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Posted: Wed., 5/16/01, 9:58pm PT "We were fortunate that a show that had been growing on the WB became available," said UPN CEO Dean Valentine. "We realized that it's a terrific show and that it's got a fanatical audience." The "Buffy"-"Roswell" move marks the first time two network series jumped in unison to another web since "Family Matters" and "Step by Step" left ABC for CBS in 1997. 'Moesha' moves out Meanwhile, UPN has decided not to bring back the Big Ticket sitcom "Moesha," starring Grammy Award winner Brandy, for a seventh season this fall. That means the grappler net, which announces its lineup this morning at Madison Square Garden, slides into next season without its two longest-running series. "Star Trek: Voyager," the skein that launched UPN in 1995, airs its series finale May 23; "Moesha" first bowed in January 1996. "Buffy," which the netlet snatched last month from the WB, now becomes the oldest skein on UPN. "Moesha" was first developed at CBS, which then passed on the series. UPN picked it up and quickly used the series as a springboard to turn its focus on young, urban comedies. Valentine said he believed the show "had run its course." The laffer had already taped its season finale; that episode will now wind up as the series' last episode. "It was time to freshen up the night," he said. 'One on One' Family laffer "One on One" will take the empty slot on UPN's Monday night comedy block. The sitcom originally came from Fox Television Studios and Greenblatt-Janollari, but FTVS opted out after it decided "One on One" didn't fit the company's financial model. Sources said FTVS saw limited international potential for the series. Bob Greenblatt and David Janollari will remain as exec producers on "One on One," but FTVS agreed to hand the series' production over to Paramount Network TV -- with the stipulation that UPN renew Greenblatt-Janollari's "The Hughleys." Here's a look at UPN's fall schedule:
b.. Call it WB night on UPN: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" keeps its Tuesdays at 8 p.m. timeslot, followed by "Roswell" at 9 p.m. c.. Newcomer "Star Trek: Enterprise" takes the 8 p.m. slot, an hour earlier than where predecessor "Star Trek: Voyager" had resided. Midseason sci-fi hour "Special Unit 2" airs at 9 p.m. d.. "WWF Smackdown" body slams its way onto Thursdays for a third year. e.. After having tried (and failed) to capitalize on "Smackdown" by
airing series on Friday, UPN brings back its Friday night movie.
UPN Considers Buffy Roswell Combo By Christian from Trek Today May 15, 2001 - 10:44 PM When UPN unveils its Fall schedule on Thursday, it is now expected to announce that Roswell will be airing after fellow former WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Tuesday nights. After two years of struggling ratings, the WB officially cancelled Roswell yesterday when it announced its own Fall schedule. However, MediaWeek reported today that UPN was intending to pick up the series and air it on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, after Buffy. Airing as Buffy's lead-out show, a position held by Angel over the past two years, should certainly be beneficial to Roswell, which this year was paired with non-SF show Seventh Heaven. Speaking to the New York Post today, Roswell executive producer Kevin Brown agreed with that. "I know that UPN has been seriously interested in Roswell for several weeks," he said. "We very much appreciate [that]. We think now that UPN has taken this step in enlarging their audience with Buffy, I don't think anyone can imagine a more killer night than putting Buffy and Roswell together. To me that has got homerun written all over it." If Roswell is indeed acquired by UPN, this will at least in part be due to its very dedicated fanbase. Last year, the fans sent the WB thousands of bottles of Tabasco sauce (the spicy sauce that the show's aliens like to add to their sweet food), a campaign that was credited with winning the show's renewal. To persuade UPN to take over Roswell, over 10,000 bottles were sent to the network over the past month. "Aren't these the kind of fans that networks pray for?" Brown said. With Buffy and Roswell expected to fill UPN's Tuesdays, much of the network's Fall schedule is now already known. Mondays will continue to be filled by the succesful urban comedy block. Enterprise and Dead Zone are expected to be shown on Wednesday, while Thursday remains 'Smackdown' night. Unless UPN drops its Friday movie or expands to another night of programming, this will likely mean former Voyager lead-in shows Seven Days and Special Unit 2 will not be renewed for another season. In related news, Reuters reported yesterday that News Corp. was no longer interested in taking a stake in UPN. "I guess we toyed with it but decided not to," the company's chairman, Rupert Murdoch, was quoted as saying. After News Corp. acquired several important UPN affiliates last year it entered negotiations with UPN parent Viacom over getting full or partial ownership of the network, but when it already extended its UPN affiliation agreement as part of the Buffy deal Viacom was no longer under as much pressure to give News Corp. an interest in UPN. Viacom itself, meanwhile, appears to be fully supporting UPN. With the acquisition of several high-profile science-fiction drama series, it will be hopefully be able to significantly improve its image next year and in turn strengthen ratings. Full details on how the network attempts to accomplish this will likely be released on Thursday. For the original article by Don Kaplan for the New York Post, please follow this link
