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FOX Creator Studios is expanding its creator-led slate with seven new partners —bringing over 65 million combined followers into the fold.
· New creators include Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, Speeed Co, Sorted Food, MyHealthyDish, Mad Realities, and Christina Richardson. They join names like celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and comedian Tom Segura.
· The new deals span long-form entertainment and short-form scripted and unscripted series, with projects already in active production and development.
· FCS will help creators develop premium intellectual property, expand into new formats, and build enduring entertainment brands by leveraging FOX’s ad sales, brand partnership, global distribution, and production infrastructure.
· The Mission: Find creators who’ve already built real audiences and real businesses — then help them go bigger.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Burrows passed away on June 19 at age 85. The acclaimed TV sitcom director co-created “Cheers” and helmed more than 1,000 episodes across beloved series like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Tributes have poured in from actors he worked with, including:
· Ted Danson (“Cheers”): “For 11 years his laughter taught me what was funny and what was not. Nothing made me happier than to make him laugh.”
· David Schwimmer (“Friends”): “Jimmy Burrows brought out the best in every actor he ever worked with, and elevated every show he directed, making it funnier and more moving than anyone expected. His warmth, humility and generosity made us feel safe.”
· Jennifer Aniston (“Friends”): “He called us his ‘kids’ — ‘Where are the kids?’ ’Let’s see if the kids can make the joke work.’ No pressure…. Most of all, he taught us — the kids — how important it is to love and respect one another. To take care of each other. To have each other’s backs and support each other, no matter what. And we did just that.”
· Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”): “The 800 lb gorilla of television comedy for five years, he was beloved by everyone, and has left not a mark but a footprint. An incredible legacy.”
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Animated series “Kevin,” centered on a cat who bonds with misfits at an animal shelter, was canceled after one season on Prime Video — and co-creator Aubrey Plaza had a few things to say about that. “Very disappointing since we were just getting going,” she wrote on Instagram. “I remember in the early days of ‘Parks & Rec’ when we all thought we would be cancelled because our ratings weren’t great…. But we had some special humans over at NBC that believed in the show. I was hoping for this for ‘Kevin,’ but sadly we are living in a different time in our industry. I hope the machines won’t ruin everything. Maybe Kevin will find a new owner someday.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network superstar Ina Garten — aka the Barefoot Contessa — fielded offers from numerous suitors for a new video podcast, reports the New York Times. The winner, Vox Media, will release “Happy Hour With Ina Garten” in September.
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Apple TV+ comedy “Brothers,” starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves, drops Wednesday, September 23 with two episodes. The twist: their real-life friendship gets rocked when they discover they might be brothers.
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Tyra Banks hasn’t turned her back on reality TV. The supermodel may be suing Netflixover her depiction in its docuseries about “America’s Next Top Model,” the competition she created and hosted, but she has returned to “Project Runway” for her second turn as a recurring judge. Season 22 of the show premieres Thursday, July 9 on Hulu.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Leslie Jones is coming for your ugly Airbnb. In HGTV’s new show “Roast My Rental,”premiering July 24 at 10 p.m., the “SNL” alum tears apart short-term rental properties that have no business charging $300 a night.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first two episodes of NBC‘s new, celebrity-free version of “The Traitors” are set to debut Thursday, September 17 in a special two-hour extended premiere. New episodes of “The Traitors: New Blood” will continue to air Thursdays at 8 p.m.
(Source: Cynopsis)
David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”) stars in “Gone,” a mystery premiering Thursday, July 23 on BritBox.
