American Broadcasting Company

"ABC (TV network)" redirects here. For other uses, see ABC.

The American Broadcast Company (ABC) is an American television network. Along with CBS, NBC and Fox, it is one of the country's four major television networks. The network is owned by The Walt Disney Company following the acquisition of the Capital Cities/ABC by the company in 1995.^[3]

ABC

Type	Television network (1948–present) Radio network (1943–2007, 2015–present)
Branding	ABC
Country	United States
Availability	National and Worldwide
Founded	May 15, 1943; 81 years ago (May 15, 1943) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. by Louis Blanche and Edward J. Noble
Slogan	The Only Place to Be, ABC
Headquarters	Burbank, California (broadcasting) Manhattan, New York City (corporate), U.S.
Parent	Walt Disney Television (Disney Media Networks) (The Walt Disney Company)
Key people	Ben Sherwood (Co-Chairman - Disney Media Networks), (President - Disney–ABC Television Group)[1] Channing Dungey (President - ABC Entertainment Group)[2] James Goldston (President - ABC Entertainment Group)
Launch date	Radio: October 12, 1943 (1943-10-12) Television: April 19, 1948 (1948-04-19)
Former names	NBC Blue Network
Picture format	720p (HDTV) (some affiliates transmit ABC programming in 1080i 16:9) 480i (SDTV 4:3/16:9)
Affiliates	Lists: by state or market
Official website	abc.go.com
Language	English
Replaced	NBC Blue Network

ABC Television Shows

• The Goldbergs
• The Rookie
• American Idol
• Dancing with the Stars
• The Bachelor
• Grey's Anatomy
• The Good Doctor
• Big Sky