Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Television: New Season, So Far:
New Shows: Seen so far: “Bones,” “Head Cases,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Rome,” “Supernatural, “Surface,” “Threshold.”
New Shows: Plan on trying to catch: “My Name is Earl,” “Just Legal,” “E-Ring,” “Criminal Minds,” “Invasion,” and “Killer Instinct.” - Other than “Invasion,” I would not be disappointed if I am not able to catch an episode of these new shows.
Bones: (9/13/05) -FOX- One of the shows that I was interested in before the year began. Two episodes have now aired, but I’ve only seen the first, as I was at a baseball game when the second one aired. I’ll reserve judgment on the show until I’ve seen more than 1 episode. I watched the first episode after reading a lot of negative reviews, so my expectations were low. Maybe because of that factor (plus the fact that I really disliked the one Kathy Reichs book that I have read, the first book in the Dr. Temp series - just looked the book up and was mildly surprised at how much I hated it, I gave it a rating of 2.60 out of 5), the pilot wasn’t that bad. The mystery was a little flat, and the side characters were more annoying than amusing, but the two leads seemed interesting enough. Just a quick note on Dr. Temperance - in the one book I read, she was a lot more whiny and annoying, and strangely “stupid” than she was on the show (in that one book, she goes to a very bad neighborhood alone, unarmed, and at night to investigate, wearing, if I recall correctly, skimpy clothing, as opposed to the pilot, where the “stupidest” thing that she did was to confront the Senator alone . . . and her actions ended up working well for her (both the actions and the results are part of the low rating of the book)). Out of 5 stars, I rated the pilot 4.15, which, I believe, converts to 8.30 out of 10. At the moment, I would be disappointed, mildly, if the show didn’t last a least through the fall season. - had the best premiere numbers for Fox in 4 years - might keep Bones and House on together and push Idol to another night, according to FOX exec talking with Variety.com.
CSI: Miami (9/19/05) -CBS- Three CSI’s, three different shows. I’m not sure why, but I’ve tended to rate CSI: Miami higher than the other two series, despite the fact that I don’t like the lead on Miami. The single season highest rating, though, belongs to the 4th year of CSI (4.24 out of 5). I’ve mostly watched Miami through DVD viewings, though I’ve occasionally caught the show in first-run. I only own the first season DVD, and watched most of the second through Netflix. Saw just 4 episodes of season 3. I’d prefer to not have to deal with the expense of buying or renting CSI: Miami, so I’m going to attempt to watch the series in first-run from here-on out (note: watched “24" and “Alias” through DVD viewing up to last year - started to watch both in first-run for same reason given earlier, and ended up dropping both series from my viewing line-up - I believe both are much better without commercial interruption and without a week between episodes). So, something of a test. First episode of season 4 aired 9/19/05 (“From the Grave”). I must have liked the episode well enough, I rated it 4.22 out of 5, but I can’t remember, now, what the episode was about. If I recall correctly, a somewhat thin storyline about a gang killing an “ex”-member because he was arrested for selling drugs (killed for the drugs issue, not for being arrested). Now that I think about it, the episode was anything great. Compared with the ratings I’ve given the new shows episodes . . .. Just a note - New CSI series have started after the newest CSI series is in it’s third year (with a cross-over episode in the second season of the newest CSI series) - mentioned just to point out that if this process continues, then the cross-over, introductory episode of the new CSI series would occur this year as, I believe, the next to last episode of CSI: NY.
Head Cases (9/14/05)- FOX - High flying lawyer has a panic attack and goes away for several months. Returns. Law firm fires him. Hot wife was in the process of leaving him before the panic attack, and is reluctant to take him back. The mental institution, or wellness center, or the lodge in the mountains, whatever the place was, sets the high flying lawyer up with a partner to try to help both get over their problems (the partner has trouble controlling his anger). Did not notice until this write up, but I guess I liked the pilot more than I realized, as I rated it a 4.23 out of 5. Neither Goldberg nor O’Donnell are actors that I particularly like. I’ve seen at least one acting performance by Goldberg that I liked, but otherwise I do not particularly like his acting. O’Donnell always seemed something of a lightweight in the acting department. I will apparently miss the second episode because of a baseball game, and unlike Bones and Supernatural, I do not believe that I will be able to get that episode recorded (mostly because I forgot it was on until this write-up). I like giving new shows a chance, otherwise I wouldn’t have seen the first episode of this series, and while I seem to have liked the first episode well enough to continue to watch this series, I would not be disappointed if I never saw another episode. - did worse than the shows in its time slot last year in the all important 18-49 audience numbers (I’ve seen it as 18-24, 18-24, and 18-49, pick a “young” range already).
Everybody Hates Chris -UPN- Received a copy of the first episode on DVD in Entertainment Weekly. Based on what I’ve since read elsewhere, maybe what I had was just a cut down verison of the pilot. I found the episode, or the clip, solid enough, but not particularly interesting. The narration by Chris Rock was more distracting than helpful, for the most part. Not a series that I will watch in first-run. Do not plan on watching, so not particularly concerned about its fate.
King of the Hill (9/18/05) FOX - Mention just to point out that this is the series final season. I’ve seen 96 episodes of King of the Hill, but I never watched the series on any regular basis. The series was good enough combined with something like The Simpsons or Futurama, but not great. As this is the last season, I plan on trying to watch the full season. Saw the first episode of the 10th season on 9/18/05. Episode was just ok, and receives from me a 4.15 rating out of 5 (I seemed to have been in a “4.15" giving mood).
Prison Break: I never caught an episode as the premise was too absurd. Maybe if I had watched the pilot, I would have been drawn in and the absurd plot points would have been overshadowed by good acting or good story or . . .. The one primary problem was the concept of a guy committing a crime so that he would go to the exact same jail as his brother (this issue, oddly enough, turned up in a promo for an episode wherein the warden told the Prison Break star that he was being transferred - that episode may or may not have occurred by now). This is a type of show that needs to be watched from the beginning, and as I wasn’t interested in the very beginning, I’ll end up not watching this series (I was initially interested because of the presence of the ex-“John Doe” actor). Not watching, do not care if it last full season or more.
Rome (HBO): I’ve caught every episode so far and I am happy that HBO has ordered a second season. I also watched the ABC mini-series Empire, and Rome is a superior series. I missed the final two episodes of Empire, and overall, gave the series a rating of 4.19. Rome, so far, has a rating of 4.30, and the highest rated episode, so far, has received a rating of 4.35 (and if anyone cares, it is the episode with the least nudity, if that means anything). I like history and have read many books set with historical themes (and liked those episodes of “Angel” that included scenes set in the past, and enjoyed the couple of episodes of “Roar” that I saw). I would be rather annoyed if Rome were to be suddenly yanked from the air, and would likely not watch HBO in the future if that were to occur.
The Simpsons - FOX: I’ve mostly just watched this series in reruns (mostly prime time, not syndication), but there are seasons that I’ve watched first-run. Caught the first two episodes of the 17th season, and so far the series still seems interesting and worth my time. I don’t want to get to deep into examining/discussing a returning show, so I’ll just note that I gave the first episode of the season a 4.15 rating (out of 5; 8.30 out of 10) and the second episode a 4.30 rating (out of 5). Overall, I’ve rated the series 3.94 out of 5 (average of all the seasons, season average is based on rating of the episodes in that season). Never ending?
Supernatural: (9/13/05) - WB- A lot of seemingly similar shows starting this year, at least in brief glances at the “flavor” of the shows (Supernatural, Invasion, Threshold, Surface). Considering the people behind the show, I ended up liking Supernatural a lot more than I expected. Despite that comment, I rated the first episode a 4.15 out of 5 (seen that storyline once too often, and trying to not give anything away, the second woman on the ceiling was obviously enough needed to push the main character into a certain direction, but was otherwise confusing as to what the “monster” had been attracted to - obviously enough women, maybe ones that have strong attachments to one man, and I had thought, wrongly, - some child or baby present). The atmosphere of the show was well constructed. It might be interesting to see what a regular line-up of Bones and Supernatural might be like, but once again, didn’t see the second episode of Supernatural because of a baseball game, so I’ll have to wait to see if I like the series. Interested in seeing that recorded second episode, and would be mildly disappointed if series did not last at least through the fall season. - 19% better numbers than last year’s One Tree Hill (Variety.com article).
Surface (9/19/05) NBC - Of the new science fiction/fantasy/supernatural/horror shows that have so far premiered, Surface receives my lowest rating of 3.93 out of 5. Unfortunately, I think that I do not like any of the characters (which is different from liking or disliking an actor), and some of the reactions and scenes were annoying and unwatchable (some scenes were great, though). I was slightly distracted when I watched the first episode, so I’ll watch the next episode (I try to catch at least 3 to 5 episodes of a new series). Obviously enough, I would not be tremendously disappointed to see the show cancelled (other than the loss of a science fiction show, and implications of its failure on other science fiction shows). - Surface - down from Fear Factor’s viewing numbers.
