ABC Struggling to Rebuild Prime-Time Lineup

[Mark Holtz]

From Yahoo/Reuters (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&ncid=772&e=2&u=/nm/20030509/tv_nm/leisure_abc_dc):

ABC Struggling to Rebuild Prime-Time Lineup

A new sitcom for morning TV host Kelly Ripa and a drama based on the Jennifer Lopez/George Clooney film 'Out of Sight' are among the pilot series drawing the most buzz as contenders for the fall schedule ABC will unveil next week.

Those two shows and nine other pilots have emerged as the leading candidates for an ABC launch next season as executives at the Walt Disney Co.-owned network toil away on a program lineup that can boost its sagging fortunes.

Meanwhile, ABC executives are said to be uncertain about the future of two existing shows -- veteran legal drama 'The Practice' and the freshman remake of 'Dragnet.'

Full Article Here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&ncid=772&e=2&u=/nm/20030509/tv_nm/leisure_abc_dc)

[Steve Mehs]

They can add another new sitcom that is anything but funny but are uncertian about Dragnet and cancelled Miracles :nono:

[invaliduser88]

The question now is what dump *ss reality series will they put on next.

ABC is really going down. Can we say rudderless ship?

[Mark Holtz]

It will be interesting to see the reactions to the upfront presentations next week.

[music_beans]

Who wants to have ABC go bankrupt and sign off FOR GOOD? I do, but rather than signing off, they should sell out to another network.

[Steve Mehs]

Nah, ABC can't go yet, since they still have Blue. Once NYPD Blue is gone (which I hope won't be for a long long time) then Disney can sink the betwork or rebuild it.

[catman]

ABC can go off the air . There is nothing good on ABC

[Mark Holtz]

Not even Monday Night Football? :)

[Jacob S]

They should have kept TGIF on Friday nights 8PM-10PM EST like they used to have.

[jrbdmb]

Originally posted by Z'Loth
Not even Monday Night Football? :) And Saturday college football. Yup, that's about it.

As for the vast majority of their prime-time schedule ... :barf: