Pat Plays Scheduler! ABC - Part Two

With upronts less than a month away, I will use my television expertise (and imaginary crystal ball) to predict what the new network schedules will look like. This week:

ABC: Part Two -

Thursday

8:00PM: NEW DRAMA

9:00PM: Grey's Anatomy

10:00PM: Private Practice

Analysis: ABC struck out hard with My Generation last Fall, so it's likely the net will try something a little more Grey's-esque this time around. This meaning a drama, with a voiceover, guiding silly young people as they navigate through there VERY hard lives. The fading Grey's will continue to lead-in to the never-that-strong-anyway Practice for the time being, although the latter may be on thin ice if it slips any further next season.

Friday

8:00PM: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

9:00PM: Brothers & Sisters

10:00PM: 20/20

Analysis: Friday mainstay 20/20 will remain in the 10PM slot. Extreme Makeover's ratings have waned considerably from its heyday, as has fellow Sunday nighter Brothers & Sisters. ABC has done well with reality on this night, so Makeover may have a new permenant home. Sisters on the other hand is getting old, and will likely play out a shortened season to eek out a few more bucks in syndication profits in a less high-profile time period, and wrap up the veteran drama after six seasons.

Saturday

8:00PM: Repeats

9:00PM: Repeats

10:00PM: Repeats

Analysis: Like every other network, ABC has pretty much given up on this night, so no new programming will crop up on this night.

Sunday

7:00PM: America's Funniest Home Videos

8:00PM: Secret Millionaire

9:00PM: Desperate Housewives

10:00PM: NEW DRAMA

Analysis: Secret Millionaire premiered this Spring to very respectable numbers, and will likely return on the night. America's Funniest and Housewives have been mainstays on the night for years, and are likely to stay put. ABC will try to capitalize on the (dropping like a rock) respectable audience the veteran drama still pulls to launch a new drama, with Brothers & Sisters moving to Fridays to finish its 6-year run.

Midseason

Shark Tank returned this season after a very short (and low-rated) freshman run last season. Its audience has continually risen, and last week actually achieved a series-high and Friday-leading 1.6 in Adults 18-49. So a repeat appearance next year is becoming more and more likely. Recent Primetime spinoff What Would You Do? has performed well on Fridays, and will likely be used as filler at some point during the new season. Better With You may also be return at midseason, depending on how confident the net is in its comedy pilots.