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The animal control team will be back in hilarious action again soon. That’s right, Animal Control will return for another season of wild(life) adventures, as Fox renewed the series for Season 4 on May 12. So what can we expect from the next season of Seattle’s fur-st responders in action? Here’s a look at everything we know about Animal Control Season 4 so far. When will Animal Control Season 4 premiere? Fans can most likely expect the series to return in January or February 2026, in keeping with the show’s traditional premiere date schedule (and the fact that it’s not on the Fox fall schedule). Who will star in Animal Control Season 4? No major changes to the cast have been announced yet, so for now, fans can expect to see Joel McHale return as Frank Shaw, a former cop-turned-senior animal control officer who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism,...

Exclusive: Production is currently underway on the indie feature Otra in Atlanta and Puerto Rico with Rome Flynn, María Gabriela de Faría (The Moodys), Flor Delis Alicea and Aria Celeste Castillo leading the cast.

From longtime Tyler Perry collaborator Armani Ortiz in his solo directorial debut, Otra is an emotionally charged new-age Latino musical that redefines the boundaries of the genre, shot entirely in a single, continuous take.

“I’ve been dreaming and planning for this project for the better part of five years, and for it to be my first solo debut feature film feels like fate,” Ortiz shared in a statement to Deadline. “From a filmmaking perspective, I really wanted to do something that the audience has never seen before—the first-ever one-shot musical in cinema history. And if there happens...

The Hollywood Creative Alliance has announced their nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards, scheduled to take place on June 10 in Los Angeles.

Apple TV+'s comedy The Studio, a satire about the inner workings of Hollywood, topped the nominations list with 14 bids. The series is up for Best Comedy, with individual acting nominations for Seth Rogen (Best Comedy Actor), Ike Barinholtz (Best Comedy Supporting Actor), and dual Best Comedy Supporting Actress nods for Catherine O’Hara and Chase Sui Wonders.

In the drama categories, Apple TV+'s Severance and HBO's The Last of Us led the way with 13 nominations each. Both shows are recognized in multiple acting categories and are competing for Best Drama Series.

Other major contenders include The White Lotus and Ghosts, each earning 11 nominations, followed by Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and Only Murders in the Building with 10 nods each.

See the complete list of nominees for the 2025 Astra TV...

Exclusive: Ahead of the anticipated release of Warner Bros & DC’s Superman, where she plays lead female villain Angela Spica aka The Engineer, Venezuelan actress María Gabriela de Faría has signed with Impression Entertainment for management.

De Faría stars alongside David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in James Gunn’s Superman, which is slated for release on July 11. Her character, Angie, boasts powers stemming from nanotechnology built into her body.

De Faría is otherwise best known on the feature side for roles in Lionsgate’s action-thriller The Duel and The Exorcism of God, a supernatural horror pic co-written and directed by Alejandro Hidalgo, which was released through Saban Films after world premiering at Fantastic Fest, coming in as the #1 film in South America for several months. She also starred in R#J, a modern retelling of Romeo & Juliet, which premiered as an official selection of both the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and SXSW.

The 2025 Fox Upfronts day in New York got the Deadline Studio treatment May 12, when the network’s talent gathered for portrait photos in the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton Nomad.

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Attendees included Jamie Foxx and Corinne Foxx (from Beat Shazam), Jon Hamm (Grimsburg), Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen), Molly Parker (Doc), Jay Pharoah (The Quiz with Balls) Jane Lynch (returning for Celebrity Weakest Link), Joel McHale (Animal Control), Denis Leary (Going Dutch), Rob Lowe (The Floor) and Josh Charles (toplining the new series Best Medicine).

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The 2025 Fox Upfronts day in New York got the Deadline Studio treatment May 12, when the network’s talent gathered for portrait photos in the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton Nomad.

Attendees included Jamie Foxx and Corinne Foxx (from Beat Shazam), Jon Hamm (Grimsburg), Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen), Molly Parker (Doc), Jay Pharoah (The Quiz with Balls) Jane Lynch (returning for Celebrity Weakest Link), Joel McHale (Animal Control), Denis Leary (Going Dutch), Rob Lowe (The Floor) and Josh Charles (toplining the new series Best Medicine).

Related: Fox Fall 2025 Schedule: Reality, Sports Rule As Monday Goes Unscripted, ‘The Floor’ Succeeds ‘The Masked Singer’

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Meet the Makers: Going Dutch and Animal Control

There are plenty of similarities to be found between Fox’s two live-action comedies, Joel McHale’s “Animal Control” and Denis Leary’s “Going Dutch.” Both are single-camera workplace comedies with characters in uniform: A quirky group of animal control workers in Seattle on “Animal Control,” and a quirky group of U.S. Army soldiers stationed on a tiny Netherlands base on “Going Dutch.” Making things even more personal, McHale’s “Community” co-star Danny Pudi now stars opposite Leary on “Going Dutch.”

So how about a crossover inside the Fox comedyverse? “It makes perfect sense,” Leary said during the Variety FYC TV Fest. “The guys who are the creators of ‘Animal Control’ are guys I’ve worked with before. Great writers. And we actually discussed it at some point last year. So let’s talk Fox into it. But Fox hasn’t mentioned it.

Fox Fall 2025 Release Schedule Released!(Photo Credit –Hotstar/Instagram)

Fox has been the hub of a lot of exciting content, including reality shows, fictional dramas, comedies, and documentaries. The fall schedule for the network is now out (Via USA Today), and it includes some popular shows returning after renewal and some new series being ordered. Here’s the release schedule.

Fox TV: Scripted & Unscripted Renewals + New Shows

Scripted Series Renewals:

Fox has officially renewed the following scripted series:

Doc – Season 2 Murder in a Small Town – Season 2 Animal Control – Season 4 Bob’s Burgers – Season 16 Family Guy – Season 24 Going Dutch – Season 2 The Simpsons – Season 37 Grimsburg – Season 3 Krapopolis – Season 3 Universal Basic Guys – Season 2

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Variety’s 2025 FYC TV Fest brought in stars from mega-popular and award-winning shows like “Hacks,” “Yellowjackets,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Traitors” and many more.

Jean Smart was honored with the Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award for her Emmy-winning comedy work on HBO’s “Hacks” and gave a heartfelt speech. Also on the comedy side, the stars of “Going Dutch,” “Animal Control,” “Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage,” “Étoile” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” sat down for insightful panels on their shows and the state of comedy.

In more dramatic discussions, the casts of “The Day of the Jackal,” “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,” “Matlock,” “Elsbeth,” “Evil” and “Dark Winds” talked the new seasons of their shows. And on the reality front, fan-favorite winners from “Drag Race,” “Traitors” and “The Challenge” reflected on their achievements.

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Fox is switching things up like never before during the 2025-2026 TV season, and it’s bad news for fans of scripted TV.

The network will air just two live-action scripted dramas: Doc and Murder in a Small Town.

The drama duo will air on Tuesdays, meaning every other weeknight will be devoted to unscripted offerings.

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After so many cancellations and so few scripted series in the network’s pipeline, it was inevitable that executives would reach this decision.

But still, it stings for many reasons. It showcases how far the broadcast networks have fallen regarding ratings, impacting profitability.

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Jon Ecker and Molly Parker in ‘Doc’ season 1 (Photo ©2025 Fox Media LLC)

Fox’s primetime lineup for the upcoming 2025-2026 season will include six new series, the return of its popular Animation Domination lineup, and returning dramas Doc and Murder in a Small Town. “Building on our winning position in both key demos and co-viewing this season, Fox delivers a 2025-26 schedule that’s filled with irreverence, fun and much-needed laughter,” stated Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade. “Next year more than ever, we’re bringing that promise to life with a terrific slate to delight our audiences across linear, Hulu and beyond.”

Fox’s 2025-2026 full programming slate includes the dramas Doc, The Faithful, Memory of a Killer, and Murder in a Small Town. Comedies include American Dad!, Animal Control, Best Medicine, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Krapopolis, Universal Basic Guys, and The Simpsons.

Fox’s unscripted lineup features Beat Shazam,...

The Fox fall 2025 schedule was announced today during the network’s Upfront Presentation at the Manhattan Center in New York. The network is adding six new series to its schedule, including a new one-hour comedy, a new dramatic thriller, an epic new scripted event series, and three new unscripted competition series, as well as the return of an Animation Domination favorite.

Spanning scripted, unscripted, and animation, the media company continues to increase program ownership from in-house business units under the Fox Entertainment Studios banner.

