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.

Apparently, they feel the same way about Castle and also plan to keep that show, which has struggled as well, around. He added that Heat Wave, the second Nikki Heat book from Richard Castle, is planned for a September 2010 release.

As far as fan faves Scrubs and Better Off Ted, they aren’t dead yet. “I love those shows,” said McPherson. “I did resurrect Scrubs, so I would hope that there’s a potential that that could grow, but I’m not going to lie and say those numbers are working for us.” A decision on the fate of both Scrubs and B.O.T. will be made when the current string of episodes ends later this month. But don’t hold your breath for another season, my guess is, they’re both dead.

As I explained yesterday, its upfront week. This morning, ABC and NBC announced their fall line-ups. Here’s a look at what’s staying and what’s going on ABC.

The alphabet network is cancelling four shows, Cupid, The Unusuals, Samantha Who? and According to Jim (finally) and are introducing ten new series next year. These new series are Cougar Town, a comedy about hot fortysomething women starring Courteney Cox, Eastwick, based the ’80s movie The Witches of Eastwick, stars Rebecca Romijn and Lindsay Price, Flash Forward is about what happens when every person get a preview of their life in six months, stars Joseph Fiennes and Sonya Walger, The Forgotten is about a bunch of freelance investigators who try to give faces, names and stories to unidentified victims, stars Reiko Aylesworth, Hank is Greenacresstarring Kelsey Grammer, Happy Town is like Men in Trees meets Harper’s Island, starring Geoff Stults, The Middle is a sitcom about a Midwestern family starring Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn, Modern Family is shot documentary style and follows three families, stars Ed O’Neill, V, is a remake of the 1980s miniseries about reptilian aliens who come to Earth to try to eat our flesh, starring Elizabeth Mitchell as an FBI agent trying to keep her son from becoming lunch and finally, Shark Tank is a new reality show about venture capitalists.

Here’s a look at the full schedule for ABC (after the jump):

Monday

8 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars
10 p.m.: Castle

Tuesday

8 p.m.: Shark Tank
9 p.m.: Dancing with the Stars results
10 p.m.: The Forgotten

Wednesday

8 p.m.: Hank
8:30 p.m.: The Middle
9 p.m.: Modern Family
9:30 p.m.: Cougar Town
10 p.m.: Eastwick

Thursday

8 p.m.: Flash Forward
9 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy
10 p.m.: Private Practice

Friday

8 p.m.: Supernanny
9 p.m.: Ugly Betty
10 p.m.: 20/20

Sunday

7 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 p.m.: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9 p.m.: Desperate Housewives
10 p.m.: Brothers & Sisters

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 and even his nemesis the janitor. It was a fitting goodbye for a show that has struggled to stay alive since its first season at NBC.

As we’ve mentioned, even though Braff is moving on, that doesn’t necessarily mean the show is over. Show runners are in serious talks with ABC about continuing the series without Braff. The problem is that none of the other actors are under contract any longer and several have already been cast in new pilots for the fall season. There is speculation that if the show does return, it will focus on hostile intern Denise (Eliza Coupe). The reboot of the series may breathe new life into it and actually attract new viewers who never warmed up to Braff’s antics. Either way, fans will likely be satisfied with last night’s finale.

Scrubs was followed by the season finale of Better Off Ted, another sitcom whose future hangs in the balance. Better Off Ted is loved by critics but didn’t pick up the following ABC had hoped for (following Scrubs may have hurt the series more than it helped it).

In the episode, Get Happy, Veridian Dynamics conducts an employee survey that reveals a drop in morale. The survey also reveals that the employees find Veronica (Portia de Rossi) way too intimidating while most employees give Ted (Jay Harrington) an excellent rating. Upon receiving the news about Ted’s positive score, Veronica quips, “Oh brother, look out Jesus.” Veridian Dynamic also decides to “assign” personalities to their employees, dressing their cubicles in themes like cats and outer space. When Linda (a cat) decides to sit with the outer spacers, the other cats turn against her but of course, in the end, Ted helps the office resume some semblance of normalcy. Hopefully, ABC will have the sense to keep Ted but if not, I hope De Rossi at least gets an Emmy nom for her performance as Veronica, her deadpan portrayal as the uptight boss is spot on.