ABC’s post-"Dancing With the Stars" lineup started to come into focus today as the network announced several new launch dates.
"Show Me the Money," a new game show hosted by William Shatner, will assume the Wednesday, 8:00/7:00c hour on November 22. The series, from Endemol USA, features players answering trivia questions and taking chances to accumulate prize money, while also contending with a "never-before-seen mechanism that can cut contestants’ winnings to nothing or instantly catapult them into the millions."
Meanwhile, the Alphabet also confirmed "Supernanny" will launch its third season on Monday, December 4 at 9:00/8:00c. The series will take over for "The Bachelor," which wraps its ninth edition with a two-hour finale on November 27.
As for the Tuesday, 8:00/7:00c slot, ABC has yet to name a permanent occupant. For the time being, various specials will fill the hour – "2006 American Music Awards" on November 21, "Charlie Brown Christmas" on November 28 and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on December 5.
Finally, the network also confirmed it has benched "Extreme Makeover" just one week into its planned four-week run. Repeats of "Grey’s Anatomy" will once again resume airing in the Friday, 8:00/7:00c slot for the foreseeable future.
To review, here’s a breakdown of the various changes:
Mondays (as of December 4)
8:00/7:00c – "Wife Swap"
9:00/8:00c – "Supernanny" (New Season)
10:00/9:00c – "What About Brian"
Tuesdays (as of November 28)
8:00/7:00c – (Various Programming)
9:00/8:00c – "Big Day" (New Series)
9:30/8:30c – "Help Me Help You"
10:00/9:00c – "Boston Legal"
Wednesdays (as of November 22)
8:00/7:00c – "Show Me the Money" (New Series)
9:00/8:00c – "Day Break" (New Series)*
10:00/9:00c – "The Nine"
Fridays (as of November 3)
8:00/7:00c – "Grey’s Anatomy" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c – "Men in Trees"
10:00/9:00c – "20/20"
The Futon Critic
Looks like ABC is having some programming problems. The fact that are doing repeats of a show airing a day earlier on one night and another night of TBD programming for an hour, is not good. The last network that had so many holes was The WB and where are they now? Not that ABC is going anywhere, but still? And not looking good for The Knights of Prosperity if it still does not have a time on the updated ABC lineup. Granted all of that is just my take and this season is unpredictable.
