The 2007–08 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2007 through August 2008. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2006–07 season. The schedule was affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. After that, the next disruption to the networks' primetime schedules would not occur until the 2020–21 season, whose network schedules were affected by the suspension of film and television productions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NBC aired Clash of the Choirs for four consecutive nights starting on December 17, 2007.
ABC aired Duel for six nights for the week starting on December 17, 2007.
American Gladiators premiered Sunday, January 6, 2008, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central before moving to Mondays at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered Sunday, January 13, 2008, at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central before moving to Mondays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central.
Season 7 of 24 was supposed to start in 2008, but delayed to 2009 due to the WGA strike.
According to Jim premiered on January 1, 2008, with two 30-minute episodes. Then on January 9, 2008, it only aired one episode for the night.
One Tree Hill premiered on January 8, 2008, with a two-hour premiere.
American Idol premiered on January 15 to 16, 2008 with two hour episodes each night.
NBC aired quarterlife on February 26, 2008. After the first episode failed to earn the ratings the network had hoped, NBC announced that the series would be canceled after airing only one episode. Its remaining episodes would air on sibling channel Bravo.
Miss Guided aired a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.[14]
On April 8, 2008, CBS premiered Secret Talents of the Stars at 10 pm Eastern/9 pm Central. The show was cancelled the following day.
American Idol premiered on January 15, 2008, and January 16, 2008, with two-hour episodes each night.
Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants premiered on December 12, 2007, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00PM Central before moving to Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00PM Central.
Law & Order had a two-hour season premiere (two episodes) on January 2, 2008.
Supernanny aired back to back episodes on January 2, 2008.
Reaper moved to 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central on February 28, 2008, replacing Supernatural.
Miss Guided aired a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday March 18, 2008, following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.[17]
Amne$ia premiered on February 22, 2008, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 29, 2008, at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central.[19]
The following are shows that have been given full seasons during the 2007/08 television season. Shows listed in Bold returned for the 2008/09 television season.
ABC
Private Practice – On October 19, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season.[22]
Pushing Daisies – On October 23, 2007, the show received the order for nine additional episodes comprising a full season.[23]
Samantha Who? – On October 30, 2007, the show received a full season order due to solid retention of the audience from Dancing with the Stars in both total viewers, consistently finishing 1st place in its timeslot, and the key 18-49 demographic, consistently finishing in 2nd in its timeslot.[24]
Dirty Sexy Money – On November 16, 2007, the show was given a full season order, making it the first show to be ordered a full season since the writers strike began on November 5.[25]
The Unit - On October 19, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season order.[26]
Fox
Kitchen Nightmares – On October 16, 2007, the show was renewed for another season of 10 episodes.[27]
The Moment of Truth – On February 1, 2008, Fox ordered an additional 13 episodes, bringing the total episode order to 25.[28]
NBC
Chuck– On November 26, 2007, NBC gave a full 22-episode season to the show.[29]
Life – On November 26, 2007, NBC gave a full 22-episode season to the show.[29]
The CW
Gossip Girl – On October 9, 2007, the show was given a full 22-episode season, making it the first new show to do so.[30]
Aliens in America – Although a full season order has not been officially announced, sources have reported that despite the writers strike this show will have 17 episodes for the season.[31]
Cancellationsedit
The following are shows that have been canceled during the 2007/08 television season.
ABC
Big Shots – All 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Carpoolers – 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Cashmere Mafia – ABC announced on March 13, 2008, that the show will not return.[33]
Cavemen – 6 of the 13 produced episodes aired, and on February 12, 2008, ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Men in Trees – ABC announced on May 4, 2008, that the show will not return next season.[10]
Viva Laughlin – Canceled on October 22, 2007, after airing only two episodes. The previously unscheduled The Amazing Race started early and took over the timeslot.[36]
Back to You – Canceled after Fox decided not to bring the show back for an already in-production second season.[38]
K-Ville – 10 of the 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, Fox announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Nashville – Originally scheduled to return on November 9, 2007, but after airing only two episodes, Fox canceled the series on October 19, 2007.[39]
New Amsterdam – On May 11, 2008, Fox canceled the freshman series.[40]
The Return of Jezebel James – On March 24, 2008, after three episodes in one complete week, Fox canceled the comedy due to low ratings.[41] It is unlikely that the unaired episodes will ever air, due to its official site being taken down by Fox.
