ABC Announces the 2007-08 Television Schedule

An ambitious fall awaits us on ABC with seven promising dramas sure to keep us glued to that proverbial water cooler. Supernatural and Girl Power seem to be the overall theme this year across the board and ABC is cornering the market by offering fans intelligent and well-stocked series that should appeal to men and women of all ages. Alias fans should be pleased to know that Victor Garber, Michael Vartan and Merrin Dungey have found their way back to ABC. Tighten those seatbelts - it's going to be a thrilling ride on ABC this fall!

Canceled: What About Brian and Six Degrees.

Returning Mid-Season: Lost and October Road.

New Dramas in 2007:

Big Shots
Starring: Michael Vartan as James Walker; Dylan McDermott as Duncan Collinsworth; Christopher Titus as Brody Johns; Joshua Malina as Karl Mixworthy; Nia Long as Katie Graham; Paige Turco as Lisbeth; Peyton List as Cameron Collinsworth; Wendy Moniz as Stacey Walker; Jessica Collins as Marla; Amy Sloan as Wendy.

Premise: While many series are all about girl power, Big Shots revolves around four successful men who find comfort in their friendship as they try to navigate their way through love, life and the competitive business world.

Cashmere Mafia - Mid-Season
Starring: Lucy Liu as Mia; Frances O'Connor as Zoe; Miranda Otto as Juliet; Bonnie Somerville as Caitlin; Peter Hermann as Davis; Julian Ovenden as Eric.

Premise: Think Sex & the City in the business world. Four beautiful women who have been friends for years try to make a go of it in New York City as they try to find love and success. When all else fails, these ladies know they always have each other to lean on in the rough times.

Dirty Sexy Money
Starring: Peter Krause as Nick George; Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling; William Baldwin as Sen. Patrick Darling; Natalie Zea as Karen Darling; Glenn Fitzgerald as Rev. Brian Darling; Samaire Armstrong as Juliet Darling; Seth Gabel as Jeremy Darling; Zoe McLennan as Lisa; Laz Alonso as Colin; Jill Clayburgh as Letitia Darling.

Premise: Years ago we had Dynasty and this fall, a new family charges in and promises to rival even good ole Alexis Carrington. The Darling family has it all -- money, power and privilege, and Nick George is determined to never succumb to that lifestyle when he takes over for his father as the Darlings personal attorney.

Eli Stone
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller as Eli Stone; Victor Garber as Jordan Wethersby; Natasha Henstridge as Taylor Wethersby; Loretta Devine as Patti; Sam Jaeger as Matt Dowd; Laura Benanti as Beth Keller; James Saito as Dr. Chen.

Premise: Could there be a real prophet walking among us? Eli Stone, a successful lawyer, thinks he's suffering from hallucinations when he begins seeing the future. After discovering he has an aneurysm in his brain, Eli must try to figure out if what he is seeing has been brought on medically or if someone higher up has a higher purpose for him.

Private Practice
Starring: Kate Walsh as Addison Forbes Montgomery; Tim Daly as Dr. Peter Finch; Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett; Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman; Merrin Dungey as Dr. Naomi Bennett; Chris Lowell as William "Dell" Cooper; Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Premise: Sick of dealing with her ex-husband and ex-lover, Addison Montgomery leaves Seattle Grace behind and heads to beautiful Los Angeles and joins a private practice with her old med school friends. Will Addison finally find true love and figure out a way to have a baby before it's too late?

Pushing Daisies
Starring: Lee Pace as Ned; Anna Friel as Chuck; Chi McBride as Emerson; Swoosie Kurtz as Lily; Kristin Chenoweth as Olive; Jim Dale as the Narrator.

Premise: Perhaps one of the most-anticipated series of the bunch centers around a man named Ned who has the unique ability to bring things back from the dead. When he resurrects his former love, he learns that if he ever touches her, she'll die all over again without the possibility to be brought back to life.

Women’s Murder Club
Starring: Paula Newsome as Claire; Aubrey Dollar as Cindy; Tyrees Allen as Jacobi; Angie Harmon as Lt. Lindsay Boxer; Laura Harris as Jill; Elizabeth L. Ho as Yuki; Rob Benedict as Owen.

Premise: This series based on James Patterson’s bestselling novels, revolves aroud four women in four different fields of law enforcement (a detective, a district attorney, a medical examiner and a reporter) who work together by pooling their resources to help solve crimes in San Francisco.

ABC Fall Schedule At-a-Glance

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
9:30 p.m. Sam I Am (new comedy series)
10:00 p.m. The Bachelor

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. Cavemen (new comedy series)
8:30 p.m. Carpoolers (new comedy series)
9:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars the Results Show
10:00 p.m. Boston Legal

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. Pushing Daisies (new drama series)
9:00 p.m. Private Practice (new drama series)
10:00 p.m. Dirty Sexy Money (new drama series)

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. Ugly Betty
9:00 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy
10:00 p.m. Big Shots (new drama series)

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. Men in Trees
9:00 p.m. Women’s Murder Club (new drama series)
10:00 p.m. 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. Saturday Night College Football

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:00 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 p.m. Desperate Housewives
10:00 p.m. Brothers & Sisters

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