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{{TV Channel
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|name= American Broadcasting Company
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|image= [[File:American Broadcasting Company.png|250px]]
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|type= Broadcast network
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|mentioned= "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]"
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|appearance= "[[Behind the Laughter]]"
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'''American Broadcasting Company''' ('''ABC''') is an American commercial broadcasting television network.
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'''American Broadcasting Company''' ('''ABC''') is an American commercial broadcasting TV network.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
After ''[[The Homer Show (TV series)|The Homer Show]]'' was cancelled from [[FOX]], [[Willie MacDougal]] taped [[Homer Simpson]] doing stupid things. Willie then said "ABC will pay a fortune for this!".<ref>''[[The Homer Show]]''</ref>
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After ''{{ap|The Homer Show|TV series}}'' was cancelled from [[FOX]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] taped [[Homer Simpson]] doing stupid things. Willie then said "ABC will pay a fortune for this!".<ref>''[[The Homer Show]]''</ref>
  
 
=== Non-canon ===
 
=== Non-canon ===
It was one of the many networks that Homer tried to unsuccessfully sell his show to.<ref>"[[Behind the Laughter]]"</ref>.
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{{noncanon}}
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By 2010, the news network [[CNNBCBS]] operated as a division of ABC. The channel provided around-the-clock news coverage and was anchored by veteran broadcaster [[Kent Brockman]]. During one broadcast, Brockman reported on a list of celebrities who had recently been arrested, warning viewers to consider any celebrity they encountered potentially dangerous.<ref>"[[Lisa's Wedding]]"</ref>
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It was one of the many networks that Homer tried to unsuccessfully sell his show to.<ref>"[[Behind the Laughter]]"</ref>
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
[[File:American Broadcasting Company (real-world).png|thumb]]
 
[[File:American Broadcasting Company (real-world).png|thumb]]
The {{w|American Broadcasting Company}} is a real television network.
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*The {{W|American Broadcasting Company}} is a real television network, whose parent company Disney now owns 20th Century Studios and, consequently, ''The Simpsons''.
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*In some areas, ABC stations re-run ''[[The Simpsons]]'':
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**WNCF-32 ([[Montgomery]])
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**KDNL-30 ([[Saint Louis]])
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**KWYB-LP-28 ([[Bozeman]])
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**KWYB-18 ([[Butte]])
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**KTMF-23 (Missoula)
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**KLKN-8 ([[Lincoln]])
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**WXLV-45 (Greensboro, Winston-Salem)
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**KIII-3 ([[Corpus Christi]])
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**WVNY-22 (Burlington)
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**KFNB-20 (Casper)
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**KFNR-11 (Rawlins)
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**KFNE-10 (Lander, Riverton)
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror V|(Time and Punishment, mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Wedding|(mentioned)}}
 
*{{ep|Behind the Laughter}}
 
*{{ep|Behind the Laughter}}
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*{{ep|The Bonfire of the Manatees}}
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*{{spec|Plusaversary}}
 
*{{bon|The Homer Show|(mentioned)}}
 
*{{bon|The Homer Show|(mentioned)}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
<references/>
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
{{TV channels}}
 
{{TV channels}}

Latest revision as of 13:26, June 11, 2026

American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company.png
TV Channel Information
Type: Broadcast network
First appearance: "Behind the Laughter"
First mentioned: "Treehouse of Horror V"



American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcasting TV network.

History[edit]

After The Homer Show was cancelled from FOX, Groundskeeper Willie taped Homer Simpson doing stupid things. Willie then said "ABC will pay a fortune for this!".[1]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed in-universe.

By 2010, the news network CNNBCBS operated as a division of ABC. The channel provided around-the-clock news coverage and was anchored by veteran broadcaster Kent Brockman. During one broadcast, Brockman reported on a list of celebrities who had recently been arrested, warning viewers to consider any celebrity they encountered potentially dangerous.[2]

It was one of the many networks that Homer tried to unsuccessfully sell his show to.[3]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

American Broadcasting Company (real-world).png

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]