KATZ PROGRAMMING RESEARCH



KTG CONTENT STRATEGY updated: 7/20/15

PRIMETIME PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS - FOX [pic]

2014-2015 SEASON

|[pic] |GOTHAM (Drama) (Monday, 8-9PM) |

| |What was Gotham like before Batman, the caped crusader? This never-been-told new chapter of the Gotham origin |

| |story focuses on the early days of the city when the villains and vigilantes we know of today were just getting |

| |started and under what circumstances they became Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two Face and The Joker. When|

| |James Gordon was just a rookie detective on a mission to restore Gotham City back to what he thought growing up |

| |was a “glamorous and exciting” metropolis. When the highly publicized case of billionaires Thomas and Martha |

| |Wayne were all that the city talked about. When Gordon teamed up with police legend Harvey Bullock to investigate|

| |the murders and first came in contact with the lone survivor, the Wayne’s’ twelve year-old-son Bruce. This series|

| |explores the friendship of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne as the two grow up and help each other fill the roles they|

| |were meant for in order to protect their city from corruption, death and those iconic super villains. Based on |

| |characters published by DC Entertainment |

|Cast: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Zabryna |

|Guevara, Carol Kane, Kyle Massey, David Zayas |

|Executive Producers: Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens |

|Warner Brothers Television |

|[pic] |GRACEPOINT (Drama-Event Series) (Thursday, 9-10PM) (10 episodes) |

| |Welcome to Gracepoint, a seemingly tranquil California seaside town. A town that has been thrown into turmoil |

| |after the death of Danny Solano, a young teen, is ruled a homicide. Detective Emmit Carver has just arrived in |

| |town, carrying around a lot of his own baggage, to fill a high position on the police force. He has been tasked |

| |with leading the investigation along with Detective Ellie Miller, who was in line for the promotion. The two vow |

| |to find Danny’s killer at all costs and no one in Gracepoint is safe from suspicion. Even Danny’s parents Mark |

| |and Beth, along with his sister Chloe’s lives have been scrutinized. When the media gets involved, all havoc |

| |breaks loose. Looking for any clue to a possible motive and everyone’s whereabouts on the night of the murder |

| |will be vital to piecing together exactly what happened. Based on the BBC’s original series “Broadchurch.” |

|Cast: David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Pena, Virginia Kull, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Rankin, Kevin Zegers, Jessica |

|Lucas, Stephen Louis Grush, Madalyn Horcher, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jack Irvine, Kendrick Sampson |

|Executive Producers: Anya Epstein, Dan Futterman, Chris Chibnall, Jane Featherstone, John Goldwyn, Carolyn Bernstein |

|Kudos, Imaginary Friends and Shine America |

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2014-2015 SEASON

|[pic] |MULANEY (Comedy) (Sunday, 9:30-10PM) (Sunday, 7:30-8PM) |

| |Waiting for your big break could take months, even years, but when and if it does finally come, it might not be |

| |all you dreamed it would be. John Mulaney is a 29-year-old stand up comedian who just landed his big break as a |

| |writer for comedy legend and game show host Lou Cannon. Much to John’s chagrin, Lou turns out to be a total |

| |nightmare and between the stress of his new job and his increasing neglect for his small circle of friends, John |

| |questions whether it is all worth it. It is John’s neighbor Oscar, a 71-year- old gay veteran of New York, who |

| |gives him the advice he needs to make sense of all the chaos. This show will be a mix of ensemble comedy, |

| |stand-up performances and an observational point-of-view. |

|Cast: John Mulaney, Martin Short, Nasim Pedrad, Seaton Smith, Zack Pearlman, Elliott Gould |

|Executive Producers: John Mulaney, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Dave Becky, Jon Pollack, Andrew Singer, Andy Ackerman |

|Broadway Video, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television |

|[pic] |RED BAND SOCIETY (Drama) (Wednesday, 9-10PM) |

| |A red hospital band for the teenagers at the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in LA signifies a bond they all|

| |share, a bond of brotherhood. To this group of teens, Ocean Park is like their “high school”, their “boarding |

| |school” and their “summer camp” all rolled up into one, except there is no graduation date. Twelve-year-old |

| |Charlie is in a coma and is the narrator of this story about friendship, love, mortality and a different kind of |

| |family. Brought together by cancer and various other health issues, the hospital staff, led by top surgeon Dr. |

| |Jack McAndrew will try and save their lives; Nurse Jackson will help keep them in line; and gullible nurse |

| |Brittany Dobler will unintentionally let them have some fun along the way. Based on a true story and the Spanish |

| |series “Polseres Vermelles.” |

|Cast: Octavia Spencer, Griffin Gluck, Zoe Levin, Dave Annable, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Charlie Rowe, Brian Bradley, Ciara Bravo, Nolan Sotillo, |