Two and a Half Men - (9/19/05) CBS - I have mostly seen this show in reruns, and only very occasionally in first-run airing. That viewing style is likely to have limited my enjoyment of the series and lowered the individual episodes ratings. The first season, which I watched completely out of order, is the season that I have liked least (4.06 out of 5), while the second season, which I saw somewhat more in order was rated by me a much more healthy 4.24 out of 5. I did not particularly like Everybody Likes Raymond, and there wasn’t anything else to bridge me to the 9:30 pm (EST) time slot that Two and a Half Men enjoyed previously. Now that the series is in the 9:00 pm slot, I plan on watching the series in its first-run airing. So far that plan is still working, as I’ve seen the only episode aired so far this year. I didn’t particularly like this episode. I rated the episode 4.23 out of 5. I’m beginning to think that I rather disliked shows like Bones that I rated less than this rating. - down from Everybody Loves Raymond’s numbers
Threshold (9/16/05) CBS - Of all the new shows, this one received my highest rating, but I have a feeling that its time on the air will be limited. I’ve forgotten, now, what my reasons were for this belief (which developed while watching the first two episodes), but they were probably similar to the reasons expressed by Grailwolf on www.tv.com (cost of the show, night on tv, shows being canceled that are liked). - already in trouble - while it did better than “JAG” its targeted audience did not watch in any large numbers (target - young 18-34 - got a 6 share)
Oh - forgot I tried to watch “War at Home” - stopped watching after about 5 minutes - could not stand. And I forgot I watched “Out of Practice” - it had its funny moments, and I’ll watch it in the future.
Just for my own records:
Sunday:
7:30 - King of the Hill
8:00 - The Simpsons
8:30 - some ½ hour DVD show
9:00 - Rome
Monday:
8:00 - “Surface” or “The King of Queens”
8:30 - if watch “The King of Queens,” then watch “How I Meet Your Mother” or “Kitchen Confidential”
9:00 - Two and a Half Men
9:30 - Out of Practice
10:00 - CSI: Miami
Tuesday:
8:00 - Bones (if cancelled or find I dislike it - replace with NCIS)
9:00 - Supernatural
Wednesday:
8:00 - ??????????? - That ‘70s show - maybe
8:30 - ??????????? - Yes, Dear - maybe
9:00 - “Head Cases” or “E-Ring” or “Criminal Minds”
10:00 - Invasion
Thursday:
8:00 - Joey
8:30 - DVD show
9:00 - CSI - maybe
Friday:
8:00 - ??????????????
9:00 - Threshold
10:00 - Numb3rs
New Shows: Plan on trying to catch: “My Name is Earl,” “Just Legal,” “E-Ring,” “Criminal Minds,” “Invasion,” and “Killer Instinct.” - Other than “Invasion,” I would not be disappointed if I am not able to catch an episode of these new shows.
Bones: (9/13/05) -FOX- One of the shows that I was interested in before the year began. Two episodes have now aired, but I’ve only seen the first, as I was at a baseball game when the second one aired. I’ll reserve judgment on the show until I’ve seen more than 1 episode. I watched the first episode after reading a lot of negative reviews, so my expectations were low. Maybe because of that factor (plus the fact that I really disliked the one Kathy Reichs book that I have read, the first book in the Dr. Temp series - just looked the book up and was mildly surprised at how much I hated it, I gave it a rating of 2.60 out of 5), the pilot wasn’t that bad. The mystery was a little flat, and the side characters were more annoying than amusing, but the two leads seemed interesting enough. Just a quick note on Dr. Temperance - in the one book I read, she was a lot more whiny and annoying, and strangely “stupid” than she was on the show (in that one book, she goes to a very bad neighborhood alone, unarmed, and at night to investigate, wearing, if I recall correctly, skimpy clothing, as opposed to the pilot, where the “stupidest” thing that she did was to confront the Senator alone . . . and her actions ended up working well for her (both the actions and the results are part of the low rating of the book)). Out of 5 stars, I rated the pilot 4.15, which, I believe, converts to 8.30 out of 10. At the moment, I would be disappointed, mildly, if the show didn’t last a least through the fall season. - had the best premiere numbers for Fox in 4 years - might keep Bones and House on together and push Idol to another night, according to FOX exec talking with Variety.com.
CSI: Miami (9/19/05) -CBS- Three CSI’s, three different shows. I’m not sure why, but I’ve tended to rate CSI: Miami higher than the other two series, despite the fact that I don’t like the lead on Miami. The single season highest rating, though, belongs to the 4th year of CSI (4.24 out of 5). I’ve mostly watched Miami through DVD viewings, though I’ve occasionally caught the show in first-run. I only own the first season DVD, and watched most of the second through Netflix. Saw just 4 episodes of season 3. I’d prefer to not have to deal with the expense of buying or renting CSI: Miami, so I’m going to attempt to watch the series in first-run from here-on out (note: watched “24" and “Alias” through DVD viewing up to last year - started to watch both in first-run for same reason given earlier, and ended up dropping both series from my viewing line-up - I believe both are much better without commercial interruption and without a week between episodes). So, something of a test. First episode of season 4 aired 9/19/05 (“From the Grave”). I must have liked the episode well enough, I rated it 4.22 out of 5, but I can’t remember, now, what the episode was about. If I recall correctly, a somewhat thin storyline about a gang killing an “ex”-member because he was arrested for selling drugs (killed for the drugs issue, not for being arrested). Now that I think about it, the episode was anything great. Compared with the ratings I’ve given the new shows episodes . . .. Just a note - New CSI series have started after the newest CSI series is in it’s third year (with a cross-over episode in the second season of the newest CSI series) - mentioned just to point out that if this process continues, then the cross-over, introductory episode of the new CSI series would occur this year as, I believe, the next to last episode of CSI: NY.
Head Cases (9/14/05)- FOX - High flying lawyer has a panic attack and goes away for several months. Returns. Law firm fires him. Hot wife was in the process of leaving him before the panic attack, and is reluctant to take him back. The mental institution, or wellness center, or the lodge in the mountains, whatever the place was, sets the high flying lawyer up with a partner to try to help both get over their problems (the partner has trouble controlling his anger). Did not notice until this write up, but I guess I liked the pilot more than I realized, as I rated it a 4.23 out of 5. Neither Goldberg nor O’Donnell are actors that I particularly like. I’ve seen at least one acting performance by Goldberg that I liked, but otherwise I do not particularly like his acting. O’Donnell always seemed something of a lightweight in the acting department. I will apparently miss the second episode because of a baseball game, and unlike Bones and Supernatural, I do not believe that I will be able to get that episode recorded (mostly because I forgot it was on until this write-up). I like giving new shows a chance, otherwise I wouldn’t have seen the first episode of this series, and while I seem to have liked the first episode well enough to continue to watch this series, I would not be disappointed if I never saw another episode. - did worse than the shows in its time slot last year in the all important 18-49 audience numbers (I’ve seen it as 18-24, 18-24, and 18-49, pick a “young” range already).
Everybody Hates Chris -UPN- Received a copy of the first episode on DVD in Entertainment Weekly. Based on what I’ve since read elsewhere, maybe what I had was just a cut down verison of the pilot. I found the episode, or the clip, solid enough, but not particularly interesting. The narration by Chris Rock was more distracting than helpful, for the most part. Not a series that I will watch in first-run. Do not plan on watching, so not particularly concerned about its fate.
King of the Hill (9/18/05) FOX - Mention just to point out that this is the series final season. I’ve seen 96 episodes of King of the Hill, but I never watched the series on any regular basis. The series was good enough combined with something like The Simpsons or Futurama, but not great. As this is the last season, I plan on trying to watch the full season. Saw the first episode of the 10th season on 9/18/05. Episode was just ok, and receives from me a 4.15 rating out of 5 (I seemed to have been in a “4.15" giving mood).
Prison Break: I never caught an episode as the premise was too absurd. Maybe if I had watched the pilot, I would have been drawn in and the absurd plot points would have been overshadowed by good acting or good story or . . .. The one primary problem was the concept of a guy committing a crime so that he would go to the exact same jail as his brother (this issue, oddly enough, turned up in a promo for an episode wherein the warden told the Prison Break star that he was being transferred - that episode may or may not have occurred by now). This is a type of show that needs to be watched from the beginning, and as I wasn’t interested in the very beginning, I’ll end up not watching this series (I was initially interested because of the presence of the ex-“John Doe” actor). Not watching, do not care if it last full season or more.
Rome (HBO): I’ve caught every episode so far and I am happy that HBO has ordered a second season. I also watched the ABC mini-series Empire, and Rome is a superior series. I missed the final two episodes of Empire, and overall, gave the series a rating of 4.19. Rome, so far, has a rating of 4.30, and the highest rated episode, so far, has received a rating of 4.35 (and if anyone cares, it is the episode with the least nudity, if that means anything). I like history and have read many books set with historical themes (and liked those episodes of “Angel” that included scenes set in the past, and enjoyed the couple of episodes of “Roar” that I saw). I would be rather annoyed if Rome were to be suddenly yanked from the air, and would likely not watch HBO in the future if that were to occur.
