the daylong date of a couple ).

I had the pleasure to watch HUGE clips from both new sitcoms for the fall (Savages and Rodney). They don't look too bad. Rodney seems like According to Jim. The plots seem to focus a lot on the husband and wife, like According to Jim.

As for Savages, there are no women in the household, but there are women on the show, lol. There is a hot girl too. She is their neighbor I think and the guys are peeping on her through the window. One of them asks her out.

Here is a logo of Rodney:

Logo for Savages:

And the hot girl from Savages (sorry I had to post this, lol):

Anyone know who she is? She looks familiar. She is not listed in the regular cast, so she must be recurring.

ABC ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2004-05 FALL SEASON


Speaking before executives of ABC’s owned and affiliated stations, Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Primetime Entertainment, today announced premiere dates for the network’s 2004-’05 fall schedule.

The dates are as follows (all times are ET):


Monday, September 13

8:00-9:00 p.m. “The Benefactor” (new series premiere)
9:00–11:00 p.m. “Monday Night Football” (season premiere)


Tuesday, September 21

8:00-8:30 p.m. “My Wife and Kids” (season premiere; new night)
8:30-9:00 p.m. “George Lopez” (season premiere; new night and time)
9:00-9:30 p.m. “According to Jim” (season premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Rodney” (new series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “NYPD Blue” (season premiere)


Wednesday, September 22

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Lost” (new series premiere)
9:00-11:00 p.m. “The Bachelor” (two-hour season premiere)


Thursday, September 23

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover” (season premiere; new time)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Life as We Know It” (new series premiere)


Friday, September 24

8:00-8:30 p.m. “8 Simple Rules” (season premiere; new night)
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Savages” (new series premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. “Hope & Faith (season premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Less than Perfect (season premiere; new night)


Saturday, September 25

8:00-11:00 p.m. “Wonderful World of Disney” – “The Rookie” (season
premiere)


Sunday, September 26

7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (season premiere)
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives” (new series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “The Practice: Fleet Street” (new series premiere)


Wednesday, September 29

10:00-11:00 p.m. “Wife Swap” (new series premiere)

Originally posted by pavanbadal
ABC is close to adding two sitcoms for mid-season 2005. Official announcement will come soon.


ABC is close to picking up for midseason two comedies: "In the Game," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, and an untitled project starring John Stamos, sources said.

At its upfront presentation to advertisers last month, the network said it would add only two new comedies, "Rodney" and "Savages," to its fall schedule and didn't announce any midseason comedy series orders.

"In the Game" stars Hewitt as a sports producer who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. Ed O'Neill co-stars. The Stamos project chronicles over an entire season the daylong date of a couple ).


Stamos' comedy has been picked up for mid-season. No word on Love Hewitt's yet. Here is the press release on the Stamos project:

ABC ANNOUNCES PICK-UP OF JOHN STAMOS COMEDY FOR MIDSEASON


The ABC Television Network has ordered a new midseason comedy series starring John Stamos as a smooth-as-silk New York publicist. Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Primetime Entertainment, made the announcement today before a gathering of executives from ABC’s owned and affiliated stations.

The untitled comedy joins three previously announced new drama series (“Blind Justice,” “Eyes” and “Grey’s Anatomy”) on ABC’s midseason slate, bringing ABC’s current total of new midseason shows to four.

The series stars John Stamos as Jake Phillips, a New York-based publicist-to-the-stars. Jake is sharply dressed, smart talking, smooth as silk and on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clientele. He’s also a ladies’ man, and one could apply the same description to his dedicated work in that area.

Also starring are Mädchen Amick (“Twin Peaks”) as Kylie Clarke, Rick Hoffman (“Philly”) as Patrick, Bess Meyer as Val and Ian Gomez (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Drew Carey Show”) as Adrian.

The series is executive-produced by Brad Grey (“The Sopranos,” “The Larry Sanders Show”) and Peter Traugott. Tim Doyle (“Roseanne,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe”) served as executive producer on the pilot. Austin Winsberg (“Still Standing”) is co-executive producer and writer of the series from Brad Grey Television Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Big clips from this fall's two new sitcoms, Rodney and Savages are now up:

Rodney -
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/videoclips/RodneyPilotClip.mov

Savages -
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/videoclips/SavagesPilotClip.mov

Alot of these actors I never heard of. Glad to see William devane back. Very surprised and glad to see John Stamos have his own show. Is hope and faith and 8 simple rules coming back for the new season?

Looking forward to Lost and Life as we know it. The fall shows look pretty promising to me. The commercials for Lost are crazy!! Pilot will be good.

Shows I will be watching:
8 Simple Rules
According to Jim
Hope and Faith
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Rodney (maybe)
Hot Mama
Jessica
Untitled John Stamos Project (midseason)
Less Than Perfect (maybe)

with this whole-new TGIF thing the only series that scream TGIF are "complete savages" , the TGIF im referring to is the ones that ran from 1990-2000.. i dont see TGIF having the high school and college appeal it previously did , heck i dont even see a family appeal either lol

Originally posted by gOoSe
with this whole-new TGIF thing the only series that scream TGIF are "complete savages" , the TGIF im referring to is the ones that ran from 1990-2000.. i dont see TGIF having the high school and college appeal it previously did , heck i dont even see a family appeal either lol

To me Hope and Faith and 8 Simple Rules def. fit in TGIF line up, that's about all. I don't like the new TGIF otherwise, it will never be like the old TGIF was, nor can it come close ohno: :(

TGIF was never geared towards High School students.
And definately not College.


It was for the kids who were too young to be out on dates, or off at a party.
And basically -- all the shows fit that demograph.

With the exception of Boy Meets World.... which like The Wonder Years before it, was geared towards everyone.

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
To me Hope and Faith and 8 Simple Rules def. fit in TGIF line up, that's about all. I don't like the new TGIF otherwise, it will never be like the old TGIF was, nor can it come close ohno: :( It may never be like the old TGIF but 8 Simple Rules and Hope And Faith are good shows. I'm looking forward to Common Savages. Since I tape it and watch it on Saturday, I can also tape Grounded For Life. And now I have my new TGIF lineup. :lol:

Originally posted by mr roper
It may never be like the old TGIF but 8 Simple Rules and Hope And Faith are good shows. I'm looking forward to Common Savages. Since I tape it and watch it on Saturday, I can also tape Grounded For Life. And now I have my new TGIF lineup. :lol:

:lol: I like 8SR, and H&F, and think they are TGIF kinda shows, and I have to wait and see Common Savages to see how well it fits, I might actually like that show :)

I dont think Less Than Perfect fits the lineup, but it works for me.... now it isnt on opposite of Scrubs!!

I think My Wife and Kids would be a better fit.
It has a pretty big audience, and definately fits the family-feel that ABC is going for.

According to Jim on the other hand, ABC's best current comedy IMO -- doesn't quite have the TGIF groove to it.


And Hope & Faith is the only ABC sitcom I dont like.... well, until I get a glimpse of Rodney and Complete Savages.
I have a strong feeling that Rodney will make it and Complete Savages will bomb.

