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Dancing with the Stars Live Tour Starts TODAY; Beef Returns April 16

Dancing with the Stars Live Tour starts TODAY (January 22) in Akron, OH with special guest co-host Danielle Fishel. Danielle Fishel will appear January 22 - February 15 and April 9-12 as special co-host. Andy Richter appears February 14 - March 8 and April 15 - May 3 as special co-host. Elaine Hendrix appears March 10 - April 4 and May 5-13 as special co-host. Alix Earle appears as a special guest star February 14-15. Dylan Efron appears as a special guest star April 15-19. Jordan Chiles appears as a special guest star April 21-30. Robert Irwin appears as a special guest star April 21-30. Pro dancer Emma Slater is the host. With pro dancers dancing including Val Chmerkovskiy, Britt Stewart, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Ezra Sosa and Hailey Bills. Witney Carson appears as special guest pro dancer from April 21-30 with mirror ball champion Robert Irwin.

Tickets are going fast so head on over to dwtstour.com now! Cities include New York City, Newark, Boston, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, Hollywood and much more!

Beef returns with a new cast and a new "beef," as a Gen-Z couple witnesses an alarming fight between their Millennial boss and his wife. Newly-engaged Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny) and Austin Davis (Charles Melton), both lower-level staff at a country club, become entangled in the unraveling marriage of their General Manager, Joshua Martín (Oscar Isaac), and his wife, Lindsay Crane-Martín (Carey Mulligan). Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club's billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh Jung), who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang Ho).

The series returns April 16, 2026 on Netflix with 8-episodes of this anthology series. A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner. Starring Oscar Isaac (Josh), Carey Mulligan (Lindsay), Charles Melton (Austin), Cailee Spaeny (Ashley), and Seoyeon Jang (Eunice). Recurring Cast: Youn Yuh-jung (Chairwoman Park), Song Kang-Ho (Dr. Kim), William Fichtner (Troy), Mikaela Hoover (Ava), BM (Woosh).

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Apple TV Holiday Schedule; Another Week and Dancing with the Stars Rises Again

Celebrate with the all-new special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, as well as free windows for beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas Plus, highly anticipated Apple Original film The Family Plan 2 and blockbuster hit F1 The Movie debut on Apple TV just in time for the holidays. Get in the spirit with Apple TV Originals including The Velveteen Rabbit, Spirited and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, and themed specials from The Snoopy Show, Frog and Toad, Shape Island, Fraggle Rock, Eva the Owlet and more!

Apple TV celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with an expansive lineup of programming for the whole family, including the all-new holiday special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, premiering on December 5, and beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas, streaming for free on November 15 and November 16, and on December 13 and December 14, respectively. Plus, just in time for the holidays, catch the premiere of action-comedy sequel The Family Plan 2 on November 21 and the global streaming debut of Apple's record-breaking blockbuster hit F1 The Movie on December 12.

Dancing with the Stars hit another season high with its annual "Halloween Night," scoring 6.74 million Total Viewers and rising for the sixth straight week since season premiere (+2% vs. 6.63 million on 10/21), despite airing against Game 4 of the World Series on Fox. Making history once again, Dancing with the Stars is the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks following its season premiere - since September 1991, the start of Nielsen electronic measurement.

In Adults 18-49, Dancing with the Stars scored a 1.36 rating, earning its second-highest performance of the season (basically tied vs. 1.38 rating on 10/21). On a competitive night with the World Series, Dancing with the Stars stood as the No. 1 non-sports program of the night on broadcast and cable among both Total Viewers (6.74 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.36 rating). The show also towered over last year's "Halloween Night" by double digits in Total Viewers (+41% - 6.74 million vs. 4.77 million) while nearly doubling in Adults 18-49 (+97% - 1.36 rating vs. 0.69 rating). In fact, Dancing with the Stars delivered its strongest "Halloween Night" episode among Total Viewers in seven years and its top Adults 18-49 performance in eight years - since 10/29/18 and 10/30/17, respectively.

Fan voting on the night rose to a new high of 55.26 million (+4% vs. 53.10 million on 10/21). Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.3 million total social interactions, up +1% over last week's episode (vs. 3.2 million) and up +12% over the show's season-to-date average (vs. 2.9 million). Dancing with the Stars returns Tuesday, Nov. 4, for "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night" (airing at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Get ready to rock! The remaining couples dance to classic hits celebrating the legends of Rock. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Flavor Flav joins the judges panel for a night packed with pure rock energy - yeah, boyee!

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Netflix Grabs Victorious Spinoff Hollywood Arts; Dancing with the Stars Up for 5th Straight Week

Netflix announced Hollywood Arts, a brand-new spinoff of the hit live-action show Victorious, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2010-2013. The series is set to debut on Netflix in 2026, followed by releases on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Production begins in October in Vancouver, Canada for 26 episodes.

In this all-new series, struggling actress Trina Vega (Daniella Monet) returns to her former high school, Hollywood Arts, as an unqualified substitute teacher, quickly finding herself both clashing with and unexpectedly inspiring a new generation of ambitious and talented students as they learn to find their true path at Hollywood's most elite performing arts school.

Starring Daniella Monet (Victorious), Alyssa Miles (Hanging out with Alyssa and Xavier), Emmy Liu-Wang (Raven's Home, Slumber Party), Peyton Jackson (Woman in the Yard, Young Dylan), Erika Swayze (School Spirits, Davey & Jonesie's Locker, Workin' Moms), Martin Kamm (Unsung Hero, Web of Spiderman) and guest star Yvette Nicole Brown (Community). The Hollywood Arts pilot (first) episode will be directed by Jonathan Judge (The Really Loud House, My Weird School), and was penned by Jake Farrow & Samantha Martin. The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios.

Dancing with the Stars is still making television history for the fifth straight week. It has continued its upward climb, bedazzling viewers with last week's "Wicked Night," and scoring 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting new season highs in both demographics.

Amidst a season full of highlights, Dancing with the Stars has made history, growing for the fifth straight week following premiere over last week's "Dedication Night" in Total Viewers (+11% - 6.63 million vs. 5.98 million), the first time in measurement history that a fall show has grown its audience for five straight weeks following premiere, dating back to 1991.

Head-to-head from 8-10 p.m., Dancing with the Stars led the competition among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 (6.63 million and 1.38 rating, respectively), including CBS's NCIS and NCIS: Origins (4.81 million and 0.25 rating) and the season debut of NBC's NBA basketball coverage (4.73 million and 1.29 rating).

Fan voting leapt to another new high of 53.10 million votes cast (+6% vs. 50.15 million votes cast on 10/14). Dancing with the Stars was once again the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.2 million total social interactions, up +13% over the show's season average (vs. 2.9 million).

Dancing with the Stars returns tomorrow - Tuesday, October 28, for "Halloween Night" (airing at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Nine couples get into the spooky spirit with eerie makeovers and chilling routines, conjuring up a hauntingly entertaining night. The dance marathon, "Dance Monster-thon," returns, as well as two-time Mirrorball champion Cheryl Burke as guest judge. Can it make it six straight weeks of growth since the premiere? It's possible!

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Dancing with the Stars Surging in Viewership, Especially Among Younger Viewers; Remembering Kimberly Hébert Gregory of Vice Principals

ABC's formidable Tuesday lineup notched another win this week with both Dancing with the Stars and High Potential continuing their upward trend. The shows' strong performances in week three pushed ABC to a resounding win for the night in entertainment among both Total Viewers (5.30 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.92 rating), with the network leading second place NBC by double digits in Total Viewers (+59% - 5.30 million vs. 3.33 million) and triple digits among Adults 18-49 (+197% - 0.92 rating vs. 0.31 rating).

Dancing with the Stars Season 34 continued to dazzle audiences this week with the show earning 5.82 million Total Viewers and a 1.22 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting a season high in both measures and dominating the 8-10 p.m. time period. In a record-setting turn of events, Dancing with the Stars rose for the second straight week since its season premiere for the first time in 20 years - since the show's first three weeks on air in June 2005. In addition, demonstrating strong interest in the show's festive TikTok night, Dancing with the Stars turned in the show's strongest performance among Adults 18-34 (1.38 rating) in over eight years (since 5/22/17). Dancing with the Stars earned the best Adults 18-34 rating for any entertainment series telecast in over four years (since 8/9/21 with The Bachelorette, excluding post-NFL telecasts), and scored the top entertainment telecast in the younger Adult demographic on any network since this year's Oscars(R) telecast (3/2/25), outperforming marquee live events including CBS' Golden Globe Awards (1.25 rating on 1/5/25), NBC's SNL50: The Anniversary Special (1.29 rating on 2/16/25) and CBS' MTV Video Music Awards (0.88 rating on 9/7/25).

Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, earning 2.7 million total social interactions and rising by double digits over last week's episode (+32% vs. 2.1 million). Continuing to break records yet again, fan voting jumped week to week, reaching a new high of 39 million votes cast (+11% vs. 35 million votes cast on 9/23).

Actress Kimberly Hébert Gregory, who starred as Dr. Belinda Brown in the HBO comedy series Vice Principals, has died. She died on October 3. Ms. Hébert Gregory was 52.

Hébert Gregory began her career in theatre before her breakthrough role as Dr. Belinda Brown in the 2016-2017 HBO dark comedy series Vice Principals. The series was created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill. At North Jackson High School, ill-tempered and dogmatic vice principal Neal Gamby (Danny McBride) has ambitions of becoming the principal. However, when the current principal steps down, he reveals that he trusts neither Neal nor his scheming and seemingly sociopathic co-vice principal Lee Russell (Walton Goggins) and instead hires outsider Dr. Belinda Brown. The cast included Georgia King, Sheaun McKinney, Busy Philipps, Shea Whigham, and Dale Dickey (season 2).

She voiced Nicole Williams in the 2018-2025 Cartoon Network animated sitcom Craig of the Creek. The series focuses on a trio of kids, collectively referred to as the "Stump Kids," led by Craig Williams (voiced by Philip Solomon), a young boy who wants to explore and map the wide and mysterious creek located in the fictional suburban town of Herkleton, Maryland. Nicole Williams is Craig's loving mother who works as a school counselor and cares deeply for her children. She also appeared in the 2023-2024 spinoff Jessica's Big Little World and the 2023 prequel film Craig Before the Creek.

Some of her sitcom and comedy guest appearances included Two and a Half Men, I Didn't Do It, The Big Bang Theory, The Soul Man, Baby Daddy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2 episodes), The Guest Book, Splitting Up Together, Dollface, Medical Police (3 episodes), Future Man (3 episodes as Mathers), No Activity (voice of Fuller in 4 episodes), and Barry.

Hébert Gregory starred as Yvette in the 2017-2018 ABC fantasy comedy-drama Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter), a down-on-his-luck man who survived a suicide attempt, is tasked by God to save the world. He's guided by Yvette.

She had a recurring role as Lucinda Miller in five episodes the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids in 2014. Some of her other television guest appearances included The Black Donnellys, Gossip Girl, New Amsterdam (2008), Law & Order, Private Practice, Shameless, Grey's Anatomy, Better Call Saul (2 episodes), The Act, The Chi (2 episodes), and All Rise.

Ms. Hébert Gregory was a talented and versatile actress. She was great on Vice Principals and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. We thank her for her work on television. She will be deeply missed.

We also remember television and film writer and producer Ron Friedman. He wrote episodes for many sitcoms in the 1960s and 1970s. He died from cardiopulmonary arrest in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on September 15. Mr. Friedman was 93.

Friedman's sitcom writing credits included My Favorite Martian, Get Smart (2 episodes), Love on a Rooftop, Gilligan's Island (3 episodes), The Andy Griffith Show (2 episodes), Bewitched (3 episodes), The Good Guys (1969), I Dream of Jeannie (3 episodes), The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (2 episodes), The Partridge Family (3 episodes), Getting Together (2 episodes), The Good Life (2 episodes), Bridget Loves Bernie, The Odd Couple (7 episodes), Love, American Style (4 episodes), All in the Family, Barney Miller, Happy Days, That's My Mama (4 episodes), Chico and the Man (10 episodes), and The New WKRP in Cincinnati (4 episodes).

Some of his televison drama writing credits included Charlie's Angels, Vega$, Starsky & Hutch (8 episodes), The Dukes of Hazzard, B.J. and the Bear, Fantasy Island (32 episodes), and The Fall Guy (6 episodes).

He created the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series and co-wrote G.I. Joe: The Movie as well in 1987. He developed the Generation 1 Transformers animated series, with him re-writing over 64 episodes. He co-wrote The Transformers: The Movie (1986), which had two initial drafts. In 1987, he created Bionic Six. He also worked with Stan Lee to create The Marvel Action Hour with Fantastic Four: The Animated Series and Iron Man: The Animated Series.

He was interviewed for The Interviews: An Oral History of Television in 2016.

Mr. Friedman wrote over 700 hours of episodes for many television series during his career, which spanned from 1963 to 1995. In 1966, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his written work on The Danny Kaye Show. We thank him for his work on sitcoms, dramas and animated series. He will be greatly missed.

Hall of Fame musician and songwriter Sonny Curtis wrote and performed the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He died from pneumonia at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 19. Mr. Curtis was 88.

Curtis wrote and performed The Mary Tyler Moore Show's opening theme song, "Love Is All Around", which aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. The lyrics changed between the first and second seasons, in part to reflect Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) having become settled in her new home. The later lyrics, which accompanied many more episodes at a time when the show's popularity was at a peak, are more widely known, and most covers of the song use these words. The song has been covered by artists such as Ray Conniff, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Christie Front Drive, Sammy Davis Jr., and Twin Cities-based Hüsker Dü (the latter also reproduced several scenes of the opening on location for their music video).

