ABC Picks Up Reba McEntire Comedy Pilot ‘Malibu Country’ To Series
ABC is finishing up the slew of new series orders and renewals. The Reba McEntire-starring comedy Malibu Country was the only pilot left in contention when the network made the bulk of its pickups about an hour ago. I hear the multi-camera sitcom will be paired with another multi-camera comedy fronted by a sitcom star Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing. The deal to renew the freshman comedy is almost done. The pickup of Malibu Country, which co-stars Sara Rue, means that NBC’s new series Guys With Kids will have to recast the role she played as a guest star in the pilot as she was in second position to Malibu Country.
For those keeping score, ABC picked up a total of 9 pilots to series today, five dramas and four comedies. The network also will likely look at a couple of other comedy pilots, including the well-received Daddy’s Girls and Ladyfriends, which barely missed the cut at NBC.
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!! Thank you, ABC! SOO looking forward to this for the Fall!
What about Rebounding? Will ABC look at that?
My prediction is that a new TGIF is launched and it will be (based on the shows that were picked up)
8 – Last Man Standing
830 – Malibu Country
9 – The Family Tools
930 – The Neighbors
With Midseason entry being How to Live with Your Parents.
Keep living in Fantasyland. Fridays aren’t the place for sitcoms anymore.
Mickey Mouse does very well with sitcoms on Disney Channel on Friday nights. As does Nickelodeon.
That’s cable – very different from broadcast in terms of what level of audience is acceptable.
On broadcast, Fridays are for sci fi cult shows that get a small but loyal audience. It’s the best anyone can do on that night.
Are you saying that if CBS or ABC shifted their comedy nights to Friday, all of a sudden nobody would watch? Please, scripted programming can work on Fridays in the comedy department and this Fall you’re fixed to find that out first hand son
I would much rather see them bring back GCB.
Me too.
No surprise here as I heard ABC loved the concept and Reba is a huge selling point too, after the success she had with her own show on the old WB and then CW. Knew Allen’s show would get picked up as well.
Thank for the info Nellie.Very good news!!
Have definitely missed Reba!!!
So ABC is going to take a look at Daddy’s Girls & Ladyfriends?? That should be interesting. They should take a peek at Downwardly Mobile too.
Totally Agree about Downwardly Mobile! They should look at & pick up Downwardly Mobile and The Manzanis and could create a block with those shows and Last Man Standing and Malibu Country.That’d be just as great as their other nights of comedy.
So “Downwardly Mobile” is truly, officially dead at NBC?
Cool. Reba is enjoyable. Sounds like a decent option for ABC. (Anything seems better than Work It…)
Is Americana definitely dead? That, and Nashville, were the pilots that sounded most promising to me!
1st of all, so very thrilled to have Reba back on TV. I would also like to see ABC snatch Downwardly Mobile. I’d watch it just to see Roseanne and John back at work together. All and all, a good batch. Maybe TV worth watching again.