NBC
1 vs. 100 – Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
American Gladiators – NBC decided not to renew the show for a third season, even though there were plans that got canceled
Amne$ia – Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
Bionic Woman – All 8 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, NBC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Journeyman – The last of 13 produced episodes aired on December 19, 2007. NBC did not order a full-season run by the deadline of December 11, 2007, effectively cancelling the series.[42][43]
Las Vegas – After 5 seasons and 106 episodes, NBC announced the cancellation of the series on February 20. The final episode, which aired on February 15, was a cliffhanger.[44]
Phenomenon – Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.[45]
Quarterlife – The web-series-turned-network-program was canceled on NBC after one episode due to low ratings, the lowest NBC had received in that time slot in 17 years. NBC Universal announced the series would continue on co-owned cable network Bravo.
Heroes Origins – The series was canceled before it aired and was confirmed at the upfronts.[46]
Scrubs – After seven seasons, NBC announced that the show would not return. However, ABC picked it up for the 2008/09 season.
The Singing Bee – Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation.
The CW
Aliens in America – After its 18 episodes, the show will air its series finale on May 18, 2008.[47]
Girlfriends – After 8 seasons and 172 episodes, on February 12, 2008, The CW announced no more new episodes will be produced and the show was officially canceled. While there will not be any additional episodes produced for the season, a series finale/retrospective for the show is in talks.[32]
Life Is Wild – All 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12, 2008, The CW announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike, effectively cancelling the show.[32]
Online Nation – First show to be canceled in the 2007–08 season. This show set a record for the lowest ratings in The CW's brief history.[48]
WWE Friday Night SmackDown – On February 8, 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment and The CW had ended negotiations to keep Friday Night SmackDown! on the network. WWE stated that Friday Night SmackDown! would continue to air on The CW through the end of the 2007/08 broadcast season.[49][50][51] On February 26, 2008, WWE announced that MyNetworkTV picked up Friday Night Smackdown for the 2008/09 television season.[52]
CW Now – It was announced that in early February, 2008, that CW Now would be going on hiatus. However, on February 13, 2008, The CW announced that they were cancelling CW Now after the February 24 episode.[53]
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The 2007 08 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2007 through August 2008 The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series new series and series canceled after the 2006 07 season The schedule was affected by the 2007 08 Writers Guild of America strike After that the next disruption to the networks primetime schedules would not occur until the 2020 21 season whose network schedules were affected by the suspension of film and television productions as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 14 2007 1 followed by ABC on May 15 2 CBS on May 16 3 Fox and The CW on May 17 4 5 and MyNetworkTV on August 24 2007 6 This was the first TV season where Nielsen Media Research kept track of DVR ratings live plus same day C3 live plus 7 7 PBS is not included member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary New series are highlighted in bold All times are U S Eastern and Pacific Time except for some live sports or events Subtract one hour for Central Mountain Alaska and Hawaii Aleutian times All NBC programming from August 8 2008 to August 24 2008 was pre empted for coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing 8 Each of the 30 highest rated shows is listed with its rank and rating in parentheses rank rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research 9 Contents 1 Legend 2 Sunday 3 Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 By network 9 1 ABC 9 2 CBS 9 3 The CW 9 4 Fox 9 5 MyNetworkTV 9 6 NBC 10 Full season orders and cancellations 10 1 Full season orders 10 2 Cancellations 11 Notes 12 ReferencesLegend edit Light blue indicates local programming Gray indicates encore programming Blue gray indicates news programming Light green indicates sporting events Light purple indicates movies Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs including specials Yellow indicates the top 10 most watched programs of the season Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season Sunday editNetwork 7 00 p m 7 30 p m 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall America s Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover Home Edition 21 7 7 Desperate Housewives 6 11 6 Brothers amp Sisters 22 7 6 Tied with CSI NY Heroes andLaw amp Order Special Victims Unit Winter Oprah s Big Give Here Come the NewlywedsSpring Desperate Housewives 6 11 6 Brothers amp Sisters 22 7 6 Tied with CSI NY Heroes andLaw amp Order Special Victims Unit Summer Extreme Makeover Home Edition R Desperate Housewives R CBS Fall 60 Minutes 17 8 4 The Amazing Race Cold Case 28 7 1 Tied with Deal or No Deal Shark 30 7 0 Tied with The Unit and Hell s Kitchen Winter Big Brother Dexter R Spring Million Dollar Password Various programmingSummer Big Brother Million Dollar Password Cold Case R The CW Fall CW Now Online Nation Life Is Wild America s Next Top Model R Local programmingMid fall Aliens inAmerica R Late fall Crowned The Mother of All Pageants R Winter Everybody Hates Chris R Everybody Hates Chris Aliens in America Girlfriends R The Game R Spring America s Next Top Model R The Game Girlfriends R Summer One Tree Hill R Fox Fall Fox NFL 4 15 p m The OT The Simpsons King of the Hill Family Guy American Dad Winter Various programmingLate winter King of the Hill R American Dad R UnhitchedSpring The Simpsons R American Dad Late spring Don t Forget the Lyrics R Summer Til Death R NBC Fall Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football 8 15 p m continued to game completion 10 9 7 Winter Dateline NBC Various programmingMid winter American Gladiators R Late winter Dateline NBC Law amp Order R Law amp Order Special Victims Unit R Spring Dateline NBC Monk R Psych R Mid spring The Office R 10 Summer Various programming U S Olympic Trials Dateline NBCMid summer Most Outrageous Moments R America s Got Talent R Extreme Makeover Home Edition aired two hour episodes on January 13 through January 27 11 Viva Laughlin aired two episodes the pilot on October 18 and the 2nd episode on October 21 before it was cancelled Monday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall Dancing with the Stars Performance 3 14 0 Samantha Who 19 8 0 The BachelorWinter Holiday specials Samantha Who 19 8 0 Notes from the Underbelly October RoadMid winter Dance War Bruno vs Carrie AnnSpring Dancing with the Stars Performance 3 14 0 Samantha Who 19 8 0 The BachelorSummer The Bachelorette The MoleMid summer High School Musical Get in the Picture Wanna Bet Late summer Samantha Who R CBS Fall How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Two and a Half Men 15 8 5 Tied with Survivor Rules of Engagement CSI Miami 11 9 2 Tied with NCIS Winter Welcome to the Captain The New Adventures of Old ChristineSpring The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your MotherMid spring Rules of EngagementSummer The New Adventures of Old Christine R The CW Fall Everybody Hates Chris Aliens in America Girlfriends The Game Local programmingWinter Gossip GirlSpring Pussycat Dolls Present GirliciousMid spring One Tree HillFox Fall Prison Break K VilleWinter House R Mid winter Prison Break Terminator The Sarah Connor ChroniclesSpring Canterbury s Law New AmsterdamMid spring House R Late spring Bones House 8 10 5 Summer Prison Break Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles R MNT Fall Celebrity Expose Control Room PresentsMid fall Celebrity Expose R Late fall Breaking The Magician s Code R Celebrity ExposeWinter Holiday specials and moviesMid winter Celebrity Expose Meet My Folks R Late winter Paradise HotelSummer Celebrity Expose R Mid summer Decision HouseNBC Fall Chuck Heroes 22 7 6 Tied with Brothers