Los Angeles, CA – ABC’s 2020 Virtu-Fall event continues in anticipation of the network’s fall launch. Day two panels include all-new drama series “Big Sky,” fan-favorite “Dancing with the Stars” and hit comedy “The Conners.” Below are several announcements for today’s sessions, under embargo for publication until 12:30 p.m. EDT/9:30 a.m. PDT for “Big Sky,”…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Respected television executive Rachel Bendavid has been named Head of Scripted Programming for the Lionsgate and BBC Studios Los Angeles partnership. The partnership was formed to identify, co-develop and co-fund scripted formats and original intellectual property for the U.S. market. Bendavid is responsible for overseeing the operations and content initiatives of…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – “Top 13” – After a memorable “Disney Night,” 13 celebrity and pro-dancer couples compete for the fourth week live for the 2020 season, MONDAY, OCT. 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Episodes can be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu. The show will start with a comedic PSA cold open, followed by Skai Jackson giving a powerful…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – ABC Monday Primetime (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 6.4 million and 1.0/6 in AD18-49): With the season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC ranked as Monday’s No. 1 entertainment network, dominating runner-up NBC by triple digits in Total Viewers (+106% – 6.4 million vs. 3.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+100% – 1.0/6…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – “First Elimination” – The 15 celebrity and pro-dancer couples compete a second week with the first elimination of the 2020 season, live, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 (8:00-10:02 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Celebrity and pro duos will perform time-honored dances including the Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Rumba, Cha Cha and Jive. The show will…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Emmy® Award winner and six-time Mirrorball champion dancer Derek Hough joins “Dancing with the Stars” in a new capacity as a judge when the show kicks off its new season live on MONDAY, SEPT. 14 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Derek Hough said on his return, “This show has been and…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – ABC announced today the “Dancing with the Stars” season 2020 celebrity cast, live on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The series, hosted by supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks, returns to the ballroom with a lineup of celebrities including a GRAMMY® winner, a Bachelorette, a big-cat lover-turned-reality TV star and a pro-football legend,…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – ABC and BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm announced today that after 28 seasons, Tom Bergeron will exit Dancing with the Stars, with Erin Andrews also departing. Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks will be welcomed into the ballroom as the show’s new host and executive producer. In collaboration with the show’s executive producer/showrunner,…
Read MoreUniversal City, CA – NBC is bringing back hit British import and international game show phenomenon Weakest Link, co-produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm and Universal Television Alternative Studio. The network has greenlit 13 episodes of the rapid-fire quiz show with Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning host and actress Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game…
Read MorePasadena, CA – Following Life Below Zero’s fourth Emmy® last fall, global content leader BBC Studios and National Geographic announce today a three-series commitment deal that expands the Life Below Zero brand in the United States, Canada and Caribbean Basin. The deal includes an all new eight-part spinoff series, Life Below Zero: Next Generation, produced…
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