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ABC Fall 2012

Mondays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Happy Endings
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23
10:00PM Private Practice

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM The Neighbors (NEW!)
10:00PM Nashville (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM Last Resort (NEW!)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Shark Tank
9:00PM What Would You Do?
10:00PM 20/20

Fridays (November)
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country (NEW!)
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night College Football

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (NEW!)

Mid-Season:

New Mid-Season: Red Widow (Drama), Zero Hour (Drama), Family Tools (Single-Camera Comedy), How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life (Comedy).

Returning Mid-Season: The Bachelor, Wife Swap, Body of Proof
Please note shows picked up but not listed on the schedule will debut later in the 2012-13 season.

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/abc-upfront-2012-13-fall-2012-schedule.html#ixzz1uz1xKPWV

ABC 2012-2013 Daily Schedule

Fall 2012


Friday, September 14, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (season premiere)
9:00PM What Would You Do? (season premiere)
10:00PM 20/20

Friday, September 21, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#2)
9:00PM What Would You Do? (#2)
10:00PM 20/20

Monday, September 24, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (season premiere)
10:00PM Castle (season premiere)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (two-hour season premiere)
10:00PM Private Practice (season premiere)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
8:00-9:00PM The Middle (special one-hour season premiere)
9:00PM Modern Family (season premiere)
9:30PM The Neighbors (series premiere, special time)
10:00PM Revenge: The First Chapter (special)

Thursday, September 27, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (series premiere)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (season premiere)
10:00PM Scandal (season premiere)

Friday, September 28, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#3)
9:00PM Last Resort (pilot encore)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, September 29, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, September 30, 2012
7:00PM Once Upon A Time: Magic Is Coming (special)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (season premiere)
9:00PM Revenge (season premiere)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (series premiere)

Monday, October 1, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#2)
10:00PM Castle (#2)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
8:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars: Defining Dances (all-new special)
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#2, special time)
10:00PM Private Practice (#2)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#3)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#2, time period premiere)
9:00PM ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote: Presidential Debate #1 (live all time zones)

Thursday, October 4, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#2)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#2)
10:00PM Scandal (#2)

Friday, October 5, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#4)
9:00PM What Would You Do? (#3)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, October 6, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, October 7, 2012
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (season premiere)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#2)
9:00PM Revenge (#2)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#2)

Monday, October 8, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#3)
10:00PM Castle (#3)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
8:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars: Judges' Analysis: Where They Stand (all-new special)
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#3, special time)
10:00PM Private Practice (#3)

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#4)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#3)
9:00PM Modern Family (#2)
9:30PM Modern Family (#3, special time)
10:00PM Nashville (series premiere)

Thursday, October 11, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#3)
9:00PM ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote: Vice Presidential Debate (live all time zones)

Friday, October 12, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#5)
9:00PM What Would You Do? (#4)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, October 13, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, October 14, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Ball Boys
5pm ET/3pm PT Shark Tank (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#2)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#3)
9:00PM Revenge (#3)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#3)

Monday, October 15, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#4)
10:00PM Castle (#4)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#4)
9:00PM ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote: Presidential Debate #2 (live all time zones)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#5)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#4)
9:00PM Modern Family (#4)
9:30PM Suburgatory (season premiere)
10:00PM Nashville (#2)

Thursday, October 18, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#4)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#3)
10:00PM Scandal (#3)

Friday, October 19, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#6)
9:00PM What Would You Do? (#5)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, October 20, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, October 21, 2012
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#3)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#4)
9:00PM Revenge (#4)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#4)

Monday, October 22, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#5)
9:00PM ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote: Presidential Debate #3 (live all time zones)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#5b)
9:00PM Happy Endings (season premiere)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (season premiere)
10:00PM Private Practice (#4)

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#6)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#5)
9:00PM Modern Family (#5)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#2)
10:00PM Nashville (#3)

Thursday, October 25, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#5)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#4)
10:00PM Scandal (#4)

Friday, October 26, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#7)
9:00PM All Access Nashville (special)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, October 28, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Ball Boys
5pm ET/3pm PT Shark Tank (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#4)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#5)
9:00PM Revenge (#5)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#5)

Monday, October 29, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#6)
10:00PM Castle (#5)

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#5)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#2)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#2)
10:00PM A Special Edition of 20/20 - "The Perfect Storm"

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
8:00PM It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (special)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#6)
9:00PM Modern Family (#6)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#3)
10:00PM Nashville (#4)

Thursday, November 1, 2012
8:00PM The 46th Annual CMA Awards (live)

Friday, November 2, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (season premiere)
8:30PM Malibu Country (series premiere)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#8, new time period)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, November 3, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, November 4, 2012
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#5)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#6)
9:00PM Revenge (#6)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#6)

Monday, November 5, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#7)
10:00PM Castle (#6)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
7:00-2:00AM ET/4:00-11:00PM PT - ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote - Election Night Coverage (Live)

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#7)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#7)
9:00PM Modern Family (#7)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#4)
10:00PM Nashville (#5)

Thursday, November 8, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#6)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#5)
10:00PM Scandal (#5)

Friday, November 9, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#2)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#2)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#9)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, November 10, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, November 11, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Ball Boys
5pm ET/3pm PT Shark Tank (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#6)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#7)
9:00PM Revenge (#7)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#7)

Monday, November 12, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#8)
10:00PM Castle (#7)

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#6)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#3)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#3)
10:00PM Private Practice (#5)

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#8)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#8)
9:00PM Modern Family (#8)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#5)
10:00PM Nashville (#6)

Thursday, November 15, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#7)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#6)
10:00PM Scandal (#6)

Friday, November 16, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#3)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#3)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#10)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, November 17, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, November 18, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Ball Boys
5pm ET/3pm PT Shark Tank (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#7)
8:00PM The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards (live)

Monday, November 19, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#9)
10:00PM Castle (#8)

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#7)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#4)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#4)
10:00PM Private Practice (#6)

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (R)
10:00PM Private Practice (#7, special night)

Thursday, November 22, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving encore
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30-11:00PM Michael Jackson: Bad25 (all-new)

Friday, November 23, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#4)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#4)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, November 24, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, November 25, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Ball Boys
5pm ET/3pm PT Shark Tank (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#8)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#8)
9:00PM Revenge (#8)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#8)

Monday, November 26, 2012
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#10, performance finale)
9:00-11:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (season premiere)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
8:00PM Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:30PM Shrek the Halls
9:00-11:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (#8, season finale)

Wednesday, November 28, 2012:
8:00-9:00PM A Charlie Brown Christmas (includes 7-minute short Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa)
9:00PM Modern Family (#9)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#6)
10:00PM Nashville (#7)

Thursday, November 29, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#8)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#7)
10:00PM Scandal (#7)

Friday, November 30, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#5)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#5)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, December 1, 2012
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday, December 2, 2012
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#9)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#9)
9:00PM Revenge (#9)
10:00PM 666 Park Avenue (#9)

Monday, December 3, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (#2)
10:00PM Castle (#9)

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (#11, special night/time)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#5)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#5)
10:00PM Private Practice (#8)

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#9)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#9)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#7)
10:00PM Nashville (#8)

Thursday, December 6, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#9)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#8)
10:00PM Scandal (#8)

Friday, December 7, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#6)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#6)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, December 8, 2012
2pm ET/12pm PT Wipeout (R)
8:00-10:00PM ABC Movie: The Borrowers (all-new)
10:00PM Castle (R)

Sunday, December 9, 2012
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#10)
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing
8:30PM Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty or Nice
9:00-11:00PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: Christmas with Holly (all-new)

Monday, December 10, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (#3)
10:00PM Castle (R)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
8:00PM Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
9:00PM Happy Endings (#6)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#6)
10:00PM Private Practice (#9)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (#10)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#10)
9:00PM Modern Family (#10)
9:30PM-11:00 PM Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012
8:00PM Last Resort (#10)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#9)
10:00PM Scandal (#9)

Friday, December 14, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#7)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#7)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, December 15, 2012
3pm ET/1pm PT Wipeout (R)
8:00-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Transformers

Sunday, December 16, 2012
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos Christmas Spectacular (R)
8:00PM Wipeout: Deck the Balls! (R)
9:00-11:00PM The Bachelorette: Ashley and J.P.’s Wedding (all-new special)

Monday, December 17, 2012
8:00-10:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (#4, finale)
10:00PM Castle (R)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Christmas encore (includes 7-minute short rep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#7)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#7)
10:00PM Private Practice (#10)

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (R)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Special Edition of 20/20: The Year with Katie Couric

Thursday, December 20, 2012
8:00-9:00PM I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
9:00-11:00PM CMA Country Christmas (all-new)

Friday, December 21, 2012
8:00PM Last Man Standing (R)
8:30PM Malibu Country (R)
9:00-11:00PM Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour, Part 1

Saturday, December 22, 2012
3pm ET/1pm PT Wipeout (R)
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice encore
8:30PM A Chipmunk Christmas
9:00-11:00PM CMA Country Christmas (R)

Sunday, December 23, 2012
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT CMA Country Christmas (R)
7:00-11:00PM ABC Special Presentation: The Sound of Music

Monday, December 24, 2012
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing encore
8:30PM Shrek the Halls encore
9:00-11:00PM ABC Monday Movie of the Week - "Shrek the Third"

Tuesday, December 25, 2012
2pm ET/11am PT The Neighbors (R)
8:00PM Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas encore
8:30-11:00PM ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week: Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Wednesday, December 26, 2012
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (R)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (R)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, December 27, 2012
8:00PM Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy (R)
10:00PM Scandal (R)

Friday, December 28, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
9:00-11:00PM Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour, Part 2
Saturday, December 29, 2012
8:00-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Sunday, December 30, 2012
4pm ET/2pm PT Rudolph's Shiny New Year
5pm ET/3pm PT Wipeout (R)
8:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
8:00-11:00PM ABC Sunday Movie of the Week - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Monday, December 31, 2012
8:00-10:00PM New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark (all-new special)
10:00PM Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (live)
11:35PM-1:08AM Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013, Part 1 (live)
1:08-2:12AM Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013, Part 2 (live)



Mid-season 2013


Tuesday, January 1, 2013
8:00PM Shark Tank (R, special night)
9:00PM Happy Endings (R)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (R)
10:00PM Nashville (R, special night)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (R)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (R)
10:00PM Nashville: The Whole Story (all-new special)

Thursday, January 3, 2013
8:00PM Nashville (R, special night/time)
9:00PM Scandal (R, special time)
10:00PM Scandal (R)

Friday, January 4, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#8)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#8)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#12)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, January 5, 2013
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Shark Tank (R)
8:00PM Once Upon a Time (R, special night)
9:00PM Once Upon a Time (R, special night/time)
10:00PM Once Upon a Time (R, special night/time)

Sunday, January 6, 2013
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Holiday (R)
7:00PM Once Upon A Time (R, special time)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#10)
9:00PM Revenge (#10)
10:00PM Happy Endings (#8, special night/time)
10:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#8, special night/time)

Monday, January 7, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (season premiere)
10:00PM Castle (#10)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
8:00PM Modern Family (R, special night/time)
8:30PM The Middle (R, special night/time)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#9)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#9)
10:00PM Private Practice (#11)

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#11)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#11)
9:00PM Modern Family (#11)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#8)
10:00PM Nashville (#9)

Thursday, January 10, 2013
8:00PM Last Resort (#11)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#10)
10:00PM Scandal (#10)

Friday, January 11, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#9)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#9)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#13)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, January 12, 2013
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Shark Tank (R)
8:00PM-9:00PM Pageant Confidential: The Road to Miss America
9:00-11:00PM The 2013 Miss America Pageant

Sunday, January 13, 2013
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT The Bachelor (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#11)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#11)
9:00PM Revenge (#11)
10:00PM Happy Endings (#10, special night/time)
10:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#10, special night/time)

Monday, January 14, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#2)
10:00PM Castle (#11)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
8:00PM Modern Family (R, special night/time)
8:30PM Suburgatory (R, special night/time)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#11)
9:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (#11)
10:00PM Private Practice (#12)

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#12)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#12)
9:00PM Modern Family (#12)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#9)
10:00PM Nashville (#10)

Thursday, January 17, 2013
8:00PM Last Resort (#12)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#11)
10:00PM Scandal (#11)

Friday, January 18, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#10)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#10)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, January 19, 2013
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Shark Tank (R)
8:00PM A Special Edition of 20/20
9:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Blades of Glory (R)

Sunday, January 20, 2013
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT The Bachelor (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#12)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#12)
9:00PM Revenge (#12)
10:00PM Shark Tank (R, special night/time)

Monday, January 21, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#3)
10:00PM Castle (#12)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
8:00PM The Taste (two-hour series premiere)
10:00PM Private Practice (#13, series finale)

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#13)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#13)
9:00PM Modern Family (#13)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#10)
10:00PM Nashville (#11)

Thursday, January 24, 2013
8:00PM Last Resort (#13, finale)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#12)
10:00PM Scandal (R)

Friday, January 25, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (R)
8:30PM Malibu Country (R)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, January 26, 2013
3:00pm ET/PT Shark Tank (R)
8:00PM-10:00 PM The Taste (R, season premiere encore)
10:00PM A Special Edition of 20/20: Cast Me

Sunday, January 27, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (R)
9:00-11:00PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Makeover (all-new)

Monday, January 28, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#4)
10:00PM Castle (R)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
8:00PM The Taste (#3)
9:00PM Happy Endings (#12)
9:30PM Happy Endings (#13, special time)
10:00PM Jimmy Kimmel Sucks (R)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#14)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#11)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, January 31, 2013
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#13)
10:00PM Scandal (#12)

Friday, February 1, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#11)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#11)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#14)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, February 2, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (R)
8:30pm-11:00pm ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: The War of the Worlds

Sunday, February 3, 2013
4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT Secret Millionaire (R)
5:00PM ET/3:00PM PT The Taste (R)
7:00PM American's Funniest Home Video (R)
8:00PM American's Funniest Home Video (R, special time)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R, special night)
10:00PM Modern Family (R, special night/time)
10:30PM Modern Family (R, special night/time)

Monday, February 4, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#5)
10:00PM Castle (#14)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
8:00PM The Taste (#4)
9:00-11:00PM The Bachelor (#5, special night

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#14)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#15)
9:00PM Modern Family (#14)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#12)
10:00PM Nashville (#12)

Thursday, February 7, 2013
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#14)
10:00PM Scandal (#13)

Friday, February 8, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#12)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#12)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#15)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, February 9, 2013
3:00PM ET/1:00PM PT The Taste (R)
8:00PM Be My Valentine Charlie Brown (R)
8:30PM A Charlie Brown Valentine (R)
9:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Despicable Me (R)

Sunday, February 10, 2013
4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT Shark Tank (R)
5:00PM ET/3:00PM PT The Taste (R)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#13)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#13)
9:00PM Revenge (#13)
10:00PM Revenge for Real (special)

Monday, February 11, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#7)
10:00PM Castle (#15)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
8:00PM The Taste (#5)
9:00-10:30PM ET ABC News: The State of the Union (LIVE!)
10:30PM Modern Family (R, special night)

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#15)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#16)
9:00PM Modern Family (#15)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#13)
10:00PM Nashville (#13)

Thursday, February 14, 2012
8:00pm Zero Hour (series premiere)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#15)
10:00PM Scandal (#14)

Friday, February 15, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#13)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#13)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#16)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, February 16, 2013
3:00PM ET/1:00PM PT Secret Millionaire (R)
8:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Sunday, February 17, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#14)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#14)
9:00PM Revenge (#14)
10:00PM Zero Hour (R, pilot encore)

Monday, February 18, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#8)
10:00PM Castle (#16)

Tuesday, February 19, 2012
8:00PM The Taste (#6)
9:00PM The Bachelor: Sean Tells All (#9, special)
10:00pm Body of Proof (season premiere)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#16)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#17)
9:00PM Modern Family (#16)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#14)
10:00PM Mad About Oscar with Katie Couric: A Special Edition of 20/20

Thursday, February 21, 2012
8:00pm Zero Hour (#2)
9:00PM Grey’s Anatomy (#16)
10:00PM Scandal (#15)

Friday, February 22, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#14)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#14)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#17)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, February 23, 2013
3:00PM ET/1:00PM PT The Taste (R)
8:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: Dreamgirls

Sunday, February 24, 2013
7:00PM Oscars Red Carpet Live
7:30PM Oscars Red Carpet Live
8:00PM Oscars Red Carpet Live
8:30PM 85th Annual Oscars (LIVE)
12:05AM Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars

Monday, February 25, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#10)
10:00PM Castle (#17)

Tuesday, February 26, 2012
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (season premiere)
9:00PM The Taste (#6)
10:00pm Body of Proof (#2)

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#17)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#18)
9:00PM Modern Family (#17)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#15)
10:00PM Nashville (#14)

Thursday, February 28, 2013
8:00PM Zero Hour (#3)
9:00PM Scandal (R)
10:00PM Jimmy Kimmel Live: After The Oscars (R)

Friday, March 1, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#15)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#15)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#18)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, March 2, 2013
8:00PM Once Upon a Time (R)
9:00PM-11:00PM 20/20 Saturday

Sunday, March 3, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#15)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#15)
9:00PM Red Widow (series premiere, special time)
10:00PM Red Widow (#2)

Monday, March 4, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor: The Women Tell All (#11)
10:00PM Castle (R)

Tuesday, March 5, 2012
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (#2)
9:00PM The Taste (#7)
10:00pm Body of Proof (#3)

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#19)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#16)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, March 7, 2013
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy (R)
10:00PM Scandal (R)

Friday, March 8, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#16)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#16)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#19)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, March 9, 2013
8:00PM Once Upon a Time (R)
9:00PM-11:00PM 20/20 Saturday

Sunday, March 10, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#16)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#16)
9:00PM Revenge (#15)
10:00PM Red Widow (#3)

Monday, March 11, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor (#12, season finale)
10:00PM The Bachelor: After the Final Rose (LIVE special)

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (#3)
9:00PM The Taste (#8, finale)
10:00pm Body of Proof (#4)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#20)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (R)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, March 14, 2013
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy (#17)
10:00PM Scandal (R)

Friday, March 15, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#17)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#17)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, March 16, 2013
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (R)
9:00PM-11:00PM 20/20 Saturday

Sunday, March 17, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#17)
9:00PM Revenge (#16)
10:00PM Red Widow (#4)

Monday, March 18, 2013
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (season premiere)
10:00PM Castle (#18)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
8:00PM Splash (series premiere)
9:00PM Body of Proof (#5, special time)
10:00pm Body of Proof (#6)

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (R)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#21)
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#17)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, March 21, 2013
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (#4, new night)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy (#18)
10:00PM Scandal (#16)

Friday, March 22, 2013
8:00PM Last Man Standing (#18, season finale)
8:30PM Malibu Country (#18, season finale)
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, March 23, 2013
8:00PM Splash (R, pilot encore)
9:00PM-11:00PM 20/20 Saturday

Sunday, March 24, 2013
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (#17)
8:00PM Once Upon A Time (#18)
9:00PM Revenge (#17)
10:00PM Red Widow (#5)

Monday, March 25, 2013
8:00-10:00PM Dancing with the Stars (#2)
10:00PM Castle (#19)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
8:00PM Splash (#2)
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results (season premiere)
10:00pm Body of Proof (#7)

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
8:00PM The Middle (#18)
8:30PM The Neighbors (#22, season finale)
9:00PM Modern Family (#18)
9:30PM Suburgatory (#18)
10:00PM Nashville (#15)

Thursday, March 28, 2013
8:00PM Celebrity Wife Swap (#5)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy (#17)
10:00PM Scandal (#17)

Friday, March 29, 2013
8:00PM Happy Endings (#14, new night)
8:30PM Happy Endings (#15)
9:00PM Shark Tank (#20)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturday, March 30, 2013
7:00PM-11:44PM An ABC Special Presentation: The Ten Commandments


--more to come-



Select specials:

Saturday, April 6, 2013
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Bet On Your Baby (Series Premiere) - 8 episodes

Sunday, April 21, 2013
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Hallmark Hall of Fame - Remember Sunday

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM ABC News Primetime Special - Amanda Knox Interview with Diane Sawyer

Sunday, May 19, 2013
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM The 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Monday, May 20, 2013
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM The Bachelorette (Season Premiere)

Monday, May 27, 2013
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Bachelorette
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mistresses (Series Premiere)

Saturday, June 15, 2013
8:00-10:00PM Troupe Stars (two-hour series premiere)

Saturdays, Beginning June 22, 2013
8:00PM Troupe Stars (all-new)

ABC UNVEILS 2012-13 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE



New Series “666 Park Avenue,” “The Family Tools,”

“How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life),” “Last Resort,” “Malibu Country,” “Mistresses,” “Nashville,” “The Neighbors,” “Red Widow” and “Zero Hour” Join the Lineup



“America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Body of Proof,” “Castle,”

“Dancing with the Stars,” “Don’t Trust the B--- in Apartment 23,” “Grey’s Anatomy,”

“Happy Endings,” “Last Man Standing,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Primetime: What Would You Do?,” “Private Practice,” “Revenge,” “Scandal,”

“Shark Tank,” “Suburgatory,” “20/20” and “Wife Swap” Will Return



ABC continues to set the industry standard for creative ingenuity, strong viewer retention and ratings success in primetime, delivering the No. 1 comedy (“Modern Family”), No. 1 drama (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and No. 1 freshman drama (“Once Upon a Time”) this season in the key Adult 18-49 demographic. Building on its momentum from the 2011-2012 season, Paul Lee, president, ABC Entertainment Group, will share ABC’s plans for next season and present the network’s 2012-2013 Fall schedule before the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.



