“Malibu Country,” featuring Reba McEntire, among ABC’s 2012-13 primetime lineup

MALIBU COUNTRY - "Malibu Country" stars country music superstar Reba McEntire as Reba, Sara Rue as Kim, Justin Prentice as Cash, Juliette Angelo as June, Jai Rodriguez as Geoffrey and Lily Tomlin as Lillie May. "Malibu Country" is from Kevin Abbott who executive produces along with Michael Hanel & Mindy Schultheis, Reba McEntire & Narvel Blackstock, Dave Stewart & Pam Williams, John Pasquin. The pilot for "Malibu Country" was directed by John Pasquin. The series is from ABC Studios. (ABC/EDWARD HERRERA) SARA RUE, LILY TOMLIN, REBA MCENTIRE, JUSTIN PRENTICE, JULIETTE ANGELO, JAI RODRIGUEZ

New series including “Malibu Country,” starring Oklahoma native Reba McEntire, “666 Park Avenue,” “The Family Tools,” “How to Live with your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life),” “Last Resort,” “Mistresses,” “Nashville,” “The Neighbors,” “Red Widow” and “Zero Hour” are in ABC’s 2012-13 primetime lineup, according to an announcement released today by the network.

Returning series are “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Body of Proof,” “Castle,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Happy Endings,” “Last Man Standing,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Primetime: What Would You Do?,” “Private Practice,” “Revenge,” “Scandal,” “Shark Tank,” “Suburgatory,” “20/20” and “Wife Swap.”

The summary for “Malibu Country,” provided by ABC, is as follows:

When Reba Gallagher (Reba) discovers that her husband, Bobby, (Jeffrey Nordling) a country music legend, has a cheatin’ heart, her world is turned upside down. Reba dreamt of becoming a country star herself, but put her career on hold to raise a family. Now she’s questioning all of that, big-time. With the ink on her divorce barely dry, Reba packs up her sharp-tongued mother, Lillie May (Lily Tomlin), her two kids and the U-Haul and heads for sunny California to begin a new chapter. Leaving Nashville in the rear view, they start over at their Malibu residence — the last remaining asset they have. Reba gets to know her new open and loving neighbor Kim (Sara Rue) and her son, Sage, but also discovers that relocation to Southern California is going to be quite an adjustment for a traditional southern belle: the West Coast seems like the polar opposite of Music City, and Reba feels like an outsider. Still, with the support of her family she sets about finding her voice, jump-starting her music career with the help of her new music agent, Geoffrey (Jai Rodriguez), and embracing this chance to begin again.

“Malibu Country” stars country music superstar Reba (“Reba,” “Tremors”) as Reba, Sara Rue (“Rules of Engagement,” “Less Than Perfect”) as Kim, Justin Prentice as Cash, Juliette Angelo as June, Jai Rodriguez (“Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” one of the original hosts of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) as Geoffrey and Lily Tomlin (“Eastbound and Down,” “Damages,” “Desperate Housewives,” “West Wing,” “Nine to Five,” “All of Me,” “Nashville”) as Lillie May.

“Malibu Country” is from Kevin Abbott (“Last Man Standing,” “My Name Is Earl,” “Reba”) who executive produces along with Michael Hanel & Mindy Schultheis, Reba McEntire & Narvel Blackstock, Dave Stewart & Pam Williams, John Pasquin. The pilot for “Malibu Country” was directed by John Pasquin. The series is from ABC Studios.

The ABC 2012 fall primetime schedule is as follows:

MONDAY

7 p.m.       “Dancing With the Stars”
9 p.m.       “Castle”

IN JANUARY:

7 p.m.        “The Bachelor”
9 p.m.        “Castle”

TUESDAY

7 p.m.         “Dancing With the Stars the Results Show”
8 p.m.         “Happy Endings”
8:30 p.m.    “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23″
9 p.m.         “Private Practice”