According to LA Time, three shows featuring main characters with a disability were presented at Radio City Musical Hall. Because of the low visibility of disabled characters found in prime-time TV, according to TV Rage, NBC is taking a leap with its new schedule.
In the reboot of the 1960s series Ironside Blair Underwood plays a detective who has to use a wheelchair after a shooting, according to TVWise.co.uk.
Making a return to the screen. Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, will be starring in The Michael J. Fox Show where he will play a news anchor with Parkinson disease according to Bloomberg.com
Starring J.K. Simmons, The Family Guide a family comedy, features a character that “never let’s the fact that he’s blind slow him down,” according to NBC.com.
Ironside takes the Wednesday night slot while The Michael J. Fox Show takes the Thursday night slot in 2013. Premiering mid-season, The Family Guide will show on Tuesday nights.