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NEW YORK -- ABC is taking the bold step of moving its hottest show into the toughest night on TV next season with plans to shift medical drama Grey's Anatomy to Thursday against CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. "We feel it's a show that deserves the 9 o'clock time period (on Thursday). It deserves to be on the mantle of great shows on television," ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson said of the move as he outlined the network's revamped 2006-07 lineup in advance of the network's formal schedule unveiling later Tuesday at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. ABC's new Thursday slate will open with two new comedies, Big Day, about a couple's wedding day, and Notes From the Underbelly, an ensemble comedy about an expectant couple and their friends. For its third season, Grey's moves to the 9 p.m. slot followed by new ensemble drama Six Degrees.

NEW YORK -- ABC is taking the bold step of moving its hottest show into the toughest night on TV next season with plans to shift medical drama Grey's Anatomy to Thursday against CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. "We feel it's a show that deserves the 9 o'clock time period (on Thursday). It deserves to be on the mantle of great shows on television," ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson said of the move as he outlined the network's revamped 2006-07 lineup in advance of the network's formal schedule unveiling later Tuesday at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. ABC's new Thursday slate will open with two new comedies, Big Day, about a couple's wedding day, and Notes From the Underbelly, an ensemble comedy about an expectant couple and their friends. For its third season, Grey's moves to the 9 p.m. slot followed by new ensemble drama Six Degrees.

ABC continued to stock its primetime shelves for the upcoming season, giving series orders to another four new dramas and two more new comedies late last week in advance of its fall schedule unveiling Tuesday in New York. Fox, which presents its 2006-07 schedule Thursday, also handed out additional pickups to one new drama and two new comedies late last week. ABC's green lights on Friday went to the hourlong pilots Brothers & Sisters, a family soap starring Calista Flockhart and Rachel Griffiths; the telenovela-inspired Ugly Betty, set at a fashion magazine; the national security thriller Traveler; and Men in Trees, starring Anne Heche as a woman who moves to Alaska after her marriage breaks up. On the half-hour side, ABC gave the nod to two serialized projects, the single-camera half-hours Big Day, a look at a couple's wedding day through the eyes of the participants, and the untitled Burnett/Beckerman heist comedy, featuring Donal Logue as the ringleader of a group of guys who conspire to rob Mick Jagger.

Marco Sanchez, Guy Torry and Marcelle Larice have been added to the CW's comedy pilot Flirt, while Shahine Ezell and Andres Saenz-Hudson have been cast in Fox's drama pilot Drive. Meanwhile, Stephnie Weir has been bumped up to series regular on the ABC comedy pilot A Day in the Life. Flirt, from Touchstone TV, stars Wayne Brady as the only man working at a women's magazine. Sanchez (The Rookie) is repped by Stone Manners Agency and managed by Martin Berneman.

Stanley Tucci is set to star in CBS' untitled Peter Ocko drama pilot. Meanwhile, Campbell Scott is in negotiations to join ABC's drama pilot Six Degrees; Lolita Davidovich has joined ABC's comedy pilot Help Me Help You; Brittany Daniel is set to star opposite Jay Mohr in NBC's comedy pilot Community Service; Andrew McCarthy has joined CBS' drama pilot The Way; Marla Sokoloff has landed a lead in ABC's comedy pilot A Day in the Life, with Kurt Fuller and Miriam Shor also cast in the project; and Geoff Pierson has joined NBC's untitled Jace Richdale comedy pilot. Additionally, Peter Cambor has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot Notes From the Underbelly, and Lauren Stamile has joined Fox's comedy pilot That Guy.

Bryan Greenberg has landed the lead and Tom Berenger has been tapped to co-star in ABC's drama pilot October Road. Meanwhile, Ed O'Neill and Christine Baranski have joined CBS' untitled Port/Weisman comedy pilot, Josh Cooke has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot A Day in the Life, Hector Elizondo has come on board CBS' untitled Paul Reiser comedy pilot, and Jason Behr and Peter Strauss have landed lead roles in CBS' drama The Way. Additionally, Jim Parsons will star in CBS' comedy pilot The Big Bang Theory with Iris Bahr also cast in the project; Kevin Pollak has joined the cast of CBS' untitled Carol Mendelsohn drama pilot; Gina Torres and Michael Cudlitz are set to co-star in Fox's drama pilot Primary; Clifton Powell has come on board Fox's drama pilot Faceless; Aimee Garcia and Majandra Delfino have joined CBS' drama pilot Ultra; Seana Kofoed, John Amos and Suleka Mathew have been added to ABC's one-hour pilot Men in Trees; Lee Tergesen has joined Fox's drama pilot Southern Comfort; and Fairuza Balk has been cast in CBS' drama pilot Orpheus.