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[07/15/08 - 09:51 AM] FX President and General Manager John Landgraf Makes Key Programming and Casting Announcements at FX Presentation at TCA Summer Tour in Beverly Hills FX will order 19 additional episodes of NIP/TUCK plus 39 more episodes of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA. |
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FX PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER JOHN LANDGRAF MAKES KEY PROGRAMMING AND CASTING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT FX PRESENTATION AT TCA SUMMER TOUR IN BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS, July 15, 2008 � John Landgraf, the President and General Manager of FX Networks, today made multiple programming and casting announcements about some of FX's critically acclaimed and award-winning series, and announced a new comedy series at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. They included:
� FX will order 19 additional episodes of NIP/TUCK and the series will end its historic run in early 2011. Creator/Executive Producer RYAN MURPHY will see the show through to its end as showrunner. The 2005 Golden Globe� winner for best drama series recently finished production on final 8 episodes of its 22-episode fifth season, and those eight episodes will air in early 2009. The additional order will bring the series to 100 episodes for the life of the show. It has been the #1 scripted series in basic cable among adults 18-49 five years in a row, a record which will not be broken any time soon.
� FX intends to produce 39 more episodes of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA in addition to the 13 currently in production. The series' fourth season premieres on Thursday, September 18th at 10 p.m. SUNNY has seen significant ratings growth each of its three seasons. It ranks among the top series downloaded on iTunes and also on Hulu, where it has been #1 among all series for the past week, and it is one of the top-selling TV DVDs for Fox Home Entertainment. ROB McELHENNEY, CHARLIE DAY and GLENN HOWERTON will remain as both stars and executive producers, and KAITLIN OLSON and DANNY DeVITO will stay on as series stars.
� Using IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELHIA as a springboard to launch a second comedy series, FX will be ordering 13 episodes of a new original scripted series currently titled TESTEES (working title; see attached release). TESTEES will premiere in October following a new original episode of SUNNY. It was created by KENNY HOTZ, who has written for SOUTH PARK, and he created and ran the series KENNY VS. SPENNY on Comedy Central. TESTEES is a scripted comedy which focuses on two friends in their early 30s who earn their living as medical guinea pigs.
� FX and Sony Pictures Television closed a deal with MICHAEL J. FOX for a four-episode arc for the fifth season of RESCUE ME. The 22-epsiode fifth season begins in the spring of 2009 and Fox will appear in the season five opener.
� Academy Award� winning actress MARCIA GAY HARDEN will be joining new cast members WILLIAM HURT and TIMOTHY OLYPHANT as additions to the cast of DAMAGES for its second season which premieres in January of 2009.
� TED DANSON will return to the cast of DAMAGES for several episodes this season in his role as �Arthur Frobisher.�
� THE SHIELD's JAY KARNES will be joining SONS OF ANARCHY for at least six episodes in the series' first season.
� DREA de MATTEO, who appears in the SONS OF ANARCHY pilot, will appear in five additional episodes of the first season.
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[11/12/25 - 12:02 PM] "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Anchors NBC's Midseason Lineup The series, from creators Robert Carlock and Sam Means, will debut with a one-hour premiere on Monday, February 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT before moving to its regular timeslot the following week on Monday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m.
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[11/12/25 - 12:01 PM] TLC Sets January Premiere Date for Three-Part Docuseries Unpacking Allegations Against "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Star Mary Cosby and Her Church "The Cult of the Real Housewife" will premiere Thursday, January 1 from 8-11PM ET/PT on TLC.
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[11/12/25 - 12:01 PM] Video: Trailer Debut - "Little Disasters" with Diane Kruger Premieres December 11 on Paramount+ The six-part psychological thriller adapted from the bestselling novel by Sarah Vaughan will premiere all episodes on Thursday, December 11, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, GSA, Italy and Latin America.
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[11/12/25 - 12:00 PM] "The Family McMullen," Starring Edward Burns, Connie Britton, and Tracee Ellis Ross, Debuts December 5 on HBO Max 30 years after Edward Burns' "The Brothers McMullen" wowed critics and audiences with its exploration of the lives and struggles of three Irish American brothers from Long Island, New York, the family returns in the long-awaited follow-up.
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[11/12/25 - 10:02 AM] Season Two of the HBO Original Late-Night Comedy Series "It's Florida, Man." Debuts November 28 Featuring candid accounts from everyday Floridians playfully recreated by a rotating cast of actors and comedians, this hilarious and irreverent series sheds light on the viral, wacky, and weird. With equal parts humor and heart.
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[11/12/25 - 10:01 AM] Derek Hough to Host "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" Airing Monday, Dec. 1, on ABC and Next Day on Hulu and Disney+ Featured performers include Gwen Stefani, Nicole Scherzinger, Trisha Yearwood, and more.
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[11/12/25 - 09:31 AM] Netflix Announces Michelle Monaghan Is Hitting the Ice in a New Hockey Series For the town of South Dorothy, Minnesota, hockey is everything - until a tragic loss knocks the legs out from under the high school's legendary team.
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[11/12/25 - 08:54 AM] Here's Your First Look at "Living the Dream": A New Netflix Animated Workplace Sitcom from George Gendi and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Starring George Gendi, Javone Prince, Julia Davis, Tom Stourton, Ellie White, Ambika Mod, Chris Diamontopoulos, Stavros Halkias, and more.
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[11/12/25 - 08:51 AM] TNT Sports Announces Start Times for 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge Races, Starting on Sunday, June 28 Highlights of the In-Season Challenge include three Sunday races under the lights.
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[11/12/25 - 08:31 AM] Video: "Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within" - Official Trailer - Netflix In this joyful short documentary, children at a Ugandan orphanage find healing, spread hope and achieve global acclaim - one viral dance video at a time.
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[11/12/25 - 08:27 AM] ABC Scores Top Game of the Week for the 10th Straight Week; "College GameDay" Posts Week 11 Growth and Record Season Rolls On LSU-Alabama (7.5 million viewers) was the most-watched game of the week, followed by Texas A&M-Missouri (4.9 million) and BYU-Texas Tech (4.0 million) among the top five.
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[11/12/25 - 08:05 AM] Roku Originals Huddles Up with Eva Longoria, Skydance Sports, NFL Films, Alfred Street Industries, and Hyphenate Media Group for New Series "NFL Hometown Eats" (wt) The three-part series will kick off with executive producer Eva Longoria alongside an NFL player from her favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys.
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[11/12/25 - 07:31 AM] Video: Apple TV Debuts Trailer for the Final Installment of "WondLa" Hailing from Skydance Animation and based on Tony DiTerlizzi's New York Times bestselling book series "The Search for WondLa," the series is showrun and executive produced by Bobs Gannaway.
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[11/12/25 - 07:11 AM] "USA Sports" Announced as New Brand and Division Name for Versant's Sports Portfolio In total, USA Sports will present more than 10,000 hours of event, studio, and original sports programming across USA Network, Golf Channel, and CNBC in 2026.
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[11/12/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Tell Me Softly" (Dimelo Bajito) - Official Trailer - Prime Video The Di Bianco brothers are back and nothing will ever be the same.
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