letterten 2007-08 fall preview | abc

debuts Friday, October 12, 9pm

concept from	Based on author James Patterson's bestselling novels, Women's Murder Club is a new one-hour drama series about four successful working women in San Francisco -- Homicide Inspector Lindsay Boxer (Angie Harmon), Medical Examiner Claire Washburn (Paula Newsome), Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt (Laura Harris) and crime reporter Cindy Thomas (Aubrey Dollar) -- who use their expertise, their close friendship and their instincts to solve murder cases. Each a success in her own field, they work together to uncover clues to the city's most grisly homicides.
stars	Angie Harmon, Paula Newsome, Aubrey Dollar, Laura Harris, Tyrees Allen, Rob Estes
producers	James Patterson, R. Scott Gimmell, Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain, Brett Ratner and Joe Simpson
studio	20th Century Fox Television

my take
	CSI: Estrogen. It's not bad thing, but with the exception of the leads, we've been here before. The James Patterson angle could be a factor (a la Michael Crichton and ER), but, just as with all Friday debuts it'll be tough to find an audience. The title is going to put some people off, no matter how good or bad the show. A possible slot switch with Men In Trees might help.