In what the Miss America Organization is calling Miss America 2.0, ‘the 51 women representing their home states and the District of Columbia will no longer be judged on outward physical appearance.’ Instead, each will be judged by ‘her achievements and goals in life, and how she will use her talents, passion and ambition to […]
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Bradley Cooper to Executive Produce Sixth Stand Up To Cancer Fundraising Special!
The sixth Stand Up To Cancer fundraising special – executive produced by Bradley Cooper – is set to air on September 7th. The special – which will air simultaneously on more than 50 American and Canadian broadcast and cable networks – marks ten years of ‘making an impact in groundbreaking cancer research. Details follow.
ABC Greenlights Family Food Fight!
ABC has greenlighted Family Food Fight – pitting eight families against each other to see which one produces the best family dishes. The series will be hosted and executive produced by restaurateur, food maven and NY Times best-selling cookbook author Ayesha Curry. Full series description and network burble follow.
Shocker! Roseanne Canceled!
Following Roseanne Barr’s ‘joke’ about a woman in President Barack Obama’s administration, ABC has canceled its top-rated series, Roseanne. I guess money isn’t everything after all.
Goodnight Sweet chew – Good Morning Third Hour of GMA!
ABC has added an hour to its Emmy Award-winning morning show, Good Morning America. Oddly, the third hour of GMA will air at 1pm (Noon CDT/PDT) – which that the underperforming The Chew is gone. Network burble follows.
American Idol Becomes Rainbow Connection for Maddie Poppe!
The rebooted (and ever so slightly tweaked) American Idol crowned Maddie Poppe the winner in its first season on ABC.
Freefall Celebrates The Middle Series Finale with The Middle Mini-Marathon!
To celebrate the series finale of The Middle (after nine seasons), Freeform will air The Middle Mini-Marathon on Tuesday, May 26th, from 1pm (12C) to 6pm (5C) – ten choice episodes – in preparation for the series finale on ABC (8:30/7:30C).
Celebrity Players Announced For Season 3 Of The $100,000 Pyramid!
Celebrity players for the third season of ABC’s The $100,000 Pyramid have been announced and the list includes pretty cool names – Olympian Gabby Douglas; a genuine legend, Rita Moreno; game show host/musician/genuinely cool guy, Snoop Dogg; Real Housewife Bethany Frankel; unique musician Questlove; writer/director/podcaster/legend in the making, Kevin Smith, and the proverbial many, many […]
Jimmy Kimmel, Alyson Hannigan Among New Recurring Judges On The Gong Show!
ABC’s bizarre talent show, The Gong Show has added four new members to its revolving panel of Judges. Alyson Hannigan, Jimmy Kimmel, Brad Paisley and Jason sudeikis join returning judges Will Arnett, Dana Carvey, Ken Jeong, and Rob Riggle for season two. The Gong Show returns on Thursday, June 21st (8/7C).
Hulu Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights For The Good Doctor!
Hulu has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to broadcast’s number one new drama, The Good Doctor. The first season is now available on the streaming service and future episodes will become available the day after their original broadcast on ABC.
ABC’s The Proposal – Because Of Course!
ABC will be promoting love when its new dating series The Proposal premieres this summer. Hosted by Season Five Bachelor, Jesse Palmer, each episode finds 10 eligible singles competing in ‘four pageant-style rounds’ to win the heart of a suitor (suitress?) whose identity they will not be given. So, The Dating Game with a swimsuit […]