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ABC Announces Fall Schedule – Get A Peek At What’s Coming
22 May 2012 12:59 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran in "666 Park Avenue" (ABC/Andrew Eccles)
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel »
- Marc Eastman
Ron Perlman to Host Screen Actors Guild Foundation’s Golf Classic
17 May 2012 10:34 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
HollywoodNews.com: The Screen Actors Guild Foundation will host its 3nd Annual Golf Classic, a charity tournament benefiting the Foundation’s Catastrophic Health Fund and Assistance Programs. The Golf Classic brings together golf enthusiasts from the entertainment industry and beyond to raise funds for the foundation, which provides vital support to the acting community in times of need. The event will be hosted by actor Ron Perlman at the Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank on June 11, and includes a live auction and Awards gala.
Supporters of this year’s “Actors Fore Actors” tournament include Dave Annable, George Clooney, Kevin Nealon, Greg Itzin, Dennis Haysbert, Ray Romano and Tim Allen, among others.
“I am so pleased to serve as the host for this year’s Golf Classic,” said Ron Perlman. “It is very important for actors to give back when we can and help support the SAG Foundation’s mission to assist actors in need. »
- Josh Abraham
TV's top time-period battles this fall
16 May 2012 5:27 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
With the fall TV schedule now complete (below), we get to step back and take a look at the hellish battleground that broadcast hath wrought. There’s some very tough-to-predict match-ups this fall:*
Tim Allen vs. Whitney Cummings (Fridays, 8-9): “No, my show’s lamer!” ABC and NBC have their low-expectations comedies airing on Fridays this fall, and they might run head-to-head depending on when NBC launches (ABC’s comedies premiere in November). NBC has Whitney and Community and ABC has Last Man Standing and new comedy Malibu Country. (Community fans, if your ass beat by Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin, »
- Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
'Malibu Country': Reba McEntire makes her sitcom comeback on ABC
15 May 2012 5:20 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
ABC is reaching back to its Tgif past this fall by putting a pair of family comedies on Friday nights: Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" and "Malibu Country," a new series with country-music star Reba McEntire in the lead role.
McEntire (or just Reba -- that's how ABC refers to her, anyway) plays a woman whose famous husband (Jeffrey Nordling) has cheated on her, so she takes her kids and her mom (comedy pro Lily Tomlin) to a small house in Malibu -- the only thing she gets in the divorce -- and tries to get her own, long-delayed music career rolling.
"Malibu Country" also stars Sara Rue ("Rules of Engagement," "Less Than Perfect") as Reba's very friendly new neighbor, Juliette Angelo as Reba's daughter and Jai Rodriguez ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") as Reba's new agent, who's initially less than sanguine about her career prospects. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Reba McEntire and Tim Allen help ABC bring back 'Tgif'-like Friday night block
15 May 2012 10:52 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Oh, the good old days. Beginning in 1989, ABC called its Friday night block of family-friendly comedies "Tgif" -- a play on "Thank God it's Friday" that the network tweaked to refer to "Thank goodness it's funny!" That year, the line-up included iconic series "Full House" and "Family Matters," among others. In the 1990s, the block gained even more popularity, launching shows like "Step By Step," "Boy Meets World," and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch."
The concept was phased out in 2000, as Friday night became an increasingly dead zone for broadcast TV. Now, ABC TV president Paul Lee is looking to get eyes back on television screens at the end of the work week.
By putting Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" and the new "Malibu Country," led by fan favorite Reba McEntire, on Friday nights beginning in midseason, ABC is reviving its Friday night comedy block. Though they likely won't actually »
- editorial@zap2it.com
ABC's New Schedule: 'Revenge' Heads To 'Desperate' Slot & More
15 May 2012 10:14 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
ABC is shaking things up for its 2012-2013 schedule.
"Revenge" is heading over to Sunday nights at 9 p.m. Et, the slot the now dead "Desperate Housewives" occupied up until last week. Old standby "Grey's Anatomy" is staying put, as is "Scandal," but they're paired with newcomer "Last Resort."
