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

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

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 - "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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