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May 16, 2009

ABC: 'Forgotten,' 'Eastwick,' 'Hank,' 'Middle,' more

With the most holes to fill next season, ABC has ordered at least eight new shows so far, including several comedies. On the drama side, there's a nice mix of procedurals ("Forgotten," "Happy Town"), sci fi ("Flash Forward," possibly "V") and, well ... "Eastwick" is tough to categorize, and that's nice to see too.

PICKED UP FRIDAY:

-- Jerry Bruckheimer's "The Forgotten," about amateur detectives solving cases with unidentified victims.

-- "Eastwick," based on the John Updike novel, three witches (Rebecca Romjin, Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price) gain powers when a mysterious man comes to town

-- Small-town murder mystery "Happy Town"

-- Comedy "Hank," starring Kelsey Grammer, about a Wall Street exec loses his job and is forced to reconnect with his small-town family

-- Comedy "The Middle," starring Patricia Heaton, about a middle-class Midwestern family

-- Comedy "Cougar Town" starring Courteney Cox as a newly single mom

More details here.

PREVIOUSLY PICKED UP:

-- Sci-fi drama "Flash Forward," about everybody seeing a glimpse at their future

-- Mockumentary-style "Modern Family" 

PENDING

-- ABC is near deals for sci-fi revamp "V" and legal dramedy “The Associates" (More details here)

RENEWED FRIDAY:

-- Nathan Fillion drama "Castle"

-- Reality series "True Beauty"

-- Comedies "Scrubs" and "Better Off Ted"

PREVIOUSLY RENEWED

-- "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters," "Grey's Anatomy," "Dancing With the Stars," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "The Bachelor," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Ugly Betty," "Supernanny," "Wife Swap," "Lost" and "Private Practice."

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