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Tuesday, May 28, 2002
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Fall TV Lineups
It's stars, dinosaurs, and cop cars and "Extra" has the scoop on what to surf this fall.
No network takes a bigger gamble than ABC, going back to the drawing board for an unprecedented 29 pilots. TV Guide's Ted Johnson says that fall is crucial because ABC has lost nearly a quarter of its primetime audience.
The network is counting on star power. Sitcom superstars John Ritter and Katey Sagal headline "8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter." While behind the scenes, Hollywood heavyweights Matt Damon and Ben Affleck push their interactive new game show "Push Nevada."
On CBS, Dana Delaney and Blythe Danner check in to the hospital drama "Presidio Med." Even David Caruso is back on the beat, leading a team of forensic investigators in "CSI, Miami."
Some big screen hits are hitting the small screen. A show based on "Legally Blonde" is coming to ABC's campus. Fox hopes to "Save The Last Dance" with its new series. And "Meet The Parents" is knocked off on NBC's "The In-Laws."
Hoping to stomp on NBC's "must-see TV" night, ABC unveils "Dinotopia," the series. The peacock's powerful Thursday night line-up undergoes some minor surgery. "Scrubs" moves into the plum 8:30 slot after "Friends." "Will & Grace" get a new Thursday night neighbor: the newsroom comedy "Good Morning Miami" from the hit show's creators, Max Muchnik and David Kohan.
And the "Friends" network gets a new enemy. On the WB, hidden camera king Jamie Kennedy takes his must-see pranks to Thursday nights.
On the game show front, Regis's "Millionaire" gets kicked out of the hot seat and "The Weakest Link" says goodbye. But "The Amazing Race" is back on, "The Bachelor" has a second date on ABC, and it's back to the beach yet again Thursdays on "Survivor: Thailand."
The question now is which of these promising new series will survive, once the audience has spoken?
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