Somewhat obscured by ABC's fall success stories like "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" and "Wife Swap" is the fact that the network also has two new comedies in its schedule. Well, "Rodney" and "Complete Savages" may not have gotten the rave reviews and they may not have generated the same water cooler buzz and they may not have yielded anything more than so-so ratings, but ABC is sticking with them.

ABC has given back nine orders to both "Rodney" and "Complete Savages," bringing the comedies to full seasons of 22 episodes.

"'Rodney' and 'Complete Savages' are great additions to our Tuesday and Friday comedy blocks," says ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson. "Creatively, these series continue to get better."

Airing on Tuesday nights after reliable veteran "According to Jim," "Rodney" has averaged a solid 9.28 million viewers per week. The series, which stars comic Rodney Carrington, has retained roughly 90 percent of its lead-in, regularly finishing as the night's second most watched sitcom.

"The series speaks to the heartland of America, and we're thrilled that audiences are responding," says Mark Pedowitz, president, Touchstone Television, which produces "Rodney."

The returns for "Complete Savages," created by "Simpsons" veterans Julie Thacker-Scully and Mike Scully, haven't been as positive. The show has averaged 5.93 million viewers per week, producing a noticeable ratings dip between "8 Simple Rules," which is also struggling, and the somewhat more consistent "Hope & Faith."

The comedy, which stars Keith Carradine as a firefighter raising his five sons, has had solid retention of the demographic audience of "8 Simple Rules," though it has already had to resort to at least one heavily touted cameo by executive producer Mel Gibson.