ABC unveiled its fall primetime TV schedule Tuesday.
Dancing with the Stars will air Tuesdays followed by the second season of High Potential. Wednesdays are a stacked night led by Abbott Elementary and followed by Shifting Gears,The Golden Bachelor and Shark Tank.
Thursday’s lineup features the new spinoff 9-1-1 Nashville, followed by 9-1-1 and Grey’s Anatomy.
Ryan Seacrest makes his debut hosting Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on Fridays, followed by 20/20.
Other returning series American Idol, Celebrity Jeopardy!, The Rookie and Will Trent will debut in 2026.
Fall premiere dates, as well as other midseason announcements and renewals, will be announced at a later date.
Lilo & Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell has died, according to a Facebook post from his sister Jalene Kanani Bell. Bell was 46 years old.
“It is with a heavy heart I share that my sweet, generous, talented, funny, brilliant and handsome little brother David H. K. Bell will spend today in the company of our Heavenly Father,” Jalene Kanani Bell wrote in the post, which was shared Sunday. “I’ve been waiting for the words and mindset to properly express the joy of a human, and Prince of a Man he was, but fate pushed my hand this morning by a pre-scheduled Father’s Day newsletter honoring the men in our lives.”
The Hawai’i Police Department confirmed in a statement to People on Monday that Bell died June 12.
“We have launched a coroner’s inquest investigation (as is standard practice) and an autopsy is being scheduled to determine the exact cause of death,” a police spokesperson said, according to People. “The investigation is ongoing at this time. No foul play is suspected.”
Bell’s representative Lashauna Downie also told People in a statement, “I am learning like you through social media. This is heartbreaking & sad, if true.”
“He was one of my best talent & embodied the true meaning of aloha…a gentle giant,” Downie added.
Bell most recently appeared as “Big Hawaiian Dude” in the new live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, where he made a lasting impression as the man holding a shave ice near the end of the movie trailer. He was also a guest on the shows Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I.
“David loved being an actor, doing voiceovers,” his sister wrote in her Facebook post Sunday. “The film industry and entertainment was so exciting to him and I loved that he enjoyed the arts.”
Describing him as “a diamond in the rough” and “a bright and shining star,” she said her brother “recently made it on to the big screen with an iconic Lilo & Stich [moment].”
“He planned ahead and purchased the best seats in the house for us all to go together to opening night in Kapolei just two short weeks ago,” she wrote. “We talked about and were so energized by the fans dressed in L&S gear head to toe, t-shirts, onezees, hats, mask, and the merch galore flying off the shelf as we stood in line for pop-corn.”
“Hug your loved ones today…our last time together after returning home from the movie was just sitting on my living room couch talking story about life, having a seltzer and doing a little genealogy,” she added. “Blessed by this and all the big and small moments, I will keep our memories alive.”
ABC News has reached out to the Hawai’i Police Department, Bell’s representative Downie and SAG-AFTRA for comment.
The new movie Hurry Up Tomorrow, in theaters now,stars chart-topping pop singer Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and features a lot of his music. But according to the movie’s director, you don’t need to be a fan of The Weeknd or his many hits to enjoy the psychological thriller.
Director Trey Edward Shults told ABC Audio at the movie’s New York premiere, “If you’re not a Weeknd fan, I think it’s a great movie regardless. It’s a singular, unique experience.”
“My goal with everything is to try to make something I haven’t seen before, because the movies that have blown me away in my life … were movies that I felt like, ‘Whoa, I’ve never seen something like that. What did I just experience? I loved it, but that was different,'” he explains. “And that’s what we tried to do with this.”
Shults said that even though the movie is about a singer named Abel, and was inspired by an incident from The Weeknd’s real life, he “tried to make it work in a way where you can take a ride with it.”
And while you’re on that ride, Shults notes, “New genres come up along the way. Hopefully it surprises you. It’s a compelling experience. But also, if you want to look deeper, there’s a whole richer thing going on, and you can have some great conversations with a friend after it.”
If you are a Weeknd fan, Shults says there are “so many connections” to the singer’s body of work. However, he insists, “You do not need to be one to enjoy it.”
Hurry Up Tomorrow debuted in the box office top 10 after its release on May 16. Weeknd’s companion album of the same name debuted at #1 when it was released in January.
Nate Bargatze has been tapped to host TV’s biggest night.
The comedian will host the 77th Emmy Awards, which honor excellence in television. CBS will broadcast the show live on both coasts from the Peacock Theater in LA on Sept. 14. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
“It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world,” Bargatze said in a press release.
Television Academy chair Cris Abrego called Bargatze “one of the hottest comics in the business,” saying his brand of humor “deeply resonates with multi-generational audiences around the globe.”
“We are thrilled to be able to leverage his one-of-a-kind perspective to entertain TV fans watching this year’s Emmy telecast,” Abrego continued.
Nominations for the 77th Emmys will be announced on July 15. The Television Academy will stream the announcement live at 8:30 a.m. PT on Emmys.com.
