Dana Walden and Gary Newman chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group were on hand for the FOX executive session and took questions at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.
Empire and Gotham have been picked up for a second season, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be back for a third
There have been additional cast and guest star announcements for Scream Queens.
The parts of Sandy and Rizzo have been announced for the January 2016 live airing of Grease.
FOX has high hopes this summer for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team making a deep run into the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
“We’re looking for a balanced slate of development,” Walden says of building an identity for the network. “Our focus right now is building on what we have.”
Failed reality show Utopia was a “big swing,” an attempt at something different and a game-changer that just simply didn’t work, says Newman.
FOX is having conversations with pickups on Bones and Sleepy Hollow, but could not make any announcement.
Lots of other highlights, news and reaction from TCA on Twitter:
FOX TV Group chairman and CEO Gary Newman did not do this: https://t.co/83rV1W7krO #TCA15
— Ryan Berenz (@ChannelGuideRAB) January 17, 2015
Dana Walden says it got a little frustrating to be at the studio & not be able to affect scheduling or marketing of their shows. #TCA15
— Danielle Turchiano (@danielletbd) January 17, 2015
FOX chairman & CEO Dana Walden: #EMPIRE picked up for Season 2! #TCA15
— Gaude Paez Morose (@GaudeP) January 17, 2015
LeaMichele, @JoeManganiello, KekePalmer & Abigail Breslin join RyanMurphy's #ScreamQueens. #TCA15 #Fox
— IMDb TV (@IMDbTV) January 17, 2015
Julianne Hough will be Sandy in Fox’s new Grease live production; Vanessa Hudgens will be Rizzo. Going for the young ‘uns. #TCA15
— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) January 17, 2015
"@TheWrap: #TCA15 Update: @EmpireFOX renewed for Season 2"
— #Empire (@EmpireTVDaily) January 17, 2015
Walden says Fox is "in conversation" about renewals for #Bones and #SleepyHollow. #TCA15
— Danielle Turchiano (@danielletbd) January 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/ScreamQueens/status/556515331858911234
Fox's Gary Newman uses his #TCA15 get out jail free card: "We had nothing to do with #Utopia."
— Stephen Battaglio (@SteveBattaglio) January 17, 2015
#Fox chairman and CEO is #GaryNewman, not #GaryNuman. #Cars #TCA15 @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/jky2YS3Ga7
— Bill Harris (@billharris_tv) January 17, 2015
BTW, #Fox's #GreaseLive is still more than a year away. It's scheduled for Jan. 31, 2016 #TCA15
— Scott D. Pierce (@ScottDPierce) January 17, 2015
Fox says M. Night's #WaywardPines will be a centerpiece for summer slate. It's a 'beautiful, suspenseful series.' #TCA15
— Tracy Phillips (@Tracy1Phillips) January 17, 2015
#FOX execs say "They weren't aware" of domestic violence claims against star Terrence Howard until December, 2014 #TCA15
— Channel Guide (@ChannelGuide) January 17, 2015
No current plans for more "24" #TCA15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 17, 2015
"It's ending at the right time, we're pleased to have final 12 episodes," Fox's Gary Newman says of #Glee. #tca15
— Michael Schneider (@franklinavenue) January 17, 2015
#FOX says #Glee is ending, "At the right time." Do you agree, #gleek nation? #TCA15
— Channel Guide (@ChannelGuide) January 17, 2015
Newman says they are meeting with Simon Cowell but nothing to announce yet. #TCA15
— Danielle Turchiano (@danielletbd) January 17, 2015
Newman on #RedBandSociety: We fell in love with that show when got to the network. It was a challenging show. #TCA15 #Fox
— Debra Birnbaum (@debrabirnbaum) January 17, 2015
#FOX execs say #waywardpines is exactly what they want their event programming to be. #TCA15
— Channel Guide (@ChannelGuide) January 17, 2015
"It's been reported, and it's true, that we've been having conversations about #XFiles. We're hoping to bring that back" – Newman #TCA15
— Liz Raftery (@LizRaftery_TVG) January 17, 2015
Photo: Credit: Frank Micelotta/FOX