Doc

“Building on our winning position in both key demos and co-viewing this season, Fox delivers a 2025-26 schedule that’s filled with irreverence, fun and much-needed laughter,” said Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade. “Next year more than ever, we’re bringing that promise to life with a terrific slate to delight our audiences across linear, Hulu and beyond.”

Returning Fox series include dramas Doc (Season...

Fox has revealed its full plans for the fall 2025-2026 season — and recently announced its summer 2025 programming slate — and the network will be bringing back some fan favorites while also saying goodbye to a couple of its scripted programs. Here’s a look at everything there is to know so far about Fox’s fall 2025-2026 TV slate, but bookmark this page for updates to come! Renewed Fox Shows Fox gave a whopping four more seasons to American Dad (which returns to the network after moving to TBS), Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. Also renewed by the network are its freshman dramas Doc and Murder in a Small Town, along with its younger animated comedies Krapopolis and Universal Basic Guys. On May 12, Fox announced renewals for Animal Control, Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, Extracted, The Floor, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Lego Masters, The Masked Singer,...

Fox on Monday became the third broadcast network (following CBS and NBC) to unveil its schedule for the Fall TV season. What shows are on the move, where did new ones land, and what’s on hold until midseason?

The Big Moves

♦ Whereas last fall Fox fielded three nights of scripted fare, this time around you only have Sunday’s usual cartoon slate and Tuesday’s live-action twosome of Murder in a Small Town and Doc.

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Fox‘s fall TV schedule for the 2025-2026 season has been revealed, and it includes plenty of returning favorites and six all-new shows. Among the shows returning to Fox for the 2025-2026 season are Doc (Season 2), Murder in a Small Town (Season 2), Animal Control (Season 4), Going Dutch (Season 2), Bob’s Burgers (Season 16), Family Guy (Season 24), The Simpsons (Season 37), Krapopolis (Season 3), and Universal Basic Guys (Season 2). Unscripted titles set to feature in the lineup are Beat Shazam (Season 8), Don’t Forget the Lyrics! (Season 4), Extracted (Season 2), The Floor (Season 4), Hell’s Kitchen (Season 24), Kitchen Nightmares (Season 3), Lego Masters (Season 6), The Masked Singer (Season 14), Name That Tune (Season 5), Next Level Chef (Season 5), and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Season 4). Among the new titles joining the mix are the all-new drama Memory of a Killer, about a hitman with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and the previously announced event series The Faithful. Meanwhile, the network will also...

Fox revealed its 2025-2026 schedule Monday ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers at the Manhattan Center in New York. Among the biggest highlights of the slate were the return of Fox-turned-TBS-now-Fox-again animated series “American Dad!,” as well as Jane Lynch’s “Weakest Link” (moving over from NBC) and a reboot of “Fear Factor.”

Overall, Fox is adding six new series to its lineup over the next broadcast season, including one-hour comedy “Best Medicine,” dramatic thriller “Memory of a Killer,” multi-part scripted event “The Faithful,” and competition series “99 to Beat,” Lynch’s “Celebrity Weakest Link” and “Fear Factor: The Next Chapter” (working title). Fox will also air a new holiday special edition of Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef,” titled “Next Level Baker.”

“Celebrity Weakest Link” and “99 to Beat” will debut on the fall slate, while the other above-mentioned series will premiere in 2026, along with the...

Exclusive: Rob Lowe’s heading back into the studio and a new group of survivalists are heading into the wilderness after Fox renewed unscripted series The Floor and Extracted.

The Floor has been renewed for Season 4 and Season 5 and Extracted returns for its second season.

The news comes ahead of Fox’s Upfront next week.

The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.

In each episode, the first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory, while the loser exits the game. The winner must then choose – do they continue on...

Six seasons and a movie is all us Community fans have been asking for and wanting. We've got the six seasons, though we're still eagerly waiting for the reunion film that's sure to be a hit at Peacock. Since September 2022 when news was confirmed that the Community movie was happening, we've been wondering not just when it'll be released, but when filming would actually start. Now with one of the star's current shows getting picked up, this could be bad news for the project.

Joel McHale who played Jeff Winger currently stars in the comedy series Animal Control on Fox. The third season finished airing recently, and the show has now been picked up and renewed for a season 4, per TVLine. This of course makes us happy for the actor. We love to see them all succeed! But, the renewal news does have us thinking about Community: The Movie and McHale's upcoming availability.

Exclusive: Doc, meat Doc Martin. On the heels of Doc‘s breakout success, Fox is doubling down on medical procedurals with a series order to one-hour comedy Best Medicine, based on the hugely popular British series Doc Martin. Josh Charles will take on the iconic character famously played by Martin Clunes for almost two decades.

Charles is set as the lead, the peculiar and brilliant Doctor Martin Best, in Best Medicine, from writer/executive producer Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City). Wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, the series, produced by Fox Entertainment Studios, is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 season.

As Deadline noted in its annual pilot season report this past March, the Doc Martin adaptation had emerged as a frontrunner on the hourlong side at Fox. With the project headed to a likely series green light, Fox recently approached Charles for the lead...

Frank will be back on the job for the 2025-26 TV season. Fox has renewed Animal Control for a fourth year. The sitcom's third season of 10 episodes finished airing in March.

A single-camera workplace comedy series, the Animal Control TV show stars Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, and Grace Palmer. In the story, Frank Shaw (McHale) is an opinionated, eccentric Animal Control officer. A former cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, which may explain why he’s so cynical. He has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals, while humans are more of a mystery. Frank’s partner, Fred “Shred” Taylor (Rowland), is an optimistic rookie. They both report to Emily Price (Lovell), their sweet-natured and endearingly awkward boss. Amit Patel (Patel) and Victoria Sands (Palmer) are...

“Animal Control", the single-camera live-action comedy TV series, created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling, starring Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer and Gerry Dee, has been renewed for Season 4 streaming on Fox:

“…’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.

“‘Frank’ is an opinionated, eccentric Animal Control officer who may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room.

“A former cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, which may explain why he's so cynical and curmudgeonly. He has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals. Humans...not so much…”

Season two ushers in mating season, for both the animals and the officers who protect them including guest stars Ken Jeong as...

Joel McHale and Thomas Lennon in ‘Animal Control’ (Photo Credit: Bettina Strauss © 2025 Fox Media LLC)

Fox is bringing back both Animal Control and Going Dutch for the 2025-2026 primetime season. The network confirmed they’ve renewed Animal Control starring Joel McHale for season four, and Going Dutch with Denis Leary will return for season two.

“Animal Control and Going Dutch are proven winners thanks to signature Fox characters brought to life by Joel and Denis — two of the funniest comedic voices on TV today, giving us an ideal foundation for building our new comedy block,” stated Michael Thorn, President, Fox Television Network. “With a focus on creating irreverent, fun workplace humor that’s both outrageous and unpredictable, Joel, Denis, their castmates, and production teams deliver reliably laugh-out-loud moments week after week that will keep fans coming back season after season.”

Animal Control season three stars McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell,...

Fox has picked up “Animal Control” for a fourth season and “Going Dutch” for its second. Both shows will be back as part of the network’s lineup for the 2025-26 broadcast year, meaning more quirky situations and sharp humor are on the way. “Animal Control” brings back its crew led by Joel McHale. He’s joined […]

Fox Renews “Animal Control” and “Going Dutch”...

Two shows have been guaranteed to continue on Fox while another wasn't so lucky. Unfortunately for the latter, it's going to be a one-season run.

Per Deadline, Rescue Hi-Surf has been canceled after one season. The show, which follows Hawaiian lifeguards, wrapped up its first season on March 31. As the show was not a breakout success on the level of Doc, which was renewed for a 22-episode second season, the decision was made not to move forward with a second season.

It's an unfortunate update for fans of the show, especially as it debuted strong with a premiere that pulled in 4.7 million Live+Same Day viewers. According to the new report, there had still been consideration to renew the series, in part due to the involvement of producer John Wells. The producer's previous work includes titles like ER, The West Wing, and The Pitt. However, the series was also expensive...

Fox has renewed both of its workplace comedy series – Animal Control, starring Emmy Award nominee Joel McHale, and Going Dutch, starring Emmy Award nominee Denis Leary, for a fourth and second season, respectively, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, Fox Television Network. The single-camera shows will return in the 2025-2026 season.

“Animal Control and Going Dutch are proven winners thanks to signature Fox characters brought to life by Joel and Denis — two of the funniest comedic voices on TV today, giving us an ideal foundation for building our new comedy block,” said Thorn.

“With a focus on creating irreverent, fun workplace humor that’s both outrageous and unpredictable, Joel, Denis, their castmates and production teams deliver reliably laugh-out-loud moments week-after-week that will keep fans coming back season-after-season.”

