May 19 2010 10:28 AM ET

Latest upfront headlines (including 'Ghost Whisperer' scoop)

ghost-whispererImage Credit: Vivian Zink/ABC* CBS’ daring new fall schedule (Big Bang to Thursday! Survivor to Wednesday! CSI: NY to Friday!) can be found here.

* All signs point to ABC rescuing Ghost Whisperer from CBS’ trash heap. An Alphabet reprieve for Old Christine, however, appears unlikely. And I think we can all agree that that sucks something major.

* The final updates have been made to my Bubble Show Scorecard. Did your favorites make the cut? Most of mine did — and, really, that’s all that matters.

* At Adult Swim’s upfront presentation this evening, the cable net is expected to unveil a trailer for the new season of Rob Corddry’s uproariously twisted onetime Web series Children’s Hospital (bowing July 11). An exclusive first look at said trailer is below.

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  • Dominique

    OMG yes!!! Please ABC, pick up GW, it’s an awesome show!!

  • Dominique

    OMG yes!!! Please ABC, pick up GW, it’s an awesome show!!

    • george

      if it’s awesome then you can count on ABC to pass on it

      • Rachel

        Of course this person is right.. its dead!!! !:’(

    • Paul

      Was a good show but they think we are stupid and forget things. Hey, Jim is Sam and Sam is Jim remember but NO ONE seems to say anything. It’s as if it was a dream >>>>>>>>

      • Brittni

        No, it’s not that. It is that she still sees him as jim even though everyone else sees him as Sam…get it? But it is still awesome so….

  • Rion

    Thank God for ABC!!! I hope they keep it on Fridays at 8. Seems to me they can push back “Secret Millionaire” to midseason.

    • Rachael

      i agree pull to midseason, add it to firday night line up, its hard to believe that CBS doesnt care about our JLH…. :( well her fans do we love ya JLH!!!! :)

  • Rion

    Thank God for ABC!!! I hope they keep it on Fridays at 8. Seems to me they can push back “Secret Millionaire” to midseason.

  • Anon

    I hope Ghost Whisperer is rescued by ABC. Never watched Old Christine so won’t miss it.

  • Anon

    I hope Ghost Whisperer is rescued by ABC. Never watched Old Christine so won’t miss it.

  • Elizabeth

    so far 8 of my shows have been canceled I think a Boycott is in order =(

    • Dan

      ….or you just need to stop watching so many crappy shows.

      • galen

        HAHAHAHA. that made my whole office crack up. 2-3 of your shows its their fault. 8???? yeah. you watch some terrible shows… LMAO

  • Elizabeth

    so far 8 of my shows have been canceled I think a Boycott is in order =(

    • Dan

      ….or you just need to stop watching so many crappy shows.

      • galen

        HAHAHAHA. that made my whole office crack up. 2-3 of your shows its their fault. 8???? yeah. you watch some terrible shows… LMAO

  • Dave

    Poor NBC. Big Bang is going to destroy their Thursday “comedy” lineup. And the Survivor/Criminal Minds combo on Wednesdays is going to be a pretty powerful force.

    • Lucy

      LOL! agreed!

      • Holly

        Not for me. I prefer Community.

      • jims

        and why are you so sure it’ll do so well against a comedy? It was up against niche shows on mondays. If you don’t like over-the-top action (24), sci-fi (heroes), or dancing, you’re steered towards a mediocre comedy… that’s also my only explanation for why people would actually watch 2 and a half men

      • SFDA

        Nah, Parks and Rec is pretty good, I was a fan of the BBT but its peak was season 1 and 2 – it has since bought into its own hype and has long since become the Sheldon Show and suffered for it and has anyone else notice that Leonard is becoming ‘cooler’ all of a sudden?

      • Emma

        Jims, thank you for finally explaining to me how anyone can tolerate that crap. Seriously, how is it that the two top rated sitcoms on television are both completely unfunny?! It’s sad really.

      • Jim

        You do realize Big Bang Theory uses a laugh track right? And it is still a show you watch? Are you an adult? Who let this kid on the internet don’t your parents know there are bad things on here? Another rhetorical question?

    • Yes

      I hate NBC, but they have shown more patience with their comedies than anyone else. I doubt BBT will stop that. Besides, it’s just a matter of time before one those Monday comedies is trashed and BBT goes back. And I’m completely uninterested in watching anything with Shatner on it.
      I’ll wait for BBT to move back to Mondays.

    • jims

      Big bang is the only cbs comedy i watch (well, DVR) and i wouldn’t watch it over any of the four NBC comedies…

      • MrMank

        Unfortunately, I think kgb is right. BBT brings big ratings behind it, and I think it’s more accesible to mainstream audiences than Community. I honestly don’t prefer one to the other. They’re both great comedies. It sucks that shows still rely so heavily on advertiser dollars because in this day and age you can watch ANYTHING!!

