17 TV Press Tour Takeaways: Emmys Go Hostless, Ryan Murphy Takes on Clinton-Lewinsky, ‘Power’ Lives
Plus: “Atlanta” news mixes with Georgia talk, and ABC is bringing us “The Little Mermaid Live” after all — though not all that live
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Mike Schur Explains How the ‘Objective’ of ‘The Good Place’ Changed Midway Through Its Run
TCA 2019: The sitcom went from a show about how to be a good person to arguing that it’s more important just to try, Schur tells TV critics
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How Mike Schur Avoids ‘Trump Bulls–‘ in ‘The Good Place’ Writers Room
TCA 2019: NBC sitcom creator realized he needed to set “appointed times” for writing staff to discuss current events
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Kristen Bell Says Another Season of ‘Veronica Mars’ Hinges on Finding ‘Holes in Everyone’s Schedules’
TCA 2019: “It’s kind of like a puzzle you have to put together to find the time frame,” “Good Place” star says of Hulu revival
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How ‘Breaking Bad’ Made Mike Schur Realize He Wanted a Smaller Episode Order for ‘The Good Place’
TCA 2019: Schur wanted his NBC afterlife comedy to have the same “narrative propulsion” as AMC’s meth drama
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Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ to Air After ‘Sunday Night Football’ 5 Times This Fall (Video)
TCA 2019: Late-night series will kick off special run following Steelers-Patriots on Sept. 8
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‘Masked Singer’ Season 2: Fox Reality Boss on Why the Egg Contestant Decided to Be an Egg
TCA 2019: “Egg is weird,” Rob Wade tells TheWrap
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Charlotte Flair: ‘It’s Not a Slight’ for Becky Lynch to Share ‘WWE 2K20’ Cover With Roman Reigns
TCA 2019: “Roman Reigns is standing behind her. [He’s] the face of our company. That’s the big message to me,” she tells TheWrap
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Here’s Where Jussie Smollett’s ‘Empire’ Character Will Be at the Start of Season 6
TCA 2019: Michael Thorn tells TheWrap writers have created a “very realistic story for why [Jamal’s] not in the day-to-day lives of the Lyon family”
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‘Paradise Hotel’ Reboot Canceled by Fox After One Season, Alternative Chief Rob Wade Says (Exclusive)
TCA 2019: Kristin Cavallari-hosted reality series debuted in May
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‘BH90210’ Star Ian Ziering Says CW Reboot Didn’t Live Up to the Original: ‘No One’s Going to Make a Remake of That Show’
TCA 2019: “We were on for 10 years, they were on for five”
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Shannen Doherty ‘Definitely Wasn’t Going to Do’ the ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Revival – Until Luke Perry’s Death
TCA 2019: “When Luke passed away, things drastically changed for me and I felt like it was a great opportunity to sort of honor him,” “BH90210” star says
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Fox Chief Charlie Collier Compares WWE Ratings Risk to Network’s NFL Deal in the ’90s
TCA 2019: Former AMC chief recalls to TheWrap his days losing to USA Network, where “SmackDown” is wrapping up its long run
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Emmys to Go Hostless This Year, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier Says
TCA 2019: Awards show to air September 22
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Lee Daniels ‘Is Right’ – Jussie Smollett Will Not Return for ‘Empire’ Final Season, Fox Chief Says
TCA 2019: After network extended actor’s option for Season 6, co-creator said he wasn’t bringing him back
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‘The Simpsons’ Adds John Legend, Chrissy Teigen as Guest Stars for Season 31
TCA 2019: Other stars to appear as voices on Fox’s animated comedies include Jason Momoa, Bryan Cranston, Niecy Nash, Megan Mullally, Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen and Billy Eichner
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Fox Signs ‘Criminal Minds’ and ‘Teen Wolf’ Creator Jeff Davis to Overall Deal
TCA 2019: The broadcast-only agreement is the first for “New Fox”
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Fox Entertainment Names Sony Pictures TV Vet Amy Carney Chief Operating Officer
TCA 2019: She will report directly to Charlie Collier in the newly created position
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FX Boss Explains Why Ryan Murphy Had to ‘Clean the Slate’ for ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ Cast
TCA 2019: Regular Murphy staples Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters are absent from upcoming Season 9
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FX Chief Says It’s Donald Glover’s Call Whether or Not ‘Atlanta’ Will Continue to Film in Atlanta
TCA 2019: Comedy returns to production next spring with Season 3 and newly-announced Season 4
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FX President Defends Airing Clinton-Lewinsky ‘Impeachment’ Series During Election Season
TCA 2019: “No one will shout us down,” John Landgraf says of the new season of “American Crime Story”
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Billy Porter Talks Getting a Sex Scene After a Career Spent Not Being ‘an Object of Anyone’s Affection’
TCA 2019: “As an out, queer actor, they generally tend to cut our d–ks off,” the “Pose” star says
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‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Set at FX With Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Beanie Feldstein Playing Monica Lewinsky
TCA 2019: Annaleigh Ashford will portray Paula Jones on next installment of Ryan Murphy anthology, which is produced by Lewinsky
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‘Snowfall’ Cast, Producers Say ‘Nothing Too Drastic’ Will Change on FX Drama in the Wake of John Singleton’s Death
TCA 2019: “We still keep a chair on set with his name on it, and he’s empowered all of us to keep going on,” star Damson Idris says
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Kurt Sutter Defends ‘Mayans MC’ Violence, Says Superhero Films Get Off Easy ‘Because It’s Done With Lasers by F–ing Pretty Folks in Tights’
TCA 2019: “That s— is more irresponsible than the stories we’re trying to tell,” Sutter tells TV Critics
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FX Lands 5-Part Tupac Docuseries From ‘Defiant Ones’ Director Allen Hughes
TCA 2019: Network expanding non-fiction slate with five series and its first feature-length doc, “Women in Comedy”
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‘Atlanta’ Renewed for Season 4 at FX, Production on Seasons 3 and 4 to Begin Next Spring
TCA 2019: But we still don’t have a shooting location
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ABC’s ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ Won’t Actually Be All That Live
TCA 2019: There will be 10 or 11 musical performances weaved in throughout the 1989 cartoon feature
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‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ ‘Bachelor’ Spinoffs in the Works, ABC President Says
TCA 2019: Conversations have also begun with Marvel TV about another potential ABC series, Karey Burke tells TheWrap
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Tamron Hall Says ‘Today’ Show ‘Made the Wrong Choice’ Giving Her Time Slot to Megyn Kelly
TCA 2019: “Megyn Kelly Today” struggled in the ratings and was canceled after 13 months
