ABC gives 'Christine' fallback planNetwork inks deal to air show if CBS passesMay 4, 2009, 11:00 PM ET
ABC has closed a back-up deal with series producer Warner Bros. TV that guarantees a full-season order to "Christine" if CBS doesn't pick up the show, sources said. This is the second consecutive year ABC has made such a pact for the multicamera sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a neurotic divorcee. The network's chief, Stephen McPherson, is considered a big fan of the show. For now, the odds are in favor of CBS renewing "Christine," which helped the network open a second comedy block on Wednesdays. But with the comedy going down to the wire every year with 11th-hour pickups at CBS, the back-up deal with ABC gives reassurances to "Christine's" producers, who are seeking to sell the series in syndication. ABC and WBTV declined comment. ABC gives 'Christine' fallback planNetwork inks deal to air show if CBS passesMay 4, 2009, 11:00 PM ET
CBS' bubble comedy series "The New Adventures of Old Christine" is assured of a 22-episode fifth-season order.
ABC has closed a back-up deal with series producer Warner Bros. TV that guarantees a full-season order to "Christine" if CBS doesn't pick up the show, sources said. This is the second consecutive year ABC has made such a pact for the multicamera sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a neurotic divorcee. The network's chief, Stephen McPherson, is considered a big fan of the show. For now, the odds are in favor of CBS renewing "Christine," which helped the network open a second comedy block on Wednesdays. But with the comedy going down to the wire every year with 11th-hour pickups at CBS, the back-up deal with ABC gives reassurances to "Christine's" producers, who are seeking to sell the series in syndication. ABC and WBTV declined comment.
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