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NETWORK TV Fall 2024
It's that time of year again! The networks are releasing their fall line ups
CBS has jumped on the boat first, with the announcement of their fall season premiere dates. Of course CBS makes their Thursday schedule change when their month of Thursday Night Football ends. Schedule below.
Sunday, September 24th
7:30/6:30c 60 Minutes (leading out of the NFL double header )
Monday September 25th
8PM Big Bang Theory
8:30 Young Sheldon (sneak peak)
9PM Kevin Can Wait
9:30PM ME,Myself & I (series premire)
10PM Scorpion
Tuesday, September 26th
8PM NCIS
9PM Bull
10PM NCIS : New Oreleans
Wednesday, September 27th
8PM Survivor
9PM Seal Team (series premiere)
10PM Criminal Minds
Thursday, September 28TH
8:25PM Thursday Night Football (Bears @ Packers)
Friday, September 29 TH
8PM MacGyver
9PM Hawaii Five -O
10PM Blue Bloods
Saturday, September 30th
10PM 48 Hours
Sunday , October 1st
8:30PM Wisdom of the Crowd ( Series Premiere) ( Leading out of NFL Double Header ET/CT)
9:30pm NCIS: Los Angeles
Monday, October 2nd
8:30PM 9JKL (Series Premiere)
Sunday, October 8th
10PM Madam Secretary
Monday, October 30th
8PM Kevin Can Wait
8:30PM 9JKL
9PM Me, Myself & I
9:30pm Superior Donuts (new season)
Thursday , November 2nd
8PM The Big Bang Theory
8:30 Young Sheldon
9PM Mom (new season)
9:30pm Life in Pieces (new season)
10PM S.W.A.T (series premiere)
We did a part II so III comes after as we delve back into our comfort zone in the lookback at Saturday Morning network TV before it was killed by murder.
Most of the shows in this lookback are from the 80's ,though there are a couple 70's in here (just like the real 80's). So let's dive in.
1. Casper and the Angles
Casper the friendly ghost is a guardian angle for woman police motorcycle cops in the year 2179. (What?) That's a description of this cartoon that came out in 1979 , produced by Hanna and Barbera . There also was another ghost named Hairy Scary (who apparently lost his real name upon death) who liked to scare bad guys. (Uh Judge, the cops used a ghost on me and I want my ticket canceled)
I have a question , no wait make that a few/ copyright Turner
Each episode had 2 segments and the series ran 13 episodes (lucky) From September to December 1979. Though makes you wonder how much fun or worrying Law and Order or other cop shows would be if they had ghosts helping them.
2. Shirt Tales
A magic shirt goes on magic adventures (psst , no that's not the show) , oops oh A Tiger, A Panda, A Mole, a Raccoon , and an Orangutan live together in Oak tree park and wear shirts that flash words of their thoughts on them (why?). They bother a Janitor and also fight crime. (What?, ummm can we talk about Casper , please)
Hallmark had a card line called Shirt Tales which featured animals with words on their shirts. Since the cards sold well, the natural thing was to made it a children's cartoon. ( Sounds logical) Hanna and Barbera decided to work with them and create the cartoon for NBC. Since TV shows have plots (well some of them do) it seems the crime fighting thing was added on. It started in 1982 and each episode had 2 half segments. The first thirteen episodes did well so NBC renewed the show (yes? it did well) for a 10 episode season 2. They added a Kangaroo (for some reason) They also seemed to demote the Raccoon from leader to giving the Tiger that role (no comment) and episodes just didn't have him. The Series ended in 1984 , after two seasons and 23 episodes.
No comment / but it is on DVD now / Copyright Warner
Also a fun note : the Voice of Bart Simpson , Nancy Cartwright voiced the kangaroo.
3. Wish Kid
We lied, there is one show from the 90's and from the last season of NBC doing kids shows before Teening it up. (that's a thing)
Wish Kid staring Macaulay Culkin (the actual title of the cartoon) came out in 1991 and is about named Nicholas /or Nick McClary owned a magic baseball glove. How was it magic ? It was struck by miniature shooting star. ( This show makes more sense than anything else) It could grant wishes , though it had a limit (like a prepaid phone in the 2000's) it could only be used once a week (meta ,aren't you show?) and each wish didn't last long.
I guess one temporary wish a week is better than none/ Copyright Dic.
The series ran 13 episodes (today's number) in 1991, as we said this was NBC's last year of doing general Children's programming.
