ABC’s announcement that it is cancelling Eastwick (which starred UB alum Rebecca Romijn) has fueled speculation that Ugly Betty might be moved from its Friday at 9 timeslot to Eastwick’s Wednesday spot.
Now, EOnline’s Kristin is reporting that ABC execs are seriously thinking about it. 
She says, “According to sources, ABC higher-ups are considering moving Ugly Betty to Wednesdays at 10 in January as part of a flashy relaunch of the show in an effort to save it. The thinking is that Betty would complement new hits Modern Family and Cougar Town nicely, and make ABC a solid destination for …read more

I don’t know what the heck this means.  ABC issued a press release saying that the 2-hour season premiere of Ugly Betty has been moved back a week to October 16th.
I have no idea what their reasoning is (some big competing event?  something big on cable?), but I’m pretty angry about this.  How many times can they jack around Ugly Betty fans with scheduling changes?  We are very loyal, but this is ridiculous!
But, I want to know why this decision was made almost at the last minute.  We’ve already had to wait longer than most other shows’ fans to …read more

Paula Abdul will NOT be appearing as a guest star on Ugly Betty after all.  An ABC source confirmed to the LA Times that talks between Abdul and the network had fallen apart and that she definitely would not be appearing on the show, as had been rumored.
As reported, Paula was slated to play a temp who befriended Becki Newton’s Amanda.  Dang it, I was really looking forward to that.
As we now know, Abdul will not be on Dancing With The Stars in either judge or contestant capacity.  So, Paula will not be appearing on ABC anytime soon.
It would …read more

ABC is airing “enhanced” episodes of Ugly Betty on Fridays through September 11.  They started last night with 3.20, Rabbit Test.
Click here to watch the episode on Hulu.com .
For those of you who are old enough to remember, these episodes slightly resemble the old VH1 show “Pop Up Video”, albeit with no annoying bubble sound.  From time to time, relevant facts about what is happening will pop up on the lower third of the screen.  This serves two purposes:
1) The fill in back story, for those who have never seen the show or those who had stopped watching the …read more

ABC has posted a teaser / recap Ugly Betty video in their YouTube channel.  This one is called The Key Ingredients of Ugly Betty.
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It is great to get Ugly Betty material, any Ugly Betty material this summer, especially since the show has a later than usual premiere date (October 9th).  Still, this one seems a little flat.
It’s the narrator.  He seems to be uninterested in the material.  (Mr. narrator, if you happen to come across this post, please know that I’m assuming you were just having a bad day ). 
ABC, for the next teaser, I nominate Buck Hollywood …read more

It’s been no secret that Ugly Betty is planning to give its lead character, Betty Suarez, an updated look in the upcoming season four. Both executive producer Silvio Horta and costume designer Patricia Field have stated or hinted, for example, that Betty’s braces are going to come off. They’ve also hinted that her "getting there but not quite there" fashion sense was going to evolve.
According to Ausiello, how much that look evolves is going to depend on focus groups being conducted by ABC.
The executives are "showing test audiences two scenes from early in the season, both featuring a newly …read more

Two months ago, Hulu, the video content provider, announced a deal with ABC to post that network’s content on its website.  That deal is now starting to come to fruition.
Episodes of Grey’s Anatomy  are now available on the site – five episodes from season five.
“Over the next two weeks, more ABC shows will launch on Hulu as part of our ongoing Hulu Days of Summer promotion, including current hits like I Survived a Japanese Game Show and The Superstars, as well as popular shows like Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and Scrubs,” a Hulu spokesman said.
Also to be available soon …read more

Here is the promo for Ugly Betty, The Complete Third Season on DVD:

Man, watching all those little snippets, I had forgotten how much the show changed over the course of season 3.   Those Lindsay Lohan scenes seem like they were from several seasons ago.  Some of them were pretty good, but I don’t think her appearance was worth it.  It certainly didn’t help the ratings. 
I am really looking forward to this DVD – I have a feeling several of the episodes will get better as they are viewed again (and in the context of what happened later …read more

ABC is already shuffling its summer schedule, pulling low-rated animated series The Goode Family from Wednesday nights.
That was quick.
But, the Mike Judge show isn’t totally dead: It’s moving to Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on June 12, slotted behind original episodes of “Surviving Suburbia”. At 9. 
“Wife Swap” currently airs Fridays from 8-9. ABC had previously decided to air repeats of “Samantha Who” Fridays from 9-10, starting this week– perhaps to warm up the timeslot for “Ugly Betty,” which relocates to the night in the fall.
As for me, I kind of wish Samantha Who? could find its way to the …read more

ABC doled out some early pickups for next fall today, and Ugly Betty was amongst them!  Depending on how you look at it, it was a surprise, yet it was not a surprise.
It wasn’t as much of a surprise to those who have been paying attention to what the ABC execs have been saying.  The surprise (at least to me), is that the show was included in early pickups before the “up fronts”, a distinction usually reserved for the strongest performing shows.
Along with Betty, in the announcement today were renewals for such stalwarts as Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Brothers and …read more