It’s Expansion Time for the CW and Showtime
This week got off to a very strong start for two network presidents, the CW’s Mark Pedowitz and Showtime’s David Nevins. Their respective networks shared a day at TCA’s summer press tour held at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Pedowitz got the party started by discussing the network’s recent decision expanding to a sixth night on Sundays, adding two hours of primetime programming. He said the addition of a new night got a terrific reception...
Family Comedies Rule as ABC and NBC Present New Shows at TCA
Two of the Big Four broadcast networks, ABC and NBC, capped off the TCA summer press tour held at the Beverly Hilton hotel. But unlike Fox and CBS, neither net provided its entertainment division presidents for what are commonly known as executive sessions – basically press conferences in which the executives field questions from journalists. The omissions were especially jarring in that CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl knuckled...
CBS Previews Its New Programming Against a Backdrop of Scandal
It was early on a Sunday, the morning after the Television Critics Association awards, where celebrating often goes late into the night after the ceremonies. But instead of a leisurely a.m. before getting back to business of the summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton, all eyes were alert and focused on CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl as he took the podium under the intense scrutiny of the assembled journalists. They all wanted to...
FX Networks Showcases New Programs Including ‘Mayans M.C’ and ‘Shogun’
Aside from being the chief executive of FX Networks, John Landgraf is known for being an authoritative source on the scripted television (and streaming) landscape. During his remarks at the TCA summer press tour Friday, he gave a midseason update to the tally of dramas, comedies and limited series, saying that 319 scripted series have been produced through the first six months of this year — up 5% from the same period last year. Much...
All That’s New at the ‘New’ Fox TV Network
Dana Walden didn’t waste a single second before addressing what was on everyone’s minds during Fox’s day at the TCA summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton hotel. It was to be the last time in that venue the Fox Television Group chairwoman and chief executive, along with Gary Newman, would represent the company under current 21st Century Fox ownership before Disney completes acquisition and takes the reins. “We are informally calling...
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