Category: Cougar Town
‘Cougar Town’ scoop: Rachael Harris is Cox’s new rival
Actress-comedian Rachael Harris (Fat Actress, In the Motherhood) is relocating to Cougar Town to play the potentially recurring role of Shanna, Courteney Cox’s judgmental nemesis, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Wait, there’s more!
Ferris Bueller’s BFF, Alan Ruck — who’s currently recurring on FlashForward — has been cast as her husband, Frank. Look for Frank to develop a bit of a crush on Cox’s character, further inflaming the Jules-Shanna rivalry.
In case you didn’t hear, the Bill Lawrence-produced Cougar Town was just handed a full-season pick-up from ABC.
Courteney Cox Loves Cougar Town
Courteney Coxhas admitted that the character she plays on new show, Cougar Town is her favourite yet.
The former Friends star plays recently divorced ‘cougar’ Jules Cobb on the show. She told Mercury News that she likes “playing this character more than any character I’ve ever played.”
She stated: “I don’t think I’ve ever starred in something where I really am in every scene. I hope this show is a huge hit and that people love it.“Because I like playing this character more than any character I’ve ever played. This show says what I think.”
ABC orders full seasons of three comedies
ABC on Thursday handed full-season pickups to three of its four new fall comedies, the single-camera half-hours “Modern Family,” “Cougar Town” and “The Middle.”
“Modern Family,” one of the best received new series, and the Courteney Cox starrer “Cougar Town” have been early ratings standouts.
While they dipped in their third airing this week, the two shows continue to be solid anchors of ABC’s all-new two-hour Wednesday comedy block in the 9-10 p.m. hour.
“The Middle,” which stars Patricia Heaton, has been less impressive at 8:30 p.m., but has built on its “Hank” lead-in in both airings so far.
As for “Hank,” the fourth piece of ABC’s comedy block, there is no word on its future.
“Hank,” starring veteran Kelsey Grammer, is the only multi-camera comedy among the foursome and has fared much worse than the others in critical response and in the ratings.
ABC is yet to make a decision on the fifth new Wednesday series, low-performing dramedy “Eastwic


