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mediaweek.com - 2/11/2008
ABC To Return Only Highest-Rated Shows in Spring
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John Consoli FEBRUARY 11, 2008 - Viewers can expect to see ABC bring back new episodes of its highest-rated, veteran scripted shows this spring, but not its three, already renewed freshman Wednesday night shows that won t be back until the fall, or its average-rated series for which a decision has yet been made for next season. While the network had no official comment on its programming ...

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ABC Delivers Its Own Strike Vote: Picking Up Nine Series for 2008-09
The Feed — ... Mediaweek is reporting top-rated shows will return this season -- including Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty. Other shows picked up for next season won't air until next year, according to their report. They say the Carpoolers and Cavemen of the world are already gone.  ...

ABC’s Fall Lineup Takes Shape
Media Decoder — ... the network said. Among returners, “Brothers & Sisters,” “Lost,” and “Ugly Betty” are being picked up. Not surprisingly, the popular shows “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy” also made the cut. The announcement made ABC the first network to announce large-scale renewals of its series for the fall of 2008. “Scripted shows said to be on the fence at ABC as far as renewal goes are ‘Men in Trees,’ ‘Boston Legal,’ ‘October Road,’ and Friday freshman drama ‘Women’s Murder Club,’” MediaWeek reports . “Gone for sure are freshman sitcoms ‘Cavemen’ and ‘Carpoolers.’”