amp Sisters CSI NY and Law amp Order Special Victims Unit JourneymanWinter American Gladiators Deal or No Deal 28 7 1 Tied with Cold Case MediumLate winter Deal or No Deal 28 7 1 Tied with Cold Case My Dad Is Better than Your DadSpring My Dad Is Better than Your Dad Deal or No Deal 28 7 1 Tied with Cold Case Mid spring Deal or No Deal 28 7 1 Tied with Cold Case Late spring American Gladiators Dateline NBCSummer American Gladiators Nashville Star Dateline NBCLate summer Deal or No Deal 28 7 1 Tied with Cold Case America s Toughest JobsNBC aired Clash of the Choirs for four consecutive nights starting on December 17 2007 ABC aired Duel for six nights for the week starting on December 17 2007 American Gladiators premiered Sunday January 6 2008 at 9 00 pm Eastern 8 00 pm Central before moving to Mondays at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00 pm Central Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered Sunday January 13 2008 at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00 pm Central before moving to Mondays at 9 00 pm Eastern 8 00 pm Central Season 7 of 24 was supposed to start in 2008 but delayed to 2009 due to the WGA strike Tuesday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall Cavemen Carpoolers Dancing with the Stars Results 12 5 12 3 Boston LegalWinter Holiday specials According to Jim R Mid winter Just for Laughs According to Jim CarpoolersLate winter According to Jim Primetime What Would You Do Spring According to Jim Dancing with the Stars Results 5 12 3 Boston LegalMid spring Women s Murder ClubLate spring Samantha Who R Boston LegalSummer Wipeout I Survived a Japanese Game Show PrimetimeLate summer Wanna Bet CBS Fall NCIS 11 9 2 Tied with CSI Miami The Unit 30 7 0 Tied with Shark CaneWinter 48 HoursLate winter Big Brother JerichoSpring Shark 30 7 0 Tied with The Unit and Hell s Kitchen Various programmingSummer 48 Hours Without a TraceMid summer Big BrotherThe CW Fall Beauty and the Geek Reaper Local programmingWinter Reaper One Tree HillSpring Beauty and the GeekMid spring ReaperFox Fall Bones 13 House 8 10 5 Winter American Idol 1 16 1 Late winter American Idol 1 16 1 Spring American Idol 1 16 1 Hell s Kitchen 30 7 0 Tied with Shark and The Unit Summer The Moment of Truth 13 8 8 Tied with Without a Trace Mid summer Kitchen Nightmares House R MNT Fall The Academy R Jail Jail R Winter Holiday specials and moviesMid winter Street Patrol Street Patrol R Jail Jail R NBC Fall The Singing Bee The Biggest Loser Law amp Order Special Victims Unit 22 7 6 Tied with Brothers amp Sisters CSI NY and Heroes Winter The Biggest LoserSpring Most Outrageous Moments QuarterlifeSummer Celebrity Family Feud America s Got TalentAccording to Jim premiered on January 1 2008 with two 30 minute episodes Then on January 9 2008 it only aired one episode for the night One Tree Hill premiered on January 8 2008 with a two hour premiere American Idol premiered on January 15 to 16 2008 with two hour episodes each night NBC aired quarterlife on February 26 2008 After the first episode failed to earn the ratings the network had hoped NBC announced that the series would be canceled after airing only one episode Its remaining episodes would air on sibling channel Bravo Miss Guided aired a sneak peek on Tuesday March 18 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10 30 pm Eastern 9 30 pm Central It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00 pm Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3 14 On April 8 2008 CBS premiered Secret Talents of the Stars at 10 pm Eastern 9 pm Central The show was cancelled the following day Wednesday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall Pushing Daisies Private Practice 26 7 3 Dirty Sexy MoneyWinter Wife Swap Supernanny Cashmere MafiaSpring Men in TreesLate spring Boston LegalSummer Men in TreesMid summer Primetime CrimeCBS Fall Kid Nation Criminal Minds 18 8 2 CSI NY 22 7 6 Tied with Brothers amp Sisters Heroesand Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Winter Power of 10Late winter Big BrotherSpring The Price Is Right 1 000 000 SpectacularSummer Big Brother Live Eviction Mid summer Greatest American DogThe CW Fall America s Next Top Model Gossip Girl 15 