ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses.

Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, is urging media companies to resist what she sees as the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech.

ABC is accusing the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech and hinder open political discussion.

Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”.

ABC has canceled its already filmed season of “The Bachelorette” starring Taylor Frankie Paul after a 2023 video surfaced.

The NBA announces its best Christmas Day viewership numbers in 15 years.

The College Football Playoff's first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across multiple networks, marking a 7% drop from last year.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a major change for the Oscars.

Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the longrunning soap opera "General Hospital," has died.

CBS says Tony Dokoupil will take over at the beginning of next year as anchor of its flagship “CBS Evening News” broadcast.

ESPN and Athletes Unlimited have announced a three-year rights extension that makes ESPN the official broadcast partner for the women’s professional sports company’s softball, basketball and volleyball leagues.

Disney+ and Hulu subscription cancellations rose during the month that ABC briefly cancelled “Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The NBA has a new 11-year, $76 billion TV deal, bringing changes to how fans watch games.

Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group have brought Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show back to their local TV stations.

Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but not everywhere.

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night TV after a suspension over comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC on Tuesday night, but not without sparking a heated debate among top Republicans about free speech and the Federal Communications Commission.

As they mourn slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump, members of his administration and a broader universe of supporters have seemed to impose a double standard on speech.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says he is pulling out of a town hall held by a local ABC station following the national network’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after suspending it due to his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at the center of a battle over free speech.

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.

Two ABC affiliate owners say they’ll continue to preempt late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel with their own local programming, even after ABC said they would reinstate his show nationally.

President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations over his time in office has led to a host of legal battles and disputes.

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk has set off a flood of reactions.

ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Every NBA team will have at least two nationally televised games this season.

ESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtaining new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer service.

President Donald Trump's remark to Terry Moran in an ABC News interview — that it was his choice to whom he would grant an interview — exposes a delicate question for journalists.

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026.

It’s almost time to see how the biggest nailbiter Oscar season of recent years concludes.

The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing.

Hubie Brown received tributes from across the NBA community as the former coach and longtime broadcaster headed into retirement after spending over half a century in pro basketball.

Mike Tirico has been selected as NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer when it begins its coverage of the NBA next season.

LeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL.

Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are reuniting for a new four-episode run of “Malcolm in the Middle” for Disney+ — 25 years after the beloved sitcom first launched.

Dick Vitale said he’s cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just over three years.

The new film “September 5" is a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics.

The cast of ABC’s hit show “Scandal” will reunite Nov. 17 for a live, virtual script reading to raise money for the western North Carolina area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027.

The Emmys telecast on ABC reached nearly 7 million viewers, a jump of more than 50% from the record low of the last ceremony in January.

DirecTV on Saturday announced it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the impasse came in time for sports fans to watch ESPN’s slate of college football games on DirecTV.

If it seems like the Emmys just happened, you’re not wrong.

The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week.

Police have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles.

News executives were worried for the first half of the year about consumers expressing relatively little interest in the coming election.

The shocking news of President Joe Biden abandoning his race for re-election led news outlets to scramble on a summer Sunday afternoon.

The Democratic Party has not fallen in line behind President Joe Biden, even after the events that were set up to reset his imperiled campaign and show everyone he wasn’t too old to be president four more years.

ABC News says George Stephanopoulos will conduct the first extended interview with President Biden since his alarming debate performance against Donald Trump last week.

WNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges.

It's almost time for the Oscars.

Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall.

The fears of this year’s World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks becoming the least-viewed Fall Classic in TV history are becoming a reality.

iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, and Jelly Roll.

ABC will be airing more “Monday Night Football” games than originally planned.

Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 benefit concert in New York’s Central Park.

CBS is television's most popular network for the 15th straight year, even though the bragging rights don't mean quite what they used to.

The week in May when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox traditionally unveiled programming plans in glitzy presentations to advertisers has always spoken to the networks' power over popular culture.

From HBO's 'Insecure,' Kendrick Sampson is in the Houston Life studio!

Coverage of mass shootings have seemingly taken on a numbing sameness.

America is waiting for former President Donald Trump to surrender to authorities on history-making criminal charges.

Ratings for women's college basketball are at their highest levels in years.

Whether it was the lingering drama of “The Slap” or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.

It’s almost time for the Oscars.

Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”.

Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration for not sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as tensions simmer about whether China could send weapons to help Russia.

Growing up, Catherine Haena Kim never dreamed of being the lead.

Ryan Seacrest has revealed he’s leaving “Live with Kelly and Ryan” this spring, saying he never expected to stay so long and thanking his co-host Kelly Ripa, who he jokingly called his “work wife.”.

Sheryl Lee Ralph is living a career dream: The “Abbott Elementary” star won her first Emmy last year and lends her powerful vocals as a Super Bowl pregame performer this weekend.

Beyoncé just dropped her Renaissance tour dates, and fans -- in Houston and beyond -- are going wild.

Cecilia Vega is joining the CBS TV newsmagazine “60 Minutes"' as a correspondent.

Milo Ventimiglia is leaving behind his beloved TV dad character, Jack Pearson, on “This is Us.”.

Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV broadcaster who blazed a trail for women in a male-dominated medium, died Friday. She was 93.

As you prep your home for any potential effects of the arctic air impacting us in Houston, Houston Life chats with Raleigh Jenkins from ABC Home & Commercial to answer some questions you may have regarding the freeze.

Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2023 on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square, with iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s as well as a member of BTS and a TikTok sensation.

The Thanksgiving weekend wasn't just big for turkey, family visits and the Macy's parade.

Three women were ejected from the set of ‘The View’ on Monday after interrupting an interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for what appeared to be a climate change protest.

A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee.

Essentially unnoticed by the world, ABC's Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos have reached a milestone on “Good Morning America.”.

Hilary Swank has announced she’s pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her wardrobe alterations and other actions on set of her new ABC series “Alaska Daily."

For more than half a century, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired evening newscasts each weeknight on television.

It could have been just one night, but Serena Williams' exit from tennis turned into a boon for ESPN.

The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time.

Dr_ Meredith Grey will be cutting back her workload next season on “Grey’s Anatomy.”.

Reports of Beyoncé's newest album being leaked have left fans at the “Beyhive” quite disturbed.

Save water with a lawn alternative, get those pests under control, and keep your pool equipment form over heating. Find out the best ways to be kind to your backyard when it is taking a beating in the summer months. Houston Life's Melanie Camp spoke with garden expert, Raleigh Jenkins, president of ABC Home & Commercial Services.

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the Jan. 6 committee was a big hit with TV viewers.

Beyoncé has released the album cover for her highly-anticipated album “Renaissance” on Thursday on social media.

ABC took home the crown as television's top-rated network last week behind two games of the NBA Finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.

The U.S. split from Great Britain is history, but the monarchy still has a hold on its former colony’s heart.

There were constant reminders this past week, when major entertainment companies hawked their wares to advertisers in Manhattan presentations, of the diminished role of broadcast networks.

Broadcast television networks, inundated with competition from cable and streaming services, have learned the power of franchises.

ABC is teaming Hilary Swank and the writer of the “Spotlight” movie for a new series with a journalist as a hero.

Did an 80-1 longshot really win the Kentucky Derby.

Owner Raleigh Jenkins has some quick tips on how to get rid of mosquitos, pollen, and grime.

ABC's ‘black-ish’ ended its eight-season run with a relatively modest audience of 2.52 million viewers last week.

There's no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no means a problem for ABC and ESPN.

Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event.