NBC has revealed “Part 1″ of its plan for the 2009-10 TV season, and it includes a second season of Parks and Recreation, a half-dozen installments of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, and four new dramas.

In addition to renewing Parks and Rec, NBC also officially picked up Heroes for a fourth (albeit likely shortened) season. Previously announced returns include The Office, 30 Rock, Law & Order: SVU, Friday Night Lights, The Biggest Loser and Celebrity Apprentice.

Conspicuously missing from NBC’s press release is Medium, despite one trade mag’s weekend report that it would be back for a sixth season. NBC sources tell TVGuide.com that in fact a decision on Medium has not yet been finalized, but that the network may announce additional pickups on May 19.

New drama series en route to the Peacock’s schedule are as follows (watch video previews here):

• Parenthood, based on the 1989 film comedy and starring Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Dax Shepard, Erika Christensen and Craig T. Nelson (as the family patriarch).

• Trauma, from Friday Night Lights producer Peter Berg and revolving around first responder paramedics. The cast includes Derek Luke, Anastasia Griffith (Damages) and Jamey Sheridan (Law & Order: CI).

• Mercy, a medical drama told through the eyes of three nurses (played by Michelle Trachtenberg, Jamie Lee Kirchner and Taylor Schilling). The cast also include James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff (Supernatural) and Guillermo Diaz (Weeds).

• Day One, an “event series” slated to air after the 2010 Winter Olympics wrap, and concerning life on earth in the wake of a global catastrophe. The cast includes Adam Campbell, Carly Pope (Popular) and Catherine Dent (The Shield).

On the comedy front, here is the new fare you can expect (watch video previews here):

• Community, set at a community college and starring Chevy Chase and Joel McHale (The Soup).

• 100 Questions, starring Sophie Winkleman (Peep Show) as an unlucky-in-love woman who joins an online dating site.

New reality programming earning a slot on NBC’s schedule include Jerry Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref, Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, and Who Do You Think You Are?, in which celebs climb their ancestral trees.

NBC’s complete 2009-10 schedule will be announced on May 19.

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The summertime doesn’t always have to be about repeats and movies you have seen 5,000 times. Sometimes the summer can bring new shows and new movies that you and I have never seen before. In the case of all the top network channels you might be looking for something to watch this summer - and I can help you! Listed below are some of the new shows and or mini series that will be featured for the summer of 09. Some of these are on channels like ABC, NBC and CBS whereas others are on Hallmark and Ion - which some of us don’t get. But just the same Ill list them to give a viewing to everyone. Some of these you may have heard about coming and others - not so much!

Harper’s Island -
(from CBS’s press release, December 2008) Harper’s Island, a 13-episode mystery event, premieres Thursday, April 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and concludes Thursday, July 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Harper’s Island is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They’ve come to laugh… to love… and, though they don’t know it… to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival. In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.

Southland -
(from NBC’s press release, January 2009) From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, “Southland” is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. Michael Cudlitz (”A River Runs Through It”) plays John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie, “The O.C.”). Cooper’s honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer. Cudlitz and McKenzie are joined by other cast members including Regina King (”Ray,” “Jerry Maguire”) who plays Detective Lydia Adams. Adams lives with and is the primary caregiver of her mother.

The Unusuals -
(from ABC’s web site, March 2009) Like a modern-day M*A*S*H, The Unusuals explores both the grounded drama and comic insanity of the world of New York City police detectives, where every cop has a secret. It also helps to have a twisted sense of humor, since every day could be your last. Detective Casey Shraeger (Amber Tamblyn) has just been transferred to the NYPD’s Homicide unit from Vice and is instantly thrown into a setting of bullets and bodies. As she begins her new assignment, Casey finds that the force is full of secrets, which serves her well, since she’s keeping a few of her own. But her first case is not an easy one, as she’s assigned to investigate the death of one of the department’s own, the former partner of Detective Jason Walsh (Jeremy Renner), who is now her new partner. As the duo seeks out the cop killer, the secrets and eccentricities of the rest of the department begin to emerge.

