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Wednesday
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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CBS
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Criminal
Minds
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C.S.I. New York
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FOX
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Til
Death
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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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CW
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America's Next Top Model
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<Local>
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 8:00 PM
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Premise
Ned has a very special gift: the ability to
bring someone back from the dead with a simple
touch. Unfortunately, a second touch results
in permanent death. Now he’s faced with the
challenge of never being able to touch a long
lost love after he uses his first touch to bring
her back to life
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Familiar
Faces
Chi McBride (Boston Public)
Kristin Chenowith (The West Wing/the
Broadway play Wicked)
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Our
Take
Pushing Daisies is clearly receiving
the greatest critical “buzz: this year. It is
a show with a distinct voice that clearly stands
out. Of course, that may very well mean that
viewers will either fully embrace it or quickly
tune out
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Did
You Know?
Pushing Daisies was originally developed
as a spin-off from the Showtime series Dead
Like Me
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
In this spin-off from Grey’s Anatomy,
Dr. Addison Montgomery leaves her post at Seattle
Grace to start a new life working at a private
practice in Santa Monica
Note: The producers have added Audra
McDonald to the cast replacing the role portrayed
by Merrin Dungey in the Grey’s Anatomy prequel
episode
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Familiar
Faces
Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy), Tim Daley
(Wings),
Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy),
Broadway actors
Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald
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Our
Take
The original pilot, aired as an episode of Grey’s
Anatomy, received mixed reviews. On the
positive side, fans still seem willing to give
this show another chance
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Did
You Know?
In 1998, CBS aired L.A. Doctors – about
another private medical practice in California
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ABC
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 10:00 PM
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Premise
For years, Nick George (Peter Krause) had to
sit back and watch his father dedicate his life
to the privileged dysfunctional Darling family.
Now Nick has become their lawyer – utilizing
the opportunity to investigate his father's
death
Note: Post-pilot, the producers have
added Blair Underwood to the cast
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Familiar
Faces
Peter Krause (Six Feet Under),
movie actors
Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh,
Samaire Armstrong (The O.C.),
William Baldwin, Blair Underwood (L.A. Law)
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Our
Take
Dirty Sexy Money’s big challenge is of
course CSI: NY. It does, however, benefit
from positive “buzz” ABC is getting for their
new Wednesday night lineup which includes the
Grey’s Anatomy spin-off Private Practice
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Did
You Know?
A cute feature in the pilot revolves round the
fact that Nick’s secretary programs his cell
phone to have different, unique ring tones that
directly describe the individual Darlings
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CBS
--- Hour Reality --- Wednesday --- 8:00 PM
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Premise
In this reality series from CBS, 40 kids ranging
in age from 8 to 15, will have 40 days to
establish their own town without any parental
supervision in abandoned Bonanza City, NM
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Familiar
Faces
None
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Our
Take
As a full pilot is not available, it is somewhat
hard to judge this series. A great deal will
depend on how the final product looks as well
as whether or not viewers are comfortable
with watching what appears to be un-chaperoned
children
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Did
You Know?
Some controversy has arisen recently regarding
the quality of life of the children during
filming
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FOX
--- Half-Hour Sitcom --- Wednesday --- 8:00
PM
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Premise
After a disastrous mistake on the air, anchorman
Chuck Darling (Kelsey Grammer) is forced
to return to where he began in Pittsburgh.
Complicating matters is that he is once
again forced to team-up with Kelly Carr
(Patricia Heaton), a woman with whom he
has a love-hate relationship
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Familiar
Faces
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Cheers),
Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond),
Fred Willard (Best in Show/Anchorman)
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Our
Take
Back to You is one of the stronger
sitcom pilots this year and it also benefits
from a well-known cast. The only challenge
is that this sitcom is a little more traditional
than what viewers typically expect from
FOX
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Did
You Know?
Kelsey’s daughter Spencer Garmmer has recently
gained TV fame of her own appearing in ABC
Family’s popular summer series Greek
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NBC
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
After being critically injured in a car
accident, Jamie Sommers (Michelle Ryan)
faces an uncertain future. Fortunately,
her boyfriend is a scientist at a top secret
government project. Using his influence,
he arranges for Jamie’s life to be saved
via the latest in bionic technology. Unfortunately,
the same government project now expects
Jamie to work off her debt to them
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Familiar
Faces
UK actress Michelle Ryan (EastEnders),
Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan)
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Our
Take
Bionic Woman, an unproven sci-fi
show, will face a great deal of competition
at 9pm. However, there is always the chance
that fans of the original may tune in as
well as fans of Battlestar Galactica
(especially considering that many Galactica
actors will be guest starring on this show)
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Did
You Know?
This show from David Eick, one of the producers
behind the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica,
recently faced some controversy when it
announced the hiring of ousted Grey’s
Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington for
a multi-episode arc
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NBC
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 10:00 PM
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Premise
Convicted of a crime he did not commit, Detective
Charlie Crews spent years beyond bars. Now
proven innocent, he is trying to rediscover
his life in the only way he knows how – by
returning to his job as a police officer
Note: Post-pilot, the producers have
added Brent Sexton to the cast
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Familiar
Face
Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope)
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Our
Take
The lead character is quirky and amusing at
times. However, this show faces a real challenge
against fellow police drama CSI: New York
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Did
You Know?
Thanks to a law suit Crews wins for the wrongful
imprisonment, he ends up being quite wealthy
and does not return to his job because he
needs money
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CW
--- Hour Drama --- Wednesday --- 9:00 PM
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Premise
Based on a series of novels, Gossip Girl
follows the lives of a group of privileged
teenagers and their families in New York City.
Narrating the series is the voice of an unseen
Internet blogger known as “Gossip Girl”
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Familiar
Faces
Blake Lively (Accepted),
Kelly Rutherford (E-Ring/Melrose Place)
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Our
Take
Gossip Girl is probably CW’s most prized
pilot moving into 2007/2008. It will, of course,
be quite challenged by the competition, however,
CW will most likely be patient
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Did
You Know?
In the pilot (and possibly in the series),
the voice of “Gossip Girl” is Kristen Bell
(Veronica Mars)
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Wednesday
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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Pushing
Daisies
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Private Practice
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Dirty
Sexy Money
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CBS
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Kid Nation
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Criminal
Minds
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C.S.I. New York
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FOX
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Back
to You
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American
Idol
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Til
Death
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<Local>
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NBC
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Deal
or No Deal
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The Bionic Woman
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Life
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CW
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America's Next Top Model
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Gossip
Girl
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<Local>
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The
Return of Jezebel James
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FOX
--- Half-Hour Sitcom--- Wednesday --- 8:30
PM --- [Winter]
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Premise
Sarah Thomkins (Parker Posey) is a successful
children’s book editor. She has a very satisfying
professional life, but regrets that she
never had any children. After discovering
that she is unable to have a baby, she turns
to Coco (Laurie Ambrose), her estranged
sister, with an offer: She will provide
Coco with room and board in return for her
becoming a surrogate mother
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Familiar
Faces
Movie actress Parker Posey,
Laurie Ambrose (Six Feet Under)
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Our
Take
Assuming Back to You makes it to
the Winter, Jezebel James will have
a nice timeslot neighbor. The only question
is if this show, coming from the unique
writing skills of Amy Sherman-Paladino of
Gilmore Girls fame, will fit in with
the more traditional Back to You
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Did
You Know?
Parkey Posey gained early fame thanks to
her roles in a string of independent films
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