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NEW HALF-HOUR ANIMATED SERIES “GOLAN THE INSATIABLE” PREMIERES SUNDAY, MAY 31, ON FOX

New half-hour animated comedy series GOLAN THE INSATIABLE will premiere on Sunday, May 31 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

The comedy follows a mighty godlord (Rob Riggle, “22 Jump Street,” “FOX NFL Sunday”) from an alternate dimension who arrives in Oak Grove, MN, where his only friend is a macabre, nine-year-old girl named Dylan (Aubrey Plaza, “Parks and Recreation”), who constantly urges him to wreak havoc on her town. The new animated comedy is inspired by the quarter-hour installments that aired on ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF’s late-n…

JONATHAN STERN AND KEITH QUINN ANNOUNCE FIRST SLATE OF PROJECTS FOR FOX’S MULTI-PLATFORM PROGRAMMING

FOX, in collaboration with Keith Quinn and Jonathan Stern, announced today the first several projects that are underway for their comedy development venture. The projects, executive-produced by Stern and Quinn via Stern’s Abominable Pictures, include half-hour comedy “Filthy Sexy Teen$,” which just received an eight-episode order from Fullscreen.

  

“We are pleased to announce this first slate of projects, which are a direct result of the unique creative freedom and flexibility of this venture,” said Quinn and Stern. “The talented creators …

FIRST-EVER GLOBAL PREVIEW EVENT OF “WAYWARD PINES” BEGINS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

In the first-ever global preview event, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Fox International Channels will offer a free preview of the premiere episode of WAYWARD PINES for one week beginning tonight (12:00 AM ET/PT) through Thursday, April 30 (11:59 PM ET/PT) in advance of the series’ global premiere. The episode will be available to watch free on FOX ON DEMAND via participating pay-TV providers, including AT&T U-verse, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Charter, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS, XFINITY a…

MEET THE NEW CLASS OF STUDENTS ON “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?”

This summer, brush up on your grammar school knowledge with Angela, Dee, Lauren, Mason, Reagan and Tres, the new class of fifth graders who will assist the grown-up contestants on the popular quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?, when it returns Tuesday, May 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Following a nationwide search, these six kids were chosen to help the grown-ups graduate toward the top prize of $1 million.

Unlike the typical game show that measures intelligence, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? tests adults’ lack of knowledge …

WHO HAS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS?

 

Host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot welcome judge Christina Tosi, renowned pastry chef, owner and founder of New York City’s Milk Bar, to Season Six of MASTERCHEF, premiering with a special two-hour event Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The culinary smash hit moves into its regular time period the following week on Wednesday, May 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

More hopefuls than ever before auditioned at MASTERCHEF’s open casting calls in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Los Angeles, CA; …

TONY AWARD NOMINEE THOMAS KAIL AND TV DIRECTOR ALEX RUDZINSKI TO DIRECT MUSICAL EVENT “GREASE: LIVE”

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Paramount Television announced today that Tony Award-nominated director Thomas Kail (“Hamilton,” “In the Heights”) and veteran director Alex Rudzinski (“Dancing with the Stars”) will direct the live musical event GREASE: LIVE. Kail, as the director, will oversee the stage direction, while Rudzinski will serve as the live broadcast director.

GREASE: LIVE is scheduled to air on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX and stars multi-talented performers Julianne Hough as “Sandy…

FOX RENEWS “THE LAST MAN ON EARTH” FOR A SECOND SEASON

FOX has picked up comedy series THE LAST MAN ON EARTH for a second season, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

“We knew we had something special with THE LAST MAN ON EARTH. It’s one of those rare shows that continues to add depth and dimension to its unique premise, week after week,” said Madden. “We are so thrilled that this incredibly bold, original and inventive series has been embraced by both fans and critics, and we cannot wait to see where the creative genius and inspired…

“IDOL” FAN SAVE ON TWITTER ADDS NEW AND DRAMATIC REAL-TIME TWIST TO SEASON!

Beginning this week, IDOL fans have the opportunity to save a finalist from elimination by a real-time vote using Twitter. Once host Ryan Seacrest announces the bottom two finalists and they perform, the IDOL Fan Save hashtag #Save(ContestantName) for each will appear on air, and fans across the country will have a short window (approximately five minutes) to Tweet their Save votes (one per Twitter account). Once the IDOL Fan Save window closes, no more votes will be accepted and the real-time, immediate results will be revealed by Ryan Seacr…

NEW ULTIMATE CHALLENGE SERIES “BULLSEYE,” HOSTED BY KELLAN LUTZ, TO PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, ON FOX

BULLSEYE, an exhilarating one-hour unscripted challenge series, hosted by Kellan Lutz (“The Legend of Hercules,” “The Twilight Saga” franchise), premieres Wednesday, May 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. From Endemol Shine North America, the producers of “Wipeout” and “Fear Factor,” BULLSEYE will challenge four men and four women to test their bodies and brains in three ultimate challenges that ask nothing more than for them to hit the BULLSEYE – literally.  Comedian Godfrey (“The Godfrey Complex”) will serve as co-host.

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