Next season it's 'King' of the Tuesday night 'Hill': Fox animated hit will do duel time against Tim Allen.
Hank Hill is not a man who likes change. But things do change -
not only in the fast-paced world of propane and propane accessories
but on network TV.
"King of the Hill," the Fox network's top-rated comedy
featuring the cartoon adventures of Hank, Peggy and Bobby Hill, is
moving to Tuesday nights, where it will go mano-a-mano with Tim
Allen's "Home Improvement" as well as anchor two new series.
It was the most dramatic change in the Fox fall schedule, which
was presented Thursday in New York to major advertisers. The network
also announced four new comedies and two dramas.
On Sundays, "World's Funniest" will be reduced to 30 minutes,
followed by a single-father comedy, "Holding the Baby. " "King's"
time slot goes to "Feelin' All Right," a 1970s-era sitcom.
On Tuesdays "King of Hill" will be followed by a sitcom vehicle
for comedian Sue Costello and a drama, "Brimstone," about a dead
cop sent to recapture condemned souls that have fled from justice.
"Hollyweird," a new bizarro entry from Shaun Cassidy and Wes
Craven, is scheduled for Thursdays; "Living in Captivity," another
show about black people who move into the white-bread suburbs (see
ABC's new sitcom "The Hughleys"), will air on Fridays.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays will be left unchanged.
"Between Brothers" and the Tuesday night movie are gone.
UPN
UPN may have fallen behind WB in the ratings this season, but it
has caught up to its rival in the number of nights of programming it
will offer beginning in the fall.
A Thursday movie night and an escapist Friday lineup will be
added, giving UPN (seen locally on KCWB, Channel 29) a presence every
weeknight.
UPN also introduced six series in its presentation to advertisers
Thursday in New York.
Three new comedies, all scheduled for Monday, are "Guys Like
Us," a buddy show with a cute 6-year-old thrown in; "DiResta,"
based on comedian John DiResta's real-life job as a New York subway
cop; and "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer," about Abraham
Lincoln's wacky presidential butler.
The network also is launching three dramas: "Mercy Point,"
which has been described as an "ER in space"; "Seven Days," a
time-travel thriller starring Jonathan LaPaglia; and "Legacy,"
about a post-Civil War plantation family in Kentucky.
Thursday's movie will be a family-friendly mix of fantasy, sci-fi
and adventure and will begin with a remake of "I Married a
Monster."
Among the series not coming back: "In the House," "Good
News," and "The Sentinel."
The Fox lineup
Sunday
"World's Funniest! " 6 p.m.
"Holding the Baby," 6:30 p.m.
"The Simpsons," 7 p.m.
"Feelin' All Right," 7:30 p.m.
"The X-Files," 8 p.m.
Monday
"Melrose Place," 7 p.m.
"Ally McBeal," 8 p.m.
Tuesday
"King of the Hill," 7 p.m.
"Costello," 7:30 p.m.
"Brimstone," 8 p.m.
Wednesday
"Beverly Hills 90210," 7 p.m.
"Party of Five," 8 p.m.
Thursday
"World's Wildest Police Videos," 7 p.m.
"Hollyweird," 8 p.m.
Friday
"Living in Captivity," 7 p.m.
"Getting Personal," 7:30 p.m.
"Millennium," 8 p.m.
Saturday
"Cops," 7 and 7:30 p.m.
"America's Most Wanted," 8 p.m.
UPN's fall schedule
Monday
"Guys Like Us," 7 p.m.
"DiResta," 7:30 p.m.
"The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer," 8 p.m.
"Malcolm & Eddie," 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday
"Moesha," 7 p.m.
"Clueless," 7:30 p.m.
"Mercy Point," 8 p.m.
Wednesday
"Seven Days," 7 p.m.
"Star Trek: Voyager," 8 p.m.
Thursday
"UPN Way Out There Movie," 7 p.m.
Friday
"Legacy," 7 p.m.
"Love Boat: The Next Wave," 8 p.m.
