Tuesday Night Girl Power: Gilmore Girls & Veronica Mars

Since the annoucement of the merge of The WB and UPN there has been a buzz in the air about the potential genius match up of the WB’s powerhouse show Gilmore Girls, and UPN’s brilliant underdog, Veronica Mars.  Both are critically acclaimed dramadies with strong central female characters.  Pairing these two shows together on one night would be brilliant.

Veronica Mars has been lauded by critics since its premiere but has never lived up to the ratings expectations.  Then again, I would venture to say that America’s Next Top Model might have not been the best match as a lead-in to VM.  But Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars share a very similar demographic and could prove to be a contender if paired together on the all new CW.

I think this theory is going to be tested somewhat next month when Veronica moves to its new timeslot, Tuesday’s at 9pm.  Granted the two shows are on different networks, but it will be interesting to see how things go with Gilmore Girls on at 8pm on The WB, followed by Veronica Mars at 9pm on UPN.  Of course you know what my Tuesday nights are going to look like now.

I have to give credit where credit is due, and UPN deserves major kudos for sticking with Veronica Mars.  Too often networks abandoned brilliant TV shows *cough* Arrested Development *cough* when ratings are down.  By moving Veronica Mars out of the path of Lost, and essentially behind Gilmore Girls, I personally think UPN is giving our little Nancy Drew another strong chance of survival.

At the end of the day, it’s up to you whether or not Veronica Mars stays on the air.  I’ve done all I can to get you to watch this show.  Have I begged yet?  Probably. Just give it a shot, you won’t be disappointed.

So do you think the UPN and the WB are giving us a little test with Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars on Tuesday nights? Will you be watching both shows? I’d love to hear your thoughts!  And of course I will be grilling VM creator Rob Thomas when I talk with him later tonight.