ABC orders more "What About Brian?" scripts

from the hollywood reporter

By Nellie Andreeva

ABC has ordered four additional scripts of "What About Brian."

Alex W...

What's the point? Sarah Lancaster isn't a regular on the show anymore.

GarondoMarondo...

That sounds like a bonus to me!

Alex W...

She's pretty much the only reason I watched the show as long as I did!
(notice the use of past tense).

GarondoMarondo...

Well, she almost destroyed Everwood during her time there so I can't
ever see her a reason to watch something.

..
Garondo Marondo!

Meanwhile, NBC has pulled freshman drama "Kidnapped" off the schedule.

As a midseason entry last season, "Brian" had received an initial
order of 13 episodes for its sophomore season.

"Brian," from Touchstone TV and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Prods., has
held on to more than 80% of its demo lead-in from "The Bachelor" but
has regularly finished third in the Monday 10 p.m. slot. However, on
Oct. 16, the relationship drama edged NBC's star-studded "Studio 60 on
the Sunset Strip" for the second place in the hour among adults 18-49.

Freshman ABC series "Ugly Betty" and "Brothers & Sisters" have been
picked up for a full season. All other scripted ABC shows with initial
13-episode orders except "Six Degrees"-- "The Nine," "Help Me Help
You" and "Men in Trees" -- have been given orders for four additional
scripts.

After three low-rated airings in its original Wednesday 10 p.m. time
slot, serialized thriller "Kidnapped" was moved to Saturdays where it
ran for two weeks before the network yanked it on Tuesday. For the
next three weeks, NBC will air repeats of "Law & Order: Criminal
Intent" in the Saturday 9 p.m. slot.

NBC is in talks with "Kidnapped" producer Sony Pictures TV to run the
eight unaired episodes on NBC.com with a new episode eyed to premiere
every Friday. There is a possibility for the eight episodes to get a
second window on the network in some format, with a "Kidnapped"
marathon considered as an option.

NBC already said it won't order more segments of the show starring
Jeremy Sisto beyond the original 13-episode order, which is slated to
wrap production next week.

This is the second scripted NBC series to be headed to NBC.com after a
quick cancellation. Back in January, the network's midseason drama
"The Book of Daniel" also ended up online after three weeks on the
air.