"Football Wives" is still alive

In a sign that the American adaptation of "Fooballers Wives" called "Football Wives" is not yet dead, ABC Studios has extended its contract with the cast, which includes James Van Der Beek, Lucy Lawless, Gabrielle Union and Ving Rhames.

ABC's Fall Schedule - No Football Wives

Here is ABC's fall 2007 schedule (all times Eastern, new shows in bold):

Monday
8 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars"
9:30 p.m. "Sam I Am"
10 p.m. "The Bachelor"

Notes: Following the end of "Dancing with the Stars," the Monday lineup will be "Wife Swap" at 8 p.m., "Sam I Am" at 9, "Notes from the Underbelly" at 9:30 and "October Road" at 10.

Tuesday
8 p.m. "Cavemen"
8:30 p.m. "Carpoolers"
9 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" results
10 p.m. "Boston Legal"

Note: "Cashmere Mafia" will replace "Dancing with the Stars" later in the fall.

Wednesday
8 p.m. "Pushing Daisies"
9 p.m. "Private Practice"
10 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money"

Thursday
8 p.m. "Ugly Betty"
9 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
10 p.m. "Big Shots"

Friday
8 p.m. "Men in Trees" (new timeslot)
9 p.m. "Women's Murder Club"
10 p.m. "20/20"

Saturday
8 p.m. "Saturday Night College Football"

Sunday
7 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
10 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"

My comments:
- Interesting timeslot for Private Practice. Will it go head to head with American Idol early next year?
- What happened to Football Wives? It's not on the schedule for the fall or for midseason either. Must have been a stinker. Poor Xena.

GH's Kelly Monaco on Football Wives

It was only a matter of time before ABC tied Kelly Monaco (Sam, General Hospital) to a big prime-time project (she signed a development deal late last year with ABC). Monaco will film a recurring guest-starring role on the Bryan Singer project Football Wives, which also stars Eddie Cibrian, Lucy Lawless, Ving Rhames and James Van Der Beek.