The 2000 Upfronts

• Networks place big-money bet$
• BLOW-BY-BLOW: The Fox upfront with Fox new series haiku
• Networks have Regis envy
• THE COMPLETE FALL GRID with commentary
• Variety's version of the grid
• POSTCARD: It's not HBO; it's Fox
• BLOW-BY-BLOW: The CBS upfront with CBS new series haiku
• Fox, UPN announce fall schedules
• POSTCARD: "Jesus wants a million bucks an episode"
• BLOW-BY-BLOW: The ABC Upfront with ABC new series haiku
• CBS: "City of Angels" spared; weekend shakeup
• NBC: Gotta have "Friends"
• ABC and WB: Sticking to what worked before
• POSTCARD: NBC's day at the opera
• POSTCARD: ABC feels like a million bucks
• BLOW-BY-BLOW: The NBC Upfront with NBC new series haiku