Originally posted by barwars
[B]TGIF was never geared towards High School students.
And definately not College.



right but how can a show made for 12 year olds, on a kiddie channel, have a large college viewership which both supports the series and oddly has a drinking game surronding it? (im refering to "even stevens") and i know 'boy meets world' and 'sabrina' had similar appeal. but what was it in the past TGIF series (and some disney channel series) that appealed to an audience beyond tweens,teens and families?

In my opinion, while they might have 4 different shows geared at different ages, it should be kept in mind that ages older than 14 will be watching and perhaps that is why the past TGIF almost always had 2 series that failed in it's first season.

i think this new season will be better than the last but im hoping "Less Than Perfect"'s move doesnt mean cancellation. and i hope Meagan Fox replacing the one actress on "Hope & Faith" doesnt make it worse.

ABC PRIMETIME PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2004-05 FALL SEASON, UPDATED!





Monday, September 13

8:00-9:00 p.m. "The Benefactor" (new series premiere)
9:00-11:00 p.m. "Monday Night Football" (season premiere)


Tuesday, September 21

8:00-8:30 p.m. "My Wife and Kids" (season premiere; new night)
8:30-9:00 p.m. "George Lopez" (season premiere; new night and time)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "According to Jim" (season premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Rodney" (new series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. "NYPD Blue" (season premiere)


Wednesday, September 22

8:00-9:00 p.m. "Lost" (new series premiere)
9:00-11:00 p.m. "The Bachelor" (two-hour season premiere)


Thursday, September 23

8:00-9:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover" (season premiere; new time)


Friday, September 24

8:00-8:30 p.m. "8 Simple Rules" (season premiere; new night)
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Complete Savages" (new series premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Hope & Faith" (season premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Less than Perfect" (season premiere; new night)


Sunday, September 26

7:00-8:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (season premiere)
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (season premiere)




Wednesday, September 29

10:00-11:00 p.m. "Wife Swap" (new series premiere)


Sunday, October 3

9:00-10:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives" (new series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Boston Legal" (new series premiere)


Thursday, October 7

9:00-10:00 p.m. "life as we know it" (new series premiere)


Saturday, October 16

8:00-10:00 p.m. "Wonderful World of Disney" - "Growing Pains 2: Return of the Seavers" (season premiere)

ABC Fall 2004 Preview Special

Look out between Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 12, 2004 on your local ABC affiliates for ABC's Fall Preview Special. It's a half hour program showcasing the new series and returning series.

The special can be encored after that until October 3, as well.

ABC Family Channel has scheduled a national slot on Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30PM for the preview special.

Pavanbadal, is there any possibility that Life with Bonnie will return? :confused:

Originally posted by combsisthebest
Pavanbadal, is there any possibility that Life with Bonnie will return? :confused:

It's officially canceled.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
It's officially canceled.


and you can blame the ****in *******s at abc for that

Originally posted by pavanbadal
It's officially canceled.

Thank you for your information.

TGIF hasn't been TGIF in about 7-10 years.

EROOO!

I guess a potential cancellation may fortell the future of several programs.

YOU SEE JESS? I DON'T THINK SO!
:help2 :goaway: :help :cuckoo

Can anyone help out a senseless human being? Please?! Thank you!

Originally posted by TVQuack
TGIF hasn't been TGIF in about 7-10 years.

IMO when Boy Meets World went off the air TGIF was no more, and can never be the same again.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
ABC Fall 2004 Preview Special

Look out between Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 12, 2004 on your local ABC affiliates for ABC's Fall Preview Special. It's a half hour program showcasing the new series and returning series.

The special can be encored after that until October 3, as well.

ABC Family Channel has scheduled a national slot on Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30PM for the preview special.

If you're in the NY/NJ area, WABC will show the fall preview special on Sunday at 1:00PM. If you're not, search your listings for "In Production: ABC's New Fall Season." It'll air nationally on ABC Family Channel on Sept. 21 at 6:30pm and Sept. 22 at 7:30pm on E!

I used to have a whole Thursday lineup planned with friends and such, but now that they're gone the Trailer Park Boys have really caught my attention. I really like the second season . . . even better than the first. It's like the white trash version "The Office." And the characters are hilarious.

Originally posted by barwars
“Desperate Housewives”, although it doesnt interest me -- sounds like the first primetime soap geared towards adults in years.
I wonder how it will work, I wont watch -- but I support it over most reality shows.

Shut the F*CK UP!!
Desperate Housewives is the best thing to happen to ABC in years.









dumbass.















DAMN.... that was me.

If I were ABC, I would've picked up:


"Educating Lewis"
Half Hour

Cast:
Lewis Black: Lewis Tanner
Anne Dudek: Jackie
Brad Raider: Peter
Michael Boatman: Joe

Credits:
Production Company: Paramount Network Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Victor Fresco
Director: Ted Wass

High School principal is a tough job. And though the candidates say all the right clichés, the school board can't find one worth hiring. Maybe they need someone who cares about teaching. Someone with practical ideas. Someone who actually likes students.

That someone would be Lewis Tanner, an outspoken history teacher who just wants his students to crack a book. Now he's responsible for the future of 1,200 students – all because he opened his big mouth. He tries to rise to the occasion and fill his new post with the kind of leadership he's always advocated. Unfortunately, he's stepping into a minefield. One of his best teachers is about to be dismissed for hugging a student, his Spanish teacher is crying in class, and the science teacher is his ex. Biology. Maybe if he knew more about the subject, they'd still be together.

Starring The Daily Show's celebrated correspondent Lewis Black, and written by an executive producer of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, this comedy takes a decidedly skewed look at education while putting the fun back in fundamentals.



"The Untitled John Stamos Project"
Half Hour

Cast:
John Stamos: Jake
Madchen Amick: Kylie Clarke
Rick Hoffman: Patrick
Bess Meyer: Val
Ian Gomez: Adrien

Credits:
Production Companies: Brad Grey Television Productions
in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Executive Producers: Brad Grey, Peter Traugott, Tim Doyle
Writer: Austin Winsberg
Director: Michael Spiller

Blind dates. Not always fun for the daters. But a lot of fun to watch. Lucky for us, this date is going to last all season long. One long date played out over 22 episodes.

Jake Taylor is a publicist to the stars. Sharply dressed, smart talking, smooth, and he's on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clients. He goes through women like tissues. But when he makes the mistake of claiming to want a real woman who will challenge him, his boss sets him up – with her sister. Enter Kylie Clarke. Beautiful, smart, able to detect b.s. at 100 yards. Kylie's dating history is more than a little spotty. Her last ex is outside her apartment in a plexiglass box a la David Blaine hoping to win her back. When Jake and Kylie meet it's tragic, not magic, because they've actually had a one-night stand before and he doesn't remember. None of this would make any difference if they weren't perfect for each other. It's going to be a long night.

