'How to Get Away with Murder' Season 5 Premieres September 27, Rome Flynn Now Series Regular

Rome Flynn

Season 5 of How to Get Away with Murder premieres Thursday, September 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

In the season premiere episode, “Your Funeral,” Annalise selects students for her new legal clinic at Middleton and juggles job offers from competing firms, all while the Keating 4 attempt to move on from last semester’s turmoil. And in a startling flash-forward, a new mystery is introduced and it shakes things up for everyone.

How to Get Away with Murder stars Academy Award-winner Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Billy Brown as Detective Nate Lahey, Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh, Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt, Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone, Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo, Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino, Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom, Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton, Rome Flynn (ex-Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful) as Gabriel Maddox, Amirah Vann as Tegan Price and Timothy Hutton as Emmett Crawford.

Guest starring is John Hensley as interim D.A. Ronald Miller, Mimi Rogers as Natalia Wright, Tamberia Perry as Theresa Hoff, Vika Stubblebine as nice-seeming girl, Paul Yen as uptight student, Ellen Haun as Ms. Chapin, Zedrick Restauro as nerdy student, Lawrence A. Mandley as Quentin, Amato D’Apolito as Richard Summers, Troy Blendell as Clay Powers, Rif Hutton as priest, Minita Gandhi as lawyer and Claudia Choi as receptionist.

Watch a sneak peek video below.

'Grey's Anatomy' Season 15 Premieres September 27

The two-hour season premiere of Grey's Anatomy airs Thursday, September 27 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

During the first hour, the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial vie for a new position. Meredith is seemingly distracted and struggles to stay focused, and Maggie finds herself the keeper of a big secret while Amelia and Owen try to figure out their relationship. Meanwhile, Jo and Alex’s honeymoon doesn’t go exactly as planned.

Guest starring is Debbie Allen as Catherine Avery, Stefania Spampinato as Carina DeLuca, Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt, Alex Blue Davis as Casey Parker and Rushi Kota as Vik Roy.

In the second hour, new doctors continue to shake up the hospital in typical Grey Sloan manner. Meredith bonds with a patient while Jackson struggles with the meaning behind recent experiences; and after making a life-changing decision, Jo forms an unexpected alliance.

Guest starring is Chris Carmack as Link, Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt, Alex Blue Davis as Casey Parker, Sophia Ali Taylor as Dahlia Qadri and Jaicy Elliot as Taryn Helm.

Watch a Season 15 teaser video below.

William Burton Named New Head of ABC Daytime

William Burton has been named SVP and Head Of Daytime, Sports and Syndicated Development/Production for ABC Entertainment, effective immediately.

Burton, general manager and president of KGO, the ABC-owned TV station in the Bay Area, had been overseeing the business operations of ABC Daytime as SVP Daytime following the departure earlier this year of ABC Daytime head Rebecca Campbell, who was named President of Europe, Middle East & Africa for The Walt Disney Co.

Those duties have now been formalized in the new role, which includes expanded responsibilities. Burton, who will be reporting to Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will oversee the creation and production of all syndicated programming across ABC platforms. This includes a new daytime talk show with Tamron Hall that is currently in development for fall 2019. In addition, Burton will work on maximizing all sports content on ABC, collaborating with departments and divisions within Disney|ABC, ESPN, and Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International.

Burton has been shepherding business operations of ABC Daytime including drama General Hospital, which marked its 55th anniversary earlier this year, currently the only ABC Daytime program following the recent cancellation of The Chew to make room for another hour of Good Morning America. The creative aspects of GH are being handled by ABC head of current Vicki Dummer.

“Bill has a great track record within the ABC family. I’m excited to see him create new opportunities across divisions to further leverage our syndicated and sports content to deepen our engagement with viewers,” said Dungey.

Most recently, Burton served as president and general manager at KGO-TV in the Bay Area since 2011. He previously served as EVP, Digital Media, for the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, from 2006 to 2011.

Earlier in his career, he was VP, Programming, Advertising and Promotion, and director of Creative Services at ABC Owned KABC-TV in Los Angeles, from 1994 to 2006. Burton also served as director of Creative Services at then-Capital Cities/ABC’s WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, where he began as a promotion writer/producer.

'General Hospital' Celebrates 25 Years of Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos

ABC7 in Los Angeles stopped by the set of General Hospital on Monday for the 25th anniversary celebration of Maurice Benard playing the character of Sonny Corinthos.

"You make it fun for me, coming to work," an emotional Benard told the GH cast and crew, who were decked out in anniversary t-shirts.

Added co-star Laura Wright, "Maurice has given his heart and soul, and shown so much of show he is through the character of Sonny. So this is truly his family."

"He's just such a mentor to everybody," enthuses co-star Steve Burton (Jason), "because of his work ethic, and his professionalism, and how much he gives to other actors."

Check out ABC7's report below.

"The Best of Jason & Sam" Now Streaming at ABC.com

If you are a fan of Jason and Sam on General Hospital, you are sure to enjoy "The Best of Jason & Sam," a collection of 15 episodes now streaming at ABC.com. The collection starts with their first meeting on December 3, 2003.

From ABC:
Relive Jason (Steve Burton) and Sam's (Kelly Monaco) captivating love story! From their first meeting, first kiss, and first "I love you" to tequila and dominoes, water gun fights and a rooftop proposal, fans can binge 15 episodes (no-sign required!) highlighting the most unforgettable moments from the last 15 years of their love story.

Check it out here.

ABC Unveils 2018-19 Programming Slate

Coming on the heels of a tremendously successful 2017-18 season that boasts the No. 1 show on television (Roseanne), the No. 1 new drama (The Good Doctor) and the No. 1 reality show launch (American Idol), ABC announced its slate of programming for the 2018-19 season on Tuesday

"We enter the new season bolstered by success and the stability that it affords us," said Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. "The new shows we unveil today strengthen an already-vibrant schedule of some of the best television has to offer. These shows, with their compelling characters and aspirational storytelling, will keep our momentum going."

ABC's fall prime-time schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific).

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
10:00 p.m. The Good Doctor

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. Roseanne
8:30 p.m. The Kids Are Alright
9:00 p.m. black-ish
9:30 p.m. Splitting Up Together
10:00 p.m. The Rookie

Annalise Keating & Olivia Pope to Share the Screen in 'Scandal' - 'How to Get Away with Murder' Crossover

TGIT worlds will collide later this season when Annalise Keating and Olivia Pope share the screen during How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal crossover episodes. Kerry Washington and Viola Davis posted the news on Instagram early Wednesday morning.

The Scandal crossover episode was written by Raamla Mohamed and directed by Tony Goldwyn.

The How to Get Away with Murder crossover episode was written by Morenike Balogun & Sarah L. Thompson and directed by Zetna Fuentes.

As previously announced, new TGIT episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder return on Thursday, January 18, on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

How to Get Away with Murder stars Oscar-winner Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Billy Brown as Detective Nate Lahey, Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh, Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt, Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone, Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo, Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino, Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom and Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton.

Scandal stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant, Jeff Perry as Cyrus Beene, Joshua Malina as David Rosen, Bellamy Young as President Mellie Grant, Scott Foley as Jake Ballard, Joe Morton as Rowan Pope, Cornelius Smith Jr. as Marcus Walker and George Newbern as Charlie.

FLASHBACK: 'General Hospital' Stars Anthony Geary & Genie Francis Host 'Fridays'

Fridays was ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982. The program was ABC's attempt to duplicate the success of NBC's Saturday Night Live. At the time, SNL was in its fifth and (what was thought to be) final season featuring the original "Not Ready for Primetime" cast, along with several writers who had been promoted to feature player status, as well as newcomer Harry Shearer. The Fridays cast included Larry David, Michael Richards, Rich Hall and Melanie Chartoff. On Friday, October 9, 1981, General Hospital stars Anthony Geary and Genie Francis (Luke and Laura) hosted. GH was at the height of its popularity, with Luke and Laura's wedding just over a month away.

Sketches in the episode included "Aborted Star Trek Sketch," "Ron the Ripper," "The Friday Edition," "The Man with a Major Overreaction to Minor Pain/Shatner Contacts Spock," "Friday Short Film: Little Girl Plays Baseball," "Fluffy the Dog Man," and "Friday Edition Special Report: Air Traffic Controller Strike." Kim Carnes performs "Bette Davis' Eyes," "Under My Thumb" and "Miss You Tonight."

Watch clips from the episode below.

Kelly Monaco & Corbin Bleu Return to 'Dancing With the Stars' for Trio Night

The six remaining couples are prepping for a special night of dancing, in which they will perform two numbers – a regular couples dance and a special trio dance, in which one past season winner or finalist will be paired with each couple to compete, on Dancing With the Stars, live, tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

Rashad Jennings (season 24 champion) will be joining Drew and Emma, Laurie Hernandez (season 23 champion) is teamed with Victoria and Val, Kristi Yamaguchi (season six champion) joins Lindsey and Mark, Alfonso Ribeiro (season 19 champion) teams up with Frankie and Witney, One Life to Live alum Corbin Bleu (season 17 runner up) partners with Jordan and Lindsay, and General Hospital's Kelly Monaco (season one champion) joins Terrell and Cheryl on the dance floor. The trio dance scores will be combined with the celebrity’s individual dance scores for a final tally.

For the first dance, each couple will perform a waltz, Viennese waltz, quickstep, samba, Charleston or Argentine tango. For the trio dance, each will perform a cha cha, jive, salsa, jazz or rumba.

At the end of the night, based on scores and votes from last Monday, one couple will be eliminated.

Each couple will dance to the following songs (in alphabetical order):
* Drew Scott and Emma Slater – Waltz – “Both Sides Now (Torch Songs)” by Years & Years

* Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson – Viennese Waltz – “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran

* Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold – Quickstep – “Chuck Berry” by Pharrell Williams

* Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas – Samba – “Morning Drums” by Gregor Salto

* Terrell Owens and Cheryl Burke – Charleston – “Bad Boy Good Man” by Tape Five (feat. Henrik Wager)

* Victoria Arlen and Val Chmerkovskiy – Argentine Tango – “Down” by Marian Hill

Below are the trio dances:
* Drew Scott & Emma Slater & Rashad Jennings – Cha Cha – “Get Up Offa That Thing” by James Brown

* Frankie Muniz & Witney Carson & Alfonso Ribeiro – Jive – “Good Place” by Leo Soul

* Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold & Corbin Bleu – Salsa – “Que Viva La Vida” by Wisin

* Lindsey Stirling & Mark Ballas & Kristi Yamaguchi– Jazz – “Let’s Face The Music And Dance” by Seth MacFarlane

* Terrell Owens & Cheryl Burke & Kelly Monaco – Rumba – “Slow Hands” by Niall Horan

* Victoria Arlen & Val Chmerkovskiy & Laurie Hernandez – Jive – “Magic” by B.o.B (feat. Rivers Cuomo)

For week eight, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the “Dancing with the Stars” broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at ABC.com at http://dwtsvote.abc.go.com/ and on Facebook at http://bit.ly/2o1VO7b is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and closing at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Tuesday evenings.

ABC November Sweeps Previews for 'General Hospital,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Scandal' & 'How to Get Away with Murder'

Maura West and Matt Cohen as Ava and Griffin on General Hospital.
Photo Credit: ABC/Craig Sjodin

ABC has announced November sweeps programming, airing through November 22, including General Hospital and the Grey's Anatomy 300th episode celebration.

On General Hospital, the holidays are a time of reflection and revelation, and this season promises to be no different. With the return of at least one familiar face, viewers can expect a little chaos stirred up by the Quartermaine and Corinthos clans, all in time to shed a little light on what the holidays mean to those in Port Charles.

ABC News and talk shows will join in celebrating the historic 300th episode of Grey's Anatomy with a special "Day of Grey's" initiative on Thursday, November 9, the day the 300th episode airs. The celebration begins the evening prior on Wednesday, November 8, when Jimmy Kimmel Live hosts Jesse Williams (Dr. Jackson Avery), as an in-studio guest. On November 9, Good Morning America will go behind the scenes on the set of "Grey's Anatomy" while Ellen Pompeo (Dr. Meredith Grey) will be live in-studio in New York. Pompeo will also be a guest that day on nationally syndicated Live with Kelly and Ryan. From there, she will drop by both The View and The Chew. Nightline will close out the celebration with more behind-the-scenes coverage of one of television's longest-running dramas.

Thursday, November 2

8:00-9:00 p.m. Grey's Anatomy - "Come on Down to My Boat, Baby" - Jackson decides he needs some time off and invites the guys to join him on a day out at sea, while Arizona, April and Maggie treat a woman who is hiding a deadly secret.

