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(L-R) TIM ALLEN, JONATHAN ADAMS (ABC/Tony Rivetti)(LOS ANGELES) -- While arguably not everybody's cup of tea, it's obvious that Tim Allen's affable family sitcomLast Man Standing has a following: it wouldn't have lasted six seasons if it didn't.  The Friday night show had been getting solid ratings, but ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey announced at the network's "up fronts" gathering Tuesday that the series, which she admitted was a "steady performer," was being cancelled for […]

ABC/Jay Goldman(LOS ANGELES) -- News of Katy Perry joining American Idol and confirmation that Scandal will be ending after next season weren't the only revelations ABC had Tuesday.  The network also announced a spate of new shows including another Shondaland series, spinoffs from two of its high-profile reality competition shows, live specials and a reboot of a classic family sitcom. The Bachelor Winter Games will see past Bachelor and Bachelorette cast members move into a luxury winter resort and compete in […]

ABC/Jay Goldman(LOS ANGELES) -- News of Katy Perry joining American Idol and confirmation that Scandal will be ending after next season weren't the only revelations ABC had Tuesday.  The network also announced a spate of new shows including another Shondaland series, spinoffs from two of its high-profile reality competition shows, live specials and a reboot of a classic family sitcom. The Bachelor Winter Games will see past Bachelor and Bachelorette cast members move into a luxury winter resort and compete in […]

NBC/Trea Patton(LOS ANGELES) -- On Tuesday’s episode of The Voice, the eight artists who performed Monday learned that TSoul, from Team Blake Shelton, Vanessa Ferguson from Alicia Keys’ team and Hunter Plake and Brennley Brown – both from Team Gwen Stefani -- were sent home. Plake and Brown were eliminated on a one-hour results show. They lost an "Instant Save" vote to Team Adam Levine’s Jesse Larson. Prior to the vote, Brown, Plake and Larson sang for an opportunity to be saved by the viewers. […]

ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) -- Kerry Washington described the cast of Scandal as “sad” that the hit TV show is ending,  but she managed to find a silver lining.  “Sometimes as an actor you don’t know when you’re going to be out of a job and so it’s nice actually to go into the last season knowing that it’s our last season,” Washington said today on Good Morning America. "We’re already talking about how […]

Courtesy Buchanan County Sheriff's Office(BUCHANAN COUNTY, Iowa) --Former Bachelor Chris Soules has pleaded not guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident, which occurred last month in Iowa. In paperwork obtained by ABC News, Soules waived his right to be arraigned in open court and instead filed his plea via his legal team Tuesday. According to the official police report from the accident and later Soules himself in released […]

Getty Images/Gilbert Carrasquillo(NEW YORK) -- Bill Cosby suggested that racism may be partly responsible for the dozens of sexual misconduct allegations that have been lodged against him. In a 30-minute interview with Sirius XM radio host Michael Smerconish, the embattled comedian also revealed that he will not take the stand in his own defense when he faces one of his accusers in court next month. Jury selection in his trial is set to […]

Getty Images/Gilbert Carrasquillo(NEW YORK) -- Bill Cosby suggested that racism may be partly responsible for the dozens of sexual misconduct allegations that have been lodged against him. In a 30-minute interview with Sirius XM radio host Michael Smerconish, the embattled comedian also revealed that he will not take the stand in his own defense when he faces one of his accusers in court next month. Jury selection in his trial is set to […]

ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- Olivia Pope and Associates will officially be closing for business in 2018.ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey confirmed on Tuesday that the Kerry Washington-led ABC drama, Scandal, will come to a close after its seventh season.According to the ABC executive, the decision came straight from Scandal's creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes.“I had conversations with Shonda where she has had, for awhile, a sense of how she wanted […]