Hank

Parks and Recreation

Which Network's Two-Hour Comedy Block Do You Prefer?

Next Thursday, NBC's two-hour Thursday night powerhouse will be complete again with the season four premiere of 30 Rock — get a sneak peek here.

Next Thursday, NBC's two-hour Thursday night powerhouse will be complete again with the season four premiere of 30 Rock — get a sneak peek here. Meanwhile, ABC has just picked up its new comedies Modern Family, The Middle, and Cougar Town. With the addition of Hank, ABC now has a comedy block of its own, but which one do you prefer?

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Modern Family

First Look: ABC's New Comedies

Get ready, because Wednesday nights on ABC this Fall are going to look a lot like the clips below.

Get ready, because Wednesday nights on ABC this Fall are going to look a lot like the clips below. At the network's Upfront presentation today, ABC announced four new comedies as part of its 11 new shows: The highly anticipated Cougar Town starring Courteney Cox, Hank with Kelsey Grammer, The Middle with Patricia Heaton, and the mockumentary-style Modern Family. The four shows will air back-to-back on Wednesdays this Fall, leading into the new drama series Eastwick.

How do they look? Well, I think Hank and The Middle look an awful lot like shows that could have aired during ABC's family-friendly TGIF lineup back in the day. I can't get a good read on Modern Family yet from the clips. It's nice to see Courteney Cox doing comedy again in Cougar Town, though I'm not quite sold on the show yet — but I'm holding out hope.

To check out videos and photos from each of the four shows, just read more