Ugly Betty
Uh-oh! ABC announced Tuesday that it plans to move Ugly Betty to Fridays in the fall, wedged between wacky neighbors Supernanny and 20/20.
A move to Friday is often a show's last stop before cancellation, but ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson expressed confidence in Betty during his presentation of the network's fall schedule. "I love the show," he said. "I'd love to see it have a great run on Friday night, the way Ghost Whisperer has." He said he hopes that Betty will hold on to Supernanny's lead-in. What's taking Betty's place? Read on to find out...
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Dollhouse
Dollhouse
9:01 pm/ET FOX
The penultimate episode of the season finds a face familiar to Joss Whedon fans. Alan Tudyk, nice guy Wash on Firefly and Serenity, appears in the season's final two installments as the Dollhouse's designer, an agoraphobic whose anxiety is sure to be heightened when Ballard's investigation hones in on him.
Read on for previews of Numbers, Fairly Oddparents, Supernanny and Paul Rodriguez & Friends: Comedy Rehab.
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Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
9 pm/ET NBC
The Lights are going down on the third season of NBC's critically acclaimed (and recently renewed!) drama. In tonight's season finale, everyone's eyes are on the future, some more enthusiastically than others. Billy and Mindy finally tie the knot, while Eric anxiously awaits the status of his contract review. Meanwhile, the teens are doing their own reflecting as Tyra waits for news about college, Matt considers leaving his grandma and Julie, and Riggins and Lyla wonder about the future of their relationship.
Read on for previews of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Supernanny, Supernanny and 400 Years of the Telescope.
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Dollhouse
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
8 pm/ET FOX
After a group hug and some chamomile tea, the Connors resolve their differences with Cameron and Derek, and the four set off for the Bahamas for some quality downtime. Just kidding — Sarah ditches the wisdom of "united we stand, divided we fall" and takes John to see old pal Charley Dixon while keeping Derek and Cameron out of the loop. Unfortunately, trust issues with John's uncle and the lady terminator are the least of Sarah's problems.
Read on for previews of Supernanny, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Dollhouse and Real Time with Bill Maher.
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David Krumholtz and Judd Hirsch, Numb3rs
Supernanny
9 pm/ET ABC
Tonight's episode finds Jo back in merry old England again, but things are not so cheery for a couple with four kids, all of whom are under the age of 10. This time, however, it's not just the kids who need disciplining: Jo will have to work her magic on a do-nothing dad who seems content to sit back and watch his wife do all the work, which puts a terrible strain on their marriage.
Read on for previews of Wolverine and the X-Men, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica and Numbers.
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Tony Shalhoub and Gena Rowlands, Monk
Monk
9 pm/ET USA
Monk's latest investigation leads him to a place where he may truly belong: a museum of oddities.
Read on for previews Wolverine and X-Men, Battlestar Galactica, Supernanny and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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Mike Ruggles, Supernanny
Supernanny
9 pm/ET ABC
Although Jo Frost is a tough act to follow, child therapist Mike Ruggles is up to the challenge for this special episode of Supernanny (and not just literally but figuratively, too, since Jo goes to the U.K. at 8 pm/ET).
Read on for previews of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Suite Life on Deck and Sanctuary.
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As the father of soon-to-be-6-year-old twin boys, I more than appreciate the work that Jo Frost does as TV's Supernanny. So it was my pleasure to pick Jo's brain and have her share the single biggest mistake that today's parents tend to make. (That useful nugget comes at the 2:00 mark.)
Jo also talks about last week's episode, in which she assisted a family that was largely deaf, and previews an upcoming job in which the parents go through a divorce while Supernanny is under their roof. "The children are caught in the middle of it all," Frost says of that unfortunate circumstance. "It was a challenging situation."
Jo also details the sorts of advice parents can find at her website (3:15) and in a book she wrote earlier this year.
"I'm really happy that [the Supernanny series] continues to be [successful]," she says. "Having now done four years working closely with American families, it gives me another chance to do more of that."
Watch my video with Jo here.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt in Ghost Whisperer
How Friday's fare... fared:
8 pm/ET
Ghost Whisperer was the evening's most-watched program, delivering 9.3 million total viewers, a seven percent increase over its year-ago opener. 5th Grader (5.8 mil) was a distant second, followed by Wife Swap, Toughest Jobs and the CW's returning comedy combo of Everybody Hates Chris (2.09 mil) and The Game (1.91 mil).
9 pm
This is where Moonlight fans will be tempted to say, "Told you so!" The Ex List topped the first half-hour with 7.2 mil (or 73 percent retention coming immediately out of GW), but then ceded the lead to Deal or No Deal during its back half, dropping to 6.49 mil. Moonlight, Les Moonves will scold me for reminding you, premiered a year ago to 8.63 mil and even mustered 7.56 mil in its May finale. That said, the luminous Ms. Reaser appears to have drawn slightly better demos.
Elsewhere, Fox's Lyrics (4.35 mil) edged out ABC's Supernanny (4.19 mil).
10 pm
Numbers' numbers were down a mil from its previous premiere, but it still came out on top with 8.13 mil. 20/20 followed with 6.34 mil, while NBC's Life (5.44 mil) was down 24 percent from its Monday premiere (the first of two "special" Monday airings).
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Jennifer Love Hewitt in Ghost Whisperer by Vivian Zink/CBS
How Friday's fare... fared: 8 pm/ET Ghost Whisperer was the evening's most-watched program, delivering 9.3 million total viewers, a seven percent increase over its year-ago opener. 5th Grader (5.8 mil) was a distant second, followed by Wife Swap, Toughest Jobs and the CW's returning comedy combo of Everybody Hates Chris (2.09 mil) and The Game (1.91 mil). 9 pm This is where Moonlight fans will be tempted to say, "Told you so!" The Ex List topped the first half-hour with 7.2 mil (or 73 percent retention coming immediately out of GW), but then ceded the lead to Deal or No Deal during its back half, dropping to 6.49 mil. Moonlight, Les Moonves will scold me for reminding you, premiered a year ago to 8.63 mil and even mustered 7.56 mil in its May finale. That said, the luminous Ms. Reaser appears to have drawn slightly better demos.Elsewhere, Fox's Lyrics (4.35 mil) edged out ABC's Supernanny (4.19 mil). 10 pm Numbers' numbers were down a mil from its previous premiere, but it still cam...
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