Fall 2007 - ABC

In striking contrast to NBC’s sad Fall lineup, ABC is moving more aggressively. The alphabet is shaking up its schedule on five nights, and launching several new series that it hopes will be worthy of the ever-elusive but oh-so-desirable "buzz."

It's a far-from-perfect lineup (The Bachelor? Again??), but compared to NBC's lineup, the ABC schedule is pure genius:


MONDAY

8:00 Dancing with the Stars
9:30 Sam I Am
10:00 The Bachelor


TUESDAY

8:00 Cavemen
8:30 Carpoolers
9:00 Dancing with the Stars
10:00 Boston Legal


WEDNESDAY

8:00 Pushing Daisies
9:00 Private Practice
10:00 Dirty Sexy Money


THURSDAY

8:00 Ugly Betty
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
10:00 Big Shots


FRIDAY

8:00 Men in Trees
9:00 Women's Murder Club
10:00 20/20


SATURDAY

8:00 College Football


SUNDAY

7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 Desperate Housewives
10:00 Brothers and Sisters


Lost will return in February (to run for 16 straight weeks), and (believe it or not) the network is in talks with the producers of According to Jim about bringing that comedy back for another season. Also returning in midseason: Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.

Here's a quick look at ABC's new Fall shows:


Sam I Am
Christina Applegate stars in a show that’s quite rare for this Fall: a new half-hour sitcom! Anyway… Applegate plays a woman who awakens after an eight-day coma to discover that she’s suffering from “retrograde amnesia:” she can function in the everyday world, but she can’t remember a thing about her own life. I ask you: what's funnier than amnesia?


Cavemen
Comedy based on those Geico Insurance "caveman" commercials. Need I say more? Based on the pilot presentation, this one is unwatchable.


Carpoolers
Comedy about four guys who carpool with each other to work. Just the premise alone has you laughing, doesn't it? Come on - you can admit it.


Big Shots
Four dysfunctional CEOs who will do anything to succeed in business. Dylan McDermott, Josh Malina, Michael Vartan, and Christopher Titus star.


Dirty Sexy Money
Soapy, sudsy drama about a lawyer and the wealthy family for whom he works. Donald Sutherland, Jill Clayburgh, and William Baldwin are among the members of the large cast.


Pushing Daisies
A man with a special gift (the ability to return dead people to life for a short period of time – and you thought that the ability to play the piano was special!) teams up with a private investigator to solve crimes.


Private Practice
The much-anticipated spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy takes Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery to Southern California to meet up with Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, and Taye Diggs.


Women’s Murder Club
Story of a San Francisco detective (Angie Harmon) and her team of female crime-experts... who solve murders. Of course.


Coming in midseason... Cashmere Mafia (ABC's entry in the race to find the next Sex and the City) and Oprah's Big Give (new reality with Oprah giving away money to those in need - betcha can't wait!).

Say goodbye to The George Lopez Show, What About Brian and In Case of Emergency.

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More Rumors from the Upfronts...


- Old Christine has been renewed, but only for 13 episodes... and it'll be held until midseason

- Jericho is history

- CSI: NY is being considered for a move to Tuesdays

- Close to Home has been cancelled

- It's not looking good for Veronica Mars

- Bones on Fridays?