Premiere Dates Set for 'American Horror Story: Hotel,' 'Fargo' and The Bastard Executioner

FX has set the premiere dates for the debut of the highly-anticipated new drama The Bastard Executioner as well as the next installments of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning limited series American Horror Story and Fargo, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President of Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks. The dates and times of the premieres are as follows:

· The Bastard Executioner - Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX beginning September 15th

· American Horror Story: Hotel - Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX beginning October 7th

· Fargo - Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX beginning October 12th

The Bastard Executioner

The 10-episode first season of The Bastard Executioner from Kurt Sutter, the Creator/Showrunner of the hit FX series Sons of Anarchy, debuts on FX on September 15th with a two-hour premiere.

Angela Bassett Joins 'American Horror Story: Hotel'

Angela Bassett

Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett is the latest American Horror Story veteran to return for AHS: Hotel, the fifth installment of Ryan Murphy's horror anthology series. Bassett joins fellow AHS alum Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Wes Bentley, Chloë Sevigny and Matt Bomer in the cast of Hotel, along with Lady Gaga and Cheyenne Jackson.

Bassett most recently starred as "Desiree Dupree" in the recently completed AHS: Freak Show and previously as "Marie Laveau" in AHS: Coven, a role that earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2014. She is currently in production on the feature films Survivor and London Has Fallen.

Production of the 13-episode Hotel will begin in Los Angeles in late summer, and will air on FX in October. The American Horror Story franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Sarah Paulson Joins 'American Horror Story: Hotel' Cast

Sarah Paulson

American Horror Story veteran Sarah Paulson is returning for the fifth installment Hotel, the next chapter in Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series for FX. AHS: Hotel represents Paulson’s fifth appearance in the series, having previously starred in the recently completed AHS: Freak Show, as well as AHS: Coven, AHS: Asylum and AHS: Murder House.

Paulson joins previously announced stars Lady Gaga, Kathy Bates, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Wes Bentley and Chloë Sevigny.

Kathy Bates Joins 'American Horror Story: Hotel'

Kathy Bates

Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Kathy Bates has joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel, the highly anticipated fifth installment of Ryan Murphy's hit horror anthology series. AHS: Hotel will represent Bates' third appearance in the series, having previously starred in the recently completed AHS: Freak Show and AHS: Coven, for which she won an Emmy Award.

Bates joins previously announced stars Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Wes Bentley and Chloë Sevigny.

Bates starred as "Ethel Darling" in AHS: Freak Show, the fourth installment of the series. In the third installment, AHS: Coven, she starred as "Madame Delphine LaLaurie," for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She also won an Emmy Award in 2012 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Two and a Half Men, and an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1991 for Misery. Bates is currently in production on Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone's comedy Michelle Darnell.

Production of the 13-episode Hotel will begin in Los Angeles in late summer, and will air on FX in October. The American Horror Story franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Matt Bomer, Lady Gaga & Cheyenne Jackson To Star In 'American Horror Story: Hotel'

Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson will star in American Horror Story: Hotel.

Fresh off his Golden Globe win for Ryan Murphy's Emmy-winning The Normal Heart, Matt Bomer will star alongside Lady Gaga in the next installment of American Horror Story: Hotel, it was announced this evening at PaleyFest. Also announced was the addition of Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock, Glee) to the ensemble of the eagerly anticipated fifth installment of FX's horror anthology series.

Bomer is no stranger to the world of American Horror Story, having appeared in the last installment, American Horror Story: Freak Show. He won the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award for his performance in The Normal Heart. He starred for six seasons on USA's White Collar. He will soon be seen in the features Magic Mike XXL and The Nice Guys and the HBO film Monty Clift. Earlier in his career, Bomer had a memorable run in the role of Ben Reade on daytime soap opera Guiding Light.

Jackson guest starred on Ryan Murphy's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Glee in addition to 30 Rock and the feature films Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and United 93.

Production of the 13-episode Hotel will begin in Los Angeles in late summer, and will air on FX in October. The American Horror Story franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

'Supernatural' Tops Tumblr's 2014 Most Reblogged Live Action TV List

Supernatural was the most reblogged live action TV of 2014 according to a new list released by Tumblr. Check it out below:

Most Reblogged TV: Live Action
1. Supernatural
2. Sherlock
3. Teen Wolf

Facebook Top 10 TV Shows, Movies, Entertainers and Songs of 2014

Facebook has revealed its most-mentioned movies, TV shows, songs and entertainers of 2014 via its new Year in Review website.

