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    Lee Daniels’ “Our Kind of People” set for Fox fall lineup

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    Morris Chestnut poses in the press room at the BET Awards on June 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. Affluent Black families are the focus of "Our Kind of People," a new Fox drama series from "Empire" creator Lee Daniels and starring Morris Chestnut that will join the network's fall schedule. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus of "Our Kind of People," a new Fox drama series from "Empire" creator Lee Daniels.

    Based on "Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class," a 1999 nonfiction book by Lawrence Otis Graham, the series will join the network's fall schedule, while midseason's "The Cleaning Lady" will bring the rarity of an Asian lead character to TV.

    Elodie Yung ("The Hitman's Bodyguard") stars as a Cambodian doctor who is driven by family circumstances to work for mobsters as a crime scene "cleaner," Fox said Monday in announcing its 2021-22 schedule

    "Our Kind of People," according to Fox's thumbnail description, is an "unapologetic celebration of Black resilience and achievement." Set on Massachusetts' fabled Martha's Vineyard island, it stars Yaya DaCosta ("Chicago Med," "Whitney") and Morris Chestnut ("The Resident").

    "We're not only saying something culturally, we're doing something culturally," producer Daniels told advertising buyers, who are rotating among virtual presentations of next season's offerings from Fox and other broadcasters this week.

    Fox, which touted its success with young adult viewers favored by sponsors, will add four new dramas in total next year, along with two freshman sitcoms and an animated comedy. The singing contest "Alter Ego" is set for a fall debut, with other reality shows waiting in the midseason wings.

    The newcomers will fill shelf space created by the cancellation of "Bless the Harts," "Next," "Prodigal Son" and "Filthy Rich," with "The Moodys" still "on the bubble," or at risk of being axed.

    The new series' themes reflect "hope and second chances and reinvention," Charlie Collier, CEO of Fox Entertainment, said in a conference call Monday with reporters. 

    The other freshman dramas are fall's "The Big Leap" starring Scott Foley, Teri Polo and Piper Perabo, about unlucky people trying to change their lives with a reality dance show, and "Monarch," a midseason musical drama centered on "America's first family of country music," the fictional Romans.

    "Welcome to Flatch," set in a Midwestern town that's under the eye of a documentary crew, and "Pivoting," about three childhood friends seeking a new path in life, are the new comedies coming midseason, along with the animated comedy "Krapopolis." Created by Dan Harmon ("Community"), it's set in a mythical ancient Greece populated by humans, gods and monsters.

    Returning series "9-1-1" will air this fall, with "9-1-1: Lone Star" taking over its Monday time slot at midseason.

    Fox's full schedule this fall, all times Eastern:

    Monday:
    8 p.m. — "9-1-1."
    9 p.m. — "The Big Leap."

    Tuesday:
    8 p.m. — "The Resident."
    9 p.m. — "Our Kind of People."

    Wednesday:
    8 p.m. — "The Masked Singer."
    9 p.m. — "Alter Ego."

    Thursday:
    8 p.m. — "Thursday Night Football."

    Friday:
    8 p.m. — "WWE'S Friday Night Smackdown."

    Saturday:
    7 p.m. — "Fox Sports Saturday."

    Sunday:
    7 p.m. — "NFL on Fox"
    7:30 p.m. — "The OT" and Fox repeats.
    8 p.m. — "The Simpsons."
    8:30 p.m. — "The Great North."
    9 p.m. — "Bob's Burgers."
    9:30 p.m. — "Family Guy."

    AP Media Writer David Bauder in New York contributed to this report.

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    Football Practice Preps Nikki Glaser For Hosting The Golden Globes

    Thursday, December 26, 2024
    Nikki Glaser stands on the field after NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

    What do Tom Brady, Taylor Swift and comedy have to do with learning about football?

    In the case of Nikki Glaser, it is all intertwined.

    Glaser has become a familiar face to football fans this season. Her breakthrough performance at the Tom Brady Roast on May 5 paved the way for five appearances on Amazon Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" postgame show.

    Before last Thursday's game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, Glaser said doing her "Late Hits" segment was a no-brainer following her success at the Brady roast.

    "The football audience is kind of familiar with me already. It's one that is OK with me not knowing every detail about football or expecting me to be an expert about it because I was who I was on the Brady Roast. I kind of admitted to not really following football that much," Glaser said. "And I became a fan of Tom Brady and the sport in doing it through that process. So then I was like, 'Let me just keep learning about football through joking about it.' And that was kind of my goal."

    Glaser admits her knowledge of football is not all the way there yet. Still, it is further ahead than it was a year ago when she started casually watching Chiefs games due to Swift's relationship with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.

    And mostly then, it was to see when Swift appeared on screen.

    However, Glaser decided to start learning more about the game, which she compared to trying to learn a new language.

    "I went my whole life putting on blinders because I was just scared to look stupid if I tried to learn. I always thought football fans would be really judgmental and cruel about my lack of knowledge. But they're not," Glaser said. "They're eager for you to understand and... Read More

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