Henry James’ classic novel “The Portrait of a Lady” will be adapted for Masterpiece on PBS and the BBC, starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Nell Tiger Free. “Game of Thrones” star Free will lead the six-episode limited series as Isabel Archer, James’ New World ingenue, who leaves the United States for Europe in search
Just one day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s match between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final match in English-speaking history. This surpassed Tuesday’s showdown between Spain and France, which averaged
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to break records on American English-language television. Tuesday’s match between Spain and France averaged 11.462 million viewers this Tuesday on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final broadcast in the history of English-language television in the United States. That record audience saw Spain eliminate France and
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England’s surprise victory over Mexico to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals drew nearly 22 million viewers to Fox Sports on Sunday night. Viewership for the world soccer tournament remained strong over the Independence Day holiday weekend, with more than 15.5 million viewers tuning in to Friday’s wild match that nearly saw tiny Cape Verde
On today’s episode, Variety’s Brian Steinberg reports on the triple-header kickoff of Upfronts week after attending Monday’s NBCUniversal, Fox and Amazon Prime Video presentations. He parses each platform’s pitch to Madison Avenue. And we’ll hear from NBCUniversal Entertainment chief business officer Liz Jenkins on risk-taking in the time of disruption, in remarks delivered this month at