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W hen I was young, Julia Child was as much a fi xture in my family’s

kitchen as she was on television.Not only did my mother watch

her, she cooked right along with her, as well. The local public tele-vision station sent the recipes in advance and my mother collect-ed them in a three-ring binder that she still has today.

My favorite menu was what we referred to as “French Chicken,” a butterfl ied chicken that is slathered with a mustard, white wine and scallion sauce that bakes on during roasting, becoming a delectable crust and infusing the chicken with the heady fl avors of Dijon.

The vegetable was fresh peas cooked with Boston lettuce, and dessert was a delicious apple tart with Grand Marnier-spiked applesauce and a layer of apri-cot-glazed apple slices on top. This menu often was served as a birthday meal, so it is a fi tting menu as we near Child’s 100th birthday celebration.

I knew my mother adapted Child’s recipes, but I thought she created the menu herself. However, a few years ago I was rummaging in an antique store and I found a limited edition cookbook that compiled all the menus of Child’s television series. As I thumbed the pages, I saw the menu I’d thought was my mother’s.

I read through the recipes and realized that my favorite meal was literally taken from the show, and I thanked Child for bringing a taste of France to my mother’s very Southern kitchen. I went on to become a huge Francophile, living in Paris and falling in love with the food, the culture, the sounds, everything, even the notebooks and pens!

When I came back to the U.S., I started working in the food world and joined several culinary organizations. Much to my de-light, Child attended the confer-ences and was always front and center at the seminars. I was thrilled to meet her, and was im-pressed that even then she still wanted to learn more, even from people far less accomplished than herself.

So, it is no surprise that I took my favorite childhood chicken

dish and adapted it to the grill. The grill facilitates the crisp-ing of the skin and the mustard glaze, making this one chicken that you have to eat skin and all!

It may not be exactly as Julia intended, but it certainly brings her spirit into my home every

time I make it, and I hope it will bring her into your home, too.

“French chicken” with dijon mustard and scallions

Start to finish: 1 1⁄2 hours (30 minutes active)

Servings: 82 small whole chickens (about

3 to 4 pounds each)Olive oil, for brushing, plus 1⁄4

cupKosher saltGrains of paradise (optional)

or ground black pepper

2 tablespoons white wine1⁄3 cup strong Dijon mustard

(such as Amora or Maille)3 tablespoons unsalted but-

ter, melted1 teaspoon dried thymePinch of cayenne pepper3 scallions, chopped1 cup panko or fresh white

breadcrumbs, plus extra for the tomatoes

2 to 4 medium tomatoes, halved

Heat the grill and prepare it for indirect cooking over me-dium heat.

Use paper towels to pat dry both chickens. Using poultry shears or a very sharp knife, one at a time cut down the length of each chicken’s backbone on both sides to remove it. Overturn the chickens to be breast side up, then break the breastbone by striking it sharply with a blunt object, such as can of beans (wash the can after use).

Spread the chickens open and lay them fl at. Tuck the wing tips under the upper wings, then brush all over with olive oil.

Season with salt and grains of paradise or black pepper. Place the chickens in the center of the grill skin side up. Cover the grill and cook for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, assemble the mustard sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the white wine and mustard. Slowly drizzle the 1⁄4 cup of olive oil and the butter in the mixture to blend. Add the thyme, cayenne and scallions, then mix to combine. Reserve 8 teaspoons of the mustard mixture for the tomatoes (if making).

After the chickens have cooked for 20 minutes, turn them over and spread mustard sauce on backs of the chickens. Grill, covered, for 10 minutes. Turn over to breast side up and spread mustard on the skin, then grill, covered, for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle the breast-sides of the chickens with breadcrumbs and grill, covered, for another 10 to 15 more minutes, or until juices run clear and the thickest part of the thigh registers 180 F. Re-move the chickens from the heat and let them rest for 10 minutes before carving.

