A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

GIVING JEFF ZUCKER ADDITIONAL AGITA: Well, it seems that with the exception of Ugly Betty, Heroes, and Jericho, all of this fall's new series are, at best, commercial disappointments, and, at worst, disasters. That leads us to a second question--what's been the biggest miss among returning shows from a commercial and/or creative perspective? Some risky and unexpected moves have come off well (What About Brian? has not completely tanked, the move of Grey's has been enormously successful, and Criminal Minds has emerged as a bona fide hit), but others have proven less effective (the massively expensive and much-maligned renewal of 7th Heaven is a complete bust for the CW, Law and Order has failed to provide a boost to NBC on Fridays, and Without A Trace has gone from beating ER on Thursday to kind of quietly whimpering on Sundays), and none of the shows that went through substantial creative changes over the summer (Prison Break, Gilmore Girls, Boston Legal, Close To Home) seem to be experiencing commercial or critical upticks as a result. Perhaps the better question is what's gone right for the networks this year?