Peak TV
John Landgraf Opens Up About What Led to — and Ultimately Killed — Peak TV
“The only thing that you can do to get closer to profitability faster is reduce your output,” the FX CEO tells The Hollywood Reporter.
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FX’s John Landgraf Declines to Crown Netflix the Winner of the Streaming Wars
The executive, marking 20 years at the network, says his parent company Disney is “in it to win it” as he weighs in on FX’s 2024 lineup and ‘The Bear.’
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Peak TV Is Officially Over: FX Tallies 14 Percent Drop in Scripted Series for 2023
The number of U.S.-produced scripted originals clocks in at 516 for last year as the bubble has officially burst.
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Now What? The Five Crises Confronting a Post-Strike Hollywood
Hollywood’s "summer of strikes" may be about to wrap, but don’t pop the champagne just yet. Existential issues still loom large.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.
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Peak TV Climbs Again in 2022, Nearly Reaches 600 Scripted Series
The annual tally from FX is 7 percent higher than the 559 shows that ran in 2021.
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Does New Year’s Silence Signal the End of Peak TV?
Will 2023 be when the massive volume of U.S. scripted originals begins to trend downward after years of free spending?
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Deciphering Warner Bros. Discovery’s Recent Moves; Plus Peak TV Talk With FX’s John Landgraf
During this week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, hosts Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg look at what to expect from HBO Max and Discovery+ ahead of the 2023 combination of both platforms.
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FX CEO John Landgraf Predicts Peak TV Will Peak in 2022 With Another Record
Through the first half of the year, there have been 357 total U.S. scripted originals across broadcast, cable and streaming — up 16 percent from last year’s record pace.
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Peak TV Update: Scripted Series Volume Hits All-Time High in 2021
The annual estimate of shows from FX jumps by 13 percent after a one-year dip in 2020.
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