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FOX is another network not adding many new shows next season or holding off until midseason for them. FOX also has the added hardship of baseball messing up its fall lineup every year. They usually debut fall shows in late August while other networks wait until late September. They do this to get a jump on the competition and reel people into their shows before they lose them for a bit during the fall when baseball preempts everything.

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Recommended Shows

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Channel: NBC
Time: 8/7c
Premieres: Sunday, Jan 13, (regular night Mon 9/8c)
Trailer

Synopsis: Takes place after Terminator 2: Judgment Day ended with Sarah Connor and her son, John, fugitives from the law and the terminators are still after them.

My Take: Critics have been excited about this show for quite a while. It has been getting good buzz about being a decent, thrilling sci fi show. Even though when I first heard they were making this show, I went “ehhhh”, the more I see and hear about it, makes me want to check it out.

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New Shows

Samantha Who?
Channel: ABC
Time: 9:30/8:30c
Premieres: October 15
Cast: Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Kevin Dunn, Barry Watson, Melissa McCarthy, Tim Russ
Trailer

Synopsis: After being in a coma for 8 days, a woman awakes with amnesia. She slowly learns she used to be a mega witch previously, and decides to make a new, much nicer life for herself yet some people still expect her to act like she used to before. Also, some of her evil side comes out in ways that shock and horrify Sam.

Viva Laughlin
Channel: CBS
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: October 18
Cast: Lloyd Owen, Hugh Jackman, Madchen Amick, Eric Winter, D.B. Woodside, Melanie Griffith
Trailer: Real

Synopsis: Based on the successful BBC series Viva Blackpool, a man tries to open a casino in Laughlin, but he has some problems with a mistress, money problems, greedy rivals and a dead body in his office. People also keep breaking out into song around him. Hugh Jackman is the executive producer and has a recurring guest role.

Next Great American Band
Channel: FOX
Time: 8/7c
Premieres: October 19
Trailer: none

Synopsis: The people behind American Idol want to do the same thing for a band that they did for pop singers. The judges are a rude judge from Australian Idol, percussionist Sheila E. and Johnny Rzeznick of the Goo Goo Dolls.

Sources: TV Guide , Futon Critic

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