Surviving Suburbia -
(from ABC’s web site, March 2009) ABC announces the premiere of new half-hour comedy series, Surviving Suburbia, starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson, on MONDAY, APRIL 6 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), following Dancing with the Stars. In the family-centered tradition of Roseanne and Home Improvement, Surviving Suburbia opens the curtain to follow Saget (How I Met Your Mother, Full House) and Stevenson (Men in Trees, Dead Like Me) as Steve and Anne Patterson, a seemingly normal couple who have been married for 20 years, have two children and a cookie cutter house in the idyllic suburbs. But Steve maintains a rather cynical point of view on family, friends, neighbors, society — pretty much everyone and everything — as he tries to survive suburban life

The Storm -
(from NBC’s press release) In “The Storm,” also from RHI Entertainment, billionaire Robert Terrell (Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Treat Williams, “Everwood”) has fulfilled a lifelong obsession and made history with “weather creation” technology though his Atmospheric Research Institute. But during a test run, a blast of energy is sent into the ionosphere with unexpected results. The experiments hurtle the planet towards destruction-hurricanes change course, winds go instantly from hot to cold, torrential rains bring regions to a standstill, and buildings crumble into ruins under explosive lightening storms. It’s only the beginning. Only one scientist, Dr. Jonathan Kirk (James Van Der Beek, “Dawson’s Creek”), steps forward to demand that the system be terminated. Terrell is undeterred and continues to push his team to move forward. His motives for the initially philanthropic technology is in truth far more opportunistic.

The one I’m most interested in is the Southland one, only because I absolutely LOVE Benjamin McKenzie. He was Ryan Atwood on the OC. Anyway, these all sound pretty good. If you want to find out more then I would suggest visiting the ABC, NBC, CBS guides and the like online. The TV guides online are one of the easiest ways you can find anything coming to cable TV - this includes movies, TV shows mini series, features, specials, etc. So if you are looking for something to watch now or you want to check out some of the other movies and shows coming this summer, I would highly suggest taking a look at the schedule!

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Well that’s not necessarily true. While you can catch up on all the shows you missed this year, the summer isn’t just for repeats like a lot of people think. There are also a ton of NEW shows that are coming on as well. Some of these shows can be found below. Most of them are going to be on the main channels like FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS and the like. But some of them may be on other channels as well. One thing I would suggest doing is checking out some of the TV channel guides that are available right online. You can find out anything about any show that you ever wanted to! These are easy to use and you can see all the new shows that are coming around during the summer schedule.

The Listener — In this one-hour drama, Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik, “The Runaway”) is a 24-year-old paramedic living with a secret: he can read people’s minds. This telepathic procedural takes viewers into the heart of a tortured hero who struggles to solve crimes with his unique gift. Week-to-week, “The Listener” balances high-stakes drama with irreverent humor and sends Toby on an intellectual and emotional adventure. Ennis Esmer (”The Path to 9/11″) also stars. “The Listener” is a production of Program Partners and Shaftesbury Films. The executive producers are Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Michael Amo, Russ Cochrane, Glen Davis and Bill Laurin.

Kings - This is an inspiring exploration of the timeless David vs. Goliath struggle. The show is set in a modern metropolis under siege where the fighting has gone on for too long and cost far too many lives. When David Shepherd (Christopher Egan, “Resident Evil: Extinction”), a brave young soldier, rescues the king’s (Golden Globe winner Ian McShane, “Deadwood”) son from enemy territory, he sets events in motion that will finally bring peace. Suddenly, David is thrust into the limelight, earning the affections of women — including the king’s daughter. When he’s promoted to captain, he becomes the reluctant poster boy for hope. But for David, the line between his allies and enemies will blur as the power players in the kingdom go to great lengths to see him fall.

Chopping Block - It’s time to sharpen your knives! It’s not just about the meal, it’s about the business of food. From the producers of “Hell’s Kitchen,” original rock-star chef Marco Pierre White comes to America to host the ultimate food fight on NBC — a new reality competition set in the high-drama, high-stakes world of New York City restaurants. The cooks are given a grilling over the course of the series. The teams, which are made up of couples, will be tested in challenges that vary from having less than a week to design and revamp a restaurant space to planning a menu and creating a signature dish. The winning couple will get a chance to have their dreams come true — opening their very own restaurant in Manhattan. The series is produced by Granada America.”

Shark Taggers - From creator/executive producer Thom Beers (”Deadliest Catch,” “Ice Road Truckers”) and executive producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, “Shark Taggers” is a one-hour reality series that follows daring marine biologists as they track down the ocean’s top predators and hand-tag them with cutting-edge satellite transmitters or investigate bull sharks’ sudden attacks on surfers. The series is produced by Original Productions and BermanBraun.”

