ABC says "Arrested Development" pickup unlikely

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'Arrested Development' a 'Long Shot' for ABC
By Rick Porter

And now, the last "Arrested Development" story from the Television
Critics Association midseason press tour.

Speaking to reporters Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Television Critics
Association press tour, ABC Entertainment chief Steve McPherson
acknowledged his love for the show but also said chances are slim it
would land on his network next fall.

"I don't really foresee" a situation in which ABC picks up the
Emmy-winning series, which is likely on its last legs at FOX. Earlier

Tony Calguire...

Thank God. ABC was absolutely the wrong place for it.

Rob Jensen...

ITA. ABC would have cancelled it after one episode.

-- Rob

in the week, FOX head Peter Ligouri acknowledged it was "highly
unlikely" that he'd pick it up for a fourth season, although the
network has yet to cancel it outright.

"I just love that show. I believe I can market that show really well,"
McPherson says. That said, he considers it "a long shot" that
"Arrested" will wind up on ABC in the fall.

That would apparently leave Showtime as the show's last, best hope for
new life. Thursday, Showtime's Robert Greenblatt said the pay-cable
network and "Arrested" producer 20th Century Fox TV have been
discussing a deal for the show. He also said he would only want the
series if creator Mitch Hurwitz remains in charge, and Hurwitz hasn't
made that decision yet.