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‘911’ Renewed for Second Season at ABC, Eighth Overall
The first responders of 911 will keep putting their lives on the line at ABC. The network has renewed 911 for the 2024-25 season, which will mark its second on ABC and eighth overall. The series, from Disney’s 20th Television, Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, moved to ABC from Fox this season. The […]
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‘911’ Actor’s Lawsuit Over COVID Vaccine Firing Heads to Trial in Major Test for Studios
20th Television must face a religious discrimination trial for firing Rockmond Dunbar, an original castmember on 911, after he refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine, marking the second ruling to clear the way for trial a lawsuit against a studio over terminations triggered by vaccine mandates amid the pandemic. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee found […]
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‘911’ Renewed for Season 7 — at ABC
ABC is responding to a 911 call. The Ryan Murphy-produced procedural is ending its run on Fox after six seasons and moving to ABC for its seventh season. Spinoff 911: Lone Star, meanwhile, has been renewed for its fifth season and will remain on Fox. Disney’s 20th Television owns both 911 and Lone Star. Fox’s […]
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Fox Entertainment Head on Staying Lean As Big Companies Cut: “Part of Our Sales Pitch”
Media conglomerates have engaged in a wave of un-renewals and other cutbacks as economic headwinds and the realities of going on a streaming bender have hit home. That hasn’t been the case, however, at Fox, which after separating from its former in-house studio, 20th Television, in the 2018 Disney deal has maintained a purposefully smaller […]
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Former ‘911’ Actor’s Suit Against Disney Over Vaccine-Related Firing Whittled Down by Judge
A federal judge has trimmed a lawsuit from Rockmond Dunbar, a former actor on Fox’s 911, over his dismissal from the hit drama series for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Producers Disney and 20th Television will no longer have to face a disparate impact claim, which accused them of advancing a vaccination policy discriminating […]
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TV Ratings: ‘NCIS,’ ‘911,’ ‘Chicago PD’ Lead Premiere Week Seven-Day Gains
CBS’ NCIS had the biggest seven-day jump in viewers in the opening frame of the TV season, but it fell a bit short of becoming the most watched network series for premiere week. Three other shows — Fox’s 911, NBC’s Chicago PD and CBS’ Survivor — performed best among adults 18-49. NCIS added 3.43 million viewers via […]
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