No, seriously. That's what Lady Gaga's just-announced ABC Thanksgiving special is being called. Because apparently taking over Times Square for New Year's Eve is not enough. more ›

In case watching the screeching TV "lawyer" Nancy Grace dance wasn't mordant enough, viewers of Dancing with the Stars last night were treated to a view of her areola. "On the European version, that would be absolutely fine," host Tom Bergeron joked. Dammit this is America: NO NUDITY! Pouring alcohol down the gullets of soulless semi-nudes so that they may engage in adulterous coitus on an island literally constructed for inequity? Totally FCC-approved. more ›

The Fall TV season has barely gotten going and already we're starting to hear about shows in development for next year. One in particular that caught our eye is a potential ABC nighttime soap called Bazirkus about life at a Ringling Bros.-like circus. And after PBS' awesome circus miniseries Circus, we're so ready for this. But is PETA? more ›

Where to start with this one? In a truly bizarre and disturbing sequence of events related to the alleged "Botox Mom" who supposedly injected her 8-year-old daughter, ABC and Good Morning America are getting caught up in a checkbook journalism scandal for agreeing to pay $10,000 for photos of the mom and her child. more ›

With Katie Couric leaving the CBS Evening News after five years the question now is where she will land. And it looks increasingly like she may end up at ABC, a prospect that may mean the end of General Hospital—the network's last remaining soap opera. more ›

Yep, the rumors were all true: Katie Couric is leaving the CBS Evening News after five years as anchor. And though she has yet to announce where she'll land, rumors that she's heading to ABC reportedly have Barbara Walters in a tizzy. more ›

Today ABC announced that it will kill off two of its soap operas: All My Children and One Life to Live. Sources tell us that the daytime dramas will fall down an elevator shaft and slip into a coma, respectively, which gives the network room to bring them back whenever they want. The last soap opera standing on ABC will be General Hospital... so good move, whoever cast James Franco on a recurring role on the show. more ›

CBS's $15-million-a-year contract with Katie Couric—arguably the Rodney Dangerfield of the current crop of news anchors—expires June 4. So naturally the speculation that she'll be giving up her post is making a comeback (we feel like we've been kicking the tires of this story for ages now). The AP is reporting today that, according to a network executive, Couric will be leaving the anchor desk when her contract is up. more ›

The apparently temperamental singer Chris Brown will not be investigated by the NYPD for his temper tantrum at ABC's Times Square studios—because ABC won't press charges. That's probably because, even though Brown had a temper tantrum and smashed a window in a dressing room yesterday, Good Morning America wants him back on the show! more ›

Happy Day After LOST Day! (Spoilers ahead, for those who haven't seen it yet.) So what did you think of the finale: was it more Cosby Show (which according to this article had a series finale “no one remembers at all") or more Sopranos (which you can likely replay back in your head on command)? more ›

Because no one can get enough of controversy, even manufactured controversy, over a commercial featuring a plus-size model in a bra and underwear, here's more about the Lane Bryant lingerie ad kerfuffle: Model Ashley Graham, who is size 16 and 38D, spoke to WPIX about how ABC and Fox declined to air the ad, "The Victoria's Secret girls can flaunt around their panties all day long. But when there's a bigger woman with a little bit extra, they snipped it out immediately." more ›

ABC, the network that brought you David Caruso's, Dennis Franz's, and Jimmy Smits' butts (as well as Charlotte Ross's side boob and butt), allegedly refused to air a Lane Bryant lingerie ad during Dancing With the Stars because of its sexy, plus-sized model. At least that's what Lane Bryant claims, the model, Ashley Graham, (size 16, 38D) said, "The first thing I thought of was Victoria’s Secret commercials, and how they’re just as racy, if not more racy, than Lane Bryant.... [The models are] just a lot smaller than what I am. [ABC] can’t handle bigger on TV, bigger boobs on a normal-sized woman on TV.” more ›

Naomi Campbell is keeping her right hook sharp; her latest victim found himself on the wrong side of an ABC camera. During a recent interview the network asked her if she was given a "blood diamond" by the former Liberian president Charles Taylor—who is currently on trial. The interview will air tonight during a Diane Sawyer report regarding Taylor's case and crimes against humanity. Campbell has allegedly refused requests to be interviewed about the allegations, something that could "help link Taylor to the possession of uncut diamonds used to fuel a campaign of terror in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2001." more ›

After a heated dispute over fees, Disney and Cablevision are making enough headway during negotiations for Disney to put the WABC 7 signal back on Cablevision. This happened within the first half hour of the Oscars telecast—the news was broadcast on a ticker at the bottom of the screen. more ›

After failing to come to an agreement over fees, Disney took WABC 7 off of Cablevision last night, leaving 3.1 million customers without ABC programming—including tonight's big Oscars telecast. WABC 7 and Cablevision posted angry messages blaming each other on the channel. more ›

