Let's make our own network! (ABC Edition)

[Gamma_Winstead]

This is going to be a small series where I (and you if you'd like!) make our own scheduals for the networks for this fall. You can't cancel something that wasn't renewed and you can't bring anything that's dead back. You have to stick with what ya got.

Monday:
8-10pm
Dancing With the Stars
10-11pm
Castle

why? This is ABC's solid night. It needs to stay consistent.

Tuesday:
8-8:30pm
The Middle
8:30-9pm
Cougar Town
9-10pm
DWTS results
10-11pm
Body of Proof

why? Putting two of ABC's vets in the Tuesday comedy block instead of two new shows sets the block up to have an actual chance instea of being lambs to slaughter. It's a risk, but it should be taken. The middle hasn't grown in two years and Cougar Town needs solid schedualing. BoP is the only thing that has worked in that spot in years.

Wednsday:
8-8:30pm
Last Man Standing
8:30-9pm
Happy Endings
9-9:30
Modern Family
9:30-10
Apt. 23
10-11pm
Good Christian Belles

Why? With The Middle and Cougar Town moved, Tim Allen is the only guy I trust to start off this night. Modern family never, and shouldn't, move. It's also the best lead-in for Apt. 23. And Good Christian Belles may work on this night.

Thursday:
8-9pm
Greys Anatomy
9-10pm
Scandal
10-11pm
Private Practice

Why? Greys needs to move. ABC needs new hits, not dying ones that they sacrifice new shows to keep alive. It'll be an all Shawnda night, but Greys may help Scandal and it's the only show that can survive at 8pm.

Friday:
8-9pm
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9-11pm
Whatever other reality the network has

Why? Abc has no shows that can survive this night in my opinion.

Sunday:
8-9pm
Desperate Housewives
9-10pm
Charlies Angels
10-11pm
Once Upon a Time

why? Desperate is dying, and honestly shouldn't have been renewed. It's expensive and gets mid twos. It's time for a new hit, and if Charlies is to succeed, this is the spot. Pan Am needs to be mid season. Two sixties dramas in one weeks on different networks is to much.




So, what do you guys think?

[Illini007]

I think this is an interesting thread, but it certainly emphasizes to me why I could never do that job. I don't get what the average American viewer likes. If it were up to me, there would be no "reality" television. I hate them all, so I would bury them, since I don't get the appeal (Survivor, Amazing Race, Idol, DWTS - all wastes of my time). Obviously, I don't espouse the views of the average viewer, because these are popular shows, while I prefer scripted shows that are creative and original (and occasionally intelligent), which are not as popular.

[kernel_thai]

What happened to Saturday?

[Gamma_Winstead]

Nobody (except apparently CBS this year) programs on saturday.