4. Godzilla (also see #5 after 4)
Ok , Godzilla , yeah let's get on right that. Hanna and Barbera made the series for NBC it started in 1978. The idea was a cartoon version of Godzilla. The show was something Barbera wanted to do for awhile. Now , also included Godzooky, to have a father son thing going on. (Ummm) Since this is network TV in the 1970's the powers that be didn't want Godzilla to shoot flames , step on cars and buildings. (Or in other words , don't have a giant monster be a giant monster) We also have a team of scientists who call on Godzilla to help when they are in peril. Also predating E/I it PBS'd and gave you an educational segment in the middle of the show about something scientific. The series ran from 1978-79 for 2 seasons of 13 episodes.
NOW see #5 it's kind of related.
5. Jana of the Jungle.
NBC ran Godzilla under the name "GodZilla Power Hour" for a month, Godzilla was a half hour cartooon, so what did NBC do the 2nd part ? A new cartoon called "Jana of the Jungle" Later on that was called Godzilla Super 90 , but forget that for now.
Jana of the Jungle was made by H&B (why not?) Jana was lives in the Jungle because she got lost there. She is on the search for her father who vanished on the boating trip she was stranded on as a child. There are other humans there, to also help on the search for her father , though sadly she never does. The series ran 13 (ugggh) episodes in 1978
she also skinned one of her friends... / Copyright Warner
That's our look back .. at NBC Saturday Morning shows part III, tune in next time when NBC had a show about a girl who lived in the jungle , solves mysteries with her magic talking shirt and glove in the year 2179.
The CW has released their fall schedule which involves a few changes. The CW has moved "Jane the Virgin" to Fridays pairing it with "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" ,which moved to Friday last season. Arrow makes it's move to Thursdays after "Supernatural". "Riverdale" moves to Wednesdays. The CW has two new series for the fall , "Valor" which will air Mondays , and a re-boot of "Dynasty".
For the mid season "i Zombie" , "The 100" , and "The Originals" return and two new series "Black Lightning" and "Life Sentence"
Here's the fall schedule
all times ET /PT
new series highlighted in blue
MONDAY 8 pm Supergirl 9 pm Valor (New Series)
TUESDAY 8 pm The Flash 9 pm DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
WEDNESDAY 8 pm Riverdale (new time slot) 9 pm Dynasty (New Series)
THURSDAY 8 pm Supernatural 9 pm Arrow (new time slot)
FRIDAY 8 pm Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (new time slot) 9 pm Jane the Virgin (new time slot)
CBS has released their fall schedule and CBS likes to be consistent so really not much change to their schedule repeating but replacing canceled shows with new ones. Since CBS still has the Thursday Night Football simulcast they will start their Thursday comedies on Monday, as they have done in past seasons. "Young Sheldon" gets a slot after it's parent show "The Big Bang Theory" for a preview on September 25th , then another new series , 9JKL will get the post BBT slot starting in October. "Young Sheldon" will get the post BBT slot when starts on Thursdays after football. "Elementary", "Man with A Plan" , "Code Black", and "The Amazing Race" will return in the mid season.
Here's the Fall Schedule
all times ET/PT
new shows highlighted in blue
Monday
8PM The Big Bang Theory
8:30PM Young Sheldon (Special One Time Preview Sept.25th)
8:30PM 9JKL (Starting October 2nd) (New Series)
9PM Kevin Can Wait
9:30pm Me, Myself & I (New Series)
10pm Scorpion
After Thursday Night Football on CBS ends
line up starting October 30th
8PM Kevin Can Wait
8:30PM 9JKL
9PM Me, Myself, &I
9:30PM Superior Donuts
10PM Scorpion
Tuesday
8PM NCIS
9PM Bull
10PM NCIS: New Orleans
Wednesday
8PM Survivor
9PM Seal Team (new series)
10PM Criminal Minds
Thursday
Thursday Night Football (Starting September 28th)
Starting November 2nd
8PM The Big Bang Theory
8:30 Young Sheldon (New Series)
9PM Mom
9:30PM Life In Pieces
10PM S.W.A.T (new series)
Friday
8PM MacGyver
9PM Hawaii Five-o
10PM Blue Bloods
ABC has released their fall line up with some changes being made. First, moving from it's long time Sunday slot to Fridays is "Once Upon a Time" . "American Housewife" and "Black-ish" are swapping days with the former going to Tuesdays. "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" will be held until mid season. In the mid season : ABC will be bringing the return of "American Idol" , a junior version of "Dancing with the stars". Shark Tank moves from it's long time Friday slot to Sundays. A New Marvel series "Inhumans" takes Shark Tank's old pre "20/20" slot. New comedy series, "The Mayor" gets the post "Black-ish" Tuesday slot. Monday is still "Dancing with the Stars" night it will be followed by a new drama "The Good Doctor" while rounding out Tuesday Nights is a new drama ,"The Gospel of Kevin". Sundays you still get the familiar "America's Funniest Home Videos" also the return of "To Tell the Truth", Shark Tank and a new drama "Ten Days in the Valley".