Americas Toughest Jobs - From creator/executive producer Thom Beers (”Deadliest Catch,” “Ice Road Truckers”) and executive producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, “America’s Toughest Jobs” is a new extreme competition series that will test 12 people who venture out of their safe, comfortable careers and are injected into some of the most challenging, dangerous and demanding jobs on earth. From logging high in the Oregon Forest to oil drilling on the Texas range, or from driving icy roads to extreme fishing — each job requires guts and stamina, and they’ll have to live up to the same standards as the pros. In the end, their new boss and co-workers will determine success or failure, and those who don’t make the grade get sent home.

Don’t get me wrong. I love watching all the CSIs I missed. But if you want to watch something new and put a little spice in your life, the above-mentioned shows should do it up for you. And if not? Well, check out the schedules like I suggested. I’m sure you can find something to watch or something for you and your family! Have a go at it and see what you can find. Watching TV doesn’t have to be bland, kick it up a notch!

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When you love TV, such as the millions of other people on earth - it can be overwhelming when you are trying to keep up with all of your shows. One thing I really like to do to keep up with all my ABC shows is to check out channel guides online. Some of these guides will even let you set little reminders which will email reminder emails to you about the shows you want to watch on ABC. In a lot of cases, most of us know our show hours and days like the back of our hand. But sometimes there might be a new show coming on or a new movie of some sort of and we want a little reminder to help us out! Hey, I have totally been there and done that. These ABC channel guides are 100% free and they are really really easy to use. Just go to the ABC channel website, find the channel guide and the time and voila - all your shows and moves available to you. Incredibly fast, and very convenient - especially if you are online 24/7 like me. Hey, a girls gotta work! So what if I wander on over to ABC once in awhile! Shows on ABC include:

According to Jim
AFV - America’s Funniest Home Videos
The Bachelor
Better Off Ted
Brothers & Sisters
Buzz Hunters
Castle
Cupid
Dancing With The Stars
Desperate Housewives
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
The Goode Family
Grey’s Anatomy
Homeland Security USA
In The Motherhood
Watch Full Episodes
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Life On Mars
and more!

Oh by the way, if you watch other channels as well, which I’m sure you do - there are other channel options on these guides as well. If you have it on your cable TV then chances are they have it on these guides. Just gotta do some searching. but its still really easy just cross-reference the channel by the time and you will find all your favorite shows - and maybe some you didn’t even know about! Also, if your lucky enough some of these channel guides online will allow you to watch sneak peaks or even full episodes. If you want to find the episodes or the videos just look on the top of the web page and there should be something like “watch videos” or “watch episodes available”. These are completely free as well. In fact, if you ever do have to pay for them - you are probably not on the official site: ABC, NBC, CBS etc. Have fun!

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The spring 2009 TV shows are going to be here pretty soon and some of our long awaited questions will be answered (finally). Questions about Romance, family, and talking … mustangs? Well whatever shows you like (for whatever reason) you will be able to finally catch up with what’s been going on and what is going on with all your shows. Not only will you find a lot of your shows that you already like but as usual you will also find shows that are brand spanking new. Some of these shows you will love, some you won’t. But hey what are you gonna do? The TV execs put so many TV shows on TV because one show or another has to appeal to you, right? Unless your one of those crazy folks that doesn’t own a TV or something *gasp*. Some of the newer shows include that of:

Jan. 9: Howie Do It, NBC
Contestants are pranked by Howie Mandel, who is sometimes in disguise.

Jan. 18: United States of Tara, Showtime
Toni Collette as a mother with multiple personalities. Created by Steven Spielberg.

Jan. 21: Lie to Me, Fox
Tim Roth plays a man who can tell if people are lying. Good for work, not at home.

Jan. 27: Trust Me, TNT
Tim Cavanagh and Eric McCormack play friends working at a Chicago ad agency.

Feb. 13: Dollhouse, Fox
Eliza Dushku has had her personality wiped clean; she gets a new one each week. Created by Joss Whedon, of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fame.

Feb. 15: Eastbound & Down, HBO
Danny McBride plays a former major-leaguer returning to his hometown. Will Ferrell is a producer.

