ABC News and Time Inc.’s People Announce New Primetime Series: “People’s List”
Featuring a Weekly Countdown of the Top People Worth Watching
Hosted by Actor Jerry O’Connell and Suchin Pak
Premieres Saturday, June 11 at 8 PM ET on ABC
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ABC News and People announced today a new limited run summer
series titled “People’s List” premiering Saturday, June 11 at 8
pm ET on ABC. The hour-long weekly program highlights the biggest
stories in pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, human interest and
news features to bring viewers up to speed on what they may have missed.
Plus, viewers will get an exclusive sneak peek at the top stories people
will be talking about in the week ahead.
“People’s List” will be hosted by popular actor and father of two Jerry
O’Connell and Suchin Pak, former MTV news correspondent. With
the combined talent of ABC News and People, a team of all-star
insiders will join O’Connell and Pak to bring a unique perspective to
the biggest headlines of the week.
Each week, “People’s List” breaks down the five people you should be
talking about – from your favorite celebrities to social media stars to
everyday people making the world a better place. Additionally, the
program will include People’s signature features including Scoop,
PeopleStyle, PeoplePets, The Jess Cagle Interview (a video series hosted
by the Editorial Director of People and Entertainment
Weekly), and new segments including Home 360, a look behind the
hedges and gates of America’s most fabulous celebrity homes, and Then
and Now—an update of the iconic personalities from People
Magazine’s iconic covers. Plus, the very latest in pop culture, style
and trends.
“People takes us inside the most famous and fascinating
lives in the world. From mega-stars to real people facing incredible
circumstances, People has been a trusted friend for the biggest
events in pop culture history,” said Morgan Hertzan, SVP ABC
News, and Exec in Charge of ABC’s Lincoln Square Productions. “It’s one
stop shopping for all things pop culture, celebrity and human interest.
It’s what you’ll be talking about with your friends all weekend,” added
Executive Producer Danielle Rossen.
“This series joins together two of the most trusted media brands in the
world – ABC News and People. Partnering on this series gives us
the opportunity to present the People brand to audiences in
exciting new ways,” said Rich Battista, EVP, Time Inc. and
President, Entertainment & Sports Group and Video. “We are thrilled to
team up with ABC News to present stories that continue to entertain,
inspire and empower our audience,” said Jess Cagle, Editorial
Director for People and Entertainment Weekly.
“People’s List” premieres on SATURDAY, JUNE 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m.
EST) on the ABC Television Network. The series is produced by ABC’S
Lincoln Square Productions. Danielle Rossen is the executive producer
and Marc Victor is co-executive producer for Lincoln Square Productions,
and Rich Battista and Jess Cagle are executive producers for People.
About ABC News
More people get their news from ABC News than from any other source. ABC
News is responsible for all of the ABC Television Network’s news
programming on a variety of platforms: television, radio, and the
Internet. ABC News reaches a combined audience of well over 270 million
people a month on television, on radio and online.* Over 1,000 affiliate
stations broadcast ABC News Radio’s global news coverage. NewsOne, the
affiliate news service of ABC News, provides live and packaged news,
sports, and weather reports, as well as footage of news events, to 200
ABC affiliates and more than 30 domestic and international clients.
About People
Time Inc.’s People revolutionized personality journalism when it
launched as a weekly in 1974 to celebrate extraordinary people doing
ordinary things and ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Ubiquitous and still at the center of pop culture more than 40 years
later, the People brand is accessible on all surfaces (print,
digital, video, mobile, social) bringing more than 80 million consumers
a unique mix of breaking news, exclusive photos, video, and in-depth
reporting on the most compelling newsmakers of our time. In addition,
comScore ranks the People and Entertainment Weekly Network No. 1
in the entertainment news category. People is an award-winning
24/7 news organization headquartered in New York City with reporters
across the globe. For more information visit People.com
and Timeinc.com, and follow @people on Twitter and Instagram, @peoplemag
on Facebook, and the People channel on YouTube and on Snapchat’s
Discover.
Contacts
ABC Media Relations:
Alison Bridgman, 212-456-1578
or
People
Media Relations:
Marnie Perez, 212-522-6300
