ABC Family
Only one new cable series premiere this week in 2012, and while it only lasted on short season, it was a critical darling with a large fan following. Do you remember ABC Family’s answer to Glee?
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2012
June 11 – Bunheads
- Cast: Sutton Foster, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey De Young, Emma Dumont, Kelly Bishop, Stacey Oristano, Matisse Love
- Notable Guests: Rose Abdoo, Gregg Henry, Jon Polito, Alan Ruck, Ellen Greene, Sean Gunn, Alex Borstein, Lolita Davidovich, Michael DeLuise
- Synopsis: Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at her dance school.
- Network: ABC Family
- Broadcast History: One season, 18 episodes, last broadcast on February 25, 2013
- Trivia: The series began development under the title Strut, with production on a pilot set for the Fall of 2010. In September 2011, the series was retooled by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) with ABC looking for its own answer to Glee. Sherman-Palladino suggested going with the world of ballet instead and a new pilot was ordered under the title Bunheads. Sutton Foster’s brother Hunter played her character’s brother on the show. Every episode featured a guest star who had previously appeared on Gilmore Girls. Kelly Bishop is only twelve years older than Alan Ruck, who plays her son.