Changes, Part 2
First, let me clarify one of the changes I reported yesterday. “Vanished” is moving to 8 p.m. on Fridays beginning October 27th on FOX. November 1st, FOX will debut a new quiz show called “The Rich List” to air Wednesdays at 9…
The CW is also making some major changes to its schedule beginning next week. To try and protect one of its biggest assets, “Everybody Hates Chris,” the CW is swapping its Sunday and Monday schedules. Beginning this Monday (October 9th), “Chris,” “All of Us,” “Girlfriends,” and “The Game” will move to Mondays 8-10 p.m. CW will re-air each of the shows’ season premieres Monday, with new episodes returning the following week. “7th Heaven” and “Runaway” will move to Sundays beginning October 15th. The new Sunday night will kick off at 7 with an encore of “America’s Next Top Model.”
The move was necessary after the new Sunday comedy block performed horrendously in the ratings. Plus, “7th Heaven” has not performed as well as the network had hoped when it brought the show back from cancellation. I’ve never watched “Heaven,” but I’ve got to believe that it’s hard to jump back into a show that you’ve already said goodbye to—especially when it had to take such drastic steps to come back (miscarriages, etc.). As for moving “Runaway” to Sunday nights, I think the CW is just putting it out of its misery, as the show has gotten off to a horrible ratings start…
In the wake of the shelving of “Knights of Prosperity,” ABC is debuting “Big Day” Tuesday, November 28th at 9 p.m. You may recall that “Day” was supposed to air Thursdays at 8, but was pulled in favor of “Ugly Betty.” The show tells the story of a woman’s wedding day over the course of a season (It’s been called “24” meets “Friends.”)…
And allow me to end on a good note and tell you about a show that’s not going anywhere. NBC announced the first full season pickup of a new show this week and it went to...“Heroes,” which is shaping up to be one of the only breakout hits of the year. I’ll have much more to say about it later…
