ABC Reveals Post-Strike Schedule
Posted on February 20, 2008
After Fox unveiled its post-strike schedule earlier today, ABC decided to follow suit and outline its spring schedule for the rest of this season. On April 24, Grey’s Anatomy returns to its familiar Thursday 9PM timeslot with Ugly Betty as its lead-in, while Lost is set to move one hour later to 10PM. All three shows have five original episodes planned. The network hasn’t decided when to air the remaining episodes Eli Stone, which currently holds the 10PM timeslot and averages a 3.3 rating.
Away from Thursdays, Desperate Housewives is back on April 13 with five fresh episodes, including a two-hour finale, while Brothers and Sisters comes back the following week with four. Dates for Samantha Who? (April 7) and Boston Legal (April 8) were also announced, both with six fresh episodes planned. ABC also confirmed that freshmen series Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, and Dirty Sexy Money will all be relaunched in the fall.
There was no word on whether Men in Trees or Women’s Murder Club will return or not.
Meanwhile, CBS has announced that How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory, due back on March 17, will swap timeslots. Big Bang has consistently beaten Mother in the ratings this season and will now take the 8PM timeslot with Mother on half an hour later.