March 9: Castle, ABC
Nathan Fillion gets another shot at TV stardom, playing a horror novelist who helps police.

March 19: Kings, NBC
Modern-day drama based loosely on David vs. Goliath. Ian McShane and Christopher Egan star.

March 24: Cupid, ABC.
Remake of the beloved-but-canceled series about a man who may be Cupid or may be crazy. Bobby Cannavale stars.

I absolutely love that new show “Tara” it is superbly funny! Alright so some parts are a little “odd” but that’s what makes the show! I haven’t even bothered to check out Cupid - now that looks a little odd to me! Dollhouse looks good too, but I have too many other shows I watch that day! The great thing about TV is that you can watch what you like, when you want (DVR/TIVO) and there is a ton of different shows out there to choose from. Maybe you like criminal shows, or drama or comedy or reality - whatever you like, it probably exists. And if it doesn’t exist? Give it a few months, someone will think of it eventually! Returning shows include American Idol, 24, Hell’s Kitchen, Life, The Closer, Lost, Survivor and South Park. Enjoy!

Tags: 2009, Spring, Television, TV, TV Guide, TV Shows

The CBS TV hits continue in 2008. Ah, as I review the past few years of tv show lineups, we turn to the 2008 CBS fall line up! I am excited as usual, because in my opinion, they have taken over as the #2 television network. This tv lineup was appears to be designed to attract more female viewers. There were some favorite tv shows that you won’t see anymore. First, Moonlight, made room for the tv series The Ex-List…if you like tarot card reading, then this one is for you. As we have noted in the 2009 CBS fall lineup, The Mentalist, has made its mark.

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Jerry Bruckheimer’s Eleventh Hour, and comedy sitcoms like Worst Week and Project Gary are introduced. CBS did make one shocker by shifting New Adventures of Old Christine to a new day and time, from Monday to Wednesday.

Another strong couple of tv series, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY have made the cut again. The hit franchise, CSI continues to draw more and more viewers as time goes on. I am a personal fan of the show due to its creativity and strong writers.

Moving into a comedy phase were Rules of Engagement as a mid-season replacement show, should any of the previous shows not make ratings as expected.

When you have an opportunity, please review the 2008 CBS fall lineup below for more information and schedule it in your DVR or TiVo.

MONDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 How I Met Your Mother
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Worst Week
10:00 CSI: Miami

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 The Mentalist
10:00 Without a Trace

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 Project Gary
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

THURSDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 CSI
10:00 The Eleventh Hour

I went back into my journal of notes and wanted to see what ABC TV shows we remember and what we forgot. Ah, tv is so much fun. Here is a recap of these fun tv series 2007. What was your favorite tv show 2007?

If I recall correctly, an extremely ambitious 2007 fall tv schedule awaited us on ABC TV with several promising dramas to keep us occupied. Some of the hit tv shows included Supernatural and Girl Power. These seemed to have been the overall theme across the board. ABC TV has really seperated themselves in the the market by offering fans some of the best written and intelligent tv series programs that should appeal to all demographics, young to old, male to female of all ages. Buckle up fans - How many of your favorite tv shows are still on the air? It’s going to be a thrilling ride in this blast from the past, 2007 TV lineup ABC TV offered…

Canceled TV Shows 2007: What About Brian and Six Degrees.

Returning TV Shows 2007: Lost and October Road.

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New Dramas in 2007:

Dirty Sexy Money
Starring Roles: Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling; Peter Krause as Nick George; William Baldwin as Sen. Patrick Darling; Laz Alonso as Colin Natalie Zea as Karen Darling; Seth Gabel as Jeremy Darling; Glenn Fitzgerald as Rev. Brian Darling; Samaire Armstrong as Juliet Darling; Zoe McLennan as Lisa;; Jill Clayburgh as Letitia Darling.

Overview: Several years ago we had Dynasty and abc tv fall 2007, a new family leads the channel. The Darling family has it all — money, power and privilege, and Nick George (Peter Krause) is more than determined to never change his lifestyle when he takes over for his father as the lead attorney.

Eli Stone
Starring Roles: Jonny Lee Miller as Eli Stone; Victor Garber as Jordan Wethersby; Natasha Henstridge as Taylor Wethersby; Loretta Devine as Patti; Sam Jaeger as Matt Dowd; Laura Benanti as Beth Keller; James Saito as Dr. Chen.

