Scrubs 2.0 Promo Poster - Season 9 Premieres Tuesday, Dec 1st on ABC

The Blot’s been pretty mum on Scrubs Season 9 for a couple of reasons, but mainly because I have no idea how to feel about it. While it’s great ABC renewed the show for a ninth season, Scrubs returns with a brand new look and pretty much a brand new cast. With John C. McGinley’s Dr. Cox and Donald Faison’s Dr. Turk as the only remaining central characters from the show’s stellar zany cast, the focus of the show shifts to three new medical students attending Winston University and interning at Sacred Heart.


While Zach Braff’s J.D. will still appear in a handful of episodes, the show will now be narrated by Kerry Bishe’s Lucy Bennett, a new medical student at Winston University, which is a pretty significant change if I do say so myself. I am relieved to hear Sarah Chalke’s Dr. Elliot Reid, Sam Lloyd’s Ted Buckland and Robert Maschino’s The Todd will be appearing sporadically throughout Scrubs’ ninth season, but I’m worried the show won’t have the same rhythm and feel it once did, especially with Scrubs creator and show runner Bill Lawrence focusing much of his attention on his new ABC comedy, Cougar Town.


I will say, even with all my reservations I am still elated to have Scrubs returning for another season. While I’d prefer to watch the Janitor roaming the halls of Sacred Heart, I’ll take Scrubs 2.0 any day over the alternative (i.e. a Scrubs-less world). Joining Scrubs as series regulars this season is previously recurring cast member Eliza Coupe (former intern turned student advisor Denise Mahoney aka Jo), and newcomers Michael Mosley and Dave Franco as new medical students.


Scrubs Season 9 premieres on ABC tomorrow night, Tuesday, December 1st, at 8/9c.

Scrubs Debuts on ABC Tomorrow!

The Blot is ridiculously excited about tomorrow’s season premiere of Scrubs on ABC. It was a travesty how NBC treated Scrubs the past few years, especially the pathetic send off it gave such a successful comedy that aired on its network for 7 seasons. Because of that it’s really nice to see how much marketing muscle ABC is putting behind the start of Scrubs’ 8th and possibly final season. Scrubs returns with an all new 30 minute episode on Tuesday January 6th at 9/8c and is followed immediately with a second all new episode at 9:30/8:30c.


Considering how weak ABC’s comedy lineup is (with Samantha Who? its only even remotely successful half hour comedy), is it any surprise that the alphabet network is already talking about bringing Scrubs back for a 9th season (or possibly rebranding the show as a Scrubs spin-off) even though star Zach Braff has stated he will definitely be leaving the show at the end of this season. Would a Braff-less Scrubs even be worth bringing back? ABC seems to think so considering the extra money the network brings in off selling the comedy's syndication rights and DVD packages.

ABC has some great webisodes currently airing on the Scrubs website highlighting the show’s new batch of medical interns, which also incidentally gives viewers a sneak peek at what a 9th season without Braff’s Dr. Dorian would be like. So once you’re done enjoying tomorrow night’s hour long Scrubs, head over to ABC.com to check out all the new characters set to pop up in Scrubs Season 8 this year.

Scrubs airs Tuesdays this Spring on ABC at 9/8c.

Scrubs' ABC Premiere Set For Jan 6th & New Season 8 Trailer

I have to tell you, The Blot needs some Scrubs in my life and watching reruns of the popular comedy is really not doing it for me anymore. I need some fresh new episodes and I need them now! Thankfully ABC has finally announced when Scrubs’ 8th and final season will begin, January 6, 2009. I can’t wait to see what the Bill Lawrence comedy has in store for us this season, especially after the way NBC unceremoniously dumped the medical dramedy last year.


According to some reports, Scrubs Season 8’s premiere on ABC will air at 9/8c on Tuesday, January 6. The show will air two thirty minute episodes back-to-back for its first two weeks and then continue airing one 30 minute episode from there on out. No word on what other ABC comedy will be paired with the medical comedy staring Zack Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison and John C. McGinley.


If you are as in need of a fix of new Scrubs material as much as I am, then check out this new sneak peek promo clip highlighting what’s in store for the staff of Sacred Heart hospital in the coming season:

It’s Official - Scrubs To ABC This Fall

Well after months of speculation and the marketing of last week’s Scrubs on NBC as the “Scrubs Finale,” today “ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson…officially announced the acquisition of NBC comedy Scrubs.” (link) This might have been one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood considering Scrubs is already back in production for next season.


What is surprising is that McPherson hinted that “Scrubs on ABC…may go beyond next season.” (link) The last part sounds a little weird to me, since The Blot had always been under the impression that no matter what next season would be Scrubs’ 8th and final season. Zach Braff even said as much in his blog post yesterday on his Myspace page when he said “I was not allowed to say it until today, but Scrubs will be moving to ABC for its final season.” (link)


It was nice to hear McPherson speak so positive about what Scrubs can bring to ABC. He even added that “we think it’s been in 17 time periods on (NBC) and they rarely promoted it at all and it still performed a 3.5 rating on Thursday second only to the The Office. We think it’s a great addition to our comedy brand, it gives us a real opportunity and another piece to play with” (link) It sounds like Scrubs finally has a network’s support, which the show has so desperately needed. Hopefully this move will do great things for the show and give Scrubs the send off it so richly deserves.