For the first time since 2005, Fox is changing the schedule for its long-running adult animated series Family Guy. However, the move has many fans scared that the network might be considering canceling the popular series.
Here is what you need to know about when Family Guy will return to Fox, the reason for the schedule change, and if this means the network is canceling it.
Family Guy Not Coming Top Fox This Fall
The networks have released their Fall 2024 schedule and Family Guy is not listed on the schedule. This has many fans thinking Fox will cancel the show. Fans have been worried since Seth MacFarlane announced he was no longer writing the series and was just working as a voice talent.
However, there is some good news for fans of the animated series. Fox is not canceling the show. Instead, Family Guy will be a mid-season show, which means it will arrive in January.
Here is what you need to know about when Family Guy will return to Fox, the reason for the schedule change, and if this means the network is canceling it.
Family Guy Not Coming Top Fox This Fall
The networks have released their Fall 2024 schedule and Family Guy is not listed on the schedule. This has many fans thinking Fox will cancel the show. Fans have been worried since Seth MacFarlane announced he was no longer writing the series and was just working as a voice talent.
However, there is some good news for fans of the animated series. Fox is not canceling the show. Instead, Family Guy will be a mid-season show, which means it will arrive in January.
- 5/13/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
Family Guy, The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers are heading into the last year of their current deal and despite some moves in the schedule, Fox is keen to keep them going.
This comes as Family Guy is moving to midseason – the first time in nearly 20 years that it has not been on the network’s fall schedule.
The show is moving to make room for new animated series Universal Basic Guys, which was just renewed for a second season ahead of its debut, and will be paired with Krapopolis as well as veterans The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers.
Fox Television Network President Michael Thorn said it was balancing keeping its long-running legacy series, while launching new Fox-owned series.
He said that series such as Family Guy are still of “crucial importance” to it and its audience. He said that the “beloved” show would receive a full season order, despite its move.
This comes as Family Guy is moving to midseason – the first time in nearly 20 years that it has not been on the network’s fall schedule.
The show is moving to make room for new animated series Universal Basic Guys, which was just renewed for a second season ahead of its debut, and will be paired with Krapopolis as well as veterans The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers.
Fox Television Network President Michael Thorn said it was balancing keeping its long-running legacy series, while launching new Fox-owned series.
He said that series such as Family Guy are still of “crucial importance” to it and its audience. He said that the “beloved” show would receive a full season order, despite its move.
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox is looking to make a literal splash next Super Bowl Sunday, by slotting the freshman action drama Rescue: Hi-Surf after the Big Game on Feb. 9, 2025.
As Fox has done with its recent Super Bowl lead-outs (Next Level Chef in 2023, The Masked Singer in 2020), rather than try to launch a brand-new show that night, Rescue: Hi-Surf will have already debuted this fall, airing Mondays at 9/8c after 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5.
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As Fox has done with its recent Super Bowl lead-outs (Next Level Chef in 2023, The Masked Singer in 2020), rather than try to launch a brand-new show that night, Rescue: Hi-Surf will have already debuted this fall, airing Mondays at 9/8c after 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5.
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- 5/13/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
When Fox released its schedule for the start of the 2024-25 season Monday, there was a surprise omission from the lineup: Family Guy.
The long-running animated series, which is going into its 23rd season, won’t be part of the network’s Sunday animation block in the fall. Instead, Fox will launch a new animated series, Universal Basic Guys, behind The Simpsons, while second-year show Krapopolis will fill the 9:30 p.m. spot after Bob’s Burgers.
Family Guy, which moved from Sunday to Wednesday for the final episodes of this season, will return midseason — it will have a full season order and a mostly unbroken run of new episodes, Fox network president Michael Thorn told reporters Monday morning.
“It’s still a crucial part of our [schedule],” Thorn said of Family Guy. “We’ll give it a great relaunch for that part of our lineup, and we know that when it comes back on Sundays,...
The long-running animated series, which is going into its 23rd season, won’t be part of the network’s Sunday animation block in the fall. Instead, Fox will launch a new animated series, Universal Basic Guys, behind The Simpsons, while second-year show Krapopolis will fill the 9:30 p.m. spot after Bob’s Burgers.
Family Guy, which moved from Sunday to Wednesday for the final episodes of this season, will return midseason — it will have a full season order and a mostly unbroken run of new episodes, Fox network president Michael Thorn told reporters Monday morning.
“It’s still a crucial part of our [schedule],” Thorn said of Family Guy. “We’ll give it a great relaunch for that part of our lineup, and we know that when it comes back on Sundays,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox is one of the only broadcast networks not to have its own sister subscription streaming service and CEO Rob Wade believes this is an advantage.
Speaking ahead of its Upfront presentation later today, Wade said, “Our industry has seen a massive market shift. And for us, that translates into massive opportunity.”
“We sit in a unique position, unburdened by the challenges of an SVOD P&l, allowing us to write our own playbook,” he added.
While the company does operate free-streaming service Tubi, Wade was alluding to the challenges that companies such as ABC owner Disney has with Disney+ and Hulu, NBCUniversal has with Peacock and CBS owner Paramount has with Paramount+, now being forced to chase streaming profits after huge spending.
He added that the last several years have been “disruptive”.
Obviously Wade was referring to streaming in the entertainment space as it is one of the partners...
Speaking ahead of its Upfront presentation later today, Wade said, “Our industry has seen a massive market shift. And for us, that translates into massive opportunity.”
“We sit in a unique position, unburdened by the challenges of an SVOD P&l, allowing us to write our own playbook,” he added.
While the company does operate free-streaming service Tubi, Wade was alluding to the challenges that companies such as ABC owner Disney has with Disney+ and Hulu, NBCUniversal has with Peacock and CBS owner Paramount has with Paramount+, now being forced to chase streaming profits after huge spending.
He added that the last several years have been “disruptive”.