Animal Control follows a group of local Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple,...

Seattle's favorite Animal Control office won't be shutting down just yet. As expected, Fox has picked up its flagship live-action workplace comedy series starring Joel McHale for a fourth season, meaning more animal-based antics are to be had with Frank Shaw and his rag-tag team of fellow officers. The series has continued to be a hit both critically and in terms of ratings for the network, being sold to over 70 international territories and more than doubling its live + same-day ratings thanks to streaming on Hulu. It'll be back in time for the 2025-26 season, locking up Fox's comedy slate with the also-renewed Going Dutch.

Through three seasons, Animal Control has followed the jaded and cynical Frank (McHale) as he learns to embrace life as an animal control officer after being fired from the police force for trying to expose corruption in the department. Fortunately, he is almost supernaturally capable of understanding animals.

Going Dutch is returning for a second tour of duty. The freshman Fox sitcom has been renewed for a second season at the network. Deadline reports that both Going Dutch and its network stablemate, Animal Control, will be returning next season. The series' first season is now streaming on Hulu.

Deadline reports that although the Denis Leary-led series' ratings were not spectacular, the fact that the series is produced and owned by Fox may have played a part in the network's decision. Fox is also selling the series internationally; unlike many sitcoms, it is an international production, with a military base in Ireland standing in for Garrison Stroopsdorf, the fictional US Army base in Holland that serves as the show's primary setting. Additionally, Going Dutch and Animal Control are the only live-action sitcoms currently on Fox. This may also mean that Fox may not order any new half-hour comedies for the upcoming TV season.

Fox is keeping its live-action comedy duo intact: The network has renewed Joel McHale’s Animal Control for Season 4 and the Denis Leary-led military comedy Going Dutch for Season 2.

“Animal Control and Going Dutch are proven winners thanks to signature Fox characters brought to life by Joel and Denis — two of the funniest comedic voices on TV today, giving us an ideal foundation for building our new comedy block,” Fox president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “With a focus on creating irreverent, fun workplace humor that’s both outrageous and unpredictable, Joel, Denis, their castmates and production teams...

Fox is keeping the live-action comedy lights on for 2025-26.

The network has renewed Animal Control and Going Dutch — the only two live-action comedies currently on its schedule — for next season. The pickups will mean a fourth season of Animal Control, starring Joel McHale, and a second for the Denis Leary-led Going Dutch.

“Animal Control and Going Dutch are proven winners thanks to signature Fox characters brought to life by Joel and Denis — two of the funniest comedic voices on TV today, giving us an ideal foundation for building our new comedy block,” Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “With a focus on creating irreverent, fun workplace humor that’s both outrageous and unpredictable, Joel, Denis, their castmates and production teams deliver reliably laugh-out-loud moments week after week.”

The two series join long-running animated shows American Dad, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and The Simpsons — all...

Fox is sticking with laughs. The network has renewed its two live-action comedy series Animal Control and Going Dutch.

Animal Control, which stars Joel McHale, is returning for a fourth season, while Going Dutch starring Denis Leary returns for its second. Both single-camera shows, which are owned by Fox, will return in the 2025-26 season.

The renewal of Animal Control is not a surprise; the show remains Fox’s live-action comedy flagship and was the network’s first fully owned live-action series to break out. In addition, it has sold the show in more 70 international territories including in the UK to Channel 4, in Australia to Foxtel and Binge, in Canada to CBC and in New Zealand to Tvnz.

The network said that with in-season streaming on Hulu, it more than doubles its Live+Same Day ratings.

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We’ve been shocked by sudden cancellations this season, but Fox may have just taken the cake.

According to Deadline, Rescue Hi-Surf has been canceled after its freshman season.

While the decision comes as a shock given that its numbers were pretty respectable for a show on the network, it seems the decision was more about money than anything else.

(Zach Dugan/Fox)

In recent years, new shows have featured one or two A-list leads as the draws, but it seems Fox wanted to get Rescue Hi-Surf off the ground, err, shore, within a strict budget.

When all was said and done, Rescue Hi-Surf Season 1 averaged 1.8 million viewers and a 0.22 rating among adults 18-49.

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Fox has canceled its tropical drama “Rescue: Hi-Surf,” TheWrap has learned. The series will not be returning after airing one season on the broadcaster.