Watch the 'Once Upon a Time' Season 7 Comic-Con Trailer

Once Upon a Time Season 7 premieres Friday, October 6 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Special behind-the-scenes bloopers from Season 6 and sneak peek scenes from Season 7 were revealed Satruday at San Diego Comic-Con at a panel with co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, along with executive producer David H. Goodman and Once Upon a Time cast members Lana Parrilla , Robert Carlyle, Colin O'Donoghue, Andrew. J. West, Gabrielle Anwar, Dania Ramirez, and moderator Yvette Nicole Brown.

After six seasons, the residents of the enchanted forest enter Season 7, facing their greatest challenge yet as the Evil Queen, Captain Hook and Rumpelstiltskin join forces with a grown-up Henry Mills and his daughter Lucy on an epic quest to bring hope to their world and ours. Along the way, new fairy tale characters and old search for true love, find adventure, and take sides in the ongoing struggle of good against evil as classic tales are once again twisted and reimagined.

Watch the Once Upon a Time Season 7 Comic-Con trailer below.

ABC Announces Fall 2017 Premiere Dates

ABC will launch the 2017-18 season with a slate of returning hit shows and five new series. The new season kicks off with the premiere of the milestone 25th installment of "Dancing with the Stars" on Monday, September 18. New dramas debuting are "The Good Doctor," from executive producer David Shore ("House") and starring Freddie Highmore as a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome; "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (formerly "The Gospel of Kevin"), featuring Jason Ritter as a self-absorbed person on a downward spiral who's presented with a mission to save the world; the epic adventure "Marvel's Inhumans," based on the legendary comic book characters; and "Ten Days in the Valley," starring Kyra Sedgwick as a TV producer whose young daughter goes missing.

The comedy "The Mayor" rounds out the slate of new shows. Starring Brandon Micheal Hall as a rapper who runs for office as a publicity stunt - and ends up winning - "The Mayor" follows "black-ish" on its new night and time, Tuesdays (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET).

Other returning shows with new timeslots are "American Housewife" (Wednesdays, 9:30-10:00 p.m. ET), "Fresh Off the Boat" (Tuesdays, 8:30-9:00 p.m. ET), "Once Upon a Time" (Fridays, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET), "The Toy Box" (Sundays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET), "To Tell the Truth" (Sundays, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET); and "Shark Tank" (two-hour season premiere Sunday, October 1, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET; then Sundays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, beginning October 8).

Premiere dates are listed below. All times listed are ET, and new shows are listed in bold.

'General Hospital' Preempted on Tuesday

ABC soap opera General Hospital will not air on Tuesday in the United States or Canada due to ABC News coverage of the Attorney General Jeff Sessions hearing. The episode scheduled for Tuesday will now air on Wednesday, June 14.

Check out a preview below.

New 'Battle of the Network Stars' Premieres June 29 on ABC, Stars Include Deidre Hall, Donna Mills, Ryan Paevey

In an ode to Wide World of Sports, 100 TV stars from 14 different network and cable companies will take their athleticism to a new level as they compete - to feel "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" - in the revival of Battle of the Network Stars, based on the '70s and '80s television pop-culture classic, premiering on Thursday, June 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. The new Battle of the Network Stars will be a nostalgic throwback to the original series, where TV celebrities blended athleticism with hilarious antics while featuring an array of fan favorites from numerous TV series like Pretty Little Liars, Scandal, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, How to Get Away with Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The West Wing, Dallas, and many more. You'll also find a number of current and former daytime and primetime soap opera stars on the various teams.

The original series from ABC Sports began in 1976 and continued for 13 years. The 10-episode summer event will pit teams of current and classic TV stars from multiple eras and different genres against one another in a variety of athletic games. Viewers can look forward to seeing a fresh take at some of the classic show's sporting events like Tug of War, Archery, Kayak Relay, Obstacle Course and Dunk Tank - all from the site of the original series, the beautiful campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

For this new version, fielding of the teams will be based on the TV characters people love from over the years to the current day - cops vs. TV sitcoms, White House vs. lawyers, TV moms & dads vs. TV kids, etc. In this way, viewers will get to see everyone's favorites from over the years, even if they spanned different networks at the time.

