Upfront Updates

The upfronts are underway. Today is the third day, if I'm not mistaken.

NBC had it's early upfronts three weeks ago, so their schedule has been set quite awhile, along with a few surprises.

ABC had theirs yesterday and their schedule pretty much kept all current shows where they are. There's little to do when things are working very well for you. If ain't broke, don't fix it, right?

CW also had theirs and announced 1) the cancellation of Aliens in America, 2) renewal for Reaper and 3) pick up for Beverly Hills 90210 spin-off.

The upfronts is ongoing (CBS and Fox up next). Here's a list of sites where you can keep track of what shows are gone or what show is staying. And what you should watch for next season:

LA Times Showtracker - STAYING
LA Times Showtracker - GONE - Going, going, gone! Some shows on the list included --- Miss Guided (noo!), Women's Murder Club, Moonlight, Shark, Back To You, Cashmere Mafia (mwahahah!) etcetera...
The Futon Critic
Zap2It Fall TV Preview

Conan mocks the upfront. FUNNY!

Upfronts!

Make sure to check this blog or any of my other TV blogs (above) this week. It's the upfronts! This is the week when broadcast networks make announcements and confirmations of programs airing in the coming Fall Season....for the benefit of advertisers really, more than anything.

The schedule:

• Day 1, May 12 - NBC Announcements
• Day 2, May 13 - ABC Announcements (AM), The CW Announcements (PM)
• Day 3, May 14 - CBS Announcements
• Day 4, May 15 - FOX Announcements

* USA time.

What show is staying? What show is moving? What show is not coming back? And what new shows are we expected to tune to by September?

We'll know it this coming week.

Wheee for TV.

Although, this is a downer. I pray to the TV gods an Actors Strike doesn't happen!