|Mandy Moore |

|Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Margaret Nagle, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Sergio Aguero |

|Amblin Television and ABC Studios |

|[pic] |UTOPIA (Alterantive) (Tuesday, 8-9PM) (Friday, 9-10PM) |

| |In this social experiment, 15 Americans set out to build a dream society in one year on three acres of newly |

| |purchased land with no food, no family, no heat and no laws, except the ones they write themselves. In order to |

| |build this new society, they also need to set guiding principles, choose a leader, a government, a religion and |

| |figure out how to grow their own food. As individuals they’ll have to become invaluable to the collective or be |

| |removed and replaced by a viewer at home with a stake in this new existence. The inhabitants are observed |

| |carefully as they resolve conflicts, make decisions and ultimately work to create their own version of Utopia -- |

| |if one really exists. |

|Host: TBA |

|Executive Producers: John de Mol, Conrad Green, Jon Kroll, David Tibballs |

|Talpa Media USA |

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2014-2015 SEASON

MID-SEASON SERIES

|[pic] |BACKSTROM (Drama) (Thursday, 9-10PM) |

| |Five years ago Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom was banished to the traffic division for behavior deemed |

| |offensive, but now he is back and leading the Portland Police Bureau’s new Special Crime Unit (S.C.U.). Backstrom|

| |is a man with no filter, bringing his own unique approach to police work. Second in line after Backstrom is |

| |Detective Nicole Gravely, who works hard to compensate for his self-destructive behavior. Despite his |

| |proclivities, Backstrom and the rest of his eccentric team always manage to get their perp and solve the case on |

| |his terms. |

|Cast: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Dennis Haysbert, Page Kennedy, Kristoffer Polaha, Beatrice Rosen, Thomas Dekker, Sarah Chalke, Eddie |

|McClintock |

|Executive Producers: Hart Hanson, Kevin Hooks, Leif G.W. Persson, Niclas Salomonsson, Mark Mylod |

|Co Execs: Karyn Usher, Andrew Miller, Steve Beers |

|Far Field Productions and 20th Century Fox Television |

|[pic] |EMPIRE (Drama) (Wednesday, 9-10PM) |

| |Empire Entertainment reigns in the music world and Lucious Lyon is its founder and CEO, for now. After learning |

| |he has a disease that will cripple and incapacitate him in three years, Lucious knows he must pick a successor to |

| |his “throne.” His three sons Andre, Jamal and Hakeem each have traits that will help them succeed, but all are |

| |lacking the total package. As Lucious prompts his sons to vie for the job, his ex-wife Cookie, released from jail|

| |seven years early, shows up unexpectedly to collect for taking the fall for the criminal acts that helped finance |

| |Empire’s beginnings. Among all the chaos, Lucious has his current girlfriend and head of A&R, his hard working |

| |assistant and long time friend and Chairman of the Board to help keep his empire running. Set to an original |

| |soundtrack written and produced by Timbaland this story follows Lucious Lyon as he tries to keep his family |

| |together while choosing one to rise above and continue his legacy. |

|Cast: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Malik Yoba, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Gray, Trai Byers, Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday, Gabourey |

|Sidibe, Naomi Campbell |

|Executive Producers: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo |

|Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television |

| |WORLD’S FUNNIEST FAILS (Alternative) (Friday, 8-9PM) |

| |Inspired by the YouTube channel, FailArmy, the best “epic fail” viral videos will be showcased each week. A |

| |changing panel of comedians will watch and analyze each video and determine which one deserves the award of |

| |ultimate “Fail of the Week.” |

|Host: Terry Crews |

|Executive Producers: Jonathan Skogmo, Josh Entman, Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Nicolle Yaron |

|Dick Clark Productions and Junkin Media |

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2014-2015 SEASON

SPRING SERIES

|[pic] |LAST MAN ON EARTH (Comedy) (Sunday, 9:30-10PM) |

| |What if you were the last man left on Earth? Well, Phil Miller is that man. His family, friends, job and all |

| |that he knew is gone. Set in 2022, after an unlikely event that rid the world of everyone else, Phil sets out in |

| |an RV to travel the U.S, Mexico and Canada to find any fellow (or preferably female) survivors; but finds no one. |

| |On the positive side, he can do anything he wants; on the negative side, there is no one to share it with. But |

| |Phil will push on with the hope that one day he will find another person left on Earth. Until then, Phil will |

| |live a life of adventure with no rules, no judgments and all the freedom in the world. |

|Cast: Will Forte, January Jones, Kristen Schaal |

|Executive Producers: Will Forte, Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Seth Cohen |

|20th Century Fox Television |

|[pic] |WEIRD LONERS (Comedy) (Tuesday, 9:30-10PM) |

| |This is the story of four single 30-somethings who are single while most of their peers are on the path to |