A different instrumental version of the song was later used for the opening of Moore's 1979 CBS sitcom-variety series The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. He composed the opening instrumental theme for the first season (1990-1991) of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade.

He was known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly. He was a member of The Crickets and continued with the band after Holly's death in 1959. His best known compositions include "Walk Right Back", a major hit in 1961 for the Everly Brothers; "I Fought the Law", notably covered by the Bobby Fuller Four, the Clash, and Green Day; "More Than I Can Say", co-written with The Crickets' drummer Jerry Allison and a hit for Leo Sayer in 1980, and "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", a #1 Country hit for Keith Whitley in 1989.

Mr. Curtis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. He died on the 55th Anniversary of the debut of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In 2010, TV Guide ranked the show's opening title sequence No. 3 on a list of TV's Top Ten credit sequences, as selected by readers. We thank him for the memorable and iconic theme song. He will be sorely missed.

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Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2025 Schedule; Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Cast

Freeform's beloved "31 Nights of Halloween" returns on October 1 to deliver a wickedly delightful lineup of fan-favorite films that'll send shivers down your spine all month long. Grab your pumpkin spice lattes, because it's Halloween time. Eerily epic Halloween films ranging from classics like Casper, Beetlejuice, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands to modern fan favorites like 2023's Haunted Mansion and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil fill Freeform's bone-chilling lineup.

The bewitching watchlist includes double features like Hocus Pocus/Hocus Pocus 2, Twitches/Twitches Too and Halloweentown/Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge. Tim Burton fans, rejoice! The lineup features a marathon of Tim Burton's frightfully fantastic films on Monday, October 13, including Frankenweenie, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Sleepy Hollow. And don't miss the chance to visit Dracula's fang-tastic resort with Hotel Translyvania/Hotel Translyvania 2.

Dancing with the Stars Season 34 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced on ABC's Good Morning America. Cohosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns for its milestone 20th anniversary Tuesday, September 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), simulcast LIVE on ABC and Disney+, and available next day on Hulu. Dancing with the Stars is produced by BBC Studios.

This season's celebrities and professional dancers are as follows (in alphabetical order):

From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Jen Affleck with partner Jan Ravnik
Author and wellness influencer Hilaria Baldwin and partner Gleb Savchenko
Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles with partner Ezra Sosa
NBA All-Star Baron Davis with partner Britt Stewart
Social media personality Alix Earle with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
Social media and reality TV star Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach
Actor and musician Corey Feldman with partner Jenna Johnson
Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel with partner Pasha Pashkov
Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix with partner Alan Bersten
From Pentatonix, GRAMMY® winner Scott Hoying with partner Rylee Arnold
Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin with partner Witney Carson
From Fifth Harmony, Lauren Jauregui with partner Brandon Armstrong
From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Whitney Leavitt with partner Mark Ballas
Comedian Andy Richter with partner Emma Slater

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

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ABC Fall 2025 Premiere Dates; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to End in May 2026

ABC unveiled its fall 2025 premiere dates, showcasing a lineup of fan-favorite reality shows, heartwarming comedies and thrilling dramas, including the highly anticipated new series, 9-1-1: Nashville. Monday Night Football returns on most Mondays beginning September 8 (Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears). Breakout hit and last season's No. 1 new program, High Potential, returns for its second season Tuesday, September 16, following ballroom sensation Dancing with the Stars, which will celebrate its milestone 20th anniversary. The Golden Bachelor returns Wednesday, September 24, with a two-hour premiere featuring new leading man Mel Owens, followed by a new season of Shark Tank. The sophomore season of Shifting Gears and a new season of Emmy and Golden Globe(R) Award-winning comedy Abbott Elementary join Wednesday nights beginning October 1.

From executive producer Ryan Murphy, the newest iteration of the 9-1-1 universe, 9-1-1: Nashville, debuts Thursday, October 16, alongside principal series 9-1-1 and the longest-running primetime medical drama in television history, Grey's Anatomy. Ryan Seacrest hosts his inaugural season of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune alongside the legendary Vanna White when the beloved game show premieres Friday, September 26, followed by new episodes of ABC News' 20/20. America's Funniest Home Videos returns Sunday, September 28, before The Wonderful World of Disney broadcast premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Additional movies to air this fall include the broadcast premieres of Elemental, Avatar: The Way of Water and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

As previously announced, new seasons of returning series American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy!, The Rookie and Will Trent will debut in 2026, as well as the recently picked up comedy series Scrubs. These premiere dates will be announced at a later date.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026 at the close of the 2025-26 broadcast season. Colbert announced the news during tonight's taping at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Official statement: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season. We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire The Late Show franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.

This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.

Our admiration, affection, and respect for the talents of Stephen Colbert and his incredible team made this agonizing decision even more difficult. Stephen has taken CBS late night by storm with cutting-edge comedy, a must-watch monologue and interviews with leaders in entertainment, politics, news and newsmakers across all areas. The show has been #1 in late night for nine straight seasons; Stephen's comedy resonates daily across digital and social media; and the broadcast is a staple of the nation's zeitgeist.

The accomplishments of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert are memorable and significant in performance, quality and stature. With much gratitude, we look forward to honoring Stephen and celebrating the show over the next 10 months alongside its millions of fans and viewers."

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Labels: 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos, American Idol, CBS, Dancing with the Stars, Grey's Anatomy, Jeopardy, Late Show, Shark Tank, Shifting Gears, The Bachelor, The Rookie, Wheel of Fortune, Will Trent

Apple TV+ Announces Comedy Series Prodigies; ABC Renews Unscripted Series Slate

Apple TV+ announced the new seven-episode comedy Prodigies, starring BAFTA and SAG Award winner Will Sharpe (The White Lotus, A Real Pain) and Emmy and SAG Award winner Ayo Edebiri (The Bear, After the Hunt). The series is created, written and directed by Sharpe and produced by the Emmy Award and BAFTA Award-winning SISTER. Edebiri will also serve as an executive producer on the series.

This unusual take on a classic romantic comedy explores the universal complexities of long-term relationships through the lens of a very unique couple. Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe) are two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship. As individual hopes and needs feed into and conflict with their shared lives, the series challenges the fallacy at the heart of romantic storytelling - that the tale is over when the heroes get together. In life, surely, that is just the beginning?

Hulu's inaugural Get Real house brought the biggest names in unscripted television to Beverly Hills for a day of memorable onstage moments, major announcements and high-impact activations from Hulu, ABC and Freeform's robust unscripted TV portfolio. The ultimate crossover event gathered 150 unscripted TV icons and creatives including Alex Cooper, Khloé Kardashian, Jesse Palmer, Alfonso Ribeiro, Vanna White, and more all under one roof. ABC has renewed Dancing with the Stars, The Golden Bachelor and Who Wants to be a Millionaire in early renewals for 2025-26, while Bachelor in Paradise returns this summer.

