ABC is finally making some decisions on its new comedies, and boy do they look desperate!
The alphabet network has given full-season orders to The Goldbergs and Trophy Wife. The greenlight request for additional episodes would bring each show to 22 episodes. While not necessarily out-of-the-ballpark hits, ABC seems to have been pleased with the ratings. How else could we explain the network's sudden vote of confidence?
Meanwhile, ABC is really desperately rooting for Rebel Wilson. An additional four episodes have been ordered for Super Fun Night. The new comedy hasn't proven to be ratings gold in spite of the heavy promos focusing on the plus-size popular Australian actress. Aside from a botched pilot episode and poor quality scripts, Super Fun Night has been slammed by critics. ABC, however, still has faith that Rebel Wilson will draw in more viewers. We'll see what happens with this comedy but keep the life-support machine plugged in.
The network has benched the freshman family comedy Back in the Game...permanently. The baseball-themed comedy starring Maggie Lawson has been cancelled. But don't fret fans, ABC will finish airing whatever remains of the show's 13 episodes. Back in the Game was semi-decent, compared to some of the other shows mentioned above, but just couldn't find its footing.
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