Gary Newman threw two jabs at CBS during Fox’s Monday afternoon upfront event — and then Homer Simpson followed up with a haymaker.
First, after a lively “Empire” cast musical performance, the 20th Century Fox TV co-Chairman and co-CEO quipped: “Let’s see the cast of ‘NCIS’ do that.”
“NCIS” is TV’s top procedural, while “Empire” is broadcast’s biggest drama in the key 18-49 demographic. To say there isn’t much crossover between the two series and their audiences would be the understatement of the upfront season.
Shortly thereafter, while glowing about “Gotham,” Newman teased the biggest DC Comics villain of them all, revealing a photo of a bald Les Moonves.