When ABC broadcast a national teen spelling bee in prime time recently, the maneuver attracted a respectable 9 million viewers and signaled that network TV producers are seriously getting their geek on. Taking a peek at the pilots for the new fall shows, you'll see they're waking up to videogames, BlackBerrys, and comic books, too. We tuned in to the most nerdtastic upcoming programs and rated their chances of surviving until sweeps. If one of these gems doesn't make the cut, at least it can rerun eternally on BitTorrent. (Click left-hand image for a side-by-side comparison.)
– Paul Davidson
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Prime Time for Geeks
