Today, we got the official lowdown on the network's 2009-20010 schedule during its upfront presentation.
As expected, the network picked up a number of new shows and stuck with some of its most solid performers.
Returning: Lost, Castle, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Dancing With the Stars, 20/20, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
Gone: Samantha Who?, Cupid, The Unusuals, In the Motherhood,According to Jim
New: Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Flash Forward,Eastwick, Shark Tank, The Forgotten
New for Mid-Season: V, Happy Town, The Deep End
Watch this space for more details on the new shows and comments from ABC execs...
More on the schedule, comments and some details on the new shows after the jump.
New Comedies:
ABC's new schedule includes an all-new Wednesday night comedy block with Hank starring Kelsey Grammer, The Middle starring Patricia Heaton, the "mockumentary" Modern Family, and Cougar Town starring Courtney Cox and produced by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
ABC's Steve McPherson said the new Wednesday lineup was the network's "biggest risk," but ABC wants to be "back in the family comedy business." He seemed confident that established stars like Grammer and Cox would help win the night.
The network is prepping a big push for Modern Family, which McPherson called part of the "next generation" of family comedies. McPherson onModern Family: "It's incredibly insightful, inventive, funny." Modern Familyis produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan.
New Dramas:
The big push here is Flash Forward, which McPherson called "an intimate epic" and "the most buzzworthy show we have right now." Flash Forwardwill kick off Thursday nights before Lost and Private Practice.
The Forgotten, a procedural produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will debut Tuesdays in the 10 p.m. slot. McPherson said the network had a "real opportunity" to position the procedural at 10 p.m. against Leno on NBC.
Eastwick, based on the Jack Nicholson movie The Witches of Eastwick, will cap off the Wednesday night comedy block. McPherson said Eastwick is a series that could only air on ABC, praising the show's quirky comedic spirit as well as its dramatic elements and character relationships. The show got picked up for a 13-episode run.
Coming mid-season are Happy Town, the V remake, and The Deep Endstarring Billy Zane, which McPherson called "Grey's Anatomy in the law world."
New Reality:
Survivor producer Mark Burnett is coming to ABC with Shark Tank, in which wannabe entrepreneurs pitch ideas to potential investors. The show will start out Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
About returning shows:
McPherson said the network was pleased with the performance of bothScrubs and Better Off Ted. He confirmed that Zach Braff would return toScrubs for six episodes next season, but "not exactly the first six." Braff will show up in six of the first thirteen eps of the season. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has two options on the show's creative direction, one being the "new generation" format Lawrence has talked about before, McPherson said. There's still no word on exactly what Scrubs will look like when it returns.
The network is looking for a "sophmore bump" for Castle, McPherson said,and Ugly Betty will continue to film in New York. The network showed a lot of faith in Thursday dramas Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy and Lost, with McPherson saying that there was "no better lineup" than ABC Thursdays.
What about The New Adventures of Old Christine?
McPherson said that if CBS doesn't pick up the show for another season, ABC is "going to be really excited to have it."
As expected, the network picked up a number of new shows and stuck with some of its most solid performers.
Returning: Lost, Castle, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Dancing With the Stars, 20/20, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
Gone: Samantha Who?, Cupid, The Unusuals, In the Motherhood,According to Jim
New: Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Flash Forward,Eastwick, Shark Tank, The Forgotten
New for Mid-Season: V, Happy Town, The Deep End
Watch this space for more details on the new shows and comments from ABC execs...
More on the schedule, comments and some details on the new shows after the jump.
New Comedies:
ABC's new schedule includes an all-new Wednesday night comedy block with Hank starring Kelsey Grammer, The Middle starring Patricia Heaton, the "mockumentary" Modern Family, and Cougar Town starring Courtney Cox and produced by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
ABC's Steve McPherson said the new Wednesday lineup was the network's "biggest risk," but ABC wants to be "back in the family comedy business." He seemed confident that established stars like Grammer and Cox would help win the night.
The network is prepping a big push for Modern Family, which McPherson called part of the "next generation" of family comedies. McPherson onModern Family: "It's incredibly insightful, inventive, funny." Modern Familyis produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan.
New Dramas:
The big push here is Flash Forward, which McPherson called "an intimate epic" and "the most buzzworthy show we have right now." Flash Forwardwill kick off Thursday nights before Lost and Private Practice.
The Forgotten, a procedural produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will debut Tuesdays in the 10 p.m. slot. McPherson said the network had a "real opportunity" to position the procedural at 10 p.m. against Leno on NBC.
Eastwick, based on the Jack Nicholson movie The Witches of Eastwick, will cap off the Wednesday night comedy block. McPherson said Eastwick is a series that could only air on ABC, praising the show's quirky comedic spirit as well as its dramatic elements and character relationships. The show got picked up for a 13-episode run.
Coming mid-season are Happy Town, the V remake, and The Deep Endstarring Billy Zane, which McPherson called "Grey's Anatomy in the law world."
New Reality:
Survivor producer Mark Burnett is coming to ABC with Shark Tank, in which wannabe entrepreneurs pitch ideas to potential investors. The show will start out Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
About returning shows:
McPherson said the network was pleased with the performance of bothScrubs and Better Off Ted. He confirmed that Zach Braff would return toScrubs for six episodes next season, but "not exactly the first six." Braff will show up in six of the first thirteen eps of the season. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has two options on the show's creative direction, one being the "new generation" format Lawrence has talked about before, McPherson said. There's still no word on exactly what Scrubs will look like when it returns.
The network is looking for a "sophmore bump" for Castle, McPherson said,and Ugly Betty will continue to film in New York. The network showed a lot of faith in Thursday dramas Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy and Lost, with McPherson saying that there was "no better lineup" than ABC Thursdays.
What about The New Adventures of Old Christine?
McPherson said that if CBS doesn't pick up the show for another season, ABC is "going to be really excited to have it."
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