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Tuesday, at ABC’s winter Television Critics Association panel, the network’s head honcho, Stephen McPherson, gave reporters some good news: they have officially picked up Modern Family, Cougar Town and The Middle for second seasons.
He also acknowledged that they were disappointed with Ugly Betty’s performance on Friday nights and they’re hoping it will do better in its new Wed. 10 p.m. time slot. He told reporters, “We still love that show.” Hopefully, that means that it won’t get canceled anytime soon.
Better Off Ted premiered earlier this year on ABC and was renewed for a second season due to good ratings. The second season kicked off this past week on December 8th and the show is slated for a full thirteen more episodes. The show follows Scurbs’ timeslot, a strategy that ABC hopes will bring in even more viewers.
In last night’s season finale of Scrubs, J.D. (Zach Braff) ponders endings. “Endings are never easy,” he says. “I always build them up so much in my head, they can’t possibly live up to my expectations, and I just end up disappointed.”
My Finale takes us through J.D.’s last day at Sacred Heart before moving to be closer to his baby son. J.D. (and the audience) gets closure with all of the people in his life, his girlfriend Elliot, Dr. Cox Turk …
Better Off Ted premiered last night on ABC in the 8:30 timeslot after Scrubs. As we had mentioned, the show received rave reviews from critics and as it turned out, it was all true! The series centers around Ted, played by Jay Harrington, who is the head of research and development for a huge corporation, Veridian Dynamics. Basically, the company’s philosophy is that no idea is too unethical as long as it will make the company money. Ted’s boss Veronica, played …
So many mid-season TV shows debuting, so little time. This month kicks-off mid-season madness as the networks premiere a slew of new shows. Here’s a look at what is in store from ABC.
Wednesday, the alphabet network debuts Better Off Ted, an office comedy set in a huge corporation. Star Portia de Rossi says, “Better Off Ted is kind of like a crazy [show] about a very moral guy who works in this very immoral, giant corporation.” The show is getting great reviews …