The Simpsons - FOX: I’ve mostly just watched this series in reruns (mostly prime time, not syndication), but there are seasons that I’ve watched first-run. Caught the first two episodes of the 17th season, and so far the series still seems interesting and worth my time. I don’t want to get to deep into examining/discussing a returning show, so I’ll just note that I gave the first episode of the season a 4.15 rating (out of 5; 8.30 out of 10) and the second episode a 4.30 rating (out of 5). Overall, I’ve rated the series 3.94 out of 5 (average of all the seasons, season average is based on rating of the episodes in that season). Never ending?
Supernatural: (9/13/05) - WB- A lot of seemingly similar shows starting this year, at least in brief glances at the “flavor” of the shows (Supernatural, Invasion, Threshold, Surface). Considering the people behind the show, I ended up liking Supernatural a lot more than I expected. Despite that comment, I rated the first episode a 4.15 out of 5 (seen that storyline once too often, and trying to not give anything away, the second woman on the ceiling was obviously enough needed to push the main character into a certain direction, but was otherwise confusing as to what the “monster” had been attracted to - obviously enough women, maybe ones that have strong attachments to one man, and I had thought, wrongly, - some child or baby present). The atmosphere of the show was well constructed. It might be interesting to see what a regular line-up of Bones and Supernatural might be like, but once again, didn’t see the second episode of Supernatural because of a baseball game, so I’ll have to wait to see if I like the series. Interested in seeing that recorded second episode, and would be mildly disappointed if series did not last at least through the fall season. - 19% better numbers than last year’s One Tree Hill (Variety.com article).
Surface (9/19/05) NBC - Of the new science fiction/fantasy/supernatural/horror shows that have so far premiered, Surface receives my lowest rating of 3.93 out of 5. Unfortunately, I think that I do not like any of the characters (which is different from liking or disliking an actor), and some of the reactions and scenes were annoying and unwatchable (some scenes were great, though). I was slightly distracted when I watched the first episode, so I’ll watch the next episode (I try to catch at least 3 to 5 episodes of a new series). Obviously enough, I would not be tremendously disappointed to see the show cancelled (other than the loss of a science fiction show, and implications of its failure on other science fiction shows). - Surface - down from Fear Factor’s viewing numbers.
Two and a Half Men - (9/19/05) CBS - I have mostly seen this show in reruns, and only very occasionally in first-run airing. That viewing style is likely to have limited my enjoyment of the series and lowered the individual episodes ratings. The first season, which I watched completely out of order, is the season that I have liked least (4.06 out of 5), while the second season, which I saw somewhat more in order was rated by me a much more healthy 4.24 out of 5. I did not particularly like Everybody Likes Raymond, and there wasn’t anything else to bridge me to the 9:30 pm (EST) time slot that Two and a Half Men enjoyed previously. Now that the series is in the 9:00 pm slot, I plan on watching the series in its first-run airing. So far that plan is still working, as I’ve seen the only episode aired so far this year. I didn’t particularly like this episode. I rated the episode 4.23 out of 5. I’m beginning to think that I rather disliked shows like Bones that I rated less than this rating. - down from Everybody Loves Raymond’s numbers
Threshold (9/16/05) CBS - Of all the new shows, this one received my highest rating, but I have a feeling that its time on the air will be limited. I’ve forgotten, now, what my reasons were for this belief (which developed while watching the first two episodes), but they were probably similar to the reasons expressed by Grailwolf on www.tv.com (cost of the show, night on tv, shows being canceled that are liked). - already in trouble - while it did better than “JAG” its targeted audience did not watch in any large numbers (target - young 18-34 - got a 6 share)
Oh - forgot I tried to watch “War at Home” - stopped watching after about 5 minutes - could not stand. And I forgot I watched “Out of Practice” - it had its funny moments, and I’ll watch it in the future.
Just for my own records:
Sunday:
7:30 - King of the Hill
8:00 - The Simpsons
8:30 - some ½ hour DVD show
9:00 - Rome
Monday:
8:00 - “Surface” or “The King of Queens”
8:30 - if watch “The King of Queens,” then watch “How I Meet Your Mother” or “Kitchen Confidential”
9:00 - Two and a Half Men
9:30 - Out of Practice
10:00 - CSI: Miami
Tuesday:
8:00 - Bones (if cancelled or find I dislike it - replace with NCIS)
9:00 - Supernatural
Wednesday:
8:00 - ??????????? - That ‘70s show - maybe
8:30 - ??????????? - Yes, Dear - maybe
9:00 - “Head Cases” or “E-Ring” or “Criminal Minds”
10:00 - Invasion
Thursday:
8:00 - Joey
8:30 - DVD show
9:00 - CSI - maybe
Friday:
8:00 - ??????????????
9:00 - Threshold
10:00 - Numb3rs
Friday, September 16, 2005
Television: 2005 Fall Season: Sunday's line-up
07:00 PM:
ABC: America’s Funniest Home Videos (Oct. 2)
About: People send in “funny” videos for the chance to win money.
Stars: Tom Bergeron
Official Website.
TV.com website
Not interested
CBS: 60 Minutes (Sept. 25)
news
Official Website
not interested
FOX: Animated Encores/NFL run-over.
NBC: Dateline NBC (Sept. 23)
news
Official Website
not interested
WB: Reba rerun
07:30 PM:
FOX: King of the Hill (Sept. 18) 10th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a family living in Texas
Stars: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall (Bobby Hill), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive), Lauren Tom (Minh, Connie), Toby Huss (Cotton Hill, Kahn), Brittany Murphy (Joseph Gribble, Luanne Platter), Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: This is King of the Hill’s last season
Saw some episodes, bad time slot. Might watch the King of the Hill’s final season if I can find the time.
08:00 PM:
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sept. 25) 5th season
reality
About: a home is remodeled in a short period of time.
Stars: Ty Pennington
Official Website.
TV.com website
Not interested in “reality”
CBS: Cold Case (Sept. 25) 3rd season
crime/police/history
About: The police investigate old unsolved police files (cold cases).
Stars: Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush), Danny Pino (Scotty Valens), Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera), John Finn (Lt. John Stillman), Thom Berry (Will Jeffries)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw five first season episodes, not bad, but did not capture me as a fan.
FOX: The Simpsons (Sept. 11) 17th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a never aging (for the most part) family living in Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Abraham, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Mayor Quimby), Nancy Cartwright (Bart, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Julie Kavner (Marge, Patty, Selma), Hank Azaria (Apu, Moe, Chief Clancy Wiggums, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Rivera, Prof. Fink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Supt. Chalmers)
Official Website.
Official Episode Guide.
TV.com website
Notes:
Always seems to be other shows on, or other things to do when the Simpsons are on. Saw the 17th season opening episode, would rate it 4.15 out of 5 stars.
NBC: The West Wing (Sept. 25) 7th season
drama/politics
About: The White House and staff (Bartlet is a lame duck, Senator Vinick and Santos compete for Bartlet's job).
Stars: Martin Sheen (Pres. Bartlet), Alan Alda (Senator Arnold Vinick), Jimmy Smitts (Matt Santos), Stockard Channing (Abigail Bartlet), Kristin Chenoweth (Annabeth Schott), Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg), John Spencer (Leo McGarry), Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman), Dule Hill (Charlie Young), Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler), Joshua Malina (Will Bailey), Mary McCormack (Kate Harper), Janel Moleny (Donna Moss)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
Never seen, never want to see.
WB: Charmed (Sept. 25) 8th season
drama/magic
About: three sisters find out they have magical powers (long line of witches) after their grandmother dies and must try to live (or not) with the consequences of having this power (first several seasons, then one sister dies and another is found to take her place).
Stars: Holly Marie Combs (Piper), Alyssa Milano (Phoebe), Rose McGowan (Paige), Brian Krause (Leo),
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
I’m not sure, but I think that I never saw an episode until around the six or seventh season when I started to catch the episodes from the first seasons in syndication (on TNT, I believe). Watched most of the episodes in syndication, then watched some of the sixth season episodes in first-run, rest in rerun, and then actually watched all but the last episode of the seventh season in first-run. Not sure why, have not rated the episodes that I’ve seen particularly highly.
08:30 PM:
FOX: The War at Home (Sept. 11) New Series
comedy/family
About: a family in the modern world . . .
Stars: Michael Rapaport, Anita Barone, Kaylee Defer, Dean Collins, Kyle Sullivan, Rami Malek
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw first couple of minutes of the first episode. Could not stand it so switched to something else.
09:00 PM
ABC: Desperate Housewives (Sept. 25) 2nd season
drama/comedy/soap
About: housewives
Stars: Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer), Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Camp), Eva Longoria (Gabriella Solis), Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt), Andrea Brown (Julie Mayer), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis), James Denton (Mike Delfino), Doug Savant (Tom Scavo), Alfre Woodard (Betty Applewhite), Mark Moses (Paul Young), Cody Kasch (Zack Young), Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young), Mehcad Brooks (Josh Applewhite), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp), Joy Lauren (Danielle Van de Kamp), Roger Bart (George Williams), Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer), Jesse Metcalfe (John), Steven Culp (Rex Van de Camp)
Official Website.
