ABC unveiled its Fall schedule today and it features an ambitious lineup of new series to premiere all season long.  The schedule features eight new shows, including a Wednesday night that contains nothing but new programs.  This is identical to the strategy ABC used two years ago when it premiered three new hour-long shows on Wednesdays.

The new Wednesday, however, features four new half-hour comedies which I will tentatively title the Back to You reject lineup, as three of the sitcoms star former cast members of that failed FOX sitcom, including Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton and Ty Burrell.  The other big change to the schedule is that Ugly Betty has been bumped to Fridays, wedged between Supernanny and 20/20.

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There is a new category this year for the Prime Time Emmy Awards, and it has me quite excited.  Probably far more excited than I should be.  It is for the Best Reality Show Host.  The Emmy Nominations will be announced next Thursday morning, July 17, and while we have a fairly good idea who the contenders are for the major awards, thanks to leaked short lists that have hit the internet over the past couple of weeks, we have no idea who the contenders for Reality Host will be.  While the categories for Best Reality Show are split into Reality Show and Reality Show – Competition, the Host category is a veritable free-for-all.  If you host any sort of prime time reality series, you are eligible.  Since prognostication is part of the BuddyTV repertoire, we thought it'd be nice to take a look at who likely will be nominated and who, in a perfect world, should be.

Country singer Wynonna will make special appearances on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  The episode, which is scheduled to air November 4, features the reconstruction of a 20-acre property owned by a Wyoming couple that has devoted their life to providing safe residence for rescued animals.

Aside from Wynonna, the said Extreme Makeover: Home Edition installment will also feature soccer icon David Beckham, who gives the Miller’s 10-year old son a special gift of his own.

The last time around, we reported on the latest beneficiary of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition being Kirkland, Washington resident, Connie Chapin, whose 100-year old ancestral home was already on its last posts and shingles.  Ty Pennington and his crew of fast and hard-working home builders showed up on Chapin's doorstep on Wednesday, September 26.

The century old structure was torn down the following day, with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition scheduled to replace it with the Chapin family's brand-new residence in a week.  However, due to unforeseen complications brought about by the old house's construction materials and the inclement Washington weather, the big reveal had to be pushed back a day.

A Kirkland swimming teacher is getting her century old house a much-needed rebuild courtesy of Ty Pennington and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  Among those who will take part in the episode is the University of Washington swimming team, which will assist Connie Chapin in a special segment of her Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode set to air in January.

The mother of four, whose only source of livelihood comes from teaching swimming to underprivileged children, got the surprise of her life Wednesday, when, out of nowhere and beyond her wildest dreams, Ty Pennington and the rest of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew parked themselves in front her Highland neighborhood residence.

Premiere Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 7pm (special two-hour premiere)

Network: ABC

Time Slot Competition: Sunday Night Football, Viva Laughlin, The Simpsons and King of the Hill, Life is Wild

Host: Ty Pennington