ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
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| ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Film presentation |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 178 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120–300 minutes (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Wonderful World of Disney |
ABC Saturday Movie of the Week is the umbrella title of a weekly American
Overview
Beginning in 2009, with the December 2008 cancellation of Wonderful World of Disney as a regular series, ABC Saturday Movie of the Week has become ABC's main platform for all movies. Currently the title is used solely for internal scheduling purposes; either a short promotional piece listing the film coming up or a direct cut to a disclaimer that the film has been formatted to broadcast television presentation precedes the aired film, along with noting time stretching done with extra commercial breaks and "bonus content" to fill out the three-hour timeslot. The use of the
Among the films which ABC had broadcast rights to are a package of DreamWorks films, which have since passed to NBC after Comcast's purchase of Dreamworks. The two lone permanent annual airings of any film in the series are those of The Ten Commandments, which has aired on ABC since 1973 and airs in an extended time slot each year on a Saturday before Easter (except 2020, 2022, and 2023 when the movie aired on a Saturday before Palm Sunday), and The Sound of Music, which has aired on ABC since 2002, and traditionally airs on the last Sunday before Christmas. The Ten Commandments is also generally the most watched film of the series each year.
Generally, since the premiere of