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Options keep ABC, Fox's pilots flying


July 03, 2007 "Middle," from WBTV, is a single-camera family comedy starring Ricki Lake. Since both shows are owned by ABC, she could follow the lead of Kelly Ripa, who simultaneously starred on ABC's sitcom "Hope & Faith" and co-hosted ABC's "Live With Regis and Kelly." "Hill," also from WBTV, is a multicamera comedic soap set in Washington starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Eric Christian Olsen and Wendie Malick.

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