1997/1998 Program Trends


Every year, there are certain trends in the new season


Last year, we saw the following trends

  • Clone the X-Files

  • Bring back former series stars (Cosby, Danson, Fox, etc.)

  • Spin-off a popular movie (Dangerous Minds, Clueless, etc.)

  • One network's garbage is another network's fall schedule (Jeff Foxworthy switching networks, etc.

 

Here is a look at this year's trends

“Out of this World”
This year we have sci-fi (Timecop, etc.), fantasy (Teen Angel, etc.), and magic (Genie, etc.) We can thank the continued success of The X-Files as well as the success of Sabrina for this trend
“Cops and Robbers”
The battle against injustice in 1997/1998 will be fought by Street Cops (Brooklyn South), Private Cops (Dellaventura), Rent-a-Cops (Total Security), Federal Cops (C-16:FBI), Former Criminal Cops (Players), and even Time Cops (Timecop)
“Dateline”
NBC's scheduling of even more nights of Dateline is a trend unto itself