"The Nine" Returns to ABC August 1

There is a good news and a bad news about the return of ABC's bank robbery flashback drama "The Nine".

The good news is that, beginning August 1, ABC has decided to air the remaining 6 unaired episodes of the drama which was pulled last fall after generating very disappointing ratings in the post-LOST slot on Wednesday nights.

Those fans who are expecting to learn what really happened and see a definitive conclusion to all storylines will be disappointed to hear that the drama's central plot is not resolved by the final, 13th episode.

Tim Daly (ABC's "Private Practice"), Lourdes Benedicto (ABC's "Cashmere Mafia"), Kim Raver (NBC's "Lipstick Jungle") and Chi McBride (ABC's "Pushing Daisies") are 4 of the 10-member ensemble cast who already have new jobs this coming TV season.

NBC has recently begun burning off the 8 unaired episodes of its canceled abduction drama "Kidnapped" which battled "The Nine" earlier this season in the Wednesdays at 10 p.m. slot.

The fans of the Dana Delany and Jeremy Sisto fronted series have already been able to see those final episodes on NBC.com as well as on the DVD release. Nevertheless, the Peacock network began the "Kidnapped" burn-off on June 25, Sundays at 12:00 a.m.

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Winter Press Tour: "Daybreak", "The Nine" Should Return

ABC's president Steve McPherson has said today at the Winter Press Tour event that although "The Nine" has ceased production the network should be airing the remaining episodes later in the season.

As TV Guide reports, if aired, the final episode of "The Nine" will not answer the question what happened at the bank.

Meanwhile, the network is still trying to clear music copyright issues for their online run of the Taye Diggs drama "Daybreak" and hopes to begin streaming the unaired episodes over the official ABC.com website at the end of February.

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"UGLY BETTY" TOP NEW SHOW

The brilliant ABC Thursday night comedy "Ugly Betty" is the #1 new network TV program in America this season.

According to a new Season Rankings Report published today, the Salma Hayek-produced series ranks #14 this season, the highest ranking among all new network TV shows proving how right ABC was to move this hilarious comedy from its original timeslot on Friday nights.

"Ugly Betty" and "Heroes", the fourth highest rated new program this season are especially successful as they were able to premiere to strong numbers without a proper lead-in (unlike "Shark" and "Brothers and Sisters" which get a lot of help from "CSI" and "Desperate Housewives"). They also lost very little of that premiere audience in week #2 and "Heroes" then even managed to grow in week #3.

Here is the rundown of the top-5 new shows, their respective positions, and viewership levels.

1. UGLY BETTY (#14, ABC, 15,29 million viewers)
2. SHARK (#19, CBS, 14,52 million)
3. BROTHERS AND SISTERS (#22, ABC, 14,16 million)
4. HEROES (#24, NBC, 13,53 million)
5. THE NINE (#28, ABC, 11,91 million)

"Heroes" has already been renewed for a full season. Unless something goes wrong in the next week or so, expect full-season pick-ups for the top-3 shows very soon.