Category: tv show

MONDAY, AUGUST 25
8-9 Deal or No Deal (moves to Wednesday and Friday in October)
9-10 America’s Toughest Jobs (moves to Fridays at 8-9 on September 19)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
8-10 The Biggest Loser: Families

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8-9 Heroes clip show
9-11 Heroes season 3

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
10-11 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
8-9 Knight Rider
10-11 Lipstick Jungle

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 My Name Is Earl
9-10 The Office
10-11 ER

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8-9 Chuck
10-11 Life (moves to Fridays at 10-11 as of October 10)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
8:30-9 Kath & Kim

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
10-11 My Own Worst Enemy

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
8-10 Crusoe

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
9:30-10 30 Rock

America’s Got Talent will return after the Olympics and finish on October 1.

The CW has announced premiere dates for the Fall 2008 schedule.

Monday September 1
Gossip Girl
One Tree Hill

Tuesday September 2
90210 (two hour special)

Wednesday September 3
America’s Next Top Model

Tuesday September 9
Privileged

Thursday September 18
Smallville
Supernatural

Friday October 3
Everybody Hates Chris
The Game

Wednesday October 29
Stylista

As for Sundays, it’s becoming more and more apparent nobody cares about Sundays on The CW, including The CW itself, but MRC’s plans are as follows:

Sunday September 21
7-8 In Harm’s Way
8-9 Valentine
9-10 Easy Money

Sunday November 2
6:30-7:30 In Harm’s Way
7:30-8 Surviving Suburbia

The CW already plans to launch earlier than everyone this year, with its fall lineup premiering on September 1. Theoretically The CW won’t be completely invisible just yet, and the network has suggested that the 2009 fall schedule could launch as early as July or August.

“We feel like we need to look at this in a different way. The idea is to get out of the fray and be able to bring viewers in when there’s not as much competition,” The CW president Dawn Ostroff said.

Variety reports that the plan may result in ending the 2009-2010 season in April instead of May, as well as having additional midseason shows to fill the gaps.

The network would have tried this strategy this year but didn’t want to compete with the Olympics, and as a result has been largely dark this summer.

Regardless of what nightmares the previous casts she’s worked with have had, Shannen Doherty will be returning to the 90210 zip code as Brenda Walsh on The CW’s Beverly Hills 90210 spinoff. In addition to Doherty, Jennie Garth will be returning as Kelly Taylor, Tori Spelling will return as Donna Martin, and Joe E. Tata will be returning as Peach Pit owner Nat.

ABC primetime fall premiere dates are as follows:

Friday, September 19
10:00-11:00 p.m. “20/20″

Monday, September 22
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (special two-hour performance show premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Boston Legal”

Tuesday, September 23
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Opportunity Knocks” (new series debut)
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (special performance show)

Wednesday, September 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special” (special day and time)
9:00-11:00 p.m. “David Blaine Special”

Thursday, September 25
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (special two-hour season premiere)

Sunday, September 28
7:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (two-hour season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”

Tuesday, September 30
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars Result Show” (regular day and time period premiere)

Wednesday, October 1
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Pushing Daisies”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”

Friday, October 3
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Wife Swap”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Supernanny”

Sunday, October 5
7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (regular time period premiere)

Monday, October 6
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Samantha Who?”

Thursday, October 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (regular time period premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Life on Mars” (new series debut)

Tuesday, October 14
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Eli Stone”

The Screen Actors Guild has declined the Aliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers’ deal (the one every other union has accepted), without sending it to members, and Variety reports that this is just leading to increased hostility and new threats.

“It is no secret that we are in a deteriorating economy,” Carol Lombardini, executive VP of AMPTP, said. “Our companies are not immune from the effects of this economic slowdown. It is very possible that, as a result of changing economic conditions, we will have to reevaluate the offer we have on the table.”

She also reminded the SAG that, if they do not ratify the pact by August 15, the increases will not be retroactive to July 1, costing the guild’s members $10 million.

“The risks are even greater in television,” Lombardini added. “Continued uncertainty over contract status further jeopardizes scripted programming.”

“We believe we presented you an extremely fair and lucrative package, particularly given the economic times we live in,” Lombardini said, noting that the increase in the Major Role performer rate in the first year of this contract is close to 6%.

“That would be an outsized increase in any contract cycle, but given today’s economy and the size of increases in general in other labor agreements, this is a large bump,” she added. ” Adding more money to this economic package would not only be unjustified, it would be irresponsible on our part. Therefore, the money is not going to change.”

A strike authorization vote has not yet been sent to the SAG’s members, and it is unlikely they will get the 75% vote needed to be able to push one through.

“We accepted pieces of their offer,” Doug Allen, SAG national director, said. “And we made several big moves in their direction. So to say we rejected is not fair.”