2007–08 United States network television schedule
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The following article details the developing fall prime time schedules for the United States' six major English language broadcast networks. Following are lists of what programs have been either renewed or canceled by their networks, the new programs picked up by the networks, and then a schedule grid for each network.
The schedule was affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
This was the first TV season where Nielsen Media Research kept track of DVR ratings (live plus same day; C3; live plus 7) [1]
Contents
Fall schedule
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Sunday
Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #22 12,9 million [2] | Desperate Housewives #6 18,2 million [3] | Brothers & Sisters #38 10,7 million [2] | |||||
CBS | Official | 60 Minutes #23 12,8 million [2] | Viva Laughlin | Cold Case #34 10,9 million [2] | Shark #43 10,4 million [2] | ||||
Follow-Up | The Amazing Race #27 11,8 million [4] | ||||||||
The CW | Official | CW Now | Online Nation | Life Is Wild | America's Next Top Model (Reruns) | Local Programming | |||
Follow-Up | Aliens in America (Reruns) | ||||||||
FOX | The OT (NFL Post-Game) / Animated series reruns #32 11,1 million [2] | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! | ||||
NBC | Football Night in America #40 10,6 million [2] | NBC Sunday Night Football #11 15,5 million [3] |
Monday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Official | Dancing with the Stars (Performance) #3 21,7 million [3] | Samantha Who? #26 11,8 million [2] | The Bachelor #49 9,7 million [2] | |||
Follow-Up | Holiday Specials | Samantha Who? | Notes from the Underbelly | October Road | |||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | The Big Bang Theory | Two and a Half Men #17 13,6 million [3] | Rules of Engagement #33 10,9 million [2] | CSI: Miami #16 13,9 million [3] | ||
The CW | Everybody Hates Chris | Aliens in America | Girlfriends | The Game | Local Programming | ||
FOX | Official | Prison Break | K-Ville | ||||
Follow-Up | House (Reruns) | ||||||
MNT | Official | Celebrity Exposé | Control Room Presents | ||||
Follow-Up | Breaking The Magician's Code | Celebrity Exposé | |||||
NBC | Chuck | Heroes #21 13,1 million [2] | Journeyman |
Tuesday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Official | Cavemen | Carpoolers | Dancing with the Stars (Results Show)[5] #4 19,6 million | Boston Legal | ||
Follow-Up | Holiday Specials | ||||||
CBS | NCIS #14 14,4 million [3] | The Unit #37 10,7 million [2] | Cane | ||||
The CW | Beauty and the Geek | Reaper | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | Bones [6] | House #8 17,6 million [3] | |||||
MNT | The Academy | Jail | Jail | ||||
NBC | Official | The Singing Bee | The Biggest Loser | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #30 11,3 million [2] | |||
Follow-Up | The Biggest Loser |
Wednesday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Pushing Daisies | Private Practice #36 10,8 million [2] | Dirty Sexy Money | ||||
CBS | Kid Nation | Criminal Minds #24 12,8 million [2] | CSI: NY #28 11,7 million [2] | ||||
The CW | America's Next Top Model | Gossip Girl[7] | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | Back to You | 'Til Death | Kitchen Nightmares[6] | ||||
MNT | Decision House[8] | Meet My Folks | |||||
NBC | Official | Deal or No Deal #44 10,3 million [2] | Bionic Woman #48 9,8 million [2] | Life | |||
Follow-Up | Deal or No Deal #44 10,3 million [2] |
Thursday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Ugly Betty | Grey's Anatomy #10 15,6 million [3] | Big Shots | ||||
CBS | Survivor: China #12 15,2 million [3] | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #9 16,9 million [3] | Without a Trace #19 13,3 million [3] | ||||
The CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Don't Forget the Lyrics![6] | |||||
MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
NBC | My Name Is Earl | 30 Rock | The Office | Scrubs | ER |
Friday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Official | 20/20 | Women's Murder Club | Men in Trees | |||
Follow-Up | Men in Trees | 20/20 | |||||
CBS | Ghost Whisperer | Moonlight | Numb3rs | ||||
The CW | WWE Friday Night SmackDown! | Local Programming | |||||
FOX | Official | The Next Great American Band | Nashville | ||||
Follow-Up | Don't Forget the Lyrics! [2] | The Next Great American Band [3] | |||||
MNT | My Friday Night Movie | ||||||
NBC | Deal or No Deal #50 9,7 million [2] | Friday Night Lights | Las Vegas |
Saturday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Official | Saturday Night Football | |||||
Follow-Up | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | Women's Murder Club (Reruns) | |||||
CBS | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | 48 Hours: Mystery | ||||
FOX | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back |
Local Programming | |||
MNT | NFL Total Access | IFL Battleground | |||||
NBC | Dateline NBC | Chuck (Reruns) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) |
Mid-season schedule
- The mid-season schedule is from December 9, 2007 to May 21, 2008.
