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‘The Old Man,’ ‘American Sports Story’ Get FX Premiere Dates
Two years and change after its first season ended, FX is putting The Old Man back to work. The thriller starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow will begin its second season on Sept. 12, about 26 months after season one concluded in July 2022. The Old Man is one of four series FX will debut […]
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Eva Longoria, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Team Join Forces for Mexican Soccer Docuseries
Following the success of Welcome to Wrexham, FX is turning its sights to another soccer club, this time in Mexico. The cable outlet and Disney+ Latin America have ordered a docuseries following the fortunes of Mexican soccer team Club Necaxa. The show’s executive producers include Eva Longoria — who has an ownership stake in the team […]
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‘SVU’ Season 26, ‘Chicago’ Shows Set Premiere Dates at NBC
NBC is spreading out its fall premieres, focusing on dramas and The Voice in the first couple of weeks of the 2024-25 season and holding its two comedy blocks for a little bit later. The rollout of the network’s fall schedule includes the usual Wednesday spot for the three Chicago series, all of which open […]
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TV Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ Hits Season High With Bloody Battle
A pivotal episode of House of the Dragon drew the show’s biggest first-night audience of its season so far. The episode, “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” portrayed the Battle at Rook’s Rest, a key moment in author George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood and the larger Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and […]
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What Now for Paramount? How Things Will (or Won’t) Likely Change
Skydance’s deal to take control of Paramount Global will mean a change in leadership at the company, something the storied studio has dealt with a number of times in the past 60 years, and the inevitable restructuring and layoffs that almost always accompany corporate mergers. But how will the deal affect the end users of […]
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Halle Berry, Glenn Close to Star With Kim Kardashian in Hulu Legal Drama From Ryan Murphy
A Hulu drama series featuring Kim Kardashian has lined up some A-list talent to star opposite the reality TV mogul. Halle Berry and Glenn Close have joined the cast of All’s Fair, a legal drama from megaproducer Ryan Murphy and 20th Television. The pair will also be executive producers alongside Murphy and Kardashian. Per usual […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Your Honor’ Jumps to No. 1
A week after making its first appearance on the streaming charts, former Showtime drama Your Honor has rocketed to No. 1 overall. The series starring Bryan Cranston nearly tripled its viewing time on Netflix and Paramount+ in the week of June 3-9, grabbing 1.53 billion minutes (vs. 544 million the week before) and bumping Bridgerton […]
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TV Ratings: NBC’s Fourth of July Fireworks Hit Three-Year High
NBC got a strong tune-in for its annual Independence Day fireworks special. The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular brought in 7.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, the best multi-platform showing for the special in three years. It improved slightly (by 2 percent) on last year’s all-in number. (The 7.6 million figure includes both […]
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‘Outer Range’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Amazon
Prime Video won’t be headed back to Outer Range. The Amazon-owned streamer has canceled the series, which featured a blend of Western and sci-fi storytelling, after two seasons. The news comes not quite two months after the show’s second season premiered with a binge release. Outer Range stars Josh Brolin as a Wyoming rancher who […]
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Sports TV’s Multibillion-Dollar Rights Race: Where the Leaderboard Stands Right Now
Sometime in the near future, the NBA will sign a new TV contract that will roughly triple the value of its current deal. The league is likely to get a $70 billion-plus windfall (from ESPN and, most likely, NBC Sports and Amazon) — even though the audience for professional basketball has been mostly static in […]
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Jeremy Irons Joins ‘The Morning Show’ at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is adding another high-profile actor to The Morning Show. Oscar and Emmy winner Jeremy Irons is joining the show’s cast for its upcoming fourth season. He’ll play Martin Levy, the father of Jennifer Aniston’s Alex Levy. It will be his first TV role since Netflix’s The Pentaverate in 2022. Irons joins Marion Cotillard […]
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‘The Bear’ Premieres to Its Biggest Audience Yet, Hulu Says
The Bear is eating for Hulu. The Disney-owned streamer says the third season premiere of the Emmy winner racked up 5.4 million views worldwide over its first four days of release (it premiered June 27). The show streams on Disney+ outside the United States and hasn’t premiered in every territory yet. That 5.4 million figure […]
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