Life in the fast lane has never been so much fun. Starring John Stamos as Jake, the man all men wish they could be, and Madchen Amick as the girl too smart to fall for his charm. This tale of love under a microscope proves everyone has to avert a few dozen disasters to make it to date two.






"Furst Family"
Half Hour

Cast:
Marissa Jaret Winokur: Denise Furst
French Stewart: Rusty
Lauri Metcalf: Barbara
Brenda Vaccaro: Sugar
John Francis Daley: James III

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Alan Zweibel
Executive Producers: Anne Johnson, Antony Root
Director: Ted Wass

Not since Roseanne and Grace Under Fire has the American working class had a more authentic voice. Loud, loving, and sure in their convictions. They work hard, watch TV, and talk about celebrities as if they know them, and politicians, as if they know them better.

James Furst has worked hard at his baggage handling job to buy their castle at the end of JFK's main runway. His wife Barbara knows that life moves faster than he wants it to. So she keeps him supplied with day-old desserts from the Starbucks where she works and lets him believe he's king. The kids aren't the brightest bulbs in the shed, and old enough to know it. They also know that as long as they live here, they've got a permanent spot in the house pecking order. But they all still come together every night for their daily dose of network television.

Alan Zweibel, writer of The Story of Us and producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, has genuine affection for the characters he creates that burns through the cutting humor. Starring Tony Awards®-winner Marissa Winokur of Hairspray, this comedy rings true because it is the family most of us go home to at the end of the day.




"No Place Like Work"
Half Hour

Cast:
Ed Ker: Wes
Ever Carradine: Alison
Louis Lombardi: Rocky
Tamara Taylor: Trish
Matthew Morrison: Chris

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Warren Bell
Director: Andy Cadiff

You don't appreciate what you have until it's gone. Most men discover this as soon as their first child is born because from that moment on, it's all about the baby.

Did you see the play where… Nope. Do you wanna go play some… Can't. How 'bout we grab some… My wife'll kill me. The three salesmen at the Modern Brass Showroom bond over the realization that their wives and children have taken over their lives. They relish the "free time" they have at work – time when they can talk sports, girls, and other important stuff. However, most of the Monday morning quarterbacking revolves around how they could better play their family time.

The co-executive producer of According to Jim takes three real guys and lays them out as they really are. Caring yet conflicted, testosterone-feuled, yet teddy bears, and more than a little heroic. Just like most men.

Originally posted by barwars
Shut the F*CK UP!!
Desperate Housewives is the best thing to happen to ABC in years.









dumbass.















DAMN.... that was me.


:rotflmao: Sorry that was funny ;)

ABC is slated to have two sitcoms for mid-season. The Untitled John Stamos Project (which is sort of like Arrested Development in style) and The Untitled Jennifer Love Hewitt Project (which was called In the Game before, and co-stars Ed O'Neill).

I predict ABC will air the Stamos project at Tuesdays at 9:30pm for mid-season when Rodney is in reruns. But it would make sense if a special one-hour preview episode aired after Desperate Housewives on a Sunday night at 10pm, to lure an audience. Jennifer Love Hewitt/Ed O'Neill's sitcom will probably air Fridays at 8:30pm, after 8 Simple Rules, when Complete Savages is in reruns in March.

Here is a clip of The John Stamos Project (over 25mb..): http://www.sitcomsonline.com/videoclips/John_Stamospilotclip.mov

i hope JLH comedy airs on fridays but around 9. unless JOA is in reruns aswell lol,

i still think currently, ABC is being too easy with TGIF and needs to take a lesson from the past TGIF series aswell as their promotional tactics for their more watched programs ('desperate housewives')

other channels during 8-10pm have been declining as well, ABC needs to give pre-teens and teens a reason to stay home friday nights again.... TGIF can very much be like it was back in 1998 (before the reality craze) if the right agenda is put into place

Im new here so bare with me. lol You no the new show The Untitled John Stamos Project, well i heard that its goin to be held up to February...is that true. I was on the offical John Stamos Forum and John said that he thinks this is going to be a good show...so i can't wait to watch it.hehe

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
IMO when Boy Meets World went off the air TGIF was no more, and can never be the same again.

I agree, TGIF was fantastic when Sabrina, BMW and a few other shows were on

Check your local listings between Saturday, December 18 up to and including, Sunday, January 9, 2005 for the ABC midseason preview special: ABC In Production.

"ABC In Production" is a sneak peek at the fresh, new shows that are coming your way first quarter 2005 (John Stamos sitcom, Supernanny, etc.) and the highly anticipated return of Jennifer Garner in Alias. It is also your chance for your viewers to get up to speed on Lost and Desperate Housewives, as we take them behind the scenes of these much talked about shows.

ABC Family Channel will also be airing this.

Will it have an Eyes or Grey's Anatomy preview on there?

Originally posted by Caffeine King
Will it have an Eyes or Grey's Anatomy preview on there?

Yes, no time slots yet for those, though.


ABC is clearly on the rise, particularly on Sundays & Wednesdays. Here is what I think they should do:

This is what "I" think ABC SHOULD do for mid-season:


JAN - MAR

Sundays
7:00pm AFV
8:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00pm Desperate Housewives
10:00pm Boston Legal
(Do not mess with this line-up)

Mondays
8:00pm EM: HE -- How'd They Do That
9:00pm The Bachlorette
10:00pm Supernanny

Tuesdays
8:00pm My Wife & Kids
8:30pm George Lopez
9:00pm According to Jim
9:30pm Rodney
10:00pm NYPD Blue


Wednesdays
8:00pm Lost
9:00pm Alias
10:00pm Wife Swap
(ABC's 2nd best night, do not mess with it)

Thursdays
8:00pm Life As We Know It/Super Millionaire in Feb
9:00pm Extreme Makeover
10:00pm Primetime Live

Fridays
8:00pm 8 Simple Rules
8:30pm Complete Savages
9:00pm Hope & Faith
9:30pm Less Than Perfect
10:00pm 20/20

Saturdays
Wondeful World of Disney




MAR & APRIL

Sundays
7:00pm AFV
8:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00pm Desperate Housewives
10:00pm Boston Legal/John Stamos sitcom preview for one Sunday
(Do not mess with this line-up)

Mondays
8:00pm EM: HE -- How'd They Do That
9:00pm "The Two Timer" or a new "The Bachelor"
10:00pm Extreme Makeover
(The Bachlorette/Supernanny should be done after February for this season)

Tuesdays
8:00pm My Wife & Kids
8:30pm 8 Simple Rules
9:00pm According to Jim
9:30pm George Lopez
10:00pm Blind Justice
(Rodney on a hiatus until May)


Wednesdays
8:00pm Lost
9:00pm Alias
10:00pm Wife Swap
(ABC's 2nd best night, do not mess with it)

Thursdays
8:00pm Super Millionaire
9:00pm John Stamos sitcom
9:30pm Less Than Perfect
10:00pm Primetime Live or 20/20 Specials

Fridays
8:00pm Hope & Faith
8:30pm Jennifer Love Hewitt sitcom
9:00pm Eyes
10:00pm Grey's Anatomy
(Complete Savages and 20/20 go on hiatus until May)