Sunday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (#22, 4.5 rating) | Oprah's Big Give #31 11,2 million [2] | Here Come the Newlyweds | |||||
Desperate Housewives (#8, 6.1 rating) | Brothers & Sisters | ||||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes (#22, 4.5 rating) | Big Brother 9 | Cold Case | Shark (Reruns) | |||||
Dexter (Reruns) | |||||||||
Various Programming | |||||||||
The CW | CW Now | Aliens in America (Reruns) | Life Is Wild | Crowned (Reruns) | Local Programming | ||||
Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns) | Everybody Hates Chris | Aliens in America | Girlfriends | The Game | |||||
America's Next Top Model (Reruns) | |||||||||
The Game | Girlfriends (Reruns) | ||||||||
FOX | Comedy series reruns | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! | ||||
Unhitched | |||||||||
American Dad! | |||||||||
NBC | |||||||||
Dateline NBC | Monk | Psych | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) | ||||||
The Office (Reruns) [9] |
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired two hour episodes on January 13 through January 27.[10]
Monday
- American Gladiators premiered Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central before moving to Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central before moving to Mondays at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central.
Tuesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Just for Laughs (Reruns) | Just for Laughs | According to Jim | Carpoolers | Boston Legal | |
According to Jim (Reruns) | According to Jim | Dancing with the Stars (Results) #5 19,6 million [3] | ||||
Women's Murder Club | ||||||
CBS | NCIS (#14, 5.0 rating) | Big Brother 9 | 48 Hours: Mystery | |||
Jericho | ||||||
48 Hours: Mystery | ||||||
Shark | Drama Reruns | |||||
The CW | Reaper | One Tree Hill | Local Programming | |||
Beauty and the Geek | ||||||
Reaper | ||||||
FOX | American Idol #1 28,8 million [3] | House (Reruns) | ||||
Hell's Kitchen #25 11,9 million [2] | ||||||
MNT | Street Patrol | Street Patrol | Jail | Jail | ||
NBC | The Biggest Loser 5 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#30, 4.0 rating) | ||||
Most Outrageous Moments | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Various People |
- According to Jim premiered on January 1, 2008 with two 30 minute episodes. Then on January 9, 2008 it only aired one episode for the night.
- One Tree Hill premiered on January 8, 2008 with a two hour premiere.
- American Idol premiered on January 15, 2008 and January 16, 2008 with two hour episodes each night.
- Miss Guided showed a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday March 18, 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30PM Eastern/9:30PM Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.[11]
Wednesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Wife Swap | Supernanny | Cashmere Mafia | |||
Men in Trees | ||||||
Boston Legal | ||||||
CBS | Power of 10/Comedy Reruns | Criminal Minds (#24, 4.5 rating) | CSI: NY (#28, 4.1 rating) | |||
Big Brother 9 | ||||||
The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular | ||||||
The CW | Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants | Gossip Girl | Local Programming | |||
America's Next Top Model | Pussycat Dolls Present: (Reruns) | |||||
Pussycat Dolls Present: | ||||||
Farmer Wants a Wife | ||||||
FOX | American Idol #2 27,8 million [3] | The Moment of Truth #13 14,7 million [3] | ||||
'Til Death | Back to You | American Idol #2 27,8 million | ||||
MNT | Whacked Out Videos | Whacked Out Videos | Various Programming | |||
Masters of Illusion | ||||||
Under One Roof | The Best of In Living Color | |||||
Breaking The Magician's Code (Reruns) | ||||||
NBC | Deal or No Deal | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns) | Law & Order #39 10,7 million [2] | |||
Deal or No Deal |
- American Idol premiered on January 15, 2008 and January 16, 2008 with two hour episodes each night.
- Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants premiered on December 12, 2007 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central before moving to Wednesdays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.
- Law & Order had a two hour season premiere (two episodes) on January 2, 2008.
