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Nashville has been picked up for a full season. Yay! And a soundtrack will be released on December 11. But ABC has cancelled their other new dramas, Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue, though as of now they plan to air 13 episodes of each. ABC also ordered more scripts for Malibu Country and Last Man Standing.
Premiere dates:
January 14: Continuum
January 19: Ripper Street
February 6: Spies of Warsaw
Renewed: Web Therapy, Saving Hope (at least in Canada), American Horror Story.
Cancelled: Partners.
NBC has ordered four more episodes of Guys With Kids. TV Land has added ten additional episodes to its order for The Exes.
Hot in Cleveland‘s summer season will be launching with a live episode on June 19.
CBS has bumped Elementary‘s order up two episodes, and Vegas down one.
Hawaii Five-0 is remaking an episode of the original show. Nifty.
The episode order for Do No Harm has been reduced by one.
Picked up to pilot: Hot Mess at MTV, starring Annabelle Stephenson. Matthew Atkinson, Mathew Botuchis, and Shoshana Bush will also appear.
In development:
ABC has a drama about a soap opera and fantasy drama Saga.
CBS has an adaptation of Here If You Need Me and a family drama from Ayelet Waldman.
The CW has a drama based on the book series Vanishing Act, a teen survival drama, an adaptation of The Tomorrow People, and a book club drama.
Disney is developing a show based on their roller coaster Big Thunder Mountain.
FOX has a Texas ranch and rodeo family drama.
HBO has a pastor drama.
Lifetime has drama Paranormal Housewives, executive produced by Julia Roberts.
MTV is working on an adaptation of YA paranormal mystery Blackwood, which is a really good book, so yay!
NBC has a Kenan Thompson sitcom, a divorce attorney drama, comedy Bad Judge, an adaptation of The Graveyard Queen, a George Washington drama, and an Internet comedy.
Sarah Baker has been promoted to series regular on Go On.
Guest stars!
30 Rock: Rebecca Mader
90210: Joey McIntyre, Terrell Owens
Blue Bloods: Annabella Sciorra
Cougar Town: Shirley Jones
CSI: Spencer Grammer, Lenny Jacobson, Chris Evert, Lindsay Davenport, Justin Gimelstob
The Good Wife: Kyle MacLachlan
Hannibal: Eddie Izzard
Hawaii Five-0: Rumer Willis
Hot in Cleveland: Cameron Mathison
Law & Order: SVU: Jane Kaczmarek
Modern Family: Billy Dee Williams
The Neighbors: Michael Bay
Once Upon a Time: Chad Michael Collins
Smash: Liza Minnelli
Returns:
30 Rock: Dean Winters
Modern Family: Nathan Lane
Private Practice: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Casting:
90210: Lyndon Smith
Arrow: Janina Gavankar, Seth Gabel
Beverly Hills Cop: Brandon T. Jackson
Black Sails: Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Hakeem Kae Kazim, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget
Body of Proof: Lorraine Toussaint
The Bridge: Matthew Lillard, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Bunheads: Jeanine Mason
Grey’s Anatomy: Constance Zimmer, Roma Maffia
Hannibal: Raul Esparza
King & Maxwell: Chris Butler
Last Resort: Ernie Hudson
The Missionary: Jesse Plemons
Mistresses: Tehmina Sunny
NCIS: Greg Germann
The Newsroom: Grace Gummer
Revenge: Dylan Walsh
Save Me: Stephen Schneider
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker
Stalkers: Mena Suvari, Henry Simmons
Super Fun Night: Lauren Ash
Touch: Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher
True Blood: Rob Kazinsky
Zero Hour: Amir Arison
Untitled Elmore Leonard drama: Bryan Greenberg, Stephanie Sigman
(Image courtesy of ABC.)
