Daniel's TV Blog

OK so I'm still trying to fully parse out and understand the new fall season announced this week. It doesn't help that I'm still on the road and don't have a consistent schedule. PS, tomorrow I have 10.5 hours of driving, ugh! But there is one pattern I have noticed: Friday at 9:00. Every network has moved one of the shows I watch to Friday at 9:00. Well, FOX already had Dollhouse at that time slot and that is currently the only show I watch then. But in addition to Dollhouse (which I'm very happy was renewed) there is:

• Southland on NBC. Moved from Thursday at 10 for the nightly Jay.
• Medium on CBS. Transfer from NBC. This show makes more sense on CBS anyway but pairing it with The Boob Whisperer seems a bit much.
• Ugly Betty on ABC. Are they trying to kill this show? It had such a great Thursday night time slot at 8:00 which is perfect for comedies. They are replacing it with Flashforward. Although that does look really cool, a time twisting mystery drama does not belong at 8:00 on Thursday.

Since I had to drop Betty this year thanks to the DISH vs. KOMO battle, I'll probably drop that show altogether now. It's season finale is tomorrow. I won't be watching. Southland is one of my new favorite shows.

Labels: Medium, Southland, Ugly Betty, upfronts