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Pavan · 04-07-2010, 08:51 PM

Summer at a glance:

MONDAYS
8:00pm The Bachelorette (May 24-Aug. 2) / The Bachelor Pad (Aug. 9-Sept. 13)
10:00pm True Beauty (May 31-July 19)/ TBD (July 26) / The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose (Aug. 2) / Dating in the Dark (Aug. 9-Sept. 13)

TUESDAYS
8:00pm Wipeout (June 1, June 22-Sept. 14) / Kimmel Game Night & NBA Finals (June 8/15)
9:00pm Wipeout (June 1/22) / NBA Finals (June 8/15) / Downfall (June 29-Aug. 3) / Shaq Vs. (Aug. 10-Sept. 14)
10:00pm TBD (June 1, June 22-July 13) / NBA Finals (June 8/15) / Primetime: Mind Games (July 20-Aug. 17) / Primetime: Crime (Aug. 24-Sept. 14)

WEDNESDAY
8:00pm-10:00pm Comedy Wednesday (repeats of The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and possibly Romantically Challenged thru Sept. 15)
10:00pm Happy Town (thru June 16) / Comedy Repeats or TBD (June 16-Sept. 15)

THURSDAY
8:00pm Kimmel Game Night & NBA Finals (June 3/10/17) / TBD (June 24-Sept. 16)
9:00pm NBA Finals (June 3/10/17) / Rookie Blue (June 24-Sept. 16)
10:00pm NBA Finals (June 3/10/17) / ABC News' Boston Med (June 24-Aug. 12) / Primetime: Head Cases (Aug. 19-Sept. 16)

FRIDAYS
8:00pm Wife Swap (runs through summer) / Scripps National Spelling Bee (June 4) / World Cup Soccer Kickoff Celebration (June 11)
9:00pm Primetime: What Would You Do? (starts May 7) / Scripps National Spelling Bee (June 4) / World Cup Soccer Kickoff Celebration (June 11) / TBD
10:00pm 20/20

SATURDAYS
TBD (possibly movies/encores and Castle repeats)

SUNDAYS
7:00pm America's Funniest Home Videos (repeats, May 30, June 20-Sept. 19) / Kimmel Game Night & NBA Finals (June 6/13)
8:00pm TBD (May 30, June 20-Sept. 19) / NBA Finals (June 6/13)
9:00pm TBD (May 30) / NBA Finals (June 6/13) / The Gates (June 20-Sept. 19)
10:00pm TBD (May 30, Aug. 15-Sept. 19) / NBA Finals (June 6/13) / Scoundrels (June 20-Aug. 8)

NOTE: NBA Finals on June 13/15/17 are only if games are necessary.

I'll update this every time I get an update.

Du Mont · 04-07-2010, 09:01 PM

Pavan, any word from the Alphabet on whether they plan to broadcast the remaining 'Hank' episodes this summer? Perhaps on Saturday nights, or even Comedy Wednesdays (at 8 pm or at 10:00/10:30 pm)?

I also think there are a few unaired 'Eastwick' episodes sitting around in someone's office at ABC.

Pavan · 04-07-2010, 09:08 PM

Haven't heard yet but they have unaired episodes of Hank (like 5), Better off Ted (2), Eastwick (2) and the forgotten (2). I hope they air on Saturdays because wouldn't want Hank and Ted to ruin Comedy Wednesday rhythm (unless Ted airs after ModFam). I don't think Eastwick will air since they skipped around at the end (plus I saw the two unaired ones thanks to Hallmark in England).

JulieSomoski · 04-07-2010, 09:47 PM

Hopefully ABC will smartly schedule Castle repeats somewhere on the schedule. A good spot may be Sundays at 8pm, leading into the new dramas 9-11pm. I wouldn't see a problem with Hank airing Wednesdays at 8pm in the summer. They have like 5 unaired episodes, don't they? Same goes for Ted. They might as well air them on Wednesday in summer, since the chance of a renewal is about as slim as you can get.

mtlguy · 04-08-2010, 12:11 AM

I am really liking this summer schedule, feels very strong. Now left to schedule:

Ben-Hur (4 hours mini-series)
Secret Millionnaire (maybe Thursday at 8pm?)
Let's Dance (if not dead)

Possible:
Star Search (Unlikely I think)
Shark Tank (if renewed)
Conveyer Belt of Love (if anything fails, possible quick replacement)

Pavan · 04-08-2010, 01:34 AM

Maybe Ben-Hur will be saved for December or something. I don't see any room really for it in summer. It would need to air in two 2-hour blocks (perhaps a Sunday and Tuesday in December?). ABC usually does well with these mini-series in December.