The drama was originally supposed to go to HBO Max before it was picked up by Fox for a fall 2024 air date. Season 1 concluded in late March of this year. Created by Matt Kester, the action-drama followed a team of lifeguards in the North Shore of O’ahu, Hawaii, which is known as the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Arielle Kebbel led the cast alongside Adam Demos, Robbie Magasiva, Kekoa Kekumano, Alex Aiono and Zoe Cipres.

In addition to creating the series, Kester served as an executive producer alongside co-showrunners John Wells and Daniel Nathanson. Erin Jontow also executive produced for John Wells Productions. “Rescue: Hi-Surf” was a co-production between Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment Studios.

Fox recently renewed its...

It’s razzle-dazzle time for TV.

The largest platforms will converge in New York the week of May 12 to show off new content and put the hard sell on Madison Avenue for advertising commitments.

Upfronts week isn’t the make-or-break moment for the TV biz that it once was. CBS has bowed out of hosting a presentation, opting for smaller events in multiple cities. ABC and NBC are part of larger pitches for parent companies Disney and Comcast. Amazon and Netflix have joined the parade.

No matter who’s in and who’s out, upfronts week is still an annual mile marker and a time for every network to take stock. Below, Variety breaks down the hits, misses and needs of the major players as they tubthump their upcoming lineups.

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ABC is fueling the “Broadcast’s back!” narrative with the success of procedural whodunit “High

Potential,” starring Kaitlin Olson,...

After a rough few years in the broadcast landscape, the 2024-25 season has brought in some rays of hope.

To be sure, the long-term structural challenges for network TV remain in a world where streaming is the default platform for the largest share of viewers and ongoing corporate consolidation continues to shrink the number of potential suppliers (and buyers) of shows. But several network shows have achieved breakout status in the past year, and each of the big four broadcasters (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) can claim at least one success story among their crop of first-year series. The fact that networks are also the primary suppliers of the long-running, deep-library shows that keep streaming services humming also seems to have sunk in across the industry.

About that corporate consolidation: The past year has continued the trend of media company reorganization. Both Paramount and Disney closed studios (Paramount TV Studios...

Newly announced programming for the 2025 Atx TV Festival, being held Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, in Austin, Texas, includes:

▶ A screening of Max’s Duster (premiering May 15), followed by a Q&a with co-creator/EP Latoya Morgan and cast members Josh Holloway, Rachel Hilson, Keith David and Asivak Koostachin

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▶ A conversation with The Gilded Age cast members Carrie Coon,...

Fox is less than two months away from holding the next meeting of The 1% Club, and it'll have a new host leading the proceedings. When the hit game show was picked up for a second season earlier this year, Community star Joel McHale was handed the reins in place of Patton Oswalt. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the reality television space, as well as a familiarity with Fox audiences thanks to his comedy series Animal Control, which makes him the perfect candidate to test the nation's intelligence. Ahead of the premiere this June, Collider can share the exclusive poster showing McHale embracing his new gig with a card that asks, "Who will answer correctly?"

Based on the U.K. game show of the same name, The 1% Club puts a fun twist on the typical trivia format by relying on contestants to rely on logic instead of memory.

The surf will stay up, if TVLine readers have their say.

As the May Upfronts began to draw near (undoubtedly bringing a bevy of heartbreaking cancellations with them), we asked you to name as many as Five yet-to-be-renewed shows that you hope to see picked up for another season.

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Exclusive: Joel McHale (Animal Control) and Paula Patton (Sacrifice) are set to star alongside Yonas Kibreab, the lead of Pixar’s forthcoming Elio, in Reimagined, a musical feature marking the directorial debut of composer Mateo Messina (Juno), which adapts his original symphony The Pageant.

Written by Messina and Jeff Witzke, the film follows Felix McCoy (Kibreab), a young boy grappling with the loss of his mother, Mary (Patton), the beloved creator of the town’s annual holiday pageant. When the production is taken over and rebranded into a shallow spectacle by cocksure director, Hamilton Lydell (McHale), Felix secretly sabotages the event, only to realize that saving the show might be the only way to keep his late mother’s spirit alive.

Currently shooting on location in the Hudson Valley, New York, the film also stars Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Josh Holloway (Duster), Kate Micucci (Dog Man), Jade Catta-Preta (Future Man...

