ABC Television Network Comments

STEVE   AMERICA

Posted at 5:34am on Sunday, March 7th, 2010

ABC ASKING CABLE FOR 40 MILLION WHAT ARE THEY GOING CRAZY? START PUTTING GOOD GODLY PROGRAMS BACK ON ABC AND GOD WILL BLESS YOU AND YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE TRYING TO ROB THE POOR! MANY DID NOT GET A PAY RAISE THIS YEAR AND NOT EVEN SOCIAL SECURITY GOT NO INCREASE SO WHY DO YOU NEED TOO? THINGS ARE SO OUT OF HAND IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT IS ALL DUE TO WE TURN OUR BACKS ON GOD. WE TOOK PRAYER OUT OF SCHOOLS NEVER TAKE GOD OUT OF ANYTHING NOT EVEN TV PROGRAMS. THAT COMMENT THAT Barry Deshamp Gulfport ,MS , United S WROTE IS SO TRUE THAT ABC "attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK" AND GOD SAYS IT IS WRONG! MAYBE GOD IS SHUTTING DOWN ABC SO WE WILL NOT WATCH IT? AND FOR THE OSCARS WHO CARES THEY ARE PAYED TO MUCH MONEY THE MOVIES STARS AND MAKES MOVIES TICKETS COST 8 OR 9 DOLLARS OR MORE TO SEE A MOVIE COME ON!!!

inetryconydot   

Posted at 12:54am on Saturday, March 6th, 2010

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Cate   Canada

Posted at 9:15pm on Monday, March 1st, 2010

The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are an insult to viewer intelligence. This is not reality tv, it is pure fiction. These shows are so manipulated, so scripted, and so insulting that it makes me angry when I hear that people even watch them. There is a difference between editing and scripting. The Molly and Jason thing was bad enough, but now this one with Jake, and the thing with Ali so clearly being written into the show...PLEASE. I have had enough, and so have my friends.

Barry Deshamp   Gulfport ,MS , United S

Posted at 11:20am on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

My original message was:

ABC is obsessed with the subject of homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK ' THE PRACTICE' can be a fairly good show, but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his mother being gay, and made him look like a whiner because he had convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a 'gay basher.'


Read the first chapter of Romans ( that's in the Bible); and see what the apostle Paul had to say about it.... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that an alternative life style? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that, too.)

--Jim Neugent
Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:

How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and read the declaration of independence (what our nation is built on), where it says 'All Men are Created equal,' and try treating them that way for a change!

Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence. You are in the minority in this country, and your boycott will not affect us at ABC or our freedom of statement.
ABC you should be ashamed of yourself. This will get passed on all around the country.

Susan Lyons   So. Windsor, CT

Posted at 11:07am on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

"Find My Family" jeopardizes the emotional stability and happiness of thousands of adopted children and the only family that they have ever known, by portraying biological parents as people they should contact. Legal rights are forfeited at the time of adoption. This show will bring nothing but heartache to so many children and the families that love and have cared for them since birth.
My first born was adopted and then I gave birth to two other children. The only difference between them is that the first developed in my heart and the others under it. I sincerely hope that this show is taken off the air before real emotional harm is done to our children.

David Akin   Lawrenceville, Georgia

Posted at 6:40pm on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

This is not about an ABC show but hopefully will spark interest. After watching Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag on The Insider show tonight, I am disgusted with the way these two were trashing Al Roker! The two kids are an insult to humanity. My gut feeling was to do something and the only thing I could think of is this:
Why don't the networks make a pact and decide from this point forward, they will NOT supply these two jerks with a medium to continue their 15 minutes of fame? If they can't reach an audience, then maybe they will fade away into obscurity.

Since I have no inside connections to any of the networks, I felt compelled to plant the seed any way I possibly can. The broadcast executives have the power to make this happen. I can't fathom why television broadcasters would want to continue to help these two disrespectful children reach an audience.

kathy   lake havasu city, arizona

Posted at 9:25pm on Saturday, October 24th, 2009

why does abc family network have to bleep out the words "Holy Mary Mother of God" in the Goonies movie??? i could understand bad language but when these words were used in a positive way the idiots at your site bleeped them out. this country was founded on people who believed in God. why are you taking God out of our Great Country. STOP TRYING TO BE SO DAMN POLITICALLY CORRECT, PLEASE STOP...

Frederick Loomis   Weaverville,N.C. U.S.A.

Posted at 1:08pm on Friday, October 16th, 2009

The programs that channel 13 in Asheville,N.C. puts on the air is disgusting,imagine commercials for hours at 12 noon sunday,Also, the quicker you get rid of Charlie Gibson, the more viewers tou will retain,he does`nt come close to Peter Jennings. many thanks

kathi damitio   surprise, USA

Posted at 10:33am on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

And...you don't think ABC and the rest of the alphabet media aren't in the tank and giving you both sides of issues, eh?

I dare you to read ALL of this.

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ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

Highlights on the agenda:

ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.

Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:

Dear Mr. Westin:

As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.

Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.

In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.

Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff

MORE

ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith on Tuesday responded to the RNC complaint, saying it contained 'false premises':

"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue.

"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

Developing...

This is DISGUSTING and right out of the playbook of Mussolini, Hitler, Chavez & Castro (just to mention some names we're all familiar with) & if you don't believe me, PLEASE go to sources other than what is comfortable and do some research. We're in trouble, folks and we're letting these networks lead us by the hands unto the slaughter.

mike atros   burbank

Posted at 10:52am on Friday, May 29th, 2009

anyone who makes a post on here to complain needs to find something better to do with their time.

if you've ever seen the view they use the word "bitch" atleast onece per show. just because this is the first time you've pried you focus from you bon bons and noticed is no reason to complain...its just a word

the people picked the winner of dacning with the stars...thats fair the judges are there for a critique on the tech aspect. if canada hates it so much that they can't vote make your own dancing with the stars...oh wait you don't have any!

before complaining about movie previews you should research the movies. first all previews are rated suitable for all audiences no matter the movie rating. and the second movie "drag me to hell" in its self is rated pg13. if your kids have a problem with a pg trailer you've got other problems to worry about!

if you watch a voting reality show and the people u voted for didn't win get over it the people picked the winner and u lost don't blame the show its self!!

u people are sad.

Karen Dunn   The Villages Fl

Posted at 5:34am on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Not that you care, but we will never watch ABC ANYTHING again. That Dancing With The Stars final was a joke. How could you let that happen. Bye Bye - and I'll bet you lose lots of other viewers.

gary Adler   Santa Monica

Posted at 3:39pm on Monday, May 18th, 2009

Why is ABC selling advertising time to "R" rated movie trailers during an afternoon basketball game? I was in a room full of kids yesterday watching the Lakers/Rockets game when trailers for Pelham 123, Taken, and some movie about the depths of Hell came on. ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company who should be ashamed of themselves for letting greed interfere with a fun Sunday afternoon of sports. Really disgusting and just not okay at all. What is happening to our/your civility?

Audrey Thomas   Canada

Posted at 9:24pm on Monday, May 11th, 2009

About "Dancing With the Stars"

I am very disappointed with the results for the last 2 years. The way the program stands now, you no longer need the three judges as it does not matter if you can dance or not, it simply matters that the fans like you. We in Canada can not vote, at all, neither can any other country, So even if we wanted to only americans can vote. You should stress that fact. Imagine fans get 5-10 votes each??? Talk about being fair. There are a lot of people like me in Canada so I do not think your program is going to be popular here. Sorry but you did this yourself.

Cocoloco   North Hollywood

Posted at 10:40am on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I heard KABC just laid off 10 people from their station.

Kay Bierma   Mankato, MN USA

Posted at 9:49am on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I watched "The View" show this morning and was disappointed with the use of the word "Bitch" on this show. I don't appreciate this type of wordage and will not be looking for this show in the future.

robert heizelman   san marcos CA

Posted at 4:33pm on Saturday, March 28th, 2009

I have been trying to find out who carries the liabilty insurance for IDOC in boise,because they did very bad things to me while I was in prison there,and I want to personally write the insurance companies that handle this policy,to explain to them what happened to me there it is up to them to decide whether or not to pay me and settle my claims.
A lot of things happened to me,and I have 2 suits in federal court about them now,not on the things I am going to tell you though,and I told them if they did not settle my cases I would start to bring this stuff out through news and internet,plus contact anyone I can think of that will get this info.out like you for instance.
they can keep trying to hide these facts but sooner or later they will come out,and when they do it will probably cost the insurance companys a lot more then if they settled with me,as I tried to be reasonable with them and contact them send them a settlement offer ect.they did not even bother to respond,to say no,and treat me like a piece of garbage,with no human rights at all.
so I sent details to all your news places there and next week I will start to try to get this info. out to national places,because what was done affects a lot more people then just me,and if they start investigating this maybe they will investigate me and my personal cases,I hope so,because nobody cares about the truth there it seems like.Or what they did to me personally.
What went on is this,the prison kept escalating there harrassment of me and it got real bad,they would keep me on the same tiers as people they knew hated me,the prison gangs run them tiers,and when they want an inmate to leave tier,they tell him to move,if he does not they take turns banging on the walls in shifts to keep inmate awake,this will go on for days,and as in my case they would not let me leave,the co's there,no matter what,there next step is to have the person that lives above you mix up urine and feces in a bottle and pour it down,thru the air vents into my cell,and this goes on for days also even though every co in there is aware it is going on,but they still won't move you,once after about 14 days'I secretly put this guys DNA sample in an envelope and sent it to the federal court to get them to move me,as locked up in seg,how would I get that unless someone was useing my vents as there own personal toliet,like I told them,this type of thing went on 2 years for me,moved for a little while but always brought back to the same cell,and tier no matter who I contacted or what I said,to courts or anyone,about this and I have all the paperwork to prove this went on for years,copies of letters grievences they ignored ect.this cell was last one I was in before leaving and they had to really beat me up to put me there again and same thing went on.
I would throw this out under my door,and all co's even knowing what it was would just walk thru it for days rather then clean it up,besides that most of these people were not liking this but they didn't call the shots,only do as they were told,and that was leave it.
so everyone in there was aware of exactly what was going on,and a lot of them I do not blame at all,because it is very ridgid disipline,and only the high ranking co's call the shots there.
after going thru this and doing a lot of thinking on it I realized that what went on didn't affect only me but everyone including the co's this stuff has been going on for years under there eye,and they use this tactic on inmates they don't like,sort of like me,from what I heard from others,that had been there a lot longer then me.It happened to them also,in past,this is like torture,and was to me.
they do not realize that them vents contain very bad things and the air is circulated,and this builds up year after year because vents are welded and there is no access,to clean them properly,I a'int a doctor but you don't have to be one to figure out this stuff is not healthy to anyone involved,not just me that they put there sights on,all good things come to an end so then so with all bad.
and I am going to do all I can to expose these people in my limited means unless they settle my claims,because mainly what they did to me is wrong,so either tell this to the insurance company or I can, if you send me there EMAIL,and maybe I can't get this out and all are safe,I don't know,but I do know this I am going to give it my best shot,if they want to roll the dice and get exposed in the future to a lot more claims that is there problem,mine is to win my cases only and the only way I can do that is put this out on internet 8 hours a day till somebody listens,as that is my new job.It doesn't pay much but keeps me out of trouble.Robert Heizelman 760 500-3872 A lot more things happened to me there then just this,but I was hoping to use this to bring it all out by major media.

mrs carole kupec   wilmington nc 28412

Posted at 11:58am on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

I am so disappointed that you've cancelled Dirty sexy money and pushing daisies, not to mention men in trees and will traveler a couple of years ago.

Eric Kallgren   Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:07pm on Monday, February 2nd, 2009

On January 30, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that ABC will eliminate 5% of its workforce:

Walt Disney Co.'s ABC television division, pressured by a downturn in the economy that is depressing advertiser spending, said Thursday that it was trimming its workforce by 5%, becoming the latest media company to make cutbacks.

The Burbank-based television group said it would eliminate 400 jobs by letting go 200 employees and leaving another 200 positions unfilled. The cuts are to be spread across all of Disney's television operations, including the flagship ABC broadcast network, ABC News and the cable networks Disney Channel, ABC Family and SoapNet.

"Change is never easy and becomes even harder to embrace during times of turbulence and uncertainty," Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, said in an e-mail to staff members. "After months of making hard decisions across our businesses to help us adjust to a weakening economy, we're now faced with the harsh reality of having to eliminate jobs in some areas."

Disney's sports network ESPN said this week that it would shed about 200 jobs this year. The Bristol, Conn.-unit also is freezing the salaries of senior executives.

The layoffs come just two weeks after Disney disclosed that it awarded Chief Executive Robert Iger $30.6 million in compensation in 2008, an increase of 11% from 2007. The boost came despite a 5.5% drop in net income during the entertainment giant's last fiscal year as consumers reined in spending, reducing profit at its theme parks as well as its television stations and networks that rely on advertising. Disney's revenue climbed 7% to $37.8 billion.

WinkieInOKC   Oklahoma City, OK USA

Posted at 2:18pm on Thursday, December 25th, 2008

"The View" is nothing but yelling, screaming and total disrespect, not to mention the blatant liberal views of everyone except Elizabeth. And she interrups almost everyone. There is a huge segment of the population in middle America that would like to hear BOTH sides of an issue. Surely you can find something more entertaining than those 5 women for daytime viewing. While you're at it, consider replacing "Martha" as well. That would be "a very good thing!"

maureen mahlstadt   Berkeley heghts N.J.

Posted at 10:04am on Friday, December 5th, 2008

on thursday 12/4/08 I left my home at 6am for
a trip to see the View in NYC my niece had got ticketsto take me for Christmas. After spending $60. for train tickets and $20.00 for cab fares. We arrived at the View waited in line with other ticket holders for about an hour to be told they had overbooked. I cannot imagine how they can have 100 extra people. It is a big deal for most people to go to see these show it cost a lot of money in traveling and taking a day off from work.
This has happen to many other people . What is wrong with the View. It trulyn stinks and they do not think of there viewers. We were treated like cattle. 4 less View watches in NJ.

Maureen