In July of 2023, recently returned Disney CEO Bob Iger shocked the media industry by indicating he might be open to divesting the company’s declining linear assets. By last fall, he’d changed his mind, declaring them not for sale. On interviews and earnings calls since, he’s explained why — most recently at the MoffettNathanson media
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When a reliable performer like The Rookie, which has always been on the fall schedule if not delayed by a pandemic or strike, is suddenly not in a network’s starting lineup for the season, fans understandably would be worried. Magnifying their concerns is the fact that The Rookie is headed into its seventh season, which
EXCLUSIVE: ABC is adding to its collection of game shows. The network has picked up Lucky 13, which will be hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez and is exec produced by Kevin Bacon. The series is produced by Studio 1, the company run by Adrian Woolfe, who was part of the original creative team
SPOILER ALERT: This article details The Good Doctor Season 7, Episode 5, “Who At Peace.” The Good Doctor saw a major character getting killed off in its seventh and final season. Ahead of Episode 5, “Who At Peace,” airing on ABC, the episode had been touted as a “must-see” hour with a “heart-stopping” moment. At
ABC brought two reality TV show universes together as American Idol saw a former star of The Bachelor during the last episode of the auditions round. On Sunday night’s episode of the reality show competition, Camila Galavis got the opportunity to audition in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Camila Galavis
There’s a new podcast coming your way, Bachelor Nation. Golden Bachelor alum Kathy Swarts and Susan Noles are teaming up to host Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour, where they’ll dish on all things life, love and relationships. The first episode launches on March 28. “We’re so excited and can’t wait for our Bachelor Nation fans
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from Monday night’s episode of The Bachelor. Hometown dates await four lucky ladies, but first the six remaining women have to make it through another week in Canada. Tensions are only growing at this point, as all of the women begin to form serious connections with Joey, who says he
ABC and Disney might be feeling a little under the weather right now. The network and Mouse House owners have lost their attempt to dismiss a discrimination suit by two General Hospital crew member over Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Now, the religious discrimination action will go to trial unless ABC wants to make a deal to
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 3 premiere of Abbott Elementary. A lot has changed for the teachers at Willard R. Abbott Elementary since we saw them last. Abbott Elementary returned to ABC on Wednesday after nearly 10 months off the air with an hour-long Season 3 premiere to catch audiences up
Christmas is history, but there’s still some holiday celebrating to be done. New Year’s Eve festivities are being broadcast across the country Sunday, December 31 from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles to the famous Times Square ball drop in New York City. The official Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will kick off at 6
Midseason is the new fall. As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, with the postponed Emmy Awards now set for January 15 and no
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 9 finale of Bachelor in Paradise. It’s the end of the road for Bachelor in Paradise. The whopping three-hour Season 9 finale picked up right where things left off last week, with five people — Rachel, Taylor, Brayden, Tyler and Blake — having left the shores
Xochitl Gomez isn’t ready to leave the Dancing with the Stars ballroom. “I don’t want this show to end, and I think it’s gonna be really good for me to keep coming back,” she joked after her big win during the finale. Her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy added: “We’ll be back here next week, just streaming
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise on ABC. Buckle up, folks. We finally have another rose ceremony in Paradise. Five weeks in, and this is only the second rose exchange. The men are on pins and needles, since it looks like five of them are going home. As
EXCLUSIVE: Dancing With The Stars sashayed its way to a self-proclaimed ratings win on Disney100 Night. The October 17 episode saw the remaining 11 couples celebrate the Mouse House’s 100th anniversary with performances to popular Disney songs. After three days of cross-platform viewing, the episode frew to a 0.97 rating among adults 18-49 (up from
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from tonight’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise. It’s week two of ABC‘s Bachelor in Paradise, and the men have the power of the rose. First up on the docket for viewers tonight is the love triangle between Olivia, Will and Kylie, which over the course of the episode
UPDATED with details of Byron Allen bid. As Deadline reported Thursday, Byron Allen is interested in Disney’s linear TV assets, and overnight that interest progressed to a formal offer. Sources familiar with the discussions said Allen late Thursday offered $10 billion for ABC, Disney’s eight local TV stations, FX and the National Geographic Channel. Bloomberg
Tom Carter, a longtime former Nexstar exec who is now a senior advisor to the CEO and board of directors, says the company could acquire Disney’s local ABC TV stations with “little friction” if they become available. Disney CEO Bob Iger spurred talk of a potential sale of the eight stations over the summer when
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