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By April MacIntyre Oct 9, 2009, 14:28 GMT

Heaton, Cox-Arquette comedy magic on ABC, Grammer TBD

Network comedies are an elusive thing. Most of them stultify. Few really hit on all cylinders and make someone laugh out loud. The prematurely axed "Testees" on FX was a daring and truly funny jaw-dropper of a comedy, yet never found an audience to keep it afloat. Patricia Heaton -

Patricia Heaton -

Patricia Heaton - "The Middle," takes Patricia Heaton on a mid-life romp through all the predictable pitfalls of modern American middle-class life and parenthood. Heaton is a TV comedy pro, and her partner from "Scrubs," Neil Flynn, no slouch either in that department, have a good chemistry. © Chris Hatcher / PR PhotosAnd don't even get me started on NBC's "Community."ABC reupped three of its four new fall comedies: the single-camera half-hours "Modern Family," "Cougar Town" and "The Middle.""Modern Family," a well-received new series by TV critics, and the Courteney Cox-starring "Cougar Town" have done well in the ratings tally."The Middle," takes Patricia Heaton on a mid-life romp through all the predictable pitfalls of modern American middle-class life and parenthood. Heaton is a TV comedy pro, and her partner from "Scrubs," Neil Flynn, no slouch either in that department, have a good chemistry.The ABC comedy still on the roof is Kelsey Grammer's "Hank."

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