ABC drops no-hit &#39;Miss&#39;
684274
The annual cheesecake parade has been dropped by ABC, leaving it without a TV home for the first time in its history. ABC has been airing the pageant since 1997 through a series of one-year agreements with the Miss America Organization.
436170
-Ratings Breakdown:  NBC inched past CBS in the overnights on this final Wednesday of December, with a mere 5.6 rating/10 share from 8-11 p.m. Third overall was Fox, followed by a barely visible ABC and lowly the CW, which has not benefited by absurd reality/competition Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. If you have not seen Crowned yet, check it out. You'll get a good laugh.
79799
Wednesday, after a momentum-shattering 13-week hiatus, ABC's "Lost" will be found.  But will viewers still care, and tune in? And if they do, will they get swept back into the riptide of what was once TV's hottest water-cooler show?  They ought to.
515320
By TIM CUPRISIN  The top-rated television show Sunday night wasn't ABC's much- discussed dramatization of the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks.
542941
ABC has pulled out of negotiations to continue airing college football's Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
24346
So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson&#39;s &quot;accidental&quot; breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.
757910
For a network desperate for hits, "Desperate Housewives" provided quite the tonic for ABC. The drama about suburban angst drew a stunning 21.3 million viewers for its premiere Sunday night, according to Nielsen Media Research. It follows the success of another new ABC drama, "Lost," which has also intrigued viewers during the first two weeks of the TV season.
651709
The race for ratings among the four top U.S. television networks has turned into a tooth and claw battle, with NBC at risk of losing the top spot as ABC makes a surprise comeback, according to media experts.
45012
Dozens of ABC affiliates were refusing to air Thursday&#39;s broadcast of the movie ``Saving Private Ryan,&#39;&#39; citing indecency concerns.
441909
Even as their supply of new programs dwindles during the months-long writers' strike, major TV networks continue to try to capture online viewers. Streaming free full-length episodes on their own websites was just the beginning. Episodes from ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are showing up on an assortment of sites, from big destinations such as AOL to newcomers Veoh and MeeVee.
192289
The race for ratings among the four  top U.S. television networks has turned into a tooth and claw  battle, with NBC at risk of losing the top spot as ABC makes a  surprise comeback, according to media experts.
509854
Nearly one-third of US TV stations affiliated to the ABC network dropped Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan for fear of facing indecency fines.
565742
The US ABC television network on Tuesday apologized for airing an advertisement containing improper scenes to promote its popular program &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; before the telecast of &quot;Monday Night Football.
49737
LOS ANGELES  - ABC and CBS split the  nightly win on another active Wednesday in primetime.
103093
By Rick Bird  It's the February television sweeps and there's not a high- concept miniseries, big budget made-for-TV movie or Barbara Walters celebrity special to be found.
31341
So what&#039;s the deal with that number sequence &amp;#151; 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 &amp;#151; on ABC&#039;s serial drama &quot;Lost&quot;? The truth is, it indicates the points during each episode&#039;s hour when the network takes a commercial break. No, that&#039;s not right.
202864
NEW YORK  - CBS and ABC fell to their lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove viewers from their couches.