Disney 's ABC has seven new hour-long dramas, and, unlike General Electric 's NBC, which rolled out its comedy-less slate yesterday, four new comedies.

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Disney 's (nyse: DIS - news - people ) ABC has seven new hour-long dramas, and, unlike General Electric 's (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC, which rolled out its comedy-less slate yesterday, four new comedies.

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Still bolder (and riskier): The network plans to serve up the stable of half-hour comedies as an all-new two-hour comedy block on Wednesday evenings.

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Certainly the recognition is a shot in the arm for British comedy at a time when many TV critics feel US sitcoms have overtaken UK comedies in terms of quality.

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