Here are the 20 teams (100 stars), blue and red, competing against each other in separate episodes with athletic contests of physical grace and stamina (* = returning to "Battle of the Network Stars"):

· TV Sitcoms (Bronson Pinchot, Tom Arnold, Dave Coulier, AJ Michalka, Tracey Gold) vs. TV Kids (Joey Lawrence, Corbin Bleu, Nolan Gould, *Lisa Whelchel, *Kim Fields) - Airs June 29

· Primetime Soaps (Ian Ziering, Josh Henderson, Gabrielle Carteris, *Donna Mills, Mischa Barton) vs. ABC Stars (*Olivia d'Abo, *Shari Belafonte, Michael Fishman, Jason Hervey, Anson Williams)

· Variety (Joanna Krupa, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey, Gilles Marini, Jack Osbourne) vs. TV Sex Symbols (Keegan Allen, Traci Bingham, Rosa Blasi, Brant Daugherty, Galen Gering)

· Cops (Erik Estrada, *Larry Wilcox, Kelly Hu, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, *Lorenzo Lamas) vs. TV Sitcoms (*Todd Bridges, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Dave Foley, Willie Garson, Jenna von Oy)

· White House (Cornelius Smith Jr., Marlee Matlin, Joshua Malina, LaMonica Garrett, Mary McCormack) vs. Lawyers (Elisabeth Rohm, Corbin Bernsen, Matt McGorry, Romi Dias, Catherine Bell)

· TV Moms & Dads (Chad Lowe, *Greg Evigan, *Ted McGinley, Lesley Fera, Jackee Harry) vs. TV Kids (*Jimmie Walker, *Mackenzie Phillips, Jonathan Lipnicki, Krista Marie Yu, Jeremy Miller)

· Famous TV Families (Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Beverley Mitchell, *Willie Aames, *Charlene Tilton) vs. Doctors (Thomas Calabro, Taye Diggs, Rachelle Lefevre, *Deidre Hall, Benjamin Hollingsworth)

· Troublemakers (Vivica A. Fox, Paul Johansson, John Barrowman, Julie Benz, Catherine Bach) vs. TV Lifeguards (David Chokachi, Brande Roderick, *Parker Stevenson, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin)

· ABC Stars (*Ted Lange, Troy Gentile, *Jill Whelan, Denise Richards, Joely Fisher) vs. Variety (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Adrienne Houghton, Cameron Mathison, Kelly Osbourne)

· Cops (Marisol Nichols, Roma Maffia, *Adrian Zmed, Fred Dryer, Ryan Paevey) vs. Sci-Fi Fantasy (*Lou Ferrigno, Vinnie Jones, Charisma Carpenter, Kevin Sorbo, Jill Wagner)

The hosts for Battle of the Network Stars are Mike Greenberg and Joe Tessitore of ESPN; Cassidy Hubbarth and Cari Champion of ESPN will be the sideline reporters; plus Super Bowl 50 winner DeMarcus Ware and MMA fighter/Olympian Ronda Rousey will be the team captains.

The episode airdates will be announced at a later time.

Battle of the Network Stars is produced by Glassman Media and IMG, who also owns the format. The executive producers are Andrew Glassman, Will Staeger, Michael Antinoro and Chris Carlson.

ABC Gives Pilot Order to New Marc Cherry Soap Opera Starring Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire will executive produce the pilot for a new soap opera
being pitched to ABC.  She will also star as Ruby Adair.  If the network
likes what they see, the series could land on the fall schedule.

ABC has handed out its first drama pilot order of the season, and a primetime soap opera scored that designation. The currently untitled series is from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, stars Reba McEntire, and will produce a pilot episode with hopes of getting picked up for next season.

The drama revolves around Ruby Adair (McEntire), the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, Ky., who finds her Red State outlook challenged when a young FBI agent of Middle Eastern descent is sent to help her solve a horrific crime. Together they form an uneasy alliance as Ruby takes the agent behind the lace curtains of this Southern gothic community to meet an assortment of bizarre characters, each with a secret of their own.

The logline marks a subtle change from when the drama was first announced a month ago, when it did not feature any sort of Red State or political affiliation reference.

Cherry will pen the script and executive produce the ABC Studios drama alongside McEntire, Cherry's longtime producing partner Sabrina Wind — who will oversee for the duo's Cherry-Wind Productions banner — with Acme Productions' Mindy Schultheis and Michael Hanel also on board the executive producing team.

