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ABC is saying goodbye to a whopping five series.

Absent from the network's fall schedule launch this morning (see the full schedule at Variety) were a number of freshman series, including 'Cupid,' 'In the Motherhood' and 'The Unusuals.'

'Motherhood' faced a number of hurdles early on, including poor ratings that subsequently caused the series' episode order to be sliced in half. ABC also tried numerous ways to promote 'The Unusuals' -- even airing it twice a week -- but the show never caught on.

Also getting the boot are 'According to Jim,' which finally ends its eight season run, and the previously announced 'Samantha Who?' 'Samantha' was reportedly cancelled when the show failed to come up with appropriate budget cuts.

Ah, spring. It's the time of year for daffodils, chirping birds ... and cancelling shows.

TV Squad has a rundown of shows that will be renewed, cancelled or are on the bubble. The Hollywood Reporter also has a handy update, and we're sad to see some of our favorite shows are in jeopardy of going dark, including a personal fave, 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.' TV critic Alan Sepinwall also makes a good case to NBC for keeping the action-comedy 'Chuck.'

So, if you had the power to save a show on the bubble, which one would you choose?

'In the Motherhood'
(8PM, ABC) series premiere
Fake pregnancies, 'mannies' and staycations ... all just part of a day in the life of 'In the Motherhood,' an adaptation of the Internet comedy about three friends with radically different styles of parenting.

Rosemary (Megan Mullally) is the most free-spirited of the bunch, which makes it all the more surprising that her teenage son Syd is a responsible kid.

Her newly-divorced pal Jane (Cheryl Hines) struggles with her caring, but quirky manny Horatio (Horatio Sanz), while Jane's uptight sis Emily is finding out that, despite all her efforts to build the perfect life with the perfect husband in the perfect home, her children are not at all perfect.

"Every time I go to [an event], I try to find [a dress] that's different and new. That's sort of how I live my life ... it's always about never repeating myself."

AOL TV talked to 'Samantha Who?' star Christina Applegate shortly before she revealed she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Applegate, a former Emmy winner and current nominee, underwent a double mastectomy and plans to resume shooting her series this month.

As she prepares to appear on 'Stand Up to Cancer,' we share her thoughts on lighter topics, like fashion, good Sam/bad Sam and the chances of a Bundy reunion.

"We do have fun when we do our flashbacks, because Christina gets to be bad Samantha, and I get to be even worse Regina!"

Jean Smart's played a designing woman, a crazy-like-a-fox First Lady and a brassy love interest for fussy Frasier.

Now, as Christina Applegate's hilariously self-involved mama Regina on 'Samantha Who?,' she's racked up her sixth Emmy nod.

She talked to AOL TV about her mother of a role, whether she really offed the Prez on '24' and playing mommy to two hot stars on the big screen.