Netflix has picked-up for canceled ABC drama “Designated Survivor,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, for a third season. Ten new episodes have been ordered for 2019. The alphabet net opted against a third season due to the low traditional Nielsen ratings. The logline: President Kirkman (Sutherland) will face a political reality… campaigning. What does it take to […]
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In a matchup of SEC rivals, Georgia heads to Williams-Brice Stadium for a Week 2 match with South Carolina (Sep. 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS). The teams have met 70 times before with Georgia holding a 50-18-2 advantage, including wins in the past three games. Both teams won their home openers in Week […]
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Season 14 “The Bachelorette” participant and current “Bachelor in Paradise’s” Colton Underwood has been named the next bachelor on the veteran ABC relationship/reality franchise when it returns in January 2019. Colton, 26, was best known for his candor when speaking about his virginity and had America standing by him when he discussed the sensitive topic during […]
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The opening week of the college football regular season features many interesting cross-conference matchups: Louisville-Alabama, Miami-LSU, Washington-Auburn, Oregon State-Ohio State (sans suspended Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer) and Ole Miss-Texas Tech. But a matchup between two prominent and historically prestigious college football programs may be the highest profiled game of them all this week: Michigan […]
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ESPN’s live presentation of every game of the 2018 WNBA Playoffs begins Tuesday, August 21. The first and second rounds — both airing on ESPN2 — are single-elimination games. The Best-of-Five WNBA semifinals tips off Sunday, Aug. 26 on ESPN2, with No. 1-seeds Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm facing off against the winners of the […]
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ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present all 32 games of the 72nd Little League Baseball World Series from Williamsport, Pa., beginning Thursday, August 16 and through to Sunday, August 26, with the Little League Baseball World Series Championship game at 3 p.m. ET on ABC. The United States Championship, International Championship and two […]
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As announced on Friday, Aug. 10, the 2018-19 NBA regular season will commence on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 and runs through to Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019. Among the league’s national broadcast partners, the NBA’s own network NBA-TV leads with carriage of 107 games. ESPN is scheduled for 84 games, mostly with coverage on Wednesday and […]
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What follows are the start dates for the roster of new and returning ABC series this fall: MONDAY, SEPT. 24 8:00-10:01 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (27th Edition premiere) 10:01-11:00 p.m. “The Good Doctor” (Season 2 premiere) WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 8:00-8:30 p.m. “The Goldbergs” (Season 6 premiere) 8:30-9:00 p.m. “American Housewife” (Season 3 premiere; new […]
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The Championships – Wimbledon, tennis’ most popular major tournament of the year, will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN+, ABC and streaming on the ESPN app beginning Monday, July 2. There’ll be 140 hours of television plus 1,500 hours of streaming of the first-ball-to-last-ball tournament coverage that includes more than 500 matches from the […]