Saturdays
Wondeful World of Disney, mini-series like Little House on the Prairie & Empire




MAY SWEEP
This is what "I" think ABC SHOULD do for mid-season:

Sundays
7:00pm AFV
8:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00pm Desperate Housewives
10:00pm Boston Legal
(Do not mess with this line-up)

Mondays
8:00pm EM: HE -- How'd They Do That
9:00pm Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition
10:00pm Extreme Makeover


Tuesdays
8:00pm My Wife & Kids
8:30pm 8 Simple Rules
9:00pm According to Jim
9:30pm George Lopez
10:00pm Blind Justice


Wednesdays
8:00pm Lost
9:00pm Alias
10:00pm Wife Swap
(ABC's 2nd best night, do not mess with it)

Thursdays
8:00pm Super Millionaire
9:00pm John Stamos
9:30pm Less Than Perfect
10:00pm Primetime Live

Fridays
8:00pm Hope & Faith
8:30pm Complete Savages
9:00pm Hope & Faith encores
9:30pm Rodney
10:00pm 20/20

Saturdays
Wondeful World of Disney, blockbuster movies




I think they should give a one hour preview episode of John Stamos after Desperate Housewives for one Sunday and promote it like crazy and air at 9pm Thursdays, and have better lead-in, like Super Millionaire.
Jennifer Love Hewitt will probably be airing in Savages' timeslot when it is in reruns in March and April. The two dramas are hard to schedule, maybe ABC will drop one of the comedy hours on Friday nights for March and April.
Rodney will probably have all new episodes until February, then ABC would probably move GLo there for the rest of the season. I think Extreme Makeover would do very well on Mondays at 10pm when Supernanny is done in like March.

Originally posted by Caffeine King
Will it have an Eyes or Grey's Anatomy preview on there?

lol...I was just gonna ask about Eyes. I'm looking forward to that one.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
The two dramas are hard to schedule, maybe ABC will drop one of the comedy hours on Friday nights for March and April.


I think they should dump the Bachelor/ette. I think that's beginning to wear really thin. That opens an hour.

News on In the Game:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Alyson Hannigan is back "In the Game."

The actress has joined the cast of Jennifer Love Hewitt's midseason ABC sitcom from Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah ("Life as We Know It"). The series, for which a pilot was shot last year, is undergoing several major changes as production on the first episode prepares to get under way.

Judah said Hannigan will play Hewitt's assistant, who also happens to be her best friend since junior high school. "She's someone who'll have a quarter-life crisis, quitting law school to become an assistant and enjoying having no real responsibility," scribe said.

Casting Hannigan was key because the two producers "wanted someone who could carry her own storylines," Sachs said, rather than serve as what Judah calls "the typical loser best friend who listens to (someone else's) problems."

Paula Cale, who appeared in the pilot as Hewitt's assistant, has left the project due to the change in her character.

The role represents Hannigan's first series gig since "Buffy" ended its run. She is also known for her work in the "American Pie" feature trilogy. She also had a failed sitcom pilot this past season for NBC, which never made it to the air.

As for "Game," Sachs and Judah are working on several other changes:

* Ed O'Neill, who played Hewitt's boss in the pilot, will now also be her father. He'll play a "Monday Night Football" producer who, after 20 years on the road, takes a job running his daughter's cable sports net.

"The show's now more about a father and daughter trying to re-establish their relationship," Sachs said.

* Instead of being set at ABC sister cabler ESPN, laffer will now take place at an upstart sports cabler called In the Game.

* Producers have written a new character into the show, a Diane Sawyer-like reporter. Casting is expected soon.

Look for the series this mid-season on ABC, day and time still to be determined. The eeries will most likely debut in March.

Wednesdays beginning in June
9:00 Eyes

It being an actioner, "Lost" is the best lead-in for it. Starting it in the spring in a worse time slot would do it no favors.

Will Alias' new episodes have run out by June?

I'd hope that that's what they'd do or put it as
8:00 PM- Lost
9:00 PM- Alias
10:00 PM- Eyes


As for Jennifer Love Hewitt's comedy I thought that was scrapped...

It'll probably be put on TGIF at 8:30 PM (they're pre empting Complete Savages this Friday for another episode of 8 Simple Rules)

As for the two Gabe Sachs-Jeff Judah shows, the best place to put them is the garbage can.
Which shows are those?

“JAKE IN PROGRESS” TITLE OF NEW JOHN STAMOS MIDSEASON SERIES FOR ABC

“Jake In Progress” will be the title of ABC’s upcoming midseason comedy, which marks John Stamos’ return to series television.

“Jake In Progress” is a fast-paced new comedy series about a smooth-as- silk celebrity publicist, Jake Phillips, (Stamos), who tries to spin his professional and personal life in the best possible light, but doesn’t always succeed. The series also stars Ian Gomez (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Drew Carey Show”), Rick Hoffman (“Philly”), Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) and, in a recurring role, Julie Bowen (“Ed”).

The series is executive-produced by Brad Grey (“The Sopranos,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), Peter Traugott and Jeffrey Richman (“Frasier”). Tim Doyle (“Roseanne,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe”) served as executive producer on the pilot. Austin Winsberg (“Still Standing”) is creator and executive producer. The series is from Brad Grey Television Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

As for the two Gabe Sachs-Jeff Judah shows, the best place to put them is the garbage can.
Those being life as we know it and In The Game, right?

I agree...life as we know it sucks (NOWHERE near the greatness of MSCL and how dare the creators of the show for comparing it to MSCL) and will most likely get cancelled and In The Game seems like it'll flop too.

Anybody think if John Stamos' sitcom will stay a float?

“JAKE IN PROGRESS” TITLE OF NEW JOHN STAMOS MIDSEASON SERIES FOR ABC

“Jake In Progress” will be the title of ABC’s upcoming midseason comedy, which marks John Stamos’ return to series television.

“Jake In Progress” is a fast-paced new comedy series about a smooth-as- silk celebrity publicist, Jake Phillips, (Stamos), who tries to spin his professional and personal life in the best possible light, but doesn’t always succeed. The series also stars Ian Gomez (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Drew Carey Show”), Rick Hoffman (“Philly”), Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) and, in a recurring role, Julie Bowen (“Ed”).

The series is executive-produced by Brad Grey (“The Sopranos,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), Peter Traugott and Jeffrey Richman (“Frasier”). Tim Doyle (“Roseanne,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe”) served as executive producer on the pilot. Austin Winsberg (“Still Standing”) is creator and executive producer. The series is from Brad Grey Television Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

About time they gave it a title.

“JAKE IN PROGRESS” TITLE OF NEW JOHN STAMOS MIDSEASON SERIES FOR ABC

“Jake In Progress” will be the title of ABC’s upcoming midseason comedy, which marks John Stamos’ return to series television.

