It's well known that ABC has ...
Question: It's well known that ABC has a difficult time trying to fill Monday nights after football ends in December. Now with the NFL moving to ESPN on Monday nights next season, that leaves ABC with a three-hour gap that it can't (or shouldn't) plug with all untested shows. What do you think the chances are that ABC will move
Grey's Anatomy to Mondays for next season? It would be a strong show to anchor the night and the strongest show to move without having the rest of its original night (Sunday) fall apart.
Answer: It's anyone's guess, but there's an upside and downside to this theory. First, it's a big risk for a network to dismantle a winning night, as tempting as it might be to move a hit like
Anatomy to shore up a crucial new night of programming. If ABC develops another show as compatible as this to
Desperate Housewives, that might make it easier. Pitting
Anatomy against a powerhouse like
CSI: Miami may also give ABC pause, though it would be compelling counterprogrammming and an interesting battle to cover. But ABC can't afford to be timid when it comes to launching a Monday lineup for fall. Having a proven winner onboard would be a good start.