Obviously Wade was referring to streaming in the entertainment space as it is one of the partners...
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox is in business with Denis Leary once again.
The network has ordered to series Going Dutch, a single-camera comedy that the Rescue Me actor will star in and executive-produce, TVLine has learned.
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Going Dutch will follow an arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army colonel (played by Leary), who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where...
The network has ordered to series Going Dutch, a single-camera comedy that the Rescue Me actor will star in and executive-produce, TVLine has learned.
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Going Dutch will follow an arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army colonel (played by Leary), who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Fox has given a series order to “Going Dutch,” a comedy series starring and executive produced by Denis Leary.
Per the official description, the single-camera series “centers on an arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel, who after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, no weapons and no tactical purpose. Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, top notch bowling alley and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter.”
Upfronts 2024...
Per the official description, the single-camera series “centers on an arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel, who after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, no weapons and no tactical purpose. Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, top notch bowling alley and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter.”
Upfronts 2024...
- 5/13/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
x has given “Universal Basic Guys” an early greenlight for Season 2 ahead of the series premiere.
The animated comedy follows brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program, then use their new time and money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.
“Universal Basic Guys” is co-produced by Fox Entertainment through Bento Box Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. Adam and Craig Malamut created the series and serve as executive producers alongside Season 1 showrunner Dan Lagana and Season 2 showrunner Rob Rosell.
“With ‘Universal Basic Guys,’ the Hoagies brothers join Fox’s iconic lineup of undaunted, irreverent and absurdly outrageous characters,” said Michael Thorn, president of Fox Entertainment Network. “It’s what defines the Fox animation brand, and from episode one of this terrific new comedy, Adam and Craig Malamut turn the Hoagies...
The animated comedy follows brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program, then use their new time and money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.
“Universal Basic Guys” is co-produced by Fox Entertainment through Bento Box Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. Adam and Craig Malamut created the series and serve as executive producers alongside Season 1 showrunner Dan Lagana and Season 2 showrunner Rob Rosell.
“With ‘Universal Basic Guys,’ the Hoagies brothers join Fox’s iconic lineup of undaunted, irreverent and absurdly outrageous characters,” said Michael Thorn, president of Fox Entertainment Network. “It’s what defines the Fox animation brand, and from episode one of this terrific new comedy, Adam and Craig Malamut turn the Hoagies...
- 5/13/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Shoots, da kine “Rescue Hi-Surf” is one lucky TV show, brah. Fox just gave it the cherry timeslot after Super Bowl Lix on Feb. 9, 2025. That’s a big vote of confidence for the freshman drama, which is set to premiere this fall on Monday nights at 9 p.m. Et, after “9-1-1: Lone Star.”
Although the impact of the Super Bowl lead-out has varied over the years, it proved to be a huge boon this year to CBS, which launched “Tracker” after Super Bowl Lviii on Feb. 11 and watched that drama turn into a big hit. The last time Fox aired the Super Bowl, in 2023, it ran an episode of its hit food competition series “Next Level Chef.” And in 2020, Fox aired an episode of another unscripted program, “The Masked Singer.”
Fox last ran a scripted program behind the Super Bowl in 2017, when the network launched the series premiere of “24: Legacy,...
Although the impact of the Super Bowl lead-out has varied over the years, it proved to be a huge boon this year to CBS, which launched “Tracker” after Super Bowl Lviii on Feb. 11 and watched that drama turn into a big hit. The last time Fox aired the Super Bowl, in 2023, it ran an episode of its hit food competition series “Next Level Chef.” And in 2020, Fox aired an episode of another unscripted program, “The Masked Singer.”
Fox last ran a scripted program behind the Super Bowl in 2017, when the network launched the series premiere of “24: Legacy,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Denis Leary is set to star in the newly greenlit single-camera comedy Going Dutch from creator/showrunner Joel Church-Cooper (Brockmire) and Fox Entertainment Studios. Leary executive produces alongside Jack Leary (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) under their Amoeba production banner and Church-Cooper.
Going Dutch follows an arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, weapons, or tactical purpose.
Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, a top-notch bowling alley, and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the...
Going Dutch follows an arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, weapons, or tactical purpose.
Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, a top-notch bowling alley, and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
For the first time in three years, Fox is unveiling a fall schedule at its upfront, reverting to the decades-old tradition of presenting a fall lineup to advertisers in May.
And for the first time since Family Guy was brought back from cancellation by Fox 19 years ago, Seth MacFarlane’s animated hit, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, won’t be on the network’s fall schedule. It is one of 8 new and returning scripted series held for midseason — including Animal Control, The Cleaning Lady and Alert — which is as many as there are on Fox’s fall schedule. The network likely is plotting a major midseason rollout using its Super Bowl broadcast as a promotional platform.
Also, for the first time in five years, there is no WWE SmackDown on Fridays as the network is replacing the departing wrestling franchise with sports coverage of college football and basketball as well as Ufl.
And for the first time since Family Guy was brought back from cancellation by Fox 19 years ago, Seth MacFarlane’s animated hit, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, won’t be on the network’s fall schedule. It is one of 8 new and returning scripted series held for midseason — including Animal Control, The Cleaning Lady and Alert — which is as many as there are on Fox’s fall schedule. The network likely is plotting a major midseason rollout using its Super Bowl broadcast as a promotional platform.
Also, for the first time in five years, there is no WWE SmackDown on Fridays as the network is replacing the departing wrestling franchise with sports coverage of college football and basketball as well as Ufl.
- 5/13/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has renewed its hit quiz series The Floor, this season’s #1 game show, hosted and produced by Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (9-1-1: Lone Star), for two additional seasons that will air during the upcoming 2024-2025 season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of the Fox Television Network.
Based on the fast-growing global format, The Floor premiered in the U.S. in January. Its debut marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, Fox’s largest total multiplatform audience for an unscripted debut in two years, and the network’s most-streamed gameshow debut ever.
