As the vote on the Emmy nominations approaches Monday, UCP and Starz have found another way to expose their limited series “Gaslit” to potential voters: free-to-air television.
The first episode of “Gaslit,” starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, will air on NBC-owned television stations in major markets including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, this weekend in a final push to get the series to as many people as possible. (Episodes, originally rated TV-MA, will be edited to broadcast standards.)
Universal Studio Group’s UCP produces “Gaslit” for Starz. And in the case of a Comcast/NBCUniversal synergy, the USG and UCP turned to NBC’s sister broadcaster unit for help. As a result, the first episode of “Gaslit” will air on KNBC/4 in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 25, at 8 p.m. – prime time. (KNBC can easily do this because it will broadcast that night’s prime-time lineup — a USFL football playoff — live at 5 p.m. PT, meaning local programming is scheduled for 8 p.m., including “Open” episodes. House” and “1st” see,” which will be replaced by “Gaslit.”)
In New York (WNBC), Philadelphia (WCAU), Washington DC (WRC), Boston (WBTS), and Philadelphia (WCAU), NBC stations will broadcast “Gaslit” at 7 p.m. ET, prior to the USFL game. In the Central Time Markets in Chicago (WMAQ) and Dallas (KXAS), “Gaslit” will play at 6 PM Cairo time, also prior to the game. In San Francisco, KNTV will run the show on Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. PT.
A look at the underreported players in the Watergate scandal, including the opportunistic and fanatical subordinates of Richard Nixon who aid and abet those crimes, as well as the whistleblowers who exposed those wrongdoing, “Gaslit” is based on the first season of Slow Burning Podcast was created, written and performed by Robbie Pickering (“Mr. Robot”).
Roberts (“Martha Mitchell”) and Ben (“John Mitchell”) star alongside Shea Whigham (“Gordon Lady”), Dan Stevens (“John Dean”), Betty Gilpin (“Moe Dean”), and Darby Camp (“Marty Mitchell”). ).
Matt Ross; directed and executive; Sam Esmail, through his overall deal with UCP and under the production banner Esmail Corp, is also an executive producer, along with Chad Hamilton. Roberts executive produced under her banner Red Om Films, along with co-executive producers Lisa Gillan and Marisa Iris Gill. Anonymous Content and Slate’s Gabriel Roth and Josh Levin also produced.
“Gaslit” premiered on April 24th. All episodes, in the original TV-MA format, are available to stream on Starz.
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