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ABC has picked up more episodes of comedies American Housewife, currently in its fourth season, and sophomore Bless This Mess. Each will produce six additional episodes, for what ABC calls full-season orders. American Housewife had originally received a 15-episode order, which will now go up to 21 episodes and the…

We should call this pre-Premiere Friday as the big newcomer on the night, Fox’s WWE SmackDown, along with NBC veteran The Blacklist, are not debuting until next week. After what we have seen Premiere Week to date — double-digit year-to-year declines, Live+Same Day adults 18-49 ratings of 0.7, once a rarity and certain…

ABC has ordered a fourth season of the Katy Mixon-led comedy American Housewife. Created by Sarah Dunn (Spin City, Bunheads), the series stars and is narrated by Eastbound & Down alum Mixon as Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three who raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport…

ABC said Tuesday that its comedy series American Housewife will air two music-themed episodes in the spring during its Season 3, one revolving around its network sibling American Idol that will see guest appearances by judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest, and the other the season…

No surprise here: ABC’s new comedy series Schooled, a spinoff of the network’s hit The Goldbergs, will follow the mothership series on the schedule. Schooled will premiere January 9 and will air Wednesdays at 8:30 PM behind The Goldbergs. Schooled‘s arrival will displace comedy American Housewife, which currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Meg Donnelly, who plays the oldest daughter on ABC’s comedy series American Housewife, has signed with ICM Partners. The move comes after Donnelly starred earlier this year in Disney Channel’s original movie Zombies, which bowed in February and drew 1.14 million viewers and a 4.8 rating in the kids 6-11…

ABC has picked up a third season of comedy American Housewife. The ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment-produced American Housewife has made a successful move to its high-profile new time slot this season, Wednesdays at 9:30 PM, behind Modern Family. Created by Sarah Dunn (Spin City, Bunheads) American Housewife…

While no longer the blockbuster it was, Empire (1.8/7) proved the doubters wrong last night in its penultimate episode of 2017. With a strong hour full of prison flashbacks, suburban revelations, boozy sibling bonding and a delusional death, what may be making Fox even happier is that the ratings for the Lee Daniels…

ABC has ordered additional two episodes each of veteran drama Grey’s Anatomy and comedies black-ish and American Housewife, expanding the seasons of each series from the regular 22 to 24 episodes. All three shows hail from ABC sibling ABC Studios. Shonda Rhimes’ Grey’s Anatomy continues to be in a league of its own. A…

ABC has given nods to its promising freshmen — comedy American Housewife and drama Designated Survivor, both renewed for a second season. American Housewife, starring Katy Mixon, is the strongest comedy series to come out of ABC’s sister studio since Black-ish. Despite not landing in the network’s Wednesday comedy…

There was a lot of brotherly bonding, a Katie Couric cameo, an exit even before stage left and a lot of love on This Is Us (2.4/8) last night. But Valentine's Day might have taken a bite out of last night's highest-rated show, with the Dan Fogelman-created series dipping 8% among adults 18-49 from last week's final…

As usual, ABC is picking up 1-2 additional episodes of its Tuesday and Wednesday comedy series that already have full-season 22-episode orders. The list includes promising freshmen American Housewife and Speechless, as well as Fresh Off the Boat and veteran The Middle — each producing an extra episode for a total of…