- Supernanny aired back to back episodes on January 2, 2008.
Thursday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Ugly Betty | Grey's Anatomy (#10, 5.6 rating) | Big Shots | |||
Lost (Reruns) | Lost #20 13,1 million [3] | Eli Stone | ||||
Miss Guided [12] | Miss Guided | |||||
Ugly Betty | Grey's Anatomy (#10, 5.6 rating) | Lost (#19, 4.6 rating) | ||||
CBS | Survivor: Micronesia #18 13,6 million [3] | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#9, 5.8 rating) | Without a Trace #19 13,3 million [3] | |||
The CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | |||
Reaper | ||||||
Supernatural | ||||||
FOX | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | ||||
MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | |||||
NBC | Various Comedy repeats | Various Comedy repeats | The Celebrity Apprentice | Lipstick Jungle | ||
My Name Is Earl | 30 Rock | The Office | Scrubs | ER | ||
Scrubs | 30 Rock |
- Reaper moved to 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on February 28, 2008, replacing Supernatural.
- Miss Guided showed a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday March 18, 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30PM Eastern/9:30PM Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.[13]
Friday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | Grey's Anatomy (Reruns) | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 20/20 | |||
CBS | The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular | Ghost Whisperer | Numb3rs | |||
Ghost Whisperer | Moonlight | |||||
The CW | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | Bones (Reruns) | House (Reruns) | ||||
The Return of Jezebel James | ||||||
'Til Death (Reruns) | The Return of Jezebel James | Canterbury's Law | ||||
Bones (Reruns) | ||||||
FOX Friday Night Movie | ||||||
MNT | My Friday Night Movie | |||||
NBC | The Singing Bee | The Singing Bee | Friday Night Lights | Las Vegas | ||
1 vs. 100 | ||||||
Amne$ia | Dateline NBC |
- Amne$ia premiered on February 22, 2008 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 29, 2008 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.[14]
Saturday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | Women's Murder Club (Reruns) | ||||
CBS | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | 48 Hours Mystery | 48 Hours Mystery | |||
FOX | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back |
Local Programming | ||
MNT | NFL Total Access | Control Room Presents | ||||
Paradise Hotel 2 (Reruns) | ||||||
Meet My Folks (Reruns) | Decision House (Reruns) | |||||
NBC | Law & Order (Reruns) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) |
Summer schedule
The summer programming season begins, in earnest during May following the end of the May sweeps period, and continues until the start of the 2008/09 programming season in September — typically the broadcast of the Primetime Emmy Awards. (Listings are current as of April 17, 2008).
Note: All NBC programming from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008 was pre-empted for coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]
Sunday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | July | America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | High School Musical: Get in the Picture | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns) | Desperate Housewives (Reruns) | ||||
August | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns) | ||||||||
CBS | June | 60 Minutes (Reruns) | Million Dollar Password | Cold Case (Reruns) | Various Programming | ||||
July | Big Brother (Nominations) | Jingles | Cold Case (Reruns) | ||||||
The CW | One Tree Hill (Reruns) | Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns) | Aliens in America (Reruns) | Girlfriends (Reruns) | The Game (Reruns) | Local Programming | |||
FOX | Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Reruns) | The Simpsons (Reruns) | King of the Hill (Reruns) | Family Guy (Reruns) | American Dad! (Reruns) | ||||
NBC | Dateline NBC | Law & Order (Reruns) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) |
Monday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | May | The Bachelorette | The Mole | ||||
July | High School Musical: Get in the Picture | Wanna Bet? | |||||
CBS | The Big Bang Theory (Reruns) | How I Met Your Mother (Reruns) | Two and a Half Men (Reruns) | Rules of Engagement (Reruns) | CSI: Miami (Reruns) | ||
The CW | Gossip Girl (Reruns) | One Tree Hill (Reruns) | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | June | Bones (Reruns) | House (Reruns) | ||||
Aug | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Reruns) | Prison Break (Reruns) | |||||
MNT | June | Celebrity Exposé (Reruns) | Celebrity Exposé (Reruns) | ||||
July | Decision House (Reruns) | ||||||
Aug | Decision House (Reruns) | ||||||
Sep | Celebrity Exposé (Reruns) | Celebrity Exposé (Reruns) | |||||
NBC | American Gladiators | Nashville Star | Dateline NBC |
Tuesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Wipeout | I Survived A Japanese Game Show | Primetime | ||||
CBS | June | NCIS (Reruns) | The Unit (Reruns) | Without a Trace (Reruns) | |||
