ABC announced their new schedule for the 2009 – 2010 season this week. Compared to its competition, the network is doing reasonably well but several long-running shows are losing steam and ABC still has some trouble spots in the schedule. There were a few surprises at the upfront presentation.
ABC has a history of renewing one or two struggling freshman shows. This time around it was Castle and Better Off Ted. They’re keeping Scrubs around for another year, surely because of syndication profits. And they’re also bringing back True Beauty, likely because it’s inexpensive and is compatible with other ABC shows. Word is that there will be some changes made to the series’ format when it returns.
Coming back next season are 20/20, America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Better Off Ted, Brothers & Sisters, Castle, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice, Scrubs, Supernanny, True Beauty, Ugly Betty, and Wife Swap.
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20/20,
According to Jim,
America's Funniest Home Videos,
Better Off Ted,
Boston Legal,
Brothers & Sisters,
Castle,
Copper,
Cougar Town,
Cupid (2009),
Dancing with the Stars,
Dating in the Dark,
Desperate Housewives,
Dirty Sexy Money,
Eli Stone,
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,
FlashForward,
Grey's Anatomy,
Happy Town,
Here Come the Newlyweds,
Homeland Security USA,
I Survived a Japanese Game Show,
In the Motherhood,
Life on Mars (UK),
Lost,
Opportunity Knocks,
Primetime,
Private Practice,
Pushing Daisies,
Samantha Who?,
Scrubs,
Shark Tank,
Supernanny,
Surviving Suburbia,
The Bachelor & The Bachelorette,
The Deep End,
the forgotten,
The Goode Family,
The Middle,
The Modern Family,
The Superstars,
The Unusuals,
True Beauty,
Ugly Betty,
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,
Wife Swap,
Wipeout