“Jake In Progress” is a fast-paced new comedy series about a smooth-as- silk celebrity publicist, Jake Phillips, (Stamos), who tries to spin his professional and personal life in the best possible light, but doesn’t always succeed. The series also stars Ian Gomez (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Drew Carey Show”), Rick Hoffman (“Philly”), Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) and, in a recurring role, Julie Bowen (“Ed”).

The series is executive-produced by Brad Grey (“The Sopranos,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), Peter Traugott and Jeffrey Richman (“Frasier”). Tim Doyle (“Roseanne,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe”) served as executive producer on the pilot. Austin Winsberg (“Still Standing”) is creator and executive producer. The series is from Brad Grey Television Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Where is this supposed to go on the schedule? Might give it a try.

Where is this supposed to go on the schedule? Might give it a try.

No date set yet. Most likely sometime in March. Watch clips on the ABC Midseason Special, check local listings for time and day of the special or watch the special on ABC Family Channel this Tuesday at 4:30pm ET.

I think they should dump the Bachelor/ette. I think that's beginning to wear really thin. That opens an hour.

Personally, ABC will indeed burn The Bachelor/Bachelorette to the burning pyre :angryfire :ufo: :cannon

I think they should dump the Bachelor/ette. I think that's beginning to wear really thin. That opens an hour.

Aw, hell! They should dump ALL these so-called "reality-TV" shows. Some of us are actually waiting to see sitcoms, like that one Alyson Hannigan was supposed to appear in.

Aw, hell! They should dump ALL these so-called "reality-TV" shows. Some of us are actually waiting to see sitcoms, like that one Alyson Hannigan was supposed to appear in.
I agree!

ABC could be #1 on other nights other then Wednesday and Sunday if they dumped the stupid "reality" shows!

They could actually give CBS a run for their money on Monday nights in the ratings....maybe.

I agree!

ABC could be #1 on other nights other then Wednesday and Sunday if they dumped the stupid "reality" shows!

They could actually give CBS a run for their money on Monday nights in the ratings....maybe.

Not all of their reality shows are that bad. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is the best reality show ever, and a top 10 show, too. That is the only reality I can stand. Wife Swap does good for them, too. Extreme Makeover does well for Thursdays. Bachelor/Bachelorette did well for them, and it will improve ABC Monday for sure in the winter than they did last season with those 3 dramas.

This week ABC will kill every network. They were #2 on Monday night this week, #1 Tuesday and Wednesday, #3 on Thursday, #3 on Friday (but 8 Simple Rules and Hope & Faith won their slots among viewers 18-49 and reached season highs in total viewers). They'll be for sure #1 tonight with the NFL and tomorrow with Housewives and Home Edition.

I think FOX is the one who goes overboard with reality. Nearly all of them are duds. ABC doesn't have the most reality for sure. They for sure have the most sitcoms (8).

I work in publicity for a tv network and got a preview screener containing a rough cut of the pilot and another episode of a new sitcom debuting in Mid 2005 called "Living With Fran" - it's GREAT!!!!

Not all of their reality shows are that bad. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is the best reality show ever, and a top 10 show, too. That is the only reality I can stand. Wife Swap does good for them, too. Extreme Makeover does well for Thursdays. Bachelor/Bachelorette did well for them, and it will improve ABC Monday for sure in the winter than they did last season with those 3 dramas.

This week ABC will kill every network. They were #2 on Monday night this week, #1 Tuesday and Wednesday, #3 on Thursday, #3 on Friday (but 8 Simple Rules and Hope & Faith won their slots among viewers 18-49 and reached season highs in total viewers). They'll be for sure #1 tonight with the NFL and tomorrow with Housewives and Home Edition.

I think FOX is the one who goes overboard with reality. Nearly all of them are duds. ABC doesn't have the most reality for sure. They for sure have the most sitcoms (8).

I forgot about Extreme Home Makeover...yeah that's a good one. I'll catch parts and bits of it when my mother watches it and I'll occasionally watch Wife Swap but I wouldn't care if Wife Swap was cancelled.

I agree about FOX & their reality shows.

I think FOX just hires actors desperate for money and puts them on their "reality" shows seriously though...who would go on TV and look for their father as if it were a contest or something?

#3 to me is kinda the bottom of the barrel because it doesn't take much to beat FOX, UPN, or The WB in the ratings...

I work in publicity for a tv network and got a preview screener containing a rough cut of the pilot and another episode of a new sitcom debuting in Mid 2005 called "Living With Fran" - it's GREAT!!!!
Cool!

Which network do you work for?

#3 to me is kinda the bottom of the barrel because it doesn't take much to beat FOX, UPN, or The WB in the ratings...

The only night ABC is a "distant" third are Thursdays. On Fridays it is usually a three-way race between CBS, NBC and ABC -- and it's very close. Anyone of them can win it out. Same goes for Saturdays. I think ABC is in fine shape right now. They'll beat NBC for second place this season.

The only night ABC is a "distant" third are Thursdays. On Fridays it is usually a three-way race between CBS, NBC and ABC -- and it's very close. Anyone of them can win it out. Same goes for Saturdays. I think ABC is in fine shape right now. They'll beat NBC for second place this season.
If Eyes and Grey's Anatomy get DH or Lost type ratings could that get them #1 for this season or would they still be at #2?

After quite a few years of struggling, ABC has definitely made a huge comeback.

8 Simple Rules and Hope & Faith are still solid performers, Lost and Desperate Housewives are huge ratings grabbers. America's Funniest Home Videos still drags in quite an audience and Extreme Makeover Home Edition IS one of the best reality shows out there. It gets great ratings.

I think ABC has a lot to (finally) write home about. They are rebounding in a huge way. NBC, although still solid, desperately needs some help, IMO. Hopefully Medium and Committed give them what they need.

And speaking of bad reality shows, I am a self-confessed reality addict. I can't stand the Fox trash that is put out. I just stick to Apprentice, Big Brother (well, that's more of a trashy guilty pleasure), Survivor and The Amazing Race.

Anyway... my post made no sense, it's late, I'm tired... LOL. Just my .02 cents.

If Eyes and Grey's Anatomy get DH or Lost type ratings could that get them #1 for this season or would they still be at #2?

I don't think they will be getting those kind of ratings, but even if they did, no, because CBS is almost 2 full ratings points ahread of ABC for 1st place. But they could have a shot of adults 18-49 crown.

"The Untitled Earthquake Project"
Half Hour

Cast:
Quake: Earthquake
Holly Robinson-Peete: Heaven
Charles Duckworth: Calvin
Christopher Pinnick: Erwin
Rhyon Nicole Brown: Sharisse
Tami Anderson: Debbie
Steven Walsh: Junior
Johnny Sneed:

Credits:
Production Companies: Touchstone Television, Tollin-Robbins Productions
Executive Producer/Writer: Les Firestein
Executive Producers: David Himelfarb, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins,
David Goldman
Director: Gil Junger

Feel the tremors as political correctness shatters around you. Earthquake's loud aggressive stand-up comedy has audiences rolling in the aisles and stomping their feet.