New series for the 2012-13 season are “666 Park Avenue,” “The Family Tools,” “How to Live with your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life),” “Last Resort,” “Malibu Country,” “Mistresses,” “Nashville,” “The Neighbors,” “Red Widow” and “Zero Hour.”



“America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Body of Proof,” “Castle,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Don’t Trust the B--- in Apartment 23,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Happy Endings,” “Last Man Standing,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Primetime: What Would You Do?,” “Private Practice,” “Revenge,” “Scandal,” “Shark Tank,” “Suburgatory,” “20/20” and “Wife Swap” Will Return



“We are using the success we achieved last season as a strong foundation to launch some more great shows this time around,” said Lee. “Last year was about stability and ambition, this year is about growth and continuing momentum, with strong programming that will stake ABC’s claim on more nights as the home of quality entertainment.”



Trailers, full episodes and photos of the new pilots will be available to download at www.abcmedianet.com.



A solid mix of promising new series and returning hits is what drove ABC to strong results in the 2011-12 Season. Season to date among Adults 18-49, ABC claims TV’s No. 1 comedy/scripted series (“Modern Family”), the No. 1 drama (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and the No. 1 freshman drama (“Once Upon a Time”). Led by Emmy-winning “Modern Family,” ABC’s 2-hour Wednesday night comedy block continues to connect with audiences, posting its 2nd straight year of growth with viewers (+3%) and young adults (+6%). In addition, ABC is the only network up during the 10 o’clock hour on Monday-Friday as lead-in to affiliates’ late-local newscasts with Total Viewers (+8%) and Adults 25-54 (+7%).



Fall premiere dates will be announced at a later time. Please note shows picked up but not listed on the schedule will debut later in the 2012-13 season.



ABC’s fall primetime schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern); new shows are in bold:





DAY TIME SERIES



MONDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”

10:00 p.m. “Castle”



In January:

8:00 p.m. “The Bachelor”

10:00 p.m. “Castle”



TUESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”

9:00 p.m. “Happy Endings”

9:30 p.m. “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23”

10:00 p.m. “Private Practice”



In January:

8:00 p.m. “How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)”

8:30 p.m. “The Family Tools”



WEDNESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “The Middle”

8:30 p.m. “Suburgatory”

9:00 p.m. “Modern Family”

9:30 p.m. “The Neighbors”

10:00 p.m. “Nashville”



THURSDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Last Resort”

9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”

10:00 p.m. “Scandal”



FRIDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”

9:00 p.m. “Primetime: What Would You Do?”

10:00 p.m. “20/20”



In November:

8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing”

8:30 p.m. “Malibu Country”

9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”

10:00 p.m. “20/20”******



SATURDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”



SUNDAY: 7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”

8:00 p.m. “Once Upon a Time”

9:00 p.m. “Revenge”

10:00 p.m. “666 Park Avenue”



NEW FALL AND MIDSEASON SERIES:



DRAMA



“666 PARK AVENUE”

At the ominous address of 666 Park Avenue, anything you desire can be yours. Everyone has needs, desires and ambition. For the residents of The Drake, these will all be met, courtesy of the building’s mysterious owner, Gavin Doran (Terry O’Quinn). But every Faustian contract comes with a price. When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they not only fall prey to the machinations of Doran and his mysterious wife, Olivia (Vanessa Williams), but unwittingly begin to experience the shadowy, supernatural forces within the building that imprison and endanger the lives of the residents inside. Sexy, seductive and inviting, The Drake maintains a dark hold over all of its residents, tempting them through their ambitions and desires, in this chilling new drama that’s home to an epic struggle of good versus evil.



“666 Park Avenue” stars Rachael Taylor (“Charlie’s Angels,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” Transformers) as Jane Van Veen, Dave Annable (“Brothers & Sisters,” “Reunion”) as Henry Martin, Robert Buckley (“One Tree Hill,” “Lipstick Jungle”) as Brian Leonard, Mercedes Masöhn (“The Finder,” “Chuck,” “Three Rivers”) as Louise Leonard, Helena Mattsson (“Iron Man 2,” “Nikita,” “Desperate Housewives”) as Alexis Blume, Samantha Logan as Nona Clark, with Vanessa Williams (“Desperate Housewives,” “Ugly Betty,” “Shaft,” “Soul Food”) as Olivia Doran and Terry O’Quinn (“Lost,” “Millennium,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Alias,” “The West Wing,” “Jag”) as Gavin Doran.



Based on the book series by Gabriella Pierce, “666 Park Avenue” was written by David Wilcox (“Fringe,” “Life on Mars”), who is also an executive producer along with Matthew Miller (“Chuck,” “Human Target”), Leslie Morgenstein (“Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “The Lying Game,” “The Secret Circle,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”), Gina Girolamo (“The Secret Circle,” “The Lying Game”) and Alex Graves (“Fringe,” “The West Wing”). The pilot for “666 Park Avenue” was directed by Alex Graves. “666 Park Avenue” is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment (“Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”) and Warner Bros. Television.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/666parkave

Twitter: Twitter.com/666ParkAve_ABC

Hashtag: #666ParkAve



“LAST RESORT”

500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they’re told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan.



Captain Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher) demands confirmation of the orders only to be unceremoniously relieved of duty by the White House. XO Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman) finds himself suddenly in charge of the submarine and facing the same difficult decision. When he also refuses to fire without confirmation of the orders, the Colorado is targeted, fired upon, and hit. The submarine and its crew find themselves crippled on the ocean floor, declared rogue enemies of their own country. Now, with nowhere left to turn, Chaplin and Kendal take the sub on the run and bring the men and women of the Colorado to an exotic island. Here they will find refuge, romance and a chance at a new life, even as they try to clear their names and get home.



“Last Resort” stars Andre Braugher (“Men of a Certain Age”) as Captain Marcus Chaplin, Scott Speedman (“The Vow”) as XO Sam Kendal, Daisy Betts (“Sea Patrol”) as Lieutenant Grace Shepard, Dichen Lachman (“Being Human”) as Tani Tumrenjack, Daniel Lissing (“Crownies”) as SEAL Officer James King, Sahr Ngaujah (“House of Payne”) as Mayor Julian Serrat, Camille de Pazzis as Sophie Gerard, Autumn Reeser (“Hawaii Five-O,” “No Ordinary Family”) as Kylie Sinclair, Jessy Schram (“Falling Skies,” “Once Upon a Time”) as Christine Kendal.



Recurring guest star is Robert Patrick (“The Gangster Squad”) as Master Chief Joseph Prosser.



“Last Resort” was written by Shawn Ryan (“The Shield,” “The Unit,” “The Chicago Code”) and Karl Gajdusek, who are also executive producers along with Martin Campbell and Marney Hochman Nash. The pilot for “Last Resort” was directed by Martin Campbell. “Last Resort” is produced by Middkid Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/LastResortABC

Twitter: Twitter.com/LastResort_ABC

Hashtag: #LastResort



“MISTRESSES”

Welcome to a provocative and thrilling drama about the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery, as they brave the turbulent journey together.



Meet Savi (Alyssa Milano), a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life -- both professional and personal -- simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry (Brett Tucker), try to start a family of their own. Savi’s free-spirited and capricious baby sister, Josselyn (Jes Macallan), couldn’t be more different – living single, serial dating and partying, and regularly leaning on her big sister along the way. Their common best friend, April (Rochelle Aytes), a recent widow and mother of two, is rebuilding her life after tragedy and learning to move forward, with the support and guidance of her closest girlfriends. And friend Karen (Yunjin Kim), a successful therapist with her own practice, reconnects with the girls after her involvement in a complicated relationship with a patient goes far too deep.



“Mistresses” is a salacious new drama about a group of friends caught in storms of excitement and self-discovery, secrecy and betrayal, and bound by the complex relationships they’ve created.



“Mistresses” stars Alyssa Milano (“New Years Eve,” “Romantically Challenged,” “Hall Pass,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Charmed,” “Melrose Place”) as Savannah, Yunjin Kim (“Lost”) as Karen, Rochelle Aytes (“Work It,” “White Collar,” “Detroit 1-8-7,” “Desperate Housewives”) as April, Jes Macallan (“Kiss Me,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Crash and Burn,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Shameless”) as Josslyn, Jason George (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Closer,” “Against the Wall,” “Castle,” “Off the Map,” “Eastwick”) as Dominic, Brett Tucker (“Castle,” “Spartacus: Vengeance,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “NCIS,” “Neighbours”) as Harry, Erik Stocklin (“Grey Sheep,” “Sick Day,” “Let’s Big Happy”) as Sam.



Guest Starring Marin Hinkle (“Two and a Half Men,” “Brothers & Sisters”) as Elisabeth, John Schneider (“Smallville,” “90210,” “Desperate Housewives”) as Thomas Grey, Shannyn Sossamon (“How to Make It in America,” “Dirt”) as Alex, Cameron Bender (“Commander in Chief,” “Whitney,” “Beverlywood”) as Richard, Kate Beahan (“Burning Man,” “Rake,” “Boston Legal”) as Miranda, Sunkrish Bala (“Notes from the Underbelly,” “I Just Want My Pants Back”) as Hamid.



Based on the U.K. television series, “Mistresses” is from K.J. Steinberg (“Gossip Girl”) and is executive-produced by Robert Sertner (“Revenge,” “No Ordinary Family”), K.J. Steinberg (“Gossip Girl”), Rina Mimoun (“Privileged,” “Gilmore Girls”) and Douglas Rae (“Wuthering Heights,” “Camelot,” “Mistresses,” “Raw,” “Meadowlands”). The pilot for “Mistresses” is directed by Cherie Nowlan. The series is from ABC Studios.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/Mistresses

Twitter: Twitter.com/Mistresses_ABC

Hashtag: #Mistresses



“NASHVILLE”

Chart-topping Rayna James (Connie Britton) is a country legend who’s had a career any singer would envy, though lately her popularity is starting to wane. Fans still line up to get her autograph, but she’s not packing the arenas like she used to. Rayna’s record label thinks a concert tour, opening for up-and-comer Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), the young and sexy future of country music, is just what Rayna needs. But scheming Juliette can’t wait to steal Rayna’s spotlight. Sharing a stage with that disrespectful, untalented, little vixen is the last thing Rayna wants to do, which sets up a power struggle for popularity. Could the undiscovered songwriting talent of Scarlett O’Connor (Clare Bowen) be the key to helping Rayna resurrect her career?



Complicating matters, Rayna’s wealthy but estranged father, Lamar Hampton (Powers Boothe), is a powerful force in business, Tennessee politics, and the lives of his two grown daughters. His drive for power results in a scheme to back Rayna’s handsome husband, Teddy, in a run for Mayor of Nashville, against Rayna’s wishes.



“Nashville” stars Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights,” “American Horror Story”) as Rayna, Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”) as Juliette, Powers Boothe (“MacGruber,” “24”) as Lamar, Charles Esten (“Enlightened,” “Big Love”) as Deacon, Eric Close (“Chaos,” “Without a Trace”) as Teddy, Clare Bowen as Scarlett, Jonathan Jackson (“General Hospital”) as Avery, Sam Palladio as Gunnar and Robert Wisdom as Coleman.



“Nashville” was written by Callie Khouri (“Thelma & Louise”) who is an executive producer along with R.J. Cutler (“The September Issue,” “The War Room,” “Flip That House,” “A Perfect Candidate”) and Steve Buchanan. The pilot for “Nashville” was directed by R.J. Cutler. The series is produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios and Gaylord Entertainment.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/NashvilleABC

Twitter: Twitter.com/Nashville_ABC

Hashtag: #Nashville



“RED WIDOW”

When Marta Walraven’s (Radha Mitchell) husband is brutally murdered, her first instinct is to protect her three young children. Her husband’s business partners – Irwin Petrova (Wil Traval), Marta’s scheming and untrustworthy brother, and Mike Tomlin (Lee Tergesen) -- were involved in an illegal drug business deal with rival gangsters, and Marta’s husband paid the ultimate price. She already knows the violent world of organized crime; her father, Andrei Petrova (Rade Sherbedzija), and loyal bodyguard Luther (Luke Goss) are gangsters too. She and her sister Kat (Jaime Ray Newman) had always wished for a safer life without bloodshed and fear. For a while Marta lived happily as a stay at home housewife in San Marta’s cooperation, FBI Agent James Ramos (Mido Hamada) now promises justice.



Marta discovers a tenacity she never knew she had, and takes on the gangsters and the FBI to unveil the truth about her husband’s death. As she digs into this dark underworld, she’ll test her own strength, relying on her resourcefulness, determination and family ties like never before. To get out of this mob, she needs to beat the bad guys at their own deadly game.



“Red Widow” stars Radha Mitchell (“Melinda and Melinda,” “Silent Hill,” “Rogue,” “Henry Poll Is Here,” “The Children of Huang Shi,” “The Waiting City”) as Marta Walraven, Wil Traval (“Rescue Special Ops,” “Underbelly,” “All Saints”) as Irwin Petrova, Erin Moriarty (“One Life to Live”) as Natalie Walraven, Sterling Beaumon (“Arthur Newman, Golf Pro, “Clue”) as Gabriel Walraven, Lee Tergesen (“Army Wives”) as Mike Tomlin, Jakob Salvati as Boris Walraven, Mido Hamada as FBI Agent James Ramos, Luke Goss as Luther, Jaime Ray Newman (“Drop Dead Diva”) as Kat Petrova, Suleka Mathew (“Hawthorne”) as Dina Tomlin and Rade Serbedzija (“24”) as Andrei Petrova.



Based on the Dutch series “Penoza,” “Red Widow” teleplay is by Melissa Rosenberg (“Dexter” and screenwriter of the Twilight franchise). “Red Widow “is executive-produced by Melissa Rosenberg, Howard Klein (“The Office,” “Parks & Recreation”), Endemol Studios and Alon Aranya. The pilot for “Red Widow” was directed by Mark Pellington. The series is produced by ABC Studios.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/RedWidowABC

Twitter: Twitter.com/RedWidowABC

Hashtag: #RedWidow



“ZERO HOUR”

As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.



Contained in one of his wife’s clocks is a treasure map, and what it leads to could be cataclysmic. Now it’s up to Hank to decipher the symbols and unlock the secrets of the map, while ensuring the answers don’t fall into the wrong hands – a man they call White Vincent (Michael Nyqvist). With his two young associates, Rachel (Addison Timlin) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster), in tow, along with Becca Riley, a sexy FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo), Hank will lead them on a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.



“Zero Hour” stars Anthony Edwards (“Big Sur,” “Flipped,” “ER”) as Hank, Carmen Ejogo (“Sparkle,” “Chaos,” “Away We Go”) as Beck, Scott Michael Foster (“Californication,” “The River”) as Aaron, Addison Timlin (“Californication”) as Rachel, Jacinda Barrett (“Matching Jack,” “Middle Men,” “New York, I Love You”) as Laila and Michael Nyqvist (“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol”) as White Vincent.



“Zero Hour” was written by Paul T. Scheuring (“Prison Break”) who is also an executive producer along with Pierre Morel, Lorenzo DiBonaventura (“The Transformers,” “GI: Joe” franchise, “Salt,” “Red”) and Dan McDermott (“Human Target”). The pilot for “Zero Hour” was directed by Pierre Morel. The series is produced by ABC Studios.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZeroHourABC

Twitter: Twitter.com/ZeroHour_ABC

Hashtag: #ZeroHour



COMEDY



“HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)”

Polly (Sarah Chalke) is a single mom who’s been divorced for almost a year. The transition wasn’t easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Eggleston), have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine (Elizabeth Perkins) and Max (Brad Garrett). But Polly and her parents look at life through two different lenses. Polly’s too uptight. Her parents are too laid back. Polly’s conservative when it comes to dating (no action, whatsoever), while her parents are still sexually adventurous. They think Polly turned out okay, so what’s the big deal? Well, they say it takes a village to raise a child…and in Polly’s case, this village is on fire. But with help from her best friend Gregg (Orlando Jones), her lovable yet irresponsible ex-husband Julian (Jon Dore) and her cool and fun assistant Jenn (Rebecca Delgado Smith) Polly takes her first steps toward getting a life, starting with a social one.



“How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” stars Sarah Chalke (“Mad Love,” “Scrubs”) as Polly, Jon Dore as Julian, Rachel Eggleston as Natalie, Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond,” “‘Til Death”) as Max, Orlando Jones (“Rules of Engagement”) as Gregg, Elizabeth Perkins (“Weeds”) as Elaine, Rebecca Delgado Smith as Jenn.



“How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” was written by Claudia Lonow, who is also an executive producer along with Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo. The pilot for “How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” was directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox and Imagine Television.



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“MALIBU COUNTRY”

When Reba Gallagher (Reba) discovers that her husband, Bobby, (Jeffrey Nordling) a country music legend, has a cheatin’ heart, her world is turned upside down. Reba dreamt of becoming a country star herself, but put her career on hold to raise a family. Now she’s questioning all of that, big-time. With the ink on her divorce barely dry, Reba packs up her sharp-tongued mother, Lillie May (Lily Tomlin), her two kids and the U-Haul and heads for sunny California to begin a new chapter. Leaving Nashville in the rear view, they start over at their Malibu residence -- the last remaining asset they have. Reba gets to know her new open and loving neighbor Kim (Sara Rue) and her son, Sage, but also discovers that relocation to Southern California is going to be quite an adjustment for a traditional southern belle: the West Coast seems like the polar opposite of Music City, and Reba feels like an outsider. Still, with the support of her family she sets about finding her voice, jump-starting her music career with the help of her new music agent, Geoffrey (Jai Rodriguez), and embracing this chance to begin again.



