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ABC picks up 'No Ordinary Family,' 'Better With You'; 'Detroit,' 'Brothers & Sisters' extended
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ABC has given full-season orders to two if its new shows, "No Ordinary Family" and "Better With You" and extended the runs of another newbie, "Detroit 1-8-7," and veteran "Brothers & Sisters."The network is the last of the broadcast nets to pull the trigger on full seasons for any of its new shows. "NOF" and "Better With You" will each run for 22 episodes, while "Detroit" got five extra episodes to bring its total to 18.
"Brothers & Sisters," meanwhile, earned four extra hours. ABC initially ordered only 18 for the season, but the additional order brings it to a standard 22.
"No Ordinary Family" is the most-watched of ABC's first-year series. The drama about a family (Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker and Jimmy Bennett) who develop superpowers is averaging just over 9 million viewers per week and a 2.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic.
"Better With You" draws about 7.2 million viewers per week and has done a pretty decent job at holding the audience of its lead-in, "The Middle." It retains better than 80 percent of "The Middle's" audience in both total viewers and the 18-49 demo.
"Detroit 1-8-7" averages 8.8 million viewers a week, and "Brothers & Sisters" has started its fifth season by averaging about 9.6 million people on Sunday nights.
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ABC must really hate their midseason line-up...
yes for bro & sis!!!! this show is just awesome i love it!! keep u the great work!!
WOW! What fantastic news! Detroit 1-8-7 is the best new drama on tv. Glad to hear that news. And NOF and BWY are amazing as well. Good job, ABC. I finally saw The Whole Truth episode from last week and it was brilliant. I hope it can grow and audience this week. And I knew Brothers & Sisters ws going to get a full season. It's doing big business on Sunday nights. Congratulations to all those amazing shows.
What about "The Whole Truth?" It is such a great show and ABC has hardly given it a chance. First it was up against a 2 hour SVU and the Defenders. Then it was up against the premiere of LOLA and then it was pre-empted for the Chilean miners special. They need to move it to another night and give it a chance! There hasn't been a show like it and Maura Tierney and Rob Morrow play off of each other so well. People! Watch it!
Turbogal - You are sooooo right!! It really is a great show!! I would like for them to move it to Mondays at 10pm.
glad that ABC is keeping Detroit 1-8-7.
What does the Better With You pick up mean for Mr. Sunshine? I assumed Sunshine would get it's spot in the spring... I need the weekly Matthew Perry dose!
Absolutely love Detroit l-8-7, keep up the good work. Hope Canada picks it us, Majunder is Canadian. Well written, beautifully acted, slick production.......GREAT