ABC Daytime webisodes bring different soap universes together

By Stacey Harrison With tonight’s finale, Scrubs may be ending what has to be one of the most unlikely nine-year runs on television. The quirky show fought off not one but two cases of network apathy, constantly revolving time slots, a (friendly?) rivalry with Family Guy and a complete premise makeover on its way to posterity. But about this last season, which has seen the show move from the halls of Sacred Heart to the classrooms at Winston University, jettisoning Zach Braff and other regulars and replacing them with a bunch of newbies. Was it worth it, or should there […]

Following the passing of actor Patrick Swayze yesterday at the age of 57 after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the actor best known for his blockbuster films Dirty Dancing and Ghost will be remembered through specials and tributes on television: Patrick Swayze: Last Dance — ABC, Sept. 15 at 10pm ET. Taped in December 2008, this Barbara Walters special originally aired in January 2009 (called Patrick Swayze: The Truth) — nearly a year after Swayze was first diagnosed — and was his final television interview. From their California ranch, Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, spoke about the diagnosis, […]

Get out those dancing shoes! ABC has lifted the curtain on Season 21 of Dancing With the Stars. And, although various celebrity names did trickle out over the summer, ABC saved four mystery competitors – Kim Zolciak, Tamar Braxton, Paula Deen and Alek Skarlatos – for a big reveal that took place Sept. 2 on Good Morning America. Ever since DWTS was downsized to a one-night-per-week format two years (i.e., four seasons) ago, the show has had to stare down some powerful head-on competition from NBC’s The Voice on Monday nights. Co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews and the rest of […]