Derek Hough and Julianne Hough are returning as the hosts of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade and we have everything you need to know about 2023′s special.
05.12.2023 - 21:03 / variety.com
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer ABC Signature head of creative affairs Tracy Underwood has been elevated to president of the Disney-owned TV studio. Underwood, who has been at the studio since 2010, will be filling the role vacated in July by Jonnie Davis. Davis was named president of ABC Signature (then ABC Studios) in July 2019 in the wake of the 21st Century Fox-Disney merger.
Reporting to Eric Schrier, president of Disney Television Studios and global original TV strategy for Disney Entertainment, Underwood will now oversee all creative affairs, including the studio’s development of drama, comedy and limited series, as well as the current series slate. Senior vice president of series Sydnee Rimes will continue to lead the current series team, now reporting into Underwood. Susan Lewis, senior vice president of drama development, and Danny Feldheim, senior vice president of comedy development, will continue to report to Underwood.
Underwood’s prior role will not be backfilled. The new appointment comes as ABC Signature has 16 current series and more than six dozen projects in various stages of development at different platforms, including Disney-owned channels and streamers. An individual close to the situation says that, while Disney TV Studios has made significant cuts and changes behind the scenes across divisions, ABC Signature and sister studio 20th Television will continue to operate as two individual units and are not merging.
Derek Hough and Julianne Hough are returning as the hosts of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade and we have everything you need to know about 2023′s special.
With just a couple of days to go until Christmas Day, now is the time to start your last-minute pre-Christmas pamper. For some that includes a quick at-home manicure or squeezing in an eyebrow appointment, and for others that means giving your hair a bit of a revamp ready for the festive fun, and it seems Stacey Dooley falls firmly into the latter camp.
Chris Pine is continuing to show off his love for short shorts.
is back, baby! After decades of wearing her locks long and straight, the actor revived her vintage hairstyle for the Sydney premiere of her new series, Expats. Kidman's Bardot-esque updo showed off her strawberry curls, with a few pieces falling coquettishly across her face. I'm reminded of an elegant spin on Kidman's hairstyle in the most iconic picture of her ever taken—the one where her divorce from Tom Cruise was finalized.Matching the vibe of her sophisticated bedroom hair, I'm describing Kidman's Fendi Couture gown as an elevated naked dress.
EXCLUSIVE: Despite a difficult year for broadcast television, ABC can look back with confidence as it kicked off the year with some strong scripted content and was buoyed through a rocky fall season primarily by unscripted content.
A pilot and a TV photographer working for ABC-owned Philadelphia station WPVI were killed Tuesday night when their news helicopter crashed in New Jersey, the station announced this morning.
ABC News Studios is expanding its end-of-the-year special The Year, with Robin Roberts set to host one program focused on 2023 and another a look ahead at 2024.
Rylan has left fans in stitches after "defacing" a Spice Girl when he hugged Geri Horner, leaving a orange stain on her jumper. The This Morning presenter, 35, took to Instagram to share that he had left a foundation stain on Geri's, 51, all-white outfit. Showing off how her white jumper had been left with orange makeup stains on one sleeve, the former Spice Girl appeared rather disgruntled, as Rylan asked: "What have you done? What is that?" Smirking, Geri quipped: "I've been Rylan-ned." Laughing could be heard in the background, as Rylan asked: "Is that my face? I've defaced a Spice Girl!" Since 2019, Geri has rarely worn anything that isn't white, although she has worn black on occasion.
Fans were so upset to learn that Fox canceled 9-1-1 earlier this year. Luckily, ABC swooped in and quickly renewed the show, giving the series a new home at a new network!
Scream queen Jenna Ortega seems to have (at least temporarily) ditched her . In fact, at the Finestkind premiere on December 12, the famously spooky dresser looked downright angelic in a lacy white minidress by the Japanese American brand Adeam.The frock clearly took inspiration from several sources, in addition to the heavens.
ABC has renewed and cancelled a lot of television shows this year, and we’re recapping the biggest decisions so far.
The ABC series Station 19, a spinoff of the hit show Grey’s Anatomy, will end after the upcoming seventh season.
BreAnna Bell Season 7 of “Station 19” will be its last, Variety has confirmed. “For seven seasons ‘Station 19’ has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda and Betsy’s incredible vision, beloved characters and compelling storytelling,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group.
EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming seventh season will be the last for ABC‘s Station 19. The decision, early in production on the season, would allow producers to craft a proper ending for the first responder drama, a spinoff from the network’s flagship Grey’s Anatomy.
EXCLUSIVE: In the latest sign of the industry’s changing times, Disney last week announced that Hulu original Only Murders in the Building would air on ABC in January. New data provided to Deadline by Tubular Labs shows the logic behind the scheduling move.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Disney wants to get into the Brittney Griner business. The inspirational WNBA All-Star, who was arrested and held in Russia in 2022 and sentenced to nine years in prison, will give Disney the exclusive rights to share her story via a documentary feature from ESPN Films, the development of a scripted series through ABC Signature and an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor Robin Roberts.
Emmerdale viewers appear to have called Tracy Metcalfe's bluff as she continues to ramp up her affair with Caleb Milligan. She only recently tied the knot with Nate Robinson but a sudden clinch with his uncle last month has seen Tracy unable to stay away since.
ABC Signature veteran Tracy Underwood has been elevated to President of the Disney Television Studios division. Underwood, most recently EVP of creative affairs for ABC Signature, is taking over the top post vacated by Jonnie Davis in July.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Peacock is closing out 2023 with some good news: The Comcast-owned streaming service has reached 30 million paid subscribers. Additionally, according to Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh, the platform saw $2.8 billion in losses this year (coming in under the $3 billion projected by the company back in January), and Cavanagh expects that figure to be the peak losses for Peacock as we head into 2024.
penned on Facebook earlier this week. “I’m petite with a small torso, so no matter the size of the baby, I’m going to present startlingly big in the tummy,” she explained.