Fall 2006 Primetime TV Schedules

[Brent]

NBC's official one will be out in about 9 hours, but here is a tenative schedule that leaked, the official one could be MUCH different.

ABC Tuesday, CBS Wednesday, FOX and The CW Thursday.

Sundays
7:00PM Football Night in America
8:00PM Sunday Night Football

Mondays
8:00PM Friday Night Lights (NEW)
9:00PM Deal or No Deal
10:00PM Medium

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Biggest Loser
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU
10:00PM Kidnapped (NEW)

Wednesdays
8:00PM Heroes (NEW)
9:00PM Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (NEW)
10:00PM Law & Order

Thursdays
8:00PM My Name is Earl
8:30PM 20 Good Years (NEW)
9:00PM The Office
9:30PM 30 Rock AKA: Tina Fey (NEW)
10:00PM ER

Fridays
8:00PM Deal or No Deal
9:00PM Las Vegas
10:00PM Raines (NEW)

Saturdays
8:00PM Dateline NBC
9:00PM Law & Order repeats
10:00PM Law & Order: SVU repeats

[Janice]

Well, looks like some of your favorite shows are on.

Thanks Brent

[Brent]

Here's the official NBC schedule:

MONDAY
8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
9-10 p.m. "HEROES"
10-11 p.m. "Medium"

TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS"
9-10 p.m. "KIDNAPPED"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. "The Biggest Loser"
9-9:30 p.m. "20 GOOD YEARS"
9:30-10 p.m. "30 ROCK"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order"

THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. "My Name Is Earl" (new time)
8:30-9 p.m. "The Office" (new time)
9-10 p.m. "STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP"
10-11 p.m. "ER"/("THE BLACK DONNELLYS" in January 2007)

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
9-10 p.m. "Las Vegas"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (new day and time)

SATURDAY
8-9 p.m. "Dateline Saturday"
9-11 p.m. Drama Series Encores

SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. "FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA"
8-11 p.m. "SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"

Told ya it could be much different, and I'm glad it was.

[lurkey]

Hmmm. .. Other than "My Name is Earl", "The Office", "Las Vegas" (and "Scrubs" later the season), there isn't worth watching on NBC next season, especially among the new shows.

[Tstormwatcher]

I used to look forward to the new shows every year, now I really don't care. the only shows I watch on a regular basis are Lost and Deadliest Catch.

[Brent]

VERY ROUGH ABC Schedule, official will be out in about 9 hours.

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00PM Desperate Housewives
10:00PM Six Degrees (NEW)

Mondays
8:00PM Wife Swap
9:00PM Supernanny
10:00PM The Bachelor

Tuesdays
8:00PM In Case of Emergency (NEW)
8:30PM Help Me Help You (NEW)
9:00PM Boston Legal
10:00PM Brothers AND Sisters (NEW)

Wednesdays
8:00PM Ugly Betty (NEW)
9:00PM Lost
10:00PM The Nine (NEW)

Thursdays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars
9:30PM Let's Rob Mick Jagger (NEW)
10:00PM Grey's Anatomy

Fridays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Men in Trees (NEW)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM College Football

[Brent]

WOW. ABC is taking a huge risk with this!

"McDreamy and Meredith are on the move.

In what will likely be the boldest move of upfront week, ABC is today expected to announce plans to move megahit "Grey's Anatomy" to Thursday nights in the fall.

Shift immediately shakes up the established order on a night coveted by networks because of the huge ad coin movie studios spend. Over the past 15 years, only NBC and CBS have been serious long-term players on Thursday, with the Eye now the dominant force.

If "Grey's" puts ABC in the game on Thursdays, net stands to reap tens if not hundreds of millions in added revenue over the long haul.

That ABC is moving "Grey's Anatomy" isn't itself a surprise, as there's been speculation about a shift for months. The stunner is the Alphabet's decision to go for the brass ring and move its hottest skein to Thursday.

Most industry speculation had been focused on Monday nights, particularly after the net decided to air the show's second-season finale on the night.

Not immediately clear late Monday was whether "Grey's" will air at 9 or 10 p.m. on Thursday. ABC was keeping a tight lid on its schedule and refused to confirm or deny any moves.

However, there was word late Monday that "Commander in Chief" -- presumed to be dead -- may yet have a pulse. ABC is talking to some of the show's creative team and studio Touchstone Television about a way to keep it alive in some form.

