Following this spring's upfronts presentation and lackluster response from advertisers, NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker fired entertainment president Kevin Reilly. But, it appears Reilly will not be out of work for long. Various reports today say that he is in final negotiations to join Fox, under his former FX boss Peter Liguori.This is a smart pairing for Fox. Liguori and Reilly brought mega-hits to FX including The Shield and Nip/Tuck. And, judging from this spring's upfronts presentation from Fox, the network could use some edgier programming. There's no doubt that Reilly has an eye for quality programming (Friday Night Lights), but his downfall with NBC was his inability to bring the network out of fourth place.
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7-06-2007 @ 8:03PM
MIke said...
I always thought this guy was responsible for the garbage on NBC like "Deal or no Deal", but if he is linked to --"The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Friday Night Lights--, then he will be a welcome addition to the Fox Programming. I had this guy all wrong.
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