US television industry

Memories, manipulation and murder: a true crime docuseries tests the form

Mind Over Murder, a six-part series, searches for reconciliation in a town divided by the wrongful conviction of six people for a 1985 murder

Adrian Horton

22, Jun, 2022 @6:06 AM

Jon Snow set to return in Game of Thrones sequel series – reports

Kit Harington will reprise role if unnamed HBO series goes ahead, potentially extending George RR Martin’s world beyond source material

Sian Cain

17, Jun, 2022 @5:12 AM

Rough Draft review: Katy Tur’s fascinating – and flawed – story of news and family

The MSNBC anchor follows her Trump bestseller with a compelling memoir but her press criticism falls flat

Charles Kaiser

12, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

As America watched Capitol attack testimony, Fox News gave an alternate reality

Tucker Carlson leads January 6 counter-programming, petulantly refusing to show the hearing: ‘We’re not playing along’

Adam Gabbatt

10, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM

US networks to air January 6 hearings – but Fox News sticks with Tucker Carlson

Public hearings by House committee investigating Capitol attack will be broadcast live on all main TV networks except Fox News

Ed Pilkington in New York

07, Jun, 2022 @2:48 PM

Tennis Channel, NBC, Peacock? French Open TV mess leaves US fans adrift

Fifty-seven channels and nothing on? The splintering of French Open coverage in the United States has left many fans lost

Tim Joyce

02, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM

Fox News suddenly goes quiet on ‘great replacement’ theory after Buffalo shooting

Suspect was allegedly motivated by the theory, but network has barely mentioned gunman’s reasoning, even after Tucker Carlson pushed the concept in more than 400 of his shows

Adam Gabbatt

17, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Tom Brady’s historic $375m Fox Sports deal shows familiarity breeds content

The quarterback has the knowledge to make a good analyst. But it’s his fame and branding the network is most interested in

Oliver Connolly

11, May, 2022 @5:07 PM

Tom Brady agrees reported $375m deal to join Fox Sports on retirement

Tom Brady will swap the football field for the Fox Sports television studio when he retires from the NFL

Guardian sport

10, May, 2022 @8:40 PM

Mind your language! 10 of the best (and worst) foreign TV remakes, from The Killing to Homeland

TV is flooded with Anglophone versions of hit overseas shows, with the UK take on Call My Agent! the latest example. Here, we examine the good, the bad and the clunky

Stuart Jeffries

03, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

Netflix faces losing licensed hit shows to streaming rivals

Exclusive figures reveal hit shows such as Friends could be pulled when current contracts expire

Mark Sweney

02, May, 2022 @1:54 PM

Sage Steele sues ESPN after remarks on vaccine mandate and Obama’s race

ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network after claiming it curtailed her right to free speech over remarks she made last year