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Post Mortem – Rescue: HI-Surf

Rescue HI-Surf, following the adventures of a team of lifeguards on the north shore of O’ahu, was cancelled by FOX after one season.  “We love our partnership with John Wells and Warner Brothers and hope to do more with John and are doing more with Warner Brothers, but it just didn’t resonate with our audience the way we needed to be able to return it,” said Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn.

While it was nice having a view of Hawaii on the TV screen every week, and of star Arielle Kebbel in a lifeguard’s uniform, you could kind of tell this would be a one-and-done.  I’m sure we will see more of the pretty people in future projects.

 

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FOX Upfronts

FOX is cutting back on scripted programming and adding more game shows to their fall schedule released during their upfront presentation earlier this week.  The week starts with game shows on Monday, with the returning Name That Tune followed by Celebrity Weakest Link, brought over from NBC.  Tuesday has a second installment of Murder in a Small Town followed by season two of Doc.

Competitions are the order of the day on Wednesday, with the latest installment of The Floor followed by 99 to Beat, based on a Belgium show where 100 contestants compete for a $100,000 prize.  Thursdays focus on reality competitions, with new editions of Hell’s Kitchen and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.  Sports remains the focus on Friday, with college football and basketball filling the night.  Sunday, as always, is Animation Domination, with The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Krapopolis, and Bob’s Burgers wrapping things up following football.

New shows on tap for midseason include Fear Factor: The Next Chapter, a “bigger, bolder and more daring” reality show based on the NBC hit from the early 2000s.  On the comedy front the Josh Charles project Best Medicine, which is planned to team with Doc.  Drama-wise, Memory of a Killer is a dramatic thriller inspired by an award-winning 2003 Belgian film.  Returning shows include American Dad!, Animal Control, Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, Extracted, The Faithful, Family Guy, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Kitchen Nightmares, The Masked Singer, Next Level Baker, and Next Level Chef.  Decisions have yet to be made about Alert: Missing Persons Unit, The Cleaning Lady, or Accused.

Gone and mostly forgotten are 9-1-1: Lone Star and Rescue: HI-Surf.

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Midseason Review – Mondays

We continue our annual look back at my thoughts from the beginning of the season and look ahead at what’s to come for Monday nights, which looked a little barren in the fall, leaving me with nothing to watch.

7:00

Scrabble – Another attempt to turn the venerable board game into a game show, this time starring Raven-Symoné.

A good enough interpretation of the board game to a show, completely different from the 80s version with Chuck Woolery.  I’m not sure if it ever ended up airing on Monday nights, though, as it and Trivial Pursuit have been airing on Thursdays.

7:30

Poppa’s House – Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. team up on a new family comedy.

I never ended up watching this.

8:00

Rescue: HI-Surf – A lifeguard drama set in Hawaii from one of the producers of ER and starring Arielle Kebbel seems worth a shot, at least.

A decent way to spend an hour, especially with the nice views of Hawaii.

Trivial Pursuit – A new game show, hosted by LeVar Burton, based on the classic board game.

Another good translation of a board game to television.

It doesn’t look like there is anything intriguing coming to Mondays this winter.

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2024 New Fall Season – Mondays

We continue our annual look at the new fall season with Monday night’s offerings, a night that hasn’t offered something even halfway intriguing since 2018.

7:00

Scrabble – Another attempt to turn the venerable board game into a game show, this time starring Raven-Symoné.

7:30

Poppa’s House – Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. team up on a new family comedy.

8:00

Rescue: HI-Surf – A lifeguard drama set in Hawaii from one of the producers of ER and starring Arielle Kebbel seems worth a shot, at least.

Trivial Pursuit – A new game show, hosted by LeVar Burton, based on the classic board game.

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FOX Upfronts

For the first time in three years, FOX has released a fall schedule during their upfront presentation.  The week starts with procedural dramas on Monday, with the returning 9-1-1: Lone Star followed by Rescue: HI-Surf, a lifeguard drama from ER and The West Wing producer John Wells.  Tuesday is mystery night, with anthology series Accused followed by Murder in a Small Town, a foreign production starring Kristin Kreuk and based on the Karl Alberg series of books by L.R. Wright.

Family-friendly competitions are the order of the day on Wednesday, with the latest installment of The Masked Singer followed by The Floor.  Thursdays focus on reality competitions, with new editions of Hell’s Kitchen and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.  Sports is taking over Friday, with college football and basketball filling the night.  Sunday, as always, is Animation Domination, with The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Bob’s Burgers, and Krapopolis wrapping things up following football.

On tap for midseason in the drama realm is a third season of Alert: Missing Persons Unit, a fourth season of The Cleaning Lady, Doc, a new medical drama based of an Italian series and starring Molly Parker.  Comedies waiting for a spot include Animal Control, Family Guy, Going Dutch, a new military series starring Denis Leary, The Great North, and Grimsburg.  Reality planned for the winter/spring includes Crime Scene Kitchen, Extracted, Lego Masters, MasterChef, Name That Tune, and Next Level Chef.

Gone and mostly forgotten is Housebroken.