Robert Irwin was revealed as the first celebrity competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on the upcoming season 34 of Dancing with the Stars. The Nader sisters – Brooks, Sarah Jane, Grace Ann and Mary Holland – announced their new series, Love Thy Nader, coming to Hulu and Freeform this summer. Jesse Palmer revealed the new season of Bachelor in Paradise will head to Costa Rica, with Wells Adams returning as bartender and Hannah Brown bringing the bubbly to rose ceremonies in the all-new Champagne Lounge. The Golden Bachelor unveiled a new leading man, former NFL player Mel Owens.

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Abbott Elementary Aces the Test on Multi-Platform; Dancing with the Stars' Resurgence

After 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the Abbott Elementary season four premiere aced the test with 8.96 million Total Viewers and a 3.50 rating in Adults 18-49. ABC's award-winning comedy rose dramatically over its initial Live+Same Day audience by +321% in Total Viewers (8.96 million vs. 2.13 million) and an impressive +846% in Adults 18-49 (3.50 rating vs. 0.37 rating). In addition, the premiere rose remarkably in multiplatform viewing over the show's season three finale (5/22/24) by +11% in Total Viewers (8.96 million vs. 8.05 million) and +21% among Adults 18-49 (3.50 rating vs. 2.90 rating). The season four premiere of Abbott Elementary stands as the top multiplatform telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 since the show's post-Oscars(R) episode (3/10/24). In addition, Abbott Elementary earned its best Wednesday performance since 2/28/24.

Coming up on Wednesday, December 4, Abbott Elementary celebrates the season with a one-hour special holiday event featuring back-to-back episodes, "Winter Show" and Winter Break" (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EST/PST, respectively, on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu). At 8 p.m., Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary's first-ever holiday show a success, despite a few setbacks. Meanwhile, Jacob's brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned. Then at 8:30 p.m., Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect, while Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest.

ABC's Dancing with the Stars concluded its spectacular season 33 as the top program of the night, delivering record-breaking audience in both Total Viewers (6.36 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.14 rating) - the best Total Viewer audience since the show's season 29 finale on 11/23/20, the best Adults 18-49 audience since the season 29 premiere on 9/14/20, and its best Adults 18-49 season finale performance in 7 years - since 5/21/18. And these numbers don't include the live Disney+ data yet!

In addition to wins among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, the extravagant three-hour finale, in which Joey Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, swept additional key demographics including Adults 18-34 (1.27 rating), Women 18-49 (1.61 rating), Women 18-34 (1.90 rating) and Men 18-34 (0.65 rating), among others, while also pushing ABC to a win for the night. Dancing with the Stars delivered double-digit gains in both Total Viewers (+16% - 6.36 million vs. 5.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (+70% - 1.14 rating vs. 0.67 rating) compared to its year-ago season finale (12/5/23). Dancing with the Stars led its closest broadcast competitor, NBC's The Voice, by +226%, more than tripling its Adults 18-49 performance (1.14 rating vs. 0.35 rating).

Additionally, the season 33 finale was the highest-rated Adults 18-49 regularly scheduled entertainment telecast in primetime since NBC's This Is Us finale (1.28 rating on 5/24/22). Season to date, Dancing with the Stars stands as the No. 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49 (0.77 rating) - the first time for the show to take the top spot for the broadcast season in its entire history. The show once again broke voting records, garnering over 32 million votes for the teams during the very competitive finale. Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social TV program across broadcast and cable on 11/26 and the No. 1 most social episode of any entertainment series season to date.

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ABC Halloween 2024 Schedule; Reba Creates Happy's Place Theme Song

Throughout this month, ABC will air a ghostly lineup of Halloween-themed episodes and festive films, including spine-tingling new episodes of 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, AFV, Press Your Luck, Dancing with the Stars and Doctor Odyssey, and broadcast television debuts of fan favorites Haunted Mansion (2023) and Hocus Pocus 2. On Abbot Elementary on October 27, it's Halloween at Abbott Elementary! Janine and Gregory proudly show off their couple’s costume, but it fails to translate. Meanwhile, Barbara faces pushback from parents concerned about hygiene and her beloved apple-bobbing tradition.

Adding a new song to her Country Hall of Fame resume and for her millions of fans to enjoy, entertainment icon Reba McEntire has teamed up with renowned songwriter Carole King and written the show's theme song for her upcoming new NBC comedy, Happy's Place. The song, released by MCA Nashville, is available across all music platforms and will also debut on the Happy's Place series premiere, which is set for Friday October 18 at 8 p.m. Happy's Place will stream the next day on Peacock. Listen to the theme song from Happy's Place HERE.

The sitcom stars Reba McEntire as her character, Bobbie, inherits her father's tavern (Happy's Place) and is surprised to discover that she has a new business partner, Isabella, played by Belissa Escobedo, a twentysomething half-sister she never knew she had. The series also stars Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.

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Labels: 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos, Dancing with the Stars, Happy's Place, NBC, Reba

Dancing with the Stars Season 33 Cast; Tia Mowry We TV Docuseries

The Dancing with the Stars season 33 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced on ABC's Good Morning America. Cohosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns for its 33rd season Tuesday, September 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), simulcast LIVE on ABC and Disney+, and available next day on Hulu. This season’s celebrities and professional dancers are as follows (in alphabetical order): 

· Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola with partner Witney Carson
· Notorious ankle bracelet fashionista Anna Delvey with partner Ezra Sosa
· From The Bachelor, Joey Graziadei with partner Jenna Johnson
· NBA Champion Dwight Howard with partner Daniella Karagach
· TV star Chandler Kinney with partner Brandon Armstrong
· Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher with partner Alan Bersten
· Model and cover girl Brooks Nader with partner Gleb Savchenko
· Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik with partner Rylee Arnold
· Reality royalty Phaedra Parks with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
· Movie star Eric Roberts with partner Britt Stewart
· BH 90210 TV icon Tori Spelling with partner Pasha Pashkov
· From The Bachelorette Jenn Tran with partner Sasha Farber
· Sitcom and movie actor Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters, Die Hard) with partner Emma Slater

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

We TV, AMC Networks' destination for compelling unscripted television, unveiled the trailer, new images and key art for the highly anticipated, all-new docuseries, Tia Mowry: My Next Act. Premiering on Friday, October 4 at 9:30pm ET/PT on We TV with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK, this eight-episode reality series dives head-first into the post-divorce, new-lease-on-life universe of multi-talented Tia Mowry (Sister, Sister; The Game).

Tired of people distorting the narrative of her relationships and life, Tia Mowry is removing the filter like never before, while embarking on a fearless and fierce journey of self-discovery post-divorce. Tia was always part of a duo, first as a twin sister, then as a wife... now she's on her own for the first time in her life. The struggle is real as Tia navigates her newly single status, a new phase of motherhood, as well as building businesses and juggling her ever-evolving career. With each nerve-wracking new hardship, she finds happiness along the way with her village of larger-than-life friends and family in Tia Mowry: My Next Act.

