Coming Up in Fall 2008: 16 New Series; More Drama than Comedy

Number of New Shows Overall:
16 (versus 29 in fall 2007)

Breakdown:
Dramas: 10 (versus 16 in fall 2007)
Sitcoms: 4 (versus 6 in fall 2007)
Non-Scripted: 2 (versus 7 in fall 2007)

By Night:
Monday: 2
Tuesday: 6
Wednesday: 4
Thursday: 2
Friday: 2
Saturday: 0
Sunday: 0

Wednesday had the most number of new shows last fall, with 9. Next was Monday at 6, followed by Tuesday (5), Sunday (4), Friday (3) and Thursday (2).

By Network:
ABC: 2
CBS: 5
NBC: 4 (excluding the three Saturday Night Live Election themed half-hours)

Fox: 2
CW: 3

ABC debuted 8 new series in fall 2007, followed by 6 for the CW, and 5 each for CBS, NBC and Fox.

The three-month strike, no doubt, took its toll on development for next season.

New Shows by Network

ABC
Opportunity Knocks (non-scripted): Tuesday 8 p.m.
Life on Mars (drama): Thursday 10 p.m.

CBS
Worst Week (comedy): Monday 9:30 p.m.
The Mentalist (drama): Tuesday 9 p.m.
Project Gary (comedy): Wednesday 8:30 p.m.

Eleventh Hour (drama): Thursday 10 p.m.
The Ex List (drama): Friday 9 p.m.

NBC
My Own Worst Enemy (drama): Monday 10 p.m.
Kath & Kim (comedy): Tuesday 9:30 p.m.
Knight Rider (drama): Wednesday 8 p.m.
Crusoe (drama): Friday 8 p.m.

Fox
Fringe (drama): Tuesday 9 p.m.
Do Not Disturb (comedy): Wednesday 9:30 p.m.

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