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標題[情報] ABC Unveils Its Fall Schedule
時間Wed May 18 00:13:08 2005
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK - ABC will cast Geena Davis as a female president in the ultimate
juggling act between work and family, part of a change-filled fall schedule
that tries to capitalize on this season's unexpected success.
A remake of the shortlived 1970s occult series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker"
is also among the three new dramas and two comedies ABC said Tuesday it will
introduce in the fall.
The network's comeback this year was fueled by "Desperate Housewives,"
"Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost," all of which return — although "Lost" will move
back an hour to start at 9 p.m. on Wednesday nights.
The WB network also was scheduled to unveil its fall schedule Tuesday, a key
moment for teen trend spotters.
Davis stars with Donald Sutherland in "Commander-in-Chief" on Tuesdays. She
assumes the presidency with twin teen-agers and a 6-year-old at home, and a
party that wants her to resign rather than take over for a dying president.
"It's not a political story," said Stephen McPherson, ABC entertainment
president. "It's the story of a woman; it's the story of a wife; it's the
story of a family."
The network made schedule changes on every night, except for Saturday's movie
and Sunday, which became a powerhouse when "Desperate Housewives" became a
sensation.
ABC canceled the Damon Wayans comedy "My Wife and Kids" and "8 Simple Rules,"
which soldiered on for two years following the death of star John Ritter.
"Blind Justice," "Extreme Makeover" and "Less Than Perfect" were also axed.
But the network surprisingly renewed a handful of comedies that seemed
threatened by poor ratings: "Hope & Faith," "George Lopez" and "Jake in
Progress." All were given new time slots as the network spread sitcoms on
three nights — four after "Monday Night Football" ends its final year on ABC.
Following football, ABC will turn Mondays into a showcase for single people
looking for love, with a new comedy starring
Heather Graham and a new drama about the last man in a group of friends to
get married.
ABC's other new fall series: "Invasion," about an alien invasion that will
appeal to "Lost" fans; "Freddie," a comedy with Freddie Prinze Jr. as a
bachelor who yearns for family; and "Hot Properties," about four women who
work in a Manhattan real estate office.
ABC said it had ordered five other new series that will debut sometime during
the next season.
The network also renewed both of its ratings-troubled newsmagazines, "20/20"
and "Primetime Live."
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