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The most talked-about new shows announced by ABC at its upfront presentation yesterday were Traveler and The Nine, according to AdAge. Traveler is based on terrorist related themes, while The Nine follows nine people as they try to move forward after an earth-shattering event that affected all of their lives.
Two so-called “chick” shows for Friday night also seem promising, according to the article: Betty the Ugly focuses on a “none-too-good-looking” girl who is assistant to the son of the owner of Vogue magazine, and Men in Trees takes the point of view of men in a town in Alaska.
Unlike NBC which focused much of its upfront hoopla on digital, ABC mentioned the medium hardly at all. Instead, the presentation included shenanigans from William Shatner and ABC’s entertainment president Steve McPherson. McPherson, claiming he had lost a bet with comedian Jimmy Kimmel over who would win Dancing with the Stars, began to dance the cha-cha with a scantily clad ballroom dancer. Dancing the cha-cha in front of a large crowd was, apparently, the price for losing the bet.
AdAge has posted the season schedule for ABC, NBC and CBS here.
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