ABC New Season Premiere Dates

[Lane Kent]

ABC Premerie Week (24-30 September 2007) promo www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQt6s493hKQ

Info from ABC Press Release
July 25, 2007

ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES

Fall premiere dates for the 2007-08 Season were announced today for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment, including a three-night “Dancing with the Stars” premiere event, with two nights of performance shows leading into a special Wednesday night results show.

“We’re really looking forward to the ‘07-‘08 season with our solid returning series and a fantastic new lineup of original programming,” said McPherson. “We have a strong foundation that will help us launch our new shows and continue our drive for fall, and we’re totally committed to providing viewers compelling characters and unforgettable stories that are uniquely ABC.”

Monday, September 24

8:00-9:30 p.m.“Dancing with the Stars” (special 90-minute premiere)

9:30-11:00 p.m. “The Bachelor” (special 90-minute premiere)


Tuesday, September 25

8:00-9:30 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (performance show)


Wednesday, September 26

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special” (special day and time)

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Private Practice”

10:00-11:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”


Thursday, September 27

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”

10:00-11:00 p.m. “Big Shots”


Sunday, September 30

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, October 2

8:00-8:30 p.m. “Cavemen”

8:30-9:00 p.m. “Carpoolers”

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


Wednesday, October 3

8:00-9:00 p.m. “Pushing Daisies”


Sunday, October 7

7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”


Friday, October 12

8:00-9:00 p.m. “20/20” (new time period premiere)

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Women’s Murder Club”

10:00-11:00 p.m. “MEN IN TREES”


Monday, October 15

9:30-10:00 p.m. “Samantha Who?”


Tuesday, November 27

10:00-11:00 p.m. “Cashmere Mafia” (special preview following the finale of “Dancing with the Stars”)


Tuesday, December 4

9:00-10:00 p.m. “Cashmere Mafia” (regular time period premiere)

[eithne]

Several of ABC's shows this season sound good:

Private Practice is the spin-off from Grey's Anatomy starring Kate Walsh as she moves to LA and goes into partnership with old friends from college. A crossover episode occurs between Greys and PP in the penultimate episode of Grey's season 3. Likely to be as big a hit as Grey's.

Dirty Sexy Money follows Nick, lawyer to the wealthy (but predictably troubled) Darling family. He must leave his idealistic ways behind to work for this family and follow in his recently deceased fathers footsteps. This show seems to be getting plenty of buzz, and has generated plenty of column inches after using Paris Hilton being sent to prison to post ads wishing her well in several newspapers.

Pushing Daisies stars ex-Brookie star Anna Friel. It features Ned, a piemaker with a mysterious ability to make the dead live again. The gift is not without its complications, however: if he touches this being a second time, they'll be dead permanently. If they live for more than 60 seconds, somebody else nearby will die. It is one of the most-talked about shows this year, with each episode being self-contained.

Samantha Who? is a comedy, created and written by multi-award winning Irish novelist Cecilia Ahern (the daughter of the Irish PM). The show is about a 30-year-old psychiatrist who, after becoming the victim of a hit-and-run, develops amnesia and has to rediscover her life, her relationships and herself. It hasn't generated much buzz, but may end up being a surprise hit.

Cashmere Mafia marks the return of Lucy Liu to televison. It is Sex and the City - in the boardroom, featuring four New York corprate women. Not sure about this. It has been picked up quite a bit by other broadcasters, but it may be seen as too like SATC. And it starts way later than all the other shows.

[sootycat]

I like the sound of Pushing Daisys.

[eithne]

It's very quirky and definitely unusual. ITV2 have picked it up to show in the UK I think.