MUMBAI: This is the week where the US networks are making upfront presentations to advertisers. ABC has announced several new series.

One of the big shows is Marvel?s first TV series, ?Marvel?s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? The presentation of this show closed out ABC?s upfront. This show is crucial to ABC?s plans as it not just leads Tuesdays but will also be a launching pad for three new series. ?Dancing with the Stars? meanwhile has been trimmed and will air only once a week on Mondays from 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm.

Each episode will have the performance show and results show. On the comedy front new shows include ?Back in the Game? which is about an all-star softball player. ?The Goldbergs? is set in a high-end New York City bar. ?Trophy Wife? is about a reformed party girl who finally gets married.

Shows that did well enough for them to be renewed include ?Castle?, ?Grey?s Anatomy? and ?Revenge?. ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee spoke about Happy Endings being cancelled saying, "What we found was that it was just too narrow. It was a very hard decision, because as you know, I love that show and I found it hard to make the decision.

"By the same token, I think new series ?Mixology?, and ?Super Fun Night? are much broader shows and able to bring in wider audiences."

An emotional moment was talk show legend Barbara Walters getting a standing ovation and tearing up as Anne Sweeney acknowledged her time at the broadcaster and the fact that she recently announced her retirement.

MUMBAI: English GEC Star World will air the first six seasons of the medical drama ?Grey?s Anatomy? back to back. Seasons one to six will air every weekday from 4 September at 10 pm.

This show follows the story of five surgical interns at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, centering around the story of Meredith Grey and her life?s journey through which she finds answers to life?s tough questions.

Star World believes the show will be a differentiator as the English GEC domain is being dominated by sitcoms and crime. With Grey?s Anatomy, the aim is to offer what it calls a much desired ?dramatic? break.

Airing seasons back to back has been done keeping in mind the psyche of the Indian audience that digs for element of ?continual drama? in a television show. This show will give viewers the chance to follow the story of Meredith Grey and connect with her life?s conflicts while focusing on the real life conflict of coming of age. Although it?s a medical set up, the pressures faced by each character are the same as those faced by someone working in a different sector.

To promote the show the channel has tied up with singer Anushka Manchanda for a music video. This music video circles around the core theme of Grey?s Anatomy- ?Coming of Age?.