ABC Family September Highlights

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Sunday, September 3
Original Series – New Episode Premiere
Three Moons Over Milford
Episode # 1005 "Dog Day Afternoon"
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Pete Watson (Richard Kind "Spin City") is a mild mannered bank employee and community theatre activist with a panache for Mamet, but a chain of events make him rob the bank and hold everyone hostage.

Monday, September 4
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Marathon
(12:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
Ty Pennington, along with the other designers, surprise unsuspecting families with the news that their home has been chosen to receive an absolutely epic makeover. Viewers witness not only the unbelievable transformation of the house, but during the final and emotional reveal, they see how the home makeover has impacted the lives of the deserving families.

12:00pm – EHM 2005A (#205A) – "Vardon Family Part 1" - When Stefan Vardon, 14, wrote a heartwarming school essay about his deaf parents and his blind and autistic 12-year-old brother, he had no idea that it would lead to the team from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition showing up at his family's Oak Park, Michigan home. In two back-to-back episodes, the design team transformed the Vardons' ordinary 980-square-foot house into a dream home outfitted with the latest communications and safety devices for people with hearing loss.

1:00pm – EHM 2006B (#205B) – "Vardon Family Part 2" – Please see above.

2:00pm – EHM 1011 (#112) – "Cadigan-Scott Family" – In June 2003 Diane died as a result of heart problems. Mark died 16 days later of a heart attack. Their eight kids were                                                                     left to grieve a double and unbelievable loss. The two oldest siblings moved back home and took legal guardianship of their brothers and sisters, which enabled the family to stay together. To assist the Cadigan-Scott family in this new phase of their lives, community
support was marshaled from local police officers, firefighters, teachers, church members, business owners and others who wanted to help the kids fix up their run-down, 1400-square-foot house.

3:00pm – EHM 2007 (#219) – "Leslie Family" – Just days before Christmas in 2003, Robin received the life-altering news that her oldest son, Merlin, and husband Doug had been killed instantly in a car crash. Robin takes one day at a time and knows that life must go on for her and her three young boys -- Spencer, six, and three-year-old twins Brent and Brandon. Though she's committed to finding a way to finish an unfinished and rundown house, it was Doug who was the handy one, and on a school guidance counselor's salary, sadly Robin can't afford to hire anyone to do the work for her.
4:00pm – EHM 2008 (#203) – "Pope Family" –Shelby Pope was just six years old when she learned seven years ago that she had polymorphic light eruption, also known as sun poisoning. Now, Shelby is in junior high school and, except for attending a night camp for people with her condition; she usually stays in her tiny bedroom with the windows covered. Her parents have tried to make renovations, but they don't have the financial resources to do such things as tinting all of the windows of the house or of the family car.

5:00pm – EHM 2009 (#209) – "Elcano Family" – Glen and Jennifer Elcano were living their dream. They used to spend practically 24 hours a day together running and operating their small family farm in Bakersfield, Ca. Then, one fateful day, Glen was driving home from making a delivery to another local farm when a car pulled out in front of him and was killed instantly. Jennifer and her two young children have hardly had time to mourn Glen's death, much less to keep the farm running or make repairs to their small 100-year-old dilapidated farmhouse.

6:00pm – EHM 2010 (#204) "Grinnan Family" – Hannah Grinnan was just 11 days old when she underwent organ transplant surgery. Shortly thereafter, Hannah began to reject her heart and the only way to save her was to be near a facility that could handle her emergency conditions. Loma Linda University Medical Center had the best heart center for children, so the family made the difficult decision to move to Redlands, California. At the time, their other children Mary, 22, Bill Jr., 20, Catie, 17, Gabe, 11, Sara, eight, and seven-year-old Clare had to take on adult responsibilities and care for each other while their parents held vigil in the hospital. With several limitations, today Hannah is a relatively healthy six-year-old who likes to do all the things that a youngster her age should enjoy.

7:00 pm – EHM 2011 (#207) "Mackey Family" - For the past 25 years, Consuela Mackey has tirelessly helped those living with disabilities by providing them with job training, individualized training in personal care and education on workplace etiquette. Since she has devoted most of her life to helping others, it was long overdue for something extremely nice to be done for her.