Sunday May 13 11:28 PM ET From Variety By Michael Schneider and Josef Adalian NEW YORK (Variety) - Taking great lengths to avoid losing another series, in the wake of ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer's'' defection to UPN, the WB has sealed multiple-year deals with four of its top-rated series. Meanwhile, the network has also locked in an ambitious ``Buffy''-free fall schedule that includes eight new series, with major changes on every night of the week except Wednesday. The WB negotiated a one-year extension with Columbia TriStar TV that keeps ``Dawson's Creek'' on the network through the 2002-2003 season. Also finalized are deals that mean Spelling's ``7th Heaven'' and Viacom's ``Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' will remain on the WB for at least two more years. In addition, the WB is close to pacting with Spelling to hold on to ``Charmed'' (sans Shannen Doherty, who announced her intention to depart the show Friday) through the 2003-2004 season. ``We're picking up our three highest rated shows and our most important sitcom, and we were able to do it in a way that wasn't public and wasn't acrimonious,'' the WB's co-entertainment president Jordan Levin said. Levin and co-president Susanne Daniels said the network had been in talks to renew the quartet of series even before 20th Century Fox moved ``Buffy'' to UPN late last month. As for the fall schedule, which will be unveiled to advertisers Tuesday morning, Levin defended the decision to make a number of major moves. ``It's a fair amount of change but it's not that much different from last year,'' Levin said. ``Every 8 p.m. show is a returning show.'' The WB's new lineup also includes former ``Buffy'' companion series ``Angel,'' but not fellow 20th Century Fox TV stablemate ``Roswell.'' In a surprise switch, ``Angel'' will shift to Mondays at 9 p.m. following ``7th Heaven''; UPN is now seriously considering picking up ``Roswell,'' though a deal is not yet in place. The executives said they ultimately opted to hold on to ``Angel'' in the hopes that it will recruit its own audience in the tough post-``7th Heaven'' timeslot (opposite ``Ally McBeal''). WB execs were also reluctant to give up ``Angel,'' which would have then been paired with ``Buffy'' on UPN, giving the rival latter a strong night. ``(But) we suspected that (UPN) would put 'Roswell' behind 'Buffy,' so either way we're handing them a night,'' Daniels said. ``It's also important for us to keep and grow our male audience, and 'Angel' ranks high with men.'' Also, apparently there are no hard feelings between the WB and 20th Century Fox TV, despite the ``Buffy'' situation. Not only is the WB picking up the 20th laffer ``Deep in the Heart,'' starring Reba McEntire, but it also gave up its option on ``Roswell'' early enough for UPN to seriously consider the show. ``Picking up the Reba show is doing what's best for ourselves,'' Levin said. ``Deep in the Heart'' will be part of the WB's strong play for family audiences on Fridays, launching four half-hour laffers geared at the same teen and young adults viewers who once watched ABC's ``TGIF'' grid. ``This represents an idea of what we want family shows on the WB to be,'' Levin said. ``Smart and funny with an emotional core.'' The WB will also resurrect its Wednesday 9 p.m. ``wheel,'' this time alternating ``Felicity'' with the Miramax drama ``Glory Days.'' The WB has ordered a full 22 episodes of ``Felicity'' but will air eight editions of ``Glory'' half-way through the year. The WB will also launch a ``reality wheel'' Sundays at 7 p.m., airing the skeins ``Lost in the USA'' and ``No Boundaries.'' Overall, the WB will add just one new drama in the fall: ``Smallville,'' a retelling of the young Superman mythology. By contrast, the WB is scheduling five new comedies and two new non-fiction series. Besides ``Roswell,'' other series not expected to return include the dramas ``Popular'' and ``Jack & Jill,'' as well as the laffers ``Grosse Point,'' ``The PJs,'' and ``Jamie Foxx,'' which already aired its final episode. The network may still opt to pick up other series, such as ``The Oblongs,'' while ``For Your Love'' has already been picked up. The WB has also given a midseason order to ``Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.'' Other midseason announcements are forthcoming; the drama ``Dead Last'' will bow in this summer, while the WB will also air a Turner movie on Wednesdays. Reuters/Variety REUTERS |
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