ABC Will Renew 'The Middle' For A 4th Season - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-23-2012, 02:03 PM

ABC is on the verge of issuing formal early renewals to nearly a dozen scripted series, including freshman hits Once Upon a Time and Revenge and established players Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy.

Although an ABC rep declined to comment, TVLine has learned that the network’s prelim pickup list also includes Castle, Suburgatory, Last Man Standing, Happy Endings, The Middle.

Cougar Town and Private Practice, meanwhile, remain question marks. Ditto midseason entries GCB and Missing. (The fate of Private Practice, ironically, likely hinges on the ratings performance of another Shonda Rhimes drama, the soon-to-debut Scandal.)

Considered long-shots for next fall are Body of Proof, Pan Am and (the possibly DirecTV-bound) The River, although a final decision probably won’t come down on those fence-riders until the May upfronts. If cut loose, they would join the already-axed Charlie’s Angels, Man Up and Work It.
The Grey’s renewal comes as ABC continues to negotiate new deals with original castmembers Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson.

http://tvline.com/2012/03/23/greys-a...-time-renewed/

Mr. Television · 03-24-2012, 08:45 AM

Great news. The Middle is one of the best sitcoms on tv. I'm also glad that Last Man Standing. Suburgatory, Castle, Modern Family and Revenge are getting renewed. I wish ABC would rerun Once Upon a Time so I can catch up. I watched the first few episodes and liked it but got behind.

steevo · 03-27-2012, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

Great news. The Middle is one of the best sitcoms on tv. I'm also glad that Last Man Standing. Suburgatory, Castle, Modern Family and Revenge are getting renewed. I wish ABC would rerun Once Upon a Time so I can catch up. I watched the first few episodes and liked it but got behind.

Hulu.com has every episode of Once Upon a Time from the first season if you're interested.

Mr. Television · 03-27-2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by steevo

Hulu.com has every episode of Once Upon a Time from the first season if you're interested.

Thanks.

catlover79 · 03-28-2012, 03:13 PM

YAY!! Great news.

03-23-2012, 02:03 PM	#1
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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	Great news. The Middle is one of the best sitcoms on tv. I'm also glad that Last Man Standing. Suburgatory, Castle, Modern Family and Revenge are getting renewed. I wish ABC would rerun Once Upon a Time so I can catch up. I watched the first few episodes and liked it but got behind.
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03-28-2012, 03:13 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	YAY!! Great news.
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