Fall TV Sked: Rival nets plot how to take over Thursday night -- NBC is about to lose its "Friends" -- and the Peacock's enemies are scrambling already to figure out how they can thrive once Central Perk serves up its last latte.
Fall TV Sked: Fox, NBC will challenge 'Raymond' on Mondays -- The fall's 36 new offerings, combined with more sked shuffling of returning series than we've seen in years, has created some intriguing matchups.
Fall TV Sked: A lightweight charmer, ABC's "That Was Then" takes most of its cues from "Back to the Future" while hitting some clever notes of its own. One of the fall season's two time-travel series, along with the WB's "Do Over," show is poignant and smart, and its cast is a pleasant lot that mixes unknowns with vet thesps Bess Armstrong and Jeffrey Tambor.
Fall TV Sked: Alphabet picks up, shuffles as other nets tinker, too -- ABC believes "Less Than Perfect" is more than fine, ordering a full season of the frosh Tuesday night laffer from Touchstone Television.
Fall TV Sked: Mediocre ratings are rewarded with pickups -- With primetime ratings hitting all-time lows, it's more difficult than ever to know when to cheer -- and when to panic.
Fall TV Sked: What is likely NBC's biggest clunker of the season is plopped into the "Will & Grace"-"ER" Thursday hammock, benefiting neither show. Based on "Good Morning, Miami's" opening dud of a joke, viewers may be hitting the remote in droves to escape the banality of what appears to be the Peacock's version of "The Jeff Zucker Story."
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