ABC used to own Tuesday with the likes of "Roseanne" and "Home Improvement." They began their return to glory last year with "8 Simple Rules..." and would have used it to anchor a full night of comedy, including launching "I'm With Her." With the incredibly untimely and tragic death of "8 Simple Rules..." star John Ritter, I don't have a clue what ABC is going to do. (For thoughts on this, visit the ABC schedule.) [Sep 16: ABC News, The Show Will Go On]

CBS has a nice night set up with the new "JAG" spinoff, "Navy NCIS," followed by returnees "The Guardian" and "Judging Amy." "Navy NCIS" is one the few shows that I believe is as close to a sure thing as there is this year.

Fox Tuesday will start in late October due to the MLB Postseason. When they do get started, the Tuesday edition of "Joe Millionaire" will lead into "24." I anticipate "Millionaire" will help drive viewers to the underviewed "24."

NBC could have some problems if some things don't break the right way. The Peacock is launching a new comedy hour, "Whoopi" & "Happy Family" to lead into the final season of "Frasier." For some reason, "Good Morning, Miami" returns and moves to Tuesday along with "Law & Order: SVU." If the 8pm comedy block fails, it's going to drag "Frasier" down more. "SVU" will have bring most of its following with it and NBC is hoping people will tune in early for "Miami." NBC could swing either way on this night.

Now that there's no more Buffyverse on UPN, they've decided to re-vamp (punny, eh?) the entire night. "One on One" moves from Monday to essentially anchor the night. It's not going to be easy to gain any traction with three new sitcoms in a row. It might be a better idea for all shows involved if one of the new Tuesday sitcoms moves to Monday with "Half and Half" heading to Tuesday.