In a press conference call right after the schedule announcement, ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said he's not concerned about launching a big action show at 8 p.m. -- especially not "Last Resort," from "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan.
"I have so much faith in Shawn. You get a sense in this job of the showrunners who really know how to drive the train. Don't forget -- we've opened strong action shows at that hour, and certainly there's an audience for it. We believe strongly in the strength of this show. We think it's a big, broad tent show, we believe in it, »
- Chris Harnick
ABC's New Schedule: 'Revenge' Heads To 'Desperate' Slot & More
15 May 2012 8:32 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
ABC is shaking things up for its 2012-2013 schedule.
"Revenge" is heading over to Sunday nights at 9 p.m. Et, the slot the now dead "Desperate Housewives" occupied up until last week. Old standby "Grey's Anatomy" is staying put, as is "Scandal," but they're paired with newcomer "Last Resort."
In a press conference call right after the schedule announcement, ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said he's not concerned about launching a big action show at 8 p.m. -- especially not "Last Resort," from "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan.
"I have so much faith in Shawn. You get a sense in this job of the showrunners who really know how to drive the train. Don't forget -- we've opened strong action shows at that hour, and certainly there's an audience for it. We believe strongly in the strength of this show. We think it's a big, broad tent show, we believe in it, »
- Chris Harnick
ABC Fall Schedule: Spreading Success Around
15 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
ABC will move Revenge to Sundays and Happy Endings to Tuesdays this fall, shifting two of its most buzz-worthy shows in an attempt to spread their success across the schedule. Revenge will inherit the 9 p.m. Sunday slot long home to Desperate Housewives, with ABC hoping the huge lead-in supplied by freshman drama Once Upon a Time will turn Revenge from solid success (its Wednesday status) into legitimate hit. Happy will be paired with Don't Trust the B--- on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 p.m., echoing the network's announced plans from last fall. Other big shifts: ABC will launch family-friendly comedies on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. (anchored by Tim Allen's show), move Private Practice to Tuesdays at ten, and give the Jamie Gertz comedy The Neighbors the plum post–Modern Family slot on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. (with new sudser Nashville following at 10 p.m.). Complete schedule below, »
- Josef Adalian
ABC 2012-13 fall schedule revealed
15 May 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Revenge will take over the Desperate Housewives timeslot and Scandal will get the post-Grey’s Anatomy berth when ABC debuts its fall schedule in September.
ABC will also attempt to bring back Tgif by slotting Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing and the new Reba McEntire comedy Malibu Country on Fridays. Here’s how the network’s schedule stacks up against NBC and Fox (CBS and CW will announce their lineups in the next two days):
Monday
Time
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8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
CBS
Himym
Partners
2 Broke Girls
Mike & Molly
Hawaii Five-o
NBC
Revolution
Fox
Bones »
- Lynette Rice
ABC Renews 'Private Practice' & 'Don't Trust The B,' Cancels 'Gcb'
11 May 2012 11:08 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Bubble shows are called that because things can really go either way -- for "Scandal," it meant a Season 2 renewal today, but for "Gcb" and a handful of others, it means cancellation.
ABC has officially canceled "Gcb," its Texas-centric freshman dramedy starring Annie Potts, Kristin Chenoweth and Leslie Bibb, along with three other dramas that were on major life support.
If you were holding out hope for lofty period-spy drama "Pan Am" or the "Paranormal Activity"-esque thriller "The River," hope is lost -- both shows join Ashley Judd's globe-trotting "Missing" (which was set up to be a one-season venture initially anyway) on the chopping block.
