letterten 2007-08 fall preview

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	ABC Saturday Night College Football Aug 30
	Crimetime Saturday ongoing Encore Presentations of current CBS Crime Dramas		Crimetime Saturday ongoing Encore Presentations of current CBS Crime Dramas		48 Hours Mystery Sep 29 Season 20 [Jan 19, 1988]
	Local Programming
	Cops Sep 6 Season 20 [Mar 11, 1989]	Cops Sep 6 Season 20 [Mar 11, 1989]	America's Most Wanted Sep 6 Season 21 [Sep 6, 1988]		Local Programming
	Dateline NBC Sep/Oct Season 16 [Mar 31, 1992]		Drama Encores ongoing Encore Presentations of current NBC Dramas		Drama Encores ongoing Encore Presentations of current NBC Dramas

"I went to a party last Saturday night..." — Lita Ford, 1988

Saturday is a broken record: no one cares. Fox trots out Cops and America's Most Wanted for their 20th and 21st seasons, respectively. With the exception of College Football on ABC, that's the extent of the original programming for the night. CBS and NBC air repeats of current dramas and throw in Dateline NBC and 48 Hours Mystery for good measure.

I'm relatively sure the networks don't even look at the ratings for Saturday night. Why would they? How about some experimental programming? Something truly different? Use the night as a testing ground. Sure, occasional weekly encores are fine, but you've got three hours (two for Fox; none for the CW) to throw something against the proverbial wall and see if it sticks.

Sigh.