ABC announces its fall schedule

May 19, 2009 | 5:38 am

ABC picked up 11 new shows for fall. The network announced its fall schedule in Manhattan today. As expected, the new fall and mid-season series are: “Cougar Town,” “The Deep End,” “Eastwick,” “Flash Forward,” “The Forgotten,” “Hank," “Happy Town,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” "V" and a new reality series ordered today, "Shark Tank," which premieres in summer and also wo;; run in fall.

“Better Off Ted,” “Castle,” “Scrubs” and “True Beauty” join previously announced returning series “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost,” “Private Practice,” “Supernanny,” “Ugly Betty,” “Wife Swap” and “20/20.” “Saturday Night College Football” also will return.

"Shark Tank," is a competition reality show executive produced by Mark Burnett ("Survivor"). It gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to become successful – and possibly wealthy – business people. But the entrepreneurs must first try to persuade five tough, multimillionaire tycoons to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding they need to jump-start their ideas.

Here is the fall lineup:

MONDAY
8 p.m. “Dancing With the Stars” (two hours)
10 p.m. “Castle”

TUESDAY
8 p.m.    “Shark Tank”
9 p.m.    “Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show”
10 p.m.    “The Forgotten”

WEDNESDAY
8 p.m.        “Hank”
8:30 p.m.    “The Middle”
9 p.m.    “Modern Family”
9:30 p.m.    “Cougar Town”
10 p.m.    “Eastwick”

THURSDAY
8 p.m.    “Flash Forward”
9 p.m.    “Grey’s Anatomy”
10 p.m.    “Private Practice”

FRIDAY
8 p.m.    “Supernanny”
9 p.m.    “Ugly Betty”
10 p.m.    “20/20”

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

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

“The Bachelor” will air Monday nights from 8 to 10 p.m. following the run of “Dancing With the Stars.” “Scrubs” and “Better Off Ted” will air at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively, following the run of “Dancing With the Stars: The Results Show.”

Gone forever: "Cupid," "The Unusuals" and Samantha Who?" "According to Jim" will end on June 2. The network is on the fence about "Surviving Suburbia."

-- Maria Elena Fernandez