ABC New Shows

A week ahead of announcing their new fall schedule, ABC have given the green light to a bunch of shows. Among them are The Nine, a new drama from Without A Trace creator Hank Steinberg. Among the cast - Scott Wolf (Party of Five), Chi McBride Tim Daly and Kim Raver, who presumably then won't be back in 24 next year.

There is a new JJ Abrams show Six Degrees which features Campbell Scott and Hope Davis (who starred in the fab movie Secret Lives of Dentists together), Bridget Moynahan and Erika Christensen. The Taye Diggs drama Daybreak has also been picked up. There are three new comedies on the schedule, In Case of Emergency with David Arquette, Help Me Out with Ted Danson and Notes from the Underbelly which has Barry Sonnenfeld behind it.