ABC Moves 'Grey's Anatomy' in Fall Lineup

ABC is moving its hottest show, "Grey's Anatomy," to Thursdays in the fall as part of an aggressive schedule that will bring at least 15 new series to the air next season.

Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Calista Flockhart, Anne Heche, David Arquette and Rachel Griffiths are among the stars that will appear in new ABC series, the network announced Tuesday.

ABC has also left the newsmagazine "Primetime" off its fall schedule for the first time since its introduction in 1989. But ABC News said "Primetime" will remain in production for specials, limited-run series and perhaps as a replacement for a failed entertainment program.

ABC is the only one of the major networks to increase its ratings over last year on the strength of hits "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost." But the rest of its schedule was weak, forcing the network to make an uncommonly large number of pilots.

Moving the medical soap "Grey's Anatomy" to 9 p.m. Thursdays sets up a battle with one of TV's most popular shows, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS, and NBC's most-touted new series, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."

"There's a lot of history of big shows going up against one another and there's plenty of room for both," said Steve McPherson, ABC entertainment president.

ABC canceled "Commander in Chief," leaving Geena Davis as a one-year president, although a two-hour movie may be made with the same cast. "Invasion," "Hope & Faith," "Jake in Progress" and "Sons and Daughters" were among the other shows left off the schedule.

Flockhart and Griffiths star in "Brothers & Sisters," a drama about a maladjusted family. Danson is a self-help guru going through a midlife crisis in the comedy "Help Me Help You," Heche is a relationship counselor who moves to Alaska in the drama "Men in Trees" and Diggs is in "Day Break," a thriller that uses elements of the movie " Groundhog Day."

From: Yahoo News

McSteamy is back?

Probably at first, but I'm sure they'll work her back in there somehow.

"Grey's" players score $200,000 bonuses

After a red-hot second season, the "Grey's Anatomy" cast is getting a little extra green from the show's producer.

Sources said Touchstone Television recently handed out $200,000 bonuses to each of the show's principal cast members, including Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, James Pickens Jr., T.R. Knight, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Chandra Wilson, Isaiah Washington, Justin Chambers and Kate Walsh.

But sources close to key cast members say the bonus is not likely to head off pressure from the actors for the Disney-owned studio to renegotiate their original series deals at a higher pay rate in light of the show's meteoric ratings spike this past season. Indeed, ABC hopes the medical drama will reinvigorate the network's fortunes on Thursday with its bold move of the show to the 9 p.m. slot in the fall.

Touchstone TV, which declined comment on the "Grey's" bonuses, has a history of giving cash bonuses to the ensemble casts of its hit series. In early 2005, the studio rewarded the principal cast members of "Desperate Housewives" with bonuses said to be about $250,000 each four months into the run of the show. The "Desperate Housewives" actors also received salary bumps. Meanwhile, in January, the "Lost" gang received salary increases, with Matthew Fox also getting a bonus.

From: Yahoo News

ABC announces fall premiere dates

The ABC Television Network has announced its fall premiere dates, including those for the highly anticipated return of all-new episodes of "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost," as well as ABC News' "20/20" and the debuts of some of the most talked about new shows of the coming season, including "Big Day," "Brothers & Sisters," "Day Break," "Help Me Help You," "MEN IN TREES," "Notes from the Underbelly," "Six Degrees," The Knights of Prosperity," "The Nine" and "Ugly Betty."

Friday, September 8
8:00-10:00 p.m. "20/20 "

Tuesday, September 12
7:00-9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars "

Wednesday, September 13
7:00-8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars Results Show "

Monday, September 18
7:00-8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap"

Thursday, September 21
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Six Degrees "

Friday, September 22
7:00-8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty "
8:00-9:00 p.m. "MEN IN TREES "

Sunday, September 24
6:00-8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (two-hour season premiere)
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives "
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters "

Tuesday, September 26
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Help Me Help You "
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal "

Sunday, October 1
6:00-7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos "

Monday, October 2
8:00-10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor: Rome " (two-hour season premiere)

Wednesday, October 4
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Lost "
9:00-10:00 p.m. "The Nine "

Thursday, October 5
7:00-7:30 p.m. "Big Day "
7:30-8:00 p.m. "Notes from the Underbelly "

Monday, October 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. "What About Brian "

Tuesday, October 17
8:00-8:30 p.m. "The Knights of Prosperity "

Wednesday, November 15
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Day Break"

From: HOINews

Okay, so that means Addison gets left in the lurch and gets a piece of McSteamy.

I don't remember seeing that! I'll have to pay more attention!

That's how they get up on the board?

I second that!