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Could Netflix Be Designated Survivor's Last Second Savior?
Credit: ABC/Sven Frenzel Following up on earlier reports that eOne was actively pursuing a new home for recently cancelled Designated Survivor comes word that the production company is in direct talks with Netflix about picking up the Kiefer Sutherland-starring political thriller Deadline Hollywood is reporting that discussions are still very much premliminary, and complicated by the fact[...]
ABC Releases Trailers for Lauren Cohan's 'Whiskey Cavalier,' Nathan Fillion's 'The Rookie', and More
Credit: ABC As follow up to their official Fall 2018-2019 programming schedule and upfront presentation to Madison Avenue advertising executives, ABC has released the trailers for seven of its new comedies and dramas; including an extended look at Nathan Fillion's The Rookie and our first look at Lauren Cohan's (The Walking Dead) action-comedy series Whiskey Cavalier: https://youtu.be/h5-0wgrWB9gVideo[...]
ABC Entertainment President Addresses Kenya Barris/Black-ish Controversy
Credit: Ron Tom/ABC On the surface, Kenya Barris and ABC-Disney appear to be a match made in heaven, with the Black-ish creator currently shepherding three series on air His aforementioned series is readying for its fifth season on ABC, with spinoff Grown-ish and newly picked-up Besties finding homes at Freeform (and Barris still has the pilot[...]
ABC's Fall 2018-2019 Schedule: Alec Baldwin Talk Show, Friday Comedy Block Returns and More
As the networks, channels and streaming services continue to razzle-dazzle Madison Avenue ad execs with upfront presentations, ABC unveiled their Fall 2018-19 schedule With 10 half-hour comedy series on their slate, the network continues to lead the broadcast networks when it comes to comedy; and that includes revisiting some older initiatives ABC is reopening their Friday[...]
Is ABC's 'Designated Survivor' Designated to Survive at Another Network?
Credit: ABC/Sven Frenzel ABC is learning firsthand that Kiefer Sutherland's President Tom Kirkman isn't someone who shuffles off this mortal coil quietly, with word that Entertainment One (eOne) is looking for a new home for the recently-cancelled political thriller Designated Survivor Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that sources within eOne have told stated that "it's not over"[...]
'Take Two' Gets Premiere Date, Sends Quantico to Fridays
The new series has been in the works for two years before ABC gave it a straight-to-series order in November 2017 Now the 13-episode series is set to make its debut on Thursday, June 21st at 10 p.m To free up the space, ABC is moving the recently cancelled Quantico, which still has 10 episodes[...]
ABC Passes on Female-Fronted Greatest American Hero Reboot
Another abandoned television series this week: ABC Network has passed on their Hannah Simone-starring Greatest American Hero reboot. Hannah Simone in "New Girl" ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co.Photo by Adam TaylorFOX In a since-deleted tweet, the New Girl actress Simone commented that "network tv isn't ready for the first brown female superhero on tv." The text from the tweet (which numerous[...]
Agents of SHIELD Season 5, Episode 21 Recap: The Force of Gravity
In January ABC President Channing Dungy said she was 'cautiously optimistic' about the show being renewed, but the writers have worked towards a season finale that will work as a series finale… and coming out of the penultimate episode of the season, it does feel like we're coming to the end of the line for[...]
SHIELD
ABC is slated to do their presentation for advertisers at the Upfronts on Tuesday A decision by then is expected. The series numbers have been down this season, but are actually better than the network was getting in that timeslot the previous season Agents of SHIELD has been moved around a lot, mainly time wise on[...]
Marvel's Inhumans
ABC has played grim reaper for four of their series just now, cancelling the critically skewered Marvel's Inhumans, the magician-turned-detective series Deception, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, The Crossing, and 10 Days in the Valley. Marvel's Inhumans was considered a flop before it aired after the first two episodes were made available to fans at IMAX[...]
Lauren Cohan's 'Whiskey Cavalier', 'Grand Hotel' Get ABC Series Order
On the more positive side of the process, ABC has picked up two more drama pilots: Grand Hotel, starring Demian Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez, and executive produced by Eva Longoria; and Whiskey Cavalier, starring by Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan, and executive produced by Bill Lawrence. While the series order for Whiskey Cavalier means Cohan's Maggie won't[...]
