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(Left to right) Chloe Bennett, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton will star in “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” on ABC on Tuesday nights.

COMING THIS FALL: ABC adds 13 new series, cuts 'Dancing With the Stars' down to one night

NEW YORK — ABC has collapsed “Dancing With the Stars” to just one night a week — Monday — as the network looks to minimize the fallout from the show’s ratings decline.

That opens up Tuesday nights, which will become home to four of ABC’s 13 new series.

ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee, who got on the phone with reporters Tuesday morning, said that the condensing of “Dancing” from two nights to one will give the show a “sense of occasion” and will open up Tuesdays for an all-new lineup of “four-quadrant crowd-pleasers.”

By four quadrants, Lee means programs that appeal to men and women — and young men and young women. “Dancing” appeals heavily to older viewers.

NBC's "Today" show is bringing Sarah Palin, left, on board as a co-host _ for one morning, this Tuesday. The announcement was posted Sunday on NBC's website. It says the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate will "reveal a different side" than viewers have seen before. The booking is clearly an attempt to blunt the impact of "Today" alumna Katie Couric's weeklong return to morning TV as a guest host on ABC's "Good Morning America." (AP Photo)

Couric, Palin to face off again on morning shows

NEW YORK  -- Nearly four years after they clashed in a memorable TV interview, Sarah Palin and Katie Couric face off again -- this time in a morning-show battle royale.

Viewers will cast their votes with their clickers Tuesday.

North Ogden actor appears in ABC-TV's 'Primetime: What Would You Do' shot in Brigham City

BRIGHAM CITY -- Carleton Bluford has played "Romeo and Juliet" 's Tybalt at Weber State. He played Judas in an Egyptian Theater production of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

So the North Ogden actor is fairly comfortable playing characters that are not universally loved, but a recent role took the discomfort to a new level.

Bluford, 27, appeared last Friday in the national broadcast of ABC's "Primetime: What Would You Do."

FILE - This May 25, 2011 file photo shows Elizabeth Smart talking to the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Smart who was kidnapped, raped and held captive at age 14 by a Salt Lake City street preacher is taking a job as a commentator for ABC News. ABC spokeswoman Julie Townsend tells The Associated Press that Elizabeth Smart can provide viewers with a unique perspective on missing persons cases. She says the deal with the now 23-year-old Smart have been in the works for some time. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)

Elizabeth Smart to work as ABC commentator

SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth Smart is taking a job with ABC News as a commentator focusing on missing persons and child abduction cases.

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