By Mike Hughes

Staring at NBC's
new-season plans, a skeptic might ask: “New what?”

The fall line-up has
exactly three new shows ... one of which is a revival of an old show.

Then again, NBC sees
that as a good thing: Its current season worked; few tweaks were
needed.

OK, you may know that I'm not big on the opening episode of "Partners" (8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, on CBS).

Still, I'm very big on the people who created it. They're funny guys who are basing this on their own lives, so maybe it will get better. Here's the story I sent to papers:

By MIKE HUGHES

Max Mutchnick and David Kohan kept
turning out new comedies.