This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FX’s impressive showing at the Critics’ Choice Awards, FOX’s big NFL ratings, “The Masked Singer” ratings staying strong, Fox Searchlight’s “Tolkien” getting a release date and more.
- FX, HBO top Critics’ Choice Awards winners (Multichannel News)
- NFL playoff ratings keep sizzling: NBC up 8%, FOX up 25% from 2018 (Deadline)
- NFL up 6% for divisional round viewership; FOX sets digital record (SportsBusiness Daily)
- TV ratings: ‘Simpsons’ hits 4-year high with help from NFL playoffs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Primetime ratings: ‘Masked Singer’ stays strong, paces FOX (Broadcasting & Cable)
- ‘The Masked Singer’ leads strong showing for reality TV to start 2019 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘The Passage’ starts well in ratings (Deadline)
- Friday ratings: FOX’s ‘Last Man Standing’ continues its dominance (Deadline)
- Plant-Uzcategui PBC on FS1 card peaks at 986,000 viewers (BoxingScene.com)
- ‘Once Upon a Deadpool’ secures China date in mouthy merc’s first Middle Kingdom move (Deadline)
- Fox Searchlight’s ‘Tolkien’ takes early summer release date (Deadline)
- FOX orders Season 16 of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (Broadcasting & Cable)
- ‘Funny People’ reality-competition series for comedy performers in works at FOX (Deadline)
- ‘MasterChef Junior’ gets Season 7 premiere date, sets all-unscripted FOX Tuesday lineup (Deadline)
- ‘Fox & Friends’ runs studio audience test (NewscastStudio)
- Star India awaits cricket bonanza in 2019 after solid sports growth in 2018 (IndianTelevision.com)
- Fox’s Indian streamer Hotstar unveils ambitious originals slate (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Star India’s biggest content disruption yet, Hotstar Specials, also receives biggest launch show for an OTT platform (TVNews4U)
- Legendary TV’s Edwin Chung joins 20th Century Fox TV as VP Comedy Development (Deadline)
- Seth Winter will lead sports ad sales for new Fox (Variety)
- 30 most impactful TV Newsers of the past 15 years: Maria Bartiromo (TVNewser)
- 30 most impactful TV Newsers of the past 15 years: Neil Cavuto (TVNewser)
Enjoy the weekend!