July | Big Brother (Power of Veto) | ||||||
The CW | TBA | Reaper (Reruns) | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | May | The Moment of Truth | Hell's Kitchen | ||||
July | Bones (Reruns) | House (Reruns) | |||||
MNT | Street Patrol (Reruns) | Street Patrol (Reruns) | Jail (Reruns) | Jail (Reruns) | |||
NBC | Celebrity Family Feud | America's Got Talent | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) |
Wednesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Wife Swap (Reruns) | Supernanny (Reruns) | Primetime | ||||
CBS | June | Various Programming | Criminal Minds (Reruns) | CSI: NY (Reruns) | |||
July | Big Brother (Live Eviction) | ||||||
Greatest American Dog | |||||||
The CW | TBA | Farmer Wants A Wife | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | May | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
Aug | Kitchen Nightmares (Reruns) | Kitchen Nightmares (Reruns) | |||||
MNT | May | Under One Roof | The Best of In Living Color | Specials/Reruns | |||
July | Whacked Out Videos (Reruns) | The Twilight Zone (2002) | The Twilight Zone (2002) | ||||
Aug | The Twilight Zone (2002) | The Twilight Zone (2002) | Whacked Out Videos (Reruns) | Whacked Out Videos (Reruns) | |||
NBC | The Baby Borrowers | Celebrity Circus | Law & Order (Reruns) |
Thursday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | June | Ugly Betty (Reruns) | Grey's Anatomy (Reruns) | Hopkins | |||
Aug | Private Practice (Reruns) | ||||||
CBS | June | Various Programming | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Reruns) | Swingtown | |||
July | Greatest American Dog | ||||||
Flashpoint | |||||||
Big Brother | |||||||
The CW | Smallville (Reruns) | Supernatural (Reruns) | Local Programming | ||||
FOX | May | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
June | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
NBC | Various Repeats | Last Comic Standing | Fear Itself |
Friday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | June | Dance Machine | Duel | 20/20 | |||
July | America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | ||||||
CBS | June | Ghost Whisperer (Reruns) | Moonlight (Reruns) | Numb3rs (Reruns) | |||
July | Numb3rs (Reruns) | Flashpoint | |||||
Swingtown | |||||||
The CW | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | Local Programming | |||||
FOX | May | FOX Friday Night Movie | |||||
Aug | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Reruns) | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Reruns) | |||||
MNT | June | Meet My Folks (Reruns) | Paradise Hotel 2 (Reruns) | ||||
July | The Academy (Reruns) | ||||||
NBC | Various Repeats | Dateline NBC |
Saturday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week/ The Wonderful World of Disney |
Eli Stone (Reruns) | |||||
CBS | Various Programming | Various Programming | 48 Hours: Mystery (Reruns) | ||||
FOX | COPS | COPS (Reruns) | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back |
Local Programming | |||
MNT | My Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
NBC | Law & Order (Reruns) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) |
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Full season orders and cancellations
Full season orders
The following are shows that have been given full seasons during the 2007/08 television season. Shows listed in Bold returned for the 2008/09 television season.
ABC
- Private Practice – On October 19, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season.[19]
- Pushing Daisies – On October 23, 2007, the show received the order for nine additional episodes comprising a full season.[20]
- Samantha Who? – On October 30, 2007, the show received a full season order due to solid retention of the audience from Dancing with the Stars in both total viewers, consistently finishing 1st place in its timeslot, and the key 18-49 demographic, consistently finishing in 2nd in its timeslot.[21]
- Dirty Sexy Money – On November 16, 2007, the show was given a full season order, making it the first show to be ordered a full season since the writers strike began on November 5.[22]
CBS
- The Big Bang Theory – On October 19, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season.[23]
- The Unit - On October 19, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season order.[23]
FOX
- Kitchen Nightmares – On October 16, 2007, the show was renewed for another season of 10 episodes.[24]
- The Moment of Truth – On February 1, 2008, Fox ordered an additional 13 episodes, bringing the total episode order to 25.[25]
NBC
- Chuck– On November 26, 2007 NBC gave a full 22-episode season to the show.[26]
- Life – On November 26, 2007 NBC gave a full 22-episode season to the show.[26]
The CW
- Gossip Girl – On October 9, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season, making it the first new show to do so.[27]
- Aliens in America – Although a full season order has not been officially announced, sources have reported that despite the writers strike this show will have 17 episodes for the season.[28]
Cancellations
The following are shows that have been canceled during the 2007/08 television season.