The Floor marks the sixth consecutive season Fox has claimed television’s #1 new unscripted series, following the success of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Next Level Chef, I Can See Your Voice, Lego Masters, and The Masked Singer.
In Seasons Two and Three of The Floor, created...
Based on the fast-growing global format, The Floor premiered in the U.S. in January. Its debut marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, Fox’s largest total multiplatform audience for an unscripted debut in two years, and the network’s most-streamed gameshow debut ever.
The Floor marks the sixth consecutive season Fox has claimed television’s #1 new unscripted series, following the success of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Next Level Chef, I Can See Your Voice, Lego Masters, and The Masked Singer.
In Seasons Two and Three of The Floor, created...
- 5/13/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fox will hit The Floor again — twice — in the 2024-25 season.
The network has renewed its Rob Lowe-hosted game show for two more cycles, both of which are slated to air next season. Addtionally, Fox and Lowe — who’s also a producer of The Floor — have signed a first-look deal to develop unscripted projects.
The renewal comes just ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation to advertisers Monday, but it’s not a big surprise: The Floor was quietly one of the best-performing shows on the network this season. It averaged 3.47 million viewers over seven days of linear viewing, according to Nielsen ratings, and grew to 5.5 million viewers with streaming and other digital platforms included.
“Fans loved the first season of The Floor so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show, with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,...
The network has renewed its Rob Lowe-hosted game show for two more cycles, both of which are slated to air next season. Addtionally, Fox and Lowe — who’s also a producer of The Floor — have signed a first-look deal to develop unscripted projects.
The renewal comes just ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation to advertisers Monday, but it’s not a big surprise: The Floor was quietly one of the best-performing shows on the network this season. It averaged 3.47 million viewers over seven days of linear viewing, according to Nielsen ratings, and grew to 5.5 million viewers with streaming and other digital platforms included.
“Fans loved the first season of The Floor so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show, with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The quiz series “The Floor” has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox, with host Rob Lowe entering into an unscripted first-look deal with the network.
“Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.”
Under Lowe’s new deal, he will develop new unscripted series for Fox that would be produced by the network’s unscripted studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment. Lowe is also the star of Fox’s hit series “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which will air its fifth season in the fall.
“Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.”
Under Lowe’s new deal, he will develop new unscripted series for Fox that would be produced by the network’s unscripted studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment. Lowe is also the star of Fox’s hit series “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which will air its fifth season in the fall.
- 5/13/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Floor hit the ground running… and it’s being rewarded with a multi-season pickup.
The Rob Lowe-hosted game show has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox. The news comes less than three months after its Season 1 finale.
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The Floor, which premiered Jan. 2, marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years. The 10-episode first season averaged 3.5 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback...
The Rob Lowe-hosted game show has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox. The news comes less than three months after its Season 1 finale.
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The Floor, which premiered Jan. 2, marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years. The 10-episode first season averaged 3.5 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback...
- 5/13/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Fox is tripling down on The Floor.
The network has handed the Rob Lowe-hosted game show a second and third season after its first season performed well for the network and was spoofed on Saturday Night Live.
The news comes ahead of Fox’s Upfront, which is being held in New York tomorrow.
The show, which Deadline revealed had landed at Fox last June, premiered on January 2. It ran for ten episodes through to the end of February.
The network said that the premiere episode amassed 4.4M multi-platform viewers after seven days of viewing, per Nielsen data, which is a 73% boost from the 2.5M that tuned in same-day, making it the network’s most-streamed game show ever and the network’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, since Masterchef premiered in 2010. It continued to perform well over its season.
The Floor is a physical quiz show...
The network has handed the Rob Lowe-hosted game show a second and third season after its first season performed well for the network and was spoofed on Saturday Night Live.
The news comes ahead of Fox’s Upfront, which is being held in New York tomorrow.
The show, which Deadline revealed had landed at Fox last June, premiered on January 2. It ran for ten episodes through to the end of February.
The network said that the premiere episode amassed 4.4M multi-platform viewers after seven days of viewing, per Nielsen data, which is a 73% boost from the 2.5M that tuned in same-day, making it the network’s most-streamed game show ever and the network’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, since Masterchef premiered in 2010. It continued to perform well over its season.
The Floor is a physical quiz show...
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Pictures have made a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for the film and TV rights for Clue, which could mean that we could get a new movie based on the beloved board game.
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.“
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Clue was previously adapted in 1985, featuring an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the only Clue movie, but it’s not for lack of trying.
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.“
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Clue was previously adapted in 1985, featuring an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the only Clue movie, but it’s not for lack of trying.
- 4/23/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
(Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr Creative Commons, Graphic by The Desk)
Fox Corporation has restructured its entertainment businesses across three core groups, which includes several promotions for current network executives.
On Wednesday, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade laid out the structure of the new business, with products falling under the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Entertainment Global.
As part of the reorganization, Fernando Szew has been named the head of Fox Entertainment Studios, while Michael Thorn has been elevated to the role of President of the Fox TV network. Szew and Thorn will report directly to Wade.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,” Wade said in a statement. “Now the work begins.”
Fox Entertainment Studios will include Bento Box — the studio behind hit Fox series like “Bob’s Burgers” and...
Fox Corporation has restructured its entertainment businesses across three core groups, which includes several promotions for current network executives.
On Wednesday, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade laid out the structure of the new business, with products falling under the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Entertainment Global.
As part of the reorganization, Fernando Szew has been named the head of Fox Entertainment Studios, while Michael Thorn has been elevated to the role of President of the Fox TV network. Szew and Thorn will report directly to Wade.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,” Wade said in a statement. “Now the work begins.”
Fox Entertainment Studios will include Bento Box — the studio behind hit Fox series like “Bob’s Burgers” and...
- 3/30/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Fox Entertainment is restructuring its operations into three divisions: network, studios and content sales.
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take on a different role at the studio unit.
