Julie Townsend, Longtime Head of ABC News Communications, to Depart

It might be raining out, but Gogglebox's Malone family have clearly got that Friday feeling.The telly regulars poured themselves a glass of bubbly as they sat outdoors in Covid safe drinking environment, sharing a cheers against a plywood backdrop.

CBS will have Big Brother and Love Island back together again.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News will expand its recent “Soul of a Nation” series with two primetime specials designed to commemorate the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death and Juneteenth.“After Floyd: The Year that Shook the World – A Soul of a Nation Special,” will air Tuesday, May 25 from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., and will attempt to chronicle the events around Floyd’s death and consider how the nation moves forward from it.

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Andrew Dymburt and Kenneth Moton are getting new roles at ABC News, with Dymburt being named co-anchor of the overnight broadcasts World News Now and America This Morning, and Moton returning to the D.C. bureau.

EXCLUSIVE: Gloria Riviera, the ABC News correspondent, is exploring America’s childcare crisis in a podcast series, with a little help from Kristen Bell.

Amazon Prime Video, with new episodes available weekly.Hosts and executive producers Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are joined by two new celebrity judges — model Winnie Harlow and fashion designer Jeremy Scott.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAs Julie Andrews’ character says in “The Princess Diaries” sequel: “A queen is never late. Everyone else is simply early.”So it’s only fitting that the American Film Institute’s annual Life Achievement Award gala, set later this year to honor Andrews, will take place nearly a year-and-a-half after it was originally scheduled.The event was initially set for April 2020, but it was postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UPDATED, 11:30 AM: AFI has set a new date for its Covid-postponed AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute in celebration of Julie Andrews. The 48th annual ceremony now is set for November 11 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. It originally had been scheduled for April 25, 2020. Read details below.

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Julie Chrisley was beaming with pride on Thursday (Apr. 29) when she shared a snippet of her new Nutrisystem commercial. “I can’t tell you what a treat it is to be alongside the legendary [Marie Osmond] and the fabulous [Dorinda Medley],” wrote the 48-year-old Chrisley Knows Best star. Julie wasn’t only proud that she was in a commercial with Marie and the Real Housewives of New York alum – she was also happy to share the news of all the weight she shed!

Julie Townsend is departing ABC News after seven years leading their communications team.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News will offer a portrait of the life of George Floyd in a two-hour “20/20” slated to air April 23 at 9 p.m.

Today, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Emmy-winning journalist Adrienne Bankert has joined its cable network NewsNation, as an anchor and correspondent.

Today, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Emmy-winning journalist Adrienne Bankert has joined its cable network NewsNation, as an anchor and correspondent.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorABC News alumnus Adrienne Bankert has joined Nexstar Media Group’s NewsNation cable channel as an anchor and correspondent.Bankert is expected to be part of the anchor team for a national morning news program that NewsNation is set to launch later this year. To start, she will cover national affairs and produce special reports for the Chicago-based news operation that launched last September on the cable channel previously known as WGN America.

David Muir, is in first place and been widening his ratings lead.