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Tuesday
Night 2004/2005:
Fall
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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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My Wife & Kids
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George
Lopez
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According/Jim
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NYPD
Blue
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CBS
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NCIS
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Judging Amy
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FOX
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<Local>
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NBC
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Average
Joe
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Scrubs
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Law & Order: SVU
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UPN
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All of Us
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Eve
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<Local>
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WB
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Gilmore Girls
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One
Tree Hill
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<Local>
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ABC
--- Half-Hour Sitcom --- Tuesday --- 9:30 PM
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Premise
Reminiscent of Roseanne and Home Improvement,
Rodney stands for everyday America. This real-life
comedian plays a blue-collar worker who continually
works at jobs he hates. To keep himself entertained,
he performs stand-up comedy in local dive bars
while learning how to be a better husband and
father.
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Roseanne
meets Home Improvement meets a downscale
Seinfeld
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Familiar
Faces
Comedian Rodney Carrington,
Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City)
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Our
Take
Rodney has a nice time slot (by ABC standards)
between According to Jim and NYPD
Blue. However, from a quality perspective,
Rodney is no better (if not worse) than
the myriad of recently cancelled ABC sitcoms.
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Expect
to Hear
"“A
used car salesman…Trina, are you crazy? I’m
gonna have a hard enough time getting into heaven
as it is!"
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Rodney Hamilton
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CBS
--- Hour Drama --- Tuesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
Jeremy Sumpter plays a 15-year-old boy who lands
his dream job as a bat boy for the New York
Empires. During the season, he learns how to
balance his new gig with his high school life
and an overprotective mother.
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A
non-magical Angels in the Outfield meets
The Kid from Left Field
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Familiar
Faces
Dean Cain (Lois and Clark), Mare Winningham,
Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future, Taxi)
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Our
Take
The pilot (which details the struggles of batboy
Pete Young to choose between doing the right
thing and the popular thing) is definitely a
feel-good drama that should resonate with the
CBS viewership. However, plot-wise, it is unclear
where the show will go next.
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Expect
to Hear
"“You
ain’t arrived in this game till you have been
booed."
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Equipment Manager Lou
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FOX
--- Hour Reality --- Tuesday --- 8:00 PM
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Premise
Britain’s version of Donald Trump, Sir Richard
Branson, founder of the Virgin Group of Companies,
leads a group of young entrepreneurs through
a real-life test where the contenders have to
relive some of Branson’s own past experiences.
Like all reality shows, the winner takes home
short-lived fame and a nice chunk of change.
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The
Apprentice meets The Amazing Race
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Familiar
Faces
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson
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Our
Take
The Billionaire will be facing off against
existing/returning shows on all five other networks.
The real success of the show, however, will
depend on what the finished product looks like.
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Expect
to Hear
<<Not
Available for Preview>>
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FOX
--- Hour Drama --- Tuesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
This medical mystery features Dr. Greg House
as the hero doctor and a medical malady as
the villain. Though House has an eccentric
and controversial personality, along with
his expert co-workers, he will do anything
to save a patient.
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Dr.
Charles Emerson Winchester (and his ego) of
M*A*S*H meets ER
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Familiar
Faces
Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little), Omar Epps
(Mod Squad), Lisa Edelstein (Daddy
Day Care)
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Our
Take
Medical dramas have a history of success in
network Television from Marcus Welby
to ER. However, previous time slot
occupant 24’s viewers will not necessarily
care for House.
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Expect
to Hear
"Patients
always want proof...we don’t make cars here;
we don’t give guarantees ."
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Dr. Greg House
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NBC
--- Half-Hour Sitcom --- Tuesday --- 9:00
PM
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Premise
NBC teams with the creative team who brought
you Shrek, along with some all-star
voices, to create this computer-generated-imaging
(CGI) series. The audience will journey
inside the lives of a pride of white lions
who perform in the world-famous Siegfried
and Roy show, and explore their lush Las
Vegas habitat.
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The
sitcom Dinosaurs meets The Lion
King
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Familiar
Faces
John Goodman (Roseanne), Cheryl Hines
(Curb Your Enthusiasm), Carl Reiner
(The Dick Van Dyke Show)
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Our
Take
Father of the Pride is an odd choice
as one of two new NBC sitcoms premiering
in the fall. Additionally, the timing seems
unfortunate considering public perception
of the recent attack on Roy. Only time will
tell if the plots live up to the pedigree.
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Expect
to Hear
"You’ve
got happy tail!"
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Kate
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UPN
--- Hour Drama --- Tuesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
Veronica Mars is a 17-year-old apprentice
private investigator dedicated to solving
the mysteries in the small and wealthy seaside
town of Neptune. Balancing her high school
and professional life, Mars discovers all
sorts of secrets while also finding her own
way through life.
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Nancy
Drew meets Beverly Hills 90210
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Familiar
Faces
Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me)
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Our
Take
Veronica Mars is a likeable drama that
may have a challenge wrestling viewership
away from One Tree Hill. On the other
hand, UPN’s ratings expectations may be somewhat
low.
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Expect
to Hear
"Veronica,
why does trouble follow you around?"
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High School Principal
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Tuesday
Night 2004/2005:
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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My Wife & Kids
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George
Lopez
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According/Jim
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Rodney
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CBS
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NCIS
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Clubhouse
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Judging Amy
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FOX
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American
Idol
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House
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<Local>
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NBC
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Father/Pride
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Scrubs
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Law & Order: SVU
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UPN
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All of Us
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Eve
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Veronica Mars
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<Local>
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WB
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Gilmore Girls
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One
Tree Hill
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<Local>
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Tuesday --- 10:00 PM
--- [Winter]
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Premise
After an accident that blinds Detective
Jim Dunbar, the resilient cop continues
to work in the field instead of taking a
desk job. Seeing the world through a new
light (displayed via special visual effects),
he uses his new senses to solve crime.
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Daredevil
without super-powers meets Hear No Evil
(a TV movie about a deaf cop)
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Familiar
Faces
Ron Eldard (ER), Marisol Nichols
(Cold Case), Rena Sofer (Just
Shoot Me)
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Our
Take
The pedigree is excellent (Stephen Bochco)
and the pilot seems quite well done. While
Judging Amy should continue to dominate
with the female viewers and Law & Order:
SVU already has its own base of viewers,
Blind Justice may be able to hold
on to the NYPD Blue viewers.
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Expect
to Hear
“I
took a bullet for four cops. You don’t need
to tell me about getting their backs."
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Detective Jim Dunbar
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NBC
--- Hour Reality --- Tuesday --- 8:00
PM --- [Winter]
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Premise
The Contender follows aspiring
boxers through a series of ring challenges
and boxing matches over 16 episodes -
with Sylvester Stallone as their guide.
The winner will claim a million-dollar
prize. Unlike The Next Great Champ
which features twelve boxers, this series
will feature sixteen.
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Rocky
meets American Idol (also see FOX’s
The Next Great Champ)
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Familiar
Faces
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo),
Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
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Our
Take
Will viewers still be interested in a
boxing reality show after FOX’s The
Next Great Champ? NBC is certainly
hoping so. In reality, it will all depend
on the execution. While the concepts may
be the same, it is still too early to
know how the final products will look.
Of course, facing off against American
Idol may make all of this moot.
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Expect
to Hear
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