ABC Renews 'How to Get Away with Murder' for a Fifth Season
ABC's #TGIT may be losing Scandal after the series wrapped up its run this season, but it will have Grey's Anatomy back for a 15th season and, as of today, How to Get Away with Murder will be back for season five The pickup was announced this afternoon on Twitter by showrunner Peter Norwalk. Season 5,[...]
ABC Ends Quantico and Designated Survivor as 'Cancel Friday' Continues
This has been one black Friday for television series as ABC has cancelled both Quantico and Designated Survivor, according to EW.com One of these is a bit of a surprise Quantico is in its third season and averages 2.4 million viewers and a 0.5 demo rating 0.7 used to be the drop dead line for[...]
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Season 5: Glenn Talbot is Like an Avenger
ET on ABC. https://youtu.be/u7J1ZeFH8-AVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 5, Ep 21 'Like Those Avengers' Teaser (https://youtu.be/u7J1ZeFH8-A) Marvel's Agents of SHIELD is moving closer to its season finale and potential series finale And while the series still exists in the MCU, they've slowed the pace down so it looks[...]
ABC's Rookie Preview Highlights Nathan Fillion's Nervous "New Blood" Cop
Credit: ABC Following up on yesterday's official announcement that Castle executive producer/co-showrunner Alexi Hawley's light crime drama series The Rookie has received a series order, ABC is sharing a teaser look at the upcoming Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly) series. Written by Hawley and directed by Liz Friedlander, the project was the subject of a "competitive situation" that resulted[...]
Nathan Fillion's 'The Rookie' Gets Its Series Start at ABC
Credit: ABC/Kevin Foley Castle fans barely had time to mourn the loss of star Nathan Fillion's presence from their ABC screens (there was Modern Family, but that wasn't the same…) before today's news that the network has given a formal series order to Castle executive producer/co-showrunner Alexi Hawley's light crime drama series The Rookie[...]
American Idol Gets ABC's Season 2 Vote; Ryan Seacrest, Judges Returning
Credit: ABC Looks like America voted, ABC, and you have… a winner on your hands! The network announced on Friday that singing competition series American Idol would be returning for a second season, with Ryan Seacrest and judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie also set to return According to Deadline Hollywood, the announcement comes as a[...]
Agents of SHIELD: Coulson and Talbot Disagree on Negotiating Tactics
ET on ABC. https://youtu.be/-NKkOxpBltMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 5, Ep 20 "Kneel" Teaser (https://youtu.be/-NKkOxpBltM) We've got a new clip from tomorrow night's 20th episode of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD season 5 The clip features Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Glenn Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) having gotten on board the[...]
The Devil Complex
ET on ABC. With Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters this week, the question has come up on how Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will address the events in the film In season 1 the entire series changed when Captain America: The Winter Soldier premiered They did clean up after Thor: The Dark World and have[...]
Let's Talk About 'Dancing With The Stars' All Athlete Season 26 Premiere
ABC's reality competition ballroom series Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) is trying something new for the 26th season of the show.  Yes, you read that right, 26 seasons. A shortest-to-date season, number 26 will feature all athletes, a first for the show The already announced cast includes Olympian Adam Rippon paired with dancer Jenna Johnson, Arike Ogunbowale with dancer Gleb[...]
Imagine Giving Script Rewrite Notes to Comedy Legend Carol Burnett


You're talking about one of the funniest women in the business, and, for whatever reason, you have to give her rewrite notes for her new sitcom your network has picked up. LOS ANGELES – OCT 4: Carol Burnett at the Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special Arrivals at the CBS Television City on October 4, 2017 in[...]
Agents of SHIELD Season 5: Deke Saves Fitz to Save Himself
Either way, they get into another room and discover the override has already been destroyed. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD airs tonight at 9 PM on ABC. https://youtu.be/2l7SQBkwWjoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 5×19 Sneak Peek "Option Two" (HD) Season 5 Episode 19 Sneak Peek (https://youtu.be/2l7SQBkwWjo) [...]
The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan Returns to the Hilltop for Season 9
Adding fuel to the rumor fires was news that Cohan had landed the lead role in the ABC dramedy pilot Whiskey Cavalier, which called further into question her future with Robert Kirkman created series Whether it receives a series order from the network is still unclear; but with The Walking Dead filming next week, Cohan[...]
Agents of SHIELD chloe bennet
And while the synopsis doesn't really give away too much… read that as 'anything'… it does make one thing clear, the fact that ABC has not given the series a renewal and all of the shows cast and crew talking about how they are treating the season finale as a potential series finale makes it[...]