The dispute between the broadcast network and the cable distributor arose as the two sought to negotiate a new fee structure to be paid by Time Warner to ABC for rights to transmit the network's programs -- and those of Disney-ABC's other television properties -- over its various cable systems.
As overall television viewership declines, the morning news shows, General Electric-owned NBC's Today and Walt Disney-owned ABC's Good Morning America, have become key revenue drivers for the networks.
On the studios and networks' side, the current stoppage has proved more immediately disruptive than initially anticipated, with some 50 television shows, including General Electric-owned NBC's The Office and Walt Disney-owned ABC's Desperate Housewives, already dark.
Palin's prime-time interviews with CBS's Katie Couric and ABC's Charlie Gibson show that she's not ready to do prime-time interviews.
The series' title--taken from a late-70's ABC series on which the new one was loosely based--as well as its apocalyptic plot line and deep space locale probably scared off as many viewers as it attracted.
The Wednesday-night series joins ABC's freshman aliens-next-door comedy "The Neighbors" in getting an extension into spring, and returning drama "Scandal" receiving a full ride.
In the 14 weeks that followed, more than 50 scripted television series, including Walt Disney-owned ABC's Desperate Housewives and General Electric-owned NBC's The Office, were forced to shut down production, and several high-profile films were put on hold.
Walt Disney ( DIS - news - people )-owned ABC's New Year's Eve special and red-carpet events.
At the time, Ford was being linked to US actress Lara Flynn Boyle - star of ABC's hit legal drama The Practice - by the tabloid magazine, the National Enquirer.
Networks have seen that when viewer's favorite shows go off the air for an extended period of time--think the Walt Disney Co. (nyse: DIS - news - people )-owned ABC's Lost and CBS 's (nyse: CBS - news - people ) Jericho--it's hard to get those viewers back.
It's much the same when it comes to viewer turnout for many of the night's other winners, whether they air on cable (FX's Damages, Showtime's United States of Tara, Breaking Bad) or broadcast (ABC's since-canceled Pushing Daisies).
As overall television viewership declines, the morning news shows, General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people )-owned NBC's Today and Walt Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people )-owned ABC's Good Morning America, have become key revenue drivers for the networks.
On the studios and networks' side, the current stoppage has proved more immediately disruptive than initially anticipated, with some 50 television shows, including General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people )-owned NBC's The Office and Walt Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people )-owned ABC's Desperate Housewives, already dark.
He's 63, and a familiar and genial presence as the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America.
Though the stoppage over new media compensation will continue indefinitely, a handful of those shows, including General Electric -owned NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as Walt Disney-owned ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, will return to the screen without writers on Jan. 2.
The network says it's her choice, but CBS Evening News - long in third place for ratings - recently beat ABC's World News Tonight.
Ol' Chumbucket's family even appeared on a piracy blown-out-of-proportion episode of ABC's "Wife Swap, " which the man otherwise known as Baur, a reporter and editor for a St.
Disney 's (nyse: DIS - news - people ) ABC has seven new hour-long dramas, and, unlike General Electric 's (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC, which rolled out its comedy-less slate yesterday, four new comedies.
Rather than focus on cost-cutting and bottom lines, ABC's entertainment chief is all about the content--developing and delivering it in the most traditional way possible.
Meredith Vieira 's days seated alongside her ABC's "The View" co-hosts, Star Jones Reynolds, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and executive producer Barbara Walters are numbered.
Elsewhere on the grid: ABC's regular-folks version of "Wife Swap" was up from its last season premiere.
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ABC's hour-long drama is back to burn off the remaining six episodes, we'll give it another chance tonight.
"We're like a married couple who has a child in common, " Ms. Behar, who also co-hosts ABC's "The View, " explained.
Recently canned from Disney-owned ABC's Grey's Anatomy after a racial slur turned public and ugly, Washington will appear on NBC's remake of The Bionic Woman.
And smack in the middle of the festivities was some surprisingly funny fare from ABC's late-night host Kimmel (suddenly, the whole Sarah Silverman thing made some sense).
Rather than pull them entirely, the network has opted to simply move them around (again) on the schedule. 30 Rock will be bumped up to Thursdays at 8:30, where it will no longer need to compete against ratings juggernaut Grey's Anatomy on Walt Disney-owned ABC.
In the last decade, U.S. broadcast networks have struck ratings gold adapting reality formats from other territories: Walt Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people )-owned ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Dancing with the Stars, as well as Fox juggernaut American Idol, all originated in Britain.
Disney 's ABC has seven new hour-long dramas, and, unlike General Electric 's NBC, which rolled out its comedy-less slate yesterday, four new comedies.
ABC's income statement--specifically, the top line--will also need some adjustments.
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