It’s the first day of the network upfront presentations in New York and the announcements on what shows will be returning next season are flying fast and furious.
The best news I’ve heard so far today is that Eli Stone has been renewed for another season. (Yes, baby! Thank you, ABC.)
Boston Legal has been given a pickup, too, but apparently will be scaled back, reminiscent of what happened to The Practice many years ago.
NBC officially announced that Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O’Brien sometime in the first six months of 2009. It’s not clear yet what’s happening with Jay Leno.
October Road fans, I’m sorry to report that ABC has canceled the show. I know you love it, but apparently it hasn’t performed well enough for ABC to invest in another season. Women’s Murder Club also got the boot.
Over at FOX, Back to You will not be back and neither will New Amsterdam. ‘Til Death, however, has been renewed. Explain that one. I can’t.
I’ll have more announcements as the week continues. I know you’re all waiting to hear the fate of Moonlight, so I’ll let you know something as soon as I find out the scoop.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Eli Stone renewed, Boston Legal safe, October Road done
Subscribe by RSSFriday, October 26, 2007
October Road returns
I’ve been asked the following question more than any other the past few months: “When is October Road coming back?”
I finally have an answer for you – November 22, after Grey’s Anatomy, according to TV Guide.
So, Megan, Tim, and the rest of you October Road fans, mark your calendars. You can rest easy that your show is coming back and in the foreseeable future. But, with a title like October Road, I would have thought October would have been the ideal month to air the show. I’m just saying.
I still have the stack of DVDs ABC sent me of the previously aired episodes of October Road, and I promise to get caught up before the show starts, so we can talk about it here at Tube Talk.
Critics bemoaned the success of October Road, but it was a hit with TV viewers for its killer music and “you can’t go home again” story.