Local programmingWinter Crowned The Mother of All PageantsLate winter America s Next Top Model Pussycat Dolls Present GirliciousSpring Farmer Wants a WifeSummer Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious R Fox Fall Back to You Til Death Kitchen Nightmares 13 Winter American Idol 2 15 9 The Moment of Truth 13 8 8 Tied with Without a Trace Spring The Moment of Truth 13 8 8 Tied with Without a Trace American Idol 2 15 9 Mid spring Til Death Back to YouSummer So You Think You Can DanceLate summer Bones R Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles R MNT Fall Decision House 16 Meet My Folks R Winter My Wednesday Night MovieMid winter Whacked Out Videos Various programmingLate winter Masters of Illusion R Spring Under One Roof The Best of In Living Color Breaking The Magician s Code R Summer Masters of Illusion R Mid summer Whacked Out Videos R The Twilight Zone R Late summer The Twilight Zone R Whacked Out Videos R NBC Fall Deal or No Deal Bionic Woman LifeMid fall PhenomenonWinter Deal or No Deal Law amp Order Criminal Intent R Law amp Order 27 7 2 Spring Deal or No DealSummer The Baby Borrowers R The Baby Borrowers Celebrity CircusMid summer America s Got Talent R Law amp Order R American Idol premiered on January 15 2008 and January 16 2008 with two hour episodes each night Crowned The Mother of All Pageants premiered on December 12 2007 at 9 00 pm Eastern 8 00PM Central before moving to Wednesdays at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00PM Central Law amp Order had a two hour season premiere two episodes on January 2 2008 Supernanny aired back to back episodes on January 2 2008 Thursday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall Ugly Betty Grey s Anatomy 9 10 4 Big ShotsWinter Lost R Lost 20 7 9 Eli StoneSpring Ugly Betty Grey s Anatomy 9 10 4 Lost 20 7 9 Summer HopkinsLate summer Private PracticeCBS Fall Survivor China 15 8 5 Tied with Two and a Half Men CSI Crime Scene Investigation 7 10 6 Without a Trace 13 8 8 Tied with The Moment of Truth Winter Various programmingMid winter Survivor Micronesia 15 8 5 Tied with Two and a Half Men Spring Various programming SwingtownSummer Greatest American DogMid summer Big Brother FlashpointThe CW Smallville Supernatural Local programmingFox Fall Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader Don t Forget the Lyrics 13 Spring So You Think You Can DanceMNT My Thursday Night MovieNBC Fall My Name Is Earl 30 Rock The Office ERMid fall The Office ScrubsWinter The Office Celebrity ApprenticeMid winter Various programming Lipstick JungleSpring My Name Is Earl Scrubs The Office 30 Rock ERLate spring Various programming Last Comic Standing Fear ItselfSummer Last Comic StandingReaper moved to 9 00 pm Eastern 8 00 pm Central on February 28 2008 replacing Supernatural Miss Guided aired a sneak peek on Tuesday March 18 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10 30 pm Eastern 9 30 pm Central It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00 pm Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3 17 Friday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall 20 20 Women s Murder Club Men in TreesMid fall Men in Trees 20 20Winter Grey s Anatomy R Desperate Housewives R Late winter 20 20Spring America s Funniest Home Videos R Duel 20 20Summer Dance MachineLate summer The ABC Friday Night MovieCBS Fall Ghost Whisperer Moonlight Numb3rsWinter The Price Is Right 1 000 000 Spectacular Ghost WhispererSpring Ghost Whisperer The Price Is Right 1 000 000 SpectacularLate spring MoonlightSummer Numb3rs R Mid summer FlashpointLate summer SwingtownThe CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown Local programmingFox Fall Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader NashvilleMid fall The Next Great American Band 18 Late fall The Next Great American Band Don t Forget the Lyrics Winter Bones R House R Late winter Til Death R The Return of Jezebel James Canterbury s LawSpring Bones R Mid spring Fox Friday Night MovieSummer Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader R MNT Fall My Friday Night MovieSummer Meet My Folks R Paradise Hotel R Mid summer The Academy R NBC Fall Deal or No Deal Friday Night Lights Las VegasWinter 1 vs 