During the fi nal 10 minutes of cooking time — or while the chicken rests — spread each tomato half with some of the reserved mustard sauce, then sprinkle them with bread-crumbs. Grill for 10 minutes, or until the tops are crunchy and the tomatoes are warmed through. Serve hot.

Adapting a favorite from Julia Child

Associated Press

“French Chicken” is slathered with mustard, white wine, and scallion sauce that bakes during roast-ing. Pair with breadcrumb-topped tomatoes for a complete meal.

French chicken is an impressive take on poultry

BY ELIZABETH KARMELAssociated Press

Q: Can I freeze red wine? I opened a bottle and only used a cup, but I hate to waste the rest.

A: Wine purists may shriek, but yes, you can freeze it. Some of the nuances will be lost, and you probably wouldn’t want to freeze wine and then drink it. But for cooking, it should be fi ne.

The alcohol will keep it from freez-ing solid, so it may be more like wine slush. Freeze it in smaller amounts, like 1⁄2 to 1 cup or even in an ice cube tray. That’s partly for convenience but also minimizes the problem of the alcohol separating out, leaving some areas that are higher in alcohol.

On the subject of leftover wine, I came across a tip from the late, great food writer Sharon Tyler Herbst: Add extra wine to vinegar to make wine vinegar. Use up to 1 cup of wine to 1 quart of vinegar.

Ask a Cook: Can you freeze red wine?

BY KATHLEEN PURVISMcClatchy-Tribune News Service

Milkshakes are gloriously frosty, creamy, sweet concoctions made from ice cream, syrups and other empty calo-rie delights.

They’re the sort of thing you want to indulge in all the time, but shouldn’t. So we set out to make one that would not be quite so bad, but still satisfying.

Of course, the obvious route would be to go directly to milkshake’s sometimes healthier cousin, the smoothie. Made from yogurt and fruit, they aren’t “real” milkshakes. We wanted a milkshake.

For the frosty part of our milkshake, we went with sorbet, a frozen blend of fruit and sugar. Though high in sugar, sorbets generally have no fat. Plus, they pack an intensely fruity fl avor.

For creaminess, we went with cot-tage cheese. It may sound unusual, but the curds blend smooth with a rich and creamy texture. Add in a bit of fat-free half-and-half and we had a seriously good milkshake.

For a chocolate version, blend 2 table-spoons of cocoa powder into the mix.

Orange dreamsicle milkshake

Start to finish: 10 minutesServings: 2

1 cup orange sorbet (mango also is good)

1⁄2 cup low-fat cottage cheese1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract1⁄2 cup fat-free half-and-half

In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth. If you prefer a thin-ner consistency, drizzle in additional half-and-half while the blender is run-ning until you get the desired consis-tency. Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 200 calories; 10 calories from fat (5 percent of total calories); 1.5 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cho-lesterol; 44 g carbohydrate; 8 g protein; 0 g fi ber; 320 mg sodium.

Associated Press

Orange dreamsicle milkshake is made healthier by using sorbet, which is low in fat, and cottage cheese, which blends into a rich, silky texture.

A milkshake that’s creamy, sweet and, yes, even healthier

BY ALISON LADMANAssociated Press

2D • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • The Paducah Sun Obituaries paducahsun.com

Funeral noticesPaid obituaries furnished to The Paducah Sun by mortuaries.

Juanita Orazine StubbsJuanita Orazine

Stubbs, age 89, of Paducah, passed away at 1:45 P.M. Tuesday at Parkview Nursing Home.

She was born Decem-ber 8, 1922, in Eldorado, Illinois. She was one of 13 siblings who grew up on a farm during the de-pression and managed to graduate from Eldorado Township High School. Her parents were Charlie and Daisy Little. Juanita married Vernie Orazine in November, 1941, and soon after Vernie was drafted into the Unit-ed States Army during WWII. After the war the family remained in Eldo-rado approximately fi ve years and then moved to Paducah in 1951 dur-ing what was called the “Boom.” Vernie Orazine died suddenly and unex-pectedly in 1963 at the age of 39. Juanita found herself with three sons ranging from ten to nine-teen to care for and she had never worked out of the home. Juanita has been thankful all her life for the help and care she received from her friends at Spring Bayou Bap-tist Church during those trying times. She went back to school at what was the old PCC and learned typing and offi ce skills. She was then em-ployed by the McCracken County School Board. After six years, she met H.W. Stubbs through her

work and they married in 1969. They joined the old Twelfth Street Baptist Church, now the Twelve Oaks Baptist Church. They were happily mar-ried until his death in 1999. Juanita consid-ered herself blessed by her family and she was affectionately known as “Grammy” by her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and she dearly loved her church friends. She loved to be with her family, cook, visit with her friends, and was thankful for the won-derful life that she con-sidered a gift from God.

Mrs. Stubbs is survived by four sons, Danny Ora-zine and wife Rudele of Paducah, Darrell Orazine and wife Shirley of Kevil, Doug Orazine and wife Sherry of Kevil, and Har-lan Stubbs Jr. and wife Agnes of Lexington, Ken-tucky. She leaves behind eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great grand-children.

Graveside services will be held at Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Visitation for Juanita Orazine Stubbs will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.

You may leave a mes-sage or light a candle at www.milnerandorr.com.

Jean JohnsonJean Turner Johnson, 64,

of Paducah died at 5:40 p.m. Monday at Lourdes hospital.

She was a homemaker.She is survived by her

husband, Robert Walker; a daughter, Mindy Kidd of Paducah; a son, Brian Johnson of Paducah; two sisters, Diane Turner Brown and Mary Turner, both of Paducah; two brothers, Randy Turner of Kevil and Chris Turner of Paducah; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Michele Johnson; a son, Jimmy Johnson; one grandson, and one brother. Her par-ents were Roy B. Turner and Ruby Collier Turner.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Brandt Lyon offi ciating. Burial will follow in Clarks River Cemetery.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

MURRAY — Anna Marie McCage, 70, of Murray died Monday at Lourdes hospital.

Mrs. McCage worked at West View Nursing Home and Murray-Calloway Coun-ty Hospital and was a mem-ber of New Concord Church of Christ.

She is survived by her hus-band, Junior McCage; two daughters, Sharla McCage of Murray and Amy Neal of Lexington; one sister, Inez Butterworth of Murray; one brother, Bob Wilson of Mur-ray, and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home with John Dale and Steven Hunter offi -ciating. Burial will be in Hicks Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5–9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to American Heart Association, Att. Pat Latimer, 101 S. 4th St., Mur-ray, Ky. 42071; or New Con-cord Church of Christ, P.O. Box 319, New Concord, KY 42076.

Anna McCage

Jennifer HuntOWENSBORO — Jennifer

N. Farley Hunt, 25, of Owens-boro died at 4:52 p.m. Mon-day at Owensboro Medical Health System.

She was employed at Day-mar College as a graphic de-signer and was a member at Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Owensboro.

She is survived by her hus-band, Matthew T. Hunt; her parents, Tim and Charyl Far-ley of Henderson; one brother, David Farley of Henderson; one sister, Elizabeth Farley of Indianapolis; maternal grand-parents, John and Charleen Hoover of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; and paternal grand-mother, Betty Ann Cambron Farley of Henderson.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, James Malcolm Farley, and one brother.

Services will be at noon Fri-day at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Hender-son with the Rev. Mike Wil-liams offi ciating. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery in Henderson.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and from 9-11 a.m. Friday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home in Henderson.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of con-tributions to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Louis FooksCALVERT CITY — Louis

Shane Fooks, 88, of Calvert City died at 3:30 p.m. Mon-day at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He served in World War II with the U.S. Army. He

was a pip-efi tter and m e m b e r of Plumb-ers and Pipefitter Union Lo-cal #184.

He is survived by one sis-ter, Shir-

ley Crippin of Benton, and one brother, Sam Fooks of Benton.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Smith Fooks; fi ve sisters; and two brothers. His parents were Sam A. Fooks and Nellie Harper Fooks.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Ferrell offi ci-ating. Military rites will follow in the Fooks Cemetery.

Friends may call after noon Wednesday at the funeral home.

Fooks

Robert ButlerRobert Butler, 78, of

Paducah died at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday at Lourdes hospital.

Arrangements were in-complete at Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah.

Florence BauerOLIVE BRANCH, Ill. —

Florence Opal Bauer, 97, of Olive Branch, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died at 11:45 p.m. Monday at Daystar Care Center in Cairo.

Mrs. Bauer was a mem-ber of Lake Milligan Baptist Church in Miller City, and was a retired LPN from the former St. Mary’s Hospital in Cairo.

She is survived by two nieces, Mary Hightower and Betty Bugg; one nephew, Kenneth Pittman; three grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl C. Bauer; a son, Norman L. Bauer, and a sister. Her par-ents were Ernest Martin and Ollie May Calbert Martin.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Verlee Eaker offi ciating. Interment will follow in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge.

Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at the fu-neral home.

Russell Renour, 101CAREFREE, Ariz. — Rus-

sell A. Rednour, 101, of Carefree, formerly of Dycu-sburg, Ky., died May 6 at Carefree Manor Assisted Living in Carefree.

He retired from the U.S. Postal Service and served in the U.S. Army Mounted Cavalry Division.

He is survived by two sis-ters, Wilma Phelps of Kut-tawa, Ky., and Barbara Fay Connor of Grand Rivers, Ky.; one son, Tom Lutz of Carefree; several grand-children and great-grand-children, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Fran; fi ve sis-ters, and two brothers. His parents were Jim and Flor-ence Rednour.

Inurnment was in the Memorial Columbarium at Shepherd of the Hills Unit-ed Methodist Church in Sun City West, Ariz.

Margarett BinkleyBENTON — Margarett

“Dean” Rogers Binkley, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas, for-merly of Calvert City, died at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her daughter in Port Arthur.

Arrangements were in-complete at Collier Funeral Home.

Edwin JonesEdwin Jones, 80, of

Paducah died at noon Tues-day at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Arrangements were in-complete at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.

Joseph BozarthGILBERTSVILLE — Jo-

seph Preston Bozarth, 67, of Gilbertsville died Tuesday at his residence.

He was a retired indus-trial painter for the Dis-trict Council 22 in Detroit, served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of Jef-ferson Masonic Lodge 622, the Elks Lodge 2707 and the American Legion in Detroit.

He is survived by his wife, Beyaunna Fran Hightower Bozarth; two sisters, Betty Alexander of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bobbie Griffi n of Lincoln Park, Mich.; and two brothers, Thomas Bo-zarth of New Boston, Mich., and Ronald Bozarth of Tay-lor, Mich.

Arrangements were in-complete at Collier Funeral Home in Benton.

Solon FarmerBENTON — Solon W.

Farmer, 61, of Benton, died Tuesday at his home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home & Cre-matory. Burial will follow in Benton Cemetery.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the fu-neral home.

Additional arrangements were pending.

David MinderPRINCETON — David

Earl Minder, 66, died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday at Re-gional Medical Center in Madisonville.

Arrangements were in-complete at Morgan’s Fu-neral Home in Princeton.

MEXICO CITY — Au-thor Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83.

Fuentes died at the An-geles del Pedregal hospital where he was taken after his personal doctor, Artu-ro Ballesteros, found him

in shock in his Mexico City home. Ballesteros told re-porters outside the hos-pital that the writer had a sudden internal hemor-rhage that caused him to lose consciousness.

The loss was immedi-ately mourned worldwide via Twitter and across Mexican airwaves. “I deeply lament the death of our beloved and admired Carlos Fuentes, a univer-sal Mexican writer,” said President Felipe Calderon on his Twitter account.

