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With ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bill Lawrence Shows How Much TV Has Changed — and How Much It’s Still the Same

Variety · October 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM

With ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bill Lawrence Shows How Much TV Has Changed — and How Much It’s Still the Same

When “Scrubs” returned in February with new episodes after 16 years, the first season of the reboot had just nine episodes compared to the 24-episode seasons of its original run.

“It might have taken us 10 episodes [back then] to figure out what’s working and gelling,” Lawrence said in an interview following an onstage chat […]

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With ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bill Lawrence Shows How Much TV Has Changed — and How Much It’s Still the Same

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