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Press Release

March 8, 2023

Media relations
Fonda Berosini
Disney Entertainment, Networks
Fonda.berosini@disney.com
Ambir Sniezko
ambir.sniezko@abc.com
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ABC’s ‘On the Red Carpet’ To Offer Full Coverage of the Oscars® – Hollywood’s Biggest Night and Beyond

ABC Specials To Air Exclusive Content Across ABC Owned Television Stations and Will Be Televised in 88 U.S. Markets Across 20 Countries Worldwide

Hosted by KABC’s award-winning entertainment reporter George Pennacchio, ABC’s “On The Red Carpet” specials will include live coverage from the red carpet starting at 1:00 p.m. PDT/4:00 p.m. EDT on Oscar® Sunday, March 12, on the eight ABC Owned Television Stations, and will be syndicated on ABC affiliates across the country, plus on networks around the world. The ABC Owned Television Stations will also be represented on the red carpet with live coverage from WABC-TV New York, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KGO-TV San Francisco and KFSN-TV Fresno. Overall, ABC will offer more than seven hours of excusive Oscars® content across linear, digital and streaming media.

The “On The Red Carpet” (OTRC) specials uniquely set the stage for Hollywood’s most-anticipated night of the year:

Beginning Saturday, March 11 – “On The Red Carpet Oscar Sunday Preview” unfurls the carpet for the 95th Academy Awards® with an exclusive preview of Oscar Sunday, available in syndication.  

Sunday, March 12 (1:00-3:30 p.m. PDT) – “On The Red Carpet at The Oscars” covers much of the anticipated red-carpet arrivals and a fly-on-the-wall view of fan viewing parties across the United States as fans and cinephiles celebrate their love for movies. KABC’s award-winning entertainment reporter George Pennacchio assumes first position on the red carpet to deliver scintillating live interviews with this year’s nominees as they head into the Dolby Theatre.

“OTRC”’s correspondents will report live from multiple locations on Oscar Sunday. Supermodel and fashion expert Roshumba Williams will be joined by KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez to bring live updates of all the glitz and glamour as the stars arrive.  To ensure Roshumba and the other hosts truly shine, “On The Red Carpet at the Oscars” teamed up with El Paseo Jewelers, lending nearly $5 million in diamond jewelry to be worn by the hosts on the big night. KABC’s anchor Rachel Brown and reporter Tony Cabrera will team up and report from an exclusive balcony position over the red carpet bringing live looks at Oscar viewing parties happening across the country, with Michelle Fisher reporting live from the viewing party at the Academy Museum. “On the Red Carpet at The Oscars” can be accessed via digital and streaming outlets only from 3:30-5:00 p.m. PDT.

Sunday, March 12 (9:00-11:00 p.m. PDT) – “On The Red Carpet After The Awards”: George Pennacchio hosts this live special from the Governors Ball, checking in with the night’s biggest winners. Karl Schmid helms the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Gala, and Christiane Cordero covers the Elton John AIDS Foundation event. Brianna Ruffalo joins Roshumba Williams to reveal Roshumba’s best-dressed list, while Lisa Cabello from Disney Movie Insiders joins Jory Rand and Alex Cheney in studio to recap the night, sharing insights about the awards, fashion and parties. 

Sunday, March 12 (11:35-12:00 a.m. PDT) – “On The Red Carpet After Dark”: The showcloses out one of Hollywood’s biggest events. 

For participating stations, check your local listings. 

The 95th Academy Awards will be held Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. 

Follow @OnTheRedCarpet on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for additional exclusive content including fashion galleries, interviews and more. 

About KABC Los Angeles 
ABC7 Los Angeles is Southern California’s No. 1 local news and information source. ABC7 is a leader in digital and social audience engagements and was the first station in the Los Angeles market to regularly broadcast news in high definition and also the first local television station in the United States to surpass 3 million Facebook followers. The station’s offices and studio are located in Glendale, California.  

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Press Release

March 24, 2022

Media relations
Fonda Berosini
Disney Entertainment, Networks
Fonda.berosini@disney.com
Ambir Sniezko
ambir.sniezko@abc.com
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‘On the Red Carpet at the Oscars® 2022®’ Captures the Fan Experience and Rolls Out the Red Carpet for the 94th Oscars® Pre-Show Kicks Off Sunday, March 27, Live on ABC

Pre-Show Red Carpet Begins at 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT and Streams Live at OnTheRedCarpet.com (1:00-5:00 p.m. PDT), With an ‘After the Awards’ Recap (9:00-11:00 p.m. PDT), ‘After Dark’ (11:35 p.m.-12:00 a.m. PDT) and an ‘On The Red Carpet After the Awards’ Streaming Special on Monday, March 28 (7:00 a.m. PDT) at www.ontheredcarpet.com

