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ABC adds summer premieres for 'Gates,' 'Scoundrels' and 'Rookie Blue'

Virginia Madsen, Missy Peregym, Greg Smith and Frank Grillo topline summer dramas

By Daniel Fienberg Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 3:58 PM

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ABC is going all out this summer, with a slate that includes the series premiere of three scripted shows and a wide variety of unscripted offerings. 
 
In all, ABC will be airing some manner of original programming on four nights of the week through the summer. Sorry Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
 
ABC had already announced parts of its summer plans. 
 
We knew that "The Bachelorette" was premiering from 9-11 on May 24 and moving to its regular 8-10:02 slot the following week, joined by the premiere of "True Beauty." 
 
We also knew that "Wipeout" would have a two-hour sneak peek on Tuesday, June 1, with a two-hour premiere on June 22 and its first regular hour-long airing the following week, coupled with the premiere of the new show "Downfall," in which contestants ask questions for a million bucks while standing on the top of a skyscraper.
 
We knew "Dating in the Dark" would return at 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9, but we now also know that it will be paired with the "Bachelor" meets "Big Brother" series "Bachelor Pad," which will air from 8-10 p.m. 
 
Other unscripted shows landing premieres are "Boston Med" (Thursday, June 24 at 10 p.m.), the second season of "Shaq Vs." (Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 9 p.m.) and "Head Cases" (Thursday, Aug. 19 at 10 p.m.).
 
On the scripted side, ABC will go with two hours of new dramas on Sunday nights, starting on June 20, with "The Gates" at 9 p.m. and "Scoundrels" at 10 p.m.
 
Described as a supernatural crime drama set in a gated community, "The Gates" comes from the same Fox TV Studios pipeline that brought such international co-productions as "Menta" and "Defying Gravity." It stars Frank Grillo, Marisol Nichols, Rhona Mitra, Luke Mably, Travis Caldwell, Skylar Samuels, Colton Haynes, Victoria Platt, Janina Gavankar, Chandra West and Justin Miles.
 
"Scoundrels" is based on the series from New Zealand and focuses on a matriarch trying to straighten out her family of criminals. Virginia Madsen, David James Elliot, Patrick Flueger, Leven Rambin, Vanessa Marano, Carlos Bernard, Jessalyn Wanlim, Jessica Collins and Michael Bowen star.
 
Also on the scripted front, ABC will premiere "Rookie Blue" on Thursday, June 24 at 9 p.m. Formerly titled "Copper," the Canadian production looks at the lives of first-year cops and stars Missy Peregrym, Greg Smith, Ben Bass, Enuka Okuma, Eric Johnson, Travis Milne, Charlotte Sullivan, Noam Jenkins, Matt Gordon and Malanie Nicholls-King.
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A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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    forg

    Well I guess they are keeping all the Wednesday sitcoms on rerun for the whole summer, the rerun numbers especially for Modern Family are decent enough compared to ABC drama reruns. I hope ABC could sneak in the two unaired episodes of Better Off Ted as well for burnoff on the hole on the comedy block.
    And it would be cool if they could also burnoff the 2 unaired episodes of Eastwick on Saturday at 10pm like last year's case with Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money :D

    April 7, 2010 at 8:52PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Morg

    Hopefully ABC will air the five remaining episodes of Defying Gravity, especially considering the Constellation Awards released their nominations yesterday and Defying Gravity made a clean sweep earning nominations in every category! No other show or film pulled this off. The nominations were solely based on fans votes.

    Best Male Performance in a 2009 Science Fiction Television Episode
    • Ron Livingston, for “Defying Gravity”, episode “Kiss”
    Best Female Performance in a 2009 Science Fiction Television Episode
    • Laura Harris, for “Defying Gravity”, episode “Kiss”
    Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2009
    • “Defying Gravity”
    Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2009 Science Fiction Film or Television Production
    • Stargate Studios, for visual effects in “Defying Gravity”
    Best Overall 2009 Science Fiction Film or Television Script
    • “Defying Gravity – Kiss”, written by James Parriott
    Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2009
    • “Defying Gravity” – Series produced in Canada.

    http://constellations.tcon.ca/

    April 7, 2010 at 10:34PM EST Reply to Comment



  • I am looking forward to seeing the new ABC series The Gates!! I love the supernatural/vampire idea!!! Also, my friend Skully's band Metisse is providing the music for the series!!! ABC requested their song Boom Boom Ba!! You can hear it at www.myspace.com/metisse or on YouTube (the new promo videos) :-0

    May 30, 2010 at 12:40PM EST Reply to Comment
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    R.M.S

    Once again America ruins another perfectly good program
    like Outrageous fortune with this crap over polished piece of ......well you get the idea,Get real America

    June 13, 2010 at 6:43AM EST Reply to Comment

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