Beat cop Earthquake is not the luckiest man in DC. If there's a one percent chance of disaster, it's 100 percent certain it will happen to him. Three out of his four kids were accidents. What are the odds that his tall son wouldn't like sports? What are the odds his daughter would only excel at expensive things? What are the odds that he can never get any down time? 100%. He's got a great wife, Heaven, who married for love. But his sister married for money, and SHE got the son the NBA wants.

From the creator of Wanda at Large and the producers of Smallville and I'm With Her comes a comedy in the tradition of Bernie Mac. This is one very real family that's really very funny.



"Educating Lewis"
Half Hour

Cast:
Lewis Black: Lewis Tanner
Anne Dudek: Jackie
Brad Raider: Peter
Michael Boatman: Joe

Credits:
Production Company: Paramount Network Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Victor Fresco
Director: Ted Wass

High School principal is a tough job. And though the candidates say all the right clichés, the school board can't find one worth hiring. Maybe they need someone who cares about teaching. Someone with practical ideas. Someone who actually likes students.

That someone would be Lewis Tanner, an outspoken history teacher who just wants his students to crack a book. Now he's responsible for the future of 1,200 students – all because he opened his big mouth. He tries to rise to the occasion and fill his new post with the kind of leadership he's always advocated. Unfortunately, he's stepping into a minefield. One of his best teachers is about to be dismissed for hugging a student, his Spanish teacher is crying in class, and the science teacher is his ex. Biology. Maybe if he knew more about the subject, they'd still be together.

Starring The Daily Show's celebrated correspondent Lewis Black, and written by an executive producer of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, this comedy takes a decidedly skewed look at education while putting the fun back in fundamentals.

"In the Game"
Half Hour

Cast:
Jennifer Love Hewitt: Riley Reid
Josie Davis: Brandee
James Patrick Stuart:s T.J.
Mel Rodriguez: Jason
Anthony Tavera: Michael
Ed O'Neill: Buzz
Paula Cate: Wendy

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah
Director: Jamie Widdoes

The only girls on the NFL sidelines should be cheerleaders. At least that's what some men think. The pretty airheads most networks hire aren't doing much to prove them wrong. Until now.

Yesterday Riley Reid was behind the scenes, today she's on camera. Having grown up with a football coach Dad, she's the voice of the fan, asking the tough questions everyone wants asked. She'll be great once she figures out what to do with her hands. Most guys would call her the perfect girlfriend. But dating is tough because her fan club includes her 6-year-old son, Michael.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and two producers of the critically-acclaimed Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared channel their love of the game into a high energy comedy about a single mother getting a shot at doing something she loves. No matter who wins, it's her championship season.






"Hot Mama"
Half Hour

Cast:
Gina Gershon: Holly
Amy Hill: Ruth
Nick Lachey: Cooper
Lindsay Price: Dana
Craig Ferguson: Ted Moore

Credits:
Production Company: Warner Bros. Television

Executive Producer/Writer: Suzanne Martin
Executive Producer/Director: Andy Ackerman

The Ryans are anything but your typical family. Mom's a hottie. Dad's MIA. Daughter's a straight-A student. The cute live-in handyman wants to be an actor. And the aunt wonders if it's not too late to put her sister's teenage daughter up for adoption.

Honestly, it's Freaky Friday every day. Mom Holly is sexy, confident and flirtatious; her teenage daughter Ashley is pretty, conservative and shy. But the grown-up Girl and immature Mom are best friends even if it is often totally embarrassing. Mom may come to parent-teacher night in a totally inappropriate dress with a date in tow. But when it comes to mastering the art of IM-ing when a cute boy logs on, a cool mom is great to have.

Producers of Cheers, Seinfeld and Frasier partner on a comedy that rides the ups and downs, the quirks, the digs, the gaffs, and the triumphs of the whole mother-daughter thing.



"Plan B
Half Hour

Cast:
Caroline Rhea: Caroline
Rocky Carroll: Steve
Kali Rocha: Amy
Sarah Shahi: Bronwyn
Willie Garson: Kenny
Steven Eckholdt: Matt
Millicent Martin: Lydia

Credits:
Production Company: Universal Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia
Director: Gil Junger

What happens when you reach a certain age, and you're nowhere near where you wanted to be? Time for plan B.

With no happily-ever-after on the horizon, 30-something Caroline shakes up her life and leaves her fiancée of five years. Divine inspiration or supremely idiotic? Only time will tell. She has no man, no kids, no will power against carbs, and no time to prepare for a fat new promotion. Too bad her new employees are all too familiar with the old Caroline and don't hesitate to remind her. She gets plenty of advice from her often-married, audacious mother, and her ever-pregnant kid sister. But this is her life. And it's too late for second guessing, so Caroline must learn to stand her ground – even if that means raiding the emergency donut supply.

Caroline Rhea turns her own personal demons and insanity into a comedy for every woman who wakes up and realizes she wants more out of life, love and snack food.

"Jessica"
Half Hour

Cast

Jessica Simpson: Jessica Sampson
Ali Hillis: Holly
Jonathan McClain: Joe
Brad Rowe: Mike
Aimee Garcia: Amanda
Bryan Callen: Dan
Gregory Harrison: Brett

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producer/Writer: Gayle Abrams
Executive Producers: Ted Harbert & Joe Simpson
Director: Gil Junger

In a celebrity-mad culture, no one has had more exposure than singer and reality-show star Jessica Simpson. When she sings, her powerhouse voice stops folks in their tracks. But it's her unique take on life that has made her a pop culture icon. So what's an ambitious Texas girl to do if she wants to be taken seriously? Poke fun at her own public image, while proving she's as funny as she is beautiful.

So Jessica Simpson becomes Jessica Sampson. Blonde. Beautiful. Buxom. Her fans love her and men want to be near her. But most people don't believe she has an intelligent thought in her head. So when she's offhandedly offered a job on a TV newsmagazine, Jessica jumps at the chance to prove she's more than just a pretty face. And wouldn't you know it, she's a natural. Now her producer, a driven perfectionist who has worked for this job, has to get beyond her resentment and teach Jessica the ropes. Yin and Yang. Beauty and brains. Cats and dogs.


"Full Circle"
Half Hour

Cast:
Tom Everett Scott: Tom
Annie Potts: Linda Hubbard
Nicole Sullivan: Jenny
Missi Pyle: Misti
William Devane: Klip

Credits:
Production Company: Touchstone Television
Executive Producers/Writers: Dan Staley, Rob Long
Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Tim Fall
Director: Ted Wass

One look tells you Professor Tom Nash is a new dad. Despite his compulsion to baby-proof the world, he's also obsessed with giving his newborn son, Dexter, a normal childhood. But his chances aren't looking too good.

For starters, he didn't have a normal childhood himself. His dad left when Tom was a baby to "find himself" and his mother's a therapist – all theory, no practice. Secondly, Dad Kip just popped back up at the hospital. Tom's first guess is that he's trying to make amends, but no, he and his girlfriend Misti have just had a son, too.