“Malibu Country” stars country music superstar Reba (“Reba,” “Tremors”) as Reba, Sara Rue (“Rules of Engagement,” “Less Than Perfect”) as Kim, Justin Prentice as Cash, Juliette Angelo as June, Jai Rodriguez (“Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” one of the original hosts of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) as Geoffrey and Lily Tomlin (“Eastbound and Down,” “Damages,” “Desperate Housewives,” “West Wing,” “Nine to Five,” “All of Me,” “Nashville”) as Lillie May.



“Malibu Country” is from Kevin Abbott (“Last Man Standing,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Reba”) who executive produces along with Michael Hanel & Mindy Schultheis, Reba McEntire & Narvel Blackstock, Dave Stewart & Pam Williams, John Pasquin. The pilot for “Malibu Country” was directed by John Pasquin. The series is from ABC Studios.



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“THE NEIGHBORS”

How well do you know your neighbors?



Meet the Weavers, Debbie (Jami Gertz) and Marty (Lenny Venito). Marty, in hopes of providing a better life for his wife and three kids, recently bought a home in Hidden Hills, a gated New Jersey townhome community with its own golf course. Hidden Hills is so exclusive that a house hasn’t come on the market in 10 years. But one finally did and the Weavers got it!



It’s clear from day one that the residents of Hidden Hills are a little different. For starters, their new neighbors all have pro-athlete names like Reggie Jackson (Tim Jo), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Toks Olagundoye), Dick Butkis (Ian Patrick) and Larry Bird (Simon Templeman). Over dinner, Marty and his family discover that their neighbors receive nourishment through their eyes by reading books, rather than eating. The Weavers soon learn that the entire community is comprised of aliens from Zabvron, where the men bear children and everyone cries green goo from their ears.



The Zabvronians have been stationed on Earth for the past 10 years, disguised as humans, awaiting instructions from home, and the Weavers are the first humans they’ve had the opportunity to know. As it turns out, the pressures of marriage and parenthood are not exclusive to planet Earth. Two worlds will collide with hilarious consequences as everyone discovers they can “totally relate” and learn a lot from each other.



“The Neighbors” stars Jami Gertz (“Entourage,” “Modern Family,” “Still Standing,” “Ally McBeal”) as Debbie Weaver, Lenny Venito (“Bored to Death,” “Men in Black III,” “Person of Interest,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) as Marty Weaver, Simon Templeman as Larry Bird, Toks Olagundoye as Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Clara Mamet as Amber Weaver, Tim Jo (“Glory Daze”) as Reggie Jackson, Ian Patrick (“Wanderlust”) as Dick Butkis, Max Charles (“The Three Stooges,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Max Weaver, Isabella Cramp as Abby Weaver.



Guest starring are Mitch Rouse as Real Estate Agent and Doug Jones as Alien. Co-Starring are Bruce Green as Angry Man and Mary K. DeVault as Angry Woman.



“The Neighbors” was written by Dan Fogelman (“Cars,” “Tangled,” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love”) who is also an executive producer with Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton (“Modern Family”) and Chris Koch (“Workaholics,” “Modern Family”). “The Neighbors” was directed by Chris Koch and is from ABC Studios.



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“THE FAMILY TOOLS”

Mixing family with business is never easy, and Jack Shea (Kyle Bornheimer) is about to learn that lesson the hard way. When Jack’s father, Tony (J.K. Simmons), has a heart attack and is forced to hand over the keys to his beloved handyman business, Jack is eager to finally step up and make his father proud. Unfortunately Jack’s past career efforts have been less than stellar, so everyone seems to be waiting for him to fail. His new job isn’t made any easier by Tony’s rebellious, troublemaker assistant, Darren (Edi Gathegi), and Darren’s flirtatious sister, Liz (Danielle Nicolet), who works at the local hardware store. Yet with the support of his Aunt Terry (Leah Remini) and his oddball yet endearing cousin Mason (Johnny Pemberton), Jack Shea may just find his true calling right at home.



“The Family Tools” stars Kyle Bornheimer (“Bachelorette,” “Romantically Challenged,” “Perfect Couples”) as Jack Shea, J.K. Simmons (“Ultimate Spiderman,” “Generator Rex,” “The Closer”) as Tony Shea, Edi Gathegi (“X Men: First Class”) as Darren, Johnny Pemberton (“21 Jump Street,” “Aim High”) as Mason, Danielle Nicolet (“X Men TV Series”) as Liz and Leah Remini (“In the Motherhood,” “King of Queens”) as Terry.



Based on the UK series “White Van Man,” “The Family Tools” teleplay is by Bobby Bowman. “The Family Tools” is executive-produced by Bobby Bowman, Mark Gordon (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Criminal Minds”) and Andrea Shay (“It Takes a Village,” “Virtual Virgin”) and Paul Buccieri (“Prime Suspect”). The pilot for “The Family Tools” was directed by Michael Fresco (“Suburgatory,” “Raising Hope,” “Better Off Ted,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Northern Exposure,” “St. Elsewhere”). The series is from ABC Studios.



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RETURNING SERIES



DRAMA



“BODY OF PROOF”

Brilliant and driven neurosurgeon Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) has found a new life as a Medical Examiner after a car accident left her with a condition called paresthesia and unable to operate. Although she’s no longer in the business of fixing what’s wrong with living patients, she’s still instinctively drawn to finding out what killed her dead patients and uncovering who was responsible and why. As she pursues the answers, the bodies of the dead provide the clues. The body is, in effect, the proof. As she, alongside her incredible team, investigate what happened to her patients, she finds their lives and the lessons they hold are in a way a bequest to her, to learn from them what she can and to apply to her own personal journey of redemption and forgiveness. In return, Megan is determined to get them justice.


“Body of Proof” stars Dana Delany as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphey, John Carroll Lynch as Detective Bud Morris, Nicholas Bishop as Peter Dunlop, Sonja Sohn as Detective Samantha Baker, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Ethan Gross, Windell D. Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield and Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming.


The series is created by Christopher Murphey and executive-produced by Murphey, Matthew Gross, and Sunil Nayar. “Body of Proof” is produced by Gross Entertainment and ABC Studios.



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“CASTLE”

When viewers first met Richard Castle -- a famous mystery novelist and divorced father raising his teenage daughter, while being kept grounded by his Broadway diva mother -- he was creatively blocked. But when the NYPD questioned him in connection with a series of murders staged to imitate crime scenes from his books, Castle found inspiration in NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, a bright and aggressive homicide detective with a fascination for odd and offbeat cases stemming from the years-old unsolved murder of her own mother. Though they instantly clashed, sparks of another sort began to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Castle stepped in to help find the copycat killer. Once that initial case was solved, Castle and Beckett continued to investigate strange homicides in New York, combining Castle’s writer intuition and Beckett’s creative detective work.



“Castle” stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, with Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers. “Castle” is produced by ABC Studios. Andrew Marlowe is the show’s creator/executive producer, along with executive producers Rob Bowman, David Amann, Laurie Zaks and Armyan Bernstein.



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“GREY’S ANATOMY”

Considered one of the great dramas of our time and recipient of the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Television Series and multiple Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, “Grey’s Anatomy” is currently in its eighth season.



“Grey’s Anatomy” stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Kim Raver as Teddy Altman, Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery and Sarah Drew as April Kepner.



“Grey’s Anatomy” was created and is executive-produced by Shonda Rhimes (“Private Practice”, “Scandal”). Betsy Beers (“Private Practice”, “Scandal”), Mark Gordon (“Saving Private Ryan”), Rob Corn (“Chicago Hope”), Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (“Law& Order: Trial by Jury”) and Mark Wilding (“Scandal”) are executive producers. “Grey’s Anatomy” is an ABC Studios production.



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“ONCE UPON A TIME”

Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Tron: Legacy”) invite everyone to brace themselves for a modern fairytale with thrilling twists and hints of darkness, brimming with wonder and filled with the magic of our most beloved stories.



And they lived happily ever after… or so everyone was led to believe. Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, “House”) knows how to take care of herself. She’s a 28-year-old bail bondsperson who’s been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry (Jared Gilmore, “Mad Men”) -- the son she gave up years ago -- finds her, everything changes. Henry is now 10 years old and in desperate need of Emma’s help. He believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world, and that she’s Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin, “Big Love”) and Prince Charming’s (Josh Dallas) missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen’s (Lana Parrilla) curse, which trapped the characters of fairytale world forever, frozen in time, and brought them into our modern world.



“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Eion Bailey as August, Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.



Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are creators and executive producers. Steve Pearlman (ABC’s “V”) is also executive producer. The show is from ABC Studios.



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“PRIVATE PRACTICE”

From Shonda Rhimes, the Golden Globe-winning creator of “Grey’s Anatomy,” comes the story of a team of gifted doctors working together to change the lives of their patients for the better as they look to one another for friendship and love.



The doctors of Seaside Health and Wellness work on the most difficult cases, patients whose medical needs often pose moral and ethical dilemmas. Though they may heatedly disagree at work, and their personal lives may complicate matters, at the end of the day, they are the best of friends, always ready to be there for one another.



“Private Practice” stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Benjamin Bratt as Jake Reilly, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace and Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.



“Private Practice” was created by Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal”) and is executive-produced by Rhimes, Betsy Beers (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal”), Mark Gordon (“The Hoax,” “Saving Private Ryan”), Mark Tinker (“St. Elsewhere,” “NYPD Blue”), Jennifer Cecil and Barbie Kligman. “Private Practice” is an ABC Studios Production.



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“REVENGE”

Emily Thorne (Emily Van Camp) is the newest arrival in the Hamptons. By all appearances, she’s a friendly and sophisticated “girl next door,” but the exclusive world she’s immersed herself in is tied to a dark family history and Emily is anything but what she seems. Seventeen years ago, Emily’s father was framed for a horrific crime by neighbors he trusted, and was sentenced to a life in prison. She never saw her father again and spent her childhood consumed by rage, loss and betrayal. Years later, Emily returns under an assumed identity with one endgame—REVENGE, every social overture a carefully planned chip at the foundation of her sworn enemies, until their lives come crashing down around them.



“Revenge” stars Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson, Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne, Gabriel Mann as Nolan Ross, Henry Czerny as Conrad Grayson, Ashley Madekwe as Ashley Davenport, Nick Wechsler as Jack Porter, Josh Bowman as Daniel Grayson, Christa B. Allen as Charlotte Grayson and Connor Paolo as Declan Porter.



“Revenge” is created by Mike Kelley (“Swingtown”) who executive produces along with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey (“Twilight”). The series is produced by ABC Studios.



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Hashtag: #Revenge



“SCANDAL”

From the creator and executive producers of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff.



A former media relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of our nation’s elite. After leaving the White House, the power consultant opened her own firm, hoping to start a new chapter -- both professionally and personally -- but she can’t seem to completely cut ties with her past. Slowly it becomes apparent that her staff, who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, can’t quite fix the ones closest at hand -- their own.



“Scandal” stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch, Columbus Short as Harrison Wright, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant and Jeff Perry as Cyrus.



“Scandal” was written by Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice”). Rhimes, Betsy Beers (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice”) and Mark Wilding (“Grey’s Anatomy”) are executive producers. Paul McGuigan is the director. “Scandal” is produced by ABC Studios.



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Hashtag: #Scandal



COMEDY



“DON’T TRUST THE B---- IN APARTMENT 23”

After a naïve Midwestern girl’s big city dreams are dashed during her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare, in a hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters.



“Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” stars Krysten Ritter as Chloe, Dreama Walker as June, Liza Lapira as Robin, Michael Blaiklock as Eli, Eric André as Mark and James Van Der Beek as James Van Der Beek.



Created and written by Nahnatchka Khan, “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” is executive-produced by Khan, David Hemingson and Jeff Morton. The series is a production of 20th Century Fox Television.



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“HAPPY ENDINGS”

Forget who gets to keep the ring - when a couple splits, the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? Alex and Dave’s wedding was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, for them and their long-time friends... until Alex left groom-to-be Dave at the altar.



The breakup, in the words of one pal, was a “huge game changer” that complicated everyone’s lives and made everyone question their own choices. Alex and Dave were the glue that kept their urban family together: Alex’s sister, Jane, a suburban housewife, and her buttoned-up husband, Brad; Max, their perpetually underemployed gay friend; and Penny, who worries about never finding the right guy.



A year later, this gang is still friends, although Alex and Dave are trying to figure out just where their relationship stands. Penny is convinced that 2011 will be “The Year of Penny,” and she starts things off by buying her dream condo. She’ll also be getting a new roommate when Alex moves in. Max may make the biggest change of all when he does something his friends never thought he’d do... get a steady job.



Called “the funniest show on TV” by Associated Press, “Happy Endings” is a raucous comedy about six dysfunctional, thirtysomething friends living in Chicago: Shop owner Alex (Elisha Cuthbert) and her ex-fiancé Dave (Zachary Knighton), an aspiring restaurateur who runs a food truck called “Steak Me Home Tonight”; crazy-in-love husband and wife duo Brad and Jane, who’s also Alex’s sister, (Damon Wayans Jr., Eliza Coupe); Max (Adam Pally), their perpetually underemployed gay friend; and singleton Penny (Casey Wilson), always in pursuit of, but never quite finding, the right guy.



“Happy Endings” was created by executive producer David Caspe (the upcoming feature film “That’s My Boy”), “Happy Endings” is executive produced by Jamie Tarses (“HawthoRNe”), Jonathan Groff (“How I Met Your Mother”), Anthony & Joe Russo (“Arrested Development,” “Community”). The series is from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.



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“LAST MAN STANDING”

Tim Allen returns for a second season as the traditional “manly man,” Mike Baxter, whose mission it is to get men back to their rightful place in society. You can’t get manlier than Mike Baxter. Of course, he drives a pick-up truck and before being grounded from his company’s international photo shoots, Mike remembers the exciting adventures he had while traveling for work. He is the marketing director for The Outdoor Man, an iconic outdoor sporting goods store. He works there with his long-time boss and friend, Ed, and the somewhat sensitive Kyle, who considers Mike his mentor. When Ed put Mike in charge of the company’s webpage, Mike discovered that the Internet provides him with just the outlet he needs. He looks at it as a platform that gives him a voice to appeal to those who agree that manliness is under assault, and a pulpit for his opinions about feeling like the last real man in a woman’s world. While Mike is king of the hill at work, he’s the odd man out in a home that is dominated by women -- his wife, Vanessa, a geologist, and their three daughters: 14-year-old tomboy Eve, the outspoken Mandy, 18, and Kristin, a 21-year-old single mom living at home with her toddler son, Boyd, possibly Mike’s only ally.



“Last Man Standing” stars Tim Allen as Mike, Nancy Travis, as Vanessa, Kaitlyn Dever as Eve, Molly Ephraim as Mandy, Alexandra Krosney as Kristin, Christoph Sanders as Kyle and Hector Elizondo as Ed.



The half-hour comedy is from Twentieth Century Fox Television. The series was created by Jack Burditt and executive-produced by Kevin Abbott, Tim Allen, Marty Adelstein, Shawn Levy, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, Andy Gordon, Marsh McCall and Kevin Hench.



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“THE MIDDLE”

Two-time Emmy winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country in Orson, Indiana, Frankie Heck is a harried wife and working mother of three who uses her wry wit and sense of humor in an attempt to get her family through each day intact. Her work life’s no easier as she struggles day to day as the least successful sales woman at the town’s only surviving car dealer. Frankie’s unflappable husband, Mike, is manager at the local quarry and her sardonic partner in the daily grind that is raising their average – yes, most definitely average – family.



Between juggling shifts and picking up fast food dinners eaten in front of the TV, Frankie and Mike raise their kids with love, humor and solid Midwestern practicality. Axl, the oldest, is a jock slacker who eats them out of house and home and walks around the house in his underwear. Then there’s Sue, their extraordinarily ordinary teen daughter, who fails at just about everything she tries with great gusto. This year she entered high school and continues to not only navigate the raging waters of school life but co-exist with Axl, who is not too thrilled with his little sister being at the same school. And last is Brick, their quirky fourth-grader, who reads constantly, whispers to himself and unapologetically marches to the beat of his own drummer. But through all the madness shines a loving family, and together, the Hecks are putting THE MIDDLE on the map.



“The Middle” stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.



“The Middle” was created and is executive produced by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline. The series is from Warner Bros. Television.



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Hashtag: #TheMiddle



“MODERN FAMILY”

ABC’s groundbreaking and multiple Emmy Award-winning hit comedy series, “Modern Family,” takes a modern and often hilarious look at the complications that come with being a family today. Jay Pritchett, with his much younger wife Gloria and her son Manny, sits as the patriarch of a large blended family that includes his grown daughter Claire, who has three kids of her own with her husband Phil, and a grown son Mitchell, who adopted a Vietnamese baby with his gay life partner Cameron. These three families are unique unto themselves, and together they give us a window into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted embrace of the modern family.



“Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay, Sofía Vergara as Gloria, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Ariel Winter as Alex, Nolan Gould as Luke, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily.



The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators.



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Twitter: Twitter.com/ModernFam

Hashtag: #ModernFamily



“SUBURGATORY”

Single father George only wants the best for his 16-year-old daughter, Tessa. So when he finds a box of condoms on her nightstand, he moves them both out of their apartment in New York City to a house in the suburbs. But all Tessa sees is the horror of over-manicured lawns and plastic Franken-moms. Being in the ‘burbs can be hell, but it also may just bring Tessa and George closer than they’ve ever been.



The show stars Jeremy Sisto as George Altman, Jane Levy as Tessa Altman, Carly Chaikin as Dalia Royce, Rex Lee as Mr. Wolfe, Allie Grant as Lisa Shay, Alan Tudyk as Noah Werner, Cheryl Hines as Dallas Royce and Ana Gasteyer as Sheila Shay.



Emily Kapnek (“Hung”) writes and executive-produces this bitingly ironic single-camera comedy. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television.



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ALTERNATIVE



“AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS”

“America’s Funniest Home Videos” begins its 23nd season by flaunting what has made it the longest running primetime entertainment show in ABC history -- videos that are genuinely funny. Host Tom Bergeron is back with an abundant supply of fresh clips that will have families laughing from coast to coast. There have been many imitators, but there is only one “America’s Funniest Home Videos.”



In its 23 seasons to date, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has given away over $12 million in prize money and evaluated more than half a million videotapes from home viewers. Viewers wishing to submit home videos to “America’s Funniest Home Videos” should visit www.ABC.com for details. Vin Di Bona is executive producer, with Todd Thicke and Michele Nasraway serving as co-executive producers.



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Twitter: Twitter.com/AFVOfficial

Hashtag: #AFV



“THE BACHELOR”

ABC’s “The Bachelor” is the original primetime romance reality series that offers one lucky man and 25 lucky women the unique opportunity to find true love. This season the hit series will feature its 17th edition with the new Bachelor getting to know 25 women via a series of social gatherings and exotic, romantic dates – some in groups, some individually. He will introduce some of the women to his family and will visit their hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the woman with whom he is most compatible. At the end of the journey, filled with drama and surprises against the backdrop of spectacular international settings, the Bachelor may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?



