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Posted by Liz THE WB 2000-2001 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FIVE NEW COMEDIES MAKE THE GRADE: “NIKKI,” “HYPE,” “GROSSE POINTE,” “THE PJs” & “SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH” GIVE THE WB VIEWERS A LOT TO LAUGH ABOUT THIS SEASON “FELICITY” & “JACK & JILL” WILL AIR ALL ORIGINAL EPISODES FOLLOWING “DAWSON'S CREEK” ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS THE WB’s SIGNATURE DRAMAS ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY NIGHTS ALL COME BACK IN THEIR SAME TIMESLOTS TGIWB AS “SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH,” “GROSSE POINTE” & “POPULAR” ESTABLISH NEW YOUNG ADULT AND TEEN BEACHHEAD ON FRIDAY NIGHTS JAMIE FOXX SIGNS ON TO HEADLINE HIS OWN VARIETY SERIES THIS SPRING May 16, 2000 (New York, NY) — The WB Network unveiled its new primetime schedule this morning amid a great deal of surprise scheduling announcements that the network believes guarantees ratings growth for next season. The primetime schedule was announced this morning by Susanne Daniels, President, Entertainment and Jordan Levin, Executive Vice President, Programming. As promised throughout the development season, the network put a strong emphasis on comedy, adding five promising new series. Those include three new series: NIKKI, created by Bruce Helford (“The Drew Carey Show,” “Norm”) and starring Nikki Cox and newcomer Nick von Esmarch; HYPE, an ensemble sketch comedy lampooning what and who is being overexposed in pop culture; and GROSSE POINTE, a comedy about the behind-the-scenes machinations of a primetime soap opera from writer/executive producer Darren Star (“Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Sex and the City”). In a major announcement, The WB will air all original episodes of FELICITY and JACK & JILL in the Wednesday night 9:00 p.m. ET time slot this season. The plan is for FELICITY to air an 11-episode story arc for 11 consecutive weeks running through December. In January, the network will replace FELICITY with JACK & JILL for 13 original episodes. In early April, FELICITY will come back for another 11 original episode story arc, running through May sweeps. This will give The WB viewers 35 consecutive weeks of original programming following DAWSON'S CREEK, a show recently regaining the momentum of its first season in quality and ratings performance. DAWSON'S CREEK will compete in the 8:00 p.m. ET time slot for the third consecutive year. This fall, the show will benefit from the retirement of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” its chief rival for The WB’s coveted 12-34 female audience. The strength of The WB’s anchor dramas this season will be enhanced in the fall as every one of them is staying in their season-ending timeslots. On Monday, 7TH HEAVEN and ROSWELL; Tuesday, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL; Wednesday, DAWSON'S CREEK and FELICITY remain stet, with The WB’s second highest-rated series, CHARMED, returning to its highly successful Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 p.m. ET. The WB also announced original programming for the summer months, launching two new series: YOUNG AMERICANS, a provocative new one-hour drama series set at a prestigious New England boarding school, and BABY BLUES, an animated half-hour comedy based on the award-winning comic strip with stories for the whole family. YOUNG AMERICANS is set to premiere in the post-DAWSON’S CREEK timeslot on Wednesday, July 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET). In a special cross promotion between the two series, YOUNG AMERICANS cast member Rodney Scott recently appeared as his character Will Krudski in three episodes of DAWSON’S CREEK. “The WB’s core audience is looking for new entertainment during the summer, and launching new shows against largely repeat programming makes great sense for us,” said Ms. Daniels. A night-by-night breakdown of the schedule and accompanying details on all the programs is attached to this release.
THE WB’s 2000-2001 PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
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YOUNG AMERICANS — Blue blood meets blue collar and town clashes with gown in this provocative new one-hour drama series starring an exciting cast of newcomers, including Rodney Scott as Will Krudski, who recently appeared in three episodes of “Dawson’s Creek” for a special cross promotion between the two shows. Set at a New England boarding school, this series unfolds at the start of a new summer session, when kids who come from different pasts and face uncertain futures are thrown together to prepare for the rest of their lives. As they shoot their arrows high and go through rites of passage with no parents in sight, these strangers become friends, and along the way they learn about passion, the potential for greatness, the power of love, friendship, trust, dreams and the need to make every moment count. The series also features Mark Famiglietti (“Hang Time”) as the Kennedy-esque Scout Calhoun, Kate Bosworth (“Remember the Titans”) as the luminous local girl Bella Banks, Ian Somerhalder as the edgy Dean’s son Hamilton Fleming, Katherine Moennig as the mysterious Jake Pratt, and new cast member Edward Quinn as Finn, the teacher who hopes to inspire them. Created by feature film writer Steven Antin (“Inside Monkey Zetterland”), who serves as executive producer along with Joe Voci and Scott Sanders, the series is produced by Mandalay Television in association with Columbia TriStar Television.
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