| |marriage and family. In need of a place to live, Caryn Goldfarb, Stash Lewandowski, Eric Lewandoski and Zara |

| |Sandhu are the new residents of a townhouse in Queens, NY. These four very different people all have one thing in|

| |common, huge relationship issues. Navigating their way through their messy and imperfect lives, they realize they|

| |won’t have to do it alone when they have each other. These unlikely roommates will turn into friends that might |

| |just be worth keeping around. |

|Cast: Becki Newton, Zachary Knighton, Nate Torrence, Meera Khumbhani |

|Executive Producers: Michael J. Weithorn, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar |

|20th Century Fox Television |

SUMMER SERIES

|[pic] |BOOM! (Alternative) (Thursday, 8-9PM) |

| |Three teams of three players each are challenged to answer general knowledge trivia questions in order to win big |

| |money. The twist –- they’ll have to cut the colored wires representing the multiple choice answers as they race |

| |against the clock to diffuse a ticking slime-bomb. If they run out of time or the answer is incorrect, both the |

| |contestants and portions of the audience can expect to be showered with anything from “guacamole” to “mashed |

| |potatoes”. Viewers at home can play along with an interactive component to this high stakes, high drama and high |

| |comedy quiz show. |

|Host: Tom Papa |

|Executive Producers: TBA |

|Keshet International and DC Media (Dick Clark Productions) |

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2014-2015 SEASON

|[pic] |BULLSEYE (Alternative) (Wednesday, 9-10PM) |

| |Four men and four women will put their minds and bodies to the test in three challenges that ask them to hit the |

| |bullseye. Using their bodies as darts, contestants will attempt to hit targets on land, sea and air. With up to |

| |$50,000 on the line, the tasks will get harder as the competitors advance to each of the three levels. |

|Host: Kellan Lutz Co-Host: Godfrey |

|Executive Producers: Jon Kroll, Scott Larsen |

|Co-Execs: Kevin Wehrenberg, J. Rupert Thompson, Shye Sutherland |

|Endemol Shine North America |

| |HOME FREE (Alternative) (Wednesday, 9-10PM) (8 episodes) |

| |Eighteen do-it-yourself enthusiasts (nine couples) work on one run down house each week with the guidance of |

| |professional contractor and TV host Mike Holmes in order to renovate it into the home of their dreams. In each |

| |episode the couples vie to move on in the competition by successfully and properly completing the tasks they are |

| |assigned. The contestants will not only work in the home, but will sleep there during the entire process. The |

| |last couple standing will be the new residents of their dream home. |

|Host: Mike Holmes |

|Executive Producers: Tom Forman, George Verschoor, Trice Bartow, Brad Bishop, Andrew Marcus, Mike Holmes |

|Relativity Television |

|[pic] |KNOCK KNOCK (Alternative) (Tuesday, 9-10PM) |

| |With just a knock on the door, unsuspecting people will have the chance to win big cash prizes, meet their |

| |favorite celebrity and have their wishes come true. Friends, families, neighbors and celebrities will come |

| |together in various cities across the country to help pull off life-changing unpredicatable suprises. |

|Host: Ryan Seacrest |

|Co-Hosts: Kellie Pickler, Adrienne Bailon, Ross Mathews, Jordan “Shorty” Johnson, Chuey Martinez, Tyler Posey |

|Executive Producers: Simon Fuller, Michael Herwick, Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Stijn Bakkers, Nicolle Yaron, Ryan Seacrest |

|XIX Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions |

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2014-2015 SEASON

|[pic] |WAYWARD PINES (Drama) (Event Series) (Thursday, 9-10PM) (10 episodes) |

| |“Welcome to Wayward Pines, Where Paradise is Home”, so says the sign when you enter this rural community with |

| |beautiful homes, manicured lawns and children playing in the street. What it should have said is “Where Paradise |

| |is Lost.” When Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke drives into town to find two missing federal agents, a truck |

| |slams into his car landing him in the hospital. When he wakes up, he remembers everything about himself, but |

| |can’t seem to get word to his wife or his boss. There is no communication with the outside world. When Ethan’s |

| |wife and teenage son are told he is missing and tests show he was never even in his car, they are very suspicious |

| |and decide to launch their own search. Back in Wayward Pines, Ethan is on his own path, trying to figure out what|

| |is wrong with this town and its residents. Based on the best-selling novel “Pines” by Blake Crouch. |

|Cast: Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Melissa Leo, Toby Jones, Terrence Howard, Reed Diamond, Juliette Lewis, Shannyn Sossamon, Tim Griffin, |

|Charlie Tahan |

|Executive Producers: M. Night Shyamalan, Chad Hodge, Donald De Line, Ashwin Rajan |

|FX Productions |

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