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10.20.2015

'Dr. Ken' picked up for full season

Ken Jeong comedy officially gets the back nine order from ABC.



Some good news for Dr. Ken. Just three episodes into its debut season, the Ken Jeong comedy has been officially picked up for a full season by ABC. The network has given the show a back-nine order.

Ken Jeong's 'Dr. Ken' Gets Full-Season Order By ABC

Inspired by Jeong's real life as a doctor, he stars as Dr. Ken Park, a physician with bad bedside manner trying to juggle medicine and being a family man to his wife and kids -- and not quite succeeding on either front.

The freshman multi-camera comedy has made a surprisingly strong showing in its Friday night time slot.

9.30.2015

ABC confuses Priyanka Chopra with another Indian actress

ABC News apologizes to 'Quantico' star for 'Nightline' segment mistake



File under "You Had One Job." ABC apologized for making a goof this week when it confused Quantico star Priyanka Chopra with another Indian actress in a promo for Nightline. For the record, there is currently only one Indian lead actress on all of network television -- on ABC, for that matter -- and they still got it wrong.

ABC Apologizes for Confusing 'Quantico's' Priyanka Chopra With Another Indian Actress

Chopra was on Nightline to talk about her starring role on Quantico. However, during the introduction to the segment, the show mistakenly showed images of fellow Indian acdtress Yukta Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World in 1999, the year before Chopra won the title. Oops.

The mistake was quickly pointed out on social media:

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