      • Emma

        HIMYM is the ONLY funny CBS comedy and it’s having a pretty bad season. I guess that’s what happens when the main character is dumped at the alter.

    • Gianna

      Bang will lose viewers to Vampire Diaries and Community. Stupid move by CBS.

  • Dave

    Poor NBC. Big Bang is going to destroy their Thursday “comedy” lineup. And the Survivor/Criminal Minds combo on Wednesdays is going to be a pretty powerful force.

    • Lucy

      LOL! agreed!

      • Holly

        Not for me. I prefer Community.

      • jims

        and why are you so sure it’ll do so well against a comedy? It was up against niche shows on mondays. If you don’t like over-the-top action (24), sci-fi (heroes), or dancing, you’re steered towards a mediocre comedy… that’s also my only explanation for why people would actually watch 2 and a half men

      • SFDA

        Nah, Parks and Rec is pretty good, I was a fan of the BBT but its peak was season 1 and 2 – it has since bought into its own hype and has long since become the Sheldon Show and suffered for it and has anyone else notice that Leonard is becoming ‘cooler’ all of a sudden?

      • Emma

        Jims, thank you for finally explaining to me how anyone can tolerate that crap. Seriously, how is it that the two top rated sitcoms on television are both completely unfunny?! It’s sad really.

    • Yes

      I hate NBC, but they have shown more patience with their comedies than anyone else. I doubt BBT will stop that. Besides, it’s just a matter of time before one those Monday comedies is trashed and BBT goes back. And I’m completely uninterested in watching anything with Shatner on it.
      I’ll wait for BBT to move back to Mondays.

    • jims

      Big bang is the only cbs comedy i watch (well, DVR) and i wouldn’t watch it over any of the four NBC comedies…

      • kgb

        You are in the minority.

      • MrMank

        Unfortunately, I think kgb is right. BBT brings big ratings behind it, and I think it’s more accesible to mainstream audiences than Community. I honestly don’t prefer one to the other. They’re both great comedies. It sucks that shows still rely so heavily on advertiser dollars because in this day and age you can watch ANYTHING!!

      • Emma

        HIMYM is the ONLY funny CBS comedy and it’s having a pretty bad season. I guess that’s what happens when the main character is dumped at the alter.

    • Brian Rose

      I think a Thursday move is a HUGE mistake. Big Bang will lose “2 & 1/2 men” as its lead in. Not to mention many viewers (myself included) are already invested in NBC’s comedy block on Thursdays. Something will get have to get DVRd, and for me, it’d probably be Big Bang. It’s a fine show, whose saving grace is its actors. But the writing, the continuity, the plotting, is at times abysmal. It is not ready to go up against the heavy hitters like “The Office,” and I fear many viewers will not follow it to the new slot.

      I’ve always thought that “Big Bang’s” biggest problem is that it’s on CBS, which easily has the worst writer crafting the worst comedies. That they would mess with something that already works is further proof of CBS’s ineptitude. How the hell is NBC in fourth place behind them? Oh, wait…

      • MrMank

        Brian, I’m not sure you have all your info right. BBT has been building on Two and a Half Men’s ratings this season. I’m actually surprised it hasn’t become Monday’s anchor show, but it’ll do OK on Thursday. I actually hope more people do DVR BBT, and give NBC’s shows a better chance.

  • connie

    I am an avid fan for Ghost Whisperer but after the change of body etc it got real boreing…..bout time to exit stage left….and keep gone.

    • kew

      time for Ghost to cross over
      the stories have been so boring lately I threw in the towel 2 months ago.. will not miss it

    • bean99

      ITA. It jumped the shark with the “new Jim” if not before. Can’t believe ABC is thinking of picking it up.

  • connie

    I am an avid fan for Ghost Whisperer but after the change of body etc it got real boreing…..bout time to exit stage left….and keep gone.

    • AuntieMM

      Agreed. I never saw the sense of the ‘Jim is dead but maybe isn’t really’ storyline and quit watching.

    • kew

      time for Ghost to cross over
      the stories have been so boring lately I threw in the towel 2 months ago.. will not miss it

    • bean99

      ITA. It jumped the shark with the “new Jim” if not before. Can’t believe ABC is thinking of picking it up.

  • L

    PLEASE SAVE GHOST WHISPERER!!!!!

  • Mike

    Wow. That Children’s hospital deserves a newsflash of its own. That was absolutely hilarious and literally flooded with comedians. Cannot wait for that!

    • Shawn

      Seriously! It looks great. And a fun fact for Scrubs fans, it’s shot at Sacred Heart. In March my girlfriend and I took a vacation to LA and took a tour of Sacred Heart. We were told this show had just wrapped a couple of days before and heard some good things! Can’t wait for it!

  • Mo

    Wow, I guess I won’t be watching Survivor anymore.

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