| THE SHOW | THE BUZZ |
"Felicity"
WB, Sept. 29,
9 p.m. ET | "My So-Called Life "goes to college, starring former Disney Channel
Mouseketeer Keri Russell. Most talked-about show of preseason. Has
"Ally McBeal "potential. |
"L.A. Doctors"
CBS, Sept. 21,
10 p.m. ET | "L.A. Law" for doctors. Ken Olin's return to TV will appeal to the
same boomer crowd that loved his "thirtysomething." |
"Maggie Winters"
CBS, Sept. 30, 8:30 p.m. ET
| Faith Ford (Corky from "Murphy Brown)" stars as a one-time
wonder woman who returns home after career and marriage go bad in the big city. It has "Murphy-"like moments. |
"Will & Grace"
NBC, Sept. 21,
9:30 p.m. ET
| A kind of "When Harry Met Sally ..." only Will is gay. This is the
best sitcom newcomer on NBC, which needs help post-"Seinfeld." |
"That '70s Show"
Fox, already airing, Sundays, 8:30 p.m. ET
| A subversive look at slackers-
in-the-making in the '70s. From
the proven talents of Carsey-Werner "(The Cosby Show, Roseanne)." |
"Charmed"
WB, Oct. 7, 9 p.m. ET | Aaron Spelling meets "Buffy the Vampire Slayer:" Shannen Doherty
and Alyssa Milano star (think "Charlie's Witches"). Part of the WB's
continued challenge for Fox's young serial crowd. |
"The Hughleys"
ABC, Sept. 22, 8:30 p.m. ET | This Chris Rock-produced comedy is one of two new shows this season about black families moving to
white neighborhoods. |
"Trinity"
NBC, Oct. 16, 9 p.m. ET | From the people who brought you "ER," an intimate portrait of
an Irish-American family. |
"Cupid"
ABC, Sept. 26, 10 p.m. ET | This "Moonlighting" for the '90s
could generate heat -- but Saturday evenings at 10, its target audience may be out. |
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