ABC bets TV viewers will marvel at superhero show

Reuters ^ | Tue May 14, 2013 4:20pm EDT | Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine

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Walt Disney Co’s ABC network is tapping its blockbuster “Avengers” franchise for a new TV show, looking to reverse a ratings decline that put it last of the four largest networks among audiences coveted by advertisers.

The network is so confident in “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” that it scheduled the show on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. eastern time, where it will face off against TV’s top-rated scripted show, CBS’ crime juggernaut “NCIS.”

ABC plans to air a total eight new shows this fall, according to a schedule of its Fall lineup that was released by the network. It will also retool its long-running hit “Dancing with the Stars,” cutting it back from two nights to one after its ratings weakened.

Its “S.H.I.E.L.D.” offering is ABC’s first effort to translate the big-screen success of Disney’s Marvel comics movie franchise to television. …

[VRW Conspirator]

So, which one(s) is the gay, transgendered,conflicted over which sex it is?

Well, I am not watching it unless there is a gay superhero in it. /s

[longfellow]

I have a shield agent that was put in place of security by hitlary in my story on my blog way before benghazi. and of course he screws up everything.
see http://captainamericagroundzero.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html