Official Recaps.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
Saw reruns of the first and 5th and 6th episodes. Ok, I suppose . . .
CBS: CBS Sunday Night Movie
movie
FOX: Family Guy (Sept. 11) 5th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a talking dog, genius baby, fat guy, fat kid, attractive wife, and a daughter
Stars: Seth MacFarlane (Peter (the father), Stewie (the baby), Brian (the dog), Quagmire), Alex Borstein (Lois), Seth Green (Chris), Mila Kunis (Meg)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: aired 1999-2002 then cancelled. DVD sales (and ratings on basic cable) caused FOX to bring the show back on the air in 2005.
Saw all the episodes that have been released on DVD and some of the new episodes. Not as good as it was prior to the first cancellation.
NBC: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Sept. 25) 5th season
drama/crime/police/lawyers
About: police and lawyers investigate and prosecute crime in NYC.
Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio (Det. Robert Green), Chris North (Det. Mike Logan), Courtney B. Vance (A.D.A. Ron Carver), Annabella Sciorra (Det. Carolyn Barek), Jamey Sheridan (Capt. James Deakins), Kathryn Erbe (Det. Alexandra Eames)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes:
Never seen. Mildly interested in it when it was new, but not particularly interested in it now.
WB: Blue Collar TV (Sept. 25) 2nd season
About: humor and sketches with a southern influence
Stars: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: The show is listed on TV Guide as being 1 hour, but I believe that the show is a ½ hour original episode and a ½ hour rerun.
Never seen, not interested.
09:30 PM:
FOX: American Dad (Sept. 11) 2nd season
comedy/animated/family
About: CIA agent, talking fish, alien, housewife, son, liberal daughter
Stars: Seth MacFarlane (Stan/Roger), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus), Scott Grimes (Steve), Wendy Schaal (Francine)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: From the people behind Family Guy.
Saw 3 episodes. Could not stand the first one, but kept going back to try to see if it would get better.
10:00 PM:
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (Sept. 25) 2nd season
drama/medical
About: medical students/interns at a hospital
Stars: Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev), Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), Isiah Washington (Preston Burke), James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber), Katherine Heigl (Izzie), Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepard), Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang), T.R. Knight (George O'Malley)
TV.com website
Notes:
I recorded the first episode but never saw it, and am unlikely to ever see this series. Not interested.
NBC: Crossing Jordan (Sept. 25) 5th season
drama
About: a medical examiner
Stars: Jill Hennessy (Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh), Steve Valentine (Dr. Nigel Townsend), Miguel Ferrer (Chief ME Dr. Garret Macy), Kathryn Han (Lily)
Official Website.
TV.com Website.
ABC: America’s Funniest Home Videos (Oct. 2)
About: People send in “funny” videos for the chance to win money.
Stars: Tom Bergeron
Official Website.
TV.com website
Not interested
CBS: 60 Minutes (Sept. 25)
news
Official Website
not interested
FOX: Animated Encores/NFL run-over.
NBC: Dateline NBC (Sept. 23)
news
Official Website
not interested
WB: Reba rerun
07:30 PM:
FOX: King of the Hill (Sept. 18) 10th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a family living in Texas
Stars: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall (Bobby Hill), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive), Lauren Tom (Minh, Connie), Toby Huss (Cotton Hill, Kahn), Brittany Murphy (Joseph Gribble, Luanne Platter), Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: This is King of the Hill’s last season
Saw some episodes, bad time slot. Might watch the King of the Hill’s final season if I can find the time.
08:00 PM:
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sept. 25) 5th season
reality
About: a home is remodeled in a short period of time.
Stars: Ty Pennington
Official Website.
TV.com website
Not interested in “reality”
CBS: Cold Case (Sept. 25) 3rd season
crime/police/history
About: The police investigate old unsolved police files (cold cases).
Stars: Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush), Danny Pino (Scotty Valens), Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera), John Finn (Lt. John Stillman), Thom Berry (Will Jeffries)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw five first season episodes, not bad, but did not capture me as a fan.
FOX: The Simpsons (Sept. 11) 17th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a never aging (for the most part) family living in Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Abraham, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Mayor Quimby), Nancy Cartwright (Bart, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Julie Kavner (Marge, Patty, Selma), Hank Azaria (Apu, Moe, Chief Clancy Wiggums, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Rivera, Prof. Fink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Supt. Chalmers)
Official Website.
Official Episode Guide.
TV.com website
Notes:
Always seems to be other shows on, or other things to do when the Simpsons are on. Saw the 17th season opening episode, would rate it 4.15 out of 5 stars.
NBC: The West Wing (Sept. 25) 7th season
drama/politics
About: The White House and staff (Bartlet is a lame duck, Senator Vinick and Santos compete for Bartlet's job).
Stars: Martin Sheen (Pres. Bartlet), Alan Alda (Senator Arnold Vinick), Jimmy Smitts (Matt Santos), Stockard Channing (Abigail Bartlet), Kristin Chenoweth (Annabeth Schott), Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg), John Spencer (Leo McGarry), Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman), Dule Hill (Charlie Young), Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler), Joshua Malina (Will Bailey), Mary McCormack (Kate Harper), Janel Moleny (Donna Moss)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
Never seen, never want to see.
WB: Charmed (Sept. 25) 8th season
drama/magic
About: three sisters find out they have magical powers (long line of witches) after their grandmother dies and must try to live (or not) with the consequences of having this power (first several seasons, then one sister dies and another is found to take her place).
Stars: Holly Marie Combs (Piper), Alyssa Milano (Phoebe), Rose McGowan (Paige), Brian Krause (Leo),
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
I’m not sure, but I think that I never saw an episode until around the six or seventh season when I started to catch the episodes from the first seasons in syndication (on TNT, I believe). Watched most of the episodes in syndication, then watched some of the sixth season episodes in first-run, rest in rerun, and then actually watched all but the last episode of the seventh season in first-run. Not sure why, have not rated the episodes that I’ve seen particularly highly.
08:30 PM:
FOX: The War at Home (Sept. 11) New Series
comedy/family
About: a family in the modern world . . .
Stars: Michael Rapaport, Anita Barone, Kaylee Defer, Dean Collins, Kyle Sullivan, Rami Malek
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw first couple of minutes of the first episode. Could not stand it so switched to something else.
09:00 PM
ABC: Desperate Housewives (Sept. 25) 2nd season
drama/comedy/soap
About: housewives
Stars: Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer), Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Camp), Eva Longoria (Gabriella Solis), Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt), Andrea Brown (Julie Mayer), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis), James Denton (Mike Delfino), Doug Savant (Tom Scavo), Alfre Woodard (Betty Applewhite), Mark Moses (Paul Young), Cody Kasch (Zack Young), Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young), Mehcad Brooks (Josh Applewhite), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp), Joy Lauren (Danielle Van de Kamp), Roger Bart (George Williams), Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer), Jesse Metcalfe (John), Steven Culp (Rex Van de Camp)
Official Website.
Official Recaps.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes:
Saw reruns of the first and 5th and 6th episodes. Ok, I suppose . . .
CBS: CBS Sunday Night Movie
movie
FOX: Family Guy (Sept. 11) 5th season
comedy/animated/family
About: a talking dog, genius baby, fat guy, fat kid, attractive wife, and a daughter
Stars: Seth MacFarlane (Peter (the father), Stewie (the baby), Brian (the dog), Quagmire), Alex Borstein (Lois), Seth Green (Chris), Mila Kunis (Meg)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: aired 1999-2002 then cancelled. DVD sales (and ratings on basic cable) caused FOX to bring the show back on the air in 2005.
Saw all the episodes that have been released on DVD and some of the new episodes. Not as good as it was prior to the first cancellation.
NBC: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Sept. 25) 5th season
drama/crime/police/lawyers
About: police and lawyers investigate and prosecute crime in NYC.
Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio (Det. Robert Green), Chris North (Det. Mike Logan), Courtney B. Vance (A.D.A. Ron Carver), Annabella Sciorra (Det. Carolyn Barek), Jamey Sheridan (Capt. James Deakins), Kathryn Erbe (Det. Alexandra Eames)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes:
Never seen. Mildly interested in it when it was new, but not particularly interested in it now.
WB: Blue Collar TV (Sept. 25) 2nd season
About: humor and sketches with a southern influence
Stars: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: The show is listed on TV Guide as being 1 hour, but I believe that the show is a ½ hour original episode and a ½ hour rerun.
Never seen, not interested.
09:30 PM:
FOX: American Dad (Sept. 11) 2nd season
comedy/animated/family
About: CIA agent, talking fish, alien, housewife, son, liberal daughter
Stars: Seth MacFarlane (Stan/Roger), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus), Scott Grimes (Steve), Wendy Schaal (Francine)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Notes: From the people behind Family Guy.
Saw 3 episodes. Could not stand the first one, but kept going back to try to see if it would get better.
