FACTS OF LIFE: THE NEW CLASS
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When she returns to the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women to bury Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae), the last thing Blair Warner (Lisa Welchel), class of '82, expected to do was return as head mistress. But after a messy divorce from her philandering husband, Blair figures a move back to the warm memories Eastland may be the best move after all.

In this hilarious and heartwarming update of the 1980s classic, it's now Blair who's teaching a coven of boarding school girls (Dana Barron, Tracey Middendorf, Dina Meyer, Tasia Valenza) how to take the good and take the bad. And she's brought along some old friends for support.

Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn) returns to Eastland to teach the school's journalism class after she losses her job as a columnist at a Boston newspaper for making up facts in a story. And George Burnett (George Clooney), the handyman who helped the girls run the Over Our Heads store in the '80s, is back, too -- this time as the campus handyman.

And when things become too hectic for even the irrepressible Blair to dealt with, there's someone else to turn to for advice -- the ghost of Mrs. Garrett, who appears every now and again with pearls of motherly wisdom for her former charge.

It's an old favorite with a brand new '90s spin. And this network the one that's bringing it to you!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
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The most acclaimed foreign film in history is now an uproarious weekly comedy series, bringing laughter and mirth to your home each week. And you'll find it "on" this network.

"This past year, the story of Luigi and the power of his love and imagination touched many people," said some network chief programmer "And we here wanted to touch people, too."

Taking over the role of Luigi from Roberto Benigni is an accomplished international star in his own right -- Jerry Lewis ("The Day the Clown Cried").

"Benigni is a marvellously gifted actor," Littlefield explains. "But he doesn't speak a lick of English, and we just wanted someone more accessible. Now, Jerry Lewis, there's a star with staying power. And I understand the French are just crazy about him."

Each week, Luigi and his pals get into one scrape after another with the bumbling Nazis who run the wackiest concentration camp in all of occupied Italy. But thanks to the power of Luigi's imagination, the stern camp comandant (Jurgen Prochnow) and his sniveling snitch Klaus (Werner Klemperer) are fit to be tied whenever Luigi, his wife Princess (Bebe Neuwirth) and their adorable son (Jonathan Lipnicki) are on the loose!

"Life Is Beautiful picks right up where the movie left off," said Littlefield. "With enough laughter and fun and old-fashioned magic to warm even the frostiest of hearts."

THE MARRIED GUY
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Jonathan Silverman, America's craziest bachelor, is back! And this time, he's brought company!

From the producers of the critically acclaimed comedy The Single Guy comes the further misadventures of Johnny Eliot (Silverman), the sardonic Manhattan writer who left America in stitches for two laugh-filled seasons. In the old days, swinging bachelor Johnny had us all rolling on the floor with his witty insights and hilarious views on the opposite sex. Only this time around, Johnny's married -- and to a beautiful corporate lawyer (Catherine Oxenberg) to boot.

When Johnny and Mirabelle aren't making eyes at one another, they're locked in some good-natured spat reflecting the every day humor we all see in married life. But don't worry -- Manny the Doorman (Ernest Borgnine) is back to keep these two lovebirds from wringing each other's necks.

"We see The Married Guy as sort of a live action version of the popular comic strip, 'The Lockhorns,'" said some network chief programmer. "Only with Jonathan Silverman and Catherine Oxenberg instead of Mr. and Mrs. Lockhorn."

Also along for the ride is Hershel (Carrot Top), Johnny's crazy next-door neighbor who reminds the blushing bridegroom of his erstwhile single days. Throw in a lovable Korean orphan (Ke Huy Quan) that's always tagging along with Johnny and Hershel, and you've got an evening of fun, laughs and more fun.

"We like to think that The Married Guy has twice as much laughter as The Single Guy," said Silverman. "Since, you know, my character is married now."

THE NAKED TRUTH... AGAIN!
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The smash cult comedy that left two other TV networks rolling in the aisles is back, and this time, it's going to be done right!

Tea Leoni returns to television in the part she was born to play again and again -- as Nora, the spunky divorcee trying to make a go of it as a tabloid paparazzo. She's got glamour! She's got class! She's got a pair of legs that won't quit... won't quit getting her into one misadventure after another, we mean!

"Third time's the charm," promises some network programming chief. "We'll make this show stick, or we'll die trying."

This time around, Nora's tabloid has been bought out once again, by the eccentric millionaire J. Ellington Muller (John Ratzenberger). In one fell swoop, he fires the entire staff -- the unfunny ones who sunk the show in its previous incarnation -- and brings in a new group of lovable misfits to exasperate Nora and tickle your funny bone.

There's T.J. (David Naughton), the self-stylized ladies' man, and Buckley (Brad Dourif), the office nerd. Throw in Peaches (Wendie Jo Sperber), the fat girl, and Azim (Marlon Wayans), the jive talkin' black guy, and you've got an office full of side-splitting characters. And doesn't our girl Nora know it.

"I'm so happy to get another crack at turning The Naked Truth into the hit we always knew it could be," Leoni said. "My only regret is that Holland Taylor and George Wendt and all the other cast members we threw overboard won't be here to share in the show's success."

And your only regret will be missing The Naked Truth... again!

DUKES OF HAZZARD 2000
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Them Duke Boys is racing back into Hazzard, and this network's got 'em. Tom Wopat and John Schneider reprise their roles as Luke and Bo Duke, the two best stock car drivers that Hazzard County's ever seen... and the best show you'll see on Tuesdays next fall!

Bo and Luke leave behind a successful career on the NASCAR circuit to return to Hazzard County to help Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle), no longer as peppy and energetic as he used to be, keep his once-profitable moonshine business afloat. To do that, they'll have to battle the sinister Junior Hogg (Charles Rocket), who's taken over where his corrupt late father left off, and their old nemesis, the lovably corrupt Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (James Best).

But don't worry, Duke boys. Help is on the way in the form of the two forgotten Duke cousins, Coy (Byron Cherry) and Vance (Christopher Mayer), as well as some fresh blood. Helping the Bo, Luke, Coy and Vance foil Junior Hogg's schemes are two more cousins -- Skeeter (Dustin Diamond) and Oswald (Zachery Ty Bryan). Even though they're the first Dukes to go to college -- at prestigious Hazzard U. where cousin Daisy (Catherine Bach) is now a professor -- Skeeter and Oswald haven't left behind their hillbilly ways. And it isn't long before they're tooling around the county in a souped-up General Lee under the watchful eyes of their approving cousins.

"Dukes of Hazzard struck a nerve deep within the public that still exists today," Wopat said. "It's really special for John and me to return to television playing these two very special and very loved characters."

"And the steady paychecks don't hurt either," quipped Schneider.

While most of the original cast members have returned to the show, sadly, Ben Jones ("Cooter") and Sonny Shroyer ("Enos") declined invitations to participate.

"Ben has put on airs since he got elected to Congress," Wopat explained. "And frankly, Sonny was a drag on the show the first time around. But we wish them both the best."

With these Duke boys now fighting the system like six modern-day Robin Hoods, what else can we say, but "Yee-hah!"