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'Scandal' cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
Read full article: 'Scandal' cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North CarolinaThe cast of ABCโs hit show โScandalโ will reunite Nov. 17 for a live, virtual script reading to raise money for the western North Carolina area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene.
ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
Read full article: ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackoutDirecTV on Saturday announced it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the impasse came in time for sports fans to watch ESPNโs slate of college football games on DirecTV.
Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles
Read full article: Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los AngelesPolice have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of former โGeneral Hospitalโ actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles.
After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up
Read full article: After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking upNews executives were worried for the first half of the year about consumers expressing relatively little interest in the coming election.
On a summer Sunday, Biden withdrew with a text statement. News outlets struggled for visuals
Read full article: On a summer Sunday, Biden withdrew with a text statement. News outlets struggled for visualsThe shocking news of President Joe Biden abandoning his race for re-election led news outlets to scramble on a summer Sunday afternoon.
To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
Read full article: To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol HillThe Democratic Party has not fallen in line behind President Joe Biden, even after the events that were set up to reset his imperiled campaign and show everyone he wasnโt too old to be president four more years.
Biden to give extended interview to ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Friday
Read full article: Biden to give extended interview to ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on FridayABC News says George Stephanopoulos will conduct the first extended interview with President Biden since his alarming debate performance against Donald Trump last week.
Former โGeneral Hospitalโ actor killed in Los Angeles shooting
Read full article: Former โGeneral Hospitalโ actor killed in Los Angeles shootingFormer โGeneral Hospitalโ actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles.
Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail
Read full article: Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jailWNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges.
Games 2 and 3 of the World Series were the least-viewed in recorded Fall Classic history
Read full article: Games 2 and 3 of the World Series were the least-viewed in recorded Fall Classic historyThe fears of this yearโs World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks becoming the least-viewed Fall Classic in TV history are becoming a reality.
Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage
Read full article: Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stageiHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, and Jelly Roll.
BTS' Jung Kook to join Global Citizen Festival lineup to make one of his first US solo appearances
Read full article: BTS' Jung Kook to join Global Citizen Festival lineup to make one of his first US solo appearancesJung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 benefit concert in New Yorkโs Central Park.
Television's biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?
Read full article: Television's biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?The week in May when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox traditionally unveiled programming plans in glitzy presentations to advertisers has always spoken to the networks' power over popular culture.
Fox's settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M
Read full article: Fox's settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5MFox Corp.โs $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower.
Audience for 95th Oscars rebounds slightly to 18.7 million
Read full article: Audience for 95th Oscars rebounds slightly to 18.7 millionWhether it was the lingering drama of โThe Slapโ or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.
GOP lawmakers assail Biden for not sending F-16s to Ukraine
Read full article: GOP lawmakers assail Biden for not sending F-16s to UkraineRepublican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration for not sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as tensions simmer about whether China could send weapons to help Russia.
Ryan Seacrest to leave 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' in spring
Read full article: Ryan Seacrest to leave 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' in springRyan Seacrest has revealed heโs leaving โLive with Kelly and Ryanโ this spring, saying he never expected to stay so long and thanking his co-host Kelly Ripa, who he jokingly called his โwork wife.โ.
At Super Bowl, Sheryl Lee Ralph seeks to โLift Every Voiceโ
Read full article: At Super Bowl, Sheryl Lee Ralph seeks to โLift Every VoiceโSheryl Lee Ralph is living a career dream: The โAbbott Elementaryโ star won her first Emmy last year and lends her powerful vocals as a Super Bowl pregame performer this weekend.
'New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve' to feature Duran Duran, New Edition
Read full article: 'New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve' to feature Duran Duran, New EditionRyan Seacrest will usher in 2023 from Times Square on โNew Yearโs Rockinโ Eveโ with iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s as well as a member of BTS and a TikTok sensation.
AFI Awards to honor โAvatar,โ โElvis,โ โAbbott Elementaryโ
Read full article: AFI Awards to honor โAvatar,โ โElvis,โ โAbbott ElementaryโNext monthโs AFI Awards will honor films including the โAvatarโ sequel, โTop Gun: Maverick,โ โElvisโ and popular television series like โAbbott Elementary,โ โBetter Call Saulโ and โThe White Lotus.โ.
3 climate hecklers ejected for disrupting Cruz on 'The View'
Read full article: 3 climate hecklers ejected for disrupting Cruz on 'The View'Three women were ejected from the set of โThe Viewโ on Monday after interrupting an interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for what appeared to be a climate change protest.
Morning 4: Attorneys for Crumbley parents ask court to prevent prosecutor from sending emails to Oxford parents -- and more news
Read full article: Morning 4: Attorneys for Crumbley parents ask court to prevent prosecutor from sending emails to Oxford parents -- and more newsMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
Jason Carr: This 80s band was severely underrated -- and they have the hits to prove it
Read full article: Jason Carr: This 80s band was severely underrated -- and they have the hits to prove itABC is another Eighties act severely underrated. This is a band that cranked out hit after hit during the first part of the decade.
Hilary Swank talks filming new series while expecting twins
Read full article: Hilary Swank talks filming new series while expecting twinsHilary Swank has announced sheโs pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her wardrobe alterations and other actions on set of her new ABC series โAlaska Daily."
Broadcast TV's reduced role made clear in fall presentations
Read full article: Broadcast TV's reduced role made clear in fall presentationsThere were constant reminders this past week, when major entertainment companies hawked their wares to advertisers in Manhattan presentations, of the diminished role of broadcast networks.
College football, Australian Open headline ESPN schedule
Read full article: College football, Australian Open headline ESPN scheduleThree huge matchups to kick off the college football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new โ30 for 30โ documentaries will be announced by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.
Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks
Read full article: Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networksTiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event.
Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?
Read full article: Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?ABCโs decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from โThe Viewโ for two weeks for her remarks about the Holocaust has opened the network up to criticism that its response derailed a teachable moment for the nation.
`The View' presses on with a simple 'OK' on Whoopi Goldberg
Read full article: `The View' presses on with a simple 'OK' on Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi Goldbergโs colleagues on the โThe View'' had virtually nothing to say Wednesday about her two-week suspension for her comments on Jews and the Holocaust.
New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith
Read full article: New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will SmithThis weekโs new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film โThe Unforgivableโ and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.
Baldwin to ABC about shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger.'
Read full article: Baldwin to ABC about shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger.'ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer.
Championship Week Primer: CFP spots, bowl slots are at stake
Read full article: Championship Week Primer: CFP spots, bowl slots are at stakeConference champions will be crowned, bowl selection pecking orders will be locked in and more clarity will emerge about which teams will and wonโt be among the four picked for the College Football Playoff.
New this week: 'Friends' again, Mike Tyson doc & 'Cruella'
Read full article: New this week: 'Friends' again, Mike Tyson doc & 'Cruella'This weekโs new entertainment releases include DMXโs first posthumous album, the documentary โMoby Docโ and the gang from โFriendsโ getting together again.
ABC's new 'Women of the Movement' about Emmett Till's mother
Read full article: ABC's new 'Women of the Movement' about Emmett Till's motherABC will air a limited series, โWomen of the Movement,โ about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became an icon of the civil rights movement after he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
'American Idol' contestant exits show amid video controversy
Read full article: 'American Idol' contestant exits show amid video controversyA 16-year-old โAmerican Idolโ contestant has dropped out of the singing competition after a video circulated of him sitting next to someone wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.