No stranger to strange, Tom deals… until his wife Linda decides to go back to work. While day care doesn't fit Tom's "perfect childhood" model, an infant doesn't go over well in his lecture hall. Tom caves and looks for a babysitter, but what he finds is Kip, who's dying for a second chance. Grandpa/babysitter? It's worth a shot. Where's that nanny-cam?

Two of the producers of Cheers have created the ultimate scenario for exploring father issues and exploit it with great comic zeal. Starring Nicole Sullivan (The King of Queens) and Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do). Two generations of fathers. Two generations of sons. Two generations of women who just want to stay out of the way.


"Jake Taylor is a publicist to the stars. Sharply dressed, smart talking, smooth, and he's on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clients. He goes through women like tissues. But when he makes the mistake of claiming to want a real woman who will challenge him, his boss sets him up – with her sister. Enter Kylie Clarke. Beautiful, smart, able to detect b.s. at 100 yards. Kylie's dating history is more than a little spotty. Her last ex is outside her apartment in a plexiglass box a la David Blaine hoping to win her back. When Jake and Kylie meet it's tragic, not magic, because they've actually had a one-night stand before and he doesn't remember. None of this would make any difference if they weren't perfect for each other. It's going to be a long night.

Life in the fast lane has never been so much fun. Starring John Stamos as Jake, the man all men wish they could be, and Madchen Amick as the girl too smart to fall for his charm. This tale of love under a microscope proves everyone has to avert a few dozen disasters to make it to date two.


"News to Me"
Cast:
Colin Hanks: Joel Stein
Andrea Anders: Emma Leeds
Sharon Lawrence: J.D. Connor
David Hasselhoff: Stryker Langley
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Cicely Dupree
Roger Rees: Marshall Cahill

Credits:
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, ACME Productions, Marsh McCall Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer/Writer: Marsh McCall
Executive Producers: Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis
Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Joel Stein
Director: Pam Fryman

He's young. He's literate. He's cocky. But he doesn't have a clue what he's doing at America's largest, weekly newsmagazine. After all, they write in the third person, and they think stories should be researched.

Taking a page or nine from the real-life experiences of TIME Magazine's Joel Stein, this is the ultimate fish out of water story. Joel can't swim in the news pool very well, but what he does do is write from a unique point of view. Though he's sure he's about to be fired, he'll breathe some life into the stuffy
Please post your thoughts on which you think will make it.
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These are the ones i thought looked interesting or that i would watch.

FYI: IN THE GAME is going to air in mid-season, its official... But Paula Cale (not Cate) has been recast with Alyson Hannigan and Christine Baranski has joined the cast.

I read about Hot Mama and thought it sounded terrible.

Thank God ABC didn't pick it up...

Too bad that Earthquake's sitcom didnt get picked up...or Educating Lewis.

And FULL CIRCLE!!!!!

DAMN YOU ABC FOR NOT PICKING IT UP!

:( Sorry...I just really wanna see someone from MAD TV go on to other things successfully...unlike on SNL whereas you're on there for 2 years and you've already been in dozens of movies, half of which are a spinoff of some crappy character you did on SNL. :rolleyes:

Will Sasso's upcoming sitcom is still in production, right?

It sounds kinda crappy to me but I'll watch it in support of Will :)

News To Me sounded good too...

I would've taken Full Circle & News To Me over Jennifer Love Hewitt's sitcom & what's his name from Full House :o

Alyson Hannigan won't be joining ABC's upcoming Jennifer Love Hewitt laffer "In the Game" after all. Instead, the role will be filled by Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne"), who will guest star in the role.

Gilbert has had recent guest turns on "ER" and "24."

Alyson Hannigan won't be joining ABC's upcoming Jennifer Love Hewitt laffer "In the Game" after all. Instead, the role will be filled by Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne"), who will guest star in the role.

Gilbert has had recent guest turns on "ER" and "24."

Really? where did you hear this?

Really? where did you hear this?
I heard it also

I heard it at the futon critic

That sitcom is already destinted to flop

I have had a feeling it will since I heard about it but now that there's been alot of changes that means they're desperate and it'll more then likely get cancelled. :lol:

I have had a feeling it will since I heard about it but now that there's been alot of changes that means they're desperate and it'll more then likely get cancelled. :lol:

Not really true. Hope & Faith and even Desperate Housewives had a lot of casting changes before the actual pilot aired -- and both are still on the air now, and doing quite well.

And if it ain't a hole-plugger, then it's a "lawki" cancellation-pacifier (it just got cancelled, incidentally).

No, it has not, at least not yet. It won't be on the next two weeks AT LEAST, because of specials. But it is on tonight. They should give Life As We Know It another try, like Saturdays or something, let it burn off episodes there for the rest of the season. Thursdays would be good with Super Millionaire starting off, I'm telling you, that would make ABC 2nd place for that hour behind CBS.

:eek: ABC Was #5 for Thursday night!!!

They really should try to liven up that block and take off lawki

You said Super Millionarie is coming back?

They should put that on there...fast. :eek:

from the futon critic.....
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
'EYES,' A NEW ONE-HOUR DRAMA SERIES FROM JOHN McNAMARA AND STARRING TIM DALY, TO PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
Released by ABC

“EYES,” A NEW ONE-HOUR DRAMA SERIES FROM JOHN McNAMARA AND STARRING TIM DALY, TO PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

“Eyes,” a new one-hour drama series from John McNamara -- the executive producer of “Fastlane” and the co-creator of “Profit” -- will premiere WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the new drama series, impulsive, sharp-witted Harlan Judd (Tim Daly) runs Judd Risk Management, a discreet, high-tech firm that handles the cases with the highest possible stakes, while operating at the absolute fringe of the law. Along with ruthlessly efficient Nora Gage (Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon) and a staff of brilliantly skilled, driven individuals -- some with their own agendas and secrets -- Harlan does whatever it takes to prevail in a world of unsteady alliances and uncertain loyalties.

Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m., “Eyes” will follow “Lost” and “Alias.” Both ABC dramas have boosted the Network’s totals in their respective hours. Wednesday at 8:00 p.m., “Lost” has improved its time slot by 6.9 million viewers and by 62% among Adults 18-49 over last season. Wednesday at 9:00 p.m., ABC’s “Alias” has improved its hour by 4.2 million viewers and by 32% among Adults 18-49 over the same point last year.

Editors please note: “Wife Swap,” which continues to perform well in the Wednesday 10:00 p.m. timeslot, will have aired 22 original episodes by the “Eyes” premiere date.

“Eyes” stars Tim Daly (“Wings”) as Harlan Judd, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (“NYPD Blue”) as Nora Gage, Rick Worthy (“Collateral Damage”) as Chris Didion, Laura Leighton (“Melrose Place”) as Leslie Town, Natalie Zea (“The Shield”) as Trish Agermeyer, A.J. Langer (“My So-Called Life”) as Meg Bardo and Eric Mabius as Jeff McCann.

Created and executive-produced by John McNamara (“Fastlane,” “Profit,” “The Fugitive”), “Eyes” is a McNamara Paper Products production in association with Warner Bros. Television.