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“Eons: Life and Death on Pangea” kicks off Wednesday, July 29 on PBS (check local listings). The six-parter explores the “Great Dying,” the catastrophic mass extinction that saw 80 percent of Earth’s species vanish.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The fourth annual “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament kicks off Tuesday, August 25 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Ken Jennings hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Niecy Nash (“Reno 911!”) teams with her daughter, actress/singer-songwriter Dia Nash, to host a new true crime video series. The upcoming video podcast was created for PAVE Studios’ true-crime brand, Crime House.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meanwhile, Radial Entertainment and UK indie Woodcut Media are expanding the “Most Evil” true crime franchise with “World’s Most Evil Women” — turning the lens on the women behind some of history’s most heinous crimes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MLS star DeAndre Yedlin is going beyond the pitch. DAZN’s Team Whistle has teamed up with Yedlin and his family for “Home Grown: Investing in Family,” a reality series that pulls back the curtain on his soccer career and his home life. Robinhood is along for the ride as presenting sponsor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will keep the lights on this summer with a rotating lineup of guest hosts while Kimmel takes his annual hiatus. Tiffany Haddish kicks things off the week of July 6, with Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, and Jelly Roll each taking the helm in the weeks that follow.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“A Prince in Paradise: A Royal Wedding Date” will start streaming on Great American Pure Flix on Thursday, July 30, and on Great American Family and GFAM+ on Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m.
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“The Great American Journey,” a Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) series celebrating the country’s 250 years of independence, premieres Saturday, August 22 on NBC’s “The More You Know” educational/informational (E/I) programming block. Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Warrior Cats” is headed to Disney+ and Disney Channel. The children’s fantasy book series is being adapted into an animated TV series following a deal between Coolabi Group and Disney Kids & Family, with production underway and a 2028 premiere on the horizon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The end of the world is coming to TV. Peacock handed a straight-to-series order to “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” and it’s as unhinged as it sounds. Based on Matt Dinniman’s cult-favorite LitRPG sci-fi novels, the live-action romp from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television follows survivors of an alien invasion fighting for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production has commenced on Great American Media’s “A Christmas Prayer 2,” the follow-up to the original movie from its film label The Golden Thread. The sequel is set to bow as part of the company’s Great American Christmas programming event this October.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Crayola Studios, the content division of Crayola, has entered into a development deal with Kickstart Entertainment for “Create the Impossible,” a STEAM series for kids co-created by astronaut and science TV host Emily Calandrelli and Maria Pepin.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production of the eight-episode second season of “The Audacity” is underway in Vancouver, Canada, with its return to AMC and AMC+ slated for 2027. Miriam Shor(“Pluribus”) is joining the satirical drama in a heavily recurring role as an FBI agent.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ESPN re-signed Super Bowl champ and NFL analyst Jason McCourty to a new multi-year agreement. Entering his third season with the network, McCourty will continue contributing across the company’s NFL portfolio, regularly appearing on shows including “NFL Live,” “Get Up,” “First Take,” and “SportsCenter.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Love Island USA” stormed to the top of the streaming charts during its first two weeks of season 8, racking up a combined 2.3 billion minutes of viewing, a 50% jump from where last season stood at the same point, per Nielsen preliminary data. According to Peacock’s own numbers, 26% of engagement is happening on phones and tablets.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo clocked 13.3 million preliminary Total Audience Delivery (TAD) viewers for the Mexico vs. Korea Republic match, on track to become the most-watched FIFA World Cup match in Spanish-language TV history.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount reports last week’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn averaged 8.2 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+.
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Tuesday’s episode of Fox News’ “Gutfeld!,” featuring Vice President Vance, delivered 3.2 million viewers and 359,000 in the 25-54 demo, an 8% increase with viewers and a 9% increase in the 25-54 demo compared to its year-to-date average, according to Nielsen preliminary panel data.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV’s “Home Town” drew over 19.7 million cross-platform viewers and averaged a .47 Live + 3 rating among P25-54, up 34% from last season, while the season finale of “Home Town: Inn This Together” delivered a season-high .65 Live + 3 rating among P25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix dominated the week of May 18 on Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming programs, claiming four of the top six spots. Prime Video placed two shows in the top ten, while Disney+, Hulu/Netflix, HBO Max, and Paramount+ each contributed one entry. The gap between first (“Nemesis” at 1.31 billion minutes) and last (“Dutton Ranch” at 736 million) is surprisingly modest — less than a 2× difference across the full top 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Toy Story 5 – $160 million
Disclosure Day – $17 million
Obsession – $14.2 million
Backrooms – $7.3 million
Scary Movie – $6.7 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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