‘American Housewife,’ ‘Mixed-ish,’ ‘For Life,’ ‘Rebel’ Canceled at ABC

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Jason Tartick and Dean Unglert are revealing what they were offered by ABC to participate in The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe popular mobile game “Temple Run” could soon be coming to TV, with unscripted juggernaut A. Smith & Co.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! had its best ratings run since October as the ABC series topped the late-night demo last week.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe CW has given out series orders to the DC project “Naomi” and “All American: Homecoming,” a spinoff of the high school football drama “All American.”In addition, the network has decided to rework its pilot for “Powerpuff,” a live-action followup to the animated series “The Powerpuff Girls.” The show’s four leads — Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault, and Donald Faison — remain attached to the project, as does the creative team behind the show.

The American Idol producers threw a big curveball at host Ryan Seacrest during his preparations for the season finale this weekend!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWWE is getting back on the road.The sports entertainment company announced Friday that it will return to its live touring schedule this summer, with a 25 city tour schedule set to run from July through Labor Day.The tour will kick off with three shows in Texas: a taping of “SmackDown” on July 16 at the Toyota Center in Houston; the “Money in the Bank” pay-per-view at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on July 18; and finally a taping of “Monday Night Raw” at the American

A major option for cancelled Fox drama series Prodigal Son is no longer on the table. I hear HBO Max has passed on the opportunity to pick up the series killer drama starring Michael Sheen and Tom Payne.

NBC’s drama This Is Us drew a night-leading 0.7 Live+Same Day rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.73 million viewers Wednesday, topping a primetime slate that featured season finales for six shows – including series finales for ABC’s Mixed-ish and Fox’s Prodigal Son, which both were canceled last week.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Mixed-Ish series finale, “Forever Young.”

ABC last week canceled four series, ranging from veteran American Housewife, which had run for five seasons, to rookie Rebel, whose cancellation came after only five airings. In-between them were sophomores Mixed-ish and For Life.

ABC’s flagship drama series, Grey’s Anatomy, was just renewed for a record-extending 18th season. In announcing the pickup after original cast members  Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. closed new deals, ABC did not call Season 18 a final one.

The creator of the new ABC series Rebel is speaking out in response to the network’s abrupt cancellation of the show.

In the history of television, there has been one milestone that sets shows apart, hitting the 100-episode mark. The series that make that earn the title of long-running hits and a shot at a long afterlife in off-network syndication and, as of recently, on streaming.

In Rebel, ABC/ Disney Television Studios’ freshman drama, we revisit a new version of a woman we’ve seen on screen before: Erin Brockovich. Starring Katey Sagal as Annie ‘Rebel’ Bello—a character loosely based on who Brockovich is today—the show follows the renegade underdog advocate as she negotiates the takedown of all things corrupt.