I'm sure Eyes will stay afloat now and get good ratings since it's no ABC's Wednesday lineup! :D

from the futon critic.....


I'm sure Eyes will stay afloat now and get good ratings since it's no ABC's Wednesday lineup! :D

Wow what a cast! Tim Dayl! Laura Leighton, Garcelle Beauvie-Nillon, A.J. Langer! wow... Wings, Melrose Place, Models Inc., and My So-Called Life were my childhood!

Jake in Progress will get a special Sunday preview on March 13, then it will air Thursdays 8-9pm. It should battle with Joey/Will & Grace -- I think it will beat it.


PREMIERE DATE ANNOUNCED FOR NEW JOHN STAMOS

COMEDY ON ABC, “JAKE IN PROGRESS”





Series to Get Special Preview Sunday, March 13

Before Settling in on Thursday Night





“Jake in Progress,” a new comedy series starring John Stamos as a smooth-as-silk celebrity publicist, will get a special preview with two back-to-back episodes airing SUNDAY, MARCH 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET). The series will premiere in its regular time slot THURSDAY, MARCH 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), where it is slated to air two episodes back-to-back for six weeks.



In its Sunday preview, “Jake in Progress” will follow “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” which has been a consistent performer Sunday at 8:00 p.m. for ABC this season. “Home Edition” is drawing an average audience of 15.7 million viewers and a 6.5 rating, 16 share among Adults 18-49, ranking as the second-highest-rated TV program on Sunday night, behind only ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.”



Jake Phillips tries to spin his professional and personal life in the best possible light, but doesn’t quite always succeed. Life moves at a non-stop pace for Jake, a New York-based publicist-to-the-stars who’s the key player at Magnum PR Agency. His overbearing boss, Naomi (Wendie Malick), is a woman whose disposition isn’t improved by the fact that she’s a soon-to-be single mom in the final weeks of pregnancy. Handsome and incredibly well-dressed, Jake is on call 24/7 to meet the needs of his A-list clientele: Whether it’s a macho action star caught in an embarrassing clinch, an older actress trying to dump her much-younger (and even more famous) boyfriend, or two warring teen divas, he’s there to spin the facts and control his client’s image, a task that often leads him into unexpectedly funny situations.



But the drama in Jake’s professional life has nothing on his personal life. Left a little vulnerable when his fiancée dumped him flat, Jake strives to find the perfect girl to commit to, once and for all.



“Jake in Progress” stars John Stamos as Jake, Ian Gomez as Adrian, Rick Hoffman as Patrick and Wendie Malick as Naomi.



The series is executive-produced by Brad Grey (“The Sopranos,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), Peter Traugott, and Jeffrey Richman (“Frasier”). Tim Doyle (“Roseanne,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe”) served as executive producer on the pilot. Austin Winsberg (“Still Standing”) is creator and executive producer. The series is from Brad Grey Television Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Why not Desperate Housewives that night then Jake In Progress after it?

It'd have a better lead in

Why not Desperate Housewives that night then Jake In Progress after it?

It'd have a better lead in

I agree. That means there will be 3 weeks(at least) without a Desperate Housewives episode on Sunday, which completely sucks. :rolleyes:

Feb. 27th is the Oscars
Mar. 6th is that Oprah thing
Mar. 13th is this

Good move airing it Thursdays at 8. It may not have been the best idea.... but with the hour long preview on Sunday will do it very good.

Good move airing it Thursdays at 8. It may not have been the best idea.... but with the hour long preview on Sunday will do it very good.

ABC really needs help on Thursday. Anything's an improvement over how Life As We Know It was doing.

ABC really needs help on Thursday. Anything's an improvement over how Life As We Know It was doing.

*mourns* That was a good show, man.

*mourns* That was a good show, man.
I beg to differ

I beg to differ


What didn't you like about it? I thought it was a decent show too.

What didn't you like about it? I thought it was a decent show too.
It to me was like yet another another other cliche crappy show that you'd see on The WB and the creators of the show praised it as the next MSCL and IMO it's far from it.

Well... ABC just had an ad for Jake in Progress and it had "Series Premiere Thursday March 17th 8/7 Central". No mention of the Sunday special... why would ABC not mention it if it was still on? :confused:

*mourns* That was a good show, man.

I never watched so I have no opinion but I meant in terms of ratings.

I never watched so I have no opinion but I meant in terms of ratings.

You're not missing much. It sucked. I sort of have a grasp of your taste.... I don't think you would like it.

:) Any new news on 1/4 life?

:) Any new news on 1/4 life?

Not a sitcom and not in development for this season (it is for 05-06).

Not a sitcom and not in development for this season (it is for 05-06).
peace:

:) I knew that it's not a sitcom but wasn't thinking--I forgot that this thread is for only ABC sitcom news. :doh:

peace:

:) I knew that it's not a sitcom but wasn't thinking--I forgot that this thread is for only ABC sitcom news. :doh:

Step away from the computer slowly... :p

from the futon critic.....


I'm sure Eyes will stay afloat now and get good ratings since it's no ABC's Wednesday lineup! :D

It has been pushed up two weeks to March 30th...

It has been pushed up two weeks to March 30th...
:) Alright!

Still on Wednesdays at 10 though right?

:) Alright!

Still on Wednesdays at 10 though right?

Yes.

THE PREMIERE OF "EYES," THE NEW MIDSEASON DRAMA SERIES
FROM JOHN McNAMARA, TO MOVE TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,
ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

The network premiere of "Eyes," the new one-hour drama series from John McNamara -- the executive producer of "Fastlane" and the co-creator of "Profit" -- will move to a new date, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the new drama series, impulsive, sharp-witted Harlan Judd (Tim Daly) runs Judd Risk Management, a discreet, high-tech private investigation firm that handles the cases with the highest possible stakes, while operating at the absolute fringe of the law. Along with ruthlessly efficient Nora Gage (Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon) and a staff of brilliantly skilled, driven individuals -- some with their own agendas and secrets -- Harlan does whatever it takes to prevail in a world of unsteady alliances and uncertain loyalties.

"Eyes" will premiere following original episodes of "Lost" and "Alias," with most of the new show's episodes airing after original installments of the two established series. On average, ABC's "Lost" leads the Wednesday 8:00 p.m. hour with 16.5 million viewers and a 6.0 rating, 16 share in Adults 18-49. At 9:00, "Alias" has averaged13.4 million viewers and a 5.6 rating, 13 share in Adults 18-49.

"Eyes" stars Tim Daly ("Wings") as Harlan Judd, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon ("NYPD Blue") as Nora Gage, A.J. Langer ("My So-Called Life") as Meg Bardo, Laura Leighton ("Melrose Place") as Leslie Town, Eric Mabius ("Resident Evil," "The L Word") as Jeff McCann, Rick Worthy ("Collateral Damage") as Chris Didion and Natalie Zea ("The Shield") as Trish Agermeyer.

Created and executive-produced by John McNamara ("Fastlane," "Profit," "The Fugitive"), "Eyes" is a McNamara Paper Products production in association with Warner Bros. Television.