Most recently chief of unscripted content at Fox network, Allison Wallach will move under Szew, serving as head of global unscripted programming for Fox Entertainment Studios.
Szew will oversee all Fox studios, including Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox scripted studios,...
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take on a different role at the studio unit.
Most recently chief of unscripted content at Fox network, Allison Wallach will move under Szew, serving as head of global unscripted programming for Fox Entertainment Studios.
Szew will oversee all Fox studios, including Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox scripted studios,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is realigning the company’s content and business operations into three groups, the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and sales arm Fox Entertainment Global.
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Banff, the Canadian media festival, has unveiled its nominees for its 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition.
The festival, which takes place in June, has nominated 155 shows and podcasts from 19 countries including 101 from the U.S. and UK.
The in-person and live-streamed ceremony will take place June 11.
The Rockie Awards Grand Jury consists of Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios, Julie Chang, EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions at Blue Ant Media, Prentiss Fraser, President, TV Distribution at Fifth Season, Nichole T. Roberts, Head of Unscripted at Hoorae, Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming at Fox Entertainment and Morgan Wandell, Head of International Content Development at Apple TV+.
Titles nominated include Abbott Elementary, Poker Face, The Great, The Wonder Years, The Other Black Girl, Gen V, Happy Valley, Succession, The Last of Us and The Newsreader. For the full list, click here.
“We’re delighted to unveil...
The festival, which takes place in June, has nominated 155 shows and podcasts from 19 countries including 101 from the U.S. and UK.
The in-person and live-streamed ceremony will take place June 11.
The Rockie Awards Grand Jury consists of Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios, Julie Chang, EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions at Blue Ant Media, Prentiss Fraser, President, TV Distribution at Fifth Season, Nichole T. Roberts, Head of Unscripted at Hoorae, Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming at Fox Entertainment and Morgan Wandell, Head of International Content Development at Apple TV+.
Titles nominated include Abbott Elementary, Poker Face, The Great, The Wonder Years, The Other Black Girl, Gen V, Happy Valley, Succession, The Last of Us and The Newsreader. For the full list, click here.
“We’re delighted to unveil...
- 3/21/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC leads all producers among nominees with 22 at this year’s 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, as announced Thursday by the Banff World Media Festival. The United States is tops among all countries, with 51 total, followed closely by the UK with 50.
Among U.S. production companies, 20th TV was tops with 8 — helped by its sweep of the scripted animated series field. Nominees in the English-language comedy field include “Abbott Elementary,” “Poker Face,” “The Great” and “The Wonder Years,” while drama nominees include “Gen V,” “Succession,” “Happy Valley” and “The Last of Us.”
The 2024 Rockie Awards ceremony takes place during this year’s Banff festival on Tuesday, June 11. Also during the event, the Rockie Awards Grand Jury will reveal its Grand Jury Prize, selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees.
This year’s Grand Jury includes Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios; Julie Chang,...
Among U.S. production companies, 20th TV was tops with 8 — helped by its sweep of the scripted animated series field. Nominees in the English-language comedy field include “Abbott Elementary,” “Poker Face,” “The Great” and “The Wonder Years,” while drama nominees include “Gen V,” “Succession,” “Happy Valley” and “The Last of Us.”
The 2024 Rockie Awards ceremony takes place during this year’s Banff festival on Tuesday, June 11. Also during the event, the Rockie Awards Grand Jury will reveal its Grand Jury Prize, selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees.
This year’s Grand Jury includes Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios; Julie Chang,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
When 9-1-1 was canceled, our hearts sank.
Luckily, the cancellation came with a caveat: Fox's former flagship series was being picked up by rival network ABC.
It was a stunning decision that came after a booming 9-1-1 Season 6, which saw the series re-embracing many qualities that made it such a success from the onset.
At the time, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich said:
"Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons, and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC."
When the last season wrapped up, all the principal characters were in a solid place, with the 118 even doing some bonding on the roof, memories of their most recent triumphs playing fresh on their minds.
Luckily, the cancellation came with a caveat: Fox's former flagship series was being picked up by rival network ABC.
It was a stunning decision that came after a booming 9-1-1 Season 6, which saw the series re-embracing many qualities that made it such a success from the onset.
At the time, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich said:
"Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons, and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC."
When the last season wrapped up, all the principal characters were in a solid place, with the 118 even doing some bonding on the roof, memories of their most recent triumphs playing fresh on their minds.
- 2/29/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: The Kumars are plotting a return — this time on American television. Fox has ordered a presentation for multi-camera comedy Meet The Kumars, a followup to the award-winning 2001 BBC series The Kumars At No. 42. Most of the original cast is back for the U.S.-flavored revival of the family sitcom/talk show.
Fox also has come in as a partner on The Donut (working title), a single-camera family business comedy in development at Canada’s CBC from Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, stars of CBC/Netflix’s popular comedy Workin’ Moms, which Reitman created.
The two commissions are part of Fox’s international content expansion, which involves developing and producing scripted series with local creators and studios in English-language territories, currently Canada and the UK and ultimately Australia as well.
Fox’s live-action comedy night ambitions
Meet the Kumars and The Donut also are part of a new...
Fox also has come in as a partner on The Donut (working title), a single-camera family business comedy in development at Canada’s CBC from Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, stars of CBC/Netflix’s popular comedy Workin’ Moms, which Reitman created.
The two commissions are part of Fox’s international content expansion, which involves developing and producing scripted series with local creators and studios in English-language territories, currently Canada and the UK and ultimately Australia as well.
Fox’s live-action comedy night ambitions
Meet the Kumars and The Donut also are part of a new...
- 2/23/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Animal Control just can’t be tamed, it seems: The Fox comedy has scored a very early Season 3 renewal, ahead of its return for Season 2.
The show’s freshman run averaged 2.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 2 (behind the cancelled Call Me Kat) among all comedies Fox aired last TV season. In the demo, it averaged a 0.4 rating.
