Abbot Elementary creator Quinta Brunson and her costar Tyler James Willliams met under the kind of circumstances that would set the scene for their future collaboration. A particularly stressful skit together on A Black Lady Sketch Show left an impression on Brunson, who called up her former scene…

UPDATED, with FCC comment: ABC said that the FCC’s demand for an early review of its broadcast station licenses was part of an “ongoing retaliation campaign” to punish the network over its news coverage and create a chilling effect on free speech. In a filing made public on Thursday, the network…

Korean pop group BTS will not submit its music for Grammy consideration this year, apparently in protest over the Recording Academy’s recent decision to launch a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. "We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year,” the group’s seven…

American Idol is set to sing another song. ABC has renewed the series for Season 25 with auditions kicking off next month. The renewal is not a surprise given that the previous season launched with its biggest season premiere in four years. What is somewhat surprising is Disney leaning into…

A group of former FCC chairs and top agency officials of both parties are calling on current chairman Brendan Carr to end the early review of broadcast licenses for ABC stations, characterizing it as “an assault on free speech disguised as regulatory process.” In a filing with the FCC on…

ABC is the last of the Big 4 broadcast networks to reveal its fall 2026 schedule, after CBS set its schedule earlier Monday. Among the high-profile series set for season premieres in September and October are dramas Grey’s Anatomy, R.J. Decker and the 9-1-1 shows; comedies Scrubs and Abbott Elem…

EXCLUSIVE, with update: ABC is switching affiliations in the St. Louis market, with plans to move from the Sinclair-owned outlet to Gray Media, sources familiar with the plans confirmed on Thursday. The change will take place on Sept. 1. Gray will provide locally produced news at its station…

EXCLUSIVE: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro is proving to be a fierce new addition to the summer television lineup. The new series, which chronicles the search for the franchise’s next professional ballroom dancer ahead of Dancing with the Stars Season 35, debuted to a total audience of…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC News’ iconic 20/20 news magazine franchise is going international. Disney+ has greenlit the first ever non-U.S. version of the 50-year-old series and it will kick off in the UK next week. Titled 20/20 Britain’s Most Notorious Crime Investigations, the series will reopen six…

UPDATED with more details: ABC and NBC stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting ended up airing President Donald Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday, after ABC News and NBC News said earlier in the day that they would only carry the address on their streaming sites. Trump’s address tonight began…

UPDATED: Donald Trump lashed out at ABC and NBC, the two networks that chose not to carry his speech live on their broadcast platforms, as he delivered a 25-minute long speech full of claims that included China obtaining voter registration data and the “deep state” withholding that intelligence from…

UPDATED with CNN plans, 3:34 PM: ABC News and NBC News said Thursday afternoon that they will carry Donald Trump’s primetime address tonight only on their respective streaming sites, ABC News Live and NBC News Now, and not their broadcast networks. CBS News has yet to reveal its coverage plans…