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The CW’s Fall Premiere Dates
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Uncategorized on June 26th, 2009
Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick in "Gossip Girl."
With the change of every TV season comes a flurry of inevitable rearrangements.
And if you’re talking about a network that re-brands itself every other year, let’s just say nothing should be written in stone until its series actually go on the air. Especially not show titles. Or, for that matter, cast lists…but more on that in a few weeks.
The CW recently unveiled its premiere schedule, and with it, several title makeovers. To wit: Midseason drama “Parental Discretion Advised” is now to be known as “Life UneXpected.”
Ashton Kutcher’s behind-the-scenes model drama “The Beautiful Life” is now “The Beautiful Life: TBL” to ensure maximum Tweetability.
On to the relevant stuff: The second season of “90210″ starts Sept. 8, and is followed by the premiere of the updated and deliciously trashy “Melrose Place,” just like in ye olden days on another network.
“America’s Next Top Model” is back on Sept. 9 with a petite model edition.
“Supernatural” returns on Sept. 10 along with the series premiere of “The Vampire Diaries.”
“Smallville” moves to Fridays as of Sept. 25.
Lastly (and best of all) “Gossip Girl” is back on Sept. 14, flipping timeslots with “One Tree Hill” to air at 9 p.m. The full schedule is, you guessed it, after the jump.
CBS Announces Fall Premiere Schedule
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Uncategorized on June 26th, 2009
Mark Harmon stars in "NCIS."
CBS traditionally waits until the official start of the television season (i.e., the week following the Emmy awards broadcast) to roll out its season premieres. This time around is no different.
The only pre-season launch on the network will be the premiere of “Survivor: Samoa,” due to strike on Thursday, Sept. 17.
“NCIS” returns on Tuesday, Sept. 22 along with the debut of its spinoff “NCIS: Los Angeles” and new series “The Good Wife.” “CSI” is back on Sept. 24, and for the 2009-2010 season it has been paired with “The Mentalist” on Thursday nights.
Lastly, new seasons of “Ghost Whisperer” and “NUMB3RS” will be joined by the season premiere (and network debut) of “Medium” on Sept. 25.
Read on after the jump for the full schedule.
ABC Reveals Fall Premiere Dates
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Uncategorized on June 10th, 2009
"Desperate Housewives." Copyright ABC/Photo by Randee St. Nicholas.
We’re barely into the summer TV season, and ABC already has started shaping up its fall schedule.
Mind you, these dates are subject to change depending on what other networks do and the kind of buzz the new series end up getting. But at least we know when our favorites will be back. Among the highlights: “Dancing with the Stars” returns Monday, Sept. 21. “Grey’s Anatomy” will be back, presumably Gizzie-less, on Sept. 24. “Desperate Housewives” fans find out who Mike Delfino married on Sept. 27.
“Ugly Betty” returns a bit later and on a new night, Fridays, starting October 9.
A reminder to “Lost” fans — the final leg of the journey starts in midseason (probably January) and runs straight through with no repeats.
Keep reading for the schedule. All times are ET/PT.
“Dexter” Gets a New Playmate
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Casting alert, TV News, The Pick-Up Game on June 10th, 2009
John Lithgow. Courtesy of Wire Image/Dimitrios Kambouris.
When the TV news cameras come calling, people tend to describe any serial killers discovered to be living in their area as polite, private but personable, a guy seemingly incapable of hatcheting humans into ground chuck. No, not in a million years, they say, and to think all that was happening two doors down? Shocking.
That’s why it makes perfect sense for “Dexter’s” producers to have tapped the ever-so-pleasant John Lithgow to portray a man with the same grisly hobby as our favorite Miami Police Department blood-spatter analyst. Lithgow is set to appear in all 12 of season four’s episodes.
According to Showtime’s press release, Lithgow will play Walter Simmons, “an unassuming, mild-mannered suburbanite who has been living a dual life as one of America’s most prolific and deadliest serial killers. Dubbed the “Trinity Killer” because of his proclivity to kill in threes, he relocates to Miami after being tracked by F.B.I. Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine).”
Naturally dear Dexter, a murderer who takes pride in his work, is bound to feel a special connection and fascination with Mr. Simmons.
One also wonders if the “trinity” business is part of a larger theme for season four, what with Dexter on the verge of fatherhood, and his dad’s spirit looming large in his thoughts. Father, son, unholy ghost…and the Trinity Killer? Can’t wait to see what happens.
“Dexter’s” fourth season kicks off on Sept. 27 on Showtime.
Fox’s Fall Premiere Schedule
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Commentary, The Pick-Up Game, Tune In Info on June 18th, 2009
"Glee" joins Fox's fall schedule Sept. 16.
So, you think you can “Dance” again this fall?
Or would you rather watch B-List celebrities do it?
That, my friends, is the question you must ask yourselves as you peruse Fox’s fall schedule, released earlier this week.
“So You Think You Can Dance” kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 16 — leading into the official premiere of “Glee.” By adding a fall cycle of “Dance,” heretofore a summertime series, Fox is pitting its performance episodes against the results edition of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday nights.
Wisely, the upcoming season of “Dance” is premiering a week before “Dancing with the Stars,” which starts Monday Sept. 21.
Meanwhile, “House” starts its sixth season with a two-hour premiere on Sept. 21.
The network also will throw “Bones” and “Fringe” into the lucrative and highly competitive Thursday night fray on Sept. 17. “Dollhouse” returns at 9 p.m. the following night, Sept. 18. Unfortunately it has two comedies, the zombie known as “‘Til Death” and the untested “Brothers” as a lead-in…on Friday night. Good luck, Joss!
Be that as it may: Seth MacFarlane further solidifies his dominance over Fox’s Sunday night line-up with the premiere of “The Cleveland Show” at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, following “The Simpsons” at 8 and leading into the “Family Guy” season premiere at 9.
The full Fox premiere schedule can be found after the jump.
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