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‘Roseanne’ Canceled by ABC After Series Star’s Racially Charged Tweets
ABC has canceled "Roseanne" after series star Roseanne Barr makes racially charged comments on social media. The network called said comments "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values."
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
‘General Hospital’ to Air Original on Christmas Eve
As a result of President Barack Obama addressing the nation for his last press conference of 2015, ABC was forced to pull an original episode of "General Hospital" today, which was all but set to air until Nathan Varni, Manager, Current Series, Scripted, announced plans to pull it citing the importance of the current storyline. The episode will now air on Monday, December 21 and an original episode will air on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) in place of a previously scheduled encore.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Presidential Preemption Provides Viewers with New ‘GH’ in Place of Repeat on Christmas Eve
While the network originally planned to air a repeat episode, as a result of the Friday, December 19 presidential address by President Barack Obama, ABC will now air an original episode of "General Hospital" on Christmas Eve, December 24.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
‘B&B’ Producer Colleen Bell Confirmed as Ambassador to Hungary; Senator John McCain Livid!
In a story we've been following since its early beginning, Colleen Bell, a producer on "The Bold and the Beautiful" and the wife of Bradley P. Bell, the show's head writer and executive producer, has officially been named the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, reports ABC News. Her confirmation didn't go without a hitch, however, as Senator John McCain took a strong stand against her confirmation on the Senate floor earlier today.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
President Obama To Make First Appearance on ‘LIVE with Kelly and Michael’
On today’s “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced that they will sit down with President of the United States Barack Obama for an interview to air on Friday, May 30.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
President Obama Nominates ‘B&B’ Producer as U.S. Ambassador
As we previously reported, “The Bold and the Beautiful” producer Colleen Bell — wife of the show’s executive producer, Bradley P. Bell — has been on track to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, and the White House announced just yesterday that President Obama has made her nomination in the role official!
Thursday, November 7, 2013