I could see Secret Millionaire possibly twice a week -- Sundays at 8 and Thursdays at 8. Hopefully Let's Dance moves forward. Shark Tank would be good, too, but maybe it will be for fall on Fridays?

Pavan · 04-08-2010, 12:32 PM

ABC ANNOUNCES FINALE DATES FOR THE 2009-2010 SEASON,
INCLUDING THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
GROUNDBREAKING SERIES FINALE DATE FOR “LOST”

ABC announced the following finale dates for the 2009-2010 Season:

Wednesday, April 14
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”

Friday, April 23
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”

Thursday, May 13
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Private Practice”

Sunday, May 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”

Monday, May 17
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Castle”

Tuesday, May 18
10:00-11:00 p.m. “V”

Wednesday, May 19
8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Middle”
9:00-9:30 p.m. “Modern Family”
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Cougar Town”

Thursday, May 20
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (Special Two-Hour Finale)

Sunday, May 23
7:00-8:00 p.m “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Lost Recap Special”
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Lost” (Special Two-Hour Finale on a Special Night)

Monday, May 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (Performance Show Finale)

Tuesday, May 25:
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars The Results Show” (Grand Finale)

Thursday, May 27
8:00-9:00 p.m. “FlashForward”

Pavan · 04-08-2010, 05:11 PM

Friday, June 11, 2010
8:00pm-10:00pm World Cup Soccer Kickoff Celebration

See post #1216 for the rest of summer updates.

tvcrazed · 04-08-2010, 06:00 PM

Exclusive: ABC Supersizes 'Lost' Finale
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Published: April 08, 2010
EXCLUSIVE

ABC has found more time to say goobye to "Lost."

The network has decided to supersize its farewell to the iconic drama, expanding a previously announced one-hour pre-show to two full hours. The special is now expected to air from 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, right before the two-hour "Lost" finale.

Add in a special "Jimmy Kimmel Live" -- "Lost: After the Final Rose"-- airing that Sunday, and ABC is now planning to devote no less than five hours of airtime to the "Lost" swan song.

That's really showing some (Dharma) initiative!

Meanwhile, "America's Funniest Home Videos" will now have its finale a week earlier. (Wonder if there'll be a cliffhanger?)

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Pavan · 04-08-2010, 06:18 PM

I think I posted that the LOST finale night would be 7-11pm in primetime a few weeks back, but not sure why ABC listed AFV's season finale on that night in the press release earlier today (it was the first I have seen of that). I'm guessing the AFV finale will be on Friday, May 21 or they'll remove one of the repeats in April and have the finale on Sunday, May 16 with the other regular Sunday show finales.

Anyway, my LOST finale ratings prediction (18-49): 7pm hour approaching a 3, 8pm hour approaching a 6 (closer to mid 5s though), 9pm hour approaching a 7, and 10pm hour approaching a 8. I think it will be huge. If it does better than an 8 I'm sure ABC will be celebrating even more.

tvcrazed · 04-08-2010, 06:37 PM

from the article it implies theyll just replace a rerun with original and it'll finish May 16th at 7p. Personally, one of the 2 EM rerun weeks, I'd be curious to see air the fresh AFV at 8p out of either rerun of EM or AFV. I dont expect them to do it, just think it would be cool.

Du Mont · 04-08-2010, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pavan

I think I posted that the LOST finale night would be 7-11pm in primetime a few weeks back, but not sure why ABC listed AFV's season finale on that night in the press release earlier today (it was the first I have seen of that). I'm guessing the AFV finale will be on Friday, May 21 or they'll remove one of the repeats in April and have the finale on Sunday, May 16 with the other regular Sunday show finales.

Anyway, my LOST finale ratings prediction (18-49): 7pm hour approaching a 3, 8pm hour approaching a 6 (closer to mid 5s though), 9pm hour approaching a 7, and 10pm hour approaching a 8. I think it will be huge. If it does better than an 8 I'm sure ABC will be celebrating even more.

