No, no, no! Please tell me ...
Question: No, no, no! Please tell me ABC can't possibly be thinking about messing with their Sunday-night lineup! I realize that they want to spread the wealth around to other nights, but come on, don't screw up our Sundays! It's the best way to end the weekend, being able to catch
Desperate Housewives and
Grey's Anatomy before the start of the work week. What will our Monday mornings be like if we can't sit around dissecting our favorite shows?
Answer: If it does come to pass that ABC splits up
Housewives and
Anatomy, the main motivation will be (presumably, according to the buzz) to strengthen the network on Monday night, which is now newly open after the departure of
Monday Night Football. I would think
Housewives will stay where it is. Even with its decline in quality, it's still a huge draw on a competitive night. When
Anatomy airs its two-hour finale on Monday, May 15, we'll see how strong a contender it is on that tough night, but I'm betting it will do extremely well. And while Mondays at the watercooler may be diminished, Tuesdays will be juicier if we have
Anatomy to dissect the next day. (The real task, of course, is for ABC to find a companion to
Housewives that's even remotely as appealing and compatible as
Anatomy has been. Failing that, ABC should leave well enough alone.)