10:00 PM:
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (Sept. 25) 2nd season
drama/medical
About: medical students/interns at a hospital
Stars: Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev), Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), Isiah Washington (Preston Burke), James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber), Katherine Heigl (Izzie), Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepard), Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang), T.R. Knight (George O'Malley)
TV.com website
Notes:
I recorded the first episode but never saw it, and am unlikely to ever see this series. Not interested.
NBC: Crossing Jordan (Sept. 25) 5th season
drama
About: a medical examiner
Stars: Jill Hennessy (Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh), Steve Valentine (Dr. Nigel Townsend), Miguel Ferrer (Chief ME Dr. Garret Macy), Kathryn Han (Lily)
Official Website.
TV.com Website.
Television: 2005 Fall Season: Saturday's line-up
A night of movies and crime.
08:00 PM:
ABC: ABC Movie of the Week
movie
About: weekly movie
Stars: varies
CBS: Crimetime Saturday
various crime shows
About: Various CBS crime shows (like CSI, Cold Case, etc.) rerun in this two hour block.
FOX: Cops (Sept. 10) 17th season
reality
About: cameras follow cops as they go about their duties
Official Website.
TV.com website
NBC: NBC Saturday Night Movie
movie
08:30 PM:
ABC:
FOX: COPS
09:00 PM
FOX: America’s Most Wanted (Sept. 10) 19th season
reality/news
Stars: John Walsh
Official Website.
TV.com website
10:00 PM:
CBS: 48 Hours Mystery
news
About: news
Official Website.
TV.com website
08:00 PM:
ABC: ABC Movie of the Week
movie
About: weekly movie
Stars: varies
CBS: Crimetime Saturday
various crime shows
About: Various CBS crime shows (like CSI, Cold Case, etc.) rerun in this two hour block.
FOX: Cops (Sept. 10) 17th season
reality
About: cameras follow cops as they go about their duties
Official Website.
TV.com website
NBC: NBC Saturday Night Movie
movie
08:30 PM:
ABC:
FOX: COPS
09:00 PM
FOX: America’s Most Wanted (Sept. 10) 19th season
reality/news
Stars: John Walsh
Official Website.
TV.com website
10:00 PM:
CBS: 48 Hours Mystery
news
About: news
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television: 2005 Fall Season: Friday line-up
08:00 PM:
ABC: Supernanny (Sept. 23) 2nd season
Reality
About: a nanny helps troubled families
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in "Reality"
CBS: Ghost Whisperer (Sept. 23) New Series
drama
About: Newly married Hewitt runs a antique store and tries to help dead people find closure. Sixth Sense + Medium
Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Aisha Tyler
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in this type of show
FOX: The Bernie Mac Show (Sept. 23)
comedy/family
About: Bernie and Wanda raise Bernie's sister's kids while she is in jail.
Stars: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Camille Winbush, Dee Dee Davis, Jeremy Suarez
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in comedy on Friday
NBC: Three Wishes (Sept. 23)
reality
About: Amy Grant and her band travel around granting wishes.
Stars: Amy Grant
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
UPN: WWE Smackdown!
About: wrestling
TV.com website
Notes: Formerly the WWF, changed name after World Wildlife Fund sued the World Wrestling Federation.
not interested
WB: What I Like About You (Sept. 16) 4th season
Comedy
About: dad is in Japan. Sisters live together in NYC.
Stars: Amanda Bynes, Jennie Garth, Allison Munn, Leslie Grossman, David De Lautour, Wesley Jonathan
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
08:30 PM:
FOX: Malcolm in the Middle (Sept. 23) 7th season
comedy/family
About: a smart kid living with an average family
Stars: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Christopher Masterson
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
WB: Twins (Sept. 16) New Series
comedy
About: Gilbert and Stanton play twin sisters, one with brains, the other with beauty.
Stars: Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton, Melanie Griffith, Mark Linn-Baker
Official Website.
Creators: the people behind Will & Grace
TV.com website
not interested
09:00 PM
ABC: Hope & Faith (Sept. 30 - 1 hour)
comedy
About: Faith was an actress in Hollywood before being killed off on her soap, and Hope is Faith's married sister.
Stars: Faith Ford, Kelly Ripa, Ted Mcginley, Macey Cruthird, Paulie Litt, Megan Fox
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
CBS: Threshold (Sept. 16 - 2 hours) New Series
drama/science fiction
About: Aliens land in the ocean. US sets up a team to investigate.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Charles S. Dutton, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict, Peter Dinklage
Official Website.
TV.com website
mildly interested, will watch tonight's 2-hour show
FOX: Killer Instinct (Sept. 23) New Series
police/crime/drama
About: police in San Francisco investigate bizarre and deviant crimes.
Stars: Johnny Messner, Chi McBride, Kristin Lehman,
Official Website.
TV.com website
mildly interested
NBC: Dateline NBC
News
not interested
WB: Reba (Sept. 16) 5th season
comedy
About: Series started with Reba and husband getting a divorce. Reba is now remarried.
Stars: Reba McEntire, Scarlett Pomers, Gabrielle Leberger, JoAnna Garcia, Mitch Holleman, Melissa Peterman, Steve Howy, Christopher Rich.
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
09:30 PM:
ABC: Hot Properties (Oct. 7) New Series
comedy
About: Four women work in a real estate office in Manhattan.
Stars: Gail O'Grady, Nicole Sullivan, Sofía Vergara, Christina Moore, Amy Hill, Stephen Dunham, Evan Handler
Official Website.
Creators: people that behind Frasier
TV.com website.
not interested
WB: Living With Fran (Sept. 16) 2nd season
comedy
About: Fran plays a divorced woman raising her kids
Stars: Fran Drescher, Ben Feldman, Ryan McPartlin, Misti Traya
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
10:00 PM:
ABC: 20/20
news
not interested
CBS: Numb3rs (Sept. 23) 2nd season
crime/FBI/math
About: two brothers, one a math professor, the other an FBI agent, solve crimes
Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Peter MacNicol, Alimi Ballard
Official Website.
TV.com website
watched all but two episodes of last season. Will watch this season.
NBC: Inconceivable (Sept. 23) new Series
Drama
About: Doctors at the Family Options Fertility Clinic
Stars: Ming-Na, Jonathan Cake, Joelle Carter, Mary Catherine Garrison, Angie Harmon, David Norona, Reynaldo Rosales
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
ABC: Supernanny (Sept. 23) 2nd season
Reality
About: a nanny helps troubled families
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in "Reality"
CBS: Ghost Whisperer (Sept. 23) New Series
drama
About: Newly married Hewitt runs a antique store and tries to help dead people find closure. Sixth Sense + Medium
Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Aisha Tyler
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in this type of show
FOX: The Bernie Mac Show (Sept. 23)
comedy/family
About: Bernie and Wanda raise Bernie's sister's kids while she is in jail.
Stars: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Camille Winbush, Dee Dee Davis, Jeremy Suarez
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested in comedy on Friday
NBC: Three Wishes (Sept. 23)
reality
About: Amy Grant and her band travel around granting wishes.
Stars: Amy Grant
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
UPN: WWE Smackdown!
About: wrestling
TV.com website
Notes: Formerly the WWF, changed name after World Wildlife Fund sued the World Wrestling Federation.
not interested
WB: What I Like About You (Sept. 16) 4th season
Comedy
About: dad is in Japan. Sisters live together in NYC.
Stars: Amanda Bynes, Jennie Garth, Allison Munn, Leslie Grossman, David De Lautour, Wesley Jonathan
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
08:30 PM:
FOX: Malcolm in the Middle (Sept. 23) 7th season
comedy/family
About: a smart kid living with an average family
Stars: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Christopher Masterson
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
WB: Twins (Sept. 16) New Series
comedy
About: Gilbert and Stanton play twin sisters, one with brains, the other with beauty.
Stars: Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton, Melanie Griffith, Mark Linn-Baker
Official Website.
Creators: the people behind Will & Grace
TV.com website
not interested
09:00 PM
ABC: Hope & Faith (Sept. 30 - 1 hour)
comedy
About: Faith was an actress in Hollywood before being killed off on her soap, and Hope is Faith's married sister.
Stars: Faith Ford, Kelly Ripa, Ted Mcginley, Macey Cruthird, Paulie Litt, Megan Fox
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
CBS: Threshold (Sept. 16 - 2 hours) New Series
drama/science fiction
About: Aliens land in the ocean. US sets up a team to investigate.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Charles S. Dutton, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict, Peter Dinklage
Official Website.
TV.com website
mildly interested, will watch tonight's 2-hour show
FOX: Killer Instinct (Sept. 23) New Series
police/crime/drama
About: police in San Francisco investigate bizarre and deviant crimes.
Stars: Johnny Messner, Chi McBride, Kristin Lehman,
Official Website.
TV.com website
mildly interested
NBC: Dateline NBC
News
not interested
WB: Reba (Sept. 16) 5th season
comedy
About: Series started with Reba and husband getting a divorce. Reba is now remarried.