“The Bachelor” is hosted by Chris Harrison and produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are executive producers.



Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBachelor

Twitter: Twitter.com/BachelorABC

Hashtag: #TheBachelor



“DANCING WITH THE STARS”

Hosted by Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Brooke Burke-Charvet (“Dancing with the Stars” Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.



“Dancing with the Stars” is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, “Strictly Come Dancing.” This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.



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Twitter: Twitter.com/DancingABC

Hashtag: #DWTS



“SHARK TANK”

“Shark Tank,” the hit show that gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true, has critics calling the business-themed show “one of the best reality shows out there” and “Econ 101 for tough times.” The critically-acclaimed show is up sharply over its prior season average, growing by 15% in Total Viewers and 20% in young adults. In its strongest season ever, teens made “Shark Tank” their top network viewing choice on Friday nights and the broad-appealing series led its network rivals in its 8:00 p.m. time slot. The Sharks -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire tycoons -- will be back for a fourth season, continuing their search to invest in the best products and businesses that America has to offer. In the process, they may part with their own hard-earned cash and give innovative entrepreneurs the funding they desperately need to jumpstart their business ideas. But the Sharks have a goal, too -- to get a return on their investment and own a piece of the next big business idea. When the Sharks hear a great idea, they’re ready to fight each other for a piece of it; and when more than one of them wants to sink their teeth into a top-notch idea, a war between them can erupt. The Sharks are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of HDNet and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary. Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill and Phil Gurin are the executive producers of “Shark Tank,” based on the Japanese “Dragons’ Den” format created by Nippon Television Network Corporation. The series is from Sony Pictures Television.



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Twitter: Twitter.com/ABCSharkTank

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“WIFE SWAP” and “CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP”

“Wife Swap,” the critically-acclaimed unscripted reality show that takes us into the intimate heart of the American family home, returns for a seventh season. Also, “Celebrity Wife Swap,” which put a new spin on “Wife Swap” by revealing the various ways some controversial celebrities live their lives, returns for a second fun season. In “Wife Swap,” two families with very different values are chosen to take part in a two-week long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children and lives (but not bedrooms) to discover just what it’s like to live another woman’s life. In “Celebrity Wife Swap,” the mothers in two celebrity families also switch lifestyles, children and homes (but not bedrooms), and embark on a journey like no other. They are given the chance to see how another celebrity raises children and deals with life in the spotlight, while allowing both couples the opportunity to re-discover why they love each other and why they decided to get together in the first place. Each week, the episodes will show the extraordinarily different ways families from across the country live their lives, and the experience will be a mind-blowing experiment that can end up changing them forever. Executive producers for “Wife Swap” include Natalka Znak, Claire O’Donohoe and Mike Gamson. Executive producers for “Celebrity Wife Swap” include Natalka Znak, Claire O’Donohoe and Bruce Toms. Both series are produced by Zodiak USA.



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“PRIMETIME: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?”

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Leaked schedule. It's very tight-lipped right now. Won't know if this is right or not until the morning at around 11am ET:

Fall 2012

Mondays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Mistresses (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country (NEW!)
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results
10:00PM Castle

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life (NEW!)
10:00PM Happy Endings
10:30PM Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23

Thursdays
8:00PM 666 Park Avenue (NEW!)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Shark Tank
9:00PM Body of Proof
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night College Football

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Nashville (NEW!)
10:00PM Revenge

Nearly what we predicted...let's see if it happens

Wow that's a great schedule if it happens. Love it.

I really hope they don't move Revenge to Sunday's at 10pm. The show is just too new to survive a move like that. It really needs another season to prove itself and show it's here for the long haul. And if it does move anywhere, it should be Thursdays at 10, following Grey's Anatomy, which demographically would be a good fit.

I do think Scandal could do well on Sunday's and would be a great fit for the 10pm Sunday slot.

I really love that Schedule! Best one so far if it is official, I really hope it is the official schedule because It's look Great! I do like the Three Hour comedy Block on Wednesday. And Thursday night look like it's about to get even tougher. I guess we will see but I do hope that is the Final/Official schedule for the fall because I like it. NBC should take notes!

For the leaked schedule I don't see Private Practice listed. I hope that doesn't mean they changed their minds and cancelled it. Perhaps it can come back at a mid-season or something. I hope the offical schedule will have Privete Practice listed.

I'll wait for Pavanbadal to post it, but the official schedule highlights, Revenge goes to Sunday at 9, Comedy block at 9 on Tuesday instead of 8, PP at 10, and LMS held back til November and on Friday. Castle stays, Grey's/Scandal stay together.

Many stating the announced schedule is good, but I find it strange in a few places. Placing their oldest demographic show as a leadin to their youngest skewing shows (Happy Ending/Don't Trust the B..)? What's up with that?

What Would You Do taking over 20/20? If anything WWYD should be airing as specials only. It's tires quickly. Shark Tank moving from 8 to 9 in November. Why?

Personally, I see Private Practice crumbling in the fall. It is a leadin dependant show and the comedies can't deliver the audience size that PP has been lucky to have been getting from Grey's and DWTS.

In regards to "How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)", if anything needs a title change, this is it. People have short attention spans as it is, trying to remember this mouthful is expecting to much. ;)

Many stating the announced schedule is good, but I find it strange in a few places. Placing their oldest demographic show as a leadin to their youngest skewing shows (Happy Ending/Don't Trust the B..)? What's up with that?

What Would You Do taking over 20/20? If anything WWYD should be airing as specials only. It's tires quickly. Shark Tank moving from 8 to 9 in November. Why?

Personally, I see Private Practice crumbling in the fall. It is a leadin dependant show and the comedies can't deliver the audience size that PP has been lucky to have been getting from Grey's and DWTS.

In regards to "How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)", if anything needs a title change, this is it. People have short attention spans as it is, trying to remember this mouthful is expecting to much. ;)

I see ABC has already made a change in the fall schedule, WWYD? is taking the break in November not 20/20.

press release is above

ABC Orders Third Season of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

Talk about a weighty vote of confidence: The second season of ABC's summer series Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition doesn't launch until June 3, but ABC has already given the show a third-season pickup (15 two-hour episodes) to air in summer 2013... http://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Extreme-Makeover-Weight-Loss-1047528.aspx

I wasn't expecting so many good shows on Fridays this year. The leaked schedule was better, I would have watched Malibu Country after Raising Hope (now it's on against Touch). I also would have been more likely to try Nashville after Once Upon a Time.

Happy Endings against New Girl?! Why must you do this to me, ABC?

Tuesdays from 9-10 are going to have three comedy blocks all facing head-to-head. That's going to be...interesting.

It's a risky schedule but of the 3 networks so far. I think this one is the best. I hope it doesn't kill revenge though but it does give it a chance to expand it's audience. Of the new shows I'l probably give Nashville, 666 Park Avenue, Malibu Country & The Neighbors a chance,

666 Park Avenue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91yps9mu0I

Nashville: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB9WHtAv7ts&feature=relmfu

Last Resort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDSttA64KGU&feature=relmfu

Red Widows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6gdlcLQJV4&feature=relmfu

The Neighbors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_iJy5auBko&feature=relmfu

Malibu Country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziV_VcqBlQI&feature=relmfu

Kimmel killed it again at upfront! Recap soon. Some cool notes: Mistresses comes to Mondays with The Bachelor franchise in mid-season, likely May.

Trailers of all 10 news shows from Upfront:

http://disneyabcvideo.com/abcNewShows12_13.html

Some great applause for most at upfront. The Neighbors is silly but looks very funny. Will see all 10 pilots soon.

I'm glad to see The Middle and Modern Family return for another season at 8 and 9. Of course if I was ABC I would do this for a Wednesday comedy block:

8pm The Middle
8:30pm Last Man Standing
9pm Modern Family
9:30pm Malibu Country

In the end ABC made a good decision with Friday nights. It is nice to see networks trying with Friday nights again though.

Don't think that is a good idea, tbswatcher. Last Man and Malibu paired together is a great match. They are not the same tone as the Wednesday family comedies.

Some cool notes: Mistresses comes to Mondays with The Bachelor franchise in mid-season, likely May.

Would that not make it a summer series for 2013 if it premieres next May?

It is a little contradicting what they said. On the press call, they said May. At upfront they said with The Bachelor in mid-season. So all I got out of it for sure is...Mondays at 10. But after The Bachelor or Bachelorette?

All of those new comedies look awful. No wonder ABC was supposedly not very interested in their comedy pilots this year. I don't see The Neighbors lasting to mid-season and Family Tools/How to Live With Your Parents... are going to be forced to survive on their own and don't look interesting enough to do so. Malibu County looks like a good fit with Last Man Standing though, that's the only one I can see being a hit. Good thing ABC has strong returning comedies...

I think ABC has some Good Pilots this year, 7 out of 10 of them seem pretty Good and interesting! I can not wait to watch a lot of them including How to live with Parents and Malibu County. One thing I notice about the Four networks is that they did not pick up a lot of New sitcoms Pilots/Shows this year and are mostly relying on their more current(From the 2011-2012 Season) ones instead which I think is smart in the short term(1-2 seasons) but in the Long Run you are going to have to get some New fresher Sitcoms on the Schedule eventually.

The new dramas look great in the clips but the comedies... not so much. Especially The Neighbors, yuck. I can't imagine that the Judy Greer or Mandy Moore pilots were worse than that.

Also I liked the leaked schedule much more than the actual schedule. They really should have put Nashville (or at least a new show) after Dancing with the Stars (Mon) especially with NBC choosing not to put Smash there and it being an all star edition of DWTS that should do better than this spring. Missed opportunity there.

I think ABC has some Good Pilots this year, 7 out of 10 of them seem pretty Good and interesting! I can not wait to watch a lot of them including How to live with Parents and Malibu County. One thing I notice about the Four networks is that they did not pick up a lot of New sitcoms Pilots/Shows this year and are mostly relying on their more current(From the 2011-2012 Season) ones instead which I think is smart in the short term(1-2 seasons) but in the Long Run you are going to have to get some New fresher Sitcoms on the Schedule eventually.
That's true for ABC and CBS but not with FOX and NBC. FOX has 3 new comedy pilots and NBC has 7. The networks are clearly going lighter on dramas because comedy has re-surged as the dominant genre but NBC still has 4 or 5 I believe and ABC has 4.

The new dramas look great in the clips but the comedies... not so much. Especially The Neighbors, yuck. I can't imagine that the Judy Greer or Mandy Moore pilots were worse than that.

Also I liked the leaked schedule much more than the actual schedule. They really should have put Nashville (or at least a new show) after Dancing with the Stars (Mon) especially with NBC choosing not to put Smash there and it being an all star edition of DWTS that should do better than this spring. Missed opportunity there.
I think that's why ABC didn't do it. Revolutuion sounds like NBC's best show and ABC probably figures it's better to have a show like Castle ( with it's own fans) compete against it then something new.

The Neighbors clip was beyond words. THAT was the best sitcom pilot ABC had? :eek:

The Neighbors looks AWFUL!

It is a little contradicting what they said. On the press call, they said May. At upfront they said with The Bachelor in mid-season. So all I got out of it for sure is...Mondays at 10. But after The Bachelor or Bachelorette?

I hope Mistresses comes beetween of the two DWTS circle.

Alien shows can be good if done well (Mork & Mindy, ALF, 3rd Rock from the Sun). But The Neighbors doesn't look like it's on that level. Malibu Country should have gone on Wednesday instead. The Family Trap and The Manzanis would have been better pickups. ABC did this last year also when they could have had Smothered and Other People's Kids but ended up with Working It and Man Up. Counter Culture sounded good but one of the stars had to drop out.

Malibu County would NOT fit on Wednesday. Multi cams + single cams = doesn't work. See: Better With You.

Malibu County would NOT fit on Wednesday. Multi cams + single cams = doesn't work. See: Better With You.I would have much rather seen Malibu County paired with The Middle than Suburgatory. I was really disappointed in the Suburgatory pilot, it has nothing in common with The Middle. I also preferred Better With You to Suburgatory.

Whether or not you preferred it, it just wouldn't work, and Suburgatory is a much better fit with The Middle than either of those shows.

ABC: Why we're pitting "New Girl" vs. "Happy Endings" (http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/mistresses-now-firmly-summer-bound-why-happy-endings-is-moving-more/)
"I do think there is room on the networks for big ratings," ABC president Paul Lee says of "New Girl's" new Tuesday timeslot. PLUS: Can ABC's new schedule (http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/abcs-2012-13-schedule-revenge-to-sunday-happy-endings-and-apt-23-to-tuesday) lift it out of 4th place?

ABC's Tim Allen/Reba McEntire Friday comedy block looks like "TGIF" (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/reba-mcentire-and-tim-allen-help-abc-bring-back-tgif-like-friday-night-block.html)
The new comedy block, however, won't be called "TGIF," after the long-running family-friendly comedy block.

Funny, I thought NBC was in Fourth?

Hmm I'm glad ABC seems to be fully supportive of Happy Endings but I'm a little worried. I love the show and don't want it to get crushed.

Kimmel killed it again at upfront! Recap soon. Some cool notes: Mistresses comes to Mondays with The Bachelor franchise in mid-season, likely May.

I really want Alyssa to have a huge hit & become a TV mega star, so I am disappointed with the news that Mistresses likely won't premiere until next May. Unlike cable, network shows airing in the summer aren't usually well respected, so it appears like Mistresses will fall into that category, similar to ABC's other summer drama series-"Rookie Blue".

Do you know if there is even the slightest chance that ABC might move up "Mistresses" premiere to earlier in the 2012-13 season? I really hope so, since network history has shown that even if Mistresses is considered a success with a summer run, it likely won't become more than a summer series and join the more prestigious fall/winter schedule. Am I right on this, or have there been shows(non-reality) that went from a network's summer schedule to it's fall/winter schedule?

Finally, would love to know what you're hearing from other TV people about Mistresses & Alyssa's role in it.

Thanks. It'll be a very long 12 months, if that is how long I have to wait to see Mistresses.

Funny, I thought NBC was in Fourth?
NBC is technically in 3rd place but only because they aired The Super Bowl.

Funny, I thought NBC was in Fourth?

It's basically a tie right now for 3rd as Super Bowl has inflated NBC. If ABC still passes NBC for third by Wednesday, wow, that is not good for NBC with the highest rated program in TV history inflating it.

I really want Alyssa to have a huge hit & become a TV mega star, so I am disappointed with the news that Mistresses likely won't premiere until next May. Unlike cable, network shows airing in the summer aren't usually well respected, so it appears like Mistresses will fall into that category, similar to ABC's other summer drama series-"Rookie Blue".

Do you know if there is even the slightest chance that ABC might move up "Mistresses" premiere to earlier in the 2012-13 season? I really hope so, since network history has shown that even if Mistresses is considered a success with a summer run, it likely won't become more than a summer series and join the more prestigious fall/winter schedule. Am I right on this, or have there been shows(non-reality) that went from a network's summer schedule to it's fall/winter schedule?

Finally, would love to know what you're hearing from other TV people about Mistresses & Alyssa's role in it.

Thanks. It'll be a very long 12 months, if that is how long I have to wait to see Mistresses.

Absolutely it could air before May. Many things still can happen until now and next mid-season. I'll have the pilot in the next week or so (along with other critics), so can't wait to see it. No one really has seen it right now except for the test audience.

There really hasn't been many summer scripted series, so none that I can think of that transitioned to fall/mid-season. Rookie Blue is big for ABC in summer.

Beginning to watch pilots, first watched: Mistresses. It doesn't debut until 2013 (hopefully earlier than May). It is addicting, delicious & naughty! As always, Alyssa Milano is great to watch and easy on the eyes, as usual! Great stories to start the show off. And Yunjin Kim's story is excellent!

That's all I can say for now, as we can't review yet. We'll have little blurbs from the other 9 pilots here soon.

Moving Revenge to Sunday nights is a bad move. No one watches TV on Sunday nights.:thumbsdow

Moving Revenge to Sunday nights is a bad move. No one watches TV on Sunday nights.:thumbsdow
Not True. Lot of peoples watch TV on Sunday Nights. Friday and Saturday is when no one is watching. 60 Minutes has been getting more then 10 Million Viewers on Sunday over the last 6 Months. Maybe Sunday don't get the Ratings of Monday-Wednesday but it's still has a lot of peoples watching especially during Football season. It's get more peoples and higher rated then Friday and Saturday but behind the other three Nights that I mentioned.

Moving Revenge to Sunday nights is a bad move. No one watches TV on Sunday nights.:thumbsdow

Actually I read somewhere last week that Sunday is the night with the most people watching TV.

Yeah Sunday is a huge night for TV...

It's also huge for cable tv...The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Dexter etc.

Yeah Sunday is a huge night for TV...

Sunday's is a great night for TV! My favorite show, "The Good Wife" is on Sunday.

Revenge will give me something good to watch on Sunday nights. No complaints! Wednesdays were getting busy. Now with the surplus of comedies next season primarily on Tuesdays, that'll be the busiest night. Thank goodness for DVR!

Revenge is going to one of the best nights on TV where live viewing is. Plus it is moving to 9pm. And the historic Desperate Housewives timeslot. I think Revenge will be breaking out big time in season two, especially after Once Upon a Time.

Beginning to watch pilots, first watched: Mistresses. It doesn't debut until 2013 (hopefully earlier than May). It is addicting, delicious & naughty! As always, Alyssa Milano is great to watch and easy on the eyes, as usual! Great stories to start the show off. And Yunjin Kim's story is excellent!

That's all I can say for now, as we can't review yet. We'll have little blurbs from the other 9 pilots here soon.
I am sorry for the bombardment of questions regarding Alyssa and Mistresses, but I am just craving any info I can get on both.

I know the show is based on the BBC series "Mistresses" which I have never seen. Do you know if the ABC series will be identical to the BBC series, just rewritten for the North American audience? Or is the ABC series just using the BBC series as a starting premise, but the actual story lines will all be original?

Also, before watching the pilot did you have a good idea of what to expect or were you completely in the dark about what the story arcs would be? if the latter can you hint at something that you were surprised by or caught you off guard?

Finally, I wasn't a huge fan of DH and felt that ABC's editing of the Mistresses trailer made it seem like the same show with different actresses. I hope that Mistresses isn't DH 2, that reviews don't imply that & future trailers/teasers emphasize Mistresses differences.

Thanks for being so generous in your replies to my constant questions. Please let me know if I've become a nuisance.

I am sorry for the bombardment of questions regarding Alyssa and Mistresses, but I am just craving any info I can get on both.

I know the show is based on the BBC series "Mistresses" which I have never seen. Do you know if the ABC series will be identical to the BBC series, just rewritten for the North American audience? Or is the ABC series just using the BBC series as a starting premise, but the actual story lines will all be original?

Also, before watching the pilot did you have a good idea of what to expect or were you completely in the dark about what the story arcs would be? if the latter can you hint at something that you were surprised by or caught you off guard?

Finally, I wasn't a huge fan of DH and felt that ABC's editing of the Mistresses trailer made it seem like the same show with different actresses. I hope that Mistresses isn't DH 2, that reviews don't imply that & future trailers/teasers emphasize Mistresses differences.

Thanks for being so generous in your replies to my constant questions. Please let me know if I've become a nuisance.

I wouldn't get too excited about Mistresses. From the trailers I've seen it doesn't look like a keeper. I really wish ABC had gone with Marc Cherry's "Devious Maids" instead.

factsoflife: trailers are deceiving. I've seen the pilot. It is excellent. canuck75: will get back to you.