But ABC has saved a few fan-favorite shows: Shonda Rhimes' other ABC series "Private Practice" -- which moved from the post-"Grey's Anatomy" timeslot to Tuesdays when "Scandal" premiered -- will get a sixth season; Dana Delany's medical examiner drama "Body of Proof »
- The Huffington Post
Last Man Standing Renewed by ABC, Likely To Be Paired with Malibu Country
11 May 2012 8:13 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Last Man Standing Renewed by ABC, Likely To Be Paired with Malibu Country
Last Man Standing has been renewed for a second season by ABC. The multi-camera comedy, starring Home Improvement's Tim Allen, debuted this past October and has proved to be an okay building block for a potential multi-cam comedy night.
It'll likely be paired with Reba McEntire's Malibu Country, which received a pickup earlier tonight. McEntire, a country music legend and former sitcom star in her own right, will be playing Reba Gallagher, a woman that discovers her husband's infidelity. Once she makes it through a painful divorce, Reba moves to California with her children and mother, in a bid for a new start on life. There's a major culture shock, though, and Reba Gallagher has to figure out a way to plant her roots and begin her life as a single mother.
Malibu Country is »
- Shilo Adams
ABC Adds Nashville, Zero Hour, 666 Park Avenue, Red Widow, How To Live With Your Parents, Neighbors, Comeback Jack; Renews Scandal
11 May 2012 7:44 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
In addition to the series renewed by ABC, we've got some new series pick-ups, along with a couple more renewals and some unfortunate cancellations. Here they are at a glance: Renewals: Private Practice, Body of Proof, Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, Last Man Standing and Scandal Pick-Ups: Nashville, Zero Hour, Malibu Country, Last Resort, 666 Park Avenue, Red Widow, How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Neighbors, and Family Tools Cancellations: Gcb, PanAm, Missing and The River Hit the jump for more. Let's start with the familiar series that were renewed for another season: three series from prolific creator Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal) are set to share space on the network for another year; Grey's will enter its ninth season with Private Practice starting its sixth and Scandal moving into its sophomore year. Another freshman series renewal for the network is Don't Trust the B, »
- Dave Trumbore
ABC Picks Up Reba McEntire Comedy Pilot ‘Malibu Country’ To Series
11 May 2012 6:43 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
ABC is finishing up the slew of new series orders and renewals. The Reba McEntire-starring comedy Malibu Country was the only pilot left in contention when the network made the bulk of its pickups about an hour ago. I hear the multi-camera sitcom will be paired with another multi-camera comedy fronted by a sitcom star Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing. The deal to renew the freshman comedy is almost done. The pickup of Malibu Country, which co-stars Sara Rue, means that NBC’s new series Guys With Kids will have to recast the role she played as a guest star in the pilot as she was in second position to Malibu Country. For those keeping score, ABC picked up a total of 9 pilots to series today, five dramas and four comedies. The network also will likely look at a couple of other comedy pilots, including the well-received Daddy’s Girls and Ladyfriends, »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
ABC renews 'Private Practice,' 'Body of Proof'
11 May 2012 6:14 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Updated: That was close! ABC has renewed Private Practice and Body of Proof. Shonda Rhimes’ medical drama is coming back for a sixth round, while the procedural starring Dana Delany will return for a third season.
Earlier Friday, Rhimes’ other bubble show, Scandal, as well as the freshman comedy Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23 and the comedy Happy Endings, were also renewed. And at the very end of ABC’s Friday pickups, the network finally gave a thumbs up to Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing.
The renewals come on the heels of ABC ordering 10 new shows — six dramas, »
- James Hibberd
ABC Renews 'Private Practice' & 'Don't Trust The B,' Cancels 'Gcb'
11 May 2012 5:46 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Bubble shows are called that because things can really go either way -- for "Scandal," it meant a Season 2 renewal today, but for "Gcb" and a handful of others, it means cancellation.
ABC has officially canceled "Gcb," its Texas-centric freshman dramedy starring Annie Potts, Kristin Chenoweth and Leslie Bibb, along with three other dramas that were on major life support.
