ABC will be moving UGLY BETTY to Fridays at 9pm ET this fall. The show has air in the Thursday at 8pm ET timeslot for its first three seasons. "I love the show [and] America [Ferrera] is one of our biggest stars," says ABC president Stephen McPherson. "[But] you look at [BETTY's declining ratings on] Thursday night and we think we have a big opportunity with Flash Forward. You have to make some bold moves sometimes. To me, I'd love to see [BETTY] have a great run on Friday night the way GHOST WHISPERER has [for CBS]."
Wednesday's will be all-new with HANK, THE MIDDLE, MODERN FAMILY, COUGAR TOWN (GH's Carolyn Hennesy will appear) and EASTWICK (DAYS' Ashley Benson is featured).
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, GREY'S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE and CASTLE will maintain their current timeslots.
DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS
