ABC Cancels Ty Burrell’s Comedy Pilot ‘Forgive and Forget’

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Ty Burrell will not be returning to ABC just yet.

Variety has learned that the comedy pilot “Forgive and Forget,” in which Burrell starred and executive produced, will not be moving forward at the broadcast network.

The multi-cam project was originally ordered to pilot at ABC back in March. No other castings besides Burrell’s were announced. The official logline states that the show was to follow “perennial life of the party Hank (Burrell). After an unexpected diagnosis, Hank reconnects with his responsible adult son Ben in hopes of making new memories together.”

Eugene Garcia-Cross was the writer and executive producer of the pilot with Robin Shorr showrunning and executive producing. Burrell executive produced under his Desert Whale Productions banner. 20th Television was the studio.

Burrell, of course, is well known for playing Phil Dunphy in ABC’s hit sitcom “Modern Family” for 11 seasons and 250 episodes. He won Emmys in the supporting comedy actor category for the show in 2011 and 2014, and was nominated eight consecutive times.

Had “Forgive and Forget” gone to series, Burrell would have been the second former ABC star returning in a new multi-cam comedy. ABC previously announced that the Tim Allen-led series “Shifting Gears” has been greenlit. Allen stars in that series alongside “2 Broke Girls” alum Kat Dennings.

As it stands, ABC currently has few scripted comedies on its roster. The hit single-cam show “Abbott Elementary” is due back for its fourth season on Oct. 9, while the seventh and final season of “The Conners” is expected to bow at midseason.