Theater News

Andre Braugher, Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin, Vanessa Williams Set for New ABC Series

Vanessa Williams
(© Tristan Fuge)
Vanessa Williams
(© Tristan Fuge)

ABC has announced its 2012-2013 primetime schedule, which includes 10 new shows set for either fall or midseason.


The new series include the comedy Malibu Country, about a music legend who leaves Nashville for Southern California, starring Grammy Award winner and Broadway veteran Reba McEntire, alongside Sara Rue, Jai Rodriguez, and Lily Tomlin.


Other series include the supernatural thriller 666 Park Avenue, which will feature Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams; Last Resort, about a damaged submarine, which stars Andre Braugher and Tony nominee Sahr Ngauajah; and the comedy How to Live With Your Parents The Rest of Your Life, which will co-star Sarah Chalke and theater veterans Brad Garrett, Orlando Jones, and Elizabeth Perkins.


The network has also renewed many series including Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Revenge, Once Upon a Time, Suburgatory, Happy Endings, The Middle, Castle, Don’t Trust the B_ in Apt. 23, Private Practice, Scandal, and Dancing With the Stars, which will feature an all-star edition.