Thursday, November 1, 2012
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM The 46th Annual CMA Awards

I bet Happy Endings crashes just like Cougar Town did when moved away from Modern Family. Last Man Standing would have been a better choice for Tuesdays at 9:00, it's more compatible with DWTS and goes after a different audience than New Girl.

I bet Happy Endings crashes just like Cougar Town did when moved away from Modern Family. Last Man Standing would have been a better choice for Tuesdays at 9:00, it's more compatible with DWTS and goes after a different audience than New Girl.
I think Last Man Standing and Malibu Country are in the same boat Body of Proof was two seasons back (fall 2010). ABC said it would premiere on Fridays in November, but it never did. When Happy Endings and Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 bomb, I'm sure Last Man Standing and Malibu Country will move right in.

Any clue when ABC is announcing the Fall premiere dates? Every other network has done it already!

Pretty soon.

I have these dates so far:

Fridays
Shark Tank and What Would You Do? will have their season premieres on Friday, Sept. 14. Last Man Standing will then have its season premiere (likely two episodes) on Friday, Oct. 26 leading into the new time period debut for Shark Tank. Then, following the night of the CMA Awards, Malibu Country will launch on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8:30pm.

I'm hoping ABC decides to leave Shark Tank at 8pm instead of moving it for the two comedies. Why mess with success?

More chance of higher ratings at 9pm, especially in late fall/winter. Shark Tank could go over a 2 at 9.

I'm hoping ABC decides to leave Shark Tank at 8pm instead of moving it for the two comedies. Why mess with success?I hope so too. The comedies should air at 9:00, or be rescheduled for Tuesdays at 9:00 when Happy Endings/Apartment 23 bomb there. That way I can see LMS/Malibu and Touch without them being timeslot rivals.

I hope so too. The comedies should air at 9:00, or be rescheduled for Tuesdays at 9:00 when Happy Endings/Apartment 23 bomb there. That way I can see LMS/Malibu and Touch without them being timeslot rivals.

I don't see any reason why Happy Endings or Apt. 23 will bomb, both have their followings and have seen some critical support. Happy Endings in particular is very popular at ABC and with critics. I think ABC has realistic expectations of what these shows will do viewership wise and will allow them time to grow.

I don't see any reason why Happy Endings or Apt. 23 will bomb, both have their followings and have seen some critical support. Happy Endings in particular is very popular at ABC and with critics. I think ABC has realistic expectations of what these shows will do viewership wise and will allow them time to grow.
Apartment 23 was below a 2.0 demo WITH Modern Family as a lead in. Without it, it'll struggle to break a 1.3 demo.

Apartment 23 was below a 2.0 demo WITH Modern Family as a lead in. Without it, it'll struggle to break a 1.3 demo.

That was what once? That wasn't its average. Happy Endings should do fine.

That was what once? That wasn't its average. Happy Endings should do fine.
Cougar Town collapsed without a stable lead in, and I'm sure Apartment 23 won't do any better. Happy Endings may do fine since it has Dancing with the Stars, but once again, a 2.0 may be hard to get for the show. I see ABC making quick changes with these two comedies.

I like Apartment 23 but I don't think it'll survive in that timeslot.

Cougar Town collapsed without a stable lead in, and I'm sure Apartment 23 won't do any better. Happy Endings may do fine since it has Dancing with the Stars, but once again, a 2.0 may be hard to get for the show. I see ABC making quick changes with these two comedies.

Cougar Town collapsed with a stable lead in? Wanna take a look back at Last Man Standing's spring numbers? Haha!

Cougar Town collapsed with a stable lead in? Wanna take a look back at Last Man Standing's spring numbers? Haha!
By the end, they were both pulling in low numbers.

By the end, they were both pulling in low numbers.

You're right, but it certainly isn't fair to say it had a stable or really all that successful of a lead in.

You're right, but it certainly isn't fair to say it had a stable or really all that successful of a lead in.Read his post again. He said Cougar Town collapsed WITHOUT a stable lead-in.

Cougar Town collapsed with a stable lead in? Wanna take a look back at Last Man Standing's spring numbers? Haha!
Yea after Cougar Town was paired with it. Stupid move by ABC.

Yea after Cougar Town was paired with it. Stupid move by ABC.

Trust me,

anyone who knows me on here knows I never pick a fight, so don't take this as me picking one now, but...

are you really under the impression that the show that aired after LMS was the reason for its ratings collapse? You think people saw that CT was airing at 8:30 and said, "hey, forget about that show I love at 8:00 because there's no way I can just change the channel in a half hour's time"? That's ludicrous. People weren't enjoying what they were getting from Tim Allen and company or they liked something else on at 8 just a bit more. I'm a big fan of CT, but I know the former is likely the reason for its ratings collapse.

Cougar Town was the victim of poor scheduling, poor promotion and the obvious fact that ABC had given up on it and didn't do anything to help it.

Trust me,

anyone who knows me on here knows I never pick a fight, so don't take this as me picking one now, but...

are you really under the impression that the show that aired after LMS was the reason for its ratings collapse? You think people saw that CT was airing at 8:30 and said, "hey, forget about that show I love at 8:00 because there's no way I can just change the channel in a half hour's time"? That's ludicrous. People weren't enjoying what they were getting from Tim Allen and company or they liked something else on at 8 just a bit more. I'm a big fan of CT, but I know the former is likely the reason for its ratings collapse.
I guess it was just a coincidence that LMS's ratings went down the minute Cougar Town was put on the schedule. After DWTS went on it's winter break, LMS was practically the only show holding up the Tuesday night lineup. The rerun ratings that aired there were doing better. LMS was a half hour show. When you watch that live you can't change the channel to another network when all that's on are hour shows. CG had no buisiness being in that slot. I don't think ABC thought the show would do anything and was caught off guard when it did. They did give it 2 extra episodes so they must have liked what the ratings were at the time. They should have programed another family comedy after it and I don't mean Man Up. BTW I never watched the show live as I watched NCIS. I'm just talking about the ones that do.

Cougar Town was the victim of poor scheduling, poor promotion and the obvious fact that ABC had given up on it and didn't do anything to help it.
I do think that's true, at least for last season. I don't know if it would have worked but it would have been better if ABC put it on Wednesdays at 10 while Revenge was in repeats.

Apartment 23 was below a 2.0 demo WITH Modern Family as a lead in. Without it, it'll struggle to break a 1.3 demo.
Apartment 23 actually did fairly well without the Modern Family lead-in. So...I really don't see why it will suddenly collapse to a 1.3. I mean, damn. Even NBC would frown at those numbers.

I am slightly worried about the Happy Endings/Apartment 23 pairing, especially going against New Girl, but I'm hoping DWTS can keep their numbers in the decent range. I really don't see the total and utter collapse some people here are apparently seeing for them.

You're right, but it certainly isn't fair to say it had a stable or really all that successful of a lead in.

Not to mention they were the most wildly incompatible pairing on all of television (an honor that will go to Whitney and Community this year).

Apartment 23 actually did fairly well without the Modern Family lead-in. So...I really don't see why it will suddenly collapse to a 1.3. I mean, damn. Even NBC would frown at those numbers.

I am slightly worried about the Happy Endings/Apartment 23 pairing, especially going against New Girl, but I'm hoping DWTS can keep their numbers in the decent range. I really don't see the total and utter collapse some people here are apparently seeing for them.
Cougar Town also did well with repeats of Modern Family as a lead in, and it collapsed to as low as a 1.3 demo. Apartment 23 had only SEVEN episodes in its first season, and all of a sudden ABC thinks it'll work on a new night. I just don't see it happening.

Cougar Town also did well with repeats of Modern Family as a lead in, and it collapsed to as low as a 1.3 demo. Apartment 23 had only SEVEN episodes in its first season, and all of a sudden ABC thinks it'll work on a new night. I just don't see it happening.

ABC is probably banking on Happy Endings (an emerging popular series with critical raves) to provide a nice lead-in since they have an compatible audience.

I'm thinking New Girl may be the one that sheds it's numbers, it was losing viewers all season long. And The Mindy Show looks to be unproven at best.

I just LOVE the new show, Final Witness. It's very well done. Did anyone see the one where the guy killed his wife and three small children? It was just so sad. Pavan, is this show on the Fall schedule? We watch it ON DEMAND.

I just LOVE the new show, Final Witness. It's very well done. Did anyone see the one where the guy killed his wife and three small children? It was just so sad. Pavan, is this show on the Fall schedule? We watch it ON DEMAND.
Final Witness is a really good show. That episode had to be the saddest one yet. Just what went through that psycho's mind?!

The ratings aren't that great, but they're definitely better than dud The Glass House, which has ABC's number one summer series as a lead in. Too bad ABC never gave Final Witness a solid lead in.

Final Witness is a really good show. That episode had to be the saddest one yet. Just what went through that psycho's mind?!

The ratings aren't that great, but they're definitely better than dud The Glass House, which has ABC's number one summer series as a lead in. Too bad ABC never gave Final Witness a solid lead in.
Thanks so much for the info. Why that creep couldn't just leave his family is beyond me. Egomaniac. Her sisters were heartbroken. One of them, that was the face of beyond the pale grief; she'll never be the same.

The black widow marrying those poor cops was sad too. They're all sad. I only watch true crime. On the Case with Paula Zahn, Dead or Alive, Snapped, The First 48, Buried Secrets (Stolen Voices), those types of shows. Never one for the CSI shows, etc.

I just LOVE the new show, Final Witness. It's very well done. Did anyone see the one where the guy killed his wife and three small children? It was just so sad. Pavan, is this show on the Fall schedule? We watch it ON DEMAND.

Final Witness is an ABC News summer series. I think it has done OK for them so they could bring it back next summer. That and NY Med are well produced (and critically acclaimed) ABC News series.

Final Witness is an ABC News summer series. I think it has done OK for them so they could bring it back next summer. That and NY Med are well produced (and critically acclaimed) ABC News series.
I've seen mixed reviews for Final Witness, but haven't bothered looking for any for NY Med. My hope is that ABC gives Final Witness another try next summer. The show can't be that expensive to produce, so hopefully the numbers line up in its favor.

Pavan, what are you hearing about this: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/abcs-the-neighbors-and-suburgatory-to-swap-time-slots/

Pavan, what are you hearing about this: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/abcs-the-neighbors-and-suburgatory-to-swap-time-slots/

I think that is possible because they are going to test it in late August for at least 3 weeks in repeats. I like the move. The Neighbors fits in tone with The Middle and is more family friendly.

Final Witness is an ABC News summer series. I think it has done OK for them so they could bring it back next summer. That and NY Med are well produced (and critically acclaimed) ABC News series.
Thanks Pav. I'd love to see more of the show, after summer, but just my luck. I know my true crime shows, and Final Witness is very well done. Creative touch at the end when the actor holds a photo of the victim that they played in the show.

I think that is possible because they are going to test it in late August for at least 3 weeks in repeats. I like the move. The Neighbors fits in tone with The Middle and is more family friendly.
I like that. It gives a better lead in to Nashville too.

Switching The Neighbors and Suburgatory is a step in the right direction and most likely good for Suburgatory and def good for Nashville. As for The Neighbors, it's just a step off the schedule which will certainly happen before the calendar turns to 2013 anyway :)

Yep. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Whether "The Neighbors" makes it or not (it won't), 9:30 is not the slot to launch a new comedy, 8:30 is. It launched "The Middle" on its own, and launched "Suburgatory" last season. In three seasons, "Cougar Town," "Mr Sunshine," "Happy Endings" and "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23" have failed to catch the proper steam out of "Modern Family." Moving "Suburgatory" to 9:30 is the best move they can make. Now all that's left is to switch out "The Neighbors" with midseason entry, "How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life." The latter is a much, much better show that has potential. Pair "The Neighbors" with the equally poor "Family Tools" Tuesdays at 8 and let them die peacefully.

8:00pm - The Middle
8:30pm - How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life
9:00pm - Modern Family
9:30pm - Suburgatory
10:00pm - Nashville

Now just shorten "How to Live's" title, or change it completely. It's not too late if its being saved for November.

Cougar Town also did well with repeats of Modern Family as a lead in, and it collapsed to as low as a 1.3 demo. Apartment 23 had only SEVEN episodes in its first season, and all of a sudden ABC thinks it'll work on a new night. I just don't see it happening.
Cougar Town was also held until February, had pretty much zero promotion and was paired with a show it had absolutely nothing in common with. Let's not pretend the timeslot move was the only thing that caused Cougar Town to collapse. Apartment 23 has a much more compatible lead-in, hopefully will have more promotion and is returning right away in the fall.

Suburgatory's a great fit for the 9:30 slot. It's still a family comedy so it'll go well with Happy Endings but is a little edgier which works well with the later time. Plus The Neighbors is clearly going to be absolute crap so why waste the cushiest timeslot on the network for it?

Cougar Town was also held until February, had pretty much zero promotion and was paired with a show it had absolutely nothing in common with. Let's not pretend the timeslot move was the only thing that caused Cougar Town to collapse. Apartment 23 has a much more compatible lead-in, hopefully will have more promotion and is returning right away in the fall.

Suburgatory's a great fit for the 9:30 slot. It's still a family comedy so it'll go well with Happy Endings but is a little edgier which works well with the later time. Plus The Neighbors is clearly going to be absolute crap so why waste the cushiest timeslot on the network for it?

Cougar Town also had to deal with a strong bias against the show due to it's title. Nobody wanted to watch a show called Cougar Town because of what they thought it would be about. Truthfully though it was and is a hilarious and well done series.


Apt. 23 has a similar issue with the B word in its title. But I think it will show some growth as it has a compatible lead-in.

The Middle advertised it will have an hour long season premiere.

ABC ANNOUNCES FALL SERIES PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2012-13 SEASON

Below are ABC's Fall premiere dates for the 2012-13 season. All times listed are ET. Editors please note: "The Neighbors" will premiere on Wednesday, September 26 at 9:30 p.m., before moving to its regular time period at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3.

Friday, September 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Shark Tank"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "What Would You Do?"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "20/20"

Monday, September 24
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Castle"

Tuesday, September 25
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Private Practice"

Wednesday, September 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. "The Middle" (special one-hour premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Modern Family"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "The Neighbors" (series premiere)

Thursday, September 27
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Last Resort"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Scandal"

Sunday, September 30
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Once Upon a Time"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Revenge"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "666 Park Avenue"

Wednesday, October 3
8:30-9:00 p.m. "The Neighbors" (regular time period premiere)

Sunday, October 7
7:00-8:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"

Wednesday, October 10
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Nashville"

Wednesday, October 17
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Suburgatory"

Tuesday, October 23
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Happy Endings"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23"

Friday, November 2
8:00-8:30 p.m. "Last Man Standing"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Malibu Country"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Shark Tank" (new time period premiere)

NOOO WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME WAIT SO LONG FOR HAPPY ENDINGS

http://clutch.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ihateeverything.gif

Like most of the networks, what a terrible premiere date schedule.

NOOO WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME WAIT SO LONG FOR HAPPY ENDINGS

http://clutch.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ihateeverything.gif

Oct. 16 is a Presidential Debate, so that's why it is Oct. 23. Not sure what they are running Oct. 2 and 9 in the slot yet. The ABC dates are pretty smart....why? Check the blog tomorrow.

These Presidential debates are a pain. lol I'll have to schedule around them.

The ABC dates are pretty smart....why? Check the blog tomorrow.
It'll be interesting to read as I thoroughly disagree.

I just don't get why networks can't premiere all of their shows around the same time. What's the need of premiering in 3 different months?

Is New Girl going to be on a baseball hiatus this year? If so, it looks like Happy Endings and Apartment 23 might be premiering on a New Girl-less week. As much as I hate FOX's stupid baseball breaks, this could mean good things for those shows.

After reading the blog it would be pointless to move Dancing with the Stars results to Wednesday on October 16/17. They could still air in their normal Tuesday slot since the debate doesn't start until 9:00. No need to have another recap bump it and preempt The Middle.

I just don't get why networks can't premiere all of their shows around the same time. What's the need of premiering in 3 different months?

Is New Girl going to be on a baseball hiatus this year? If so, it looks like Happy Endings and Apartment 23 might be premiering on a New Girl-less week. As much as I hate FOX's stupid baseball breaks, this could mean good things for those shows.

Well this year it is a little tough. You have four debates, the Election and Fox has the World Series. I hope this explains ABC a bit:

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/07/tca-summer-2012-press-tour-abc-day-2.html

After reading the blog it would be pointless to move Dancing with the Stars results to Wednesday on October 16/17. They could still air in their normal Tuesday slot since the debate doesn't start until 9:00. No need to have another recap bump it and preempt The Middle.

That is just speculation on my part, but I think they would do that since they are premiering The Middle with two episodes. And there is no CMA's on Wednesday this year, so they will have an extra episode in sweep, too. Or maybe not since DWTS Results will for sure have to air on Wed, Nov. 7 due to the Election on Nov. 6. So perhaps The Middle is going to air Oct. 17.

Are the CMA's airing at all??

Are the CMA's airing at all??

Thursday, November 1...

Thursday, November 1...
Ah, okay. Thanks!

So if I'm following correctly, Scandal will air 2 eps, then preempted on Oct. 11 for the Presidential debate, air another 2 episodes, then preempted on Nov. 1 for the CMAs, then air another 2 eps and preempted on Nov. 22 for Thanksgiving? Eesh what a mess! I hope this doesn't hurt the show.

Fall 2012 preview special airing on ABC affiliates:

The Chew Presents ABC's Fall Preview Special

The special showcases the new fall Primetime lineup, including new late news lead-ins 666 Park Avenue and Nashville and our new Wednesday comedy, The Neighbors. The special will also feature the new Shawn Ryan drama Last Resort. The special will be hosted by The Chew's Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz.

Look for it starting Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012!

Fall 2012 preview special airing on ABC affiliates:

The Chew Presents ABC's Fall Preview Special

The special showcases the new fall Primetime lineup, including new late news lead-ins 666 Park Avenue and Nashville and our new Wednesday comedy, The Neighbors. The special will also feature the new Shawn Ryan drama Last Resort. The special will be hosted by The Chew's Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz.

Look for it starting Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012!
:lol: Haha, I'm sure all the soap fans are thrilled. :lol:

Fall 2012 preview special airing on ABC affiliates:

The Chew Presents ABC's Fall Preview Special

The special showcases the new fall Primetime lineup, including new late news lead-ins 666 Park Avenue and Nashville and our new Wednesday comedy, The Neighbors. The special will also feature the new Shawn Ryan drama Last Resort. The special will be hosted by The Chew's Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz.

Look for it starting Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012!
Pavan, can you confirm whether this special is 30 minutes (norm for fall previews) or 60 minutes (normal length of 'The Chew')? ABC has a large number of fall programs (4 sitcoms, 3 dramas), so I could see it being an hour in length, especially if there's cooking involved.

The one concern I have is whether affiliates that haven't cleared 'The Chew' will air this preview. Does anybody know whether 'The Chew' has 100% clearances across the ABC network?

If it is an hour in length, I wonder whether ABC might give it a daytime network broadcast after the affiliates have had their window.

Half-hour

Sunday, September 2, 2012
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - The Chew Presents ABC's Primetime Fall Preview Special

The primetime special will be an hour and the affiliate special will be a half-hour.

