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The TCA Press Tour: The Final Wrap Up

January 24, 2007

In this, the final installment of my report on the Television Critic’s Association Press tour, the big five networks (well, the big four and a half) announce their upcoming new and returning shows. While some of these shows are receiving early response and even generating some buzz, there's a long time to go before they see the airwaves.

The fun part: Those of you closely monitoring the DeathWatch are certainly in for a few surprises.

ABC
Six New And Returning Series:
- Six Degrees -- will return to ABC’s schedule at a yet-to-be-determined date. Expect the show to feature a creative overhaul and a new addition to the cast, Josh Charles ("Sports Night").
- Dancing With the Stars Season 4 -- will return on Monday March 19th at 8pm, with the first results show airing Tuesday March 27 at 8pm. The new cast will be announced later this year on Good Morning America.
- Lost -- will return from it's mid-season break on Wednesday February 5 at 10pm in its new timeslot at 10pm. Show creators confirmed this week that they are already discussing potential series "endpoints" with ABC.
- The Nine-- may also return to the schedule but all 13 of its episodes have been shot and no new ones are on order.
- October Road and The Traveler-- are expected to appear in 2007 but no official premiere dates have been announced.
-The Great American Dream Vote-- Mike Fleiss (EP of The "Bachelor") brings an updated version of the early radio/tv show “Queen For A Day” to ABC. A group of regular people seek to have their dreams fulfilled. A studio audience and then the home viewer decides who is most deserving to move forward in the competition and have their dream come true. The reality series could debut as soon as early February.

Six More Scripted Shows In Development:
-Dirty Sexy Money-- New drama features an idealistic lawyer who inherits the daunting task of catering to the legal and not-so-legal needs of a wealthy, over-the-top New York family.
-Judy's Got a Gun-- Single mother and detective Judy Lemen struggles to balance life at home with her investigations of unusual suburban crime.
- Pushing Daisies-- A romance-themed drama about a man whose touch can bring the dead to life.
- Marlowe-- An hour-long drama that follows a 21st century incarnation of Raymond Chandler's noir detective.
- Cashmere Mafia-- Darren Star will executive produce the pilot for this new dramedy about four female executives, best friends since college, who face the challenges that come with juggling family life and career ambitions in New York City.
- American Family-- A single-camera comedy that focuses on a family struggling to keep up appearances in the face of domestic trials and tribulations.

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