"Commander" in Hell

ABC is returning "Commander in Chief" to the schedule five days sooner than the previously announced April 18 date. So the good news is that the second turnover in showrunners this season did not doom the show after all.

The bad news? Five days earlier is Thursday night ... where Geena Davis is expected to hold her own against "Without a Trace" and "ER."  Right. And Rumsfeld's gonna turn this war around, just you watch.

“COMMANDER IN CHIEF” AND “LESS THAN PERFECT” RETURN TO ABC SCHEDULE

“Primetime” to Air on Special Night and Time, Friday, April 14, 21 and May 5

      “Commander In Chief” makes its return to the ABC schedule beginning THURSDAY, APRIL 13 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET). In the interim, the ABC newsmagazine “Primetime” will air on FRIDAYS, APRIL 14 & 21 and MAY 5 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET). “Primetime” will return to its regular scheduled time period THURSDAY, MAY 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET). “Less than Perfect” returns TUESDAY, APRIL 18 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), along with an additional episode of “Hope & Faith” (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET).

      The ABC primetime schedule for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays will be as follows:

      Beginning Thursday, April 13

      “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition -- After the Storm” 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET

            “American Inventor” 9:00-10:01 p.m., ET

            “Commander In Chief” 10:01-11:00 p.m., ET

      Beginning Friday, April 14

            “America’s Funniest Home Videos” 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET

            “Primetime” 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET (April 14, 21 and May 5 only)

            “20/20” 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET

      Beginning Tuesday, April 18

            “According to Jim” 8:00-8:30 p.m., ET

      “Hope & Faith” 8:30-9:00 p.m., ET

            “Hope & Faith” 9:00-9:30 p.m., ET

            “Less than Perfect” 9:30-10:00 p.m., ET

            

“Boston Legal” 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET