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Sunday
Night 2003/2004
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Net
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7:00pm
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7:30pm |
8:00pm |
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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Funniest Home Videos
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Alias
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The
Practice
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CBS
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60 Minutes
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CBS
Sunday Movie
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FOX
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Oliver Beene
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King
of the Hill
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Simpsons
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Malcolm/ Middle
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<Local>
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NBC
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Dateline
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American
Dreams
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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WB
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Smallville: Beginnings
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Charmed
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<Local>
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Sunday --- 8:00 PM
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Premise
Brooklyn bad boy Rico was sliding into a life
of crime until his policeman brother caught
him and hauled him off to California to get
him on the straight and narrow. As part of
the rehabilitation, Rico soon finds himself
taking on the unlikely responsibility of becoming
a police officer
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Training
Day meets the short-lived Ryan Caulfield:
Year One
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Familiar
Faces
Danny Nucci (The Rock),
Ernie Hudson
(Ghostbusters)
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Our
Take
With Disney vacating the 7-9pm time
slot, the entire landscape of Sunday may change.
This program is facing off against The
Simpsons, a Jerry Bruckheimer show (Cold
Case) and nostalgic favorite American
Dreams. Also, the trailers currently airing
do not really match the tone of the show
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Expect
to Hear
"Criminals
in the state of California get three strikes.
When you’re a trainee about to start your
probationary period in the field, you only
get one."
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Rico Amonte
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CBS
--- Hour Drama --- Sunday --- 8:00 PM
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Premise
In another new 2003/2004 Jerry Bruckheimer
production, Detective Lilly Rush handles
“cold cases” - unsolved crimes that have
stayed that way for years
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C.S.I.
- The Lost Years
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Familiar
Faces
Kathryn Morris (Minority Report)
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Our
Take
Very similar to the growing Without a
Trace and from winning producer Jerry
(C.S.I.) Bruckheimer, Cold Case
has a great deal going for it
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Expect
to Hear
"People
shouldn’t be forgotten even if they are
my kind of people. Maybe they don’t have
a lot of money. They don’t have lawyers.
But they matter. They should get justice
too."
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Detective Lilly Rush
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FOX
--- Half-Hour Sitcom --- Sunday --- 8:30
PM
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Premise
Based on the British comedy The Kumars
at No. 42, this series follows parents
who encourage their son’s dream of becoming
a talk show host by building a television
studio in the backyard and then inviting
celebrity guests into their home for a chat
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The
syndicated series My Talk Show also
featured a home-produced talk show
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Familiar
Faces
Cheech Marin (Nash Bridges)
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Our
Take
This program is a strange fit after The
Simpsons. Conversely, it is probably
a more likely fit with lead-out Malcolm
in the Middle. This is a strange concept
that will either be a huge hit or a huge
failure
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Expect
to Hear
"Luis
was a very ugly baby…When he was a baby,
I was afraid to look into his eyes."
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Maria (Luis’ grandmother)
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FOX
--- Half-Hour Sitcom --- Sunday --- 9:30
PM
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Premise
Widower Michael wants to quit the family
business and move to Arizona with his 13-year-old
son but gets pulled back in when an accounting
scandal freezes his previously wealthy family’s
assets
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Soap
also featured a highly dysfunctional wealthy
family
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Familiar
Faces
Jason Bateman (Silver Spoons/Valerie),
Portia De Rossi (Ally McBeal)
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Our
Take
Arrested Development is not necessarily
compatible with Malcolm in the Middle.
Additionally, FOX has been quick to cancel
failing Sunday night sitcoms
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Expect
to Hear
"I
want to see some smiles. It’s a party, not
a shareholders meeting."
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George Bluth
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NBC
--- Hour Drama --- Sunday --- 10:00
PM
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Premise
Jack Turner is an idealistic attorney
surprisingly chosen as the replacement
managing partner of a 150-year-old Washington,
D.C. law firm that is harboring some
dark secrets
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The
FOX series Against the Law featured
a big-time lawyer who preferred to work
at a small shop
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Familiar
Faces
Rob Lowe (The West Wing), Matt
Craven (Crimson Tide), Elizabeth
Mitchell (ER), Kyle Chandler
(Early Edition)
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Our
Take
Lyon’s Den has the advantage
of a known lead actor and a strong lead-in
(Law & Order #3). Additionally,
competitor The Practice has lost
most of its stars. However, will fans
of The West Wing embrace Rob
Lowe in a new role?
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Expect
to Hear
"I’m
getting you an executive order. The
least you can do is share a meal with
your old man."
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Senator Turner (after agreeing to do
a political favor for his son)
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WB
--- Hour Drama --- Sunday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
John Clayton was robbed of his birthright
when he was left for dead in the heart of
the jungle. Fortunately, the jungle soon became
his home. However, after being forcibly removed
from his adopted home, he must fight for his
life in another jungle -- New York City
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xxxx
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Familiar
Faces
Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files)
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Our
Take
Similar to last year’s Bird of Prey,
this latest attempt to clone the success of
Smallville seems to be lacking the
charm of the original
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Expect
to Hear
Jane:
“How did you find me? Are you some kind
of bloodhound or something?”
Tarzan: “I hunt. I hunted for you.”
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Go to Mid-Season Programs
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