ABC
- Big Shots – All 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- Carpoolers – 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- Cashmere Mafia – ABC announced on March 13, 2008 that the show will not return.[30]
- Cavemen – 6 of the 13 produced episodes aired, and on February 12, 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- Men in Trees – ABC announced on May 4, 2008 that the show will not return next season.[9]
- Miss Guided – Confirmed canceled on May 12, 2008
- Notes from the Underbelly – Confirmed canceled on May 12, 2008
- October Road – Confirmed canceled on May 12, 2008.
- Women's Murder Club – Confirmed canceled on May 12, 2008.
CBS
- Cane – Confirmed canceled on May 14, 2008
- Jericho – CBS announced on March 21, 2008, that the show will not return for another season.[31]
- Kid Nation – Confirmed canceled on May 14, 2008
- Moonlight – Confirmed canceled on May 14, 2008
- Power of 10 – The show was canceled on April 30, 2008 in favor of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular; the two series shared the same host (Drew Carey).
- Secret Talents of the Stars – canceled after one episode due to low ratings.[32]
- Shark - Confirmed canceled on May 14, 2008
- Viva Laughlin – canceled on October 22, 2007, after airing only two episodes. The previously unscheduled The Amazing Race started early and took over the timeslot.[33]
- Welcome to The Captain – After the 5th episode aired, the show was canceled due to poor ratings.[34]
FOX
- Canterbury's Law – Confirmed canceled on May 15, 2008.
- Back to You – canceled after FOX decided not to bring the show back for an already in-production second season.[35]
- K-Ville – 10 of the 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, FOX announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- Nashville – Originally scheduled to return on November 9, 2007, but after airing only two episodes, FOX canceled the series on October 19, 2007.[36]
- New Amsterdam – On May 11, 2008, FOX canceled the freshman series.[37]
- The Return of Jezebel James – On March 24, 2008, after three episodes in one complete week, FOX canceled the comedy due to low ratings.[38] It is unlikely that the unaired episodes will ever air, due to its official site being taken down by FOX.
NBC
- 1 vs. 100 – canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
- American Gladiators – NBC decided not to renew the show for a third season, even though there were plans that got canceled
- Amne$ia – canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
- Bionic Woman – All 8 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, NBC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad – canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
- Journeyman – The last of 13 produced episodes aired on December 19, 2007. NBC did not order a full-season run by the deadline of December 11, 2007, effectively cancelling the series.[39][40]
- Las Vegas – After 5 seasons and 106 episodes, NBC announced the cancellation of the series on February 20. The final episode, which aired on February 15, was a cliffhanger.[41]
- Phenomenon – canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.[42]
- Quarterlife – The web-series-turned-network-program was canceled on NBC after one episode due to low ratings, the lowest NBC had received in that time slot in 17 years. NBC Universal announced the series would continue on co-owned cable network Bravo.
- Heroes Origins – The series was canceled before it aired and was confirmed at the upfronts.[43]
- Scrubs – After seven seasons, NBC announced that the show would not return. However, ABC picked it up for the 2008/09 season.
- The Singing Bee – canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
The CW
- Aliens in America – After its 18 episodes, the show will air its series finale on May 18, 2008.[44]
- Girlfriends – After 8 seasons and 172 episodes, on February 12, 2008, The CW announced no more new episodes will be produced and the show was officially canceled. While there won't be any additional episodes produced for the season, a series finale/retrospective for the show is in talks.[29]
- Life Is Wild – All 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, The CW announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[29]
- Online Nation – First show to be canceled in the 2007–08 season. This show set a record for the lowest ratings in The CW's brief history.[45]
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown – On February 8, 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment and The CW had ended negotiations to keep Friday Night SmackDown! on the network. WWE stated that Friday Night SmackDown! would continue to air on The CW through the end of the 2007/08 broadcast season.[46][47][48] On February 26, 2008, WWE announced that MyNetworkTV picked up Friday Night Smackdown for the 2008/09 television season.[49]
- CW Now – It was announced that in early February, 2008, that CW Now would be going on hiatus. However on February 13, 2008, The CW announced that they were cancelling CW Now after the February 24 episode.[50]
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