‘Primetime’ Gets Five-Episode Run

ABC’s Primetime “will get its first shot of the season on the regular schedule next week, when it begins a five-episode run for a limited series it calls ‘Basic Instinct,’” THR’s Paul Gough reports.

It’ll air at 10 p.m. for five consecutive Wednesdays. “But it’s not clear whether ‘Primetime’ will get to keep the 10 p.m. Wednesday time slot, which will follow ‘Lost’ beginning in February. ABC has yet to announce its January schedule.

EP David Sloan says his team is also working on new editions of “Medical Mysteries” and “The Outsiders…”

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