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“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn,...
The show’s freshman run averaged 2.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 2 (behind the cancelled Call Me Kat) among all comedies Fox aired last TV season. In the demo, it averaged a 0.4 rating.
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“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Fox is showing early confidence in Animal Control.
The broadcast network has handed out a third season renewal to the comedy series starring Joel McHale, with the pickup arriving a month before its sophomore run debuts.
Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling with Tad Quill attached as showrunner, Community grad McHale stars in the comedy that is the first series that Fox fully owns after the sale of its studio counterpart to Disney a few years ago. McHale and Jake Fuller also exec produce alongside Fisher, Greenberg, Sterling and Quill.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming at Fox. “It has an amazing amount of momentum behind it, and we’ve been so impressed by the work Joel, Bob, Rob, Dan, Tad, Jake and the entire cast are delivering for season two,...
The broadcast network has handed out a third season renewal to the comedy series starring Joel McHale, with the pickup arriving a month before its sophomore run debuts.
Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling with Tad Quill attached as showrunner, Community grad McHale stars in the comedy that is the first series that Fox fully owns after the sale of its studio counterpart to Disney a few years ago. McHale and Jake Fuller also exec produce alongside Fisher, Greenberg, Sterling and Quill.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming at Fox. “It has an amazing amount of momentum behind it, and we’ve been so impressed by the work Joel, Bob, Rob, Dan, Tad, Jake and the entire cast are delivering for season two,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox Entertainment has renewed the workplace comedy Animal Control, starring Emmy Award nominee Joel McHale, for a third season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming, Fox Entertainment. The single-camera show, Fox’s first wholly owned live-action comedy, launched last year as the network’s most-streamed debut ever, and will debut its second season on Wednesday, March 6 (9:00-9:30 Et/Pt). Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling, with Tad Quill serving as showrunner, Animal Control follows a group of local Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. McHale stars as ... Read more...
- 2/6/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
“Animal Control” has been renewed for Season 3 at Fox.
The news comes before the Season 2 premiere of the single-camera comedy. The second season is scheduled to premiere on March 6.
As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers. The cast is led by Joel McHale, who stars alongside Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, and Gerry Dee. Season 2 guest stars include Ken Jeong, Sarah Chalke, and Krystal Smith in the recurring role of Bettany.
“Animal Control” hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. All three executive produce along with Jake Fuller of Jax Media as well as Tad Quill and McHale, with Quill serving as showrunner. Fox Entertainment Studios produces the series. The show is Fox’s first wholly-owned live-action comedy. The series is distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. It has been sold in the U.K.
The news comes before the Season 2 premiere of the single-camera comedy. The second season is scheduled to premiere on March 6.
As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers. The cast is led by Joel McHale, who stars alongside Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, and Gerry Dee. Season 2 guest stars include Ken Jeong, Sarah Chalke, and Krystal Smith in the recurring role of Bettany.
“Animal Control” hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. All three executive produce along with Jake Fuller of Jax Media as well as Tad Quill and McHale, with Quill serving as showrunner. Fox Entertainment Studios produces the series. The show is Fox’s first wholly-owned live-action comedy. The series is distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. It has been sold in the U.K.
- 2/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment has given an early Season 3 pickup to its workplace comedy Animal Control a month before the single-camera series starring Joel McHale is set to premiere its second season on March 6, paired with Family Guy.
Animal Control is Fox’s first fully owned live-action comedy — and only current live-action series — which is giving the company flexibility on renewal decisions. The comedy, which scored a record streaming debut for Fox, has lined up international sales in key English-language territories, including UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, bringing revenue for the company. (The network’s roster of fully owned scripted series also includes animated comedy Krapopolis.)
After seeing Season 2’s creative direction, including finished episodes, the Fox brass felt confident about ordering another season, which will be shot after a break following Season 2 wrap to accommodate talent schedules.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,...
Animal Control is Fox’s first fully owned live-action comedy — and only current live-action series — which is giving the company flexibility on renewal decisions. The comedy, which scored a record streaming debut for Fox, has lined up international sales in key English-language territories, including UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, bringing revenue for the company. (The network’s roster of fully owned scripted series also includes animated comedy Krapopolis.)
After seeing Season 2’s creative direction, including finished episodes, the Fox brass felt confident about ordering another season, which will be shot after a break following Season 2 wrap to accommodate talent schedules.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment Studios (Fes) has beefed up its scripted offering with a triple hire.
The in-house production unit has signed former Paramount Channel exec Ted Gold, who had a hand in developing Yellowstone, and former Paramount Television Studios SVP Julie Schwachenwald, while animation exec Khoby Rowe has moved across. The trio take on newly-created Senior Vice President, Development, Senior Vice President, Head of Scripted Production and Vice President, Development roles respectively.
Based out of LA, Gold and Schwachenwald report to Fox Entertainment Scripted Programing President Michael Thorn, while Rowe reports to Gold. All three have started.
The move comes as Fox looks to supercharge in-house scripted following a year in which it has made shows including Joel McHale’s Animal Control and struck deals with the likes of 50 Cent, Academy Award winning filmmaker Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and writer-producer Justin Adler, amongst others.
Gold has kicked off his second spell with Fox,...
The in-house production unit has signed former Paramount Channel exec Ted Gold, who had a hand in developing Yellowstone, and former Paramount Television Studios SVP Julie Schwachenwald, while animation exec Khoby Rowe has moved across. The trio take on newly-created Senior Vice President, Development, Senior Vice President, Head of Scripted Production and Vice President, Development roles respectively.
Based out of LA, Gold and Schwachenwald report to Fox Entertainment Scripted Programing President Michael Thorn, while Rowe reports to Gold. All three have started.
The move comes as Fox looks to supercharge in-house scripted following a year in which it has made shows including Joel McHale’s Animal Control and struck deals with the likes of 50 Cent, Academy Award winning filmmaker Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and writer-producer Justin Adler, amongst others.
