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On March 19, 2008, Michael Ausiello of TV Guide reported that although nothing is "official," the Scrubs cast was to report back to work the following Wednesday for work on an "unofficial" season as of yet. [32] On April 2, 2008, NBC announced their fall schedule, which did not include an eighth season of Scrubs. [33] This led to more speculation that the show could indeed be making the switch to ABC. NBC President Ben Silverman later informed reporters, "I don't know where Scrubs is going. It's finished its run on NBC, though."
On April 4, 2008, Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online reported that following the completion of the 12 episodes owed to NBC for season seven, production would immediately commence on 18 all-new episodes for season eight. These episodes will almost certainly air on ABC for the 2008-09 season.[34]
On April 28, 2008, Zach Braff posted in his blog on MySpace that an eighth season consisting of 18 episodes was under production but that he could not say where it will be aired.[35]
On May 7, 2008, Braff posted a bulletin on MySpace stating that production for Scrubs' eighth season is underway; and that the May 8, 2008 episode would be the final NBC-aired episode of Scrubs[36]
In a recent video blog, Bill Lawrence stated that Season 8 will be more like the first few seasons tone-wise, with more of a focus on more realistic and dramatic storylines, and the introduction of new characters.[37]
On May 12, Zach Braff posted a bulletin on MySpace confirming that Scrubs' eighth and final season will be moving to ABC.
On May 13, ABC announced that Scrubs will be a midseason replacement, airing Tuesday nights at 9PM ET.[38][39]