Variety FYC TV Fest returns May 7 in Los Angeles for a day of genre-focused discussions featuring the creators and talent behind the year’s most talked about Emmy contending series. Join us for an exciting star-studded event, complete with engaging panel conversations and a special presentation of the Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award.

The festival kicks off with “Meet the Makers” drama panel, including “The Day of the Jackal” and “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth”, featuring executive producers Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant. The morning continues with a look into thrilling series “Yellowjackets,” followed by an ensemble conversation with the cast and executive producer of the acclaimed hit drama “Matlock”, including Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, Leah Lewis, and showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman.

Creators Michelle and Robert King will join actor Carrie Preston and showrunner Jonathan Tolins to discuss the dual creative worlds of “Evil” and “Elsbeth.

As we close in on the end of another regular TV season, it means final decisions will be made. There are still a number of Fox shows on the bubble, and some I need to see make it through another season. Some of these are likely going to make it, while others are very much at the bottom in terms of linear ratings and their futures are on the line.

This is a mixture of drama, comedy, and reality TV. You won’t see me write about everything regularly because I like to keep some shows as ones that I watch for entertainment, but just because I don’t write about them doesn’t mean I don’t like them.

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When it comes to reality TV, I don’t tend to watch a lot. However, Extracted immediately caught my attention. It is one of those shows that I chat...

As we race to the end of the 2024-25 TV season, there are still a few network shows not yet renewed, so which ones are we worried about ending?

As May approaches, we're getting closer to the big time for the TV season when the networks make their final decisions on what shows are coming back or not. It's a different year without as many pilots as usual, and several shows are already getting straight-to-series orders. There have also been a bevy of renewals for NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox.

Deadline has updates on several shows with indications some series like Night Court, Lopez vs Lopez, Animal Control, and Suits: LA will be coming back for new seasons. Yet there are a few network shows facing the axe, so here's a quick rundown of the top ones we're most worried about!

The Equalizer - “Slay Ride” A joyous and merry Christmas turns dark when McCall,...

With the 2024-2025 TV season almost over, there are many cancellation and renewal decisions coming. Fox still has a lot of shows on the line, but there have been some good decisions so far. While not many Fox shows have been renewed yet, we get to look forward to some.

On top of that, there are a few shows that we just know are likely to be renewed. We’ll take a look at them in this post. Just keep in mind that this is only about scripted shows, including animated comedy. The unscripted shows are a different beast.

All the renewed Fox shows so far

As of April 2025, there are only four renewed shows on Fox so far. The one that you may have overlooked is Krapopolis, which was renewed for a third season back in March 2023, ahead of the series even landing on our screens ever! On top of that,...

Fox veterans The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers have never really been on the bubble because first, they remain strong performers for the network, and secondly, due to the longer lead time needed in animation, they would always get an early renewal. That was taken to a new level this year as all three, along with American Dad!, returning to Fox after an 11-year run on TBS, have just been given four-year pickups, keeping the 20th TV Animation-produced comedies off the bubble list for the foreseeable future.

Also safe are the two Fox-owned animated comedies, Krapopolis and Grimsburg, which are not as strong in the ratings as the three long-timers but still bring eyeballs while also making money for the network via international and streaming sales. Krapopolis, now in its second season, already has been renewed for a fourth season. Grimsburg, also in its second season, is expected to be renewed for a third,...

Atx TV Festival has added more programming to the upcoming 2025 event, which is just under two months away.

The festival announced Wednesday that its lineup will now include Seth Meyers in his Atx TV Festival debut, hosting the opening night marquee panel to give audiences an “inside look” at his work on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Tony Gilroy will also be on hand to discuss Andor with Beau Willimon, and Mark Duplass will be screening his new indie show The Long Long Night.

Here are a few more panels announced Wednesday:

Acorn TV will make its Atx TV debut with “Anatomy of an Acorn TV Series,” a panel featuring Jane Seymour, Paul Powell, and Courtney Thomasma that will delve into the streamer’s growing library of originals and international favorites. Emmy Award-winning actress Carrie Preston will join for a conversation about Elsbeth, her hit CBS original crime dramedy. Joel McHale,...

Seth Meyers will be kicking off the Atx TV Festival, one of the premiere TV events of the year. A panel for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will serve as the opening night marquee, TheWrap has exclusively learned.

