"Scrubs" likely to be back next season on NBC or ABC

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Scrubs a Near Lock for Next Fall
By Ben Grossman

Slayah...

Thanks for the great news!
Looking forward to the musical.

Thursday-night comedy Scrubs will be back for a seventh season on
either NBC or ABC, according to creator Bill Lawrence.

Obveeus...

I'm glad to hear that Scrubs will be back. What do you suppose ABC would
pair up with it, 'Emergency'?

With the Touchstone Television-produced show now in syndication,
Lawrence says, should NBC pass on bringing the show back, it will find
a home at Touchstone’s corporate cousin, ABC. "Since every produced
episode makes a ton of money for Touchstone," Lawrence says, "they
told us not to write a finale for this year."

David...

I guess by getting sold to Comedy Central, WGN and local stations at
the same time. The studio may have also worked out a deal where they
get to sell some of the advertising.

The show has a strong chance of returning to NBC next year, he adds.
"We’ve essentially been told that NBC is really happy with how we are
doing. I would say it’s better than a coin flip we are back on NBC."

Airing at 9 p.m. between The Office and rookie 30 Rock, Scrubs is
averaging a solid 3.5 rating/9 share in the adult 18-49 demo as part
of a Thursday-night comedy block that is cherished by NBC President
Kevin Reilly. At a median age of 36.1, it is the network’s
youngest-skewing primetime series.

"NBC isn’t the same juggernaut anymore," Lawrence says, "but it still
feels cool to be on Thursdays."

But he understands that there is less financial motivation for NBC to
keep the Touchstone-produced show on the network. "The show is a
dinosaur, on one network and completely owned by another," he
acknowledges.

And Touchstone continues to show faith in the show. The studio
greenlighted a Jan. 18 musical episode at double the cost of a typical
installment.

Lawrence also says that the show would not continue without star Zach
Braff, but he "feels pretty good" that Braff is on board for a seventh
and final season.

Obveeus...

If Garden State represents his film ability, he better stick with Scrubs'
money making machine as long as possible before he turns into an 'art house'
actor.

altec3220...

Excellent! Scrubs just keeps going strong.