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ABC to reduce comedy shows
MUMBAI: Bringing an extreme makeover of its primetime schedule for next season, ABC network is expected to reduce its comedy programme strength from 10 shows to eight.
The schedule will also include four hours of reality programing, including the newcomer Wife Swap.
The network is said to be relying on reality series Wife Swap, based on a British format about two mothers who swap households. Freshman drama Life as We Know It is scheduled for the 9 pm. slot, while newsmagazine Primetime Thursday will be aired at 10 p.m.
ABC News will have Elizabeth Vargas as co-anchor with John Stossel of 20/20, replacing Barbara Walters. Walters had revealed her plans to step down in January.
MUMBAI: The ladies are back for one last round. Prime Video will premiere the fourth and final season of Four More Shots Please! on December 19, closing out a decade-long journey for the International Emmy-nominated series that helped redefine women-led storytelling in India.
The show will stream exclusively on Prime Video in India and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Produced by Pritish Nandy Communications and created by Rangita Pritish Nandy and Ishita Pritish Nandy, the new season is directed by Arunima Sharma and Neha Parti Matiyani.
Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J and Maanvi Gagroo return as the fearless foursome, joined once again by Prateik Babbar, Lisa Ray, Milind Soman, Rajeev Siddhartha and Ankur Rathee.
Rangita Pritish Nandy, president and creative director, Pritish Nandy Communications, called the finale the crescendo of a story built on friendship, flaws and fierce independence, and credited Prime Video for backing its bold voice from the start.
Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals, Prime Video India, praised the series as the original disruptor that sparked cultural conversations and broke barriers for women-fronted narratives.
Glitz, grit and girl power: the final toast promises to go out with a bang. Cheers to one last shot.
