ABC gives 'Christine' a back-up deal

ABC has offered The New Adventures Of Old Christine a back-up deal.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has closed a deal which guarantees that Christine will return under a 22-episode fifth season order if CBS doesn't pick up the show.

This is the second consecutive year that ABC has made a bid for the sitcom, which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a neurotic divorcee.