I have this feeling that the 'Lost' finale will exhibit the same ratings pattern as ABC's 'The Fugitive' exhibited 33 years ago, where the finale attracts back all of the casual viewers of the six season run who are curious to see how it all ends up, just as viewers were keen to find out if Dr. Richard Kimble had his final confrontation with the one-armed man. The finale of 'The Fugitive' racked up an incredible rating on August 29, 1967 with a 45.9HH/72%, albeit up against summer encores on CBS and NBC.

I agree with Pavan that the final hour of 'Lost' will go back to, and exceed, the 6.6 A18-49 numbers it garnered when Oceanic Flight #815 first crash-landed back in 2004. I'm estimating the four hours on the final Sunday will be 7-8pm: 4.2, 8-9pm: 5.1, 9-10pm: 6.1 and 10-11pm: 8.4, with 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' pulling down an all-time series high 2.3 in the A18-49 measure.

tvcrazed · 04-09-2010, 02:05 PM

FROM THR;
ABC trying 'Private Practice' in 'Grey's' slot
Another broadcaster is experimenting with its Thursday lineup.

On April 22, ABC will try swapping "Grey's Anatomy" with its spinoff "Private Practice." This isn't quite the same as when CBS recently swapped "CSI" and "The Mentalist," however, since "Grey's" is a repeat that week. So experiment aside, it makes sense to have the stronger episode at 9 p.m. Still, it gives ABC a look at what "Practice" does in the earlier slot.

Since they are swapping, wish they would air Jamie Oliver on this night at 9p maybe with new PP at 10p

Pavan · 04-09-2010, 02:22 PM

Then they would lose the Grey's revenue if they put Jamie at 9.

Thursday, April 22, 1010
9:00pm Private Practice (all-new, special time)
10:00pm Grey's Anatomy (R, special time)

tvcrazed · 04-09-2010, 02:38 PM

well they are not gonna get what they'd normally get by airing it at 10 and i'd just like to see them
a) not get 1's on this night
b) give Jamie a shot at better numbers on a more viewed night
c) give PP a better shot, because out of FF and against all new comp on all other nets, it's gonna come in 3rd at best.

04-07-2010, 09:01 PM	#1217
Du Mont Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 15, 2007 Posts: 331	Unaired 'Hank' episodes? Pavan, any word from the Alphabet on whether they plan to broadcast the remaining 'Hank' episodes this summer? Perhaps on Saturday nights, or even Comedy Wednesdays (at 8 pm or at 10:00/10:30 pm)? I also think there are a few unaired 'Eastwick' episodes sitting around in someone's office at ABC.

04-07-2010, 09:47 PM	#1219
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04-07-2010, 09:08 PM	#1218
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Haven't heard yet but they have unaired episodes of Hank (like 5), Better off Ted (2), Eastwick (2) and the forgotten (2). I hope they air on Saturdays because wouldn't want Hank and Ted to ruin Comedy Wednesday rhythm (unless Ted airs after ModFam). I don't think Eastwick will air since they skipped around at the end (plus I saw the two unaired ones thanks to Hallmark in England).

04-08-2010, 12:11 AM	#1220
mtlguy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 21, 2006 Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada Posts: 143	I am really liking this summer schedule, feels very strong. Now left to schedule: Ben-Hur (4 hours mini-series) Secret Millionnaire (maybe Thursday at 8pm?) Let's Dance (if not dead) Possible: Star Search (Unlikely I think) Shark Tank (if renewed) Conveyer Belt of Love (if anything fails, possible quick replacement)

04-08-2010, 01:34 AM	#1221
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Maybe Ben-Hur will be saved for December or something. I don't see any room really for it in summer. It would need to air in two 2-hour blocks (perhaps a Sunday and Tuesday in December?). ABC usually does well with these mini-series in December. I could see Secret Millionaire possibly twice a week -- Sundays at 8 and Thursdays at 8. Hopefully Let's Dance moves forward. Shark Tank would be good, too, but maybe it will be for fall on Fridays?