Stars: Reba McEntire, Scarlett Pomers, Gabrielle Leberger, JoAnna Garcia, Mitch Holleman, Melissa Peterman, Steve Howy, Christopher Rich.
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
09:30 PM:
ABC: Hot Properties (Oct. 7) New Series
comedy
About: Four women work in a real estate office in Manhattan.
Stars: Gail O'Grady, Nicole Sullivan, Sofía Vergara, Christina Moore, Amy Hill, Stephen Dunham, Evan Handler
Official Website.
Creators: people that behind Frasier
TV.com website.
not interested
WB: Living With Fran (Sept. 16) 2nd season
comedy
About: Fran plays a divorced woman raising her kids
Stars: Fran Drescher, Ben Feldman, Ryan McPartlin, Misti Traya
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
10:00 PM:
ABC: 20/20
news
not interested
CBS: Numb3rs (Sept. 23) 2nd season
crime/FBI/math
About: two brothers, one a math professor, the other an FBI agent, solve crimes
Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Peter MacNicol, Alimi Ballard
Official Website.
TV.com website
watched all but two episodes of last season. Will watch this season.
NBC: Inconceivable (Sept. 23) new Series
Drama
About: Doctors at the Family Options Fertility Clinic
Stars: Ming-Na, Jonathan Cake, Joelle Carter, Mary Catherine Garrison, Angie Harmon, David Norona, Reynaldo Rosales
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
Monday, September 12, 2005
Television: 2005 Fall Season: Thursday line-up
08:00 PM:
ABC: Alias (Sept. 29) 5th season
Drama/spy/action/adventure
About: spies
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumb, Kevin Weisman, Mia Maestro, Greg Grunberg
Official Website.
Official episode guide.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes: Audience share increased after airing after Lost. Now Alias moves to a new night and starts earlier than ever, leading off Thursday for ABC. Alias is paired with the new series "The Night Stalker" (journalist investigates strange events). "Primetime Live," a news program, closes out ABC's night.
Not interested. Watched all of the first 3 seasons and 10 episodes of the 4th. Didn't like the 4th season, dropped the show from my rotation of watched shows.
CBS: Survivor: Guatemala (Sept. 15) 11th
Reality
About: bunch of people attempt to win money by living in desolute area and competting in events.
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
never watched. No desire to ever watch.
FOX: The O.C. (Sept. 8) 3rd Season
Drama/soap
About: people living in California
Stars: Ryan: Benjamin McKenzie, Marissa: Mischa Barton, Seth: Adam Brody, Summer: Rachel Bilson, Sandy / Peter Gallagher, Kirsten: Kelly Rowan, Julie: Melinda Clarke
Official Website.
Official epsiode guide.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
never watched, very vaguely interested in beginning. Interest faded.
NBC: Joey (Sept. 22 - 1 hour) 2nd season
Comedy
About: Joey, the character from Friends moves to California to pursue acting. 2nd season: agent now a regular . . ..
Stars: MATT LEBLANC (Joey Tribbiani), DREA DE MATTEO (Gina Tribbiani), PAULO COSTANZO (Michael Tribbiani), ANDREA ANDERS (Alex Garrett), JENNIFER COOLIDGE(Bobbie)
Official Website.
Official episode guide.
TV.com website
Not as good as Friends but I thought that it was better than other Internet users thought of it. will watch
UPN: Everybody Hates Chris (Sept. 22) New Series
Comedy
About: A family comedy set in the 1980s based on the life of Chris Rock, who narrates.
Stars: Chris Rock (the narrator), Tichina Arnold (Rochelle), Terry Crews (Julius), Tyler James Williams (Chris), Tequan Richmond (Drew), Imani Hakim (Tonya), Vincent Martella (Greg)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw first episode by way of free DVD insert in Entertainment Weekly magazine. I would not watch the show again (probably better without the narration).
WB: Smallville (Sept. 29) 5th Season
drama/soap/superhero
About: started off as superman/Clark Kent's high school years. Kent graduated high school at the end of the 4th season.
Stars: Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan), John Glover (Lionel Luther), Annette O'Toole (Martha Kent), John Schneider (Jonathan Kent)
Official Website.
Official Website.
LutherCorp.
Smallville High Torch.
Smallville Ledger.
TV.com website
never watched first run, but seen all of first season and 10 episodes of 2nd. Lost interest
08:30 PM:
NBC: Will & Grace (Sept. 29)
Comedy
About: Two gay men, a straight woman, and rich woman.
Stars: Eric Mccormack (Will Truman), Debra Messing (Grace Adler), Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland), Megan Mullally (Karen Walker)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Seen 6 episodes. did not particularly like. Will not watch again. Will instead watch DVD collection.
UPN: EVE (Sept. 22)
Comedy
About: Eve works in the fashion industry.
Stars: EVE as Shelly Williams JASON GEORGE as J.T. Hunter ALI LANDRY as Rita Lefleur NATALIE DESSELLE-REID as Janie Egins BRIAN HOOKS as Nick Delaney SEAN MAGUIRE as Donovan Brink
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
09:00 PM:
ABC: Night Stalker (Sept. 29) New Series
Drama
About: a journalist investigates strange events.
Stars: Stuart Townsend, Gabrielle Union, Eric Jungmann, Cotter Smith
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
does not sound interesting
CBS: CSI (Sept. 22) 6th Season
Drama/legal/police
About: The CSI team investigates crime in Las Vegas (collecting evidence, testifying about the evidence in court, etc.).
Stars: William Peterson (Gil Grissom), Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows), Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown), George Eads (Nick Stokes), Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), Paul Guilfoyle (Capt. Jim Brass)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Seen all of the first four season episodes, plus 2 episodes of season 5. Never seen during the show's first run. Might actually watch it this year when it airs.
FOX: Reunion (Sept. 8) New Series
About: 1986-2005 - tracking the lives of six people over 20 years, compressed into 1 year.
Stars: Will Estes (Will), Sean Faris (Craig), Dave Annable (Aaron), Chyler Leigh (Carla), Amanda Righetti (Jenna), Alexa Davalos (Samantha), Mathew St. Patrick (Det. Marjorino).
Official Website.
TV.com website
Does not sound interesting
NBC: The Apprentice (Sept. 22) 4th
Reality
About: Donald Trump and his team examine people that want to win the chance to work as an intern for Trump.
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Never seen, do not want to see.
UPN: Cuts (Sept. 22) 2nd season
Comedy
About: a long time family owned barbershop is sold to a chain.
Stars: Shannon Elizabeth (Tiffany Sherwood), Rashaan Nall (Walt), Shondrella Avery (Candy), Marques Houston (Kevin Barnes)
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
WB: Everwood (Sept. 29) 4th season
Drama/soap
About: A doctor moves to the Rocky mountains and brings his son with him.
Stars: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily Vancamp, Debra Moony, John Beasley, Vivian Cardone, Chris Pratt, Stephanie Niznik, Tom Amandes
Official Website.
TV.com website ?
Have no desire to watch.
09:30 PM:
UPN: Love, INC. (Sept. 22) New Series
comedy
About: men and women matched at a dating agency
Stars: Busy Philips, Holly Robinson Peete, Vince Vieluf, Ion Overman, Reagan Gomez-Preston
Official Website.
TV.com website.
Not interested.
10:00 PM:
ABC: Primetime Live
News
About: News
CBS: Without a Trace (Sept. 29) 6th season
Drama/legal
About: NY FBI division searches for missing people.
Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close
Official Website.
TV.com website
never seen, unlikely to start now.
NBC: ER (Sept. 22) 12th season
Drama/medical
About: an emergency room in a hospital in Chicago
Stars: LINDA CARDELLINI (Samantha Taggart), LAURA INNES (Dr. Kerry Weaver), ALEX KINGSTON (Dr. Elizabeth Corday), MING-NA (Dr. Jing-Mei (Deb) Chen), PARMINDER NAGRA (Neela Rasgotra), MEKHI PHIFER (Dr. Gregory Pratt), SHERRY STRINGFIELD (Dr. Susan Lewis), MAURA TIERNEY (Abby Lockhart), GORAN VISNJIC (Dr. Luka Kovac), SHANE WEST (Ray Barnett), NOAH WYLE (Dr. John Carter)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Watched when Clooney was on. Haven't seen an episode in a very long time. Was not even sure who the stars were anymore before I looked them up. Not interested.
ABC: Alias (Sept. 29) 5th season
Drama/spy/action/adventure
About: spies
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumb, Kevin Weisman, Mia Maestro, Greg Grunberg
Official Website.
Official episode guide.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Notes: Audience share increased after airing after Lost. Now Alias moves to a new night and starts earlier than ever, leading off Thursday for ABC. Alias is paired with the new series "The Night Stalker" (journalist investigates strange events). "Primetime Live," a news program, closes out ABC's night.
Not interested. Watched all of the first 3 seasons and 10 episodes of the 4th. Didn't like the 4th season, dropped the show from my rotation of watched shows.
CBS: Survivor: Guatemala (Sept. 15) 11th
Reality
About: bunch of people attempt to win money by living in desolute area and competting in events.
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
never watched. No desire to ever watch.