As for "Grey's Anatomy," slotting the show at 10 p.m. would be the safest choice. NBC's "ER" is fading, while there's been buzz that "Without a Trace" could switch nights, perhaps to 9 p.m. Sundays. There's also no chance of Fox throwing a spoiler like "American Idol" or "House" into the mix, and sheer ratings would likely be higher at 10.

Under such a scenario, ABC could air a 90-minute version of variety hit "Dancing With the Stars" from 8-9:30 p.m., a new comedy at 9:30 and "Grey's" at 10.

Airing "Grey's Anatomy" at 9 p.m., meanwhile, would follow the CBS model for Thursday night.

Net changed the night forever in 2001 when it moved budding frosh hit "CSI" to 9 and aired the second season of reality smash "Survivor" at 8. It then slowly grew "Without a Trace" into a hit at 10.

ABC could keep "Dancing With the Stars" at 8 p.m. and slot a hot newcomer at 10. However, that move would mean pitting "Grey's Anatomy" against CBS' still-strong "CSI," perhaps reducing ratings for both.

Most radical scenario imaginable would have ABC shifting "Desperate Housewives" to Thursdays as well, essentially moving the bulk of its Sunday powerhouse lineup to a more lucrative night.

Net also could shift "Lost" to Thursdays, though such a move would mean giving the show its third timeslot in as many seasons.

Wherever "Lost" ends up, insiders indicate the network plans to answer fans' prayers by radically revamping the show's air pattern. Skein is expected to air in two big chunks of originals -- one in the fall and one in the spring. ABC then could launch a new show in the "Lost" timeslot come January.

ABC also plans to take a different approach to Saturday nights, at least in the fall. Net's struck a deal to air college football games on Saturdays.

As for the rest of the Alphabet skedsked, net has plenty to play with.

ABC has already ordered a whopping seven dramas and five comedies. New dramas include the family sudser "Brothers & Sisters," the cop-on-the-run thriller "Day Break," the Alaska-set romantic comedy "Men in Trees," bank robbery entry "The Nine," the ensemble soap "Six Degrees," the terrorism whodunit "Traveler" and the telenovela adaptation "Ugly Betty."

"Betty" and "The Nine" seem good bets for fall, with "Betty" a possible 8 or 9 p.m. player. "The Nine" performed particularly well with test auds and could be a contender for a slot behind "Grey's Anatomy" if the latter skein settles in at 9 p.m.

On the comedy side, the Alphabet has in its arsenal the wedding-day snapshot "Big Day," therapy laffer "Help Me Help You," the thirtysomething friends entry "In Case of Emergency," the offbeat Mick Jagger caper from Burnett/Beckerman and the babycentric "Notes From the Underbelly."

"What About Brian" also will be back next season, as will "Dancing With the Stars" and reality shows "The Bachelor," "Supernanny" and "Wife Swap." "The Bachelor," which had a successful winter relaunch this year, will be back on the net's fall sked, perhaps on Mondays.

Also returning for the fall: newsmags "20/20" and "Primetime."

For the first time in more than 30 years, Alphabet will have to start a fall season with scripted skeins on Mondays, since "Monday Night Football" will move to ESPN. It seems likely net will keep a femme focus on the night. "Supernanny" and "Wife Swap" were sleeper successes on Mondays in the spring, so ABC may play a pat hand and bring one or both back on the night.

While "Dancing" may keep its Thursday/Friday air pattern, there's been buzz that ABC could try a Wednesday/Thursday sked for the skein.

As for the "Grey's Anatomy" shift, nets rarely go for the gusto and make major game-changing moves like the "Grey's" Thursday shuffle -- but in many cases, the press frenzy that follows the shift helps ensure its success.

Take Fox's gutsy 1990 decision to shift "The Simpsons""The Simpsons" head on against NBC's "The Cosby Show." "Cosby" had been fading, and the upstart network detected an opening for younger auds. But Fox was still considered a wannabe net at that point -- and media outlets couldn't resist the David vs. Goliath battle that ensued.

Shift worked and was the first major scheduling move that turned Fox into one of the big boys.

More recently, CBS finally got into the Thursday game, after a decade as an also-ran on the night, by sensing a similar vulnerability on NBC in January 2001. Eye finally had the goods -- "Survivor" and "CSI" -- and in one swift move managed to alter the balance of power on the night.

"Survivor" and "CSI" didn't immediately win the night for CBS, but it helped crumble NBC's lock on Thursday. Eventually, the Eye pulled off a feat once thought impossible: winning Thursday night in the youthful 18-49 demo.