Here's the schedule.
all times ET/PT
new series highlighted in blue
MONDAY
8PM Dancing with the Stars
10PM The Good Doctor (new series)
TUESDAY
8 PM The Middle
8:30 PM Fresh Off the Boat (new time period)
9 PM Black-ish (new day and time period)
9:30 PM The Mayor (new series)
10 PM The Gospel of Kevin (new series)
WEDNESDAY
8 PM The Goldbergs
8:30 PM Speechless”
9 PM Modern Family”
9:30 PM American Housewife” (new day and time period)
10 PM Designated Survivor”
THURSDAY
8 PM Grey’s Anatomy
9 PM Scandal
10 PM How to Get Away with Murder
FRIDAY
8 PM Once Upon a Time (new day and time period)
9 PM Marvel's Inhumans (new series)
10 PM 20/20
SATURDAY
8 PM Saturday Night Football
SUNDAY
7 PM America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 PM To Tell the Truth (new day and time period)
9 PM Shark Tank (new day and time period)
10 PM Ten Days in the Valley (new series)
Fox has released their fall schedule with inclusion of their own Marvel series , "Gifted" and a new Seth McFarline drama , "The Orville" . Meanwhile, Gotham moves from Monday Nights to Thursdays. "The Orville" will premiere on a Sunday after an NFL double-header before it moves to it's normal night of Mondays. Tuesday is still comedy night but the comedies move to 9PMET while "Lethal Weapon" moves to Tuesdays at 8pmet. "New Girl" returns for its final season in the mid season. "Empire" moves to 8PMET on Wednesdays before "Star". Fridays will be "Hell's Kitchen" and "The Exorcist" (there's a theme there_
Sundays a new comedy gets the post- "Simpsons" slot called "Ghosted"
Here's the new schedule
all times ET/PT
new series highlighted in Blue
MONDAY
8:00 LUCIFER (new time)
9:00 THE GIFTED (new series)
TUESDAY
8:00 LETHAL WEAPON (new night, new time)
9:00 THE MICK (new time)
9:30 BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (new time)
WEDNESDAY
8:00 EMPIRE (new time)
9:00 STAR
THURSDAY
8:00 GOTHAM (new night)
9:00 THE ORVILLE (new series)
FRIDAY
8:00 HELL’S KITCHEN
9:00 THE EXORCIST (new night)
SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM FOX SPORTS SATURDAY: FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SUNDAY
7:00 NFL ON FOX
7:30 THE OT / BOB’S BURGERS
8:00 THE SIMPSONS
8:30 GHOSTED (new series)
9:00 FAMILY GUY
9:30 THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
NBC has announced their fall line up. Some interesting changes include moving their hit freshman series "This is Us" to Thursdays. It will also be their post Superbowl show in 2018. Thursdays will be the return of the comedy "Will and Grace" which will be paired with the comedy "Great News" and finishing up Thursday will be "Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" NBC's broadcasts of Thursday Night Football also continues this season. Season 3 of "Superstore" and season 2 of "The Good Place" move to Tuesdays after the voice.
Update : 5/30/2017 NBC has decided not to move "This is Us" to Thursdays so instead they moved it back to Tuesdays, So "Superstore" and "The Good Place" move back to Thursday at 8/7c moving the planned series for the 8PMET to 9PMET. Also they flipped the days for "Chicago Fire" and "Law and Order: True Crime".