FOX: The O.C. (Sept. 8) 3rd Season
Drama/soap
About: people living in California
Stars: Ryan: Benjamin McKenzie, Marissa: Mischa Barton, Seth: Adam Brody, Summer: Rachel Bilson, Sandy / Peter Gallagher, Kirsten: Kelly Rowan, Julie: Melinda Clarke
Official Website.
Official epsiode guide.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
never watched, very vaguely interested in beginning. Interest faded.
NBC: Joey (Sept. 22 - 1 hour) 2nd season
Comedy
About: Joey, the character from Friends moves to California to pursue acting. 2nd season: agent now a regular . . ..
Stars: MATT LEBLANC (Joey Tribbiani), DREA DE MATTEO (Gina Tribbiani), PAULO COSTANZO (Michael Tribbiani), ANDREA ANDERS (Alex Garrett), JENNIFER COOLIDGE(Bobbie)
Official Website.
Official episode guide.
TV.com website
Not as good as Friends but I thought that it was better than other Internet users thought of it. will watch
UPN: Everybody Hates Chris (Sept. 22) New Series
Comedy
About: A family comedy set in the 1980s based on the life of Chris Rock, who narrates.
Stars: Chris Rock (the narrator), Tichina Arnold (Rochelle), Terry Crews (Julius), Tyler James Williams (Chris), Tequan Richmond (Drew), Imani Hakim (Tonya), Vincent Martella (Greg)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Saw first episode by way of free DVD insert in Entertainment Weekly magazine. I would not watch the show again (probably better without the narration).
WB: Smallville (Sept. 29) 5th Season
drama/soap/superhero
About: started off as superman/Clark Kent's high school years. Kent graduated high school at the end of the 4th season.
Stars: Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan), John Glover (Lionel Luther), Annette O'Toole (Martha Kent), John Schneider (Jonathan Kent)
Official Website.
Official Website.
LutherCorp.
Smallville High Torch.
Smallville Ledger.
TV.com website
never watched first run, but seen all of first season and 10 episodes of 2nd. Lost interest
08:30 PM:
NBC: Will & Grace (Sept. 29)
Comedy
About: Two gay men, a straight woman, and rich woman.
Stars: Eric Mccormack (Will Truman), Debra Messing (Grace Adler), Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland), Megan Mullally (Karen Walker)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Seen 6 episodes. did not particularly like. Will not watch again. Will instead watch DVD collection.
UPN: EVE (Sept. 22)
Comedy
About: Eve works in the fashion industry.
Stars: EVE as Shelly Williams JASON GEORGE as J.T. Hunter ALI LANDRY as Rita Lefleur NATALIE DESSELLE-REID as Janie Egins BRIAN HOOKS as Nick Delaney SEAN MAGUIRE as Donovan Brink
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
09:00 PM:
ABC: Night Stalker (Sept. 29) New Series
Drama
About: a journalist investigates strange events.
Stars: Stuart Townsend, Gabrielle Union, Eric Jungmann, Cotter Smith
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
does not sound interesting
CBS: CSI (Sept. 22) 6th Season
Drama/legal/police
About: The CSI team investigates crime in Las Vegas (collecting evidence, testifying about the evidence in court, etc.).
Stars: William Peterson (Gil Grissom), Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows), Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown), George Eads (Nick Stokes), Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), Paul Guilfoyle (Capt. Jim Brass)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Seen all of the first four season episodes, plus 2 episodes of season 5. Never seen during the show's first run. Might actually watch it this year when it airs.
FOX: Reunion (Sept. 8) New Series
About: 1986-2005 - tracking the lives of six people over 20 years, compressed into 1 year.
Stars: Will Estes (Will), Sean Faris (Craig), Dave Annable (Aaron), Chyler Leigh (Carla), Amanda Righetti (Jenna), Alexa Davalos (Samantha), Mathew St. Patrick (Det. Marjorino).
Official Website.
TV.com website
Does not sound interesting
NBC: The Apprentice (Sept. 22) 4th
Reality
About: Donald Trump and his team examine people that want to win the chance to work as an intern for Trump.
Official Website.
TV.com website
Television without pity page.
Never seen, do not want to see.
UPN: Cuts (Sept. 22) 2nd season
Comedy
About: a long time family owned barbershop is sold to a chain.
Stars: Shannon Elizabeth (Tiffany Sherwood), Rashaan Nall (Walt), Shondrella Avery (Candy), Marques Houston (Kevin Barnes)
Official Website.
TV.com website
not interested
WB: Everwood (Sept. 29) 4th season
Drama/soap
About: A doctor moves to the Rocky mountains and brings his son with him.
Stars: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily Vancamp, Debra Moony, John Beasley, Vivian Cardone, Chris Pratt, Stephanie Niznik, Tom Amandes
Official Website.
TV.com website ?
Have no desire to watch.
09:30 PM:
UPN: Love, INC. (Sept. 22) New Series
comedy
About: men and women matched at a dating agency
Stars: Busy Philips, Holly Robinson Peete, Vince Vieluf, Ion Overman, Reagan Gomez-Preston
Official Website.
TV.com website.
Not interested.
10:00 PM:
ABC: Primetime Live
News
About: News
CBS: Without a Trace (Sept. 29) 6th season
Drama/legal
About: NY FBI division searches for missing people.
Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close
Official Website.
TV.com website
never seen, unlikely to start now.
NBC: ER (Sept. 22) 12th season
Drama/medical
About: an emergency room in a hospital in Chicago
Stars: LINDA CARDELLINI (Samantha Taggart), LAURA INNES (Dr. Kerry Weaver), ALEX KINGSTON (Dr. Elizabeth Corday), MING-NA (Dr. Jing-Mei (Deb) Chen), PARMINDER NAGRA (Neela Rasgotra), MEKHI PHIFER (Dr. Gregory Pratt), SHERRY STRINGFIELD (Dr. Susan Lewis), MAURA TIERNEY (Abby Lockhart), GORAN VISNJIC (Dr. Luka Kovac), SHANE WEST (Ray Barnett), NOAH WYLE (Dr. John Carter)
Official Website.
TV.com website
Watched when Clooney was on. Haven't seen an episode in a very long time. Was not even sure who the stars were anymore before I looked them up. Not interested.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Television: 2005 Fall Season: Wednesday line-up
08:00 PM:
ABC: George Lopez (Sept. 28) 4th Season
Comedy, family
About: Lopez is a family man working in a LA airplane parts factory (manager), and his mother tells him lies.
Stars: George Lopez (George Lopez),Constance Marie (Angie Lopez), Belita Moreno (Benny), Masiela Lusha (Carmen Lopez), Luis Armand Garcia (Max Lopez), Valente Rodriguez (Ernie), Emiliano Diez (Vic Palmero)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Saw part of one episode, could not stand
CBS: Still Standing (official site says Sept. 14, everything else says 9/21) 4th season
Comedy, Family
About: Married Chicago family with three children.
Stars: Mark Addy (Bill Miller), Jami Gertz (Judy Miller), Jennifer Irwin (Linda), Taylor Ball (Brian Miller), Renee Olstead (Lauren Miller), Soleil Borda (Tina Miller), Joel Murray (Danny Fitzsimmons)
Official website.
TV.com website.
not interested, seen a little of some episodes
NBC: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (Sept. 21) New Series
Reality
Stars: Martha Stewart
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
not interested.
FOX: That '70s Show (Nov. 2) season 8
Comedy
About: living in the 1970s
Stars: Kurtwood Smith (Red Forman), Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman), Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti), Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde), Mila Kunis (Jackie Beulah Burkhart), Wilmer Valderrama (Fez), Don Stark (Bob Pinciotti)
Official website.
TV.com website.
seen large number of episodes, but never first-run
UPN: America's Next Top Model
Reality
About: women compete to become models
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
Not Interested
WB: One Tree Hill (Oct. 5) season 3
Drama
About: two kids with the same father, different mother
Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenaz, Paul Johnson, Barbara Alyn Woods, Barry Corbin, Craig Sheffler, Moira Kelly
Official website.
TV.com website.
was vaguely interested but never caught an episode, too late now
08:30 PM:
ABC: Freddie (Oct. 5) New Series
Comedy
About: Freddie is a single chef living in a house full of women, all relatives (or in-laws).
Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie Moreno), Brian A Green (Chris), Jacqueline Obradors (Sofia), Jenny Gago (Grandma), Chloe Suazo (Zoey)
Creator: people behind "George Lopez" and "The Drew Carey Show"
Official website.
TV.com website.
not sure if interested
CBS: Yes, Dear (Sept. 21) 6th season
Comedy, family
About: Two married couples raise their young children in California.
Stars: Anthony Clark (Greg Warner), Mike O'Malley (Jimmy Hughes), Jean Louisa Kelly (Kim Warner), Liza Snyder (Christine Hughes)
Official website.
TV.com website.
sometimes funny show
FOX: Stacked (Nov. 9) 2nd season
Comedy
About: Anderson works in a book store.
Stars: Pamela Anderson, Elon Gold, Christopher Lloyd, Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Official website.
