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Along with some shows moving timeslots, The WB and UPN networks are no more but some of your favorite shows from those networks are now on the new network called The CW. Check local CW listings for times. Some shows and their new days and times are: “The Amazing Race,” 8 p.m. Sundays on CBS. “”Without a Trace,” 10 p.m. Sundays on CBS “Everybody Hates Chris,” 8 p.m. Sundays on The CW. “Veronica Mars,” 9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW. “Grey’s Anatomy,” 9 p.m. Thursdays on ABC “My Name is Earl,” 8 p.m. Thursdays on NBC “The Office,” 8:30 p.m. Thursdays on NBC. “Crossing Jordan,” 8 p.m . Fridays on NBC |
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Once the prime night for TV viewing in America, Saturday night has become the graveyard for many scripted shows in recent years. So...these days the networks (other than Fox) have a new strategy. CBS will run repeats of some of the previious week’s shows under the “Crimetime Saturday” banner in the 8-10 p.m. timeslot, and “48 Hours Mystery”) at 10 p.m. Menawhile, NBC will air a “Dateline NBC” at 8 p.m. and reruns of some of its previous week’s shows under the “Drama Encore” banner in the 8-10 p.m. slot. Fox continues with it’s long-running “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted” in the 8-10 p.m. slot. However, ABC is going a different route--offering “ABC’s Saturday Night College Football” in the 8-11 p.m. (Eastern) slot. That’s right two college football teams will duke it out, live, on Saturday nights! Up first on Sept. 2 is Notre Dame at Georgia Tech; and on Sept. 9, Ohio State plays at Texas. |
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Not to be outdone in the football wars, NBC is no longer programming prime time (8-11 p.m.) with scripted programming. Instead, it, too, is going the football route with “Football Night in America” and “Sunday Night Football” ) in the 8-11 p.m. (Eastern) slot. ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL...
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