The 2007 November Sweeps Are Here
Get Ready for the Networks to Go All Out, Just for You
It’s that time of the fall again called November Sweeps when the networks do their damnedest to woo your viewing favor. Traditionally, this means all the bombast they can muster, ranging from stunt guest casting, jaw-dropping plot developments, and (maybe not so) unforeseen deaths.
I’m keeping track of each day in the current Sweeps period, which officially begins today and will end almost exactly four weeks from now on November 28. So, sit back, flick on the tube, and prepare for a month of high-octane programming that should prove a cut or two above the rest of the season. Let’s just hope that the increasingly likely writers’ strike doesn’t dampen the festivities too much.
November 2007 Sweeps: Day 1 Events
- ABC
- UGLY BETTY—That Girl Marlo Thomas guest stars.
- CBS
- CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION—Team Grissom does Halloween a day late when they investigate the death of an actress on the set of an adult slasher flick.
- The CW
- SMALLVILLE—Oh, yes! Former film Supergirl Helen Slater flies in to play the real Kryptonian mother of Clark Kent, otherwise known as Kal-El.
- Fox
- ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?—The popular kiddie game show does a two-hour two-parter.
- FX
- IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA—Dennis has to pimp himself out to prevent the gang from getting whacked, and we get to watch the whole thing go down for a double-episode hour.
- NBC
- ER—Stanley Tucci is in the house.
- MY NAME IS EARL—Two back-to-back half-hours of Earl are in store, mixed with some of the long-lasting reality series Cops.
- THE OFFICE—Watch out, PB&J. Karen is back! And, so is Joss Whedon, in the director’s seat.
- SCRUBS—Who’s your daddy? J.D.’s a daddy!
Ugly Betty photo courtesy of ABC