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ABC Fall 2024 Premiere Dates; Remembering Doug Sheehan of Day by Day and Clueless and Benji Gregory of ALF

ABC announced premiere dates for the network's action-packed fall, featuring previously announced fan-favorite series, high-octane new dramas and The Bachelor franchise's newest iteration. This news comes on the heels of the network closing out the 2023-2024 season as No. 1 in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the fifth consecutive season, marking the longest winning streak in over 10 years. Monday Night Football returns for select weeks beginning Sept. 9 (New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers). Then, on Monday, Oct. 7, beloved game shows join the lineup with Pat Sajak's final spin hosting Celebrity Wheel of Fortune leading into Elizabeth Banks-hosted Press Your Luck.

From Oscar®-nominated writer Drew Goddard and starring Kaitlin Olson, freshman crime procedural High Potential joins ballroom sensation Dancing with the Stars on Tuesdays, kicking off Sept. 17. The Golden Bachelorette makes its debut Wednesday, Sept. 18 with two-hour episodes for the first few weeks, with new leading lady Joan Vassos; and a new season of Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning comedy Abbott Elementary joins the night Oct. 9 at 9:30pm, followed by the ABC News Studios docuseries Scamanda. Then, from executive producer Ryan Murphy and starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson, highly anticipated new drama Doctor Odyssey debuts Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9pm, alongside 9-1-1 and the longest-running primetime medical drama in television history, Grey's Anatomy.

A new season of ABC News' 20/20 premieres Friday, Sept. 20, and season 16 of Shark Tank dives into the night starting Oct. 18. America’s Funniest Home Videos celebrates its monumental 35th season beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, before The Wonderful World of Disney world television premiere of the live-action The Little Mermaid. Additional films to debut this season include the world television premieres of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Haunted Mansion, as well as the broadcast premiere of Hocus Pocus 2. Airdates and additional movies to be announced at a later date. As previously announced, new seasons of returning dramas The Rookie and Will Trent will debut midseason (January), along with the celebratory farewell season of legacy comedy The Conners. Also returning midseason are American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy! and What Would You Do?, while Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, from executive producer Reese Witherspoon and hosted by world-renowned organizing duo Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit, is also set to debut. These premiere dates will be announced at a later date.

Actor Doug Sheehan, who starred as Brian Harper in Day by Day and as Mel Horowitz in Clueless, has died. He died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, on June 29. Mr. Sheehan was 75.

Sheehan starred as Brian Harper in the 1988-1989 NBC sitcom Day by Day. The show centers on Brian and Kate Harper (Linda Kelsey), a married couple with two successful careers (Brian as a stockbroker, Kate as a lawyer) and a teenage son named Ross (Christopher Daniel ("C.B.") Barnes). They open a daycare center in their home. The series also starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Thora Birch.

He starred as Mel Horowitz in the UPN sitcom Clueless for seasons 2 and 3 (1997-1999). Mel Horowitz is Cher Horowitz's (Rachel Blanchard) rich, widowed lawyer. He replaced Michael Lerner, who played Mel Horowitz during the first season (1996-1997), which aired on ABC. The cast included Stacey Dash, Donald Adeosun Faison, Elisa Donovan, Sean Holland, David Lascher (season 1), Twink Caplan (season 1), Wallace Shawn (season 1), Heather Gottlieb (season 1) and Julie Brown.

Sheehan played Edward Spellman, Sabrina Spellman's (Melissa Joan Hart) father, in two episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Some of his other sitcom guest appearances included Cheers, Alice, Dear John and Style & Substance.

His first major role was as Joe Kelly in the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1979 to 1982. He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 1982.

He starred as journalist Ben Gibson in the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing from 1983 to 1987. Ben Gibson was the second husband of Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark).

Some of his other television guest appearances Charlie's Angels (1978), Kaz, MacGyver (1990), Columbo (1993), Promised Land, Diagnosis: Murder, Passions (6 episodes as Mr. Davis) and That Was Then.

Mr. Sheehan was a talented and versatile actor. Day by Day is a funny show with a great cast, which should have had a longer run. It should be available on DVD or streaming. He will be greatly missed.

Actor Benji Gregory, who starred as Brian Tanner in ALF, has died. On June 13, Gregory and his service dog, Hans, were found dead inside a car at a Chase Bank parking lot in Peoria, Arizona. However, news of his death was not publicly disclosed until July 11, when the cause of his death was still under investigation. His sister Rebecca said he had suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and a sleep disorder and said he likely died of a heat stroke after falling asleep in his car. On September 13, 2024, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner revealed that Gregory died of both hepatic cirrhosis, with Gregory being revealed to have had a damaged liver, and heat exposure. The death was ruled accidental. Mr. Gregory was only 46.

He starred as Brian Tanner in the 1986-1990 NBC sitcom ALF. The title character, called ALF (an acronym for "Alien Life Form") but whose real name is Gordon Shumway, crash-lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. Brian Tanner is the middlest son of the Tanner family. He is nicknamed 'B' by the rest of the cast. The cast included Paul Fusco (performed and voiced ALF), Max Wright, Anne Scheeden, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Josh Blake, Anne Meara (1987) and Jim J. Bullock (1989-1990).

Gregory appeared as an orphan named Dash in two episodes of Punky Brewster. The final episode in Season 1, titled "Fenster Hall" (aired March 31, 1985), was a failed attempt to create a spin-off of Punky Brewster.

He played Brian in a 1991 episode of Murphy Brown. Some of his other television guest appearances included The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, Amazing Stories and The Twilight Zone (1985). Some of his voice credits included Pound Puppies, Fantastic Max and Back to the Future: The Animated Series (as Biff Tannen Jr.).

He played Harry Carlson, Jr. in Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986). He supplied the voice of Edgar the Mole in the animated feature Once Upon a Forest (1993), which would be his final acting role.

Mr. Gregory was a good child actor. After leaving the acting industry, he served a stint in the U.S. Navy after graduating from school. He enlisted in 2003 and became an aerographer's mate. During his naval career he was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). In 2005, he received an honorable medical discharge from the Navy. We thank him for his work on television and in films and for his service in the Navy. He will be sorely missed.

We also remember television executive Jamie Kellner. He was a founding president of Fox Broadcasting and founded The WB network. He died from cancer on June 21 in Montecito, California. Mr. Kellner was 74.

Kellner was present at the establishment of the Fox Broadcasting Company and held the position as chairman of 20th Century Fox Television from 1986 to 1993. Among the shows that emerged during his seven years at Fox were The Simpsons, Married... with Children, Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000), Melrose Place and In Living Color.

