Women who have a Sunday night date with Dr. McDreamy of “Grey’s Anatomy” will have that date moved to Thursday nights come the fall, ABC announced today as it unveiled its fall schedule.

The move of “Grey’s Anatomy” to Thursdays at 9 p.m. is one of the biggest shakeups on the network. The second is the cancellation of the drama “Commander in Chief.”

“Primetime” will also be off the fall schedule, however ABC News will continue to produce it for specials, a limited run or if a new show should fail.

Other casualties of cancellation are “Invasion,” “Hope & Faith,” “Sons and Daughters” and “Jake in Progress” (which is not a surprise considering star John Stamos is set to become a regular on NBC’s “ER” next season.)

Executives at ABC also addressed concerns that fans and critics alike have had of its smash show ?Lost?. This past season, there were complaints that ?Lost? had too many reruns, so the show will run in chunks next season. The first seven-episode chunk will run in the fall, followed by ?Lost? being replaced by a new show starring Taye Diggs called ?Day Break.? ?Lost? will then return in the winter and run without interruption until the season finale next May.

New series at ABC include ?Let?s Rob ?,? about thieves who dream of stealing from various celebrities, ?Brothers and Sisters,? which will take the Sunday night timeslot from ?Grey?s Anatomy,? ?Men in Trees? starring Anne Heche, ?The Nine,? about a group trapped in a hostage situation, ?Six Degrees,? from ?Lost? and ?Alias? creator J.J. Abrams and “Help Me Help You,” starring Ted Danson.

“He’s Just Not That Into You” author Greg Behrendt will star in a reality show, dispensing relationship advice.

ABC jumps on the bandwagon of NBC?s successful ?Deal or No Deal? with its own game show called “Set for the Rest of Your Life.”

Out of the four major networks, ABC was the only one to increase its overall ratings, partly due to popular shows like “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”






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