Monday, September 4
ABC Family Original Movie – Premiere
Relative Chaos
(8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
In RELATIVE CHAOS, a family reunion takes sibling rivalry to a new level.  Will Gilbert (Terry Bradshaw) decided to instill confidence and rhyming names upon his kids Dil (Christopher Gorham), Gil (Nicholas Brendon) and Lil (Jenn Robertson).  The confidence part he hoped to build by creating an annual week of competitive games where the winner takes home the family trophy, The Gilbert Cup.  Never victorious, the last thing Dil wants is to spend time with his siblings and parents, but his new girlfriend Katherine (Charisma Carpenter) a highly driven business consultant, has vowed that this will be Dil's year – even if it kills him.    

Sunday, September 10
Supernanny Marathon
(8:00AM – 6:00PM ET/PT)
In each episode of Supernanny, Jo observes how the parents handle their day-to-day obstacles with their children. Once she's assessed the pitfalls, she works with the parents, instilling her tried-and-true methods for transforming unwanted behavior. Then, after demonstrating just how well the new style will work, the parents must fly solo. For several days they try to implement Jo's suggestions and she revisits them at the end of the program to help keep them on track for the future.  Supernanny is produced by Ricochet, Ltd.

8:00 AM - SNA-2001 Webb Family* - Cathy works full-time as a human resources manager, and Arthur is a management consultant whose job requires that he travel every week from Sunday night to Friday night. They have three children - Josef, 6, Paige, 5 -- who has Down Syndrome -- and Madison, 2-1/2. With Dad away all week, Mom is left to handle the three children alone. She has no structure to the evenings, rarely eats with the kids, and finds each night draining. Mom feels so guilty about leaving daughter Madison with a babysitter during the day that she allows the toddler to cling to her constantly. Due to Paige's Down Syndrome, Josef refuses to play with her and calls her names.

9:00 AM - SNA-1009 Collins Family* - Jo Frost returns to England in her first episode with a U.K. family since her show's stratospheric success there, and since her rise as a TV phenomenon here in the States. Jason and Karen Collins live in Northamptonshire, U.K. with their four unruly children who run the house by mob rule. Ben (10), Lauren (nine), Joshua (six) and Joseph (four) keep their stay-at-home mom on her toes all day. After Jo witnesses the Collins kids exhibiting bad behavior -- ranging from regular use of the "f" word to spitting and smashing up the house -- she introduces her strict zero tolerance regime.

10:00 AM - SNA-1008 Ririe Family* - Scott and Jennifer Ririe have their hands full with their four children -- daughter Selia, 9, and sons Hallden, 7, Blake, 3, and Broden, 1. Scott and Jennifer have two completely different outlooks on how their children should be parented. By far their most troublesome child is the reckless and defiant Blake. While Jennifer is fearful for Blake's safety, Scott doesn't have a problem with this situation, often laughing it off. The result is a child who is out of control and parents who are out of answers.

11:00 AM - SNA-1007 Gorbea Family* – Robert (34) and Evelina (26) Gorbea have lost control of their family, and the power is in the hands of their two-year-old son, Adam. The toddler constantly latches onto his mother and explodes into ear-busting tantrums when he's denied her attention. This monopoly of mom's time leaves Adam's siblings, 8-year-old daughter Meya and 9-year-old son Demetrius feeling neglected.

12:00 PM - SNA-2002 McMillion Family* - Cheryl McMillion is struggling to raise her three children on her own, while her husband, Jonathan, a National Guardsman, is serving his tour of duty in Afghanistan.  However, while Dad is overseas, there's a battle to keep the peace on the homefront, as the boys – Ryan (9), Hunter (7), and Garrett, (3) -- act out by fighting and yelling. Mom's had it with the aggression in her family.

1:00 PM - SNA-2003 Bradbury-Lambert Family (#214) - Jo Frost returns to Britain to help kickboxing couple Stuart Lambert and Laura Bradbury with their three children: Matthew, 5, Tegan-Olivia, 2, and baby Diesel, 5 months. Matthew's aggressive outbursts leave Laura battered and bruised. As the stepfather, Stuart is desperate to discipline the karate kid, but Laura won't allow it; instead, the family is split down the middle with Stuart taking responsibility for his daughter and Mom fighting to control Matthew.

2:00 PM - SNA-2004 Facente Family (#207) - Supernanny Jo Frost teams with world-renowned autism expert Dr. Lynn Koegel to tackle the parenting issues faced by a family whose three-year-old son is in his own world. Deirdre and Trae Facente don't know how to integrate their autistic son, Tristin, into their daily life with their twins, Kayla and Marlana (4). Tristin is caught up in his own world of spinning, jumping, swinging and, often, taking off his clothes. Dr. Koegel and Supernanny refine the classic Supernanny methods and teach all the Facentes Dr. Koegel's inclusion and communication techniques to help engage Tristin.

