Sony Pictures Television announced that the syndicated extension of Good Morning Football will launch on Fox Television Stations this September.
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Deadline on Monday launched its streaming site for Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted, showing off the full panels of all 20 shows that participated in Saturday’s all-day showcase of the year’s best in nonfiction, unscripted and late-night programming as Emmy season ramps up.
This year’s panel lineup featured a load of shows that have been generating zeitgeist-y buzz, including Gypsy Rose Blanchard joining the conversation with the EPs for The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the filmmakers behind Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the producers behind this year’s Oscars, and the creatives behind late-night staples Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show.
The documentary field was also well-repped, featuring filmmakers Ron Howard (Jim Henson Idea Man) Roger Ross Williams (The Super Models), Morgan Neville (Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces) Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Girls State), Kirk Fraser (Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story), Gelilia Bekele and Armani Ortiz (Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story) and Christopher Burke and Tim Rummel (For Love and Life: No Ordinary Journey) among those joining in.
Also appearing on panels were the creatives behind the docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams?, the nature series Queens, and deep-dive The Dynasty: New England Patriots. The unscripted lineup, meanwhile, included conversations with key creatives and stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race, I Can See Your Voice, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Squid Game: The Challenge and The Traitors.
Networks, studios and streamers who took part this year: ABC, Apple TV+, Comedy Central, Disney+, Fox, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV Entertainment Studios, Peacock, Prime Video, National Geographic
Sony Pictures Television announced that the syndicated extension of Good Morning Football will launch on Fox Television Stations this September.
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The strikes are behind us, Emmy season is upon us, and it’s time to hear from the creatives and talent behind some of the TV season’s most talked-about nonfiction programs. Deadline’s daylong Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted virtual event will offer just that this weekend, giving awards-watchers a chance to kick back at home and take in the tales.