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Busfield gets busy
Thirtysomething and The West Wing star Timothy Busfield reveals how he has evolved from acting to directing and producing, discusses his creative partnership with Aaron Sorkin and explains why AI is a problem for the creative arts.
End of season report card
In the US, the 2015/16 TV season is drawing to a close – so which scripted shows have done the business for the big four networks?
TV jury finds in favour of FX OJ drama
The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story is shaping up as one of the top dramas of the year, so get your money on star Cuba Gooding Jr scooping an award. Meanwhile, The X-Files’ international roll-out tops 50 million viewers (and counting).
BBC makes premature call for Midwife
This week Andy Fry looks at the last burst of commissions and renewals before the festive break, a new project for Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery and Amazon’s latest assault on the pay TV market.
The horror, the horror!
In a busy week for commissions and renewals, a genre that seems to be cresting a wave is horror, although sci-fi and supernatural are still priorities for broadcasters. There’s bad news for Kurt Sutter, however, as The Bastard Executioner is axed by FX.
AMC’s Badlands does the business
After a storming start for Into the Badlands, has AMC found itself another big hit? Elsewhere, the jury is out on Sky’s The Last Panthers, while Downton Abbey’s finale confirmed its status as one of the best scripted series ever produced in the UK.
Gearing up for the upfronts
With the crucial upfronts season in full swing, DQ casts an eye over the major US networks’ drama programming plans – with movie spin-offs proving a major draw.