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In features, Dan Fogelman has written big several hits, including the blockbuster Cars franchise. In TV, he had been known for quirky short-lived half-hour comedy series with cult followings, including The Neighbors and Galavant on ABC. But after Galavant came to a premature end in May 2016, Fogelman made a big…

The woman who played the pitcher on Pitch wrote a postmortem on social media after Fox canceled the drama today after its rookie season. “I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to play a role that resonated with so many people,” Kylie Bunbery wrote. Read her post in full below. Bunbery played Ginny Baker, who…

Fox has done the inevitable, officially canceling drama Pitch after one season. The move fully was expected — in anticipation of the cancellation, the show released all of its writers two weeks ago. The show’s cast and producers, including creator/executive producer Dan Fogelman and exec producer Kevin Falls, were…

Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden says, “Great entertainment can also have a great social message,” but, “the best entertainment tackles social issues in a seamless way." Walden, who was speaking at the INTV conference here in Jerusalem, referenced upcoming event series, Shots Fired, which examines the…

At last week’s TCA, Fox chairman Gary Newman and entertainment president David Madden told the press corps that there weren’t final decisions yet on the second season of Pitch.  The baseball drama, which focused on the first female pitcher playing in the major leagues on the San Diego Padres, was one of the fall’s…

Fox dramas Pitch and The Exorcist launched as two of the fall’s best-reviewed new series but failed to draw broad audiences. There was no back order for either and, with their 10-episode freshman runs completed, both are in for a long wait to learn their ultimate fate. While Pitch and The Exorcist are facing an uphill…

UPDATE 2 PM: Only NBC’s lineup underwent adjustments in the final ratings, with all series shedding a tenth or two after inflation from an NFL preemption in the fast nationals, but still ending up above their Live+same day ratings from last Thursday. Superstore (1.2 at 8 PM, 1.3 at 8:30 PM) is up from its 8 PM episode…

UPDATE 3 PM: As expected, the NBC series were adjusted down in the finals after the NFL pre-emption was taken out. Superstore (1.1) slipped a tenth from the fast nationals to finish down 0.2 from last week. The Good Place (1.2, -0.2 adjustment) finished the first part of its freshman run even week-to-week. Chicago Fire…

In what was a very long and sometimes thrilling game, Thursday saw the Los Angeles Dodgers win the National League Division Series 4-3 over the Washington Nationals and advance one step closer to a possible MLB World Series spot. Last night also saw a couple of debuts on the CW and a resurrection of sorts for Thursday…

There were only minor week-to-week fluctuations in the fast national ratings for last night. Since there may be adjustments from weather-related preemptions in the Southeastern part of the country for Hurricane Matthew coverage on top of the regular adjustments in the final Live+same day ratings, let’s take last night…

The Parents Television Council is not known for pestering broadcast networks with advice as to how to make sure one of their primetime series succeeds.  But that’s what the TV watchdog group did this morning, urging Fox to move new Pitch to a different day and timeslot to “ensure the show’s success.” PTC says it also…

Snapshot updated with finals: New series Week 2: ABC's Notorious (even), Fox's Pitch (1.1, down -0.1), The Good Place (1.3, down -0.1, adjusted up from 1.2); Returning series all down, with the exception of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy (2.4, even with its premiere fast national) and Fox’s Rosewood (0.8, up +0.1); Chicago Med…