Disney and Cablevision still haven't come to an agreement about the fate of WABC 7. The two have been publicly sparring about fees: Disney, which owns WABC 7, wants $40 million to carry the local network from Cablevision. But the cable company is balking, so Disney says it will pull WABC 7 programming from three million Cablevision homes and businesses at midnight tonight!* more ›

The latest argument between a station and a cable provider pits WABC against Cablevision, with the possibility of Cablevision subscribers losing Channel 7 by 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. WABC News reports that due to "an impasse in retransmission negotiations with Cablevision"—negotiations that have lasted over two years—ABC may pull itself from Cablevision, affecting subscribers in Long Island, Westchester, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and some areas of Connecticut and New Jersey. And here they thought missing out on Iron Chef was bad. more ›

Last night ABC News and Nightline delved into the dark world of "tail docking"—which is the practice of cutting off dairy cows' tails. The disturbing and unnecessary procedure is happening in our own backyard, and the program featured undercover footage of New York State’s largest dairy farm and a major supplier of milk to NYC. more ›

If you missed the American Music Awards this past Sunday night, and you probably did, then you didn't see ex-American Idol singer Adam Lambert's S&M charged performance. To catch you up: at about 1:18 in this video you'll see Lambert grind a male dancer's face into his crotch, before the cameras awkwardly pan down to the floor, blushing. more ›

ABC has announced that Charlie Gibson will retire in January, to be replaced by Diane Sawyer as anchor of the ABC World News evening broadcast. The two had worked together closely since reviving Good Morning America in 1998; Gibson left that program in 2006 to take over ABC World News after Bob Woodruff was injured in Iraq and the network decided to replace his co-anchor, Elizabeth Vargas. Sawyer has long sought the anchor chair, so this must be exciting for her, though ABC now has some big shoes to fill at GMA. In email to his staff, Gibson wrote, "I love this news department, and all who work in it, to the depths of my soul... I have received much comment, and quite a few emails and letters referring to the signoff Eddie Pinder convinced me to use—wishing that everyone has had a good day. But the proudest part for me has been saying '...for all of us at ABC News...', since those words signify in my mind that I have been in a position to speak for an entire news department that I consider second to none." And, after the jump, video of a very giddy Sawyer the day after President Obama's inauguration: more ›

Only six days are left until America gets its first TV interview with Ashley Dupre, the call girl who famously answered the call to Client #9. Next week's 20/20 will feature two segments dedicated to Diane Sawyer interviewing the woman who made headlines for her role in bringing down the short-lived governorship of Eliot Spitzer back in March. Sawyer has already taped the interview with Dupre and sources say that it is more focused on Sawyer's ongoing and extensive investigation of prostitution than it is in digging for salacious details of Hookergate. The "insider" told the Daily News, "People who think this is all about Eliot Spitzer are going to be disappointed. Diane has done extensive reporting on prostitution. This is another chapter in that reporting." more ›

You may have heard something about that TV show Life on Mars. Based on the BBC show, it tells the story of present-day NYPD Detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) who wakes up in 1973 after a car accident and has to adapt to 1970s policing techniques, as exemplified by Harvey Keitel. To promote tonight's premiere of the series, The Daily News has dug up a bunch of stories from 1973 is hosting them on a website mocked up to look like an old, faded copy of the paper. more ›

On a few blocks of Keap Street in Williamsburg yesterday it was 1973. No it wasn’t a highly localized distortion of the space time continuum, but the US version of Life on Mars filming. more ›

Brooklyn's leading magician David Blaine will live in the great outdoors of New York once again in just a few weeks for his next major public stunt, walking upside-down above Wollman Rink for three days. Blaine will perform the "Dive of Death" starting on the morning of September 22 as passers-by in Central Park will be able to see him as he hangs upside-down like a bat while connected to a wire via magnetic boots. He will not eat during his sixty hours on the wire and plans to sleep-upside down as well. This will all culminate in a two-hour special to air on ABC on the 24th. How he will get down remains--like the man himself--wrapped in mystery. The stunt will be less than a mile from Lincoln Center where in 2006 Gothamist visited the "Mysterious Stranger" while he lived in a bubble for a week. more ›

The British motoring series Top Gear (Monday, 8:00 p.m., BBC America) has a world wide following and happens to be one of the funniest shows on television. It's sort of a combination of Monty Python, Mythbusters, Motorweek, and a talk show all rolled into one crazy hour of British madness with three crazy British hosts. This week, they add beautifully filmed travelogue and a bit of road movie to the mix as they journey to Africa. more ›

Yesterday, Senator John McCain was welcomed and endorsed by President Bush. Bush referenced McCain's doubters and past history, "John showed incredible courage and strength of character and perseverance in order to get to this moment. And that's exactly what we need in a President: somebody that can handle the tough decisions; somebody who won't flinch in the face of danger." more ›

CNN, NBC, and the AP are projecting Senator John McCain will clinch the Republican presidential campaign, after winning the primaries in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island and clinching the 1,191 delegates needed. A source tells NBC that President Bush has invited McCain to the White House tomorrow and will endorse him. McCain will be having a victory party in Dallas tonight, complete with banner that says "1,191." more ›