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ABC Cancels 'One Life to Live' and 'All My Children'

ABC Cancels 'One Life to Live' and 'All My Children'

We've been hearing rumors about All My Children being canceled for some time now. However, ABC basically assured us they had no intentions of canceling the show. But now, not only have they canceled All My Children, they canceled One Life to Live, too. Double soap shocker!

 

TV Ratings: 'Secret Millionaire' returns big, leads ABC to Sunday split

"Secret Millionaire" wasn't a hit for FOX, but viewers welcomed the heart-tugging reality show to ABC on Sunday night, leading the network to a nightly win in the young adult demos and even outdrawing its CBS doppelganger "Undercover Boss."

 

Critics Slam ABC Pilot 'Good Christian Bitches' for 'Inappropriate,' 'Damaging' Title

An ABC pilot called “Good Christian Bitches” has religious and women’s groups up in arms over what they describe as an extremely offensive and distasteful show title.

 

Oscar ratings slip 7% as critics scorn hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco

Many critics dissed the hosting combo of James Franco and Anne Hathaway, but considering that the ceremony lacked a huge crowd-pleasing nominee such as last year's "Avatar," Sunday's 83rd Academy Awards telecast on ABC held up pretty well in the ratings.

 

'Charlie's Angels' Coming Back

'Charlie's Angels' Coming Back

Network orders up a pilot for a remake of the classic 1970s show, but this time, they're not solving crimes in L.A.

 

RATINGS RAT RACE: ABC's 'Off The Map' Debut Off On Chaotic Night, 'Middle' Shines

The coverage of the Tucson memorial from 8:39-9:20PM wreaked havoc in the broadcast network's primetime lineups last night, with a lot of unannounced, last minutes shifts and pre-emptions.

 

TV Castings: America Ferrera To Recur On 'Good Wife,' Ashley Johnson On 'Killing'

In her first TV series gig since the end of Ugly Betty, the ABC dramedy's star America Ferrera is set to do an arc on CBS' legal drama The Good Wife<

 

ABC Tops Rivals on Election Night

Disney's ABC averaged the most viewers among broadcast networks across its election-night telecast, but did not surpass the wave that cable's Fox News averaged in prime-time, according to Nielsen.

 

Online TV spats mean fewer free shows on Web

Online TV spats mean fewer free shows on Web

Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online this month to enforce their demands to be paid. Recent actions by Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS in two separate fee disputes suggest that after a few years of experimenting with free, ad-supported viewing, broadcasters believe they can make more money from cable TV providers if they hold back some programming online.

 

RATINGS RAT RACE: 'Bang' Tops, 'Mentalist' Dips, NBC Comedies & ABC Dramas Down

There is a new ratings king on Thursday. For the first time, the new kid on the Thursday block, CBS' transplant The Big Bang Theory (4.0/13, 12.9 million), ranked as the highest-rated program on the night in 18-49, supplanting perennial winner Grey's Anatomy. The comedy accomplished the feat on its fifth airing on the night, a nice validation of CBS' risky scheduling move.

 

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