Sunday, September 9, 2012
7:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
8:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
9:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
10:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)

Sunday, September 16, 2012
8:00pm Revenge (R)
9:00pm Revenge (R)
10:00pm Revenge (R)

Sunday, September 23, 2012
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT The Chew Presents ABC’s Primetime Fall Preview (encore)

It's good to see another Once Upon a Time marathon. Will those episodes be available on demand?

Sunday, September 9, 2012
7:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
8:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
9:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)
10:00pm Once Upon a Time (R)

Sunday, September 16, 2012
8:00pm Revenge (R)
9:00pm Revenge (R)
10:00pm Revenge (R)

Sunday, September 23, 2012
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT The Chew Presents ABC’s Primetime Fall Preview (encore)

Any idea what episodes of Revenge will be airing and why they aren't airing one at 7pm like they are with OUAT? I must say, I think I'm more eager for Revenge's return than any other show or new show this season. Might have to buy season one on iTunes and rewatch to hold me over till season 2.

No episode info yet. Revenge at 7pm would be weird. Too early.

Great to see Revenge get a mini-marathon. I watched all 22 episodes online back in late-May, and it was awesome! It is probably one of the best network dramas in the past few seasons. Anyways, it's nice to finally watch an episode on television. :lol:

I think it will explode on Sunday nights.

I think it will explode on Sunday nights.
Hmmm, I'm not quite sure. I think it'll be in the upper 2's, which is good, considering the show was in the lower-mid 2's at the end of the season. It'd be great for it to go over a 3.0 demo, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic for the time being.

Hmmm, I'm not quite sure. I think it'll be in the upper 2's, which is good, considering the show was in the lower-mid 2's at the end of the season. It'd be great for it to go over a 3.0 demo, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic for the time being.

If OUAT is pulling mid-3s, and out of that, Revenge can pull high-2s to low-3s, I think it'll meet expectations. Out of Revenge, ABC has to be hoping 666 pulls mid-to-high 2s.

The 8-11pm Sunday night line-up is fantastic and all shows fit each other well, I think.

Special:

Saturday, January 12, 2013
9:00-11:00pm The 2013 Miss America Pageant

Episode info for the Once marathon, in case anyone wanted to know:

7:00 PM Once Upon a Time
Episode: Pilot
Emma's life turns upside down when she is visited by Henry, the 10-year-old child she long ago gave up for adoption; Emma brings Henry back to his foster mother in a strange town called Storybrooke

8:00 PM Once Upon a Time
Episode: Red-Handed
Emma gives Ruby a job as her assistant; David faces questions about Kathryn's disappearance; Red Riding Hood yearns to run off with her love but is prevented by a dangerous situation

9:00 PM Once Upon a Time
Episode: An Apple Red as Blood
As Henry begs Emma to stay in Storybrooke, Regina works on a plot that could rid her of Emma permanently; Snow White asks her cohorts to help save Prince Charming and defeat the evil queen

10:00 PM Once Upon a Time
Episode: A Land Without Magic
Emma and Regina work together to save Henry's life; Prince Charming tries to escape from the Evil Queen and reunite with Snow White

Episode info for the Revenge marathon, in case anyone wanted to know:

September 16

8:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Pilot
Emily Thorne has returned to the Hamptons to avenge the wrong committed against her father. With a new identity in place, she picks out her first target and starts her vendetta before knowing she has been recognized.

9:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Chaos
The splendor of Emily and Daniel's Fire & Ice engagement party quickly turns to terror when her vendetta takes a dark, unexpected turn, putting those she loves and hates in imminent mortal danger. Meanwhile, Jack resolves to find Amanda and Charlotte takes desperate measures to soothe the pain of her family's betrayal.

10:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Reckoning
With the end in sight, Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final phases of her plan for revenge, while the Graysons continue their downward spiral into the rabbit hole of self-destruction. But a big, explosive event leaves much hanging in the balance, courses are altered and even more is left in question.

Reckoning (season finale) will also air Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10.

Episode info for the Revenge marathon, in case anyone wanted to know:

September 16

8:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Pilot
Emily Thorne has returned to the Hamptons to avenge the wrong committed against her father. With a new identity in place, she picks out her first target and starts her vendetta before knowing she has been recognized.

9:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Chaos
The splendor of Emily and Daniel's Fire & Ice engagement party quickly turns to terror when her vendetta takes a dark, unexpected turn, putting those she loves and hates in imminent mortal danger. Meanwhile, Jack resolves to find Amanda and Charlotte takes desperate measures to soothe the pain of her family's betrayal.

10:00 PM Revenge
Episode: Reckoning
With the end in sight, Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final phases of her plan for revenge, while the Graysons continue their downward spiral into the rabbit hole of self-destruction. But a big, explosive event leaves much hanging in the balance, courses are altered and even more is left in question.

Reckoning (season finale) will also air Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10.

Thanks, any info on which episode will air September 12th?

Yes, episode 13 "Commitment"

Is Castle preempted on September 17? The finale is airing on the 10th and it doesn't premiere until the 24th.

Castle was never scheduled for Sept. 17. CMT Fest is airing then.

ABC Fall 2012 Day-by-day schedule has been added:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

The clip shows for Revenge and Once Upon a Time, which we broke the news of, now have names:

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
10:00PM Revenge: The First Chapter

Sunday, September 30, 2012
7:00PM Once Upon A Time: Magic Is Coming

Two specials on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9:

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
8:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars: Defining Dances (all-new special)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
8:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars: Judges' Analysis: Where They Stand (all-new special)

See updated day-by-day schedule: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

Well, ABC's got many shows I love and some new shows are promising to me too!

Friday, September 28, 2012
9:00PM Last Resort (pilot encore)
[What Would You Do? is preempted]

The Neighbors is as bad as everyone is saying. I've liked good alien shows, this isn't one of them.

The Simp-What?
Bob's What?
Family What?
American What?

Once Upon A Time, Revenge, and 666 Park Avenue premieres this Sunday.

(Similar to the jab Animation Dominaiton took at the now-ended Desperate Housewives last season)

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
8:00PM It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (R, half-hour special)
[The Middle is preempted.]

Friday, October 26, 2012
9:00PM All Access Nashville (all-new special)
[What Would You Do has its fall finale on Oct. 19]

Thanksgiving Thursday, November 22, 2012
9:30-11:00PM Bad25 (all-new special)
[Bad25 is a special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's landmark BAD album and tour.]

Programming for 8-9:30PM will be announced at a later date.

Nashville is really boring, I only made it through the first 20 minutes. Eric Close deserves better than this.

Sunday, December 9, 2012
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: Christmas with Holly

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
8:00-9:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars (performance part 2 of 2)
[Due to the one-hour episode of Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars scheduled to air on Monday, October 22, 2012 because of the second Presidential Debate, ABC will air the second hour LIVE on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. As a result, there will be no eliminations this week.]

Monday, November 26, 2012
8:00PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars (Performance Show Season Finale)
9:00PM TBD

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
9:00-11:00 PM Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars: The Results (Season Finale)

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Finally, The Middle gets Thanksgiving Eve off! With all the preemptions for Charlie Brown it should have more new episodes after January.

Private Practice is ending this season. The Middle, Castle, Modern Family, and Grey's Anatomy get extra episode(s).
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/greys-anatomy-modern-family-castle-middle-get-extra-episodes-at-abc.html

ABC''s "Shark Tank" Receives Order for Two Additional Episodes for 2012-13 Season

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/10/22/abcs-shark-tank-receives-order-for-two-additional-episodes-for-2012-13-season-538510/20121022abc03/

Monday, November 26, 2012
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Monday, December 3, December 10, December 17, 2012
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Earlier this year I was ripped apart for saying Apartment 23 would fall to a 1.3 demo without the solid lead in of Modern Family. It only took two weeks, but it's already below that awful number with a minuscule 1.2 demo. Excuses can be made that Hurricane Sandy has to do with the drop, but everything else was fairly stable (or even up) from last week. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the rest of its episodes.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30PM Suburgatory (R)
10:00PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, November 22, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving encore
9:00PM Modern Family (R)
9:30-11:00PM Michael Jackson: Bad25 (all-new)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
8:00PM Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:30PM Shrek the Halls

Wednesday, November 28, 2012:
8:00-9:00PM A Charlie Brown Christmas (includes 7-minute short Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa)

Saturday, December 8, 2012
8:00-10:00PM ABC Movie: The Borrowers (all-new)
[A modern adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic children’s books that brings the world of the tiny Borrowers who live under our floorboards into the 21st century.]

Sunday, December 9, 2012
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing
8:30PM Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty or Nice
9:00-11:00PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: Christmas with Holly (all-new)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
8:00PM Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Sunday, December 16, 2012
8:00PM Wipeout: Deck the Balls! (R)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
8:00PM A Charlie Brown Christmas encore (includes 7-minute short rep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa)

Thursday, December 20, 2012
8:00-9:00PM I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
9:00-11:00PM CMA Country Christmas (all-new)

Saturday, December 22, 2012
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing encore
8:30PM A Chipmunk Christmas
9:00-11:00PM CMA Country Christmas (R)

Sunday, December 23, 2012
7:00-11:00PM ABC Special Presentation: The Sound of Music

Monday, December 24, 2012
8:00PM Disney Prep & Landing encore
8:30PM Shrek the Halls encore

Tuesday, December 25, 2012
8:00PM Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas encore
8:30PM ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week: Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Thursday, December 27, 2012
8:00-9:00PM Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Monday, December 31, 2012
8:00-10:00PM New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark (all-new special)
10:00PM Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (live)
11:35PM-1:08AM Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013, Part 1 (live)
1:08-2:12AM Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013, Part 2 (live)

Grrr, Last Man Standing isn't available on demand. I would think in this century every current show should be offered. :rolleyes:

So what do we think abc midseason schedule will look like

I have my predictions.

Monday's.

7-9 The bachelor (until march) dancing with the stars
9- Castle

Tuesday's

7-730 how to live with your parents for the rest of your life
730-8 family tools
8- red widow
9- private practice (thru jan) body of proof

Wednesdays

7- the middle
730 the neighbors
8- modern fAmily
830- suburgatory
9- Nashville

Thursdays

7- the last resort
8- greys anatomy
9- scandal

Fridays

7- last man standing
730- Malibu county
8- happy endings
830- don't trust the b in apartment 23
9- 20/20

Sundays

7- once upon a time
8- revenge
9- zero hour or mistress

What's your prediction?????

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
10:00pm Private Practice (all-new, special night)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
8:00PM Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:30PM Shrek the Halls

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
8:00pm Shark Tank (special night/time)

I'm watching a Castle episode with Captain Montgomery. I liked him a lot better than Captain Gates (the woman who replaced him). :(

I'm watching a Castle episode with Captain Montgomery. I liked him a lot better than Captain Gates (the woman who replaced him). :(

Captain Montgomery seemed more involved in the show, while Captain Gates is rarely shown and if she appears, it's in small doses.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
8:00pm Shark Tank (special night/time)
It'll be interesting to see how it does on a special night, against more competition.

Just to clarify, Shark Tank is all-new on that Tuesday night!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012
9:00-11:00PM The Bachelorette: Ashley and J.P.’s Wedding (all-new special)

I think it's a big mistake to have Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel switch places. Kimmel always has a steep drop from Nightline, it's like they're trying to kill Nightline and do worse at 11:35.

Saturday, December 15, 2012
8:00-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Transformers

Sunday, December 16, 2012
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos Christmas Spectacular

I wonder if ABC's close to announcing their midseason schedule. They announced it on Nov. 18 last year. They really need to shake things up because their #s are sucky this year. I would suggest moving Nashville to Sundays, Shark Tank to Thursdays, Suburgatory back to its earlier timeslot and The Neighbors to Fridays along with launching Family Tools to make for a 2hr TGIF comedy block.

Here is my proposed schedule:
Mondays
8pm The Bachelor/DWtS
10pm Castle

Tuesdays
8pm Happy Endings
8:30pm Apt. 23
9pm Red Widow/DWtS Results
10pm Private Practice/Body of Proof

Wednesdays
8pm The Middle
8:30pm Suburgatory
9pm Modern Family
9:30pm How to Live with Your Parents
10pm Last Hour

Thursdays
8pm Shark Tank
9pm Grey's Anatomy
10pm Scandal

Fridays
8pm Last Man Standing
8:30pm The Neighbors
9pm Malibu Country
9:30pm Family Tools
10pm 20/20

Sundays
7pm America's Funniest Home Videos
8pm Once Upon a Time
9pm Revenge
10pm Nashville

I know Happy Endings and Apt. 23 are doing horribly and Scandal, while steady, is pulling pretty mediocre #s after Grey's but there's only so much you can change before confusing and alienating viewers.

ETA: Happy Endings and Apt. 23 are more mature but I switched them with Red Widow because they can't possibly do worse than they're doing now and might perhaps might actually improve when not having to compete with FOX and NBC's higher rated comedies.

Is Mistress still a summer show then?

No word on mid-season yet. Mistresses could be mid-season or summer. Not sure.

Updated ABC episode info through Dec. 9:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

Sadly, Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue have been canceled but all 13 episodes will air.

ABC will be airing a lot of new episodes this December. Thru Dec. 18. See the day-by-day schedule updated thru Dec. 23:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

Sadly, Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue have been canceled but all 13 episodes will air.

ABC will be airing a lot of new episodes this December. Thru Dec. 18. See the day-by-day schedule updated thru Dec. 23:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2
I quit watching Last Resort a few weeks ago. I knew it was a lost cause. I never watched 666 because I knew it was dead after I saw the ratings.

Sadly, Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue have been canceled but all 13 episodes will air.

ABC will be airing a lot of new episodes this December. Thru Dec. 18. See the day-by-day schedule updated thru Dec. 23:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2
The ratings weren't good for either show. I watched both and got bored after three episodes.

Now we have an idea of what is not coming back from the fall, this is what I think ABC mid-season should look like:

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Celebrity Splash / Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM Zero Hour (beginning in Feb)
-I could see them airing Shark Tank at 8 and Celeb Splash (or The Taste) at 9 (and in March DWTS Results at 9), but I prefer it the way I have it scheduled.

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Suburgatory
10:00PM Nashville (Jan); Body of Proof (Feb-May)
[Happy Endings/Apt. 23 can fill in at 9:30 or even the 10pm hour from time to time.]

Thursdays
8:00PM The Taste / Celebrity Wife Swap
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal
[Last Resort has 3 episodes left to air in 2013, but I would want The Taste to launch quickly like Jan. 3.)

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM Nashville (beginning in mid-Feb)
[666 Park Ave. will have 4 episodes left to air in 2013]

Not scheduled: Red Widow, What Would You?

Keeping Mistresses for summer because I think it will do better with The Bachelorette. Red Widow could be a summer or early May option.

Randomly slotting in Happy Endings and Apartment 23 post-Modern Family doesn't make much sense to me. The schedule would be way too erratic and would probably bring down both of them along with Suburgatory. I think they should either shift the schedule back to where it was a year ago (Suburgatory at 8:30/HE at 9:30) or go for 3-hour comedy on Wednesdays and move Nashville to Sundays. 10 PM comedy is hard but it can't do any worse than what they're doing on Tuesdays and I think if they put Happy Endings at 10 it would actually benefit from the higher and more compatible Suburgatory lead-in as opposed to the aging and mediocre-rated DWTS.

I wish ABC had just left Happy Endings alone. It was doing really well in the slot. It actually was doing better than Suburgatory is now which is strange to me.

See the day-by-day schedule updated thru Dec. 23:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

Pavan, episode counts for Private Practice need correcting as the October 30 episode was pre-empted for the 20/20 special on Hurricane Sandy.

You're right. Fixed it, thanks. So Private Practice will have 3 episodes in 2013 to air rather than 2. It is all-new through Dec. 18 in 2012 with a preemption Nov. 27.

EmoJoe: I would love to see Happy Endings/Apt. 23 Wednesdays at 10 in January. Every time I call for it, it never happens, so I stopped doing it. So maybe it will happen now, lol.

Last Man Standing and Malibu Country keep dropping. I'm not surprised, neither of them are that great. I'm sticking with MC because I like Reba and her daughter is cute, but it lacks the charm of her previous show and has gotten worse each episode. LMS was decent its first season (although never at Home Improvement's level) but they made a mistake trying to revamp the show for season 2.

Mondays, Effective Monday, January 7, 2013
8:00-10:00PM The Bachelor

Look for the promo tomorrow during AMA's.

I wonder what will happen to Sundays. How many more Hallmark movies will they do this season after 'Christmas with Holly'? I see they have another one called 'The Makeover' (with Julia Stiles) in production. Last year they aired one the last Sunday of January.

Since they didn't pick up an additional episode of 666 (like they did with Pan Am), they have 4 episodes left - will they air the finale of 666 on January 27 (following a Revenge repeat?) or leave it for February 10 (Superbowl is on Feb 3)?

If they move 'Nashville' or 'Scandal' to Sundays at 10, it would make sense to do it immediately from January (and burn off 666 on Saturdays, or in the summer). If they launch a new drama, it would make sense to wait till March and use the Academy Awards (Feb 24) to promote it.

Maybe they'll do another Hallmark movie on Jan 27 and leave that finale of 666 for Feb 10 and then do an Oscars special (or 20/20) on Feb 17 and launch a new drama on March 3 (like they did with G.C.B. last year). In which case, 'Nashville' and 'Scandal' might stay where they are.

I wonder what will happen to Sundays. How many more Hallmark movies will they do this season after 'Christmas with Holly'? I see they have another one called 'The Makeover' (with Julia Stiles) in production. Last year they aired one the last Sunday of January.

Since they didn't pick up an additional episode of 666 (like they did with Pan Am), they have 4 episodes left - will they air the finale of 666 on January 27 (following a Revenge repeat?) or leave it for February 10 (Superbowl is on Feb 3)?

If they move 'Nashville' or 'Scandal' to Sundays at 10, it would make sense to do it immediately from January (and burn off 666 on Saturdays, or in the summer). If they launch a new drama, it would make sense to wait till March and use the Academy Awards (Feb 24) to promote it.

Maybe they'll do another Hallmark movie on Jan 27 and leave that finale of 666 for Feb 10 and then do an Oscars special (or 20/20) on Feb 17 and launch a new drama on March 3 (like they did with G.C.B. last year). In which case, 'Nashville' and 'Scandal' might stay where they are.
There are typically three Hallmark Hall of Fame movies in a television season. Recently they have aired in November/December, January/February, and April. I don't know if ABC is airing three this season, but based off of previous information, I'd say it's three.

You're right. Fixed it, thanks. So Private Practice will have 3 episodes in 2013 to air rather than 2. It is all-new through Dec. 18 in 2012 with a preemption Nov. 27.

EmoJoe: I would love to see Happy Endings/Apt. 23 Wednesdays at 10 in January. Every time I call for it, it never happens, so I stopped doing it. So maybe it will happen now, lol.
I hope it does. I just don't see too many other options. Not to mention Sundays seems like a better fit for Nashville than Wednesdays.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
9:31 PM - 11:00 PM Special Edition of 20/20 - The Year with Katie Couric

Friday, December 21, 2012
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour

Friday, December 28, 2012
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour (R)

Now we have an idea of what is not coming back from the fall, this is what I think ABC mid-season should look like:

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Celebrity Splash / Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM Zero Hour (beginning in Feb)
-I could see them airing Shark Tank at 8 and Celeb Splash (or The Taste) at 9 (and in March DWTS Results at 9), but I prefer it the way I have it scheduled.

