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ABC Moves “Ugly Betty” to Fridays

Will DuPree — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:29:00 +0000

The alphabet network announced today that “Ugly Betty” fans will have to wait until Fridays next fall to get their fix of Betty and her friends.

“I love the show [and] America [Ferrera] is one of our biggest stars,” Stephen McPherson, the ABC president, said according to Entertainment Weekly. “[But] you look at [Betty's declining ratings on] Thursday night…You have to make some bold moves sometimes. To me, I’d love to see [Betty] have a great run on Friday night the way Ghost Whisperer has [for CBS].”

Many TV viewers believe Fridays are a wasteland for shows, but McPherson said this is not Betty’s last shot at success.

Several tweeps are disappointed by the change:

carlytron ugly betty is moving to fridays in the fall. NOT COOL, ABC.

Wicked_1 @afterellen : Uh oh, Ugly Betty on Friday? That’s gonna kill this show. Even though I don’t watch it, but I respect it.

agaliney Ugly Betty to move to fridays?!?! WTF ABC!!! all the new show look terrible. so disappointed.

RARM @ work[break], reading up on the shows that were axed, and those that were renewed-thx Ausiello (Ugly Betty 2 Fridays is not a smart move)

Betty still fared much better than other ABC shows. In releasing their fall 2009 TV lineup, ABC also confirmed “Cupid,” “The Unusuals,” “According to Jim,” “Samantha Who?” and “In the Motherhood” have all been canceled.

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“Samantha Who?” and “Sarah Connor” Canceled

Colleen Cusumano — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:22:00 +0000

ABC’s “Samantha Who?” and Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” will not be returning in the fall, according to news reports.

“Samantha Who?,” starring Christina Applegate, was originally expected to return to the ABC lineup, but was unable to tighten its budget enough to come back for what would have been the show’s third season.

According to Variety, ABC looked to cut around $500,000 by making several changes including switching from single camera shooting to using multiple cameras. The series, however, became less of a priority after ABC picked up 10 new series. Although “Samantha” showed great promise on Mondays, it began to falter when it switched to ABC’s Thursday night lineup.

Twitterers were caught by surprise after the announcement:

kraulspace @pamelaribon My condolences. My mom and I bonded (not in a matching red jacket way) over Samantha Who? Nothing else makes us both laugh.

amandabedgood @AccentOnLife say is isn’t so of Samantha Who? Such a cute show!

voyage2k @EWPopWatch That’s really stupid! Samantha Who? was a very clever and funny show!

Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” also suffered a similar fate. Although the show had promising numbers in its Monday time slot, the viewership fell after it was moved mid-season to Fridays.

Both “Dollhouse” and “Sarah Connor” were up in the air for third season renewals and Fox ultimately felt “Dollhouse” was the best bet, giving it a renewal, according to TV Guide.

Even with “Terminator Salvation” due out in theaters this summer, Fox said buzz for the movie will not bring the show back. The show “has completed its run — and I think it had a nice little run,” Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said in the article. “We make no apologies. It had a huge launch … and we gave it a lot of support. We tried, but it’s time to move on.”

Twitterers shared their disappointment:

in_wausau Very sad The Sarah conner chronicals is cancelled. Stupid fox!

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creativemelissa Terminator: the sarah connor chronicals has been cancelled for the Fall. I’m sad.

KimberlyP I officially loathe FOX. First Firefly, now Sarah Connor Chronicals canceled. *sob* http://tinyurl.com/ppqnod

scorpiotn1 Terminator Sarah Conner Chronicals has been canceled, Screw you FOX i hate you now !!

lulugirl1230 http://bit.ly/F3CJv
via @addthis My hubby will be upset, he love “the Sarah Connor Chronicals”

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Christina Applegate is PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful

Shari Weiss — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:18:00 +0000

PEOPLE Magazine unveiled its annual Most Beautiful issue today, with Christina Applegate on the cover.

The “Samantha Who?” star says she “started to come into my own in my late 20s and early 30s.”

According to the interview, part of Applegate’s confidence stems from her battle with breast cancer last year. Applegate had a double mastectomy but thankfully didn’t need chemotherapy or radiation.

Twitterers raved about the decision:

MsRumsey Congrats to Christina Applegate, cover girl on People Mag’s 100 most beautiful. Its true.

stacia_naquin People’s “Most Beautiful” list came out today. At the top of the list — Christina Applegate. Good choice People Mag!

kathrynzj Try to stay away from celeb drivel but props to @peoplemag for naming Christina Applegate most beautiful.

Rkeps Love Christina Applegate! She definetly belongs on the cover of the 100 Most Beautiful issue of PEOPLE mag.

KellyWinnFM christina applegate is people’s most beautiful this year, so cool

jackalackin Christina Applegate is the People mag most beautiful person. I wish they would have used a Kelly Bundy era pic, though.

rosenfie Really glad to see Christina Applegate on the cover of People’s 100 most beautiful. Good for her!!

ashthompson Is usually love Perez, but labelling ‘People’ naming breast cancer survivor, Christina Appelgate, most beautiful a travesty is not cool!!

Kate Hudson graced the cover of last year’s Most Beautiful issue.

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