Nov 19 - By Associated Press
ABC says the final season of "Lost" will begin in February with a night devoted to the drama.

Nov 4 - By Associated Press
ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death.

Nov 2 - By Associated Press
The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown's assault on her is airing this week on ABC.

Sep 2 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
Women will anchor two of the three major network evening newscasts — the premier jobs in the TV news business — as Diane Sawyer replaces Charles Gibson, who is retiring from ABC at the end of the year.
Jul 30 - By Marilynn Marchione, AP Medical Writer
ABC News has hired a top government doctor as part of an expansion of its medical coverage.
Jun 17 - By Frazier Moore, AP Television Writer
Nielsen's recount for ABC's "World News" last week has boosted its audience by about 800,000 viewers.
Jun 15 - By Associated Press
ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week.

Jun 10 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
The economic crisis isn't over yet, but ABC News is concentrating some reporting on what life will be like when it is.
May 19 - By The Associated Press
ABC's prime-time schedule for the fall:

May 18 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
ABC plans a comedy night on Wednesdays next fall with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton and Ed O'Neill in new series with roles suited to the times.

Apr 23 - By Associated Press
There's no suspense for producers of 12 ABC prime-time series. The network on Thursday renewed them for next fall's schedule.

Mar 9 - By Associated Press
Since his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease cut short his acting career, Michael J. Fox has every reason to be a pessimist.
Jan 30 - By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
The Walt Disney Co.'s television division is cutting 400 jobs, or about 6 percent of the unit's work force, due to the slumping economy.

Jan 22 - By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson is taking charge of ABC Studios in a corporate reorganization intended to meet industry changes and a bleak economy, the Disney-owned TV division announced Thursday.
Jan 15 - By Associated Press
ABC's Sunday morning political talk show "This Week" has scored its first win over NBC's "Meet the Press" since 1999.

Dec 7 - By Associated Press
The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie will ring in 2009 from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve."

Oct 28 - By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
A half-hour Barack Obama campaign ad will blanket the major broadcast networks Wednesday night — except for ABC.
Oct 6 - By Associated Press
Veteran Washington hand Ian Cameron was appointed Monday as the producer in charge of ABC's Sunday political talk show "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

Sep 8 - By Associated Press
Charles Gibson's interviews with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will form the basis of a special prime-time edition of "20/20" Friday, ABC said Wednesday.

Jul 18 - By Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn, For The Associated Press
The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems.

Jul 16 - By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
Jimmy Kimmel can joke about how his late-night job might be affected when Jay Leno becomes a free agent — at least when his ABC boss and hundreds of reporters are around.
Jul 11 - By Associated Press
Police in Florida say a faulty exhaust fan caused a fire that killed a 4-year-old girl at a Tallahassee day care center.

May 13 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
ABC will add only one new scripted series in the fall, plus a new game show, in a schedule that network executives admit was severely affected by the 100-day writers strike that concluded in February.

Apr 17 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
ABC News drew both impressive ratings and a heap of complaints about how Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos moderated the Democratic presidential debate, criticism that Stephanopoulos on Thursday called a sign of how much people care.

Mar 19 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's call girl scandal prompted ABC News to give the go-ahead to a two-hour prime-time special on prostitution that includes Diane Sawyer's visit to a legal brothel in Nevada.