UPN unveiled its 2005-2006 fall lineup featuring three new shows, headlined by an aggressive scheduling move on Thursday night with "Everybody hates Chris," leading off a new comedy block, it was announced yesterday at Madison Square Garden by Dawn Ostroff, President, UPN.

This move of scheduling comedies on Thursdays is underscored by the fact that UPN has never had regularly scheduled episodic programming on this night. Additionally, the lineup serves as good counter programming on a night where UPN is the only network with a two-hour block of comedies.

In addition to Everybody hates Chris, UPN will also broadcast the new comedy Love, Inc., with Shannen Doherty and Holly Robinson Peete, and a new drama, Sex, Lies & Secrets, with Denise Richards leading the ensemble cast.

UPN is returning nine established series, including reality hit America's Next Top Model; Veronica Mars; Girlfriends, Eve, One on One, Cuts, All of Us, Half & Half and WWF Smackdown!

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The 2005-2006 UPN primetime schedule with new show descriptions:

MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM ONE ON ONE
8:30-9:00 PM ALL OF US
9:00-9:30 PM GIRLFRIENDS
9:30-10:00 PM HALF & HALF

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (R)
9:00-10:00 PM SEX, LIES & SECRETS (New Series)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM VERONICA MARS

THURSDAY
8:00-8:30 PM EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (New Series)
8:30-9:00 PM EVE
9:00-9:30 PM CUTS
9:30-10:00 PM LOVE, INC. (New Series)

FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 PM WWE SMACKDOWN!

Descriptions:

EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS: inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock, who narrates the hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn during the early 1980's. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high. This responsible, resilient adolescent brings a distinct, funny spin to his everyday trials and traumas.

Chris Rock Enterprises, in association with Paramount Network Television, produces.

LOVE, INC. follows Denise Johnson, an energetic, pragmatic young woman who takes pride in her success as a full-service dating consultant. As the female version of a "wingman," this savvy matchmaker and her quirky co-workers help lovelorn single men, and even women, present the best image possible to just the right prospects. Skilled at helping her clients find their seemingly unattainable soulmates, Denise continues to grapple with her inability to find one herself. Chase TV, The Littlefield Company and Burg/Koules in association with Paramount Network Television produce.

SEX, LIES & SECRETS Set in the small, hip neighborhood of Silver Lake, on the outskirts of Hollywood, is a fresh, edgy new drama that explores the intimate and often complex relationships of a tight-knit group of friends finding out who they are and what they want in life.

Axelrod/Edwards Company in association with Paramount Network Television produces.

SOUTH BEACH revolves around Matt and Vince, best friends filled with aspirations of a better future, as they abandon their world as they know it and head to the alluring paradise of sandy beaches, beautiful people and hot spots in glamorous South Beach. Matt's preoccupation with his old, fashion-model girlfriend has him diving head first into her thrilling new life, even though she has moved on, and Vince, willing to do anything to get ahead, uncovers the dangerous and possibly seedy underbelly of South Beach, FL. Produced by Nuyorican Productions and Flame Television in association with Paramount Network Television.