ABC knew Constance Wu had another opportunity but always planned to renewFresh Off the Boat

I did actually know she had another opportunity, Burke admitted to reporters. We never really considered not bringing back the show. Its too strong for us. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images We love what she does for the show. She also added that she is choosing to believe Constances most recent communication. Burke is talking about Wus latest and lengthy written responsethat she shared on Twitter. So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Kristina Morgan

ABC midseason schedule:American Idolreboot to fightThe Voice

This spring, Kelly Clarkson is going head to head with Katy Perry in primetime. Idolwill air from 8-10 p.m. on Sundays and Mondays starting March 11. What makes this all the most compelling is thatThe Voices Clarkson isIdols most famous alum. Credit: Eric Liebowitz/ABC Clarkson joins Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton inThe Voicecoaches chairs. But the show has been declining in recent years. CouldAmerican Idol, rather ironically, heavily undermineThe Voicejust likeThe VoiceunderminedIdolyears ago?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Ethan Blake PhD

ABC orders Scott Foley, Eva Longoria, Marcia Clark dramas

Dave Hemingson will write and executive produce with Bill Lawrence and Jeff Ingold. Foley is also a producer. Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams, and Vir Das also star. Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABC Longorias project is calledGrand Hoteland is based on a Spanish format. The hotels loyal staff round out a contemporary, fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Brian Tanen will write and executive produce with Longoria, Ben Spector, Ramon Campos, and Teresa Fernandez-Valdes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Molly Reid

ABC renewsFresh Off the Boatfor season 6

The Huangs are making it to Y2K! ABC announced Friday thatFresh Off the Boathas been renewed for a sixth season. Headlined byConstance WuandRandall Park, the family comedy follows the 1990s adventures of a Taiwanese family living in Orlando. Credit: Byron Cohen/ABC via Getty Images “It’s kind of nice to have the stability and the family-like atmosphere of our show. “We’ve done four seasons, so there’s not that much pressure. For all the renewals and cancellations, follow along withEW’s Deathwatch....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Brian Jenkins

ABC renewsGrey's Anatomyfor two more seasons

Greys Anatomyis not going anywhere! ABC just announced that it ordered Shondalands most successful drama for another two seasons. That means well have the doctors of Grey Sloan through season 17. Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC The drama, currently in its 15th season, is averaging 10 million viewers this season. Now on its 15th season, Greys Anatomyhas tiedE.R.as one of the longest-running hospital dramas on TV. Pompeo is also on board for season 17....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Robert Osborne

ABC will likely stick with hostless format at Oscars

And the winner is….a host-less Oscar telecast! You will not see us messing with that format to the best to our abilities, said Burke. Hopefully we will have that same kind of success when we approach the next one. Christopher Polk/Getty Images Reviews for the hostless three-hour, 17-minute show were positive.EW TV critic Kristen Baldwingave it an A-. AndTHRsaid that Sundays Oscars telecast definitely confirmed that under the right circumstances, a host isnt a necessity....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Kevin Williams

ABC's new dramaDeceptionisMagician: Impossible

What do you get when you cross magic with the FBI? ABCs new midseason dramaDeception. The buddy cop drama is basicallyCastle, but with magic its Magic Castle! Credit: ABC/David Giesbrecht Creator Chris Fedak, however, likens the show toMission: Impossible. Well,Magician: Impossible. Below, Fedak and Cutmore-Scott tease the new series. This is much more of an action show. So we have a guy who cant do what hes supposed to be doing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Lisa Wells

AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young dies at 64

“Malcolm, along with Angus, was the founder and creator of AC/DC. With enormous dedication and commitment he was the driving force behind the band. As a guitarist, songwriter, and visionary he was a perfectionist and a unique man. He always stuck to his guns and did and said exactly what he wanted.” Young and his brother, Angus, started AC/DC in their homeland of Australia in 1973. In 2014, the rhythm guitarist announced he wasleaving the bandfor health reasons, later revealed to be dementia....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · David Schneider

Academy elects new board of governors, requires runoff between Jason Blum, Jennifer Todd

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a new board of governors. The new board was announced Thursday, and its members will officially assume their posts July 1. Actor Alfred Molina is among those elected to the board for the first time. Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Stephen Lovekin/WireImage Hes joined by Tom Duffield, Susanne Bier, and Bonnie Arnold. Jeffrey Kurland and former Academy President Sid Ganis are returning to the board after a hiatus....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Mario Solis

Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski from its membership. The news comes several days after Cosby wasconvictedof drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. He was found guilty on three charges. Credit: Oleg Nikishin/Epsilon/Getty Images; Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Polanski is a five-time Academy Award nominee, and he most recently won Best Director in 2003 forThe Pianist. (He did not attend the ceremony.)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Tom Lopez

Academy sets new 'standards of conduct' amid Weinstein fallout

A memo was sent out that night, as shown through screenshots posted to the web by journalists. The Academy asks that members embrace their responsibility to affirm these principles and act when these principles are violated. The Board of Governors believes that these standards are essential to the Academys mission and reflective of our values. Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images Much remains to be done, Hudson added in her memo....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Natalie Cortez

Acclaimed science fiction author Gene Wolfe dies at 87

Science fiction literature lost one of its leading lights this week. After learning of Wolfes death,Game of Thronesmastermind George R.R. He was a magnificent writer as well, one of the best our genre has ever produced. Credit: Writer Pictures via AP Images Wolfe was born in New York City on May 7, 1931. After the war, he studied engineering at the University of Houston on the G.I. Wolfe didnt create new languages for his epic novel like J....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Penny Watson

Activists donHandmaid's Talecostumes to protest Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee

They also blasted what they believe to be anti-abortion, anti-healthcare and anti-women rhetoric demonstrated by Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh will take this already harsh reality and make it worse. Inspired by Margaret Atwoods 1985 book,The Handmaids Talehas been invoked for political activism before. Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images In the wake of Tuesdays protest, she retweeted an image from the event. Every time it happens I actually, physically fall to the floor crying, because its more than emotional....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Heather Schwartz