He then spent seven years at the helm of The WB Television Network. He helped launch the new broadcast network in 1994. During his tenure, he began by championing urban sitcoms such as The Wayans Bros., The Parent 'Hood and Sister, Sister, but eventually steered the network in the direction of teen and family-oriented dramas. 7th Heaven, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gilmore Girls, Dawson's Creek, Felicity and Charmed all premiered during his presidency.

Kellner was made head of Turner Broadcasting System in 2000, officially succeeding Ted Turner in March 2001. He was chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a division of Time Warner which includes TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network from 2001 to 2003. He was the chairman of station ownership group ACME Communications, a post held from the company's founding until its folding in 2016.

We thank him for the television shows be brought us at Fox, The WB and Turner. He will be missed.

Television producer and screenwriter Jonathan Axelrod worked on Dave's World. He died in Los Angeles on June 13. Mr. Axelrod was 74.

He was executive producer on the 1993-1997 CBS sitcom Dave's World. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. The show focuses on the daily trials and tribulations of columnist Dave Barry (Harry Anderson) and his wife, Beth (DeLane Matthews), along with their sons, Tommy (Zane Carney) and Willie (Andrew Ducote).

Some of his other sitcom producing credits included Can't Hurry Love, Brother's Keeper, Movie Stars and Some of My Best Friends. He was one of the writers of the 1972 comedy film Every Little Crook and Nanny.

We thank him for his work on Dave's World and other sitcoms. He will be missed.

Actress Susan Buckner starred as Lucy Davis in When the Whistle Blows. She died on May 2 in Miami, Florida. Ms. Buckner was 72.

Buckner starred as Lucy Davis in the short-lived 1980 ABC sitcom When the Whistle Blows. The series revolves around a group of construction workers – four males (Norm, Buzz, Randy and Hunk) and one female (Lucy) – for the "Tri-State Construction Company" in Los Angeles and their search for fun both on and off the job. It was filmed single-camera style and without a laugh track. The cast included Doug Brown, Philip Brown, Tim Rossovich, Dolph Sweet, Alice Hirson, Gary Allen, Noble Willingham and Sue Ane Langdon.

She appeared as one of The Krofftettes who performed synchronised swimming routines on the 1976-1997 ABC variety show The Brady Bunch Hour.

Buckner played Kim Patterson in a 1979 episode of The Love Boat. Some of her other television guest appearances included Police Woman, Switch, Starsky & Hutch, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (3 episodes) and B.J. and the Bear.

She portrayed high school cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 summer blockbuster Grease, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. She starred as Vicky Anderson in the 1981 slasher film Deadly Blessing.

Ms. Buckner was crowned Miss Washington in 1971 and in September went on to become a top ten finalist in the Miss America 1972 pageant. We thank her for her work on television and in films. She will be deeply missed.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: SAG-AFTRA Strike Negotiations to Restart; Night Court Actor Richard Moll Dies

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's another slow week, but it looks like they're trying (again) to resolve the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're hearing of the news of the death of a Night Court star, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The SAG-AFTRA strike isn't over, but at least they're going to start negotiating again this weekend. (Deadline)
• Actor Richard Moll, who played Bull on Night Court, has died, leaving John Larroquette and Marsha Warfield as the last two surviving cast members. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Henry Winkler has a new book, and in it, he talks about his struggles with dyslexia made him feel embarrassed at Happy Days table reads. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Tom Bergeron is speaking out about his exit from Dancing with the Stars, and he isn't holding back at all. (Variety)
• NBC has ordered a series staring Zachary Quntio. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 21 - OCTOBER 27)

• Catchy Comedy is spending the next two weekends loving Lucy, starting with a binge of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (and a few episodes of I Love Lucy to fill time, as there were only 13 episodes of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour) this weekend.
• Buzzr is celebrating Halloween with a Chills & Thrills marathon featuring Halloween episodes of game shows that airs 8PM-11 PM tonight, Sunday night, and Monday night, with an all encore starting at noon on Tuesday.
• Antenna TV has a Bewitched marathon for Halloween and Rewind TV has a Sabrina the Teenage Witch marathon.
• Cozi TV has a short marathon of The Munsters on Tuesday.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: An End on the Horizon for WGA Strike?; Hallmark Ready for Christmas

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in the heart of what is the traditional debut of the fall season, but we're still in a holding pattern with the ongoing strikes... but we're finally seeing some progress on the horizon this week for on of them. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It's starting to look like a resolution may be coming soon to end the WGA strike, but that still won't bring new scripted series to our screens since there is still an ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike that doesn't appear to be quite as close to a resolution. (CNN)
• It seems that Dancing with the Stars, which was seen to be the type of show that is safe from the strikes, is not so safe after all, and ABC is considering delaying the season premiere. (Hollywood Reporter)
• We're less than a month away from Hallmark's Christmas programming, and it will include plenty of new movies. (Deadline)
• Vanna White is going to be sticking around on Wheel of Fortune for at least a few more years. (Deadline)
• Archer is being made available on FX on-demand, in response to Spectrum dropping FXX but leaving FX on the lineup. (TVLine)
• Season 34 of The Simpsons will arrive on Disney+ on October 11, just a little after the season 35 premiere on Fox. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 23 - SEPTEMBER 29)

• Catchy Comedy is having a Gomer Pyle, USMC binge this weekend.
• Krapopolis, the Fox animated comedy that has been talked about forever, renewed for two more seasons, and had a series premiere delayed by a year, will finally debut on Fox on Sunday... we think.
• The Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal both return for a new season on Monday, in a new studio.

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Dancing with the Stars Season 32 Cast; BUZZR Celebrates 40 Years of Press Your Luck

Dancing with the Stars season 32 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced live on ABC's Good Morning America. Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, Dancing with the Stars returns to ABC with an expanded season 32 premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 26 (8:00-10:31 p.m. ET) and will continue to air Tuesdays (8:00-10:01 p.m. ET) thereafter. The season will simulcast LIVE on Disney+ and be available next day on Hulu. The celebrities and professional dancers this season are as follows (in alphabetical order): 

· Supermodel Tyson Beckford with partner Jenna Johnson
· Marvel star Xochitl Gomez with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
· How I Met Your Mother & Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Alyson Hannigan with partner Sasha Farber
· Social media and reality TV star Harry Jowsey with partner Rylee Arnold
· From The Bachelorette, Charity Lawson with partner Artem Chigvintsev
· From Vanderpump Rules, Ariana Madix with partner Pasha Pashkov
· GRAMMY®-winning singer Jason Mraz with partner Daniella Karagach
· NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson with partner Britt Stewart
· Singer and social media star Lele Pons with partner Brandon Armstrong
· Oscar®-winning actress Mira Sorvino with partner Gleb Savchenko
· Actress Jamie Lynn Spears (Zoey 101, Sweet Magnolias) with partner Alan Bersten
· Real estate mogul and TV star Mauricio Umansky with partner Emma Slater
· Comedian and Veep star Matt Walsh with partner Koko Iwasaki
· From The Brady Bunch, actor Barry Williams with partner Peta Murgatroyd

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

How has it already been 40 years since the game show that introduced that iconic wily wise guy Whammy to the world premiered? Join BUZZR this weekend to relive memorable Press Your Luck episodes from 1983 through 1986 starring original host Peter Tomarken and announcer Rod Roddy with all of the trivia, big board, and bonus rounds that you can handle! So, don't miss your chance to yell, "No Whammies!" and "Big Money!" at your television all weekend long! The classic game show of wits, strategy and high stakes is turning 40! Celebrate Press Your Luck with 40 iconic episodes over one epic weekend! The party airs on Saturday 9/16 & Sunday 9/17 at 12 PM - 10 PM ET / 9AM - 7 PM PT!