Overview: Could there be a real prophet walking among us? Eli Stone, a successful lawyer, thinks he’s suffering from hallucinations when he begins seeing the future. After discovering he has an aneurysm in his brain, Eli must try to figure out if what he is seeing has been brought on medically or if someone higher up has a higher purpose for him.

Private Practice
Starring Roles: Kate Walsh as Addison Forbes Montgomery; Tim Daly as Dr. Peter Finch; Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett; Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman; Merrin Dungey as Dr. Naomi Bennett; Chris Lowell as William “Dell” Cooper; Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Overview: Sick of dealing with her ex-husband and ex-lover, Addison Montgomery leaves Seattle Grace behind and heads to beautiful Los Angeles and joins a private practice with her old med school friends. Will Addison finally find true love and figure out a way to have a baby before it’s too late?

Pushing Daisies
Starring Roles: Lee Pace as Ned; Anna Friel as Chuck; Chi McBride as Emerson; Swoosie Kurtz as Lily; Kristin Chenoweth as Olive; Jim Dale as the Narrator.

Overview: Perhaps one of the most-anticipated series of the bunch centers around a man named Ned who has the unique ability to bring things back from the dead. When he resurrects his former love, he learns that if he ever touches her, she’ll die all over again without the possibility to be brought back to life.

Big Shots - CANCELLED TV SHOW! And I liked it!
Starring Role: Michael Vartan as James Walker; Dylan McDermott as Duncan Collinsworth; Christopher Titus as Brody Johns; Joshua Malina as Karl Mixworthy; Nia Long as Katie Graham; Paige Turco as Lisbeth; Peyton List as Cameron Collinsworth; Wendy Moniz as Stacey Walker; Jessica Collins as Marla; Amy Sloan as Wendy.

Overview: This is about Male Power. After several tv shows go after the girl power, we finally see a comeback with, Big Shots. Big Shots is about four extremely successful business men who are friends. They try to navigate their way through business and personal experience along with the ruthlessness of the business world.

As a courtesy, I would like to give proper credit to tv.com, about.com, wikipedia.com for its core contribution to the information.  We are going back in time and I have referenced several pieces of information.  

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2007 TV Lineup ABC: At-a-Glance

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MONDAY: Dancing with the Stars, Sam I Am, The Bachelor

TUESDAY: Cavemen, Carpoolers, Dancing with the Stars, Boston Legal

WEDNESDAY: Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money 

THURSDAY: Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Big Shots 

FRIDAY: Men in Trees, Women’s Murder Club, 20/20

SATURDAY: Saturday Night College Football

SUNDAY: America’s Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives
Brothers & Sisters

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When it comes to the Internet you can almost always find exactly what you are looking for - and then some! Recently I was looking online for some websites for the NBC fall lineup and I found quite a few websites that really piqued my interest. These websites contain all the shows you already love plus some of the new ones that are going to air in the fall line up. These websites also include some other really cool options such as TV schedules, biographies of your favorite stars, TV previews, a look behind the scenes and so much more! If you are a TV freak like I am then you will definitely find some good use in websites such as these. Most all of these sites are built in the “blog” type of way so its pretty easy to do a search and find exactly what you are looking for. For example, I was trying to see a few shows coming in 2009 for CBS and found this post:

“With official announcement of 2008-2009 TV schedules, CBS finally revealed its list of new shows combined with some of the most applauded and accepted series on television with a number of new attractions. Here CBS disclosed the featuring of five new series including two comedies and three dramas with eighteen existing series returning to the schedule. The new series includes project Gary [Wednesday 8:30 PM] starring Jay Mohr (Ghost Whisperer) and Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck) in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his dominating ex-wife, Allison, who faces post-divorce chaos after 15 years of marriage; and Worst week [Monday 9:30 PM] about a regular guy (Kyle Bornheimer), can’t help causing fiasco whenever he and his girlfriend (Erinn Hayes) are around her parents.