Fuentes wrote ‘The Old Gringo’

BY ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON

Associated Press

Associated Press

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes poses for a picture in 1995. He died in Mexico City Tuesday at the age of 83.

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Get ready for adventure, ups and downs and lots to think about. A friend may have a greater interest in you than you realize. Don’t take on a burden that will stifl e your chance to follow your dream.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Meeting someone interesting through work or while networking can lead to a long-time connec-tion. The ideas you present will be taken seriously and will be given great consideration by someone with clout. Don’t be afraid to use a little force.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t play the role of a martyr. Put your efforts into your home, fam-ily and future. Reinvent how you present what you have to offer. Don’t let depression sink in. Con-centrate instead on what you can get done.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Communication is your ticket to advancement. Expand on an idea you feel has potential to become profi table. Attending a reunion or encountering someone from your past will remind you of an old dream. It’s time to look back in order to move forward.

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been happily mar-ried for eight years, and we have two beautiful children. Recently, an ex-boyfriend called to let me know that his father had died. I hadn't heard from him in 12 years.

“Matt” and I began speaking regularly and even spent some time together. My husband knew all of this and was OK with it. One night, however, things went further than they should have, and we kissed several times. I don't know whether I should confess this to my husband or not. Other than getting it off my chest, what good would it do? My husband would no longer trust me, and I'd lose my friendship with Matt, and frankly, I don't want that to happen.

The kissing isn't going to happen again. Do I follow the “honesty is always the best pol-icy” philosophy, or the “what you don't know can't hurt you” philosophy? — A Confused

Wife.Dear Confused: You

have betrayed your hus-band and should stop all contact with Matt. No mat-ter what you say about not kissing him again, your excuses to maintain the friendship indicate that your resolve is paper thin. You are playing with fi re, risking your marriage and family for the thrill of feeling desired again. It's time to grow up and end this nonsense. Use all that sexual energy to revitalize your marriage. Sounds as if it could use a boost.

Dear Annie: I must respond to “Need Another Opinion,” who doesn't want to be bur-dened with caring for his wife's disabled stepsiblings.

As the parent of biologi-cal children and an adopted

daughter, I would like to point out that there should be no dis-tinction between the two. I love all my children the same. We are a family, blood or no blood.

Those with Down syndrome and other developmental and emotional issues deserve to be cared for and respected in our communities. It is not always easy, but there are many re-sources available to help.

If I were this man's wife, I would be wary of spending my life with him. Did he re-ally think he married someone who would turn her back on her family because it was chal-lenging and diffi cult? Tragedy can happen at any time. How would he feel if one of their fu-ture children had a catastroph-ic injury or illness?

I suggest he take a good look in the mirror to see what kind of man he is willing to be. Hopefully, they can fi nd a way to build a life together and still care for their family members. — Mom of Three.

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WASHINGTON — El-len DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the fi rst lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the na-tion’s top humor prize.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts an-nounced Tuesday that De-Generes will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star per-formers in a tribute show that will be recorded for broadcast at a later date.

In a written statement, DeGeneres said receiving the same award as past honorees Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell makes her wonder, “why didn’t I get this sooner?”

It was 15 years ago — just before the humor prize was created — when DeGeneres came out on Time magazine’s cover and as her character on the sitcom “Ellen” to a record 46 million viewers. The popular show began los-ing viewers, though, and was canceled a year later. DeGeneres said at the time that ABC caved in to fear and abandoned the show. She faced tough questions over whether the sitcom was “too gay” and if she had torpedoed her career by pushing a “gay agenda.”

“When I’m accused of becoming political, I’m showing love,” DeGeneres told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in a 1998 interview. “How is that political to teach love and acceptance?”

The rejection was enough to send DeGeneres into a deep depression.

