Marcus Taggert on “General Hospital” will be getting a new face, albeit temporarily, when Asante Jones assumes the role from Réal Andrews.
Paulina Bugembe joins “General Hospital” as a recast Valerie Spencer. She replaces Brytni Sarpy who took an offer at “The Young and the Restless.”
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.”
The bi-annual list of Television’s Highest Paid Stars: The Soap Opera Edition, is here! Find out who made the cut, who got richer and how being part of TV’s biggest hit doesn’t always equal big checks.
The creative home of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” among others, is leaving its longtime home at ABC Studios for a rich overall multi-year deal at Netflix, the streaming giant behind the likes of “The Crown,” “Master of None” and “House of Cards.”
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 to Sherwood. Patrick Moran, executive vice president, ABC Studios, will continue to oversee day-to-day operations, and will also report directly to Mr. Sherwood.
The preliminary list of honorees for the 32nd Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles event were announced on Wednesday. ABC’s “Scandal,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and The CW’s superhero pairing of “Arrow” and “The Flash” are among the first batch of shows scheduled to be honored and have panels.
Fans of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder” are likely going through withdrawals while anticipating the return of their favorite TGIT dramas, as evidenced by a newly released promo from the network with stars from all three shows reminding viewers of the Thursday, January 29 return of each.
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 recently announced premiere dates for its upcoming midseason dramas “Allegiance, “A.D.,” “The Slap” and…
