They ran this one during Ugly Betty episode 3.24, The Fall Issue, and it just made me smile.  To see many of the characters from the various ABC shows “living in one house” is wonderful.

This one, of course, heavily features Becki Newton as Amanda.  First, Ty Pennington annoys her with his megaphone.  Then, at the end, she opens the bathroom door to see Sloane from Grey’s Anatomy, looks him over, and says in disgust, “Puleeease…”  Next, she opens the door to find Hurley from Lost brushing his teeth, who exclaims, “Dude…”, which she lustily returns.

Also, there is a quick shot of “Betty” (I’m assuming it’s a look-alike) at about the :38 mark.

But, it’s Amanda and Hurley that make this promo.  That, and Supernanny telling the Wipeout guys to “clean your balls before you come in the house”.  (Wipeout returns tonight, if your inner 12-year-old is dying to be found again)

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“We’re returning our dominant core group of shows from last fall,” said McPherson. “The few openings we had we’ve filled with the kind of quality programming viewers have come to expect from ABC, and we have a very strong bench. As always, our focus is on delivering the best stories and most memorable characters on TV every day of the week, every week of the year.”

Luckily, ABC was smart enough to keep Ugly Betty in its most prime of primetime slots, the lead-in for Grey’s Anatomy. Grey’s is typically the number one ranked show in the key demographic, Women 18-34 (even beating out American Idol). Ugly Betty may be “the gayest show on television”, but I think that the producers and ABC executives know where their bread is buttered. The show’s refocusing on Betty’s character has started to pay dividends; the ratings were up for the first time in a while this past week. Betty came in second to Survivor: Micronesia with 8 million viewers.

Betty will live or die by young women viewers. Leading into Grey’s gives the show the best possible chance of success.
The only thing better would be leading into Desperate Housewives, but Extreme Makeover: Home Edition isn’t going anywhere (and who doesn’t love THAT show?).

I’m looking forward to seeing Life on Mars, and the it should be interesting to see the final season of Scrubs playing on ABC as a midseason show.

The full ABC schedule after the break.

MONDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
9:30 p.m. “Samantha Who?”
10:00 p.m. “Boston Legal”

TUESDAY:8:00 p.m. “Opportunity Knocks”
9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”
10:00 p.m. “Eli Stone”

WEDNESDAY:8:00 p.m. “Pushing Daisies”
9:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
10:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”

THURSDAY:8:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Life on Mars”

FRIDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Wife Swap”
9:00 p.m. “Supernanny”
10:00 p.m. “20/20”

SATURDAY:8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”

SUNDAY: 7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
9:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”

Source: ABC
Image: Newscom

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