ONCE APON A TIME, facing NBC's ER meant certain

ONCE APON A TIME, facing NBC’s ER meant certain doom for any new series. But with the fading medical drama heading into what could be an unlucky season No. 13, and with unproven mob drama The Black Donnellys stepping in at midseason, there’s an opportunity for ABC’s Six Degrees and CBS’ Shark. Six Degrees tells the tale of six New Yorkers drawn together by a mysterious web of coincidences, while Shark is the more traditional tale of a high-profile defense attorney (James Woods) in Los Angeles who becomes a prosecutor facing a squad of inexperienced lawyers in the DA’s office.