Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFX has long been known for iconoclastic dramas like “The Shield” or “The Americans” that feature flawed protagonists and inventive plots.
Next year, it may serve up more of those things — but not from scripted series.In 2023, FX will start showing spring football games from the XFL, the startup league backed by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia.
Under a pact unveiled recently, FX and its corporate siblings at Disney will televise XFL games between 2023 and 2027.In its earlier days as a startup under the former News Corp.
and 21st Century Fox, the cable network offered NASCAR races and Major League Baseball games. Even so, featuring regular-season football — particularly that of a new league — represents a fresh twist for the outlet founded in 1994. “Will some people stop watching FX because Disney decided to put high-quality sports on their schedule?
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