Gold has kicked off his second spell with Fox,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
In recent years, Fox has been switching things up.
When the network became an independent broadcaster, it was inevitable there would be changes.
The network's reliance on a wider variety of programming has led to mixed results, and the latest strategy shift could become the norm for all of the networks after initially being adopted by The CW.
On Thursday, Fox officially picked up the new drama series Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid's Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Beauty and the Beast).
It is the first pickup of a scripted series on the network to be co-produced with an international studio.
Co-producing shows come with fewer risks because it allows shows to be made more cost-effectively by splitting the budget.
The series is being developed for the 2024-25 TV season, which makes sense when you consider the delayed premiere dates of the network's returning series due...
When the network became an independent broadcaster, it was inevitable there would be changes.
The network's reliance on a wider variety of programming has led to mixed results, and the latest strategy shift could become the norm for all of the networks after initially being adopted by The CW.
On Thursday, Fox officially picked up the new drama series Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid's Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Beauty and the Beast).
It is the first pickup of a scripted series on the network to be co-produced with an international studio.
Co-producing shows come with fewer risks because it allows shows to be made more cost-effectively by splitting the budget.
The series is being developed for the 2024-25 TV season, which makes sense when you consider the delayed premiere dates of the network's returning series due...
- 12/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Fox has identified the subject of so many true-crime podcasts — murder in a small town — and turned it into a drama series with that very title.
Marking its first international co-production on a scripted show, Fox has acquired all U.S. rights to the series, which hails from Canada’s Sepia Films and will film in British Columbia. The series is slated for Fox’s 2024-25 season.
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Based on...
Marking its first international co-production on a scripted show, Fox has acquired all U.S. rights to the series, which hails from Canada’s Sepia Films and will film in British Columbia. The series is slated for Fox’s 2024-25 season.
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Based on...
- 12/14/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Fox has picked up psychological crime drama Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville), for the 2024-25 season. The network has acquired U.S. rights to the series, based on the “Karl Alberg” books by L.R. Wright,, which hails from head writer Ian Weir (Edgemont), director Milan Cheylov (The Cleaning Lady) and Canada’s Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, the company of former USA Network President Jeff Wachtel.
This marks Fox’s first green light to a scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Michael Thorn
“Murder In a Small Town illustrates our ongoing strategy to identify and commission impactful global content in a smart and effective manner with proven creative partners,” said Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President, Scripted Programming.
Looking abroad is a natural extension to Fox’s current development model, put in...
This marks Fox’s first green light to a scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Michael Thorn
“Murder In a Small Town illustrates our ongoing strategy to identify and commission impactful global content in a smart and effective manner with proven creative partners,” said Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President, Scripted Programming.
Looking abroad is a natural extension to Fox’s current development model, put in...
- 12/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Coming off a two-season starring role on Fox’s drama The Cleaning Lady, Oliver Hudson is staying in business with the network. The actor-producer has entered a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment for him and his producing partner John Stalberg to develop comedy and drama projects that will be fully owned and distributed by Fox.
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Homer Simpson has been strangling Bart for over thirty years, and despite rumours to the contrary, he’ll keep doing it. An odd thing to say about child abuse, but here we are.
A recent episode of The Simpsons suggested that Homer’s days of strangling Bart had come to an end. In the episode McMansion & Wife, which aired on October 22nd, Homer shakes the hand of his new neighbour, who comments that Homer had “quite a grip” when they shook hands. “See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer said to his wife. “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.“
This prompted fans to believe that The Simpsons would be putting an end to the long-running “gag,” with some applauding the action and others criticizing it. However, series co-developer and producer James L. Brooks told People that nothing has changed with the series. “Don...
A recent episode of The Simpsons suggested that Homer’s days of strangling Bart had come to an end. In the episode McMansion & Wife, which aired on October 22nd, Homer shakes the hand of his new neighbour, who comments that Homer had “quite a grip” when they shook hands. “See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer said to his wife. “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.“
This prompted fans to believe that The Simpsons would be putting an end to the long-running “gag,” with some applauding the action and others criticizing it. However, series co-developer and producer James L. Brooks told People that nothing has changed with the series. “Don...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Fox Entertainment Global, the nascent international distribution arm of the U.S. network, has unveiled a licensing and distribution deal with Canada’s Bell Media.
The Canadian company and Fox will partner on local originals for Bell Media’s CTV network and Crave streaming platform that in turn will land on the Fox network in the U.S. market. Fox Entertainment Global, which oversees all international distribution and production partnerships at Fox Entertainment and was launched a year ago, will handle global distribution for the Canadian originals.
The deal covers English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted reality competition series and docuseries. The partnership will see joint series produced in Canada by Neshama Entertainment, which is behind the Hallmark original series The Way Home and with whom Fox Entertainment Global unveiled a separate distribution agreement in July 2019.
The licensing and distribution pact will allow Fox and Bell Media to share the...
The Canadian company and Fox will partner on local originals for Bell Media’s CTV network and Crave streaming platform that in turn will land on the Fox network in the U.S. market. Fox Entertainment Global, which oversees all international distribution and production partnerships at Fox Entertainment and was launched a year ago, will handle global distribution for the Canadian originals.
The deal covers English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted reality competition series and docuseries. The partnership will see joint series produced in Canada by Neshama Entertainment, which is behind the Hallmark original series The Way Home and with whom Fox Entertainment Global unveiled a separate distribution agreement in July 2019.
The licensing and distribution pact will allow Fox and Bell Media to share the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Fox’s international expansion has taken another step forwards following a deal with Canada’s Bell Media.
The pair will forge shows for Fox in the U.S. and Bell platforms CTV and streamer Crave in Canada, with nascent sales house Fox Entertainment Global (Feg) handling international sales.
