ABC Family routine: cabler talks up deep bench of shows.(TCA)

Amid a steady-as-she-goes status report at the Television Critics Assn. press tour, ABC Family plans to announce green or red lights on four pilots in development shortly.

Prexy Michael Riley touted the channel's eighth consecutive year of growth and explained away its one blemish of 2011, the cancellation of "The Nine Lives of Chloe King," as a reflection of a deep bench. In fact, a potential telepic based on the departed series remains in development.

"We love all of our shows, and 'Chloe King' is such a great example," Riley said at the press session in Pasadena. "For us it was about making some decisions, and we had to choose between what we thought was …