TV.com website.
never seen an episode
09:00 PM:
ABC: Lost (Sept. 21) 2nd season
Drama
About: an airplane has crashed and the survivors try to survive
Stars: Matthew Fox (Jack), Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Maggie Grace (Shannon), Malcolm David Kelley (Walt), Naveen Andrews (Sayid), Harold Perrineau (Michael), Josh Holloway (Sawyer), Terry O'Quinn (Locke), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Yunjin Kim (Sun), Emilie de Ravin (Claire)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
Not interested
CBS: Criminal Minds (Sept. 22: Thursday) New Series
Drama/legal
About: squad of profilers in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit
Stars: Mandy Patinkin (Gideon), Thomas Gibson (Hotch), Lola Glaudini (Elle), Shemar Moore (Morgan), Matthew Gray Gubler (Reid)
Official website.
TV.com website.
vaguely interested
NBC: E-Ring (Sept. 21) New Series
Drama
About: set in the Pentagon - critical desicions are made within various staff meetings that impact the military, civilians and the world at large.
Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Dennis Hooper
Official website.
TV.com website.
vaguely interested
FOX: Head Cases (Sept. 14) New Series
Drama/legal
About: crazy lawyers
Stars: Chris O'Donnell & Adam Goldberg
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
vaguely interested
UPN: Veronica Mars (Sept. 28) 2nd Season
drama
About: a high-school age private investigator (apprentice)
Stars: Kristen Bell (Veronica), Enrico Colantoni (Keith Mars), Percy Dags III (Wallace Fennel), Teddy Dunn (Duncan Kane), Jason Dohring (Logan Echolls), Francis Capra (Weevil)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
not interested
WB: Related (Oct. 5) New Series
comedy drama
About: four sisters
Stars: Jennifer Esposito, Kiele Sanchez, Lizzy Caplan, Laura Breckenridge, Callum Blue
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
?
10:00 PM:
ABC: Invasion (Sept 21) New Series
Drama/science fiction
About: A huricane hits and strange events unfold.
Stars: William Fichtner: Sheriff Underlay, Eddie Cibrian: Russell, Lisa Sheridan: Larkin, Kari Matchett: Mariel, Tyler Labine: Dave, Evan Peters: Jesse, Ariel Gade: Rose, Alexis Dziena: Kira, Aisha Hinds: Mona Gomez
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
sounds vaguely interesting
CBS: CSI: NY (Sept. 21) 2nd season
Drama/crime/legal
About: crimes happen, this CSI team tries to solve them
Stars: Gary Sinise (Det. Mac Taylor), Melina Kanakaredes (Det. Stella Bonasera), Eddie Cahill (Det. Don Flack), Vanessa Ferlito (Det. Aiden Burn), Carmine Giovinazzo (Det. Danny Messer), Hill Harper (Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, Chief Medical Examiner)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Might give it a second chance
NBC: Law & Order (Sept. 21) 16th season
Drama/legal/crime
About: police and prosecutors catch criminals and prosecute them in NYC.
Stars: Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Annie Parisse, Fred Dalton Thompson and Sam Waterston
Official website.
TV.com website.
not interested
ABC: George Lopez (Sept. 28) 4th Season
Comedy, family
About: Lopez is a family man working in a LA airplane parts factory (manager), and his mother tells him lies.
Stars: George Lopez (George Lopez),Constance Marie (Angie Lopez), Belita Moreno (Benny), Masiela Lusha (Carmen Lopez), Luis Armand Garcia (Max Lopez), Valente Rodriguez (Ernie), Emiliano Diez (Vic Palmero)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Saw part of one episode, could not stand
CBS: Still Standing (official site says Sept. 14, everything else says 9/21) 4th season
Comedy, Family
About: Married Chicago family with three children.
Stars: Mark Addy (Bill Miller), Jami Gertz (Judy Miller), Jennifer Irwin (Linda), Taylor Ball (Brian Miller), Renee Olstead (Lauren Miller), Soleil Borda (Tina Miller), Joel Murray (Danny Fitzsimmons)
Official website.
TV.com website.
not interested, seen a little of some episodes
NBC: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (Sept. 21) New Series
Reality
Stars: Martha Stewart
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
not interested.
FOX: That '70s Show (Nov. 2) season 8
Comedy
About: living in the 1970s
Stars: Kurtwood Smith (Red Forman), Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman), Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti), Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde), Mila Kunis (Jackie Beulah Burkhart), Wilmer Valderrama (Fez), Don Stark (Bob Pinciotti)
Official website.
TV.com website.
seen large number of episodes, but never first-run
UPN: America's Next Top Model
Reality
About: women compete to become models
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
Not Interested
WB: One Tree Hill (Oct. 5) season 3
Drama
About: two kids with the same father, different mother
Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenaz, Paul Johnson, Barbara Alyn Woods, Barry Corbin, Craig Sheffler, Moira Kelly
Official website.
TV.com website.
was vaguely interested but never caught an episode, too late now
08:30 PM:
ABC: Freddie (Oct. 5) New Series
Comedy
About: Freddie is a single chef living in a house full of women, all relatives (or in-laws).
Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie Moreno), Brian A Green (Chris), Jacqueline Obradors (Sofia), Jenny Gago (Grandma), Chloe Suazo (Zoey)
Creator: people behind "George Lopez" and "The Drew Carey Show"
Official website.
TV.com website.
not sure if interested
CBS: Yes, Dear (Sept. 21) 6th season
Comedy, family
About: Two married couples raise their young children in California.
Stars: Anthony Clark (Greg Warner), Mike O'Malley (Jimmy Hughes), Jean Louisa Kelly (Kim Warner), Liza Snyder (Christine Hughes)
Official website.
TV.com website.
sometimes funny show
FOX: Stacked (Nov. 9) 2nd season
Comedy
About: Anderson works in a book store.
Stars: Pamela Anderson, Elon Gold, Christopher Lloyd, Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Official website.
TV.com website.
never seen an episode
09:00 PM:
ABC: Lost (Sept. 21) 2nd season
Drama
About: an airplane has crashed and the survivors try to survive
Stars: Matthew Fox (Jack), Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Maggie Grace (Shannon), Malcolm David Kelley (Walt), Naveen Andrews (Sayid), Harold Perrineau (Michael), Josh Holloway (Sawyer), Terry O'Quinn (Locke), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Yunjin Kim (Sun), Emilie de Ravin (Claire)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
Not interested
CBS: Criminal Minds (Sept. 22: Thursday) New Series
Drama/legal
About: squad of profilers in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit
Stars: Mandy Patinkin (Gideon), Thomas Gibson (Hotch), Lola Glaudini (Elle), Shemar Moore (Morgan), Matthew Gray Gubler (Reid)
Official website.
TV.com website.
vaguely interested
NBC: E-Ring (Sept. 21) New Series
Drama
About: set in the Pentagon - critical desicions are made within various staff meetings that impact the military, civilians and the world at large.
Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Dennis Hooper
Official website.
TV.com website.
vaguely interested
FOX: Head Cases (Sept. 14) New Series
Drama/legal
About: crazy lawyers
Stars: Chris O'Donnell & Adam Goldberg
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
vaguely interested
UPN: Veronica Mars (Sept. 28) 2nd Season
drama
About: a high-school age private investigator (apprentice)
Stars: Kristen Bell (Veronica), Enrico Colantoni (Keith Mars), Percy Dags III (Wallace Fennel), Teddy Dunn (Duncan Kane), Jason Dohring (Logan Echolls), Francis Capra (Weevil)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
not interested
WB: Related (Oct. 5) New Series
comedy drama
About: four sisters
Stars: Jennifer Esposito, Kiele Sanchez, Lizzy Caplan, Laura Breckenridge, Callum Blue
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
?
10:00 PM:
ABC: Invasion (Sept 21) New Series
Drama/science fiction
About: A huricane hits and strange events unfold.
Stars: William Fichtner: Sheriff Underlay, Eddie Cibrian: Russell, Lisa Sheridan: Larkin, Kari Matchett: Mariel, Tyler Labine: Dave, Evan Peters: Jesse, Ariel Gade: Rose, Alexis Dziena: Kira, Aisha Hinds: Mona Gomez
Official website.
TV.com website.
Television Without Pity page.
sounds vaguely interesting
CBS: CSI: NY (Sept. 21) 2nd season
Drama/crime/legal
About: crimes happen, this CSI team tries to solve them
Stars: Gary Sinise (Det. Mac Taylor), Melina Kanakaredes (Det. Stella Bonasera), Eddie Cahill (Det. Don Flack), Vanessa Ferlito (Det. Aiden Burn), Carmine Giovinazzo (Det. Danny Messer), Hill Harper (Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, Chief Medical Examiner)
Official website.
TV.com website.
Might give it a second chance
NBC: Law & Order (Sept. 21) 16th season
Drama/legal/crime
About: police and prosecutors catch criminals and prosecute them in NYC.
Stars: Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Annie Parisse, Fred Dalton Thompson and Sam Waterston
Official website.
TV.com website.
not interested
