71. Two other comedies and two dramas complete the slate of new fall shows at NBC, the first of the commercial networks to state its fall plans this week. 72. UPN and the WB, neo-networks in search of a niche, will offer a total of seven new fall shows featuring predominantly black casts. 73. UPN strategy has always been to debut its fall shows early. 74. UPN will add three new shows this fall, all of them half-hour comedies. 75. UPN is the only broadcast network that will launch a fall show with black lead characters. 76. When the fall fashion shows began last spring in Europe and New York, a dark pall took hold. 77. Wisely, UPN choose to launch its new fall shows in August before the competition heats up in September. 78. Yup, that describes UPN, which rolls out its new fall shows on Monday. 79. Yes, there will be more people of color in the fall shows. 80. Already hit by an advertising slowdown, major TV networks have been bracing for poor pre-season selling of commercial time on their fall shows. |