If you were holding out hope for lofty period-spy drama "Pan Am" or the "Paranormal Activity"-esque thriller "The River," hope is lost -- both shows join Ashley Judd's globe-trotting "Missing" (which was set up to be a one-season venture initially anyway) on the chopping block.
But ABC has saved a few fan-favorite shows: Shonda Rhimes' other ABC series "Private Practice" -- which moved from the post-"Grey's Anatomy" timeslot to Tuesdays when "Scandal" premiered -- will get a sixth season; Dana Delany's medical examiner drama "Body of Proof »
- The Huffington Post
ABC renews 'Happy Endings'
11 May 2012 12:48 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
ABC is taking it to the Max: The network has renewed Happy Endings for a full season of 22 episodes!
The off-kilter comedy about six friends in Chicago, which built buzz and broke out to a wider audience in season 2 (airing in the post-Modern Family slot), was expected to received a third-season order.
The network has also picked up its flagship comedy Modern Family as well as The Middle, and Suburgatory. There is no word yet on Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing. »
- Dan Snierson
Last Man Standing: 2011-12 TV Season Ratings
10 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Here are the ratings for the new Last Man Standing TV series. Tim Allen returns to ABC as an old-school marketing exec whose life is dominated by woman. The first season of Last Man Standing typically airs Tuesday nights at 8pm on the ABC network.
These are the TV show's ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if Last Man Standing is going to be cancelled or renewed for season two. Check out our ABC ratings report card to see how this show's numbers compare with the others on the network.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Episode 01-24: Tuesday, 05/08/12
1.7 in the demo (+13% episode-to-episode change) with 6.62 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.43 in the demo »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
'Last Man Standing' Finale: Mike Buys A Tank?!
8 May 2012 11:13 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
After a successful first season, Tim Allen's latest sitcom "Last Man Standing" (Tue., 8 p.m. Et on ABC) didn't feel the need to rock the boat too much in this season finale. That's not to say that there weren't some pages that could be felt in the upcoming season.
While it's not clear what kind of story potential long-term there could be in Mike's impulsive purchase of a tank this week, it served as a parallel to Vanessa's weakness for constantly loaning her sister, April, money -- loaning which usually equates more to giving with no hope of ever seeing again.
After convincing her that it was better for her sister to push her to stand on her own two feet, Vanessa stands firm and gets back all the money her sister has borrowed. There's just one little catch. She also let her move in.
The other change came »
- Jason Hughes
'Last Man Standing' Finale: Mike Buys A Tank?!
8 May 2012 10:49 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
After a successful first season, Tim Allen's latest sitcom "Last Man Standing" (Tue., 8 p.m. Et on ABC) didn't feel the need to rock the boat too much in this season finale. That's not to say that there weren't some pages that could be felt in the upcoming season.
While it's not clear what kind of story potential long-term there could be in Mike's impulsive purchase of a tank this week, it served as a parallel to Vanessa's weakness for constantly loaning her sister, April, money -- loaning which usually equates more to giving with no hope of ever seeing again.
After convincing her that it was better for her sister to push her to stand on her own two feet, Vanessa stands firm and gets back all the money her sister has borrowed. There's just one little catch. She also let her move in.
The other change came »
- Jason Hughes
Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 44: ‘Chimpanzee’
5 May 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Grunt grunt grunt! Grunt–*cough, cough*–excuse me, I had a piece of hacky old shtick in my throat. Now, where was I? Ah yes, it’s time for a new Mousterpiece Cinema! This week, Josh and Michael go to the jungles of Africa with the new DisneyNature documentary Chimpanzee, which is replete with beautiful imagery, a compelling day-in-the-life story about lovable chimps, and truly horrendous, movie-killing narration from Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor himself, Tim Allen. Would this movie be better if you could mute the dialogue? Does only one of your hosts indulge in a Home Improvement-style grunting impression, or both? And what would British documentarian David Attenborough sound like if he had read Allen’s narration? Answers to these and other burning questions on the latest Mousterpiece Cinema!
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- Josh Spiegel
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