I don't know if they filmed the final eight episodes for the NBC contract. I think they may have filmed up to 13, meaning the last two will likely serve as episodes at the beginning of the new ABC contracted season, perhaps one even being the premier, since there was no real finale this season for them to tie up.

So if my research is right, that means 16 will be brand new episodes. Of course, its possible they scrapped those two episodes and all 18 will be brand new. In any case, the filming has already started, so they should be done with all of them by the middle of the summer.

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