ABC offers to pick up "Christine" in CBS doesn't

[phrelin]

In the I'm not sure I care that much department, from The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i9813ed99c5e2b4f301ea5b71a66e8270): CBS' bubble comedy series "The New Adventures of Old Christine" is assured of a 22-episode fifth-season order. ABC has closed a back-up deal with series producer Warner Bros. TV that guarantees a full-season order to "Christine" if CBS doesn't pick up the show.

This is the second consecutive year ABC has made such a pact for the multicamera sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a neurotic divorcee. The network's chief, Stephen McPherson, is considered a big fan of the show. While the show is certainly better than alot of ABC comedies, I wouldn't know it was gone if it didn't appear in the schedule for me to record.

[BattleZone]

It's a pretty good show. Not great, but better than a lot of stuff on TV, and far better than yet another police or medical procedural or more reality TV.

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I'll take Better Off Ted before Christine any day.

[Drew2k]

I'll take Better Off Ted before Christine any day.Agreed, and I even have both series scheduled to be recorded each week. When ABC picked up Scrubs from NBC it went from SD to HD, so I wonder what kind of changes ABC would make if they picked up "Christine"?

[Herdfan]

I haven't watched it in a while, so is "new" Christine still on the show?

[BattleZone]

Yes, but only in every 3rd or 4th episode.

[Steve Mehs]

Great news, I hope it stays on CBS,this is one of the very few sitcoms I not only enjoy, but actually find funny. I hope Gary Unmarried makes the cut as well.