TCA: Hulu Greenlights New Comedy Series Starring Martin Short, Steve Martin

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:18:23 +0000

Hulu has greenlit a new true crime-themed comedy series from This is Us creator Dan Fogelman featuring Steve Martin and Martin Short, the streaming service announced Friday at its Television Critics Association winter press tour panel.

Hulu's 'Dollface'

Hulu senior VP of originals Craig Erwich also announced the streaming service has signed Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland to create a new animated series, Solar Opposites, which will debut May 8.

Hulu also announced it has renewed original series, Dollface and Wu-Tang: An American Saga, for sophomore campaigns, according to Erwich.

Erwich also said that Hulu’s multi-service offering -- from its low cost, ad-supported subscription service to its live vMVPD offering -- gives consumers a strong value proposition in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

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“We want to give the consumer as much flexibility, choice and control as we can offer them, he said. "That’s where we think we’re winning.”

In other Hulu TCA news, the service will debut its Hillary Clinton documentary Hillary on March 6 and its new comedy series The Great on May 15.

Presidential Debate Leads Fox News To Weekly Ratings Win

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:44:00 +0000

Fox News’ coverage of the Sept. 26 Presidential Debate helped the network finish last week as the most watched cable network in primetime, according to Nielsen.

Fox News, bolstered by the 11.4 million viewers who tuned into its live coverage of the first of three Presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, averaged 3.2 million viewers during the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 to beat out ESPN’s football-aided 2.2 million viewers for first place among all cable networks.

Cable news networks CNN (1.9 million viewers) and MSNBC (1.6 million) also rode its respective Presidential Debate coverage to finish third and fourth, respectively.

USA Network, TBS and HGTV (all tied with 1.3 million viewers); NFL Network (1.2 million) and Disney Channel and History (tied with 1.0 million) rounded out the top 10 most watched networks for the week.

Fox News was also the most watched network on a 24-hour basis, while ESPN and Adult Swim took top honors in primetime and total day respectively among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen.

Most Watched Cable Shows During Week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2

ShowNetworkTotal Viewers

Presidential Debate (9:03-10:40 pm) Fox News 11.4 million

Pres. Debate/Analysis (10:40 to 11 pm) Fox News 9.9 million

1st Presidential Debate (9:03-10:38 pm) CNN 9.9 million

NFL Monday Night Football (Atl-NO) ESPN 8.0 million

Thursday Night Football (Hou vs. N.E.) NFL Network 7.8 million

Debate Night In America (10:30-12 am) CNN 6.9 million

The Kelly File (11 -12 am) Fox News 5.3 million

Debate (9:03-10:40 pm) MSNBC 4.9 million

The O’Reilly Factor (8-9 pm) Fox News 4.3 million

MSNBC Debate Analysis (10:40-12 am) MSNBC 4.0 million

Source: Nielsen

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