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ABC Fall 2023 Premiere Dates and Revised Schedule; Upload Season 3 Returns October 20

ABC has revised its fall schedule and announced premiere dates for Wed-Sun. The Golden Bachelor will move from Mondays at 10 to Thursdays at 8, while Bachelor in Paradise goes from Tuesdays 9-11pm to Thursdays 9-11pm. Celebrity Jeopardy! will now kick-off Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune slides up to Thursdays at 9 instead of 8pm. $100,000 Pyramid sticks with 10pm on Thursdays, as does Shark Tank (Fridays at 8), 20/20 (Fridays 9-11p), AFV (Sundays at 7) and The Wonderful World of Disney (Sundays 8-11pm). Missing on the schedule right now is Dancing with the Stars (likely being moved to Tuesdays 8-10pm), Judge Steve Harvey, Press Your Luck, Abbott Elementary encores and What Would You Do? and PYL likely will air after DWTS at 10, if that should happen. ABC could be getting more MNF NFL games on Mondays, so possibly on the days there are no games it could be Judge Steve, Abbott encores and WWYD. Premiere dates so far:

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
08:00PM - 09:00PM Celebrity Jeopardy! (Season Premiere)
09:00PM - 10:00PM Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Season Premiere)
10:00PM - 11:00PM The $100,000 Pyramid (Season Premiere)

Thursday, September 28, 2023
08:00PM - 09:01PM The Golden Bachelor (Series Premiere)
09:01PM - 11:00PM Bachelor in Paradise (Season Premiere)

Friday, September 29, 2023
08:00PM - 09:01PM Shark Tank (Season Premiere)
09:01PM - 11:00PM 20/20 (Season Premiere)

Sunday, October 1, 2023
07:00PM - 08:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (Season Premiere)
08:00PM - 11:00PM The Wonderful World of Disney (Season Premiere)

Prime Video announced that Season Three of the sci-fi comedy series Upload will premiere Friday, October 20 on Prime Video, with the official first-look images out now. The third season will consist of eight episodes, with two episodes premiering every week exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. On October 20, Upload Season Three will be part of the savings, convenience, and entertainment that Prime members enjoy in a single membership.

Upload is a sci-fi comedy series from Emmy-winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation, King of the Hill), set in a technologically advanced future where holographic phones, self-driving vehicles, AI assistance, and 3D food printers are the norm. And, forget about dying - instead, you'll be "uploaded" to a virtual reality afterlife, and enjoy all the comforts of a world-class resort. Provided you can afford it. In Upload Season Three, we pick back up with Nora and freshly downloaded Nathan as they navigate their relationship, while racing to stop the mysterious conspiracy that threatens to destroy millions of lives. Can they shut down Freeyond, and finally have a real life together? Or is it just a matter of time until Nathan's head explodes? Meanwhile, in Lakeview, a backup copy of Nathan has been activated and Ingrid's not about to let this second chance at love slip away. Back in the real world, Aleesha rises through the ranks of Horizen by managing AI education, and falls into a new romantic relationship. And Luke, all alone in Lakeview, is forced to come up with the funds to pay for his stay in paradise, driving him to work in The Grey Zone.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: First Week of Writers' Strike Already Sees Early Casualties; Fox Cancels Call Me Kat

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's the first week of a writers' strike, so get ready for some disruptions to your TV viewing experiences while the negotiations go down (actually, many have already begun). We also have some renewal and cancellation news, including a rather surprising move of a Fox show heading to ABC (no, it's not an animated comedy). Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Rumors of an impending strike had been floating for several months, so perhaps we shouldn't be totally surprised (though if you weren't following the story closely it may have been), but we now have another writers' strike that is going to shutdown production of new episodes of TV series. (CBS News)
• One of the first casualties of the writers strike is the remainder of the season for Saturday Night Live, for which all three episodes have been scrapped. (Screen Rant)
• Call Me Kat? No, you can call it cancelled, as the Fox sitcom has been cancelled after three seasons. (Variety)
• Deadline has a look at all the shows that have been cancelled in 2023, and it's not a short list either. (Deadline)
• This one is a little out of the blue: Fox has cancelled 9-1-1, but ABC has decided to pick it up. (Vibe)
• The Conners may be coming to an end after the upcoming sixth season, although even if it does, it has had a rather long and successful life for a reboot series. (Deadline)
• Dancing with the Stars is moving back to ABC. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 6 - MAY 12)

• Last weekend, Catchy Comedy had a binge of Happy Days; this weekend, it is Laverne & Shirley.
• ABC, through their ABC News division, begins a four documentary part series celebrating game shows, with The Game Show Show, starting on Wednesday.
• The MTV Movie and TV Awards airs tomorrow night, but it'll be a little different due to the writers' strike.
• The final season of Children Ruin Everything debuts Friday on Roku.

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Labels: 9-1-1, Call Me Kat, Dancing with the Stars, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Conners

Dancing with the Stars Returning to ABC in Fall; Conan O'Brien Producing New Podcast Miniseries

Dancing with the Stars will make history once again becoming the first series to simulcast across both ABC and Disney+ for its upcoming 32nd season, and will be available the next day on Hulu. Beginning this fall, the beloved show will reach audiences across multiple Disney platforms in their respective time zones. Dancing with the Stars is the hit series hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

Conan O'Brien's award-winning podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend announced a brand new podcast miniseries, The Lost Hans & Franz Movie. The four-part podcast series -- featuring comedy legends Conan O'Brien, Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, and Kevin Nealon -- will drop new episodes weekly beginning Wednesday, May 17. The Lost Hans & Franz Movie is a Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend audio miniseries about Hans & Franz, a movie musical that was never made. Hans & Franz was originally a screenplay written by O'Brien, Carvey, Smigel, and Nealon, based on the 1980's Saturday Night Live sketch starring Carvey and Nealon. Although it was in development at Sony, then Columbia Pictures, in the early 1990's, the musical was never made into a motion picture, but would have starred Carvey and Nealon, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger (playing himself and other characters in the script).

