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‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Returning to ABC for 25th Anniversary
ABC will open up the lifelines once more this summer. The network has greenlit a new season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that will air starting July 10. The new run will coincide with the game show’s 25th anniversary on ABC; it premiered on Aug. 16, 1999. Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the last […]
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ABC’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’ Adds Sean Teale to Cast
ABC’s Dr. Odyssey has added another actor to its ensemble in Who Is Erin Carter? star Sean Teale. Teale will star opposite Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo in the series, which comes from mega-producer Ryan Murphy and co-creators Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. As has been the case with other casting, details […]
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CBS Claims 16th Straight Season as Most Watched Broadcaster in Primetime
A broadcast TV season that began with cobbled-together schedules during dual labor strikes is ending the way every season in the recent past has — with CBS as the most watched network. With a few weeks left in the September-to-May season, CBS will end up as No. 1 in primetime for the 16th straight season. The […]
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Art Moore, ‘Live! With Kelly and Mark’ Exec, to Retire from ABC After 53 Years
Art Moore, who has been with ABC for 53 years and is currently the executive in charge of production for Live! With Kelly and Mark and its earlier iterations, is retiring. Moore made the announcement on Wednesday’s Live! but co-host Kelly Ripa wasn’t ready to accept it. “I’m convinced that, over the next several months, […]
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‘GMA3’ Co-Host Dr. Jennifer Ashton to Leave ABC News to Launch Wellness Company (Exclusive)
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is leaving ABC News. The GMA3 co-host and ABC chief medical correspondent will depart the network in June when her contract ends. Ashton says she made the decision to leave so that she could build out her new women’s wellness company, Ajenda, which she will lead as founder and CEO. The company […]
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Taraji P. Henson to Host Time100 Special for ABC (Exclusive)
Time will return to ABC for 2024. The annual Time100 gala, the offshoot of Time magazine’s annual Time 100 list, will once again be broadcast on ABC this year, the Disney network’s fifth year televising the event. The Color Purple star Taraji P. Henson will be this year’s host, with Michael J. Fox set to […]
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Phillipa Soo Boards ABC and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast. Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network. Details about Dr. Odyssey are being […]
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‘The Rookie’ Nabs Season 7 Renewal at ABC
Maybe the show should be called The Veteran from now on? ABC has renewed its drama series The Rookie for a seventh season in 2024-25. The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion — which passed the 100-episode mark earlier this season — continues to draw decent-sized audiences for the network, even as it has outlived its […]
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Tamron Hall’s Syndicated Daytime Talker Renewed for Season 6
Disney is continuing to bet on Tamron Hall. The entertainment giant says that it has renewed Hall’s eponymous daytime talk show for a sixth season, with both ABC’s local TV stations and ABC stations owned by Hearst, Scripps, Nexstar, Tegna, Gray and AMG on board. Hall, a former anchor for MSNBC and NBC’s Today show, […]
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Lou Ferrigno Jr. on Returning to ‘9-1-1’ for Buck’s Bisexual Awakening
[This story contains spoilers from season seven, episode five of 9-1-1, “You Don’t Know Me.”] A couple of months ago, 9-1-1 co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear reached out to actor Lou Ferrigno Jr. — who had guest-starred in three flashback episodes of the second season — about reprising his role as firefighter Tommy Kinard in […]
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‘Will Trent’ Earns Season 3 Renewal at ABC
ABC is putting another building block in place for its 2024-25 season. The broadcast network has renewed its drama series Will Trent for a third season. The crime procedural’s second season has capably anchored ABC’s Tuesday night lineup this spring, showing sizable ratings growth compared to its inaugural run last year. Produced by Disney’s 20th […]
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Renewed for Season 21 at ABC
The doctors of Grey Sloan are checking back in. Grey’s Anatomy has been renewed at ABC for its 21st season on the Disney-owned broadcast network. The pickup, which had been in the works for some time, comes as the strikes-impacted 20th season recently returned to the network. The renewal will bring the Shonda Rhimes-created medical […]
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