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Back in Hollywood, land of the simulacrum, where there are no new ideas, ABC has ordered a pilot for a Charlie’s Angels redux, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot is a remake of the seventies hit show for which the respectful term “jiggle TV” was coined. Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett were the original angels, although several other angels joined the team throughout the show’s run, including Cheryl Ladd, who joined the show’s second season and stayed through the run of the series.

Freeform means it can be anything it wants to be, so we changed everything.

In an upcoming episode of What Would You Do, scheduled to air on Wednesday night, a hidden camera will catch the reactions of other customers to a waiter harassing a gay couple dining with their children.

ABC has purchased a new comedy from producer Michael Eisner about the early days of celebrity chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken. The show will take chronicle the early days of their friendship and unique business partnership during the 1980’s.

Mazatlán-born and popular Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez is arguably one of the most talented performers in the industry today. Sara originated the Broadway role of “Lady of the Lake” in the hit sensation Monty Python’s Spamalot. Her spectacular performance would result in a Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award. She also starred in the stage production of Dreamgirls, The Vagina Monologues and A Class Act. Besides the theatre, Sara has also been featured on the big screen in You’ve Got Mail, Washington Heights and Spider-Man. Her “You’ve Got Milk” ad was a huge hit around the globe because it showcased an actress with curves – something the entertainment industry doesn’t do enough. Nowo one half of Grey's lesbian couple, with Jessica Capshaw as the other, talks to SheWired.

So good to see Rutina back in a series...

The first season of ABC’s new hit series GCB comes out on DVD June 12!

The new ABC Family series The Fosters is about a rather unusual family — and the fact that it has two moms is, well, one of its least unusual aspects.

Ed Weeks from The Mindy Project has sold a new show to ABC about a lesbian and her straight best friend. 

Mary Thom, a prominent feminist, longtime executive editor of Ms. magazine, and an outspoken ally to the LGBT community, died Friday, reports ABC News. Thom was 68.

Necar Zadegan, the stunning Iranian-American actress who made us swoon as the titular character in Elena Undone, will grace the small screen in ABC Family's new smash hit about a truly modern family, The Fosters, reports Zap2It.

Here’s some good news for your Tuesday! ABC Family has given back-or pickups for its breakout family drama The Fosters, starring Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as lesbian moms raising a biological son, adopted twins and foster kids.

While other members of her family rally against marriage equality, Marie Osmond has endorsed it as a civil right. Osmond took her stand when she was interviewed by Diane Sawyer as Person of the Week on ABC’s World News Friday night.

A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that a majority of Americans support marriage rights for gay couples. According to the poll, 53% of respondents said that it should be legal for gay couples to marry. The majority support marks a double-digit shift from five years ago in the same poll, when 36% supported marriage equality.