ABC Reveals Midseason Premiere Dates

Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder return on January 26.

ABC has announced midseason premiere dates for the mini-series When We Rise and series premiere dates for the one-hour drama Time After Time, half-hour comedy Imaginary Mary and the event movie Dirty Dancing, as well as returning series The Catch and American Crime, and the spring returns of Once Upon a Time and Designated Survivor. Downward Dog will premiere in Summer 2017.

In addition, previously announced The Toy Box premieres Friday, April 7, 8:00-9:00 p.m. and TGIT returns Thursday, January 26.

Below are ABC's midseason premiere dates (all times listed are ET):

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. Grey's Anatomy
9:00-10:00 p.m. Scandal (Season Six Premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. How to Get Away with Murder

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - THURSDAY, MARCH 2
9:00-11:00 p.m. When We Rise

SUNDAY, MARCH 5
8:00-9:00 p.m. Once Upon a Time
9:00-11:00 p.m. Time After Time (Two-Hour Premiere)

Return of TGIT Moved to January 26

ABC's primetime soap opera lineup returns with all new episodes on
January 26.

ABC has moved the return of TGIT - Grey's Anatomy (8 p.m. ET/PT), Scandal (Season six premiere 9 p.m. ET/PT) and How To Get Away With Murder (10 p.m. ET/PT) - from January 19 to January 29, despite advertising the 19th return date for the past several weeks.

An ABC News pre-inauguration 20/20 special, America's First Family: The Trumps Go to Washington, will air at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, January 19, preceded by repeats of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal.

The move was made in order to accommodate the ABC News special and to ensure that TGIT returned with three original episodes.

Watch the ABC promo for the return of TGIT below.

Prospect Park Networks vs ABC - Case Dismissed! (Updated)

The case of Prospect Park Networks LLC vs American Broadcasting Company has been dismissed, per the latest status available on the Los Angeles Court website (lacourt.org). According to the online records, the case was "dismissed" on Thursday, December 1. The details are still unknown at this point.

The Court set an order on October 5 for Prospect Park to show cause or have the case dismissed on December 1. The October hearing focused on Prospect Park's Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, and its impact on the case.

What does the dismissal mean for the future of All My Children and One Life to Live, the longtime ABC daytime soap operas that were brought back online after being licensed by Prospect Park? Stay tuned.

UPDATE:
With the dismissal, the rights to All My Children and One Life to Live have reverted back to ABC. SoapCentral.com obtained an official comment from Susan Klein, an attorney with the firm who represented ABC in the lawsuit, who said, “I can confirm that Prospect Park’s lawsuit was dismissed yesterday and ABC regained the rights to those shows.”

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'General Hospital' Spoilers (November 21-25, 2016)

"Let's stop for a second, okay?" Jax says.  "No, let's not," Carly responds.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers below to find out what is coming up on ABC soap opera General Hospital during the week of November 21-25, 2016.

Monday, November 21
Nelle listens in on a private exchange; Finn gets Hayden's test results; Curtis and Jason feel confused by what they're seeing; Nelle subtly probes Kiki for information about Sonny and Carly; Carly and Jax dismiss their daughter's hopes for reconciliation...but it is clear that there is still something between them.

ABC Releases Statement on Passing of Claire Labine

Claire Labine returned to Ryan's Hope in 1983, only
to be fired later that year by ABC.

Beloved soap opera writer Claire Labine died last week at age 82. During her storied career, she spent a number of years working for ABC, creating Ryan's Hope, and later writing for General Hospital and One Life to Live. The network released a statement after her passing, calling her an "imaginative storyteller" who paved the way for future writers.

Read ABC's statement below.

"We are sad to learn of the death of our friend and former colleague Claire Labine. As creator of Ryan's Hope and head writer of both General Hospital and One Life to Live in the 90s, Claire was an imaginative storyteller who inspired hope and sparked conversations through her stories and characters paving the way for a new generation of writers who would follow in her footsteps. We are proud and honored she was a part of our ABC Daytime family. We send our deepest condolences to her family and those closest to her."

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- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Claire Labine Answered YOUR Questions (2009)
- FLASHBACK: Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets (1979)