Fox’s “24,” which is scheduled to air its two-hour season finale tonight, has returned from a yearlong hiatus with what is arguably its best season yet from a creative point of view. An Emmy winner for best drama series three years ago, the show lost its footing the following year. And the season after...
TV’s No. 1 network is likely to kick off upfront week by announcing a new schedule marked by stability—and maybe a surprise or two. Fox, which is finishing its fifth season as the top-rated network among adults 18-49, is taking over NBC’s traditional Monday kickoff slot this year at the advertising market...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” actor Anil Kapoor will join the cast of Fox’s “24” for its eighth season. Mr. Kapoor, who will be a series regular, will play a Middle Eastern leader on a peace-making mission in the U.S. It will be the first American TV role for Mr. Kapoor, who played game show host Prem Kumar...
The broadcast networks are looking for a do-over. After an awful autumn that saw the Big Five shed a stunning 12% of their collective audience year-to-year, the networks are planning radical surgery on their prime-time schedules next year. More than a dozen newcomers will have their debuts between next...
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It’s still November, but Fox’s Preston Beckman already has his mind on next fall. According to the network’s scheduling guru, the massive midseason changes Fox announced late last week aren’t about boosting short-term ratings. Instead, they’re designed to help Fox in its perennial mission to boost ratings...
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The clock is stopping on "24." Unhappy with the direction of some season-seven scripts, producers of the Fox drama have opted to shut down production of the show on Sept. 15, right after episode 18 wraps filming. Production is expected to resume in early October after a roughly three-week break...