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For the past couple of years, ABC has had the largest comedy contingent on the schedule with three blocks, 8-10 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday and 8-9 PM on Friday, for a 10 half-hour series total. That will likely no longer be the case next season. Of the 10 comedy series that aired on ABC this past season, five will…

ABC has renewed 13 more series for 2020-21, eight of them scripted, including freshmen Stumptown and mixed-ish. The broadcast network has picked up American Housewife, black-ish, The Conners, The Goldbergs, A Million Little Things, mixed-ish, The Rookie, Stumptown; reality stalwarts The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars…

The Masked Singer dipped last week but made up for Wednesday as it continues to dominate its time slot. The reality incognito singing competition climbed three tenths to deliver a 2.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 8.75 million viewers. This marks a season-high Wednesday telecast for the Fox series. ABC…

Several more series produced by Disney Television Studios have suspended production as the coronavirus health crises deepens, and that includes the final season of Empire.  As of Saturday, March 14, stopping production are Fox dramas Empire and The Resident, produced by DTS’ 20th Century Fox TV; FX’s Pose, from DTS…

Some midseason scheduling changes were revealed today as part of ABC’s TCA Winter Press Tour. Shark Tank, which currently airs at 9 PM on Sundays is returning to its Friday time slot at 8 PM on February 28, the spot currently held by American Housewife, which is moving to ABC's Wednesday comedy block beginning April…

ABC has picked up more episodes of comedies American Housewife, currently in its fourth season, and sophomore Bless This Mess. Each will produce six additional episodes, for what ABC calls full-season orders. American Housewife had originally received a 15-episode order, which will now go up to 21 episodes and the…

We should call this pre-Premiere Friday as the big newcomer on the night, Fox’s WWE SmackDown, along with NBC veteran The Blacklist, are not debuting until next week. After what we have seen Premiere Week to date — double-digit year-to-year declines, Live+Same Day adults 18-49 ratings of 0.7, once a rarity and certain…

ABC has ordered a fourth season of the Katy Mixon-led comedy American Housewife. Created by Sarah Dunn (Spin City, Bunheads), the series stars and is narrated by Eastbound & Down alum Mixon as Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three who raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport…

ABC said Tuesday that its comedy series American Housewife will air two music-themed episodes in the spring during its Season 3, one revolving around its network sibling American Idol that will see guest appearances by judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest, and the other the season…

No surprise here: ABC’s new comedy series Schooled, a spinoff of the network’s hit The Goldbergs, will follow the mothership series on the schedule. Schooled will premiere January 9 and will air Wednesdays at 8:30 PM behind The Goldbergs. Schooled‘s arrival will displace comedy American Housewife, which currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Meg Donnelly, who plays the oldest daughter on ABC’s comedy series American Housewife, has signed with ICM Partners. The move comes after Donnelly starred earlier this year in Disney Channel’s original movie Zombies, which bowed in February and drew 1.14 million viewers and a 4.8 rating in the kids 6-11…

ABC has picked up a third season of comedy American Housewife. The ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment-produced American Housewife has made a successful move to its high-profile new time slot this season, Wednesdays at 9:30 PM, behind Modern Family. Created by Sarah Dunn (Spin City, Bunheads) American Housewife…