Well, I have an inside scoop on all the ABC shows reurning, and not returning after the strike….soooo here is what I know.
Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice & Pushing Daisies will NOT be back this spring… new episodes for these programs will be ready for the fall.
As for the rest of their shows:
New Episodes for Spring 2008
According to Jim – 18 (ugh, boring)
Boston Legal – 6
Brothers & Sisters – 4
Desperate Housewives – 7
Grey’s Anatomy – 5
Lost – 5 (ONLY 5!!!???)
Men In Trees – 10 (who watches this?)
Samantha Who – 6
Ugly Betty – 5
Prime schedule by day:
Mondays
7 – 8:30P Dancing with the Stars (3/17/08)
8:30 – 9P Samantha Who (3/31/08 )
9 – 10P Bachelor (3/17/08 Premiere – 5/12/08 Finale)
**Bachelorette (5/19/08 Premiere following Dancing w/ Stars Finale)
Tuesdays
7 – 8P According to Jim (2 30 min episodes back to back)
8 – 9P Dancing w/ Stars Results (3/25/08)
9 – 10P Boston Legal (4/8/08)
Wednesdays
7 – 8P Wife Swap
8 – 9P Supernanny
9 – 10P Men in Trees (2/27/08)
Thursdays
7 – 8P Lost Encore
8 – 9P Lost (3/13/08 last new episode before moving to new time period)
9 – 10P Eli Stone
**Ugly Betty will return to 7-8p time period probably in late April to air 5 new episodes through May Sweep – no return/finale dates estimated yet
**News Magazine (no show description) will probably fill 8-9P time period between end of Lost new episodes & beginning of Grey’s
**Grey’s Anatomy will return to 8-9P time period probably in late April to air 5 new episodes through May Sweeps – no return/finale dates estimated yet
**Lost will move to 9-10P time period in April to air 6 (5 + 1 saved from previous 8 already filmed) new episodes through May Sweeps – no return/finale dates estimate yet
Fridays
7 – 8P Grey’s Anatomy Repeats
8 – 9P Desperate Housewives Repeats
9 – 10P 20/20
Saturdays
7 – 10P Movie
Sundays
6 – 7P America’s Funniest Home Videos
7 – 8P Extreme Makeover: Home
8 – 9P Oprah’s Big Give (3/2/08)
9 – 10P Here Come the Newlyweds (3/2/08 Premiere)
**Desperate Housewives may return on 4/13/08 with new episodes in 9-10P time period, and then move to 8-9P time period on 4/20, with possible 2 hr finale on 5/18/08.
**Brothers & Sisters may return to 9 – 10P time period on 4/20/08 with new episodes, with finale on 5/11/08.
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