On Sept. 22, 1985, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium was filled with 2,700 members of the year’s television elite, gathered together for the 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Hosted by Dynasty star John Forsythe, the ceremony was broadcast on ABC to 15.8 million homes – a staggering number today – and the stage was set to […]
Deadline•Antonia Blyth13 Sept
Days after he resigned from Anthropic, former AI researcher Jacob Coxon said Sunday there is “not enough time” for employees to consider the risks of the technology they are working on. During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Coxon said safety risks are “definitely not top of mind” for employees of AI firms. “If you’re…
The Hill•Max Rego13 Sept
Brendan Carr, the Trump-aligned Republican chairman of the FCC, accused James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, of running a “hoax” to garner attention and campaign donations by sitting for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel — which ABC put on YouTube instead airing it on broadcast TV to avoid a potential clash […]
Variety•Todd Spangler13 Sept
Taylor Frankie Paul revealed on social media Saturday that she’s “stayed in, single and celibate” since ABC decided to table her run as The Bachelorette. Paul, who can currently be seen in the fifth season of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Morman Wives that dropped Sept. 10, also said she will not allow anyone “intimate […]
Deadline•Lynette Rice12 Sept
Emma Slater isn’t leaving anything to chance before the season 35 premiere of Dancing with the Stars. Partnered with Savannah Bananas second baseman Jackson Olson for the season that begins Tuesday on ABC, the popular pro doubled down on her pre-season publicity tour by performing with his exhibition baseball team. Slater and Olson joined the […]
Deadline•Lynette Rice12 Sept
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico brushed off President Trump’s nickname for him, “Talafreako,” in an interview posted online by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “I think his nicknames are getting cornier and cornier,” Talarico told Kimmel, who earlier this week said ABC decided against airing the interview over what Kimmel called threats from the Federal Communications…
The Hill•Finya Swai12 Sept
Comedian Bill Maher called Democratic politicians “cowards” while doubling down on his stance that Sept. 11 hijackers were not – a position that infamously led to ABC canceling his show over two decades ago. In a segment on HBO show “Real Time” on Friday, Maher reaffirmed his opinion that “the terrorists weren’t cowards” which he…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta12 Sept
Jimmy Kimmel’s pulled TV interview with James Talarico, the Texan Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, has crossed 5 million views in the 24 hours since it was posted to YouTube. It was revealed during Wednesday night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that the interview would not air on his ABC show because of threats […]
Variety•Selome Hailu12 Sept
Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, 2001, ABC's David Muir looks back on the day that changed America, and the hope in a phone call decades later.
ABC News12 Sept
Earlier this week, tabloid reports had Jimmy Kimmel standing down from his late-night ABC show after his contract ends in May. That was not true, as evidenced by the fact that it has emerged that Kimmel is, in fact, in talks to renew his deal for another year, Deadline has confirmed. Kimmel and Disney are […]
Deadline•Peterdeadline11 Sept
Jimmy Kimmel and Disney’s ABC have entered into negotiations about keeping the host in late-night after the new TV season, a process that might ordinarily be the most normal of business practices, but in the current climate is exceedingly fraught. Kimmel and executives at the Disney network are having talks about whether he might continue […]
Variety•Brian Steinberg11 Sept
Jimmy Kimmel turned to YouTube on Thursday night to house his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico — in light of fears that the FCC would punish ABC stations for running the chat. “What are they so scared of you?” Kimmel asked the candidate. Said Talarico: “Well, they’re worried that we’re going to […]
Variety•Ethan Shanfeld11 Sept
Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with James Talarico was posted to YouTube on Thursday evening rather than the late-night host’s ABC broadcast amid concerns over an FCC enforcement action. “Why are they so scared of you?” Kimmel asked Talarico at the outset of the 20 minute interview, noting that Stephen Colbert also posted a sit down with […]
Deadline•Ted Johnson11 Sept
In the latest twist in the Jimmy Kimmel and James Talarico interview drama, the White House is now accusing the late night host and his network of spinning a fake tale of federal strong-arming. Put another way, Team Trump insists there was never any pressure on Kimmel and ABC from the MAGA administration to scuttle […]
Deadline•Dominic Patten10 Sept
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running for senator in Texas, has spoken out after ABC pulled his sit-down with Jimmy Kimmel over FCC concerns. The interview will instead be posted to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube channel on Thursday night. “Government censorship should be a concern to all of us, regardless of our political party,” […]
Variety•Ethan Shanfeld10 Sept
Jimmy Kimmel is interviewing James Talarico today but his interview will only stream on YouTube after the late-night host said pressure from the FCC has prevented Disney from airing it on ABC. The Texas Democrat, who is running for Senate, responded to the news and called the move the “most dangerous form of cancel culture”. […]
Deadline•Peterdeadline10 Sept
ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday will air on YouTube and not during the network broadcast, citing threats from the Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle free press. “Jimmy Kimmel’s decision to keep his interview with a Senate candidate off the air…
The Hill•Dominick Mastrangelo10 Sept
In a monologue on Wednesday, Mr. Kimmel said that the show made the decision because the F.C.C. had “threatened” ABC over “traditional editorial decisions.”
The New York Times•Benjamin Mullin and John Koblin10 Sept
Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.
Ars Technica•Jon Brodkin10 Sept