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Suburgatory
10:00PM Nashville (Jan); Body of Proof (Feb-May)
[Happy Endings/Apt. 23 can fill in at 9:30 or even the 10pm hour from time to time.]

Thursdays
8:00PM The Taste / Celebrity Wife Swap
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal
[Last Resort has 3 episodes left to air in 2013, but I would want The Taste to launch quickly like Jan. 3.)

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM Nashville (beginning in mid-Feb)
[666 Park Ave. will have 4 episodes left to air in 2013]

Not scheduled: Red Widow, What Would You?

Keeping Mistresses for summer because I think it will do better with The Bachelorette. Red Widow could be a summer or early May option.

I like Nashville moving to Sundays, but I would have it at 9pm, it probably has more family viewers than Revenge and could grow with OUAT having lots of families watching. Then Revenge at 10pm. I find Revenge works better as a 10pm shows.

Monday should stay the same, but they have to look at options for next season as DWTS is going down too much every season, even with the All-Stars. Maybe move it somewhere else.

I like Shark Tank on Tuesday, but not at the expense of another hour of reality. Yes scripted shows have not work much for them here, but how many failure NBC had Monday at 10pm before the success of Revolution. They need to stick to an hour. Tuesday 10pm is really weak everywhere, except cable. But winter is not as crowded cable so it is time to push the biggest hope you have for a mid season show. Zero Hour looks great, if that is it, great.

Wednesdays are harder than you would think. Suburgatory I find is too late at 9:30. Yes they have tried 'adult' comedies at 9:30 to mild success, but it at least gave them some success with them without putting 3 against each other on Tuesdays. I have been against comedies at 10pm since I heard of it a few seasons back, but I think it is ABC's best option. 3 family comedies from 8-9:30 and the 3 adult comedies from 9:30 to 11. Happy Endings will die if it does not return to Wednesdays and that would be a shame.

I know that is too many changes to actually happen, but here is what I would do:


Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Nashville
10:00PM Revenge / Red Widow (during Revenge break)

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Taste / DWTS results
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM Zero Hour

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
10:00PM Happy Endings
10:30PM Apt. 23

Thursdays
8:00PM Body of Proof
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

I would leave Celebrity Wife Swap for Summer, along with Mistresses. If any of the new shows fall too much in the ratings, I would give Rookie Blue a run in season. I think Thursday at 8pm or Tuesday at 10pm would work.

I think this is a very competitive schedule, not too many fights between too similar program on other networks. ABC has to get great pilots if they don't want to stay were it will probably end this season, in 4th place. S.H.I.E.L.D could be big if done right. It has the Avengers brand on it and it could finally be the show to bring back male viewers to ABC which would make possible a whole lot of new options...

Monday, December 24, 2012
9:00-11:00PM ABC Monday Movie of the Week - "Shrek the Third"

Tuesday, December 25, 2012
2pm ET/11am PT The Neighbors (R)

Friday, December 28, 2012
8:00PM Shark Tank (R)
[Special time leading into part two of Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour.]

Updated day by day: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

The Neighbors at 2PM is really odd.

It is before the NBA Christmas doubler header, live in all time zones.

I think this is what will actually happen rather than what I would like to happen:

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Shark Tank / Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Zero Hour / Red Widow
10:00PM Body of Proof

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
10:00PM Happy Endings
10:30PM Don't Trust the B----

Thursdays
8:00PM The Taste
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM Nashville

Not scheduled: Celebrity Splash, What Would You?, Wife Swap
Mistresses still for summer.

More I think about it, this is what they'll probably do. Only question mark here is Wed at 10.

I think this is what will actually happen rather than what I would like to happen:

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Shark Tank / Dancing with the Stars: The Results
9:00PM Zero Hour / Red Widow
10:00PM Body of Proof

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
10:00PM Happy Endings
10:30PM Don't Trust the B----

Thursdays
8:00PM The Taste
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM Nashville

Not scheduled: Celebrity Splash, What Would You?, Wife Swap
Mistresses still for summer.

More I think about it, this is what they'll probably do. Only question mark here is Wed at 10.

But this really isn't that far off from what you originally posted as what you would like to see happen http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4743492&postcount=167

What part don't you like? Personally, I would be surprised with comedies on Wednesday airing 10-11pm and I would prefer Body of Proof Thursday's at 8pm. I think it would do better in that timeslot, in the same way Bones succeeded in that hour when it aired thiere on FOX,

Tuesdays and Wednesdays I would have different slots, like Shark Tank at 9 on Tuesdays.

I really don't see Nashville moving after only a few episodes. It is very rare nowadays to see a new show of any genre move halfway through its first season. I may be wrong, so if I am, someone please correct me.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays I would have different slots, like Shark Tank at 9 on Tuesdays.

Pavan, if ABC's Tuesday situation doesn't get any better, think they'd ever consider moving The Middle to Tuesdays at 8 or 9? Maybe not this season, but next? I can't imagine Wednesdays doing all that much worse with something else at 8. Just look at how The Middle grew in season 2! I feel like a Middle/How to Live With Your Parents combo would have done quite well. Hey, maybe if they make that pairing Wednesdays in midseason and the latter's successful, HTLWYP can take the Wednesday at 8 slot next season. Just thinking ahead...

I think The Middle shares a lot of audience with NCIS so it shouldn't move to Tuesdays at 8:00.

The Middle is perfect for Wednesdays at 8. I don't think it should be messed with. It is one of the most consistent shows on TV.

It looks like ABC has given up on Apartment 23. There were a few solo ads for Happy Endings this week, they had been advertised together before.

It looks like ABC has given up on Apartment 23. There were a few solo ads for Happy Endings this week, they had been advertised together before.
I never understood why ABC renewed Apartment 23. ABC should stop filming and air the remaining episodes on Saturday.

Here's what I'm guessing:

Mondays
8:00PM The Bachelor / Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle

Tuesdays
8:00PM Shark Tank
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results
10:00PM Zero Hour and/or Red Widow

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Suburgatory
10:00PM Zero Hour and/or Red Widow

Thursdays
8:00PM Body of Proof / Wipeout (no need to waste Tuesdays at 10 on a likely cancelled drama… just place it in a slot you know you can't win)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Scandal

Fridays
8:00PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM Malibu Country
9:00PM The Neighbors (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
9:30PM The Family Tools (Jan-Feb) / Primetime Nightline (Mar-May)
10:00PM 20/20

Sundays
7:00PM AFV
8:00PM Once Upon a Time
9:00PM Revenge
10:00PM Nashville

ABC won't let themselves suffer lower ratings at 10 than Nashville has been bringing with two comedies that would be DOA, but they would risk it with a newer series.

Here it is:

ABC ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 MIDSEASON PREMIERE DATES



New Series “Red Widow,” “Zero Hour,” “Family Tools,” “How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life),” “The Taste” and “Celebrity Diving” Join the Schedule,

Along with Returning Series “Dancing with the Stars” and “Body of Proof”



ABC announced midseason premiere dates for new dramas “Red Widow” and “Zero Hour” today, along with new comedies “How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)” and “Family Tools,” and new alternative series “The Taste” and “Celebrity Diving.” Returning series “Dancing with the Stars” and “Body of Proof” will rejoin the schedule will all-new seasons in the new year, and “Suburgatory” will move to Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m., beginning April 3, 2013.

“Red Widow,” from “Twilight Saga” films writer Melissa Rosenberg and starring Radha Mitchell, is a riveting new drama about one woman’s journey into the world of organized crime, and how far she will go to keep her family safe. “Red Widow” will debut with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, March 3 from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET, and premiere in its regular timeslot, Sunday nights at 10:00 p.m., ET, on Sunday, March 10.

New thriller “Zero Hour” stars Anthony Edwards (“ER”) in his return to series television. Edwards’ character, Hank Galliston, has spent his life debunking myths, only to be drawn into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history after his wife’s shocking disappearance. “Zero Hour” will premiere on Thursday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m., ET.

New comedy “How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)” features Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs”) as a recently divorced single mom who moves back in with her eccentric parents, played by the multitalented and critically acclaimed Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett. The series premieres on Wednesday, April 3 at 9:30 p.m., ET.

“Family Tools” debuts on Wednesday, May 1 at 8:30 p.m., ET and stars Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini in a new family comedy that proves mixing family with business is never easy. “Family Tools” will take over for “Suburgatory” in this new timeslot following its season finale.

New innovative cooking competition show “The Taste” will feature celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey, will debut with a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, January 22 from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET, and will premiere in its regular time period, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on Tuesday, January 29.

“Celebrity Diving,” based on the international hit reality series ”Celebrity Splash,” will premiere on Tuesday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m., ET and will feature as judges legendary Olympic diver and four-time gold medalist Greg Louganis, along with David Boudia, who brought home the gold for diving at the 2012 London Olympics.

“Dancing with the Stars” will return for a 16th season on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m., ET. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” will debut the following week on Tuesday, March 26 at 9:00 p.m., ET.

“Body of Proof,” starring the Emmy®-winning Dana Delany, will return to the schedule on Tuesday, February 5 at 10:00 p.m., ET, and will feature new cast member Mark Valley as Det. Tommy Sullivan, a former NYPD detective (and a bit of a lady killer) who has transferred back to Philadelphia to rekindle his relationship with Megan Hunt (Delany).

Critically acclaimed Wednesday comedy “Suburgatory” will move to at 8:30 p.m., ET as of Wednesday, April 3, one week after the season finale of “The Neighbors.” “The Neighbors” returns with original episodes on Wednesday, January 9, and runs for 12 straight weeks.



ABC’s Midseason premiere dates are as follows (all times listed are ET):



Tuesday, January 22
8:00-10:00 p.m. “The Taste” (Two-hour Series Premiere)

Tuesday, January 29
8:00-9:00 p.m. “The Taste” (Regular Time Period Premiere)

Tuesday, February 5
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Body of Proof”


Thursday, February 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Zero Hour”


Sunday, March 3
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Red Widow” (Two-hour Series Premiere)


Sunday, March 10
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Red Widow” (Regular Time Period Premiere)


Monday, March 18
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”


Tuesday, March 19
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Diving”


Tuesday, March 26
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”


Wednesday, April 3
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Suburgatory” (New Time Period Premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. “How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)”


Wednesday, May 1
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Family Tools”



Midseason show descriptions are as follows:


NEW DRAMAS:


“RED WIDOW”
Marta Walraven seems to have an idyllic life. A stay-at-home mom in tony Marin County, just north of San Francisco, she is devoted to her three children and her husband. Behind this perfect façade, however, is a more complicated story: Evan, Marta’s husband, supports the family by exporting marijuana. Marta is familiar with the world of organized crime: her father, Andrei Petrov, and his loyal bodyguard, Luther, are Bratva – Russian gangsters – in San Francisco. It’s a world from which she and her sister Kat always wanted to escape, though they never quite did.

But when Evan is brutally murdered in their driveway, everything changes. Marta’s first concern is to protect her children – and yet when FBI Agent James Ramos promises Marta justice in exchange for her cooperation, she cannot go against the Bratva code. She refuses his help.

Slowly, the truth about her husband’s murder begins to emerge: Evan’s business partners – Marta’s scheming brother, Irwin Petrov, and their best friend, the hapless Mike Tomlin – were involved in the theft of millions of dollars of cocaine from the formidable international crime boss, Nicholae Schiller. Evan paid with his life, but as far as Schiller is concerned, his debt is not clear. It falls to Marta, as Evan’s widow, to navigate the criminal underworld in order to repay this debt – in whatever way Schiller sees fit.

Hounded by the FBI on the one hand and by Schiller on the other, while also trying to raise three grieving kids on her own, Marta discovers a tenacity she never knew she had. As she hunts for the truth about her husband’s death and struggles to keep her children safe, she’ll rely on her resourcefulness, determination and her Bratva DNA like never before. But just how far is Marta willing to go in order to beat her adversaries at their own deadly game?

“Red Widow” stars Radha Mitchell (“High Art,” “Pitch Black,” “Man on Fire”) as Marta Walraven, Sterling Beaumon (“Clue,”“Lost”) as Gabriel Walraven, Clifton Collins Jr. (“Traffic,” “Thief”) as FBI Agent James Ramos, Luke Goss (“Blade II,” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”) as Luther, Suleka Mathew (“Hawthorne”) as Dina Tomlin, Erin Moriarty (“One Life to Live”) as Natalie Walraven, Jaime Ray Newman (“Drop Dead Diva”) as Kat Petrova, Jakob Salvati (“Crescendo,” “Little Boy”) as Boris Walraven, Lee Tergesen (“Army Wives”) as Mike Tomlin, Wil Traval (“Rescue Special Ops”) as Irwin Petrov, with Rade Serbedzija (“24”) as Andrei Petrov and Goran Visnjic (“ER”) as Nicholae Schiller.

Based on the Dutch series “Penoza,” “Red Widow” is executive-produced and written by Melissa Rosenberg (“Dexter,” “Twilight Saga” films) and executive-produced by Howard Klein (“The Office,” “Parks & Recreation”) and Alon Aranya. The series is produced by ABC Studios in association with Endemol Studios.



“ZERO HOUR”
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.

Contained in one of his wife’s clocks is a treasure map, and what it leads to could be cataclysmic. Now it’s up to Hank to decipher the symbols and unlock the secrets of the map, while ensuring the answers don’t fall into the wrong hands – a man they call White Vincent (Michael Nyqvist). With his two young associates, Rachel (Addison Timlin) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster), in tow, along with Becca Riley, a sexy FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo), Hank will lead them on a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.

“Zero Hour” stars Anthony Edwards (“Big Sur,” “Flipped,” “ER”) as Hank, Carmen Ejogo (“Sparkle,” “Chaos,” “Away We Go”) as Beck, Scott Michael Foster (“Californication,” “The River”) as Aaron, Addison Timlin (“Californication”) as Rachel, Jacinda Barrett (“Matching Jack,” “Middle Men,” “New York, I Love You”) as Laila and Michael Nyqvist (“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol”) as White Vincent.

“Zero Hour” was written by Paul T. Scheuring (“Prison Break”) who is also an executive producer along with Zack Estrin, Pierre Morel, Lorenzo DiBonaventura (“The Transformers,” “GI: Joe” franchise, “Salt,” “Red”) and Dan McDermott (“Human Target”). The pilot for “Zero Hour” was directed by Pierre Morel. The series is produced by ABC Studios.



NEW COMEDIES:



“HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)”
Polly (Sarah Chalke) is a single mom who has recently divorced. The transition hasn’t been easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Eggleston), have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine (two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominee Elizabeth Perkins) and Max (three-time Emmy® winner Brad Garrett). But Polly and her parents look at life through different generational lenses. Polly (in contrast to how she was raised) aspires to be organized and together, while Max and Elaine live a more free-flowing, improvisational life-style. Polly wants to take it slow with new relationships, while her parents encourage her to be more sexually adventurous.

Polly and her parents’ views on parenting itself also conflict: Polly wants to be an involved modern parent, but Max and Elaine are laid back, hands-off parents from the 1970s. Polly believes children need to be sheltered and have structure and guidance, while Max and Elaine feel that children need the freedom to fall and pick themselves back up. After all, Polly turned out okay, so what’s the big deal?

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in Polly’s case, this village is on fire, and although her ex-husband Julian’s (Jon Dore) intentions are good, he doesn’t exactly help extinguish the flames. But through figuring out how to live with her dysfunctional family, Polly realizes she might even be able to learn a few helpful things about herself.

“How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)” stars Sarah Chalke as Polly, Elizabeth Perkins as Elaine, Jon Dore as Julian, Rachel Eggleston as Natalie, Stephanie Hunt as Jenn and Brad Garrett as Max.

“How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)” is executive-produced by Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo and Claudia Lonow. The series is produced by Imagine Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.



“FAMILY TOOLS”
Mixing family with business is never easy, and Jack Shea (Kyle Bornheimer) is about to learn that lesson the hard way. When Jack’s father, Tony (J.K. Simmons), has a heart attack and is forced to hand over the keys to his beloved handyman business, Jack is eager to finally step up and make his father proud. Unfortunately Jack’s past career efforts have been less than stellar, so everyone seems to be waiting for him to fail. His new job isn’t made any easier by Tony’s rebellious, troublemaking assistant, Darren (Edi Gathegi), and Darren’s flirtatious sister, Liz (Danielle Nicolet), who works at the local hardware store. But with the support of his Aunt Terry (Leah Remini) and his oddball yet endearing cousin Mason (Johnny Pemberton), Jack Shea may just find his true calling right at home.

“Family Tools” stars Kyle Bornheimer (“Bachelorette,” “Romantically Challenged,” “Perfect Couples”) as Jack Shea, J.K. Simmons (“Ultimate Spiderman,” “Generator Rex,” “The Closer”) as Tony Shea, Edi Gathegi (“X Men: First Class”) as Darren Poynton, Johnny Pemberton (“21 Jump Street,” “Aim High”) as Mason Baumgardner, Danielle Nicolet (“X Men TV Series”) as Lisa “Stitch” Poynton and Leah Remini (“In the Motherhood,” “King of Queens”) as Terry Baumgardner.

Based on the UK series “White Van Man,” the “Family Tools” teleplay is by Bobby Bowman. “Family Tools” is executive-produced by Joshua Sternin (“That ‘70s Show”), J.R. Ventimilia (“That ‘70s Show”), Mark Gordon (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Criminal Minds”), Andrea Shay (“It Takes a Village,” “Virtual Virgin”) and Paul Buccieri (“Prime Suspect”). The pilot for “Family Tools” was directed by Michael Fresco (“Suburgatory,” “Raising Hope,” “Better Off Ted,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Northern Exposure,” “St. Elsewhere”). The series is from ABC Studios.



NEW ALTERNATIVE SERIES:



“THE TASTE”
One blind spoonful could change everything… on ABC’s “The Taste.” The exhilarating new cooking competition show “The Taste” puts 16 culinary competitors -- pro chefs to home cooks -- to the fire when four of the world’s most notable masters of the food world judge their creations based on a blind taste test. In this pressure-packed contest, the taste in a single spoonful can catapult a contender to the top or send him packing. “The Taste” features no-holds barred chef Anthony Bourdain, British food star Nigella Lawson, expert chef/author Ludo Lefebvre and restaurateur Brian Malarkey. Each of the four culinary superstars and “Taste” mentors – Bourdain, Lawson, Lefebvre and Malarkey – will coach a team of four competing pro and amateur cooks chosen from a nationwide casting call as they vie to create the best tasting dish. In each episode, the groups will face team and individual challenges with a variety of culinary themes through several elimination rounds. At the end of each episode, the mentors will have to judge the competitors’ dishes blind, with no knowledge of whose creation they’re sampling, what they’re eating, how it was prepared or whom they could be eliminating.

“The Taste” is from Kinetic Content and is executive-produced by Chris Coelen, Matilda Zoltowski, Emma Conway, Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. Brian Smith is the director.



“CELEBRITY DIVING”
“Celebrity Diving,” based on the hit international format “Celebrity Splash,” features celebrities competing in an exciting, family-friendly and often thrilling diving competition in front of a packed audience. Stars will perform dives from dizzying heights that will increase in difficulty each week, including backflips, somersaults and other gymnastic feats, to impress the judges, viewers at home and, most importantly, to win! Leading up to the competition, a professional diving instructor will give each celebrity weeks of training. Dives are not for the faint of heart, as they can be from as high as from 10-meter boards, with ever-increasing complexity, leading up to the much-anticipated finale.