“Ellen” paved the way, though, for future shows to also break the taboo of showing gay characters. “Will and Grace” would follow, along with “Glee,” ‘‘Modern Family” and

others.DeGeneres bounced

back with movie roles, including as the voice of a lead character in the animated fi lm “Finding Nemo.” She also has a hit talk show now in its ninth season, best-selling books and had a stint as the fourth judge on “Ameri-can Idol.”

Cappy McGarr, an ex-ecutive producer for the Mark Twain Prize show and a Kennedy Center board member, said De-Generes has a special style of observational humor in the tradition of Twain. She also makes people laugh across po-litical lines.

“She’s not just a co-median,” he said. “She’s really a miracle worker. She got the president to dance, the fi rst lady to do pushups and (Republi-can) Tom Delay to laugh.”

The New Orleans native got her start as an emcee

at a local comedy club in her hometown. In 1982, a videotape of her club per-formance won DeGeneres Showtime’s “Funniest Per-son in America.” By 1986, she appeared on “The To-night Show” and became the fi rst female comedian summoned to Johnny Car-son’s desk to chat about her performance. The Mark Twain prize honors people who have an impact on society in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, better known as Twain, as a social commentator and satirist.

McGarr said the Ken-nedy Center, which awards the prize, is not making a political statement by se-lecting the trailblazing De-Generes.

“This has nothing to do with any political issue,” he said. “But she’s bril-liantly shined a light on so-ciety, and that’s what Mark Twain did.”

DeGeneres wins top humor prizeBY BRETT ZONGKER

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Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the “American Idol” finale in Los Angeles. The Kennedy Center in Washington announced Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star per-formers.

NEW YORK — ABC is casting for an all-star edi-tion of “Dancing With the Stars” this fall and is seek-ing to turn its Sunday night schedule into “a battle be-tween good and evil,” the network’s entertainment chief said Tuesday.

The third-place broad-cast network ordered 10 new series for next season, six of them dramas. In keeping with the staggered premiere schedule cur-rently in vogue, only four of the new shows will start in September.

The network is looking to bring back favorites from the 14 editions of “Dancing With the Stars,” its most popular show. Paul Lee, president of the ABC En-tertainment Group, offered no hints on who would be dancing again.

In addition to the new shows, ABC is renewing six freshman series from the current season. “Missing” and “The River” are among the newly canceled. The network trails CBS and Fox in the ratings, its numbers essentially fl at from last season.

“You have to evolve your brand,” Lee said. “If you don’t, it stagnates.”

ABC’s most important rebuilding job next sea-son will come on Sunday, the most popular night for TV viewing. “Desperate Housewives” just had its series fi nale, and the soapy show designed to replace it, “GCBs,” failed and was can-celed.

Fortunately for ABC, the fantasy tale “Once Upon a Time” was an unexpected success this season and it will be paired with “Re-venge,” which will move from Wednesday nights. A new drama that will wrap up the night, “666 Park Av-enue,” is about a New York

building with supernatural forces and features Van-essa Williams, late of the “Desperate Housewives” cast.

Two comedies that were introduced in the time slot following “Modern Fam-ily” on Wednesday nights — “Happy Endings” and “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” — will air on Tuesdays in the fall. When “Dancing With the Stars” ends, ABC will add two new sitcoms on that night in January for a total of four.

The only new comedy to begin in September will be “The Neighbors,” in that familiar seeding spot be-hind “Modern Family.” It’s about a family that moves into a New Jersey gated community where the neighbors are aliens from Zabvron, “where the men bear children and everyone cries green goo from their ears,” ABC said.

“We know we wanted a family comedy,” Lee said, “and we wanted to give it a real twist.”

ABC orders 10 new series for upcoming fall season

BY DAVID BAUDERAssociated Press

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Donald Driver and his partner Peta Murgatroyd perform on the celebrity dance competition series “Dancing with the Stars.” For its upcoming season, ABC is casting an all-star edition of the popular show.

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