In the past several days, ABC has given out full season orders to four of the network’s new shows. Comedies Cougar Town, The Middle, and Modern Family have all received orders for nine additional episodes, bringing each to a total of 22 episodes for the season. ABC has also given FlashForward an order for 12 additional installments making for 25 episodes.
Of course, these shows could still be cancelled. However it does mean that, for now, the network has faith in them. Realistically, The Middle’s ratings haven’t been all that great and FlashForward has seen significant drops each week. It’s certainly not unheard of for a network to cancel episode orders (see Southland).
The freshman shows that are being left out in the cold by ABC are…
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Castle,
Cougar Town,
Eastwick,
FlashForward,
Hank,
Modern Family,
Shark Tank,
the forgotten,
The Middle,
Ugly Betty