04-08-2010, 12:32 PM	#1222
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	ABC ANNOUNCES FINALE DATES FOR THE 2009-2010 SEASON, INCLUDING THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED GROUNDBREAKING SERIES FINALE DATE FOR “LOST” ABC announced the following finale dates for the 2009-2010 Season: Wednesday, April 14 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty” Friday, April 23 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” Thursday, May 13 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Private Practice” Sunday, May 16 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives” 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters” Monday, May 17 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Castle” Tuesday, May 18 10:00-11:00 p.m. “V” Wednesday, May 19 8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Middle” 9:00-9:30 p.m. “Modern Family” 9:30-10:00 p.m. “Cougar Town” Thursday, May 20 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (Special Two-Hour Finale) Sunday, May 23 7:00-8:00 p.m “America’s Funniest Home Videos” 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Lost Recap Special” 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Lost” (Special Two-Hour Finale on a Special Night) Monday, May 24 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (Performance Show Finale) Tuesday, May 25: 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars The Results Show” (Grand Finale) Thursday, May 27 8:00-9:00 p.m. “FlashForward”

04-08-2010, 05:11 PM	#1223
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Friday, June 11, 2010 8:00pm-10:00pm World Cup Soccer Kickoff Celebration See post #1216 for the rest of summer updates.

04-08-2010, 06:00 PM	#1224
tvcrazed Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2008 Location: ny Posts: 952	Exclusive: ABC Supersizes 'Lost' Finale ShareThisBuzz up!EMAILPRINT0 diggs digg By Josef Adalian Published: April 08, 2010 EXCLUSIVE ABC has found more time to say goobye to "Lost." The network has decided to supersize its farewell to the iconic drama, expanding a previously announced one-hour pre-show to two full hours. The special is now expected to air from 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, right before the two-hour "Lost" finale. Add in a special "Jimmy Kimmel Live" -- "Lost: After the Final Rose"-- airing that Sunday, and ABC is now planning to devote no less than five hours of airtime to the "Lost" swan song. That's really showing some (Dharma) initiative! Meanwhile, "America's Funniest Home Videos" will now have its finale a week earlier. (Wonder if there'll be a cliffhanger?) Home > Columns > tv

04-08-2010, 06:18 PM	#1225
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	I think I posted that the LOST finale night would be 7-11pm in primetime a few weeks back, but not sure why ABC listed AFV's season finale on that night in the press release earlier today (it was the first I have seen of that). I'm guessing the AFV finale will be on Friday, May 21 or they'll remove one of the repeats in April and have the finale on Sunday, May 16 with the other regular Sunday show finales. Anyway, my LOST finale ratings prediction (18-49): 7pm hour approaching a 3, 8pm hour approaching a 6 (closer to mid 5s though), 9pm hour approaching a 7, and 10pm hour approaching a 8. I think it will be huge. If it does better than an 8 I'm sure ABC will be celebrating even more.

04-08-2010, 06:37 PM	#1226
tvcrazed Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2008 Location: ny Posts: 952	from the article it implies theyll just replace a rerun with original and it'll finish May 16th at 7p. Personally, one of the 2 EM rerun weeks, I'd be curious to see air the fresh AFV at 8p out of either rerun of EM or AFV. I dont expect them to do it, just think it would be cool.

04-09-2010, 02:05 PM	#1228
tvcrazed Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2008 Location: ny Posts: 952	FROM THR; ABC trying 'Private Practice' in 'Grey's' slot Another broadcaster is experimenting with its Thursday lineup. On April 22, ABC will try swapping "Grey's Anatomy" with its spinoff "Private Practice." This isn't quite the same as when CBS recently swapped "CSI" and "The Mentalist," however, since "Grey's" is a repeat that week. So experiment aside, it makes sense to have the stronger episode at 9 p.m. Still, it gives ABC a look at what "Practice" does in the earlier slot. Since they are swapping, wish they would air Jamie Oliver on this night at 9p maybe with new PP at 10p

04-09-2010, 02:22 PM	#1229
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Then they would lose the Grey's revenue if they put Jamie at 9. Thursday, April 22, 1010 9:00pm Private Practice (all-new, special time) 10:00pm Grey's Anatomy (R, special time)

04-09-2010, 02:38 PM	#1230
tvcrazed Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2008 Location: ny Posts: 952	well they are not gonna get what they'd normally get by airing it at 10 and i'd just like to see them a) not get 1's on this night b) give Jamie a shot at better numbers on a more viewed night c) give PP a better shot, because out of FF and against all new comp on all other nets, it's gonna come in 3rd at best.