January 2, 2007
Finally.
After a month of holidays, egg nog, and more Snoopy and Ralphie Parker than one knows what to do with, we're finally back to normal. January is upon us, 2007 has begun its tyrannical, 300-plus day reign, and our favorite TV shows will no longer bludgeon us with repeats. Tomorrow, January 3rd, brings the return of a couple of our favorites, as well as two brand new shows.
After that, the flood begins, and over the next month virtually every original program will air new episodes. A full list of the returning dates for most every show on television is after the jump.
September 1, 2006
Wife Swap
(Two ABC Executives sit in a screening room watching the “Freddie� pilot. No laughs were heard.)
ABC Executive #1: Hey, I have a good idea for show.
ABC Executive #2: Does it involve exploiting people?
ABC Executive #1: Of course. We take two families that are wildly different (intelligent and simple, white and black, pious and morally corrupt) and then we have them trade moms for a week. Chaos ensues.
ABC Executive #2: Hmm. Good idea, but I worry that it might turn into a valuable social experiment, juxtaposing the merits of opposing family values and making insightful comments on state of the American family. No one will watch that.
ABC Executive #1: You're right. We'll have to make sure we cast families that are completely insane.
ABC Executive #2: And stupid.
ABC Executive #1: Right. And stupid.
Wife Swap is a show that makes me cringe. You expect it from FOX, but ABC is supposed to be above this pandering to the lowest common denominator.