Upfront week - CONFIRMED, ‘Gossip Girl’-centric, CW schedule
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by Albert ChingTheir presentation isn’t for a few more hours, but Kristin from E! has the rumored schedule right now, which makes sense given the renewals/cancellations/pickups we know about. They’re making “Gossip Girl” the focus of their lineup, with shows like the new “90210,” “Stylista” and “Surviving the Filthy Rich” meant to ripoff, er, court the same young/fashionable/wealthy demographic of “GG” (at least the characters of “GG” fit that description. I myself am a fan and only one of those three things).
M - Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill (how does this keep getting renewed?)
T - 90210, Surviving the Filthy Rich
W - ANTM, Stylista
Th - Smallville/Reaper, Supernatural
F - Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, ANTM repeat
Sundays are being farmed out to “Media Rights Capital,” which will produce two new comedies and two new dramas from “top producers and creative talent,” whatever that may mean. It’s basically paid programming, but instead of infomercials, comedies and dramas. Or maybe it’s comedies and dramas about infomercials - a gritty crime procedural starring the Magic Bullet! A sitcom with the Bowflex total home gym as the wacky neighbor!
This is final confirmation of what we knew yesterday - that “Aliens in America” is gone, and apparently, so is the long-running “Girlfriends.” “Smallville” will probably end early (going into its eighth season, and with cast members leaving in droves, it’s not surprising), letting “Reaper” takeover that slot in midseason.
UPDATE - yep, this is the schedule. The Futon Critic has the deets.


