Tag: Scandal

ABC Unleashes ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ TGIT Promo

It didn't take long for Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" to trend on Twitter shortly after its release early Friday, and ABC was quick to take advantage of it all. The network quickly unleashed an all-new TGIT promo featuring the song with previously used clips from flagship dramas "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder."

BREAKING: Paul Lee OUT! Channing Dungey Replacing Him as ABC Entertainment President

First reported by The New York Times, Paul Lee has stepped down as president, ABC Entertainment Group, effective immediately. Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group, has named Channing Dungey as Lee's successor as president, ABC Entertainment. Dungey, who is credited with the successful launch of such shows as “Scandal,” “Criminal Minds,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Quantico,” “Army Wives” and “Once Upon A Time,” will report directly…

DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company Reach New Multi-Year Deal

DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company gave subscribers of the top satellite provider an early Christmas present with word that the two companies have reached a new multi-year deal that'll provide high quality entertainment to millions of viewers via DIRECTV Everywhere and Authenticated WATCH Services. The deal with DIRECTV concludes Disney's negotiations with the top ten pay-TV providers.

NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates; All-Drama Lineup Scheduled For Thursdays

NBC recently announced premiere dates for its upcoming midseason dramas “Allegiance, “A.D.," "The Slap" and “Odyssey,” while also slotting the second season of summer hit “Night Shift" and comedies “One Big Happy” and “Undateable," which also aired in the summer and is returning for a second season. "The Blacklist," starring James Spader, will move from Mondays to Thursdays, where it will anchor an all-drama block on the network for the first time in decades.…

Nominations for NAACP Image Awards Announced; Daytime Actors Not Included For First Time Since At Least 1994

On Tuesday, December 9, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced the nominees for the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards. For the first time since at least 1994, when the category was first recognized, no actor or actress from a daytime drama series was nominated in the Outstanding Actor or Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series following the organizations decision not to include the categories this year. Representatives for the NAACP have yet to…

ABC Extends Episode Orders for Several Series; Cancels ‘Manhattan Love Story’

If you're a fan of "Grey's Anatomy," "Once Upon a Time," "Castle," "Modern Family," "The Middle," "The Goldbergs" or "Black-ish" you're in luck: ABC has extended the episode orders for each of the 7 series beyond the typical 22 episodes. Unfortunately, if you got yourself entwined in "Manhattan Love Story" you're in for a big disappointment: ABC has canceled the series after just three airings.

ABC Renews ‘Castle,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ ‘One Upon a Time,’ ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Revenge,’ ‘Scandal’ and ‘The Goldbergs,’ Plus Many More

ABC has renewed dramas "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Castle," "Grey's Anatomy," "Once Upon a Time," "Resurrection," "Revenge" and "Scandal," while also picking up comedies "The Goldbergs," "The Middle," and "Modern Family" for the 2014-2015 television season. The network has yet to decide the fates of drama "Nashville" and comedy "Last Man Standing," although the likelihood of both series returning remains strong.