
Fox’s upfront presentation, at Manhattan Center in midtown, got going amidst picketing writers out front, just as NBCU’s had at Radio City Music Hall earlier in the day. “Disney, Apple, Amazon, Fox,” they chanted. “Watch what happens to your stocks.”
Last year’s Fox event featured mostly stars on screen, but more were in person this time around. Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked things off, Ramsay quipping about the standing-room-only crowd, though except for balcony seating, all attendees were on foot.