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Over the last couple of months, the Hollywood studios successfully negotiated new collective bargaining agreements with the major guilds. But hammering out industrywide safety protocols for film and TV production during the coronavirus pandemic is proving hard to reach a consensus on. It’s been five weeks since the…

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 three-hour season finale of Survivor excelled on all fronts Wednesday night, delivering a 1.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.95 million. The veteran CBS reality competition not only got a two-tenths boost from last week, but also hit a 2 1/2-year high in all metrics and was the night’s most-watched…

UPDATE March 14:  Sony Pictures Television also has suspended production on ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled. Both have only the season finales left to shoot, and the plan was originally to stay in production through next week to finish the seasons before shutting down. In light of the fast…

With Jeopardy!‘s GOAT now crowned after the ABC game show’s strong primetime run, Wednesday’s lineup settled back into form, with NBC’s Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD topping the heap to give the network the overall victory for the night in the adults 18-49 demographic and total viewers. Chicago Med (1.2…

Worlds from TV and film will collide starting October 7 when ABC will present a week of reunions within its primetime lineup. “Cast from the Past” Week will feature reunited cast members and creative teams from iconic TV series and films on the network’s current shows. Actors from and behind-the-scenes talent from the…

After six years at the helm, The Goldbergs creator/executive producer Adam F. Goldberg is stepping down as showrunner of the ABC comedy series, which is heading into Season 7. The Goldbergs veterans Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow, who have been with the series since its premiere, have been named showrunners of the…

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 Goldbergs will pay homage to the classic 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation in its annual fall tribute premiere episode on September 25. Christie Brinkley and Anthony Michael Hall have been tapped to guest star in the episode. In “Vacation,” Beverly (Wendi McClendon-Covey) insists the family take a road trip to…

Adam F. Goldberg, creator of ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and co-creator of spinoff series Schooled, is moving to ABC Studios from his longtime studio home at Sony Pictures TV with a big four-year overall deal. Under the pact, which had been in the works for months, Goldberg will continue as executive producer on…

ABC’s Big 80’s comedy series The Goldbergs and its 90’s spinoff Schooled are both coming back for another go-round. The network has renewed The Goldbergs for a seventh season, and Schooled for a sophomore run. We hear the renewal of The Goldbergs, which was never in doubt, was tied with a Season 2 pickup off spinoff, S…