The panel will mark Meyers’ Atx debut. The NBC star will give attendees an inside look into how he and his team create the show’s recurring segments and approach their particular brand of political satire. Meyers will also spill on the joys and challenges of creating late night TV.

Additionally, this year’s festival will include panels from CBS’ “Elsbeth,” Fox’s “Animal Control,” Acorn TV and a screening of “The Long Long Night” as well as a conversation with series co-creator and star, Mark Duplass.

Carrie Preston will take the stage for Atx TV’s “Elsbeth” panel. Preston will be discuss giving a show to the “astute but unconventional” Elsbeth...

ABC’s The $100,000 Pyramid has featured some fantastic celebrities this season, including the incomparable Chandra Wilson.

The series continues Sunday, March 30, at 10 p.m. Et, with an appearance from actor-comedian Joel McHale. The episode will also stream on Hulu the next day.

Joel has had a fantastic career in movies and TV shows, and his plight to enter the winner’s circle brings out his competitive streak.

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TV Fanatic scored an exclusive sneak peek at the episode, which showcases Joel working his magic as he’s asked seven questions.

As fans of The $100,000 Pyramid can attest, the series puts its contestants through the wringer as they try to make their mark on the show and leave a lasting impression.

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One of the easiest ways to do that is to turn in a stunning performance when answering questions.

Joel’s performance in the sneak peek...

Every year, the Fox television network airs new and continuing TV series. Many are cancelled and many are renewed by the season's end. Although everyone understands that Nielsen ratings usually play a big role in TV cancellations and renewals, most fans do not get to participate in that system. So, we are offering you the chance to rate Fox TV shows here, instead.

Scripted Fox TV series that have premiered (so far): 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Animal Control, Bob's Burgers, The Cleaning Lady, Doc, Family Guy, Going Dutch, The Great North, Grimsburg, Krapopolis, Murder in a Small Town, The Simpsons, and Universal Basic Guys.

Here's a ranking of how the Fox TV shows from the 2024-25 season (roughly September 2024 through August 2025) stack up with our readers. Rate the...

Joel McHale reveals the unconventional way that he landed his pivotal Yellowjackets role, and gives an exciting new update on the Community movie.

The 53-year-old actor says that he was offered the role of wilderness guide Kodiak in the third season of the hit Showtime series after running into co-creator Ashley Lyle at a rock concert in Los Angeles.

“I probably had three IPAs in me. I guess I didn’t really take her seriously? We’re here watching Built to Spill and she’s like, ‘Would you be interested?’ F–ing yeah, of course. I’d love to do it,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview.

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“We’re were at a rock show. I had met her before and we started talking about Yellowjackets. She said, ‘Would you ever want to play a mountain man…’ I said yes, of course.

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for “Yellowjackets” Season 3, Episode 7, titled “Croak,” streaming now on Paramount+ with Showtime.

The Yellowjackets have welcomed new additions to the hive — as hostages.

This week’s episode, “Croak,” begins with a series of events that occurred before the Yellowjackets’ first encounter with outsiders in the wilderness. It turns out that the eerie “screaming trees” the young survivors have been hearing all season aren’t supernatural after all — they’re the mating call of a frog species known as the Arctic Banshee frog.

Viewers are introduced to three new characters: scientists Hannah (Ashley Sutton) and Edwin (Nelson Franklin), a couple eager to document the sounds of the horny, shrieking frogs, and their crossbow-wielding wilderness guide, Kodiak (Joel McHale).

While waiting out a thunderstorm inside their tent, the scientists attempt to bond with Kodiak as they smoke a pine-flavored joint. Edwin jokingly suggests they call a...

Exclusive: Brooke Shields is ready to revisit the setting that made her a global star in the 1980 movie The Blue Lagoon, with SNL alum David Spade joining her for the ride. Fox is developing Almost Paradise, a multi-camera sitcom from comedy veteran Danny Zuker (Modern Family) and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Zuker, Almost Paradise is described as The Blue Lagoon meets Gilligan’s Island. Its logline reads: Just your everyday, normal married couple facing all the everyday, normal challenges of being stranded on a desert Island for decades. Think Blue Lagoon, the family sitcom.

The idea originated from a general meeting between Shields and Kaplan. The two then approached Spade, on whose NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! Shields had guest starred and Zuker had worked for two seasons as consulting producer/co-executive producer.

Shields and Spade have no deals for Almost Paradise, which has a two-script order from Fox,...