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Friday
Night 2007/2008
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Net
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8:00pm
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8:30pm
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9:00pm
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9:30pm
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10:00pm
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ABC
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Men
in Trees
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20/20
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CBS
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Ghost Whisperer
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Numb3rs
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FOX
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<Local>
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NBC
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Deal
or No Deal
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Friday Night Lights
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Las Vegas
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CW
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WWE Smackdown
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<Local>
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Friday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
Angie Harmon (bringing her crime fighting skills
over from Law and Order) leads a cast
of four women (a police detective, a district
attorney, a reporter and a medical examiner)
who join together to fight crime
“Sometimes the best way to get your man is
with a woman”
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Familiar
Faces
Angie Harmon (Law and Order), Laura Harris
(24),
Rob Estes (Silk Stalkings)
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Our
Take
While CBS has dominated on Friday night’s drama-wise
recently, Women’s Murder Club does benefit
from going up against an unproven vampire series.
On the other hand, it must also deal with the
returning Friday Night Lights
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Did
You Know?
Women’s Murder Club is based on the novel
series from James Patterson
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CBS
--- Hour Drama --- Friday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
Private investigator Mick St. John (Alex
O’Laughlin) has a small problem: He is actually
a vampire. However, instead of giving in
to his desires, he uses his skills to fight
crime
Note: Reportedly, CBS is retooling
this series including adding Jason Dohring
(Veronica Mars) to the cast
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Familiar
Faces
British actress Sophia Myles,
Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale/Dirt)
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Our
Take
It’s too early to tell with this series
considering there is no pilot, a changing
cast and reportedly a turnover in the production
team
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Did
You Know?
There have been many vampire detective shows
including Forever Knight and Angel
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Search
for the Next Great American Band
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FOX
--- Hour Reality --- Friday --- 8:00
PM
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Premise
FOX is promoting Search for the Next
Great American Band as the band
version of American Idol. This
reality show will have aspiring musicians
from across the county compete for the
title
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Familiar
Faces
None
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Our
Take
Without a pilot to view, it’s hard to
predict the future of this show. We
do know that every once and a while
reality shows can become big hits (American
Idol). However, we also know that
FOX is not known for winning Friday
night
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Did
You Know?
Search is not the first “battle
of the bands” program. These types of
contests have actually been around for
many years (as even portrayed in the
movie Grease)
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FOX
--- Hour Reality --- Friday ---
9:00 PM
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Premise
Nashville (the city) has long been
the hub of country music. Nashville
(the series) will focus on a group
of wannabe singers hoping to break
into the country music business
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Familiar
Faces
None
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Our
Take
As with Next Great American Band,
there was no pilot to view. Accordingly,
it is hard to know exactly what
to expect with this show. Additionally,
we have similar concerns regarding
the timeslot
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Did
You Know?
This show comes from the creative
team behind Laguna Beach: The
Real Orange County
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Friday
Night 2007/2008:
Winter
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Net
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8:00pm
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8:30pm
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9:00pm
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9:30pm
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10:00pm
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ABC
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Men
in Trees
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Women's Murder Club
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20/20
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CBS
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Ghost Whisperer
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Moonlight
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Numb3rs
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FOX
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Bones
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<Local>
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NBC
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Deal
or No Deal
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Friday Night Lights
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Las Vegas
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CW
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WWE Smackdown
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<Local>
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FOX
--- Hour Drama --- Friday --- 9:00 PM ---
[Winter]
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Premise
In 1642, John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster
Waldau) saves the life of a Native American
girl only to receive what turns out to be
a blessing and a curse: He will not age
or die until he finds true love. In the
present, he continues to search for his
true love while utilizing the skills he
has gained over the years to fight crime
as a NYC homicide detective
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Familiar
Faces
None
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Our
Take
As noted previously, high concept shows
are always a challenge especially on Friday
night (where Star Trek failed) and
especially for FOX (with Firefly,
John Doe, etc.). Of course, a lot
can still happen between now and January
and there are always exceptions (The
X-Files)
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Did
You Know?
New Amsterdam was originally scheduled
to premiere in the Fall, but moved to a
Winter launch post-Upfront
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