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Aside from the unexpected cancellation of "Oprah's Big Give" which would have been renewed had Oprah allowed it, reality programs faired well in the new ABC fall schedule. Returnees "Dancing With the Stars," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Wife Swap" and "Supernanny" all made the fall lineup along with new game/reality hybrid "Opportunity Knocks" from Ashton Kutcher.
"The Bachelor" won't air this fall but will be back in winter/spring 2009. The fates of "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" and "Here Come the Newlyweds" remain undetermined. A new Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks-created reality series will also premiere midseason.
ABC FALL 2008 SCHEDULE - All times ET:
MONDAY
8 p.m. - Dancing With the Stars
9:30 p.m. - Samantha Who
10 p.m. - Boston Legal
TUESDAY
8 p.m. - Opportunity Knocks
9 P.m. - Dancing With the Stars (results)
10 p.m. - Eli Stone
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. - Pushing Daises
9 p.m. - Private Practice
10 p.m. - Dirty Sexy Money
THURSDAY
8 p.m. - Ugly Betty
9 p.m. - Grey's Anatomy
10 p.m. - Life On Mars
FRIDAY
8 p.m. - Wife Swap
9 p.m. - Supernanny
10 p.m. - 20/20
SATURDAY
8 p.m. - College football
SUNDAY
7 p.m. - America's Funniest Home Videos
8 p.m. - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9 p.m. - Desperate Housewives
10 p.m. - Brothers & Sisters
"Lost," "According to Jim" and ex-NBC series "Scrubs" join "The Bachelor" as returning midseason replacement programs.
Cancelled: "Big Shots," "Carpoolers," "Cashmere Mafia," "Cavemen," "Just for Laughs," "Men in Trees," "Miss/Guided," "Notes from the Underbelly," "October Road," "Oprah's Big Give" and "Women's Murder Club."
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