Read more ABC stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1803/abc.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74483/by-ending-show-oprah-bets-big-on-cable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah's decision to end her network show in 2011 is a risky bet on cable TV that will cost CBS millions of dollars and ABC stations millions of viewers. Oprah will concentrate solely on her long-delayed cable channel, OWN, though it’s not clear how yet. She’s told her staff that...http://www.newser.com/story/74483/by-ending-show-oprah-bets-big-on-cable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 7:43:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73416/oprah-sets-date-for-cable-launch-show-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe long-awaited launch of Oprah's cable network is set for early 2011, and her syndicated talk show will move to the new Oprah Winfrey Network—and from Chicago to Los Angeles. The switch from Discovery Health Channel to OWN was originally set for mid-2009, and Discovery threatened to rescind the...http://www.newser.com/story/73416/oprah-sets-date-for-cable-launch-show-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73214/v-s-great-if-you-like-aliens-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost critics agree that ABC’s much-hyped alien drama V is a well-made show with good acting. But does this remake of the 1983 miniseries feel original? Is it a conservative screed? Here’s what they’re saying: Who cares if V is believable (it’s not)? All Heather Havrilesky wants is for “these...http://www.newser.com/story/73214/v-s-great-if-you-like-aliens-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:45:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72482/its-stephanopoulos-vs-cuomo-to-replace-sawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiane Sawyer's impending departure for ABC's evening news leaves two top contenders for her post at Good Morning America : George Stephanopoulos and Chris Cuomo. Stephanopoulos has the edge, writes Howard Kurtz, because he's got the bigger name and has performed well as host of This Week . But he has one...http://www.newser.com/story/72482/its-stephanopoulos-vs-cuomo-to-replace-sawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 14:53:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71513/no-zach-braff-is-not-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom the don’t-believe-everything-you-see-on-Twitter department: Actor Zach Braff is in fact not dead, despite a fast-spreading rumor to the contrary. “He’s alive. It’s just another hoax,” an ABC rep says tonight of the Scrubs star, 34. Earlier in the day, Twitter was humming over a link to a fake CNN page...http://www.newser.com/story/71513/no-zach-braff-is-not-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70946/cokie-take-polanski-out-and-shoot-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt wasn't hard to figure out yesterday where journalist Cokie Roberts stands on the Roman Polanski case. "As far as I'm concerned, just take him out and shoot him," she declared on ABC's This Week . "Roman Polanski is a criminal. He raped and drugged and sodomized a child, and then...http://www.newser.com/story/70946/cokie-take-polanski-out-and-shoot-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 3:59:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70733/abc-cbs-urge-stars-to-boycott-leno.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay Leno touched off a firestorm of industry backlash as he launched his primetime show, and it’s not over yet: Rival networks ABC and CBS are encouraging their stars to boycott The Jay Leno Show since it competes with their own 10pm series, the Los Angeles Times reports. Julia Louis-Dreyfus,...http://www.newser.com/story/70733/abc-cbs-urge-stars-to-boycott-leno.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:07:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70123/modern-family-is-startlingly-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagABC's Modern Family is a critics' darling, who generally think it's a clever update of the family sitcom, and one that doesn't sacrifice the tenderness we've come to expect from the classics of the genre. A sampling: The series, "with its multifamily approach and semi-documentary form, redefines, updates and invigorates...http://www.newser.com/story/70123/modern-family-is-startlingly-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 16:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69788/fox-tea-parties-not-covered-cnn-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRival networks were quick to go on the counterattack after being accused by Fox of ignoring last weekend's tea party protests in the capital, Mediaite reports. A full-page Washington Post ad from Fox asked, "How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC And CNN Miss This Story," prompting the irate networks to...http://www.newser.com/story/69788/fox-tea-parties-not-covered-cnn-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 8:24:29 CDT