letterten 2010-11 fall preview

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	The Middle Sep 22 Season 2 [Sep 30, 2009]	Better With You Sep 22 Season 1	Modern Family Sep 22 Season 2 [Sep 23, 2009]	Cougar Town Sep 22 Season 2 [Sep 23, 2009]	The Whole Truth Sep 22 Season 1
	Survivor: Nicaragua Sep 15 Iteration 21 [May 31, 2000]		Criminal Minds Sep 22 Season 6 [Sep 22, 2005]		The Defenders Sep 22 Season 1
	America's Next Top Model Sep 8 Cycle 15 [May 20, 2003; UPN]		Hellcats Sep 8 (encores, Fri Sep 10 & 17, 8pm) Season 1		Local Programming
	Lie To Me Nov 10 Season 3 [Jan 21, 2009]		Hell's Kitchen Nov 10 (Sep 22, 8p, 2-hr premiere) Iteration 8 [May 30, 2005]		Local Programming
	Undercovers Sep 22 Season 1		Law & Order: SVU Sep 22 (2-hr premiere) Season 12 [Sep 20, 1999]		Law & Order: Los Angeles Sep 29 Season 1

CBS Wednesday 1987: Oldest Rookie, Magnum, P.I., The Equalizer

Five new drams, one new sitcom, a major move and some November starts. Fox's Wednesday of Lie to Me and Hell's Kitchen won't start until after the MLB Postseason has concluded in November. CBS moves Survivor to Wednesday after 20 iterations on Thursday and will anchor the night nicely. Criminal Minds will chug along (much to my continued surprise) and the new The Defenders ends the Eye's night. It's in the wrong spot and should be swapped with Blue Bloods.

NBC starts the night with the new Undercovers, continues with the oldest active member of the Law & Order franchise and ends with the newest active member of the Law & Order franchise. The Peacock's closing act is all but guaranteed a hit, while the opening number is a bit weak. ABC's comedy Wednesday returns with one new entry and the now-Emmy® winning Modern Family leading the charge. The CW is still looking for America's Next Top Model and enters the world of college cheerleading.

The night definitely has something for everyone, including three new dramas to battle at 10pm. NBC will win that fight, but the overall night depends on what kind of legs Survivor has left as well as if I'm wrong about Undercovers.

It's ABC and CBS for a too-close-to-call first place, with a very close NBC following. Modern Family and Survivor slug it out for the winner of the night.