70th Annual Prime Emmy Awards Are ‘Marvelous’
It was a heady night at the Microsoft Theater for actress Rachel Brosnahan and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as the freshman 1950s-set comedy series dominated the comedy categories by picking up five golden statuettes at the 70th Prime Emmy Awards, televised on NBC and hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost– known for their comedy on “Saturday Night Live.” The tale of a woman finding her voice on a standup comedy stage in...
Who Will Win the Streaming Wars? FX’s John Landgraf Has Some Predictions
Long-established as an industry thought leader, FX CEO John Landgraf is getting ready for the big change when Disney takes over the cable network he’s called home for about 17 years. Landgraf spoke last week at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit in a one-on-one conversation with Cynthia Littleton that touched on topics including the value proposition of a brand, diversity in front of and behind the camera, ratings and his...
Born to be Wild at ‘Mayans M.C.’ Premiere
Kurt Sutter was more than revved up for the premiere screening of his new FX outlaw crime drama, “Mayans M.C.” The creator of ”Sons Of Anarchy,” the epic seven-season motorcycle gang show from which “Mayans” is a spinoff, was introduced to a packed house Tuesday night at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood by FX Network CEO John Landgraf. “SOA,” which premiered in 2008 and remains the highest-rated series in FX history, was Sutter’s...
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...
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