“Celebrity Diving” is from award-winning production company Eyeworks USA (formerly 3 Ball Productions). The series is executive-produced by JD Roth, Todd A. Nelson and Brant Pinvidic. Judges include legendary diver and four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, and David Boudia, who brought home the gold for diving at the 2012 London Olympic Games.



RETURNING SERIES:



“DANCING WITH THE STARS”
Season 16 of “Dancing with the Stars” will feature a star-studded cast filled with celebrities across a variety of genres, who will be paired with some of the world’s most decorated professional ballroom dancers to compete each week in a live ballroom competition. The couple with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes for their performance is sent home live every week, on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show.”

Hosted by Emmy® Award winner Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Brooke Burke-Charvet (“Dancing with the Stars” Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. The series is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer.



“BODY OF PROOF”
Brilliant and driven neurosurgeon Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) has found a new life as a Medical Examiner after a car accident left her with a condition called paresthesia and unable to operate. Although she’s no longer in the business of fixing what’s wrong with living patients, she’s still instinctively drawn to finding out what killed her dead patients and uncovering who was responsible and why. As she pursues the answers, the bodies of the dead provide the clues. The body is, in effect, the proof. As she, alongside her incredible team, investigate what happened to her patients, she finds their lives and the lessons they hold are in a way a bequest to her, to learn from them what she can and to apply to her own personal journey of redemption and forgiveness. In return, Megan is determined to get them justice.

“Body of Proof” stars Dana Delany as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphey, Mark Valley as Detective Tommy Sullivan, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Ethan Gross, Windell D. Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield, Elyes Gabel as Detective Adam Schaeffer, and Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming.

The series is created by Christopher Murphey and executive-produced by Murphey, Matthew Gross, and Evan Katz. “Body of Proof” is produced by Gross Entertainment and ABC Studios.



“SUBURGATORY”
Tessa and George (Jeremy Sisto) have been on their own ever since Tessa’s mom pulled a “Kramer vs. Kramer” before Tessa (Jane Levy) was even potty trained. So far George has done a pretty good job of raising Tessa without a maternal figure in their lives, but suddenly he’s feeling a little out of his league. So it’s goodbye New York City and hello suburbs. At first Tessa is horrified by the big-haired, fake-boobed mothers and their sugar-free, Red Bull-chugging kids. But little by little, she and her dad begin finding a way to survive on the clean streets of the ‘burbs. Sure, the neighbors might smother you with love while their kids stare daggers at your back, but underneath all that plastic and caffeine, they’re really not half bad. And they do make a tasty pot roast.

"Suburgatory” stars Jeremy Sisto (“Law & Order”) as George Altman, Jane Levy (“Shameless”) as Tessa Altman, Carly Chaikin (“The Last Song”) as Dalia Royce, Rex Lee (“Entourage”) as Mr. Wolfe, Allie Grant (“Weeds”) as Lisa Shay, Alan Tudyk (“V”) as Noah Werner, Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) as Dallas Royce, Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) as Sheila Shay and Chris Parnell (“30 Rock”) as Fred Shay.

Emily Kapnek (“Hung”) writes and executive-produces this bitingly ironic single-camera comedy, which is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

They've made such a mess of their Wednesdays. Four shows rotating around two timeslots?

And come on, another drama Thursdays at 8?

ABC's a mess right now. I'm predicting fourth place again for them this year.

They've made such a mess of their Wednesdays. Four shows rotating around two timeslots?

And come on, another drama Thursdays at 8?

ABC's a mess right now. I'm predicting fourth place again for them this year.

Actually they finished third last year.

No, NBC pulled ahead of them and snagged 3rd thanks to the Super Bowl. Unless you're referring to total viewers but those numbers are less important.

Zero Hour sounds interesting, hopefully it's not a victim of the cursed slot for ABC. Maybe How to Live with Your Parents, but drop the rest of the title.

No, NBC pulled ahead of them and snagged 3rd thanks to the Super Bowl. Unless you're referring to total viewers but those numbers are less important.

No final demo numbers, had ABC tying NBC

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/06/11/final-2011-12-ratings-abc-moves-up-to-tie-an-nfl-boosted-nbc-in-adults-18-49-111210/20120611abc02/

[via press release from ABC]
Final 2011-12 Ratings: ABC Moves Up to Tie an NFL-Boosted NBC in Adults 18-49

Based on Nielsen's just-released final primetime ratings for the 2011-12 season to include all DVR playback (Live + 7 Day Program Ratings), ABC moved up to tie an NFL-boosted NBC in Adults 18-49 (2.5/7), despite the fact that NBC carried the record-setting 2012 Super Bowl and the top-rated "Sunday Night Football" package throughout the 4th Quarter. In fact, excluding just the Super Bowl from the numbers, ABC surpassed NBC by 9% for the season (2.5/7 vs. 2.3/7). Factoring out all sports programming from the season averages, ABC's advantage over NBC jumped to 25% (2.5/7 vs. 2.0/6). Overall, ABC outdrew NBC by more than 1 million viewers for the season (8.5 million vs. 7.4 million).

· ABC Holds All of its Young Adult Number Year to Year: ABC retained 100% of its Adult 18-49 rating delivery from last season and was up in 25% of the half-hours on its schedule.

· ABC is the Only Net Up in the 10pm Hour for the Season: On Monday-Friday from 10:00-11:00 p.m. as a lead-in to affiliates' late-local news, ABC delivered solid year-to-year improvement in Total Viewers (+7%), Adults 18-49 (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+7%). In fact, ABC was the only net to grow in the key Adult 25-54 news demo.

· ABC Airs the Season's Highest-Rated TV Series: ABC aired the season's No. 1 scripted series/comedy ("Modern Family"), the No. 1 drama ("Grey's") and the No. 1 freshman drama ("Once Upon a Time" - TV's top rated new drama series in 4 years). In fact, it was the 2nd straight season for "Modern Family" to stand as TV's highest rated scripted show, while ABC delivered TV's No. 1 scripted series for the 6th time in the last 8 television seasons.

· ABC's Wednesday Night Comedy Block Grows for the 2nd Year in a Row: For the 2nd year in a row, ABC's Wednesday 8:00-10:00 p.m. comedy block grew year over year with Total Viewers (+3%) and Adults 18-49 (+9%). In fact on average during 2011-12, the Net wrapped up its top-rated Wednesday night performance in 5 years - since 2006-07.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + 7 Day Program Ratings (9/19/11-5/23/12).

I just realized Zero Hour will premiere on Valentine's Day. That isn't a good move as ratings will be down that night. ABC should air the Charlie Brown Valentine on the 14th and wait to premiere Zero Hour til the 21st.

I just realized Zero Hour will premiere on Valentine's Day. That isn't a good move as ratings will be down that night. ABC should air the Charlie Brown Valentine on the 14th and wait to premiere Zero Hour til the 21st.

I don't think couples is the target audience. Single, male, men. :)

Saturday, December 29, 2012
8:00-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Sunday, December 30, 2012
8:00-11:00PM ABC Sunday Movie of the Week - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

I saw The Borrowers on Saturday, it was pretty good. Sad that it did so poorly, especially with disgusting boxing winning.

Christmas with Holly was excellent tonight. Holiday in Handcuffs is still my favorite recent holiday movie, but this one was good, too.

Anyway...

Sunday, January 27, 2013
9:00-11:00PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Makeover (all-new)
[Hannah Higgins (Julia Stiles) is a smart, driven Harvard-educated professor. She is so driven that she decides to run for Congress to advance the cause of education reform. Unfortunately, Hannah's a disaster of a candidate; her considerable smarts translate to voters as "uppity." She's somebody the average Boston voter just can't identify with (or, as she would say, "with whom many Boston voters simply cannot identify").]

Malibu Country should make Steven Weber a regular.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
8:00pm Shark Tank (R, special night/time)
10:00pm Nashville (R, special night)

No Once Upon a Time New Year's Day marathon this year :(

Christmas with Holly was excellent tonight. Holiday in Handcuffs is still my favorite recent holiday movie, but this one was good, too.

Anyway...

Sunday, January 27, 2013
9:00-11:00PM Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Makeover (all-new)
[Hannah Higgins (Julia Stiles) is a smart, driven Harvard-educated professor. She is so driven that she decides to run for Congress to advance the cause of education reform. Unfortunately, Hannah's a disaster of a candidate; her considerable smarts translate to voters as "uppity." She's somebody the average Boston voter just can't identify with (or, as she would say, "with whom many Boston voters simply cannot identify").]

I'm guessing all-new ABC Sundays from 1/6-1/20, and then 2/3-2/24 for Sweeps. Then break until April like 'Revenge' did last year on Wednesdays.

No, they only have two airings in sweeps because of the Super Bowl and Academy Awards. Revenge will air some new episodes in March.

I wonder if "Revenge" gets a 2-hour season finale this season. I say that because the show will have aired 14 episodes through the end of February. That leaves 8, and "Red Widow", which got an 8-episode order, premieres with a 2-hour episode on March 3, which leaves 6.

In any event, the season finale of "Revenge" should air May 12, that is if ABC airs Billboard Music Awards the third Sunday of May (as they did last year), which is another reason ABC will have to air new episodes of "Revenge" in March.

Once Upon a Time deserves a 2 hour finale more than Revenge. I want the Billboard Awards to air on a different night, ABC needs it more on Tuesday and Once should air every Sunday in May sweeps.

Once Upon a Time also deserves 24 episodes per season, like Grey's Anatomy. Last year they got the standard 22, but they also had a later start.

Saturday, January 12, 2013
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pageant Confidential: The Road to Miss America

Repeats are scheduled for all four Wednesday comedies on Wednesday, 01/02/13.
Repeats are scheduled for Grey's Anatomy and Scandal on Thursday, 01/03/13.
New episodes of Last Man Standing, Malibu Country, Shark Tank, and 20/20 are scheduled for Friday, 01/04/13.

I presume State of the Union address will air Tuesday, January 29 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m., following the second episode of "The Taste." The series finale of "Private Practice" (#613) should air the week before (January 22, following the 2-hour series premiere of "The Taste"), while the season premiere of "Body of Proof" (#301) airs the week after (February 5).

Saturday, January 5, 2013
8:00 PM Once Upon a Time (R)
9:00 PM Once Upon a Time (R)
10:00 PM Once Upon a Time (R)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
10:00pm Nashville: Clip Show (wt)

Sunday, January 6, 2013
7:00pm Once Upon a Time (fall finale encore)


ABC Weekend Afternoon airings:

Saturdays, January 5, 12, & 19, 2013
3:00pm ET/1:00pm PT Shark Tank (R)

Sunday, January 6, 2013
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (R)

Sundays, January 13 and 20, 2013
4-6pm ET/2-4pm PT The Bachelor (R)

Saturday, January 26, 2013
3:00pm ET/PT Shark Tank (R)

The Bachelorette stunt was a massive bomb. :D
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the franchise that needs to die. :yousuck:

Thursday, January 3, 2013
8:00 PM Nashville (R)

Thursday, January 3, 2013
8:00 PM Nashville (R)
9:00 PM Scandal (R)
10:00 PM Scandal (R)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
8:00 PM Modern Family (R)
8:30 PM The Middle (R)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
8:00 PM - 8:31 PM Modern Family (R)
8:31 PM - 9:01 PM Suburgatory (R)

Saturday, January 19, 2013
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Blades of Glory (R)

Saturday, January 26, 2013
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Taste (R)

Saturday, January 19, 2013
8:00PM A Special Edition of 20/20: TBD

Sunday, January 6, 2013
10:00 PM Happy Endings
10:30 PM Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

Sunday, January 13, 2013
10:00 PM Happy Endings
10:30 PM Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:00 PM Happy Endings
10:30 PM Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

NOTE: The comedies will continue to air on Tuesdays at 9 through March 19 (and will be preempted on Tuesday, January 22 for a 2-hour Taste and possibly on January 29 for State of the Union address). Previously scheduled 666 Park Avenue will be burned off in the summer, as will any leftover episodes of the comedies.

Saturday, January 26, 2013
10:00PM A Special Edition of 20/20: Cast Me

Updated day-by-day: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

NOTE: The comedies will continue to air on Tuesdays at 9 through March 19 (and will be preempted on Tuesday, January 22 for a 2-hour Taste and possibly on January 29 for State of the Union address).

Apartment 23 has 19 episodes this season, so with 12 airing through January 20, it will air seven straight from Feb. 5-Mar 19 on Tuesdays. Happy Endings has 23, so it will have four left after March 19 (unless they air those in February on Sundays at 10 on Feb. 10 and 17).

I don't see why they couldn't burn off those 4 remaining 666 originals this winter on Saturdays at 10. Would they really do much worse than Castle reruns?

I don't see why they couldn't burn off those 4 remaining 666 originals this winter on Saturdays at 10. Would they really do much worse than Castle reruns?

They could. Summer was not an official announcement.

Thursday, January 24, 2013
8:00pm Last Resort (finale)

Programming for Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at 8pm is TBD.

Updated day-by-day thru end of January:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

Thursdays, January 31 and February 7, 2013
8:00pm Shark Tank (R, special night/time)

The Tim Allen/Richard Karn reunion on Last Man Standing was disappointing. I was expecting Karn to appear more than 3 minutes. :rolleyes:

The Neighbors and Suburgatory all-new on Wednesday, Jan. 30, not repeats, as previously noted. And the State of the Union will now be Feb. 12 instead of Jan. 29, so ABC could premiere Body of Proof on Jan. 29 instead. Stay tuned.

Saturday, February 2, 2013
8:00pm-11:00pm ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: The War of the Worlds

Sunday, February 3, 2013
4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT Secret Millionaire (R)
5:00PM ET/3:00PM PT The Taste (R)

Saturdays, February 9 and 23, 2013
3:00PM ET/1:00PM PT The Taste (R)

Sunday, February 10, 2013
4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT Shark Tank (R)
5:00PM ET/3:00PM PT The Taste (R)

Saturday, February 16, 2013
3:00PM ET/1:00PM PT Secret Millionaire (R)

And the State of the Union will now be Feb. 12 instead of Jan. 29, so ABC could premiere Body of Proof on Jan. 29 instead. Stay tuned.

Oooh that screws with NBC's plans as well since they're launching season 2 of SMASH on Feb 5th! I wonder if they will opt to premiere it a week earlier.

Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:02 PM - 11:00 PM Shark Tank (R)

Sunday, February 3, 2013
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
10:00 PM Modern Family (R)
10:30 PM Modern Family (R)

Saturday, February 9, 2013
8:00 PM Be My Valentine Charlie Brown (R)
8:30 PM A Charlie Brown Valentine (R)
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Despicable Me

Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:02 PM - 11:00 PM Shark Tank (R)
Adios Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23!

yankeesj12: It's only one week. They were only scheduled for three Sundays.

Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:02 PM - 11:00 PM Shark Tank (R)

Sunday, February 3, 2013
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
10:00 PM Modern Family (R)
10:30 PM Modern Family (R)

Saturday, February 9, 2013
8:00 PM Be My Valentine Charlie Brown (R)
8:30 PM A Charlie Brown Valentine (R)
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week - Despicable Me

Sunday, February 3, 2013
9:00PM Shark Tank (R)

Saturday, February 16, 2013
8:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Saturday, February 23, 2013
8:00PM-11:00PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: Dreamgirls

yankeesj12: It's only one week. They were only scheduled for three Sundays.

To be honest, the Sunday episodes for these comedies probably just confused viewers. I watch both shows and clearly noticed the Sunday airings were either early series episodes that never previously aired or where being aired out of sequence from the Tuesday episodes. I mean Dave and Alex are a couple on Tuesdays but are not on the Sunday episodes. And what about Jane, she continues to work at the coffee shop on the Sunday shows, but on Tuesday's episodes she has her new Wall St. job? I know their comedies, but there is a element of ongoing storyline in each.

The Happy Endings episode from this Sunday was the unaired episode from last season. And as for Apartment 23 they had 7 leftover from last season, so ABC is really airing that series out of order. There is one episode coming up that still has the Dancing with the Stars storyline. I think they need to air that series in a better order. Happy Endings is fine, but Apt. 23 is really out of order.

Sundays, February 10 and 17, 2013
10:02pm Revenge For Real (all-new)
[ABC News specials focusing on real life revenge stories.]

yankeesj12: It's only one week. They were only scheduled for three Sundays.
No way either show is coming back as the ratings are awful for both. ABC may bring back Happy Endings to get it closer to syndication, but I don't see it happening. Apartment 23 is one of the lowest rated comedies on television.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Body of Proof (R)

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Body of Proof (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Body of Proof (R)

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Body of Proof (Season Premiere)

In addition...

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
9:30PM Happy Endings (all-new, special time)
[Apt. 23 will not air on this date.]

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
9:00-11:00PM The Bachelor (TBD, special)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
9:00-10:30PM ET ABC News: The State of the Union (LIVE!)
10:30PM Modern Family (R, special night)

Updated day-by-day: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4679412&postcount=2

With the change of a second Happy Endings at 9:30pm on Jan. 29, I'm thinking Don't Trust the B---- is pulled. Feb. 5 and 12 both comedies are preempted (for a Bachelor special on 2/5 and State of the Union on 2/12), and both are slated to return Feb. 19 for five weeks, but I'm guessing Don't Trust the B---- will not and they'll double pump Happy Endings from 9-10pm. And what do you know, Happy Endings has 10 episodes left after Jan. 29 is completed, so they could finish the season with episodes 13-22 from Feb. 19-Mar. 19.

Malibu Country has really improved since the first 3 episodes. I would like to see it paired with The Middle for the fall 2013 lineup.

Once Upon a Time was hurt by football and hit a season low. :( ABC should have saved yesterday's episode for next week.

The only sitcom I watch on ABC is Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23. Of course, the show has been "pulled" from the schedule. :rolleyes:

Summer update:

Saturday, June 15, 2013
8:00-10:00PM Troupe Stars (two-hour series premiere)

Saturdays, Beginning June 22, 2013
8:00PM Troupe Stars (all-new)

This is a military personnel singing competition.

Saturday, February 2, 2013
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Last Man Standing (R)
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: War of the Worlds (R)

Once Upon a Time was hurt by football and hit a season low. :( ABC should have saved yesterday's episode for next week.

As usual, ABC makes boneheaded schedule moves. They schedule their dramas against the Golden Globes and the Championship Game but then give them a week off against the Pro Bowl before returning against the Grammys. At the very least, I would schedule them this week and take the Grammys night off.

But, that kind of one-week-on/one-week-off type of schedule is exactly what people were complaining about last year (at least when it comes to Revenge). If ABC didn't run Sunday dramas against the Globes, the Championship game and the Grammys, they would end up with this schedule:

Jan 06 New
Jan 13 Off [Golden Globes]
Jan 20 Off [Championship Game]
Jan 27 New
Feb 03 Off [Superbowl]
Feb 10 Off [Grammys]
Feb 17 New
Feb 24 Off [Academy Awards]

And all that after a month-long holiday break in December. You can't do that with serialized dramas. Something's gotta give. They're airing 3 episodes in a row and then 2 pivotal episodes back-to-back during the sweeps, sandwiched between Superbowl and the Oscars, and it's really the best they can do with it.

The only alternative would be taking the shows off air for 3 months and splitting them into two 11-episode batches. But then they'd be off air during the February sweeps, plus people would then complain about the in-season break killing their momentum. Whatever ABC does, people will always complain and the network will always be the bad guys.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Jimmy Kimmel Live (R)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mad About Oscar with Katie Couric: A Special Edition of 20/20