ABC Primetime Premiere Schedule - September 2002
ABC Primetime Premiere Schedule - September 2002
Tuesday, September 17 - 8:00 p.m.,
ET/PT
Series Premiere,
"8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (official
website)
Starring: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson and Martin Spanjers
Paul Hennessy (John Ritter, "Three's Company"), a loving and rational dad, suddenly discovers -- after agreeing to share the duties of raising the kids when his wife, Cate (Katey Sagal, "Married...with Children"), returns to work -- that his two darling daughters have morphed into hormonally-charged, incomprehensible teenagers.
Tuesday, September 17 - 8:30 p.m.,
ET/PT
Series Premiere,
"Life With Bonnie" (official
website)
Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Mark Derwin, Samantha Browne-Walters, Marianne Muellerleile,
Charlie Stewart, Holly Wortell, Chris Barnes, Anthony Russell and David Alan Grier
Bonnie Molloy (Bonnie Hunt) is a woman who juggles the roles of wife, mother and host of the local morning talk show, "Morning Chicago," in "Life With Bonnie"
"Life with Bonnie" will move to its regular time period on Tuesday, October 1, airing from 9:00-9:30 p.m., ET/PT.
Tuesday, September 17 - 9:00 p.m.,
ET/PT
Series Premiere,
"Push, Nevada" (official website)
Starring: Derek Cecil and Scarlett Chorvat
In the premiere episode, mild-mannered IRS agent Jim Prufrock (Derek Cecil) travels to a remote desert town in search of missing money and stumbles on a place where mystery, danger and peculiar characters lurk around every corner. Everyone has a secret in Push, Nevada, but no one is talking, unless they're telling Jim to get out of town -- fast. Every word, every sign, every gesture could hold a clue to solving the riddle of this tiny Nevada town.
Rules for playing the “Push, Nevada” game will be posted on abc.com. Each episode of the series will give hints pointing to a weekly clue in the game. Viewers correctly deducing all the game clues will be equipped with the information needed to unlock the puzzle to try to win the $1 million plus prize.
The Thursday, September 19th rebroadcast of the "Push, Nevada" premiere will identify the hints through the use of graphics and will also feature an all-new intro by the creators of the series, Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey, discussing the game, a contest with a cash prize of more than $1 million.
"Push, Nevada" will move to its regular time period on Thursday, September 19, airing from 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT.
Tuesday, September 24
- 10:00 p.m., ET/PT
Season Premiere
"NYPD Blue" (official
website)
Starring: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Bill Brochtrup, Henry
Simmons, Charlotte Ross, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Esai Morales and Jacqueline Obradors
"Ho Down" -- Sipowicz is on a pimp's hit list when he roughs up a dealer's woman, and John Clark becomes a suspect when his name is found in a murdered prostitute's appointment book, on the 10th season premiere and 200th episode of "NYPD Blue"
Wednesday, September 25 -
8:00 p.m., ET/PT
Season Premiere
"My Wife and Kids" (official website)
Starring: Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, George O. Gore
II, Jennifer Freeman and Parker McKenna Posey
When the Kyles travel to Hawaii for vacation, patriarch Michael discovers that, despite his best efforts, taking the wife and kids away is not without its trials and tribulations. While Michael and Janet think they are being pursued by the extremely attractive Hunter (Tyson C. Beckford) and Veronica (Nicole Scherzinger), Jr. finds his first true love and Claire and Kady go on a room service spending spree, on the one-hour season premiere of "My Wife and Kids,"
Wednesday, September 25 -
10:00 p.m., ET/PT
Series Premiere
"MDs" (official website)
Starring William Fichtner, John Hannah, Leslie
Stefanson, Aunjanue Ellis, Jane Lynch, Robert Joy and Michaela Conlin.
"Time of Death" -- It's day one for the new and overly enthusiastic hospital administrator, Shelly Pangborn, whose former experience, which is limited to running theme parks, may explain why she faints at the sight of blood. As Pangborn is introduced to the highly dysfunctional medical staff, she notes their open hostility to hospital administrator Frank Coones, as well as to Nurse Poole, who sides with the brass in protecting profits over patients. Two brilliant, renegade physicians -- Dr. Bruce Kellerman, head of cardio thoracic surgery, and Dr. John Dalgety, the new general trauma surgeon -- are an iconoclastic duo who buck the system to save lives.
Friday, September 27 - 9:00
p.m., ET/PT
Series Premiere
"That Was Then" (official
website)
Starring: James Bulliard, Tyler Labine, Kiele
Sanchez, Brad Raider, Tricia O'Kelley, Andrea Bowen, Bess Armstrong, and Jeffrey Tambor
On the eve of his 30th birthday, Travis Glass wishes he could get a second chance to return to the past to the fateful week when he was in high school. In his ideal version of the past, he would win the affections of the girl of his dreams, as well as successfully give the prize-winning speech he couldn't manage to give the first time around. Travis gets his wish to go back to that momentous week when he was 16, but soon realizes that with every move he makes, a new and totally unexpected future is created.
Sunday, September 29 - 7:00 p.m., ET/PT
ABC Sunday Night at the Movies presents,
"Prince William" (official
website)
Starring: Jordan Frieda, Martin Turner, and Eddie Cooper
Based on published accounts, "Prince William" is a coming-of-age story that touches on the Prince's complicated yet loving relationship with his father, Prince Charles, his acceptance of Camilla Parker Bowles and her children, his close bond with his younger brother, Prince Harry, and his continuing battle to protect the memory of his mother. The telefilm was shot on location in Ireland.
Sunday, September 29 - 9:00 p.m., ET/PT
Season Premiere,
"Alias" (official website)
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan, Lena Olin, Bradley
Cooper, Merrin Dungey, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman and David Anders
In the season premiere episode, "The Enemy Walks
In," Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her
daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not
knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei; Will's
life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double
agent; Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney's suspicious
activities; the fate of Sloane's wife, Emily, is revealed; and Francie becomes closer to
her dream of opening up a restaurant.
Sunday, September 29 -
10:00 p.m., ET/PT
Season Premiere,
"The Practice" (official
website)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Camryn Manheim,
Kelli Williams, Steve Harris, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Michael Badalucco, Marla Sokoloff,
Jessica Capshaw and Lara Flynn Boyle
For more information about the 2002 - 2003 ABC Primetime Schedule visit their official website
--Posted September 13, 2002
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