February is just around the corner, which means a slew of new shows (Lipstick Jungle, Baby Borrowers) season premieres (Big Brother, Survivor, Top Model, Jericho), specials (Grammys and Oscars, Celine Dion) and TV movies (A Raisin in the Sun).
Here's a list of premiere dates
Sunday February 3
6:00 PM FOX Super Bowl!
10:15 PM FOX House
Wednesday February 6
8:00 PM The CW America's Next Top Model: Favorite Moments
Thursday February 7
8:00 PM CBS Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites
10:00 PM MTV Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew
10:01 PM NBC Lipstick Jungle
Sunday February 10
8:00 PM CBS Grammy Awards
Tuesday February 12
9:00 PM CBS Big Brother 9, Tuesday premiere
10:00 PM CBS Jericho
Wednesday February 13
8:00 PM The CW America's Next Top Model: Favorite Moments Part II
8:00PM CBS Big Brother 9, Wednesday premiere
Friday February 15
9:00 PM CBS Special: Celine Dion: That's Just the Woman in Me
Sunday February 17
8:00 PM CBS Big Brother 9, Sunday premiere
9:00 PM NBC Knight Rider: Pilot
10:00 PM CBS Dexter (cable run series premiere)
Monday February 18
8:00 PM NBC Baby Borrowers
9:00 PM The CW Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious
9:00 PM NBC Quarterlife
Wednesday February 20
8:00 PM The CW America's Next Top Model
Sunday February 24
7:00 PM ABC Barbara Walters Oscar Special
8:30 PM ABC 80th Annual Academy Awards
Monday February 25
8:00 PM FOX Moment of Truth
8:00 ABC TV Movie: A Raisin in the Sun
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
February Premiere Dates and Specials: Survivor, Big Brother, Top Model and More!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Idol Thoughts on NBC's Schedule
After this week is over, and all of the networks have presented their fall schedules, I will be giving my thoughts on all the new shows announced by the networks. But, for now, here are some initial thoughts on NBC's schedule (which you can view by clicking here):
-Of course, I am thrilled that Friday Night Lights will be returning (it was far and away my favorite new show of the year). Even though Friday has become a little bit of a wasteland for network shows, I actually think it is a wise move for the show to air on the day of the week featured in it's title (NBC's marketing department must be happy!) and it may actually benefit from the low expectations that come from airing on Friday night. I would have preferred the 9PM slot instead of the 10PM slot, but, hey, the show's coming back, so no complaints here.
-How sad is it that from 12 comedy pilots, NBC could only pick up one, and for midseason no less? They certainly weren't lying when they said the sitcom is dying. Having said that, the Earl/30 Rock/Office/Scrubs is a high quality combo -- if only more people would watch!
-I'm glad to see Law and Order back on the schedule (albeit at midseason), and I'm glad Law and Order: CI (my least favorite of the Law and Order family) is the show moved off-network (to USA). Supposedly the cast of the original L&O will be returning, intact.
-I can't say I'm thrilled (on paper, at least) with the new shows NBC will have in the fall. Bionic Woman sounds like the surest thing, and I'm looking forward to Lipstick Jungle (which will premiere midseason), but the supernatural slant in Journeyman and Chuck seems a bit off-putting to me. Haven't the NBC suits noticed that the ratings for Heroes (unquestionably one of this season's few success stories) have severely declined over the course of the season? These kind of shows are inherently designed for a cult audience, and if NBC is trying to put themselves back on the map, I'm not sure either of these programs will help much.
Life, on the other hand, features a strong cast (Chicago Hope's Adam Arkin, Sleeper Cell's Melissa Sagemiller, The L Word's Sarah Shahi) and an interesting spin on police procedurals.
More on these new shows later in the week...
What do you think of NBC's schedule?
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