“Ugly Betty” remains in vogue at ABC. The network Thursday renewed the Thursday night dramedy as part of a mass pickup of a dozen staples of the ABC schedule. Also greenlit for the 2009-10 season: “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Desperate...
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“Access Hollywood’s” Nancy O’Dell and singer Jewel have withdrawn from the latest season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” due to injuries sustained during practice, the network announced today. Ms. O’Dell suffered a torn meniscus, while Jewel was diagnosed with fractures in both of her tibias, ABC said...
ABC has acquired the rights to never-aired CW comedy "Surviving Suburbia" and is giving the Bob Saget vehicle a plum spot behind "Dancing with the Stars" on Mondays. "Suburbia" was a victim of producer Media Rights Capital's failed attempt to program the CW's Sunday...
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ABC will unveil the cast for the eighth season of “Dancing With the Stars” throughout its Sunday night programming on Feb. 8 in what the network is dubbing the “All Night Name Drop.” “Dancing” host Tom Bergeron will reveal one name at a time in interstitials during “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” ...
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ABC says that in the first week of the new television season it was the leading network when measured by C3, the commercial ratings used for buying and selling television commercials. ABC says that among viewers 18- to 49-years old, it had a 13% advantage over its rival broadcast networks. ABC’s posted...
On the cusp of the official start of the 2008-09 season, Fox and The CW are enjoying a few perks for having been out of the gate ahead of the pack. Fox’s “Fringe” skyrocketed 59% week-to-week in its ratings, while The CW’s “Gossip Girl” has steadily improved its numbers from its record-setting premiere...
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ABC has decided to delay the season premiere of "Samantha Who?" by a week. The Christina Applegate comedy now will bow on Monday, Oct. 13, the network said Thursday. ABC executives want to air an extra two-hour "Dancing With the Stars" before "Samantha" takes over the 9...
ABC will stick to a fairly traditional premiere-week strategy, rolling out the bulk of its lineup the week of Sept. 22. Big guns such as "Dancing With the Stars," "Ugly Betty," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"...