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[11/09/09 - 06:19 PM]
Abc, the CW Plot Midseason Changes
Plus: "The Forgotten" gets five additional episodes while "Eastwick" will wrap its freshman run after 13 episodes.

[11/04/09 - 10:05 AM]
Let's Dance, New Comedic Dance Series Featuring Stars Competing for Charitable Grand Prizes, Premieres Monday, November 23
Kathy Griffin hosts the five-episode series, which wraps on Tuesday, December 15 at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/11/09 - 06:14 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 11
Updates include; ABC orders "Let's Dance"; TBS passes on "My Name Is Earl"; and Robert Buckley joins The CW's "One Tree Hill."







LET'S DANCE (ABC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
6/11/09 - 11/9/09
STATUS:
previously in development (2009-2010 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
five episodes
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, November 2009) Two-time Emmy Award winner and NY Times best-selling author Kathy Griffin ("My Life on the D-List") will host "Let's Dance," a new, comedic dance series from "American Idol" producers FremantleMedia North America that features stars competing for charity as they pay homage to some of the most famous movie, musical and pop video dance routines of all time. "Let's Dance" will kick off its five-episode run with a live 90-minute premiere episode on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET) following the Season 9 finale broadcast of "Dancing with the Stars" on the ABC Television Network. Additional episodes will air on Monday, Nov. 30, Mon., Dec. 7 and Mon., Dec. 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with the finale on Tues., Dec. 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kathy Griffin as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Antonia Hurford-Jones as EP
· James Sunderland as EP
· Tracy Verna Soiseth as CO-EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FremantleMedia North America
· Whizz Kid Productions