The deal encompasses English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted competition and docuseries. CTV and Crave will act as commissioning broadcasters. The shows will initially be produced by Canadian The Way Home producer Neshama Entertainment, which counts Fox-backed MarVista Entertainment as minority shareholder and has a deal in place with Feg.
Fox Scripted President Michael Thorn said the “bold partnership harnesses our companies’ rich source of creativity and enviable independence.”
“The high-level of world-class talent in Canada makes this pact even more attractive, and Neshama and Bell shepherding these projects through the country’s proven production community allows Canadian content to have scale both locally and globally,...
The pair will forge shows for Fox in the U.S. and Bell platforms CTV and streamer Crave in Canada, with nascent sales house Fox Entertainment Global (Feg) handling international sales.
The deal encompasses English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted competition and docuseries. CTV and Crave will act as commissioning broadcasters. The shows will initially be produced by Canadian The Way Home producer Neshama Entertainment, which counts Fox-backed MarVista Entertainment as minority shareholder and has a deal in place with Feg.
Fox Scripted President Michael Thorn said the “bold partnership harnesses our companies’ rich source of creativity and enviable independence.”
“The high-level of world-class talent in Canada makes this pact even more attractive, and Neshama and Bell shepherding these projects through the country’s proven production community allows Canadian content to have scale both locally and globally,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment has struck a first-of-its-kind drama development deal with a trio of production companies, Walter Iuzzolino’s Eagle Eye, The Serial Killer’s Wife producer Clapperboard and Newen Studios label Aux Singuliers.
Fox Scripted Programming President Michael Thorn said the U.S. network and UK producers will “identify and implement entirely new production models,” while similar discussions are taking place with producers and studios in Europe, Australia and Canada.
With Clapperboard and Aux Singuliers, Fox is working on Dead Space [working title] from Young Wallander scribe Ben Harris.
Grounded in the reality of the current space race, the series attempts to redefine the traditional police procedural as it explores the complex moral, political and real legal machinations after a murder is committed aboard the International Space Station. It follows in the footsteps of the BBC’s Vigil, which took a similar approach to a murder mystery on a Navy submarine.
Fox Scripted Programming President Michael Thorn said the U.S. network and UK producers will “identify and implement entirely new production models,” while similar discussions are taking place with producers and studios in Europe, Australia and Canada.
With Clapperboard and Aux Singuliers, Fox is working on Dead Space [working title] from Young Wallander scribe Ben Harris.
Grounded in the reality of the current space race, the series attempts to redefine the traditional police procedural as it explores the complex moral, political and real legal machinations after a murder is committed aboard the International Space Station. It follows in the footsteps of the BBC’s Vigil, which took a similar approach to a murder mystery on a Navy submarine.
- 10/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
David Smyth has been named the executive vice president of content sales at Fox Entertainment Global. He will begin his new role in January and report to Tony Vassiliadis, Feg’s chief operating officer.
Smyth will be based in London and will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for content produced by the company’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as streaming service Tubi.
Smyth most recently worked as a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios’ international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming. In his new role, Smyth will continue to collaborate with Thorn on international co-production partnerships and will also work closely with Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming, on international unscripted projects.
His hiring rounds out Feg’s executive team, which consists of CEO Fernando Szew; Vassiliadis; Deena Stern,...
Smyth will be based in London and will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for content produced by the company’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as streaming service Tubi.
Smyth most recently worked as a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios’ international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming. In his new role, Smyth will continue to collaborate with Thorn on international co-production partnerships and will also work closely with Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming, on international unscripted projects.
His hiring rounds out Feg’s executive team, which consists of CEO Fernando Szew; Vassiliadis; Deena Stern,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Entertainment Global has rounded out its senior leadership team, naming David Smyth as executive vice president of content sales.
Smyth will officially start the role full time in January of 2024 and will be based in London. He will report to chief operating officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Currently a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios, in this new role Smyth will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by the company’s in-house studios. Those include Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ. Additionally, he will oversee global sales for content on Tubi, the AVOD streaming service owned by Fox.
Smyth is the latest addition to Fox Entertainment Global’s senior leadership team, which is led by COO Tony Vassiliadis, who is responsible for overseeing all business operations for the company. The team includes senior vice president of marketing and communications Deena Stern,...
Smyth will officially start the role full time in January of 2024 and will be based in London. He will report to chief operating officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Currently a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios, in this new role Smyth will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by the company’s in-house studios. Those include Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ. Additionally, he will oversee global sales for content on Tubi, the AVOD streaming service owned by Fox.
Smyth is the latest addition to Fox Entertainment Global’s senior leadership team, which is led by COO Tony Vassiliadis, who is responsible for overseeing all business operations for the company. The team includes senior vice president of marketing and communications Deena Stern,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Fox Entertainment Global, the international distribution division of the broadcast network, is staffing up. The company has hired David Smyth as EVP, Sales.
Smyth will report to Feg Chief Operating Officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Based in London, Smyth will be responsible for overseeing global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by Fox Entertainment’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as a slate of content from Tubi, Fox’s AVOD streaming service.
Smyth will officially assume his full-time role at Feg in January 2024.
Most recently, Smyth served as a consultant to Fox Entertainment Studios on international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President of Scripted Programming. Smyth will continue to work with Thorn in his new role, identifying and cultivating international co-production partnerships. He will also collaborate with Allison Wallach,...
Smyth will report to Feg Chief Operating Officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Based in London, Smyth will be responsible for overseeing global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by Fox Entertainment’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as a slate of content from Tubi, Fox’s AVOD streaming service.
Smyth will officially assume his full-time role at Feg in January 2024.
Most recently, Smyth served as a consultant to Fox Entertainment Studios on international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President of Scripted Programming. Smyth will continue to work with Thorn in his new role, identifying and cultivating international co-production partnerships. He will also collaborate with Allison Wallach,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox will not be moving ahead with “Welcome to Flatch” Season 3.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled,” a Fox spokesperson told TheWrap. “We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.”