The podcast miniseries' cast is comprised of the original four writers: O'Brien, Carvey, Smigel, and Nealon. In each episode, they will read selected scenes from the screenplay, and then use those scenes as a jumping off point to reminisce and riff about this formative time in their lives. Carvey recently referenced the film script on O’Brien’s podcast, which was the catalyst for the new miniseries, as the team thought it would be fun to revisit this project. After several meetings, Team Coco secured the rights to read the script for the podcast, and will be airing this podcast miniseries on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend feed. Universal Pictures’ R-rated comedy Strays is the presenting sponsor of The Lost Hans and Franz Movie, a special Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend miniseries.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: New Sitcoms for Terry Crews and Wendi McLendon-Covey; Zachary Levi Holding Out Hope for Chuck Movie

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about new sitcoms for old sitcom favorites, a potential new owner for BET, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Terry Crews is starring in a new CBS pilot based upon the comic strip Jump Start. (Variety)
• This may be the last season for The Goldbergs, but it looks as if Wendi McLendon-Covey may have her next project lined up. (Deadline)
• Zachary Levi is still holding out hope for a Chuck movie. (Deadline)
• Tyra Banks is leaving Dancing with the Stars. (CNN)
• Madea Buys BET? Paramount is looking to possibly sell BET and VH-1, and Tyler Perry may be among the buyers. (Hollywood Reporter)
• A Monk movie is headed to Peacock. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 18 - MARCH 25)

• Decades has a 77 Sunset Strip binge this weekend.
• The new Comedy Central animated comedy, Digman, arrives on Wednesday.

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Dancing with the Stars Season 31 Cast; Great Scott! Back to the Future Reunion at New York Comic Con This Fall

Disney+ announced the Dancing with the Stars season 31 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners, while live in studio on ABC's Good Morning America. The series, hosted by supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks and new co-host, actor and television personality Alfonso Ribeiro, returns to the ballroom with a lineup of celebrities including a platinum recording artist, a Real Housewife, a Bachelorette and a drag queen superstar, to name a few. The cast joins Charli and Heidi D'Amelio for season 31, both of whom were previously announced live on Good Morning America. The new celebrity cast will learn some new twists, tricks and kicks as the live show begins Monday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PDT, only on Disney+. Fan-favorite pro dancing partners Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel make a long-awaited return to the ballroom.

Celebrities and Professional Dancers:
· Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena with partner Daniella Karagach
· Movie star Selma Blair with partner Sasha Farber
· Comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady with partner Witney Carson
· Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York's weather anchor Sam Champion, with partner Cheryl Burke
· TikTok star Charli D'Amelio with partner Mark Ballas
· Heidi D'Amelio (Hulu's The D'Amelio Show), mom of Charli & Dixie, with partner Artem Chigvintsev
· Country star Jessie James Decker with partner Alan Bersten
· TV star (90210, Hallmark films) Trevor Donovan with partner Emma Slater
· Daniel Durant (Oscar®-winning CODA) with partner Britt Stewart
· Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) with partner Pasha Pashkov
· Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore) with partner Koko Iwasaki
· Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd with partner Louis Van Amstel
· Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) with partner Peta Murgatroyd
· Drag queen superstar Shangela with partner Gleb Savchenko
· Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks with partner Brandon Armstrong
· Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette) with partner Val Chmerkovskiy

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. After an impressive 30 seasons on ABC, Dancing with the Stars moves to its new home on Disney+, premiering exclusively in the U.S. and Canada this fall, and making Dancing with the Stars the first live series to debut on the streaming service.

Great Scott! ReedPop, the world's leading producer of pop culture events, announced that Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, iconic stars of the Back to the Future trilogy, are heading to this year's New York Comic Con. On Saturday, October 8, the duo will also participate in a separately-ticketed event titled Back to the Future Reunion with Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd, where they will reflect on the beloved franchise and their time on the set. Each year, NYCC brings together the biggest names in pop culture, the world’s top comic creators, and thousands of fans to celebrate the fandoms they love. This year's guest announcements are continuing to roll out, with previously announced guests including Oscar Isaac, star of Marvel's Moon Knight, Star Wars, and Dune, literary greats Brandon Sanderson, Diana Gabaldon, R. L. Stine and Leigh Bardugo, comic legends Frank Miller, Greg Capullo and Frank Cho, and celebrity stars Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young from Shadow and Bone, Rachel Leigh Cook from She's All That, SpongeBob SquarePants' Tom Kenny and Rodger Bumpass, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds stars Melissa Navia and Anson Mount. NYCC takes place on October 6-9, 2022 at the Javits Center in NYC with a must-see slate of special guests, panelists, exhibitors, artists, and more. Stay up to date on the latest New York Comic Con news at NewYorkComicCon.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Disney+ Series Premiere Dates, Includes Dancing with the Stars; Hallmark Orders New Original Drama

At the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, Disney+ paneled a selection of upcoming Original Series from across a number of its key brands, including Lucasfilm's Andor, Marvel Studios She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Growing Up from Disney Branded Television and Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory from National Geographic. Fall premiere dates were unveiled for a number of series including Growing Up (Sep 8) and The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 2 (Sep 28), from Disney Branded Television, Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (Sep 8) and Super/Natural from National Geographic (Sep 21), and Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars on Sept. 19. Ahead of its premiere, Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory has also been picked up for a second season, which is filming now. A new premiere date and rollout for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was also announced. In addition, official trailers for Growing Up and Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory, both premiering on September 8, in celebration of Disney+ Day, were released, along with the official trailer for Super/Natural, premiering September 21.


Production began on Ride, Hallmark Channel's new, original primetime series, shooting on location in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A compelling, family drama centered on a rodeo dynasty, the series will premiere on Hallmark Channel in 2023. The network has also announced the casting of the dynastic McMurray Family. The series follows Missy McMurray, played by Tiera Skovbye (Riverdale Nurses). A former rodeo queen, Missy is a McMurray by marriage and struggles to find her place in the family. Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing, The Kominsky Method) is Isabel McMurray, the tough-as-nails family matriarch fighting to keep her family legacy afloat following a tragedy. Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble, Hidden Gems) is Cash McMurray, the second-born son who will carry on his family's legacy; Sara Garcia (The Flash, Reign) is Valeria Galindo and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor, A Little Daytime Drama) is Tuff McMurray, Isabel's youngest son. Rounding out the cast is Tyler Jacob Moore (Shameless, Once Upon a Time) as Gus, a handsome stranger who comes into their lives.

Ride is a multigenerational family ensemble following the lives of the McMurrays, part of a rodeo dynasty going back a generation, as they struggle to keep their beloved ranch afloat. After a tragic loss, each character embarks on an empowering journey of transformation and self-discovery while also uncovering a twisted web of secrets, threatening to tear the family and their small Colorado town apart at the seams. Emotions run high and clashes are common in the complicated McMurray clan, but they are a tight-knit group who don't give up easily. And the three strong women of the family - widowed rodeo queen Missy, matriarch Isabel, and former teen run-away Valeria - resolve to stand strong against all challenges and save their land, come what may.

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