EDT, the
alphabet network will air "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." The 1966 special features Linus (voiced by Christopher Shea) waiting for the Great Pumpkin, a mysterious figure who brings goodies to believers on Halloween.
Many, including me, thought that by this time, more than two years after Disney paid some $19 billion for ABC, the
alphabet network would be riding high.
On Tuesday, the
alphabet network announced each night's lineup, and Coulson's team are nowhere to be seen.
And if the others are any indication of what to expect, the
Alphabet network might as well save all those promos for new and returning series--or better yet, convert them into paid spots, and let the programs sink or swim on their own.
slot on Tuesdays, often known as the "(http://www.ibtimes.com/abcs-cursed-tuesday-night-time-slot-wicked-city-cancellation-continues-three-year-2188192) death slot " for the
alphabet network.
The
Alphabet network also discussed making programs available via video-on-demand with fast-forwarding disabled, essentially charging viewers for at-will content by insisting they watch commercials.
Meanwhile, the
alphabet network's "Dirty Dancing" remake, which is a three-hour movie event, rolls out on Wednesday, May 24 from 8 until 11 p.m.
Wisely previewing the show behind "Grey's Anatomy," ABC is doubtless hoping the series will entice enough viewers during a summer trial to justify a serialized return--a roll of the dice, to be sure, but at least with one of the better hours that the
Alphabet network has unleashed in an otherwise-mediocre development season.
Season 1 has seen three showrunners and now the
alphabet network is looking for a fourth person to run the series.
It's no wonder
Alphabet network and studio execs got excited when Rhimes and exec producer Betsy Beers (from the Mark Gordon Co.) first broached the idea of a spinoff last October.
While some fans who were warming up to the freshman show are disappointed that the
alphabet network suddenly pulled the plug on it, most are unhappy that they won't get to see "Time After Time's" leads 6 Freddie Stroma and Josh Bowman 6 on TV every week.
Esther Shapiro Pamela Reed Joan Collins Alice Krige Richard Shapiro Ritchie Singer John Forsythe Bart John Linda Evans Melora Hardin Aaron Spelling Nicholas Hammond After NBC raided ABC's tradition with "behind the camera" docudramas on "Charlie's Angels" and "Three's Company," and CBS spoofed "Batman" in "Return to the Batcave," the
Alphabet network finally wades into the nostalgia-pic realm with surprisingly efficient results.