Fall Schedule 2010
Posted: June 19th, 2010, 8:58 pm
http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-pre ... edule.aspx
Give it a gander. Which of the new shows may have a chance at catching on? Which are doomed? And which of the returning shows are on the "improve or else" watch-list?
Today I will start my day-to-day view on Fall 2010 (and this is based on my limited knowledge of current TV ratings). Your comments are welcome, of course!
MONDAY
Well, Dancing With the Stars, especially after the just-completed monster 10th season, has rejuvenated its audience, so it's almost a shoe-in to win its time slot. House, M.D. is also still a great show, provided the House-Cuddy romance that "began" in the finale last year doesn't prove to be the "jump-the-shark" moment. Chuck is probably going into its final season. I don't watch any of CBS's row of sitcoms, so I don't know which are still popular. They are joined by a new show, Mike & Molly, a sitcom about fat people finding love. It stars some guy that looks like Kevin James (but isn't). It'll be on right after Two and a Half Men, which I have to believe is losing its audience monthy.
Four new hour-long dramas unfold this fall. The most widely-advertised so far is NBC's The Event. I've seen commercials galore for it, and I'm intrigued. We've seen "an assassination plot", a girl's "disappearance", and a "CIA cover-up", none of which are "The Event". So what the hell is? Well, that's the thing. Either this show will catch on big-time (for at least half a season, and then all bets are off), or it'll be just another hype-monster that can't deliver. It's got what looks to be a big budget and a lot of recognizable faces, so I'll definitely be checking this one out.
Going up against The Event is FOX's Lone Star, a prime-time soap from the creators of Party of Five. It centers on Robert (James Wolk) a schemer who leads a double life - he's got two different identities, and juggling two different relationships, in different parts of Texas (hence the title). I don't know... can a show centered on a two-timing liar really fly? Well, the preview I saw included Jon Voight and David Keith, which may or may not help. Personally, with all that's already going on at Monday 9:00, I think it will take a miracle for this show to make it to January.
At 10:00, going up against Castle are two new shows. The first is NBC's Chase, starring Kelli Giddish as Annie Frost, a U.S. Marshall who leads her team on the hunt for dangerous fugitives. The support cast includes a bevy of hunks: Cole Hauser (K-Ville), Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives), and Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break). It looks entertaining enough (and I must say that Giddish bears a very close resemblance to Fringe's Anna Torv), and I could honestly see it catching on, given its competition. I'm not much into Castle, but we'll see if the bloom can stay on THAT particular rose in its second season.
Also debuting at 10:00 is CBS's Hawaii Five-O... yes, a revamp of the 1970's crime drama starring Jack Lord. Hmmm. Yes, it's got a good locale, and it's got a reasonable cast, including Lost's Daniel Dae Kim (moving one island over) and Scott Caan (as, I presume, "Dan-O"). But stepping into Lord's role of Steve McGarrett is Alex O'Loughlin, who has already proven that he can't carry a show past its first season, not once but TWICE (Moonlight, Three Rivers). And show me one revamped TV show that's really caught on... I predict an early exit.
Later this week: Tuesday.
Give it a gander. Which of the new shows may have a chance at catching on? Which are doomed? And which of the returning shows are on the "improve or else" watch-list?
Today I will start my day-to-day view on Fall 2010 (and this is based on my limited knowledge of current TV ratings). Your comments are welcome, of course!
MONDAY
Well, Dancing With the Stars, especially after the just-completed monster 10th season, has rejuvenated its audience, so it's almost a shoe-in to win its time slot. House, M.D. is also still a great show, provided the House-Cuddy romance that "began" in the finale last year doesn't prove to be the "jump-the-shark" moment. Chuck is probably going into its final season. I don't watch any of CBS's row of sitcoms, so I don't know which are still popular. They are joined by a new show, Mike & Molly, a sitcom about fat people finding love. It stars some guy that looks like Kevin James (but isn't). It'll be on right after Two and a Half Men, which I have to believe is losing its audience monthy.
Four new hour-long dramas unfold this fall. The most widely-advertised so far is NBC's The Event. I've seen commercials galore for it, and I'm intrigued. We've seen "an assassination plot", a girl's "disappearance", and a "CIA cover-up", none of which are "The Event". So what the hell is? Well, that's the thing. Either this show will catch on big-time (for at least half a season, and then all bets are off), or it'll be just another hype-monster that can't deliver. It's got what looks to be a big budget and a lot of recognizable faces, so I'll definitely be checking this one out.
Going up against The Event is FOX's Lone Star, a prime-time soap from the creators of Party of Five. It centers on Robert (James Wolk) a schemer who leads a double life - he's got two different identities, and juggling two different relationships, in different parts of Texas (hence the title). I don't know... can a show centered on a two-timing liar really fly? Well, the preview I saw included Jon Voight and David Keith, which may or may not help. Personally, with all that's already going on at Monday 9:00, I think it will take a miracle for this show to make it to January.
At 10:00, going up against Castle are two new shows. The first is NBC's Chase, starring Kelli Giddish as Annie Frost, a U.S. Marshall who leads her team on the hunt for dangerous fugitives. The support cast includes a bevy of hunks: Cole Hauser (K-Ville), Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives), and Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break). It looks entertaining enough (and I must say that Giddish bears a very close resemblance to Fringe's Anna Torv), and I could honestly see it catching on, given its competition. I'm not much into Castle, but we'll see if the bloom can stay on THAT particular rose in its second season.
Also debuting at 10:00 is CBS's Hawaii Five-O... yes, a revamp of the 1970's crime drama starring Jack Lord. Hmmm. Yes, it's got a good locale, and it's got a reasonable cast, including Lost's Daniel Dae Kim (moving one island over) and Scott Caan (as, I presume, "Dan-O"). But stepping into Lord's role of Steve McGarrett is Alex O'Loughlin, who has already proven that he can't carry a show past its first season, not once but TWICE (Moonlight, Three Rivers). And show me one revamped TV show that's really caught on... I predict an early exit.
Later this week: Tuesday.