Here's a full look at the fall line up
new series in blue
all times ET
Monday
8 PM The Voice
10 PM. The Brave
Tuesday
8 PM The Voice
9PM This is Us
9 PM. Superstore (new night)
9:30 PM The Good Place (new night) 10 PM Chicago Fire
10PM Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Wednesday
8 PM The Blacklist (new night)
9 PM. Law & Order: SVU
10 PM Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8 PM Will & Grace
8PM Superstore
8:30 PM . Great News (new night)
8:30PM Will and Grace
9 PM This Is Us (new night)
9:30PM Great News (New Night ) 10 PM Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
10PM Chicago Fire
As we tap into our next Peanuts lookback, we realize that not all the specials have a singular plot. Some plots from the comic strip are not long enough to fill in a whole 24 minutes (minus commercials) special. But what about one special that has to fill about 48 minutes (again, minus the commercials in a 60 minute slot)? That's what we are taking a look at this time. (If we did this in video form this would be easier)
"It's an Adventure , Charlie Brown" aired on CBS in May of 1983 it's considered the inspiration of the Charlie Brown and Snoopy show, which took the vignette format and used it to it's episodes instead of doing two eleven minute segments. Since , this is a vignette format we are going to look at each one separately. So let's get started.
Sack
Yes , Charlie Brown has hit the sack/ Copyright Peanuts
So the sun rises and sun looks like a baseball and this makes Charlie Browns seek therapy with Lucy, but since it's Lucy It doesn't go anywhere. Then he sees the moon and it also looks like a baseball. (he's addicted to baseball, there solved) When Sally gets him an ice cream cone guess what? (It looks like Mr.s Butterworth?) So Linus suggests Charlie go see a real doctor. He's also wearing a sack over his head. (That gives the title some sense) The doctor says he should go to camp to get his head off it. (Back when drugs weren't always the answer)
"Kamp out" hmmm turn around , Charlie Brown it's a trap!/Copyright Peanuts
Charlie Brown continues to wear the sack on his head because , why not? There's a meeting at the camp to pick a new camp president. (That's a thing?) After the voting , Charlie Brown becomes the new camp president. With the nick name , Sack.
The face of leadership/ Copyright Peanuts
Apparently , things go well for Charlie "Sack" Brown or would that be Charlie Brown "Sack"? He passes wise advice ,fixes the food, stops a fight. He has made the camp a great place. Charlie Brown though contemplates if he should remove the sack . One morning, he decides to check the sun on the Fourth of July (random) to see if the sun is the sun or a baseball. (makes sense in context)
What does he see ?
a) Sun
b) Baseball
c) nothing he falls asleep
d) Trick Question
If you answered D , then you are wise, because he sees Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine.
Two worlds collide./ copyright Peanuts
That's "Sack" , the moral of the story: Wear a paper bag on your head and you will go places and be a great leader.
Caddies
Peppermint Patty applies to be a caddie and takes Marcie with her at a country club. (Quite, I'm sure) They find two women golfers to caddie for. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Bartley. Two women agure over strokes. (Ahh Golfers) This one is not as plot driven as the first one , it's a lot of gags with Marcie. We do find out that Snoopy is a golfer at the county club. (Well of course he uis) The two ladies fight again which happens periodically. By the fourth hole Marcie quits and demands that she get a dollar for the 4 wholes. (It worked!) The Caddy master wants half of their mone, but Marcie and Peppermint don't accept that and he only gets ten percent.
That was caddies. Moral of the story: sometimes it's good to get fed up and don't give in easy while give up anyway or something.
Kite
Back to Charlie Brown... and his old arch enemy (Mr.Burns?) - The Kite eating tree. (I was close)
The K.T.E ate his kite . (Living up to its name) Charlie Brown tells the tree he hates it. Then it eats his next kite. Charlie Brown bit into the tree. (what am I watching?)
Charlie Brown bit into a tree that is something I'd never thought I'd write/ Copyright Peanuts
Charlie Brown gets a letter from the E.P.A and they are after him for biting the tree. (Darn government getting in the way of people's rights) He decides the only thing to do is run away. (it's logical) We also see the Goose eggs (Ruby and Austin ) in this special what a nice surprise. They accidentally with a baseball. They are looking for an older person to be a coach for their team. The other goose eggs : Leland and Milo meet him as well. Charlie Brown teaches the team how to do baseball. As Charlie Brown sleeps in a box each night because life is hard when the E.P.A is after you.
From sack to box /copyright Peanuts
Ruby decides to name their team the Goose Eggs , after Charlie Brown tells her it means that you haven't scored any runs. (I like her optimism) They have a competing teaming which happens to be Charlie Brown's old team. Linus informs him that kite eating tree fell over in a storm and the E.P.A has no evidence. (yes, "fell over" ) and Milo says he wants to be just like Charlie Brown.
awwww/ copyright Peanuts
Fun note : This was directly based on a storyline in the strips from 1977. It starts on February 21st and runs into March check it out : http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1977/02/21
Moral of the story: The EPA has too much time on their hands.
