LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour was named on Thursday to anchor the ABC News' Sunday morning program "This Week" starting in August, after 27 years as an international correspondent for CNN. Amanpour, 52, was hired to replace George Stephanopoulos, the former White House aide who became the new anchor of ABC's weekday breakfast-hour show "Good Morning America ...

Christiane Amanpour, who become the face of CNN television for millions during 20 years covering wars and interviewing world leaders, is leaving for the ABC network, CNN and ABC said Thursday. ABC News president David Westin said that starting in August, Amanpour would become the anchor of ABC's Sunday morning political talk show "This Week." "She brings to her ...

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 8-14. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: 1. "Hannah Montana" (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), Disney, 4.43 million homes, 6.92 million viewers. 2 ...

Lacey Brown is down and out on "American Idol." The 24-year-old event coordinator from Amarillo, Texas, was the first finalist eliminated from the ninth season of the Fox singing competition Wednesday. Brown, who turned in a lackluster rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" on Tuesday's performance show, failed to ...