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CBS and Fox Share 2022-23 Ratings Title as On-Air Viewing Continues to Slip
CBS is marking its 15th consecutive season as the most watched broadcast network, and Fox claimed the 2022-23 season among adults 18-49. Each of the seven top broadcasters, however, lost some on-air audience amid the ongoing shift from linear to streaming viewing. CBS finished the September-to-May season, which officially wrapped Wednesday night, with a primetime […]
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ABC Scheduling Chief on the Network’s Strike-Proof Fall Schedule
Welcome to the 214th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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Drew Goddard Drama Starring Kaitlin Olson a Go at ABC
ABC is moving forward with one of its six pilots — with more a possibility at a later date. The Disney-owned network has handed out a series order to its Drew Goddard drama, which now has a title: High Potential. The drama starring Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is one of six pilots […]
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‘The Conners,’ ‘American Idol’ Among Nine ABC Renewals
A pair of comedies and a passel of unscripted series have secured places on ABC for the 2023-24 TV season. The Disney-owned broadcaster has renewed The Conners for a sixth season and Not Dead Yet for a second; the two comedies join Abbott Elementary on the schedule. The bulk of ABC’s in-season unscripted lineup — America’s Funniest […]
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New ‘GMA3’ Hosts Talk Next Chapter of ABC News Show: “What Does Everyone Really Need to Know?”
Three years ago ABC News transformed its 1 p.m. Good Morning America spinoff into an hour dedicated to covering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, GMA3: What You Need to Know. The pandemic may have waned, but What You Need to Know is still going strong, and this week, ABC found its new team to lead the […]
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DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim Tapped as New Anchors of ABC’s ‘GMA3’
ABC News has found the new anchors for GMA3, the early afternoon spinoff of Good Morning America. ABC News president Kim Godwin said Thursday that the hour will be led by anchors Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan, joining Dr. Jen Ashton, the chief medical correspondent for ABC News, who has been a fixture on the […]
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Back on ABC After One Season at Disney+
ABC will once again have Dancing With the Stars on its air after the long-running competition series took a brief detour to Disney+ last year. The broadcast network will air the 32nd season of DWTS in the fall, and it will stream live on Disney+ as well. The reversal (first reported by Vulture) comes a […]
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‘911’ Renewed for Season 7 — at ABC
ABC is responding to a 911 call. The Ryan Murphy-produced procedural is ending its run on Fox after six seasons and moving to ABC for its seventh season. Spinoff 911: Lone Star, meanwhile, has been renewed for its fifth season and will remain on Fox. Disney’s 20th Television owns both 911 and Lone Star. Fox’s […]
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‘The Good Doctor’ Renewed for Seventh Season on ABC
ABC continues to shore up its lineup for the 2023-24 season. The network has picked up a seventh season of its medical drama The Good Doctor, marking the third renewal in as many days for the network. Earlier in the week, ABC renewed The Rookie and Will Trent for 2023-24. The Good Doctor is also […]
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ABC’s ‘Will Trent’ Renewed for Season 2
Will Trent is staying on the case at ABC. The Disney-owned broadcast network has handed out a second-season renewal for its drama series Will Trent, starring and produced by Ramón Rodríguez. “We’re so thankful to our ABC and Hulu fans for joining us on this wild ride and watching Will Trent. When we set out to […]
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Caterina Scorsone Details Devastating House Fire: “I Had About Two Minutes to Get My Three Kids Out”
Caterina Scorsone has come forward to share details of a devastating fire that destroyed her home and killed four family pets. The Grey’s Anatomy star took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that “a couple of months ago” her house burned down in an emergency situation that left her with only minutes to save her […]
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Taraji P. Henson Joins ‘Abbott Elementary’ in Major Guest Role
Taraji P. Henson is joining Abbott Elementary. The Emmy-nominated actress will play Janine’s (Quinta Brunson) mom, Vanetta. The Empire star’s first appearance on the award-winning show will be in season two’s penultimate episode, airing on April 12. The episode, appropriately titled “Mom,” will see Brunson’s Janine preparing to take a solo trip over Memorial Day […]
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