3:00 PM - SNA-2005 Minyon Family (#202) - Frank and Danielle Minyon are a young, beautiful couple.  They have two children, Frank (7) and Skyler (3), who rules the roost with massive tantrums that ensure she always gets her way. Danielle's drained from spending her day chasing Skyler, who's liable to explode at any second and takes advantage of Mom's inconsistent discipline. When little Frank gets home from school, it's straight to the videogames for him; since the focus is always on Skyler, he feels left out. By the time Dad gets home, an exhausted Danielle needs help, but Dad refuses to discipline his "little princess" when she acts out, and is harsh with his sensitive son.

4:00 PM - SNA-2006 Cooke Family (#201) - American viewers are treated to Jo Frost's trials with a British family, Paul and Denise Cooke and their daughters, Meghann (9), Gabriella (6) and Erin (4). The girls are bright and creative, but arguments with their parents regularly turn into shouting matches. Meghann in particular bosses her family around, terrorizes her sisters and can erupt at the drop of a hat.

5:00 PM - SNA-2007 Keilen Family (#208) - Tami and Shaun Keilen are living the American dream. This former Navy SEAL and his beautiful wife have a successful family business and four gorgeous children.  However, this dream becomes a nightmare when the parents return home from work, as four-year-old twin terrors Maile and Malia run roughshod over Shaun and Tami. Well-behaved big sister Haeley (six) and docile baby brother Leighton (one) are lost in the shuffle. Tami devotes much of her home time to compulsively housekeeping, and Shaun, who can face any military challenge, can't hold his ground to the demanding twins.

- (*) Episodes have previously aired on ABC Family.
-ABC production numbers are listed in parenthesis.

Sunday, September 10
Original Series – New Episode Premiere
Three Moons Over Milford
Episode # 1006 "Wrestlemoonia"
(8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET/PT)
When Mack's high school wrestling rival Roarke Monaghan (guest star Corin Nemec "Stargate SG-1") returns to Milford as a successful, high profile lawyer, Mack takes him on in a re-match to finally set the record straight.

Friday, September 15
Desperate Housewives: Time to Come Clean
(12:00 – 12:30 AM ET/PT)
Desperate Housewives: Time to Come Clean is a half-hour special that takes
a revealing look back and an exclusive look forward at the lives of the world's most famous housewives.
"Housewives'" Creator Marc Cherry, his staff, and the experts at "People Magazine" give us the inside scoop on where the show's been and where its going plus special access to sneak previews from the upcoming season including a behind-the-scenes look at Wisteria Lane's upcoming Wedding of the Year.  It's everything you need to know about the show that's back with more compelling surprises than ever.  Desperate Housewives returns for season three on Sunday, September 24th at 9/8c on ABC.

Friday, September 15
Getting Into Grey's Anatomy
 (12:30-1:00 AM ET/PT)
Getting Into Grey's Anatomy is your guide to everything you need to know about the enormously popular ABC medical drama that's on the move to Thursday nights. The experts at Entertainment Weekly join in with insight and predictions on the characters and relationships at Seattle Grace Hospital, all in anticipation of the exciting season premiere on Thursday, September 21, 9/8c on ABC.   It also includes a "spotlight" on Dr. Miranda Bailey, the Entertainment Weekly "Must List" – five things you must know about Grey's Anatomy, these sexy surgeons' favorite hangouts, and memorable medical cases – including Jimmy Kimmel's first-hand experience with Seattle Grace.  
                                                                                                                                       
Sunday, September 17
Wife Swap Marathon
(8:00AM – 6:00PM ET/PT)
Have you ever wondered whether the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Two wives discover that it often isn't when they hand over the keys to their homes and literally switch families — but not bedrooms — for two weeks.  At the end of the show, the two couples meet for the first time. In a highly-charged exchange of views, both couples make a frank assessment of each other and talk about what they've learned from the experience.

