I am – Hercules!!
Official announcement comes in a few hours, but here’s how ABC’s fall slate seems to shake out very early Tuesday:
Monday
8 p.m. Wife Swap
9 p.m. Monday Night Football
Tuesday
8 p.m. According To Jim
8:30 p.m. Rodney
9 p.m. Commander-in-Chief
10 p.m. Boston Legal
Wednesday
8 p.m. George Lopez
8:30 p.m. Freddie
9 p.m. Lost
10 p.m. Invasion
Thursday
8 p.m. Alias
9 p.m. The Night Stalker
10 p.m. Primetime Live
Friday
8 p.m. Supernanny
9 p.m. Hope and Faith
9:30 p.m. Hot Properties
10 p.m. 20/20
Saturday
8 p.m. Movie
Sunday
7 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9 p.m. Desperate Housewives
10 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy
TO RETURN AT MIDSEASON:
* The Bachelor
* Jake in Progress (USA Today said only last month it was “gone (or nearly dead)!!)
ON-THE-BUBBLE SHOWS RENEWED:
* Jake in Progress (USA Today said only last month it was “gone (or nearly dead)!!)
* Less Than Perfect
* Rodney (USA Today said only last month it was “gone (or nearly dead)!!)
ON-THE-BUBBLE SHOWS DISCARDED:
* Blind Justice
* 8 Simple Rules
* Eyes
CANCELLED EARLIER THIS SEASON:
* The Benefactor
* Complete Savages
* Life as We Know It
* NYPD Blue
NEW SHOWS:
* "Commander-in-Chief." Hourlong comedy-drama, from writer-director Rod Lurie (“The Contender,” “Line of Fire”), about the first female U.S. president. It stars Geena Davis (“The Geena Davis Show”), Kyle Secor (“Homicide,” “Veronica Mars”), Julie Ann Emory (“In the Line of Fire”), Leslie Hope (“24,” “In the Line of Fire”), Donald Sutherland (“Cold Mountain”), Ever Carradine (“Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”), Caitlin Wachs (“Thirteen Days”) and Harry Lennix (the “knuckle-up!” guy from the “Matrix” series).
* "Freddie." Sitcom, written by Freddie Prinze Jr. (!) and someone named Conrad Jackson, about a successful chef raised by females. With Prinze (“Scooby Doo 2”), Megyn Price (“Grounded For Life”), Jenny Gago (“Coach Carter”), Jacqueline Obradors (“NYPD Blue”) and Brian Austin Green (“Beverly Hills 90210”).
* "Hot Properties." Sitcom, from writer Suzanne Martin (“Frasier,” “Maybe It’s Me”), about young Manhattan realtors in love. It stars Gail O’Grady (“American Dreams”), Sofia Vergara (“Soul Plane”), Audra Blaser (“Bandidas”), Nicole Sullivan (“Mad TV”), Stephen Dunham (“Monster-in-Law”), Amy Hill (“50 First Dates”) and Evan Handler (“Sex and the City”).
* "Invasion." Sci-fi hourlong, from writer Shaun Cassidy (“American Gothic,” “The Agency,” “Cold Case,” “The Mountain”), about a small town secretly plagued by extraterrestrial body snatchers. It stars Eddie Cibrian (“Third Watch”), Kari Matchett (“5ive Days to Midnight”), Ariel Gade (“Envy”), Evan Peters (“Sleepover”), Tyler Labine (“My Boss’s Daughter”), William Fichtner (“Crash”), Liz Sheridan (“Seinfeld”), and Aisha Hinds (“The Shield”).
* "The Night Stalker." Supernatural thriller, from writer-director Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), about a journalist named Carl Kolchak who believes his wife’s murder is tied to forces of the uncanny. It stars Stuart Townsent (“League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”), Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On”), Cotter Smith (“X2”) and Eric Jungman (“Not Another Teen Movie”).
MIDSEASON:
* "Crumbs." Sitcom, from writer Marco Pennette (“All About The Andersons,” “I’m With Her,” “What I Like About You”), about two brothers running their family’s business following the deaths of their parents. It stars Eddie McClintock (“The Sweetest Thing”), Fred Savage (“Austin Powers in Goldmember”), Maggie Lawson (“Inside Schwartz,” “It’s All Relative”), Jane Curtin (“3rd Rock From The Sun”) and William Devane (“24”).
* "Emily's Reasons Why Not." Sitcom, from writer Emily Kapnek (Nickelodeon’s “As Told By Ginger”), about a 30-year-old book publicist recovering from a nasty breakup with a cheating author. It stars Heather Graham (“From Hell”), Nadia Dajani (“View From The Top”) and Smith Cho (“Faking the Video”).
* "Evidence." San Francisco procedural hourlong, written by Dustin Thomason and Sam Baum (the TV-Movie “Young McGyver”), centering on a police inspector who lost his wife to a brutal murder. It stars Nikky Katt (“Boston Legal”), Michele Hicks (“The Shield”), Orlando Jones (“Evolution”) and Martin Landau (“Hollywood Homicide”).
* "In Justice." Procedural hourlong, from screenwriter Robert King (“Clean Slate,” “Speechless,” “Vertical Limit”), about defense investigators who work to free the wrongfully convicted. It stars Jason O’Mara (“Band of Brothers”), Daniel Cosgrove (“All Souls,” “Van Wilder”) and Constance Zimmer (“Good Morning, Miami”).
* "Sons and Daughters.” Family sitcom written by two guys named Fred Goss and Nick Holly. It stars Goss (Bravo’s “Significant Others”), Desmond Harrington (“L.A. Dragnet”), Jerry Lambert (“Wake Up, Ron Burgundy”) and Gillian Vigman (“After the Sunset”).
* "What About Brian." Hourlong, from writer Dana Stevens (“For Love of the Game,” “Life or Something Like It”), about a thirtysomething man who realizes he’s the last of his clique to get married. It stars Barry Watson (“7th Heaven”), Polly Shannon (“Street Time”), Amanda Detmer (“The Majestic”), Matthew Davis (“Blue Crush”), Rosanna Arquette (“The L Word”), Raoul Bova (“Alien Vs. Predator”) and Rick Gomez (“Sin City”).
