FX Networks Showcases New Programs Including ‘Mayans M.C’ and ‘Shogun’
Aside from being the chief executive of FX Networks, John Landgraf is known for being an authoritative source on the scripted television (and streaming) landscape. During his remarks at the TCA summer press tour Friday, he gave a midseason update to the tally of dramas, comedies and limited series, saying that 319 scripted series have been produced through the first six months of this year — up 5% from the same period last year. Much...
All That’s New at the ‘New’ Fox TV Network
Dana Walden didn’t waste a single second before addressing what was on everyone’s minds during Fox’s day at the TCA summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton hotel. It was to be the last time in that venue the Fox Television Group chairwoman and chief executive, along with Gary Newman, would represent the company under current 21st Century Fox ownership before Disney completes acquisition and takes the reins. “We are informally calling...
PBS Unveils Diverse Programming Slate in TCA Presentations
The breadth and depth of PBS’s upcoming programming was vividly demonstrated during its two-day portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Public television viewers can expect to see everything from explorations of some of the most divisive and controversial issues of our times on “Frontline,” “POV” and “Nova” including the misappropriation of data generated by social...
Cartoons, Comedy and Some Craziness Mark Cable Portion of TCA
Several large and controversial personalities dominated the proceedings during last week’s cable portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour, known as CTAM, which wrapped up Sunday at the Beverly Hilton. We’re talking people like Tom Arnold and Bobby Brown and on the comedic side, Jeff Goldblum and John Cleese, whose appearances stood out amongst the programs being presented by a plethora of networks, along with...
Ryan Murphy Tells Ronan Farrow He’s Moved On From Shock Value in Showrunning
There were a few light moments as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow interviewed prolific television creator Ryan Murphy on stage at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s Newsmaker Luncheon Wednesday. But the hour-long conversation delved mostly into heavy subjects– from a lack of fatherly love in childhood that Murphy discussed as a motivating factor in his...
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