8:00 AM - WIF-1014 Harris/VanNoy* -
Harris Family - Dawn Harris (32) gets up at 5:30 every morning specifically to make coffee and pack a lunch for her 34-year-old husband, Jimmy, as he heads off to his construction job. Dawn spends her day at home doing all the family's cooking, cleaning and laundry, as well as caring for the couple's three children -- Zack (13), Colten (9) and Annalee (6). In addition she works full time from home as a medical transcriber, frequently not finishing at her computer until after midnight due to the constant interruptions of kids and home life. Jimmy refuses to help Dawn, believing that his role as head of the household exempts him from domestic duties — but at the expense of domestic bliss.
VanNoy Family - 32-year-old working mom Kym Young is a hard-charging manager of a car dealership. Kym's husband, Hallmark Van Noy, is a 38-year-old aspiring but unemployed actor who dotes on Kym, does all the household chores and is happy to be a stay-at-home Dad for 6-year-old Baylee. Here, Mom wears the pants and Dad wears the apron — especially when he serves his wife breakfast in bed.

9:00 AM - WIF-1007 Fontaine/Herman*
Fontaine Family - Donna Fontaine's life revolves around kids--and clutter. This 45 year old stay-at-home mom believes that her time with her four children-John (11), Michael (13), Jimmy, (15) and Nicole (17)-is like 'gold dripping away in an hourglass.' So Donna refuses to have a job outside the home, precious time she says would be stolen from her children. The Fontaine house and garage are jammed from floor to ceiling with Donna's numerous 'bargains.'
Herman Family - Forty-one-year old real estate developer Ellen Herman takes pride in the minimalist aesthetic that she and husband Bill (45 and also in real estate) have created for themselves and their 15-year-old daughter Chloe. Ellen and Bill both work long hours at jobs they love, so Ellen employs a housekeeper to keep the place spotless and a 'house manager' to deal with domestic issues and taking care of Chloe after school. Wise and wonderful Chloe, however, is desperate for more time and attention from her parents, and is hurt by what she perceives as being 'shut out' by the adults, especially her father.

10:00 AM - WIF-1006 Bittner/Reimer*
Reimer Family - Melissa Reimers, 43, a straight-laced stay-at-home mother from South Florida, and her husband, Paul, 45, a former U.S. Navy lieutenant, keep a tight rein on their five children: Molly, 15, Coby, 13, Jordan, 11, Jay, 10 and Lucy, 8. The kids are managed with military-like precision and lots and lots of rules: no running in the house, no talking back, no dating, limited TV and many daily chores. When the children misbehave, the Reimers discipline them with a leather strap called "the whacker."
Bittner Family - 38-year-old bus driver mom Cindy Bittner is the head of a boisterous, junk food-loving family from Virginia. Cindy's husband, Steve, 40, is a customer service representative and stepfather to Cindy's spoiled daughters, Blake, 15 and Stevie, 19. In their free time, the family watches television and argues. The Bittners encourage their daughters to be independent and freethinking, with no restrictions on dress or behavior. Cindy does the majority of the housework, with only occasional help from the girls.

11:00 AM - WIF-1013 Parson/Bramhall*
Parsons Family - Michelle Parsons is a divorced 35-year-old single mom. Michelle lives with her three daughters, Jennifer (17), Julie (14) and Jodi (9), in a working class suburb in the same house that she grew up in. She does all the cleaning in their tiny, rundown home, while the girls allow their mom to pick up after them as if she were their own personal maid. Michelle works full time as a waitress in the local diner, while the older girls are unemployed. She believes the only way to keep them from running away or getting into trouble is to let the girls do as they please.
Bramhall Family - Elaine (36) and Jacques "Moose" Bramhall IV (36) run a very tightly regimented household and are determined that their two children, Jacques (9) and Emily (7), should be raised as "model citizens." Elaine keeps the household extremely organized, mapping out a schedule for every fifteen minutes of their lives, including "fun time" for her two children. Moose's obsessive compulsive cleanliness restricts him from interacting with his kids, who are prone to get dirty, as young children do.

12:00 PM - WIF-1011 Burkhalter/Elliot*
Elliott Family - No information is available for this family.
Burkhalter Family - No information is available for this family.

1:00 PM - WIF-2001 Lassell/Nazario (#204)
Nazario Family - Lilly Nazario (43) lives with her husband, David (42), daughter Lisa (16) and son DJ (13) in their chaotic, downtown New York City apartment. Lilly, along with her tongue pierced daughter, Lisa, are more like college roommates than mother and daughter. Lilly cites her strong Catholic upbringing and strict parents as the reason for her lenient parenting method, a complete 180 from her own childhood.  The Nazario family motto is: Life is a party.
Lassell Family - Fran Lassell (45) and her husband, Jeff (45) believe that a day not working hard is a day wasted. The five Lassell children, aged 4 to 16, rise at the crack of dawn to help with housework, and each child is responsible for the care of a llama on their rural Kentucky farm. Fran has an extremely strong sense of morals, family values and work ethic.