100Late winter Amne ia Dateline NBCSpring Most Outrageous MomentsAmne ia premiered on February 22 2008 at 9 00 pm Eastern 8 00 pm Central before moving to its regular timeslot on February 29 2008 at 8 00 pm Eastern 7 00 pm Central 19 Saturday editNetwork 8 00 p m 8 30 p m 9 00 p m 9 30 p m 10 00 p m 10 30 p m ABC Fall ESPN Saturday Night Football continued to game completion Winter ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Women s Murder Club R Mid winter ABC Saturday Movie of the WeekSummer The Wonderful World of Disney Eli Stone R CBS Fall Crimetime Saturday 48 HoursWinter Various programming 48 Hours R Spring Crimetime SaturdayFox COPS COPS R America s Most Wanted Local programmingMNT Fall IFL Battleground NFL Total AccessMid fall NFL Total Access IFL BattlegroundWinter Control Room PresentsLate winter Paradise HotelSpring Meet My Folks R Decision House R Summer My Saturday Night MovieNBC Fall Various programming Chuck R Law amp Order Special Victims Unit R Mid fall Bionic Woman R Winter Law amp Order Criminal Intent R Law amp Order Special Victims Unit R Law amp Order R Spring Medium R Law amp Order Criminal Intent R Summer U S Olympic Trials Law amp Order R Law amp Order Criminal Intent R Mid summer Various programmingBy network editABC edit Returning series 20 20 ABC Saturday Movie of the Week According to Jim America s Funniest Home Videos The Bachelor The Bachelorette a Boston Legal Brothers amp Sisters Dancing with the Stars Desperate Housewives Extreme Makeover Home Edition Grey s Anatomy Just for Laughs Lost Men in Trees The Mole Notes from the Underbelly October Road Primetime Saturday Night Football Supernanny Ugly Betty Wife Swap The Wonderful World of Disney New series Big Shots Carpoolers Cashmere Mafia Cavemen Dance Machine Dance War Bruno vs Carrie Ann Dirty Sexy Money Duel Eli Stone Here Come the Newlyweds High School Musical Get in the Picture Hopkins I Survived a Japanese Game Show Miss Guided Oprah s Big Give Private Practice Primetime What Would You Do Pushing Daisies Samantha Who Wanna Bet Wipeout Women s Murder Club Not returning from 2006 07 Big Day Day Break Extreme Makeover The Ex Wives Club Fast Cars and Superstars Fat March George Lopez The Great American Dream Vote Help Me Help You i Caught In Case of Emergency The Knights of Prosperity Masters of Science Fiction National Bingo Night The Next Best Thing The Nine Set for Life Shaq s Big Challenge Show Me the Money Six Degrees Traveler What About Brian CBS edit Returning series 48 Hours Mystery 60 Minutes The Amazing Race Big Brother Cold Case CSI Crime Scene Investigation CSI Miami CSI NY Criminal Minds Ghost Whisperer How I Met Your Mother Jericho NCIS The New Adventures of Old Christine Numb3rs Power of 10 Rules of Engagement Shark Survivor Two and a Half Men The Unit Without a Trace New series The Big Bang Theory Cane Flashpoint Greatest American Dog Kid Nation Million Dollar Password Moonlight Secret Talents of the Stars Swingtown Viva Laughlin Welcome to The Captain Not returning from 2006 07 3 lbs Armed amp Famous The Class Close to Home The King of Queens Smith The CW edit Returning series America s Next Top Model Beauty and the Geek Everybody Hates Chris The Game Girlfriends One Tree Hill Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious Smallville Supernatural WWE SmackDown New series Aliens in America Crowned The Mother of All Pageants CW Now Farmer Wants a Wife Gossip Girl Life Is Wild Online Nation Reaper Not returning from 2006 07 7th Heaven All of Us Gilmore Girls Hidden Palms Reba Runaway Veronica Mars revived to Hulu in 2019 Fox edit Returning series America s Most Wanted American Dad American Idol Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader Bones COPS Don t Forget the Lyrics Family Guy Hell s Kitchen House King of the Hill NFL on Fox The OT Prison Break The Simpsons So You Think You Can Dance Til Death New series Back to You Canterbury s Law K Ville Kitchen Nightmares Nashville New Amsterdam The Moment of Truth The Next Great American Band The Return of Jezebel James Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles Unhitched When Women Rule the World 20 Not returning from 2006 07 24 returned for 2008 09 Drive Happy Hour