Filming Paused on FlashForward

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, News,

Another day calls for another production break.

Late last week, filming was temporarily halted on ABC’s Cougar Town so that Courteney Cox could attend to a private family matter. (The network has since said work would resume on November 30.) Now FlashForward is getting its own time out.

Although ratings have gone steadily downhill since the 12.4 million premiere (the series pulled in 8 million last Thursday), the six-day break was reportedly built into the shooting schedule.

“They started production early so that they could have the luxury to do this,” a rep told EW. “They want to maintain the high quality of the show, and this gives the writers the opportunity to do so.”

FlashForward‘s last original before 2010 will air December 3.

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Production Temporarily Halted on Cougar Town

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, News,

UPDATE: Production will resume on November 30.

Filming on one of ABC’s most promising new shows has been indefinitely halted for reasons other than ratings.

Cougar Town, which would have shut down this week anyway for the holidays, stopped taping late last week due to a personal issue connected to star Courteney Cox. “We can confirm production on Cougar Town has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter,” ABC said in a statement.

At this time, three previously shot episodes can carry the network through January 6. It’s not known when the cast and crew will return to the set.

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