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ABC Studios is a leader in the development, production and strategic distribution of entertainment content across television and emerging digital platforms. As a key content driver for the ABC Entertainment Group, the studio has produced multiple seasons of such primetime series as "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives," "Lost," "Castle," "Brothers & Sisters," "Private Practice," "Army Wives" and "Criminal Minds," which have fed the company's distribution pipelines worldwide with programming and related product lines. During Fall 2012 (10 Complete Weeks from 9/24-12/02/12), ABC Studios claimed 7 of the top 20 broadcast dramas among Adults 18-49, the most for any studio, with "Grey's Anatomy," "Once Upon a Time," "Criminal Minds," "Revenge," "Nashville," "Castle" and "Scandal." In addition, ABC Studios delivered 2 of TV's top 3 most-watched new comedies overall with "Malibu Country" (No. 1) and "The Neighbors" (No. 3). ABC Studios continued its history of producing memorable television programming with the orders of seven new series for the 2012-2013 television season ("Malibu Country," "Zero Hour," "Red Widow," "The Neighbors," "Family Tools," "Nashville" and "Mistresses"), along with the renewal of "Perception" on TNT, comedy "Cougar Town" premiering on TBS on January 8, 2013, and new drama "Devious Maids" premiering on Lifetime in 2013. |