The Fall Lineup Frenzy series continues with ABC. Last season saw a true breakout hit in Grey's Anatomy, the buzz about Desperate Housewives and Lost taper off a little bit, a show that went from hit to dud in record time (Commander-In-Chief), and the endings of Alias and of Monday Night Football on broadcast television. This fall, ABC is premiering a ton of new shows and moving one of its most popular. The network has gradually been finding itself over the past couple of seasons and its ratings have gone up. Will the trend continue?

(All times are Eastern. New shows are in bold.)

Monday

8-9 p.m.: Wife Swap
9-10 p.m.: The Bachelor/Supernanny
10-11 p.m.: What About Brian

My Thoughts: Before ABC announced their lineup, there were rumblings that they might move Grey's Anatomy to Mondays. I wish that happened. That's not to say that the shows they have scheduled are bad. Wife Swap has its moments and The Bachelor can sometimes be enjoyable. Supernanny, which will probably replace The Bachelor after its run is finished, is a solid reality show. I was pleasantly surprised to see What About Brian renewed since I enjoyed the few episodes that were shown. However, I was hoping that with Monday Night Football gone, ABC would jazz up its lineup. Unfortunately, this lineup is pretty weak, especially compared to NBC, FOX, and CBS.

Tuesday

8-9 p.m.: Dancing with the Stars/Set For The Rest of Your Life
9-9:30 p.m.: Let's Rob...
9:30 p.m-10 p.m.: Help Me Help You
10 p.m.-11 p.m.: Boston Legal

From ABC's Press Release:

"Set for the Rest of Your Life" — Just imagine: You're leaving the studio financially independent with a monthly payment for as long as you live! Yes, even if you are to live another 100 years. With a big smile on your face, you will be cashing a monthly check for the rest of your life. Now how does that sound? In this high-tension game show, the contestant will first battle for the highest monthly check possible. Does he end up with $50 a month? $500 a month? Or will he receive well over $10,000 a month? The contestant's next battle is even more important: Time! Does he win that payment just for one month? For a quarter of a year, half a year, one year? For three, ten, twenty years maybe? Or... for the rest of his life? And... did the contestant's partner, hidden in a soundproof isolation booth away from where it's all happening, help to make that dream come true or turn that dream into a nightmare? "Set for the Rest of Your Life" is a game show for strong relationships only, that's for sure!

"Let's Rob..." (half-hour, Tuesday, 9:00 p.m., ET) - For almost 20 years, Eugene Gurkin has dreamt of opening a bar, but his dead end job on the late, late janitorial shift won't even fund a bottle of premium booze. In the wake of a co-worker's death, he catches an episode of television. Call it divine intervention, call it a dumb idea, but whatever it is takes hold of Eugene and soon he recruits a group of misfits into his "gang" for a heist to finance their dreams. The target: Rock icon Mick Jagger's super-luxe Central Park West apartment. Working together, this band of affable, new age Robin Hoods, who have never even shoplifted a candy bar, are soon casing the joint and prepping for their crime. What they don't know is that there's a much richer target for them... the chance to find hope, self-esteem and confidence within themselves.

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