At next month's upfronts, ABC will be announcing their fall schedule with an emphasis on new offerings such as Flash Forward, and V.  Surprisingly, the alphabet network decided to unleash a little Flash Forward of their own by announcing some renewals early - including a few shows considered to be 'on the bubble.'

ABC has announced early pick-ups for the 09-10 season of "America's Funniest Home Videos," "The Bachelor," "Brothers & Sisters," "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Private Practice," "Supernanny," "Ugly Betty" and "Wife Swap."

Season to date, ABC claims 4 of the Top 10 highest-rated TV series in Adults 18-49, including the Top 2 scripted shows with "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy." During the fall, the Net finished No. 1 in the November Sweep among Adults 18-49 for the fourth year in a row. Most recently ABC is generating mid-season momentum in 2009, delivering across-the-board gains over the same point last year: Total Viewers +6%, Adults 18-34 +14%, Adults 18-49 +8% and Adults 25-54 +6%.

While some of these titles were no-brainers (Desparate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and LOST), the renewal of Private Practice and Ugly Betty may be a surprise for some of you - although Ugly Betty's renewal prospects were foreshadowed by ABC head Stephen Mcpherson.