Ed Martin Live at TCA: ABC Ends TCA with a Bang: Paula Abdul on “Dancing with the Stars,” “V” Moves from Midseason to November and More

The Summer 2009 Television Critics Associationtour ended Saturday on a high note, as ABC presented a very full day of panels for eight new fall shows and one new summer reality series (Shark Tank). In the middle of it all, ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPhersonmade what may be the most newsworthy remarks by any network executive since the tour began: ABC wants Paula Abdulon Dancing with the Stars!

"I definitely have reached out to her," McPherson told TCA members, sending a wave of new energy through the room during the final few hours of a 12-day marathon of press conferences and set visits. "We're friends from way back, so I gave her a call, first and foremost, just to say I was sorry about [her departure from American Idol] and also that we'd love to see her on ABC."

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