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"The second season of Scandal has been extended to run for a full 22 episodes. The sophomore drama - which stars Kerry Washington - has received a &amp;#039;back-nine&amp;#039; pick-up from ABC, according to Deadline. New comedy The Neighbours has received a similar order and will also air 22 episodes as part of its first season. The sci-fi sitcom - which follows an alien family living in New Jersey - debuted with 9.22m viewers in late September. Though the second episode fell to 6.3m, the show&amp;#039;s ratings rose to 7m in its fifth week. ABC has yet to make a decision on the future of new dramas Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue - both shows have received orders for more scripts, but the network is yet to commission additional filmed episodes. Nashville - which stars Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton as competing country singers - is similarly in limbo, with no final decision made on its future. &amp;gt; Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy writer&amp;#039;s new show Scandal heads to UK on More4 &amp;gt; Nashville creator on TV move: &amp;#039;Films for women are considered trash&amp;#039; Watch a promo for The Neighbors below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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