Justice Nanny 911 Moved to CMT The O C The Rich List Standoff Vanished The War at Home The Wedding Bells The Winner MyNetworkTV edit Returning series Breaking the Magician s Code Magic s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed moved from Fox IFL Battleground Meet My Folks moved from NBC My Thursday Night Movie My Friday Night Movie My Saturday Night Movie summer Paradise Hotel 2 season one on Fox The Best of In Living Color moved from Fox The Twilight Zone moved from UPN New series The Academy Celebrity Expose Control Room Presents Decision House Jail Masters of Illusion NFL Total Access Street Patrol Under One Roof 21 Whacked Out Videos Not returning from 2006 07 American Heiress Desire Fashion House Saints amp Sinners Wicked Wicked Games Watch Over Me NBC edit Returning series 1 vs 100 30 Rock The Apprentice The Biggest Loser Deal or No Deal ER Friday Night Lights Football Night in America Heroes Las Vegas Last Comic Standing Law amp Order Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Medium Most Outrageous Moments My Name Is Earl Nashville Star moved from USA Network NBC Sunday Night Football The Office Scrubs New series America s Toughest Jobs American Gladiators Amnesia The Baby Borrowers Bionic Woman Celebrity Circus Celebrity Family Feud Chuck Clash of the Choirs Fear Itself Journeyman Life Lipstick Jungle My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Phenomenon Quarterlife The Singing Bee Not returning from 2006 07 Andy Barker P I The Black Donnellys Crossing Jordan Grease You re the One that I Want Identity Kidnapped Law amp Order Criminal Intent moved to USA Network Raines The Real Wedding Crashers Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Thank God You re Here Twenty Good YearsFull season orders and cancellations editFull season orders edit The following are shows that have been given full seasons during the 2007 08 television season Shows listed in Bold returned for the 2008 09 television season ABC Private Practice On October 19 2007 the show was given a full 22 episode season 22 Pushing Daisies On October 23 2007 the show received the order for nine additional episodes comprising a full season 23 Samantha Who On October 30 2007 the show received a full season order due to solid retention of the audience from Dancing with the Stars in both total viewers consistently finishing 1st place in its timeslot and the key 18 49 demographic consistently finishing in 2nd in its timeslot 24 Dirty Sexy Money On November 16 2007 the show was given a full season order making it the first show to be ordered a full season since the writers strike began on November 5 25 CBS The Big Bang Theory On October 19 2007 the show was given a full 22 episode season 26 The Unit On October 19 2007 the show was given a full 22 episode season order 26 Fox Kitchen Nightmares On October 16 2007 the show was renewed for another season of 10 episodes 27 The Moment of Truth On February 1 2008 Fox ordered an additional 13 episodes bringing the total episode order to 25 28 NBC Chuck On November 26 2007 NBC gave a full 22 episode season to the show 29 Life On November 26 2007 NBC gave a full 22 episode season to the show 29 The CW Gossip Girl On October 9 2007 the show was given a full 22 episode season making it the first new show to do so 30 Aliens in America Although a full season order has not been officially announced sources have reported that despite the writers strike this show will have 17 episodes for the season 31 Cancellations edit The following are shows that have been canceled during the 2007 08 television season ABC Big Shots All 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 Carpoolers 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 Cashmere Mafia ABC announced on March 13 2008 that the show will not return 33 Cavemen 6 of the 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 ABC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 Men in Trees ABC announced on May 4 2008 that the show will not return next season 10 Miss Guided Canceled on May 12 2008 Notes from the Underbelly Canceled on May 12 2008 October Road Canceled on May 12 2008 Women s Murder Club Canceled on May 12 2008 CBS Cane Canceled on May 14 2008 