ABC; one, two... twelve

ABC came out firing earlier this week with its upfront presentation, announcing seven new dramas, a trio of comedies and one reality show. Twelve new shows to bolster what, I think, is already a pretty strong schedule. More interesting is the fact that they'll add them all without much loss of quality shows (they only really dumped a few comedies; The Nine and Six Degrees were already gone; and What About Brian was always on its way out). Here's the rundown...

In drama, there's Big Shots (10 p.m. Thursdays), about four CEOs "at the top of their game ... until the women in their lives enter the room," according to the network. (Ugh, seriously? Sorry, I'll stop.) The guys are all pals and confide in each other. Then there's Sex and the City knockoff Cashmere Mafia, starring Lucy Liu, Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto and Bonnie Somerville as a gaggle of businesswomen. They'll be around in the spring.

Peter Krause and Donald Sutherland star in Dirty Sexy Money (10 p.m. Wednesdays) about a guy who's "leading the perfect life as an idealistic lawyer, until his father's suspicious death. The absurdly wealthy Darlings of New York have asked him to take over his father's job as their personal lawyer, but the money that will allow him the freedom to be an altruistic do-gooder is only part of the picture."

The big one is Private Practice (9 p.m. Wednesdays) , the Grey's Anatomy spinoff, which will take Addison (Kate Walsh) from Seattle to LA to join the quirky private practice we saw in the special Grey's a few weeks ago.

Other dramas: Eli Stone about a lawyer whose life changes when he discovers he has a brain aneurysm; Pushing Daisies (8 p.m. Wednesdays) about a guy who realizes he can raise the dead; Women's Murder Club (9 p.m. Fridays), based on James Patterson's novels, about four professional women from San Francisco who solve mysteries.

And in comedy, there's another team of four friends (really spreading the concepts out here, ABC) in Carpoolers (8:30 p.m.). Guess where their wackiness is based...

Then there's Cavemen, (8 p.m. Tuesdays) which is in theory an abomination to entertainment, taking the Geico cavemen and giving them a sitcom. But, as a coworker pitched it to me, there are hopes it could be an interesting chance to tackle racism in entertainment... though, ABC's parent Disney probably won't be standing for that.

Judy Grier leads Miss/Guided, due in the spring, about a woman who returns to her high school as a guidance counselor. There's also Sam I Am (9:30 Mondays) about a woman who falls into a coma and wakes up with amnesia "Sam must start over. To her dismay she discovers that she wasn't a particularly honest, good-hearted or loving person." Sounds hilarious.

The only new reality series is Oprah's Big Give, where the queen of all media's production company puts together a biggest philanthropist (think Biggest Loser) award. The show "centers on the competition, drama and emotion as millions of dollars are given away to make a difference in people's lives across the country... During the eight episodes filmed in various U.S. cities, the field will be narrowed."

Cashmere Mafia, Notes from the Underbelly and October Road will join the Monday lineup after Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor wrap up their fall seasons. Also on the midseason roster are Lost, Miss/Guided, Wife Swap and Supernanny.

Here's the initial fall plan:
MONDAY: Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m., Sam I Am at 9:30 p.m. and The Bachelor at 10 p.m.
TUESDAY: Cavemen at 8 p.m., Carpoolers at 8:30 p.m., Dancing with the Stars results at 9 p.m., Boston Legal at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Pushing Dasies at 8 p.m., Private Practice at 9 p.m. and Dirty Sexy Money at 10 p.m.
THURSDAY: Ugly Betty at 8 p.m., Grey's Anatomy at 9 p.m., and Big Shots at 10 p.m. FRIDAY: Men in Trees at 8 p.m., Women's Murder Club at 9 p.m. and 20/20 at 10 p.m.
SATURDAY: Saturday Night College Football at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY: America's Funniest Home Videos at 7 p.m., Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8 p.m., Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and Brothers & Sisters at 10 p.m.

Notable pickups: None really... though Boston Legal and Men in Trees seem to have been struggling. And any network that can pick up so many reality shows has some notability. Not necessarily positive notability.

Omissions: Knights of Prosperity, According to Jim, George Lopez, What About Brian