JustTV: 2002/2003 Season Wrap
2002/2003 Season Review
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The UPN: Just one season after it blew out of the gate, it blew right back in. The season started off just-okay, but kept getting worse. None of its series were up over last season, and some, like "Buffy" and "Enterprise" lost copious amounts of viewers. New dramas failed, "Half & Half" was half-successful. It all add up to something not worth remembering.

ABC's dramas: MD's. That Was Then. Miracles. Veritas. ABC tried a cornicopia of new dramas this season, but absolutely nothing worked. Even "Dragnet," the sole new drama to be renewed, was  weak at best. Like the UPN, it's something not worth remembering.

All American Girl: Unlike the net's dramas, "AMG" is worth remembering. Why? It's a sore reminder that not all reality series worked. Even airing after "The Bachelor," this one was dead from the start, eventually plunging below the 4mil viewer mark.

Fox's dramas:  Needless to say, it was not a good year for dramas on many networks. Even as Fox took off on reality, the flop dramas are hard to forget. The season got off to a bad start with "girls club," which was followed by "Firefly," "Fastlane," "John Doe" and even "Boston Public." With all these hit reality hours, Fox has to launch a drama, stat! The number three rated network has to have more than "24," because, as CBS, the WB and NBC have proved, long term success hinges on dramas.

NBC Tuesday:  NBC has openly admitted that Tuesday was an unmitigated disaster. Just like they did last year. If you know this, why don't you do something about it? "Frasier" dived to record lows surrounded by duds like "Just Shoot Me," "AUSA," "Hidden Hills," "Watching Ellie" and "The In Laws." Am I forgetting any? For this, NBC walked away withthe distinction of having the most sitcoms cancelled on any night of any network. Bravo. [sly reference to NBC's Bravo network. Give yourself a point if you got that one.