‘Empire’ Season 5, ‘It’s Always Sunny’ team’s FOX comedy, ‘Spamalot’ movie
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes “Empire” getting a fifth season on FOX, a series order for “What We Do in the Shadows” on FX Networks, an extra episode for “Legion” Season 2, streaming service Hotstar’s continued success in India and more.
- ‘Empire’ renewed for Season 5 at FOX (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ team set middle America family comedy at FOX (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ scores series order at FX (Variety)
- Fox sets Broadway ‘Mean Girls’ helmer Casey Nicholaw for ‘Spamalot’ Monty Python movie (Deadline)
- Fox developing children’s dinosaur story ‘Bolivar’ as movie (Variety)
- ‘Legion’ expands Season 2 with additional episode (Deadline)
- ‘Last Man Standing’ revival eyed at Fox (Variety)
- Fox has bold ideas to cut back TV ads, but they’re not easy to put in place (Variety)
- With FOX added to mix, 2018 NFL Draft draws record TV ratings, audiences (Sporting News)
- April 2018 ratings: Fox News runs streak to 22 straight months as cable’s most-watched network (TVNewser)
- Primetime ratings: FOX wins with hot ‘Empire’ (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Delayed viewing ratings: ‘New Girl’ final season premiere doubles (Variety)
- ‘The Simpsons’ is now the longest-running scripted show in history. What happens next? (EW.com)
- FS1’s ‘First Things First’ is hitting its stride in a crowded field of morning shows (Awful Announcing)
- We are fundamentally changing storytelling: Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan (IndianTelevision.com)
- Fox streaming service Hotstar breaks out in burgeoning India market (Variety)
- ‘Maze Runner’ finale finds path to top spot on disc sales chart (Media Play News)
- This digital field journal lets anyone be a citizen scientist or explorer (Forbes)
- Fox’s FoxNext unit makes its mark with VR, mobile games (Variety)
Enjoy the weekend!
