CBS delays The Amazing Race: CBS is delaying the 6th season of The Amazing Race until late October, nearly a month after it was supposed to air. CBS says they're giving viewers a chance to catch their breath (which is entirely plausible considering Tuesday's episode- the most intense thing on tv in a very long time), but me thinks something different is going on. Back when CBS announced that TAR was going it air on Saturdays, it was May. TAR was never a big hit, but could bring a solid audience to Saturdays and lift the networks 18-49er fortunes on the night. Then it airs the show over the summer on Tuesday and it breaks out. A few weeks it was the top rated series of the week in adults, and rarely, if ever, fell out of the top 5. So what's a network to do? Air the show on Saturdays where'll it'll lose all the long overdue buzz and shear its ratings by a third? While slightly under "Judging Amy"s regular season numbers in total viewers, it double said show's performance in adults. My guess? CBS, with a shortage of hurting timeslots, will find a week night for the show. Potential slots include Tuesday at 9pm and 10pm and Friday at 10. Why not move the rapidly aging "Amy" to Saturdays at 10pm and let TAR grow into the hit it's bound to become? Don't waste this opportunity, CBS!

Father Of The Pride: While 9.6 million viewers is nothing to crow about, the fact that the show held all of it's audience from week 2 to week 3 (when series typically still lose viewers) is a very good sign indeed. The show is not as bad a people make it out to be quality wise (not great either), and it's only scheduled to air 13 episodes this season. If it can hold at these levels, NBC, with a lack of sitcoms with any promise, will be hard pressed not to go for a second season. The reason for cancellation? If anything, it'll come down to cost, but it doesn't hurt that Tuesday's episode was basically an informercial for 7-11.

Fox's Impending Collapse:  Just how bad is this season going to be for Fox? This fall, to say the least, it going to be catastrophic. Thought ABC 2001 was bad? With its line-ups until November airing on Monday thu Saturday, the network averaged just 6.1mil viewers, bounced by football on Sunday. Monday and Friday are disasters like Fox has not yet seen, while Wednesday is not as big as it was over the summer. And with "Idol" likely peaking last season, it's going to be a very tough year for Fox.

ABC Rebounding: Something quite miraculous is happening over on ABC. After years of floundering, the alphabet is finally looking up. "The Benefactor" premiered strong, "George Lopez" is on the verge of breaking out, "Less Than Perfect" is looking good on Fridays and "Home Edition" is looking strong no matter where the network repeats it. With heavily hyped series like "Desparate Housewives" and "Wife Swap" coming up, things will only get better from here on out.