How The Fall Went: The fall went pretty damn well for CBS- nobody can dispute that. It was the only network to end the half-year with viewer gains. Nearly every night is working.

What's On Tap:  CBS is pretty much staying the course, but it will try to perfect it's line-up. This is what it's got and where it's going (or is likely to go)

Star Search: CBS calls this show a great utility player- nothing to bet the house on, but good to stick in tough slots. And it will. Saturday at 8pm is the new home for this series. It's unknown if there will be additional airings, but Thursdays at 8pm is likely until "Survivor" comes back.

The Amazing Race 5: As you probably know, this is the one I'm waiting for. CBS hasn't shceduled it yet, and it probably doesn't need to. Most likely it'll be saved for the summer. The Amazing Race every summer? Now that's something I can live with. Watch this show already!

Survivor All Stars: Going up against the last few episodes of "Friends" will be tough, but if any show can do it, it's this one. Thursday at 8pm starting in February.

The Stones: This bland looking new comedy, which was benched before the season started, will move to Wednesdays at 9:30pm starting soon.

What Gets Left Behind:  Becker, but that was expected. Other than that, nothing is going on "hiatus." CBS is having an awesome season- think about it, the only new show that has been benched was "The Brotherhood," although "The Handler" doesn't look long for the world.

The Prognoisis:  CBS will be number one at the end of the season in viewers, adults 25-54 and maybe even adults 18-49. Thanks to patience and long term thinking (ie- not overdoing reality), it's the only network with a certain bright future.

How The Fall Went:  Besides baseball, it was a bad fall. A very, very bad fall. Then along came "The Simple Life."

What's On Tap:  Fox's winter/spring line-up will be doing some heavy duty changing. Most nights will see big changes.

American Idol: Need I go through this one? Tuesdays at 8pm and Wednesday at 8:30pm.

New Video Series: Two bland new voyeurisitic video series are going in on Fridays. Sadly enough, these are the only Friday series Fox ever has any luck with.

Oliver Beene: GAfter an extremely short first season, this one comes back in late January to Sundays at 7pm, only to be canned at the end of the season.

Others: Fox has a number of pilots and short order series ready to go for the spring, but where they'll end up is anybody's guess.

What Gets Left Behind:  Oh, where to start. Cedric The Entertainer. Stan Hooper. Boston Public (more than likely). Arrested Development (which I think will be taken off the air during sweeps).

The Prognoisis:  American Idol is far to strong for Fox to botch it, but there are still too many question marks. Like Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and a much weaker Sunday than expected. 
 

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