Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Network upfronts: ABC

Today ABC announced its schedule which includes a few shows from some old TV favorites. The network has new shows from Michael Chiklis, Dana Delany, Matthew Perry, Michael Imperioli and Rob Morrow.

The only notable show canceled was "FlashForward." Everything else had been announced already, so there were no surprises.

Surprisingly, ABC has the most interesting schedule so far. I found several shows that peaked my interest, of course I haven't seen any trailers yet, so I could be wrong.

The most interesting is "No Ordinary Family," a drama starring Chiklis about a family who develops superpowers. There is also "Mr. Sunshine," a comedy with Perry about a man who works at a second tier arena and begins questioning his life on his 40th birthday.

Delany stars in the drama "Body of Proof" about a medical examiner who is trying to unravel the mystery that ended her career as a neurosurgeon. Imperioli is in "Detroit 1-8-7," a police drama about Detroit's homicide squad.

And of course it wouldn't be ABC without a new Shonda Rhimes medical drama. "Off the Map" is about a small clinic in a South American village and the trials and tribulations of the doctors who work there.

ABC also has quite a few of my favorite shows returning including: "Castle," "Private Practice" and "Brothers and Sisters."

With three networks down, CBS is the last of the big four to hold its presentation. Once CBS announces its schedule, the full makeup of the fall schedule will become clear and we'll discuss all the programming hits and misses.

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