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An aide to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted ABC executives after The View host Sara Haines labeled socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier an antisemite, warning the remarks could affect future appearances. ABC reportedly declined Mamdani allies’ bookings as FCC equal-time inquiries loom, with The Post seeking comment.
ABC's General Hospital will feature John Oliver in a three-episode arc airing July 2, 3 and 6, after he announced the casting on Last Week Tonight; executive producer Frank Valentini praised him as prepared and funny, and Oliver called it an honor to be part of the long-running soap, which airs weekdays on ABC and streams on Hulu.
Bob Iger says Disney’s 2025 suspension of Jimmy Kimmel over his Charlie Kirk joke was not politically motivated, calling the remark in bad taste and noting the host was asked to apologize; the show returned after a five-day pause.
The FCC has collected more than 16,000 public comments on ABC’s petition to declare The View a bona fide news program, a surge driven by ABC’s viewer campaign and broad cross‑aisle support; the debate centers on equal‑time rules, the early license renewal for ABC’s eight owned stations, and a separate probe into Disney’s DEI practices, with deadlines and docket numbers guiding public input as critics warn of censorship while supporters argue the FCC should protect access to news and viewpoints.
ABC and Disney launched on-air and online campaigns urging viewers to support The View and eight ABC-owned stations after the FCC opened an equal-time inquiry into the show, arguing The View is bona fide news and exempt from timing rules. The FCC says it is reviewing whether these licenses serve the public interest amid a broader look at Disney’s practices, with campaigns encouraging public comments to the agency and support for license renewals.
President Donald Trump threatened to sue ABC for alleged false reporting on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs, claiming the network omitted costs attributed to Obama and Biden—though no solid evidence supports a $100 million figure. ABC cited costs rising to over $14.65 million for repainting, plus a $1.74 million no-bid contract for algae-killing tech, bringing total to about $16 million; PBS had cited Obama-era repairs at around $35 million and no major Biden repairs are documented. Trump connected the dispute to a 2024 defamation settlement with ABC. The article also notes ongoing FCC investigations into ABC and proposed license renewals, and mentions ABC's on-air campaign following a separate probe into The View.
ABC has launched an on-air campaign asking viewers to comment on the FCC’s investigations into The View and ABC’s local stations over equal-time and diversity practices, as FCC Chair Brendan Carr signals potential further actions.
Disney’s ABC stations are airing viewer-focused ads urging public input as the FCC orders an early licensing renewal review and opens a probe into The View, framing the moves as a First Amendment fight. FCC chair Brendan Carr says the actions stem from DEI-related concerns, while Disney argues the licensing battles are politically motivated; ads direct viewers to the FCC comment page via a QR code, signaling a public-facing phase in the broader Trump-era clash over broadcast licensing.
Disney is urging The View and ABC viewers to submit public comments to the FCC as it fights an order to renew eight stations early; the company says filings were made “under protest” and is pushing viewers to weigh in via dockets, while regulators consider whether The View should be classified as bona fide news to dodge political equal-time rules.
ABC is airing on-air spots warning viewers about the FCC’s crackdown on The View and urging public comment, as the agency moves to force early license renewals for eight ABC stations. ABC says the actions threaten free speech and are unprecedented; the FCC says it’s enforcing existing rules. Viewers are directed to file comments by July 6 for The View proceeding and by July 29 for the station-licensing renewals, with nearly 2,500 comments already filed in the View matter.
ABC is launching an on-air and digital viewer campaign to mobilize support in its FCC license-review battle, urging audiences to weigh in on whether The View qualifies as bona fide news and to back its stations as regulators review broadcast licenses; spots debut during The View and will run across ABC’s owned-and-operated stations and digital platforms, framing the issue as a First Amendment/public-voice matter amid the regulator’s scrutiny.
ABC's The View is airing 20-second appeals during commercial breaks asking viewers to back the program in its dispute with the FCC over political speech, a rare move to mobilize public support in a regulatory battle surrounding who may appear on the show.
Guillermo Rodriguez, a longtime on‑air fixture from Jimmy Kimmel Live!, is joining Dancing With the Stars Season 35. He joins a slate of announced contestants; the full cast will be revealed Sept. 2 on Good Morning America. DWTS Season 35 premieres this September on ABC and Disney+, with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu, and hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough returning alongside judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
Dancing With the Stars' Season 35 adds Guillermo Rodriguez of Jimmy Kimmel Live to its celebrity lineup, joining Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller and Jackson Olson; the full cast will be unveiled on Good Morning America on Sept. 2, with the season airing this fall on ABC and Disney+.
The New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years propelled the 2026 NBA Finals to its biggest audience in 28 years, averaging 20.6 million viewers across five games on ABC/ESPN with Game 5 peaking at 33 million; the series was the most watched since 1998, helped by a new media-rights deal and a general rise in NBA viewership.