While “Revenge’s” move to Sundays was unexpected, it is not entirely surprising, even though earlier this spring it seemed as if “GCB” was being groomed to pick up “Desperate’s” audience next season. Apparently ABC entertainment president Paul Lee has decided to take his network’s Sunday line-up to a new place: “Desperate” may be the series that lifted ABC out of its ratings pit eight seasons ago, but Lee has endorsed “Revenge” as the kind of show to move ABC forward. (The aforementioned “GCB,” meanwhile, has been shuffled off to TV heaven.)
ABC has picked up 10 series for the new season, five of which will premiere on the fall schedule. Coming in the fall are the dramas “Nashville,” “Last Resort” (from executive producer Shawn Ryan) and “666 Park Avenue“. New comedies include “The Neighbors,” about a human family that discovers it is living among aliens, and “Malibu Country,” which will be paired with “Last Man Standing” when it returns to the schedule in November. You can view trailers for all of ABC’s new series, including its midseason comedies and dramas, by clicking here.
ABC also intends to strengthen its comedy presence across the schedule by moving “Happy Endings” and “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23“ off of Wednesday nights, and pairing them up in the 9 o’clock hour on Tuesdays.
Waiting in the midseason dugout are the comedies “How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” and “The Family Tools,” which will replace the Tuesday night results episode of “Dancing with the Stars” in January. Timeslots for midseason dramas “Mistresses,” “Red Widow” and “Zero Hour” are yet to be determined.
As for “Dancing with the Stars,” the coming season will feature an “All-Star” cycle populated with favorite contenders from seasons past. No word on casting at this point.
The list of the dead includes “Charlie’s Angels,” “GCB“, “Man Up“, “Missing“, “Pan Am“, “The River” and perhaps the most horrible series to appear on television this year, “Work It.”
Below is ABC’s official primetime schedule, taken from the network’s press release:
Monday
8pm: “Dancing with the Stars”/”The Bachelor” (in midseason)
10pm: “Castle”
Tuesday
8pm: “Dancing with the Stars: Results Show”/ “How to Live With Your Parents) For the Rest of Your Life” (midseason; new series)
8:30pm: “The Family Tools” (in midseason: new series)
9pm: “Happy Endings”
9:30pm: “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23
10pm: “Private Practice”
Wednesday
8pm: “The Middle”
8:30pm: “Suburgatory”
9pm: “Modern Family”
9:30pm: “The Neighbors” (new series)
10pm: “Nashville” (new series)
Thursday
8pm: “Last Resort” (new series)
9pm: “Grey’s Anatomy”
10pm: “Scandal”
Friday
8pm: “Shark Tank”/ “Last Man Standing” (in November)
8:30pm: “Malibu County” (in November; new series)
9pm: “Primetime: What Would You Do?”
10pm: “20/20”
Saturday
8pm: “Saturday Night College Football”
Sunday
7pm: “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8pm: “Once Upon a Time”
9 pm: “Revenge”
10pm: “666 Park Avenue” (new series)
