Today is the day that ABC faced the press and one of the big questions is when will Cougar Town be back? Paul Lee who runs the network promised that show will be back. At this point he is thinking March, but it might be sooner. He promised the announcement will be in the next few weeks. And when the show has an air date they plan on launching it correctly. I hope one of the ways is to pay Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel back for self-promoting the show by bringing it to the fans around the United States. What the EPs of the show are doing is revolutionary and they should be honored for what they are doing. Shows are still on the air because of their fans and this is the only show that has ever given back to them by actually taking the time and money to meet them and feel like they are part of the process. Cougar Town has a fan base unlike any other and it is about time that the network realized it.
Now when it comes to the other shows, General Hospital’s future is just like the storyline where the character is in a coma and whether or not they will awake is what will happen when the actor signs or doesn’t sign the contract. In other words there is no decision on the show’s future. One show’s future Paul Lee is hopeful on is Grey’s Anatomy that is still awaiting to find out which actors will be back and which will not.
Two of the shows that got air dates today are Apt 23 that will replace Happy Endings on April 11th. Endings will have concluded its season the week earlier. Scandal is Shonda Rhimes latest show and it will air after her first show Grey’s Anatomy starting on April 5th. Private Practice will get a four week run after Dancing with the Stars on Tuesdays after Body of Proof finishes it season. Personally I would have had Scandal at 8p, then Grey’s and finished the night with Private Practice. What do I know, I just watch TV not program it.