Shortly after the WGA strike started in May, Fox announced updates for its scripted series. The only two series the network hadn’t made an announcement about were “Welcome to Flatch” and “HouseBroken,” both of which were up for a third season.
“You can expect some announcements as soon as the strike ends,” president of scripted...
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled,” a Fox spokesperson told TheWrap. “We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.”
Shortly after the WGA strike started in May, Fox announced updates for its scripted series. The only two series the network hadn’t made an announcement about were “Welcome to Flatch” and “HouseBroken,” both of which were up for a third season.
“You can expect some announcements as soon as the strike ends,” president of scripted...
- 10/6/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Flatch is no longer a welcoming place.
Fox has canceled comedy Welcome To Flatch after two seasons.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled. We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson, and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper,” a Fox spokesperson said.
It’s not a surprise given that the U.S. remake of cult British comedy This Country was on the bubble.
The series followed a documentary crew that sets out to explore the lives of residents in the small American town of Flatch.
It starred Holmes, who plays Kelly Mallet, Sam Straley,...
Fox has canceled comedy Welcome To Flatch after two seasons.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled. We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson, and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper,” a Fox spokesperson said.
It’s not a surprise given that the U.S. remake of cult British comedy This Country was on the bubble.
The series followed a documentary crew that sets out to explore the lives of residents in the small American town of Flatch.
It starred Holmes, who plays Kelly Mallet, Sam Straley,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It took a while but Krapopolis, Fox’s new animated series, performed well in its opening.
Fox said that the Sunday night premiere of the Dan Harmon-created series delivered a 1.2 Live+ Same Day rating among adults 18-49 and 3.6M total viewers.
The network said that this made it the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade and Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon’s most-watched animated series telecast ever.
Krapopolis was helped by Fox airing it after a Sunday NFL game that not only saw the Kansas City Chiefs blow out the Chicago Bears, but a game that saw Taylor Swift make headlines for turning up to support her new friend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Fox added that it became the number one original comedy telecast of 2023, beating the debut of the Night Court reboot and the number one entertainment program among adults 18-49 for the week...
Fox said that the Sunday night premiere of the Dan Harmon-created series delivered a 1.2 Live+ Same Day rating among adults 18-49 and 3.6M total viewers.
The network said that this made it the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade and Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon’s most-watched animated series telecast ever.
Krapopolis was helped by Fox airing it after a Sunday NFL game that not only saw the Kansas City Chiefs blow out the Chicago Bears, but a game that saw Taylor Swift make headlines for turning up to support her new friend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Fox added that it became the number one original comedy telecast of 2023, beating the debut of the Night Court reboot and the number one entertainment program among adults 18-49 for the week...
- 9/25/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative deal Sunday, heralding an end to the WGA’s months-long strike.
“We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 Mba, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” the WGA posted in a message to its members late Sunday.
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“We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 Mba, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” the WGA posted in a message to its members late Sunday.
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- 9/25/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Dan Harmon’s new adult animated series “Krapopolis” finally debuts Sunday evening after years in the works at Fox. The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the show’s staff to shake up virtually every step of development and production, from a virtual writers’ room to a Zoom table read.
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
- 9/25/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
There’s some positive news (finally!) in the months-long Hollywood writers strike.
The WGA and the AMPTP issued a joint statement on Wednesday after both sides returned to the table for further negotiations: “The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow.” Wednesday’s talks, the first in nearly a month, were attended by studio CEOs Bob Iger (Disney), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Donna Langley (NBCUniversal) and David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), our sister site Variety reports, with an inside source describing the talks as “encouraging.”
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The WGA and the AMPTP issued a joint statement on Wednesday after both sides returned to the table for further negotiations: “The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow.” Wednesday’s talks, the first in nearly a month, were attended by studio CEOs Bob Iger (Disney), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Donna Langley (NBCUniversal) and David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), our sister site Variety reports, with an inside source describing the talks as “encouraging.”
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- 9/21/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The WGA and the AMPTP have agreed to resume negotiations next week in an effort to resolve the months-long Hollywood writers strike.
The AMPTP announced the news in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Lesley Goldberg: “On Wednesday, September 13, the WGA reached out to the AMPTP and asked for a meeting to move negotiations forward. We have agreed and are working to schedule a meeting next week. Every member company of the AMPTP is committed and eager to reach a fair deal, and to working together with the WGA to end the strike.”
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The AMPTP announced the news in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Lesley Goldberg: “On Wednesday, September 13, the WGA reached out to the AMPTP and asked for a meeting to move negotiations forward. We have agreed and are working to schedule a meeting next week. Every member company of the AMPTP is committed and eager to reach a fair deal, and to working together with the WGA to end the strike.”
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- 9/14/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The fall 2023 season has been a test of flexibility for all of broadcast television. As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue, the Big 5 have had to rework their schedules to accommodate for the lack of new scripted content. Yet out of all these networks, Fox, with its long history of animation, reality programming and sports, has emerged as one of the least impacted.
When asked if this pivot has led to Fox thinking about ditching live-action scripted series altogether, Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at Fox Entertainment, was clear: “Not at all.”
“What’s great about being this broadcast network is that we offer a little bit of everything, between scripted, drama, comedy, animation, sports and unscripted,” Wallach told TheWrap.
“It’s unfortunate not to have some of the live-action series in the fall that we had hoped, along with our creative partners. But we’re still coming into this fall guns blazing,...
When asked if this pivot has led to Fox thinking about ditching live-action scripted series altogether, Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at Fox Entertainment, was clear: “Not at all.”
“What’s great about being this broadcast network is that we offer a little bit of everything, between scripted, drama, comedy, animation, sports and unscripted,” Wallach told TheWrap.
“It’s unfortunate not to have some of the live-action series in the fall that we had hoped, along with our creative partners. But we’re still coming into this fall guns blazing,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
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