ABC thinks Ugly Betty looks just fine.
The Salma Hayek-produced comedy, which is based on a Colombian telenovela, has been picked up for a full season by the net. Betty has averaged 15.3 million viewers a week.
Ugly Betty has improved the time period for ABC by almost 100 percent in total viewers over the same period last year--from 7.8 million to 15.3 million. Combined with Grey's Anatomy, the show has helped ABC take on the CBS Thursday-night ratings block of Survivor and CSI.
Ugly Betty is based on Yo Soy Betty La Fea, a Colombian telenovela that has been translated into 30 languages. Betty stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a perky young woman who goes to work at fashion magazine Mode. Once there, she deals with prissy models, cutthroat coworkers, and her hapless boss.
"In just two weeks Ugly Betty has given us an impressive foothold leading into the Grey's Anatomy hour on Thursday night," said ABC president Stephen McPherson. "The show has proven to be competitive in a very strong time period, and we're thrilled with Ugly Betty's performance."
Ugly Betty is the third new season show to get picked up. Last week, NBC picked up sci-fi drama Heroes for a full season, and yesterday CBS gave the full-season go-ahead to nuclear drama Jericho.
Comments (36)
nice show
well, I m in europe and here they are showing Columbian version of "Ugly Betty".
I dont watch it but a lot of my friends do and all of them like it very much. it is very popular.
I 'll probably check american version when it come to our tv station.
Well Deserving! Good to see the Networks taking these risks and having them pay off!
I personally love Betty. I think the show is funny and awesome.
America Ferrera so deserves this!
This show is one of the most refreshing and entertaining shows to come along in the past several years.
I am familiar with the long runnign Spanish version of the show, and was very delighted when Salma Hayek decided to produce the English version, and hopeful that the rest of America would appreciate it as well.
Much as I love the programming on NBC, I dare say we have a new "must-see TV".
i LOVE this show!!! so funny
lol, awesome! this show is like a guilty pleasure to me.
yes!! I love this show!! :)
Good for ABC!
this is great news, this is definitely my favourite new show, I'm so happy that its getting picked up for a whole season, it a lot of fun to watch
Yea two of my new favorite shows this season are now safe Heroes and now Ugly Betty. Im glad that this shows are doing well I really like both of them
This is too exciting! Time will only tell for the other new shows though...
I never watched this show and I love the fact that another new show is getting a full season pickup. It seems that Heroes and Ugly Betty might be the only two new shows that will last the entire year.
Yeah! Go Betty! Never seen the American version, but the Colombian one was quite funny. In Argentina it was a huge success.
Hm...I think i'm gonna start watching this show. Everything i heard about it said it was great and now it gets picked up? count me in next week!
Personally, I'm glad that they picked it up for the full season. I'm beginning to enjoy this show a lot.
Yay Betty!!! I love UR show. America, UR my IDOL!!!!!
damn
I HATE this show! I actually watched it last week and kept getting distracted... two thumbs down for me. I can't figure out why Six Degrees is doing so badly. I find the story line of that show to be much more realistic.
I have never seen this show but it looks pretty stupid to me!
Thats good
That is great news!
Yes! The show is awesome! :D
sweet =)
YAY!!! More of the deliciously evil Vanessa Williams!
The tv.com staff should show the ordered shows in the "the axe" section.
Yuck. Should have cancelled it.
YES!!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!
=)
Yes. I so glad they are keeping this show on the air. I love this show and will keep watching it.
Yeah! This show is so funny. I am glad they picked it up.
Yeah! Picked another winner! Love Betty!!!!!
the show is very funny well in some spots
Great news! You go, Betty! Too bad that My Name Is Earl and The Office are opposite. Now I have to record one or the other because they are all too good to miss.
Hooray! Studio 60 next please!