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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ABC viewers will get a dose of reality TV as it airs new episodes of Wife Swap and Supernanny tonight.  While both programs are of British origin, the former features two families, usually from vastly different social classes and lifestyles, as they swap wives or mothers for two weeks.  The latter, on the other hand, follows professional nanny Jo Frost as she helps parents discipline their children and maintain order in their households.

Read on to find out what's in store for tonight's season opener of Wife Swap and Supernanny.

Following the successful run of the British reality series Supernanny on ABC, the network has decided to work on a male based spin-off that aids parents with misbehaving children.  Supermanny, a back-door pilot airing in the fall, will follow a similar format to the original Supernanny.  But instead of professional nanny Jo Frost leading the living room intervention, Chicago child therapist Mike Ruggles will step in to do the job.

"With a guy, he can connect with dads in a different kind of way," executive producer Nick Emmerson said.  "It's really powerful stuff."

For exclusive on-set videos and hot features on the new TV season, check out BuddyTV's Fall 2008 Preview.

Network: ABC

Premiere: Friday, October 3, 8-10pm

Wife Swap: Two families with vastly different lifestyles trade mothers/wives for two weeks.

Supernanny: Each week, British nanny Jo Frost visits a different American family whose children have uncontrollable behavior problems. She helps the parents learn a variety of techniques for maintaining discipline and order within the household.

Supernanny is a British reality series featuring Jo Frost, a nanny who helps families with unmanageable children.