'Cougar' spotted in more countries
Courteney Cox praised for 'international appeal'
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Following the deal with Virgin Media Television's Living for the U.K., Disney-ABC-ESPN Television announced that the half-hour comedy has sold to RTE (Ireland), TVNorge (Norway), Digiturk (Turkey), M-Net (Africa), Fox Intl. Channels (Greece and Russia) and Orbit Showtime (Middle East).
"The international appeal of Courteney Cox reaches a wide audience, helping to make the show a priority choice," said Stephen Moore, exec VP and managing director of Disney-ABC-ESPN TV.
In "Cougar Town," produced and directed by Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs"), Cox stars as a recently divorced single mother in her 40s who discovers the high and lows of dating.
The 13-episode series bowed on ABC in late September attracting 11.3 million viewers.