Jericho CBS announced on March 21 2008 that the show will not return for another season 34 Kid Nation Canceled on May 14 2008 Moonlight Canceled on May 14 2008 Power of 10 The show was canceled on April 30 2008 in favor of The Price Is Right 1 000 000 Spectacular the two series shared the same host Drew Carey Secret Talents of the Stars Canceled after one episode due to low ratings 35 Shark Canceled on May 14 2008 Viva Laughlin Canceled on October 22 2007 after airing only two episodes The previously unscheduled The Amazing Race started early and took over the timeslot 36 Welcome to The Captain After the 5th episode aired the show was canceled due to poor ratings 37 Fox Canterbury s Law Canceled on May 15 2008 Back to You Canceled after Fox decided not to bring the show back for an already in production second season 38 K Ville 10 of the 11 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 Fox announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 The Moment of Truth Canceled on August 6 2009 Nashville Originally scheduled to return on November 9 2007 but after airing only two episodes Fox canceled the series on October 19 2007 39 New Amsterdam On May 11 2008 Fox canceled the freshman series 40 The Return of Jezebel James On March 24 2008 after three episodes in one complete week Fox canceled the comedy due to low ratings 41 It is unlikely that the unaired episodes will ever air due to its official site being taken down by Fox NBC 1 vs 100 Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation American Gladiators NBC decided not to renew the show for a third season even though there were plans that got canceled Amne ia Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation Bionic Woman All 8 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 NBC announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation Journeyman The last of 13 produced episodes aired on December 19 2007 NBC did not order a full season run by the deadline of December 11 2007 effectively cancelling the series 42 43 Las Vegas After 5 seasons and 106 episodes NBC announced the cancellation of the series on February 20 The final episode which aired on February 15 was a cliffhanger 44 Phenomenon Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation 45 Quarterlife The web series turned network program was canceled on NBC after one episode due to low ratings the lowest NBC had received in that time slot in 17 years NBC Universal announced the series would continue on co owned cable network Bravo Heroes Origins The series was canceled before it aired and was confirmed at the upfronts 46 Scrubs After seven seasons NBC announced that the show would not return However ABC picked it up for the 2008 09 season The Singing Bee Canceled at the 2008 upfront presentation The CW Aliens in America After its 18 episodes the show will air its series finale on May 18 2008 47 Girlfriends After 8 seasons and 172 episodes on February 12 2008 The CW announced no more new episodes will be produced and the show was officially canceled While there will not be any additional episodes produced for the season a series finale retrospective for the show is in talks 32 Life Is Wild All 13 produced episodes aired and on February 12 2008 The CW announced no new episodes would be produced after the strike effectively cancelling the show 32 Online Nation First show to be canceled in the 2007 08 season This show set a record for the lowest ratings in The CW s brief history 48 WWE Friday Night SmackDown On February 8 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment and The CW had ended negotiations to keep Friday Night SmackDown on the network WWE stated that Friday Night SmackDown would continue to air on The CW through the end of the 2007 08 broadcast season 49 50 51 On February 26 2008 WWE announced that MyNetworkTV picked up Friday Night Smackdown for the 2008 09 television season 52 CW Now It was announced that in early February 2008 that CW Now would be going on hiatus However on February 13 2008 The CW announced that they were cancelling CW Now after the February 24 episode 53 Notes edit Series revival previously aired on ABC in 2005 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