• ABC sets ‘Disney Family Singalong: Volume II’ for Mother’s Day

    ABC sets ‘Disney Family Singalong: Volume II’ for Mother’s Day

    Disney wants fans to be their guest again during the coronavirus quarantine. After the success of the “Disney Family Singalong” on April 16, which drew more than 10 million viewers, ABC announced Wednesday a Mother’s Day followup special, “The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.” Ryan Seacrest will host the show starting at 7 p.m. ET …
  • ‘Disney Family Singalong’ quarantine special lands 10.3M viewers

    ‘Disney Family Singalong’ quarantine special lands 10.3M viewers

    ABC’s “The Disney Family Singalong” special drew a strong at-home crowd Thursday, topping the night with a 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 10.3 million viewers. It teamed with “Station 19” (1.3, 6.99M), in its new 9 p.m. time slot, and “How to Get Away With Murder” (0.6, 3.05M) to help the network …
  • Beyoncé surprises Disney singalong show with ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’

    Beyoncé surprises Disney singalong show with ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’

    It’s no R9, but we’ll take what we can get. Beyoncé surprised Disney fans and music lovers everywhere Thursday evening by popping into the entertainment juggernaut’s “Disney Family Singalong” on ABC. “I’d like to dedicate to all of the healthcare workers who’ve been working tirelessly to keep us healthy and safe,” Bey explained before starting …
  • George Stephanopoulos accused of improper social distancing after coronavirus diagnosis

    George Stephanopoulos accused of improper social distancing after coronavirus diagnosis

    George Stephanopoulos, who revealed this week he has tested positive for COVID-19, is being accused by a hacked-off neighbor in the Hamptons of not following social-distancing guidelines. The 59-year-old co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” — whose wife, Ali Wentworth, earlier this week emerged from a three-week battle with the deadly bug — has been …
  • ABC’s ‘Disney Family Singalong’ to star Christina Aguilera, Kristin Chenoweth and more

    ABC’s ‘Disney Family Singalong’ to star Christina Aguilera, Kristin Chenoweth and more

    Christina Aguilera, Kristin Chenoweth and Luke Evans are among the stars that will feature in a Disney musical special for ABC. The broadcaster has set “The Disney Family Singalong,” a one-hour event special, to launch on Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m.. The special will fill the gap left by the move of firefighter drama …
  • Broadcast networks may resort to reruns amid coronavirus quarantines

    Broadcast networks may resort to reruns amid coronavirus quarantines

    Television may start looking a bit too familiar. Networks, hamstrung by the inability to shoot new TV shows, may turn to reruns to fill programming slots. With no sense of when quarantine measures will lift amid the global coronavirus crisis, the big four networks, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, are mulling how to fill the …
  • ABC shelves ‘The Bachelor Summer Games’ amid coronavirus pandemic

    ABC shelves ‘The Bachelor Summer Games’ amid coronavirus pandemic

    ABC has made the decision to shelve its planned “The Bachelor Summer Games” spinoff, Variety has confirmed, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the entertainment industry. The prospective series, which had yet to be officially announced, was slated to air during the Olympics this summer, however, news of the show being scrapped for the …
  • ‘Modern Family’ star Nolan Gould grew up before America’s eyes

    ‘Modern Family’ star Nolan Gould grew up before America’s eyes

    Nolan Gould was 10 years old when he was introduced to America as sweet-but-clueless kid brother Luke Dunphy on ABC’s “Modern Family.” As the popular sitcom nears its April 8 finale after 11 seasons, Gould, now 21, says that reading the script for that final episode caught him emotionally off-guard. “I really had no idea …
  • ‘American Idol’ suspends filming, joining growing list of TV shows shut down over Chinese virus

    ‘American Idol’ suspends filming, joining growing list of TV shows shut down over Chinese virus

    “American Idol” is the latest TV show to shut down in light of the coronavirus outbreak: The ABC singing competition is suspending production, effective immediately, TVLine has learned. Filming has been halted to ensure that contestants can get home to their families, according to a source; the rest of the production is working remotely, and …
  • Whoopi Goldberg co-hosts ‘The View’ while self-quarantined admid Chinese virus

    Whoopi Goldberg co-hosts ‘The View’ while self-quarantined admid Chinese virus

    While “The View” remains one of the few daytime TV shows still broadcasting live in studio, Whoopi Goldberg co-hosted while self-quarantined at home on Wednesday as a precaution after she contracted double pneumonia last year.