CBS also returns with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, all are an American crime drama television series that traces the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists as they expose the situation behind puzzling and bizarre deaths and other crimes. Other attractions include a delightful Comic Serial Two and a Half Men [Monday 9:00 PM]; A News Magazine with unique style of reporter-centered investigation called 60 Minutes [Sunday 7:00 PM] with two top notch reality series namely Survivor [Thursday 8:00 PM] and the five-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race [Sunday 8:00 PM]. Courtesy of CBS

The CBS fall lineup 2009 also accommodates a number of Drama series including The Mentalist [Tuesday 9:00 PM], story of Patrick Jane and his detective life at California Bureau of Investigation; Eleventh Hour [Thursday 10:00 PM], the tale about Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and his attractive counterpart who try to save people from deadly scientific experiments and The Ex List [Friday 9:00 PM] where a beautiful and seductive lady sets out to find her past love interests and her affections. Beyond other stunning attractions Ghost Whisperer is an exclusive new series to its top-rated Friday, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns at 8:00 PM followed by the night’s utmost rated scripted series NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.”

So you see these websites are quite effective when it comes to finding out information about your shows you love now and ones you might be interested in “getting into” once they reach the air. A couple of other data points for different shows include that of: 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race! Check these sites out the next time your looking online and want to see some of the new shows coming up in the fall line up!

MEDIA METROPOLIS

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ABC, promoting itself as the destination for television dramas, is telecasting John Safran’s globe-trotting adventure “Race Relations”, The Chaser’s “War on Everything” and Andrew Denton’s “Project Next”. After spending 2008 out of the television spotlight, The Chaser has returned back to ABC TV with a story that is scripted for just 10 episodes with the tagline “George W. Bush waged a war on terror, but only The Chaser has had the vision and courage to wage a War on Everything.” Incidentally, in Race Relations, John Safran tries to get emos to fight in Iraq, and tests the claims of therapists who claim that they can cure people of racism. And Denton is busy in finding a bunch of original thinkers, mischief-makers and cage rattlers and enticing them into a room to create an irreverent program about serious things through Project Next.

ABC announces the 2009 TV lineup of programs that provide intense entertainment with the taste of originality and creativity. With a modest effort to pull in more younger, urban viewers; ABC TV has decided to host some series of Australia’s most veteran talents - John Safran, The Chaser and Andrew Denton.

At midseason, ABC will telecast “The Goode Family”, an animated series from Mike Judge, and a reality show from Ashton Kutcher and model Tyra Banks. It will also press ahead with development plans for more new shows that could be brought out midseason, when the network will bring back its hit “Lost.”

There are also second seasons of Bed of Roses, East of Everything and The Librarians plus a host of new dramas like Drugs, Death and Betrayal by veteran journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule, The Cut, Dirt Game, Prison Sings, and natural history programs.  

MEDIA METROPOLIS

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NBC, in its recent announcement unveiled its stirring fall lineup for the 2008-09 television seasons with some of its highly cherished and popular series and a number of new attractions altogether. In its stunning Monday schedule Chuck [8:00PM] has made its place that scripts about a retail hacker who sells computers, become a hunted man with a computer in his brain; with My Own Worst Enemy [10:00PM] where Christian Slater plays a man with two identities. In addition returning of The Biggest Loser [Tuesday 8: 00 PM] where overweight contestants are competing to win $250,000 by losing the highest percentage of their starting body weight, is also adding a gem in the schedule.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [Tuesday 10: PM] needs a big mention here that secures a large audience group with its unique presentation style where Law & Order franchise records the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. NBC also filled Wednesday with complete thrills and actions with Knight Rider [8:00 PM] and Deal or No Deal [10:00 PM]. The entire schedule adorns the Thursday with The Office [9:00 PM] that manipulates the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company; and My Name is Earl [8:00 PM] narrates the tale of a young Earl gets his heart broken by the babysitter and swears revenge on her and her boyfriend.

Worth bring up the name of Friday Night Lights [Friday 9:00 PM] and Life [Friday 10:00 PM] that sticks the audiences with their bedroom carpets. Saturday itself shows its importance with some fabulous stuffs worth watching like Dateline NBC [8:00 PM] that depicts the highest-quality reporting, investigative features, breaking news coverage and newsmaker profiles. Last but not least, on Sundays you can enjoy a sea of football broadcasts with Football Night in America [7:00 PM] if simply watching a great game of football isn’t enough for you!

Officials at NBC very much assured that the schedule may create passion among the audience with all new interesting and amazing programs at your own television.

I am looking forward to this new season!

MEDIA METROPOLIS

Tags: Chuck, Law & Order, My Name is Earl, NBC, New Season, The Office