2:00 PM - WIF-2002 Lawson/Fuentes (#127)
Fuentes Family - Lillian Fuentes, 36, is a career police detective who loves competing and excelling in "a man's world." She and her fiance, Bill (46), and sons Gavin (11) and Dylan (6), live in a large, posh Southern California home. Although she has a positive relationship with her sons, giving them rules to follow and encouraging them to be open with her about anything, Lillian spends little time at home; she leaves most of the housework and childcare to Margarita, Bill's mother, who lives with them.
Lawson Family - Each night, when Demetrius -- a computer consultant and the sole provider in the household - returns from work, his wife is all prettied up for his homecoming and ready to take his coat and shoes. Dawn is also a devoted mother to the couple's three sons, Calvin (18), Jamar ( and Cameron (4). She and Demetrius are strict parents whose children cannot watch any television or movies without prior parental approval.

3:00 PM - WIF-2003 Allison/Hagerty (#201)
Allison Family - Lydia Allison, 46, is an etiquette teacher from a small town in Mississippi. She and husband Tim, 46, have three very prim and proper kids, Drew, 16, Ann Elizabeth,14, and Margaret, 11. Lydia and husband Tim believe in having a structured and serious household. The Allison children are expected to behave to a certain standard, have strict curfews and many household chores and, of course, only use "wonderful words." Every weekend the family gets out its best china, silver and table linens and has a formal dinner together.
Hagerty Family - Maureen Hagerty, 41, is a not-so-proper mom who spends her entire day with her three rowdy boys, Danny Jr., 8, Jason, 6, and Matthew, 5, while her husband, Danny Sr., 44, works as a postal worker. Maureen encourages her boys to behave as they please - no matter how rude. Maureen's motto: "It's the Hagerty way or the highway." Unlike the Allisons' fancy table settings and family dinners, the Hagertys use paper plates and can not even FIND their kitchen table.

4:00 PM - WIF-1015 Aguirre/Ray (#S112)
Ray Family - No bio information is available for this family.
Aguirre Family - Cristina Aguirre, 37, is a pierced and tattooed punk rock-loving mom who runs a laid-back household in Texas with her husband, Allan, 40, and their three teenage kids -- daughters Xaundelle, 18 and Saphraine, 14, and son Corin, 16. The kids have their own 'post-punk' band, while Allan runs a music marketing company from home. Dad also sports multiple tattoos and body piercings, and the kids celebrate their 16th birthdays with their first facial piercing.  Cristina and Allan treat their children as equals, raising them to be open-minded individuals and directing them to home school themselves.

5:00 PM - WIF-2004 Downs/Bailey (#203)
Downs Family - Texas mom Paula Downs (35) spends every minute of the day with her seven children ages, 1-16.  All seven children share a bedroom with Paula and husband Rodney (38), and the family maintains very tight quarters in an RV most of the time. The Downs genuinely believe that good parenting means being with the children 24/7. Super-protective Paula home-schools the kids, who are not permitted to leave the house by themselves - not even to go in the front yard.
Bailey Family - Roz Bailey (40) is a high-powered realtor who lives in a spacious home in South Carolina with her factory worker husband, Chad (34), 14-year-old daughter Helen and 7-year-old son Nicholas. Workaholic Roz, who has no time to do anything but work, leaves Chad to cook, clean and care for the children. To make up for her absence, Roz showers the family with expensive gifts: a new truck for Chad, clothes for Helen and all the video games Nicholas wants. While the Baileys appreciate the material things that Roz's career affords them, they are frustrated by her absence and want her to devote more time to the family.
-(*) Episodes have previously aired on ABC Family.

Sunday, September 17
Original Series – New Episode Premiere
Three Moons Over Milford
Episode # 1007 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
When Milford's priest decides to stop being a man of the cloth, the town starts confessing to each other and finds out baring your soul doesn't always set it free.

Sunday, September 24
Original Series – Season Finale
Three Moons Over Milford
Episode #1008 Goodnight Moon
(8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT)  
Everyone is working on their relationships - Alex and Claire; Lydia and Jonah; Laura and Mack; and even Michelle Graybar gives online dating a try.

[jOHN Doe]

Is there a Kyle XY marathon being planned for the future?  I would have assumed it would happen around when the season finale aired.

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There's one on Monday

[jOHN Doe]

Oh!  Thanks for letting me know, lol.