The CW's Fall 2007 TV Schedule
Who Got Cut:
"7th Heaven," "All of Us," "Gilmore Girls," "Reba," "Runaway."
Who Got Retained:
"America's Next Top Model," "Beauty and the Geek," "Everybody Hates Chris," "The Game," "Girlfriends," "One Tree Hill," "Pussycat Dolls Present," "Smallville," "Supernatural," "WWE Smackdown."
"America's Next Top Model," "Beauty and the Geek," "Everybody Hates Chris," "The Game," "Girlfriends," "One Tree Hill," "Pussycat Dolls Present," "Smallville," "Supernatural," "WWE Smackdown."
Newly Acquired:
“Aliens in America,” “Gossip Girl,” “Life is Wild,” “Reaper”
The All-Stars:
“Smallville,” “Supernatural”
Players To Watch?:
-“Reaper”- The only decent show in CW’s draft class is about a slacker bounty hunter, whose targets are escaped demons from Hell. So, like Ghost Rider without the gimmick. Or Nicolas Cage. Which, come to think of it, slightly raises its stock. Slightly.
(Supernatural Dramedy, Tuesdays 9pm)For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison) wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's mom (Allison Hossack) and dad (Andrew Airlie) always let him get by with the least possible effort, while at the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer) to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing he had the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam turns 21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise) drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam realizes that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad. Armed with a constantly changing series of vessels - starting with a Dirt Devil mini-vacuum - to collect the escapees, Sam immediately finds that the work is dangerous and frightening, even with the goofball help of his friends and fellow slackers, Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Tyler Labine) and Ben (Rick Gonzalez), along with Sock's former-girlfriend-turned-paralegal, Josie (Valarie Rae Miller). Still, as weird and scary as his life has become, Sam is surprised to find that he somehow feels good about his newfound "mission" - removing evil-doers from the world and sending them back where they belong. With his friends and his trusty vessel-of-the-week at his side, Sam is ready to face his destiny as the Reaper.
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The Network’s Rotation:
MONDAY
8pm: "Everybody Hates Chris"
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The Network’s Rotation:
MONDAY
8pm: "Everybody Hates Chris"
8:30pm: "Aliens in America"
9pm: "Girlfriends"
9:30pm: "The Game"
TUESDAY
8pm: "Beauty and the Geek"
9pm: "Reaper"
WEDNESDAY
8pm: "America's Next Top Model"
9pm: "Gossip Girl"
THURSDAY
8pm: "Smallville"
9pm: "Supernatural"
FRIDAY
8pm: "WWE Friday Night Smackdown"
SUNDAY
7pm: "Online Nation"
7pm: "CW Now"
8pm: "Life is Wild"
9pm: "America's Next Top Model" (encore)
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After getting pretty psyched last year with all of Fall’s potential to have me showgasming most nights of the week, I’m really feeling like this Fall is going to be severely “meh”-worthy. Hell, ABC & Fox aren’t even bothering to list “Lost” and “24” in their Fall up-fronts. Not sure if that’s overconfidence in their new shows, or just them being assholes and making fans wait for some of their top-rated shows.
I just think one of the worst things that a network can do is to try and create a buzz and following for a show in Fall, only to switch it to another night/time in the Spring and count on everyone making the jump with it. That seems to hurt the show 95% of the time. Yet that keeps happening.
But what do I know about what makes for good TV scheduling? I’m just a viewer.
D
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After getting pretty psyched last year with all of Fall’s potential to have me showgasming most nights of the week, I’m really feeling like this Fall is going to be severely “meh”-worthy. Hell, ABC & Fox aren’t even bothering to list “Lost” and “24” in their Fall up-fronts. Not sure if that’s overconfidence in their new shows, or just them being assholes and making fans wait for some of their top-rated shows.
I just think one of the worst things that a network can do is to try and create a buzz and following for a show in Fall, only to switch it to another night/time in the Spring and count on everyone making the jump with it. That seems to hurt the show 95% of the time. Yet that keeps happening.
But what do I know about what makes for good TV scheduling? I’m just a viewer.
D
3 comments:
I have totally dug all of your previews, but I don't think you understand the wonder that is the CW. They take all the crappy-I-appeal-to-teenagers shows and put them on the air. This frees up space on the "more respectable" networks for shows about vampires and cavemen. So, thank God, for the CW.
Excellent point. I hadn't thought about that. So it's almost like they a good friend taking one for the team.
I don't think I can in good conscience watch any show called either "Aliens in America" or "Gossip Girl." Then again, I don't get CW, so I guess I won't have to.
The TV networks are fickle lovers who seldom know what they're doing. Look at what happened with Arrested Development! This is why it's best to only love shows that will never go away. Like the 6 o'clock news. And 'General Hospital'!
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