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EXCLUSIVE: There will be more crazy antics ahead at Stevens & Lido, Dre’s ad agency. Jeff Meacham, who has recurred as Dre's (Anthony Anderson) nonsensical co-worker Josh since the first season of ABC’s black-ish, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming sixth season. Meacham has appeared in a total of 98…

Summer lovin’ is alive and well as ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise continues to stake its claim as the top dog on Monday nights. Last night it ticked up two tenths from last week with a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drew 4.78 million viewers, marking a season high in viewers for the reality series which…

Terry O'Quinn (Patriot, Perpetual Grace, LTD) is set for a recurring role opposite Allison Tollman on ABC’s new genre thriller series Emergence, from Kevin (Probably) Saves the World creators/executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, director Paul McGuigan and ABC Studios, Written by Fazekas and Butters, Em…

The American Ninja Warrior juggernaut rolls on, as a repeat of the athletic competition again topped the Friday night ratings. ANW scored an 0.6/4 and 3.03 million viewers for its two-hour time slot, its best 18-49 showing for an encore since June 28. That and Dateline’s 0.5/3 and 3.31 million viewers led the peacock…

The Kids Are Alright creator Tim Doyle has stepped to the head of the class at ABC’s Schooled as its new showrunner. He replaces Marc Firek, who has left the series he co-created and ran that is headed into its sophomore season. The move brings Doyle back to ABC, which canceled The Kids Are Alright in May after its…

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today handed out fines to three TV shows and a radio company for “misusing” the Emergency Alert System or Wireless Emergency Alert tones. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and AMC’s The Walking Dead were hit with six-figure penalties, while Animal Planet’s Lone Star Law and the parent company of…

ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise (1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 4.07 million viewers) continued to find summer love Tuesday, but NBC’s America’s Got Talent (1.4, 9.01M) still handily won the night overall in both metrics with its first live show despite slipping a tenth week to week. NBC’s Bring the Funny…

Respected programming executive Simran S. Sethi, most recently Netflix’s director of International Originals, India and the Middle East, has joined ABC Entertainment in the newly created position of EVP, Development and Content Strategy. Reporting to Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, Sethi will oversee…

After its premiere last week, the tropical on-the-hunt-for-romance reality series Bachelor in Paradise topped Monday night despite dipping two-tenths with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.3 million viewers. NBC’s American Ninja Warrior came in strong last night with a 0.9 rating and 4.71 million…

EXCLUSIVE: Scandal alum George Newbern, Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Phil Morris (Doom Patrol) and Dannah Lockett (The Kenan Show) are set for supporting roles opposite Lea Michele, Bryan Greenberg and Charles Michael Davis in ABC's holiday movie Same Time, Next Christmas, from Freeform Studios. In the…

Ninjas are known to be stealthy, and so it is that American Ninja Warrior has sneaked up on the TV world to dominate the Friday ratings over the last few weeks. Admittedly, the numbers come as the night is dominate by reruns (including American Ninja Warrior itself). But still, the athletic competition may be winning…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, ABC has landed Love Me, a one-hour drama based on a Swedish format, with a put pilot commitment. The project, one of the first significant pitch sales this broadcast development cycle, hails from Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith; Elizabeth Banks and Max…