[streetsoldier]

LOL...since all I watch is either FoxNews or one of the movie channels...and all Debi watches is either "Christian" programming or "male-bashing" flicks on any of the "usual suspect" channels...what passes for a fall line-up on the "Big Three" won't be seeing much air time around this hole.

[Miss Mary]

I read somewhere, TV Guide possibly, that ER will run continuous first run episodes until December, followed by a season finale. Another show will then air in that Thurs. 10 p.m. timeslot. So I take it then, that this will qualify as a complete season? Or half a season? Sure sounds like ER might be on the way out.

I wonder if fans are upset with this schedule - 4 at the most, first run episodes in a row, then a string of reruns, then more new, more reruns. Or a show premieres in a timeslot for 2 or 3 months, develops an audience and it's put on hiatus (Out of Practice comes to mind). You're never sure if it's coming back or not, and if it is, when will it air? Joey came back for one week, with virtually no press and ratings bombed. Then NBC wonders why only 4 million tuned in. Most Joey fans didn't realize it was back and before they knew it, it was gone. I suspect gone forever, even if they air the unaired episodes over the summer, who will A. be informed and B. watch? Of course, Joey in itself wasn't that good and certainly nothing like its parent show, Friends.

I just wish networks would get back to airing consecutive new episodes and leave the reruns to the summer (as it used to be, back in the TV dinosaur days I remember).

Mary

[Josephine96]

Deal or No Deal and Sunday Night Football.. I'm pleased lol

[wx247]

I would appreciate it if ABC moved LOST to any other night as long as it was at 8 or 9 local time. I have church on Wednesdays and it drives me nuts trying to get back in time to see it.

[Brent]

WOW... Grey's Anatomy will face CSI!

MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap"
9:00 p.m. "The Bachelor"/"Supernanny"
10:00 p.m. "What About Brian"

TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (new night)/"Set for the Rest of Your Life" (new alternative series)
9:00 p.m. "Let's Rob..." (new comedy series)
9:30 p.m. "Help Me Help You" (new comedy series)
10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal"

WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (new night)/"George Lopez"/
"According to Jim" (new night)
9:00 p.m. "Lost"
10:00 p.m. "The Nine" (new drama series)

THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Big Day" (new comedy series)
8:30 p.m. "Notes from the Underbelly" (new comedy series)
9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" (new night and time)
10:00 p.m. "Six Degrees" (new drama series)

FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Betty the Ugly" (new comedy series)
9:00 p.m. "Men in Trees" (new drama series)
10:00 p.m. "20/20"

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

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

[Brent]

I read somewhere, TV Guide possibly, that ER will run continuous first run episodes until December, followed by a season finale. Another show will then air in that Thurs. 10 p.m. timeslot. So I take it then, that this will qualify as a complete season? Or half a season? Sure sounds like ER might be on the way out.

No... the season won't end in December. A new show will come in January for a few weeks and ER will take a break(it repeats very badly), then ER will return to finish out the season.

I've heard rumors Lost will be doing the same thing, but nothing official yet.

But... ER is on it's way out. It's ratings are way down this season, not even in the Top 20 anymore.

Edit: OK, I just heard for certain that Lost will go on a two-month hiatus in November, a new show will launch, and then it will return in January. The repeats do bad anyway... but I think overall a long hiatus is bad. The ratings are already down a bit this season(although I think part of that has to do with the terrible lead-in, Dancing will be much better), and long breaks won't help. I think both DH and Grey's will be down(increased competition). DH is already down and it will go down farther as it faces Football and new dramas on CBS, and Grey's will face CSI and Studio 60.

[Brent]

TENATIVE CBS schedule(though with their stability this is gonna be close to right).

