Yeah, you read that title right, and I lead off with the best news (in my humble opinion).
ABC has reportedly renewed the workplace sitcom Better Off Ted for a second season, despite low average ratings that hovered in the neighborhood of 4 million viewers. Season Two will likely consist of about 13 episodes, including the handful still on the shelf from the recently ended freshman season.
Ted’s slightly less low-rated Wednesday-night companion Scrubs will return, as well, for a ninth season, with Zach Braff having already signed on the dotted line to come back for six episodes. However, the …read more

Former Firefly star, recent Desperate Housewives cast member, and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog villain Nathan Fillion has a new ABC series premiering tonight, the mystery novelist/cop romantic dramedy Castle.
The premiere episode “Flowers for Your Grave” — which was directed by X-Files veteran Rob Bowman, I should add — introduces viewers to Fillion’s renowned mystery novelist Richard Castle . Bored to tears with his popularity and success, Castle gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shake up his life when he learns that a copycat killer is staging actual murders from scenes depicted in his best-selling novels.
After smart, tough, and persistent …read more

Each and every one of the following series recently given the green light by ABC has comedy thrown into the mix. A couple I’ve mentioned in the past.
Dramedies
CASTLE: In this crime-procedural dramedy, Nathan Fillion stars as the title character Nick Castle, a famous mystery novelist who is bored with his own success. When a real-life copycat murderer starts staging scenes from his novels, Nick partners with NYPD Detective Kate Beckett and realizes he loves the challenge and rush of helping solve the crime. However, Nick and Kate’s styles instantly clash, leading to both danger and a hint …read more