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Bubba: Will Dr. Kelso be returning to Sacred Heart Hospital next year when Scrubs moves to ABC?Word on the street is that Kelso will be appearing now and again while on his retirement at home, but that they will bring in a new chief to run the Scrubs hospital.

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Question: Now that we officially know Scrubs is returning on ABC as a mid-season show, I only have one question: How many new episodes will we be getting? — Mike
Ausiello: Eighteen episodes, but there's a twist. Several twists, in fact. Check my Ausiello Report blog later this week for more on that.

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Scrubs Will return Tuesday, September 2nd at 9:00pm according to the hollywood reporter

Scrubs Will Be airing Tuesdays After Dancing with the Stars finishes its fall run

8:00 E/P Opportunity Knocks
9:00 E/P Scrubs
9:30 E/P The Goode Family (NEW SERIES)

Scrubs: Season... 9?

ABC's new schedule and the future for Scrubs

ABC had posters set up for most of its fall shows at their New York headquarters today, at a press conference held by ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson to announce the network's fall lineup. And while not unexpected, it was indeed a bit strange to see a poster for Scrubs with the cast's smiling faces, and the ABC logo underneath. Yes, as everyone knew, the much-discussed rumors are true and Scrubs is moving from NBC to ABC for an eighth season, consisting of 18 episodes. As fans are well aware, Season 7 was intended to be the final one, until the strike cut it short with several episodes not completed. Scrubs has never been a ratings powerhouse and McPherson was asked what prompted the pickup. He said, "Due to the fact that it's been in 17 time periods on [NBC] and they rarely promote it, if at all, the fact that it's pulling [the ratings it does] on Thursday and actually performs better than anything but The Office, we think it's really a great addition for us. It helps us as we're expanding our comedy brand. We had a lot of success with Samantha Who?, but you have to build on success. This gives us a real opportunity to have another piece to play with."It has been presumed that Season 8 was the show's chance at a do-over for a final season, and would certainly be the end… But not so fast. Asked if the show could continue past next season, McPherson replied, "We're taking it year by year. For us it was a strategic move to get it for this year. Depending on how it does, we'll look at next year. And they've been taking it that way for the last year and a half, really." McPherson also confirmed that the entire cast was back.

Zach Braff will be back in Scrubs for Season 8... and perhaps beyond.McPherson noted that storywise, "There's a chief of medicine coming in that I think is going to spark a kind of whole new dynamic in the office and there are things that [Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence] wasn't able to accomplish that he's excited about. Bill has been a big reason that we got behind this, because he's so excited to keep going. He's a guy who's actually stuck with his own show, which I love. He knows it in and out and he loves it and he has such a passion for it, so when he came and pitched me on what it could be and where it was going, that was a big factor."I asked McPherson if he indeed was saying that there was even the possibility of the show continuing into a ninth season and he told me, "It could, exactly. It's just hard to know. They didn't have [cast contact] options this year. They went to the cast and said, 'Do you guys want to do it?' and they said yes."

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'Scrubs' is sewn up; goes to ABC

Like a tipsy party guest, it's going to be pretty tough for "Scrubs" to gracefully exit NBC.
The network's final "Scrubs" episode will air Thursday, ending its seven-season run. But you'd never know it from watching NBC or perusing the entertainment media. At the conclusion of a recent episode, viewers were simply urged to check out the show's interactive features on NBC.com.
The super low-key exit for "Scrubs" is tied to what has become the worst-kept secret in Hollywood: "Scrubs" is moving to ABC.
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The long-pending deal for ABC to pick up 18 episodes of "Scrubs" next season is essentially done.
Production has been under way for weeks, while the cast and crew have been encouraged to keep quiet. A television studio producing a drama costing more than $1 million per episode without anybody saying who the episodes are for is considered highly unusual, if not a little weird.
"This has been a rumor for a month, but everyone will know the outcome May 13 during our upfronts," says Charissa Gilmore, ABC Studio's vice president of media relations. Gilmore added that if this were to happen, it wouldn't be a major leap because ABC Studios produces the show, although it currently airs on the Peacock network.
A network spokesperson said NBC will run promos for the final "Scrubs" episode and gamely bill it as "a season finale" rather than "a series finale."

NBC plans low-key exit for ABC-bound 'Scrubs'

NBC plans low-key exit for ABC-bound 'Scrubs'

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Like a tipsy party guest, it's going to be pretty tough for "Scrubs" to exit NBC gracefully.
The network's final "Scrubs" episode airs next week, concluding its run with the network after seven seasons. But you'd never know it from watching NBC or perusing the entertainment media.
At the conclusion of what was the comedy's third-to-last episode on NBC Thursday, viewers were simply urged to check out the show's interactive features on NBC.com. The usual array of creator and cast interviews that usually accompany the final episodes of a concluding series are likewise largely absent.
The super low-key exit for "Scrubs" is tied to what's become the worst-kept secret in Hollywood: that the veteran comedy is moving to ABC. The long-pending deal for ABC to pick up 18 episodes of "Scrubs" for next season is effectively, pretty much, essentially, done.
Production has been under way for weeks, while cast and crew have been encouraged to keep quiet. A television studio producing a drama costing north of $1 million per episode without anybody saying who the episodes are for is considered highly unusual, if not a little weird.
ABC plans to confirm the acquisition at next month's "upfront" presentation to advertisers.
Holding series pickup news until the upfronts is a typical network strategy. In the case of "Scrubs," ABC also is waiting for the show to end its NBC run. NBC came out swinging when news of the series' move to ABC first leaked, accusing the show's producer ABC Studios of violating NBC's right of first negotiation. The parties have since patched things up, but a premature celebration by ABC could inflame the situation.
That leaves NBC in the similarly odd position of promoting a farewell to a longtime series that's headed across the dial.A network spokesperson said NBC will run promos for the final "Scrubs" episode and gamely bill it as "a season finale" rather than "a series finale." Back in 2001, WB Network called its last episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" the "WB series finale" rather than acknowledge the show had scored a second life on UPN.
In an interesting twist, "Scrubs"' stock has shown some life on NBC recently.
When paired with NBC's hit "The Office" since the conclusion of the Hollywood writers strike, the medical comedy has outperformed its average last year by 17% among adults 18-49, a demographic coveted by advertisers. But the show's real test will come when it moves to ABC, where it will likely have to help jump start a freshman comedy.
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