Sundays
7:00PM 60 Minutes
8:00PM Cold Case
9:00PM Without a Trace
10:00PM Smith (NEW)

Mondays
8:00PM How I Met Your Mother
8:30PM The Class (NEW)
9:00PM Two and a Half Men
9:30PM The New Adventures of Old Christine
10:00PM CSI: Miami

Tuesdays
8:00PM Navy NCIS
9:00PM The Unit
10:00PM Jericho (NEW)

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Amazing Race
9:00PM Criminal Minds
10:00PM CSI: NY

Thursdays
8:00PM Survivor
9:00PM CSI
10:00PM Shark (NEW)

Fridays
8:00PM Ghost Whisperer
9:00PM Close to Home
10:00PM NUMB3RS

Saturdays
8:00PM Crime Repeats
9:00PM Crime Repeats
10:00PM 48 Hours Mystery

Mid-season:
Dramas: Waterfront and 3 Lbs
Sitcom: Rules of Engagement (Wed 8:30pm)
Returning: King of Queens (Wed 8pm)

[Brent]

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

2006-2007 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)



MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (NT)

8:30-9:00 PM THE CLASS (N)

9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN

9:30-10:00 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI



TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS

9:00-10:00 PM THE UNIT

10:00-11:00 PM SMITH (N)



WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM JERICHO (N)

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY



THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR

9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

10:00-11:00 PM SHARK (N)



FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER

9:00-10:00 PM CLOSE TO HOME

10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS



SATURDAY

8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: MYSTERY



SUNDAY

7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES

8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM COLD CASE (NT)

10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)

[Brent]

Leaked FOX schedule, actual could be much different though this will probably be close to right.

THIS IS ONLY SHOWS PREMIERING IN THE FALL. American Idol and 24 start in January(exact details on their slots will be known when the official lineup is out tomorrow):

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun
7:30PM King of the Hill
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Happy Hour (NEW)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad

Mondays
8:00PM Prison Break
9:00PM Vanished (NEW)

Tuesdays
8:00PM Primary (NEW)
9:00PM House

Wednesdays
8:00PM Bones
9:00PM American Crime (NEW)

Thursdays
8:00PM Til Death (NEW)
8:30PM The War at Home
9:00PM The O.C.

Fridays
8:00PM Nanny 911
9:00PM The Wedding Album (NEW)

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM America's Most Wanted

[Brent]

Leaked The CW schedule(WB/UPN merge), actual could be different though this has been close to what's been rumored for months. Actual will be out in the morning.

Sundays
5:00PM Encores TBD
6:00PM Encores TBD
7:00PM America's Top Model ENCORE
8:00PM Everybody Hates Chris
8:30PM All of Us
9:00PM Girlfriends
9:30PM The Game (NEW)

Mondays
8:00PM 7th Heaven
9:00PM Runaway (NEW)

Tuesdays
8:00PM Gilmore Girls
9:00PM Veronica Mars

Wednesdays
8:00PM America's Next Top Model / Beauty & the Geek (mid-season)
9:00PM One Tree Hill / Palm Springs (mid-season)

Thursdays
8:00PM Smallville
9:00PM Supernatural

Fridays
8:00PM WWE Smackdown!

Possibly Flirt(New) and Reba(Returning) at Midseason.

[Brent]

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2006 (All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM PRISON BREAK
9:00-10:00 PM VANISHED

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM STANDOFF
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM JUSTICE

THURSDAY
8:00-8:30 PM 'TIL DEATH
8:30-9:00 PM HAPPY HOUR
9:00-10:00 PM THE O.C.

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NANNY 911
9:00-10:00 PM TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA STRIKES BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM FOOTBALL OVERRUN (COMEDY ENCORES)
7:30-8:00 PM FOOTBALL OVERRUN (COMEDY ENCORES)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM THE WAR AT HOME

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: BEGINNING JANUARY 2007
(All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM STANDOFF
9:00-10:00 PM 24

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL Performance Show
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM JUSTICE
9:00-9:30 PM AMERICAN IDOL Results Show
9:30-10:00 PM THE LOOP

THURSDAY
8:00-8:30 PM 'TIL DEATH
8:30-9:00 PM HAPPY HOUR
9:00-10:00 PM THE O.C.

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM THE WEDDING ALBUM

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA STRIKES BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM COMEDY REPEATS
7:30-8:00 PM KING OF THE HILL
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM THE WAR AT HOME

[Brent]

The CW schedule on their website:

Monday
8:00 7th Heaven
9:00 Runaway

Tuesday
8:00 Gilmore Girls
9:00 Veronica Mars

Wednesday
8:00 Top Model/Beauty and the Geek
9:00 One Tree Hill

Thursday
8:00 Smallville
9:00 Supernatural

Friday
8:00 WWE Smackdown!

Sunday
7:00 Everybody Hates Chris
7:30 All of Us
8:00 Girlfriends
8:30 The Game
9:00 Encores

[TexasStooge]

At least some of my favorite shows will still be on their original timeslots. I wish ABC would bring back "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" though.