Considering the massive list of pilots being picked up by ABC (11!), it’s hard to believe much of their current lineup is surviving. And while that’s partly true (see ya later, George Lopez!), it seems that almost half of the new shows aren’t going to show up until after the fall. Among ABC’s most buzzed pick-ups are Private Practice, the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off we already knew about, and the sitcom incarnation of the Geico Cavemen. Cavemen will chronicle the trials and tribulations of cavemen living in modern Atlanta. It has a 90% chance of it sucking beyond belief and a 10% chance of rocking my world.
Notable passes? Football Wives, we hardly knew yee! The American version of the British soap could have made a go of it – had it not been pitched as Desperate Housewives with sports or if they had cast someone other than James Van Der Beek as the male lead. Haven’t we learned from past indiscretions that Dawson doesn’t make for a convincing QB?
ABC’s full schedule for 2007/2008 is as follows…
Monday
8-9:30 pm: Dancing with the Stars
9:30-10 pm: Sam I Am
10-11 pm: The Bachelor
Tuesday
8-8:30 pm: Cavemen
8:30-9 pm: Carpoolers
9-10 pm: Dancing with the Stars Results Show
10-11 pm: Boston Legal
Wednesday
8-9 pm: Pushing Daisies
9-10 pm: Private Practice
10-11 pm: Dirty Sexy Money
Thursday
8-9 pm: Ugly Betty
9-10 pm: Grey’s Anatomy
10-11 pm: Big Shots
Friday
8-9 pm: Men in Trees
9-10 pm: Women’s Murder Club
10-11 pm: 20/20
Saturday
8-11 pm: Saturday Night College Football
Sunday
7-8 pm: America’s Funniest Home Videos
8-9 pm: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9-10 pm: Desperate Housewives
10-11 pm: Brothers & Sisters