‘On the Red Carpet’ Teams Up With Disney Movie Insiders to Capture the Fan Experience Live With ‘Ultimate Movie Fans’ Viewing Parties Across the Country

“On the Red Carpet at the Oscars® 2022” presents a live star-studded and fan-fueled pre-show on Sunday, March 27 (4:00 p.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m. CDT | 1:00 p.m. PDT), followed by “On the Red Carpet After the Awards” (9:00-11:00 p.m. PDT) and “On the Red Carpet After Dark” (11:35 p.m.–12:00 a.m. PDT). Airing after the Academy Awards®, both post-shows will recap the awards, fashion and parties, with the next-day streaming special “On The Red Carpet After the Awards” on March 28 (7:00 a.m. PDT). With 7.5 hours of live Oscar® pre- and post-show coverage, the red carpet event will air in 84 markets and across 200 territories worldwide. The star-studded red carpet event will also be available to stream at ontheredcarpet.com. “The Oscars®” will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

“On the Red Carpet at the Oscars” will be hosted by ABC7 Los Angeles entertainment reporter George Pennacchio, who will welcome Hollywood’s stars on the red carpet at Hollywood’s Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. He will be joined by 6ABC/WPVI-TV Philadelphia entertainment reporter Alicia Vitarelli and ABC7/WABC-TV New York’s entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon who will share his annual Oscar winner predictions.

“On the Red Carpet” celebrates movie lovers with correspondent Karl Schmid who will join fans’ watch parties that are broadcasting from across the country showing their love for movies. Adding to the fan experience, “On the Red Carpet” teamed up with Disney Movie Insiders, the official loyalty program of The Walt Disney Studios, to reward fans with opportunities to earn points toward exclusive movie rewards.

Fashion and celebrity influencer Nicky Hilton will join the red carpet with supermodel Roshumba Williams and ABC7 meteorologist Leslie Lopez to take a close look at this year’s designs, trends and fashion from the red carpet.  

Also airing in the pre-show, “On the Red Carpet Storytellers Spotlight” shines a light on diversity through an intimate conversation series that amplifies the work and voices of historically underrepresented diverse storytellers. In the special, executive producer of the 94th Oscars Will Packer and Oscar nominees Ahmir “Questlove” Thomas (“Summer of Soul”), Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Encanto”) and 13-time nominated songwriter Diane Warren (Best Original Song “Somehow you Do” for the movie “Four Good Days”) will share their journey as storytellers and speak to the thematic focus of celebrating what it means to be seen and heard.

After the Academy Awards, Pennacchio will host “On The Red Carpet After The Awards” (9:00-11:00 p.m. PDT) at the Governors Ball; correspondent Schmid will broadcast from the Vanity Fair party, and ABC7 reporter Christiane Cordero will be live at the Elton John Foundation Gala.

During “On The Red Carpet After Dark” (11:35 p.m.-12:00 a.m. PDT), entertainment correspondents will deliver a recap of the Oscar events, from red carpet interviews to winners and fashion.

“On The Red Carpet After the Awards,” the streaming special hosted by George Pennacchio on Monday, March 28 (7:00 a.m. PDT), will recap Oscar Sunday with the “On the Red Carpet” correspondents ABC7 anchor Brandi Hitt, ABC7 meteorologist Leslie Lopez, 6abc Alicia Vitarelli and fashion correspondent Roshumba Williams. It will be available to stream live at ontheredcarpet.com

“On the Red Carpet” will air across ABC Owned Television Stations and ABC affiliates, garnering over 60% U.S. coverage with added international coverage.

Follow @OnTheRedCarpet on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for additional exclusive content including fashion galleries, interviews and more.

About KABC Los Angeles
ABC7 Los Angeles is Southern California’s No. 1 local news and information source. ABC7 is a leader in digital and social audience engagements and was the first station in the Los Angeles market to regularly broadcast news in high definition and also the first local television station in the United States to surpass 3 million Facebook followers. The station’s offices and studio are located in Glendale, California.

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About ABC Owned Television Stations    
Disney Media Entertainment & Distribution’s eight owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. Collectively No. 1 across all U.S. television, reaching 23% of households and more than 34 million Total Viewers and 62 million digital visitors a month, the eight stations are comprised of WABC-TV New York, KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV Chicago, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KGO-TV San Francisco, KTRK-TV Houston, WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham and KFSN-TV Fresno. The stations also deliver locally sourced storytelling to more than 17 million viewers across America through its multiplatform lifestyle network, Localish. In 2020, the stations received five Broadcast & Cable awards, including in the 2020 Best in Local TV Awards category as Station Group of the Year for its innovative and next-generation news reporting, and in the major market category for 2020: Best News Coverage, Best Digital Multiplatform or Website, Best Investigative Reporting Station Group and Best Public Affairs Programming, illustrating the Group’s strength and ever-increasing growth and reach in the multiplatform space.