ABC Picks Up Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle

Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle have been picked up for full seasons, reps for the ABC series confirm to TVGuide.com.

The news of ABC ordering more episodes of the Wednesday night comedy block — sans Hank — comes a day after CBS announced the pick ups of The Good Wife and NCIS: Los Angeles.

The Middle, starring Patricia Heaton, opened with a modest 8.7 million viewers and pulled 6.78 million in Wednesday night’s airing.

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