US TV
Rival network NBC - which has aired the medical comedy for seven seasons - last year confirmed it wanted no more.
While not announcing the move officially, ABC has poached the title and ordered 18 new episodes. Work on the eighth run began several weeks ago, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Actors and producers have been told to keep quiet and ABC is said to be planning to go public at its upfront schedule presentation next month. NBC's final season - which was interrupted by the writers' strike - is still airing.
NBC said it would advertise its last episode as a "season finale" rather than a "series finale", which would have suggested the show was finished for good.
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