Oklahoma's country music superstar Reba McEntire, center, stars with, from left, Sara Rue, Justin Prentice, Juliette Angelo, Jai Rodriguez and Lily Tomlin in the new comedy series "Malibu Country" coming to ABC in the fall. McEntire and her husband Narvel Blackstock are among the show's producers.
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ABC will launch 10 new series in the 2012-2013 television season starting in September.
Of the five dramas and four comedies, five will be added to the fall lineup with the rest set to air sometime in midseason.
This fall, "Revenge" will take over the prime "Desperate Housewives" time slot at 8 p.m. Sundays, there will be a new comedy block added 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays and "Dancing With the Stars" will go head to head with NBC's "The Voice" results show at 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
ABC Entertainment Group Predsident Lee is finally getting his wish for a Friday night comedy block by pairing Reba McEntire's new comedy series "Malibu Country" with the sophomore season of Tim Allen's comedy "Last Man Standing."
"I think its time for Friday night to be a destination again for broad family comedy," said Lee in a conference call Tuesday from the network’s upfront presentation in New York.
There's good news for the alien family comedy "The Neighbors" which has been awarded the coveted post-"Modern Family" time slot of 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
"Cougar Town" is moving to cable channel TBS and "Missing" and "GCB" have been canceled.
Among the new series will be: "666 Park Avenue" about the residents of an address where anything you desire can be yours; "The Family Tools" which mixes comedy, family and business; "How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)" with Sarah Chalke as a single mom who moves back home with her eccentric parents; "Last Resort" in which has the crew of a U.S. ballistic missile submarine on the run, and "Malibu Country" starring Oklahoma's Reba McEntire as a woman who tries to restart her dreams.
Also in the lineup are: "Mistresses" with Melissa Milano as one of four girlfriends; the musically-filled "Nashville" starring Connie Britton; the alien comedy "The Neighbors"; "Red Widow" about the world of organized crime, and "Zero Hour" where the wife of the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries after his wife is kidnapped.
Here is ABC’s 2012-13 schedule.
MONDAY
7-9 p.m. DANCING WITH THE STARS
9 p.m. CASTLE
In January:
7 p.m. THE BACHELOR
9 p.m. CASTLE
TUESDAY
7 p.m. DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS SHOW
8 p.m. HAPPY ENDINGS
8:30 p.m. DON’T TRUST THE B— IN APARTMENT 23
9 p.m. PRIVATE PRACTICE
In January:
7 p.m. HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)
7:30 p.m. THE FAMILY TOOLS
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. THE MIDDLE
7:30 p.m. SUBURGATORY
8 p.m. MODERN FAMILY
8:30 p.m. THE NEIGHBORS
9 p.m. NASHVILLE
THURSDAY
7 p.m. LAST RESORT
8 p.m. GREY'S ANATOMY
9 p.m. SCANDAL
FRIDAY
7 p.m. SHARK TANK
8 p.m. PRIMETIME: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
9 p.m. 20/20
In November:
7 p.m. LAST MAN STANDING
7:30 p.m. MALIBU COUNTRY
8 p.m. SHARK TANK
9 p.m. 20/20
SATURDAY
7 p.m. SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SUNDAY
6 p.m. AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS
7 p.m. ONCE UPON A TIME
8 p.m. REVENGE
9 p.m. 666 PARK AVENUE