Top 10 TV Shows
1. Game of Thrones
2. Orange is the New Black
3. The Walking Dead
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Downton Abbey

'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Poster: #WirSindAlleFreaks

Season four of American Horror Story: Freak Show starts in Florida, circa 1952, and centers on a "troupe of curiosities" that arrives at the same time that a dark entity emerges, threatening the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. From the official description: "This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amid the dying world of the American carny experience."

Jessica Lange stars as Elsa Mars, a German expat managing one of the last remaining freak shows in the country. Emma Roberts is set as Maggie; Paulson is Bette and Dot Tattler; Bates is Effil Darling; Chiklis is Wendell Del Toredo; Angela Bassett is Desiree Dupree; and Evan Peters is Jimmy Darling. Frances Conroy and Gabourey Sidibe will also return to the cast, which includes newcomers Wes Bentley, Fargo's John Carroll Lynch as the central villain and The Normal Heart's Finn Wittrock as well as the world's smallest living woman, Jyoti Amge. Patti LaBelle will also appear in a four-episode arc, with Matt Bomer set for a guest stint.

Judging from the official Freak Show hashtag, the series will explore the "freak" in all of us, as the German #WirSindAlleFreaks translates to "we are all freaks."

Freak Show premieres Wednesday, October 8, at 10 p.m. on FX.

News Brief: 'True Blood' Finale Disappoints Critics, Hits Season High in Ratings; Matt Bomer to Guest on 'Freak Show'; Do Primetime Emmys Still Matter?

* True Blood's last episode was the most disappointing series finale in a long time. Something about the blandness of True Blood's finale felt almost offensive. Jessica and Hoyt got hitched, because it was Bill's greatest wish to see his progeny married off? Bill just had to lecture Sookie about how having children makes life worth living? Sookie needed to chat with the Reverend about God's plan? For a show that once skewered Ted Cruz and other self-proclaimed defenders of "family values," this was pretty conservative stuff. What happened to the transgressive fun of True Blood?

* True Blood ended as it lived: a complete mess with no emotional center.

* 4.1 million viewers tuned in for the initial airing of the True Blood series finale, a Season 4 high.

* Do the Primetime Emmys still matter in 2014? Television -- most reasonably discerning people can agree -- is better than ever. There are more worthy series to honor on more networks than at any time in the medium's 75-year history. Yet, the awards show that honors this bounty seems to be sliding into, if not outright irrelevance, then senescence.

* Ashton Kutcher was the highest-paid TV actor in 2014 ($26 million).

* Matt Bomer will guest star on one episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show. Creator Ryan Murphy broke the news himself at EW’s Emmy Party saying he’s excited to reunite once again with the "amazing" actor

* TiVo now has a product aimed at cord-cutting DVR lovers: The company has announced its first antenna-only DVR, the Roamio OTA. Priced at $50, the limited-edition DVR is not equipped to receive or record cable or satellite television. According to TiVo, 88% of the most-recorded shows among its customers are available free over-the-air with a digital antenna.

'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Premieres October 8

FX has set the premiere date for the fourth installment of its critically acclaimed anthology series American Horror Story: Freak Show for Wednesday, October 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

American Horror Story: Freak Show begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952. A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience.

Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Brad Buecker are Executive Producers of American Horror Story: Freak Show. It is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

The last incarnation of the anthology, American Horror Story: Coven, averaged 7.1 million Total Viewers and 5 million Adults 18-49, ranking it among the Top 20 shows in all of television (broadcast and cable) and Top 5 in cable in delivery of Adults 18-49. The American Horror Story franchise continues to be an Emmy magnet, as Coven received 17 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries. Other major nominations for Coven include Executive Producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for Outstanding Writing; Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson for Outstanding Lead Actress; Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates and Frances Conroy for Outstanding Supporting Actress; and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon for Outstanding Directing. The three incarnations of AHS - American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Asylum, and American Horror Story: Coven - each have received 17 nominations, bringing the franchise total to 51 nominations.

NBC Releases First Primetime Emmys Promo with Host Seth Myers (Video)

NBC has released a promo for the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards featuring host Seth Myers. The spot includes humorous sight-gag references to Breaking Bad, Masters of Sex, Mad Men, American Horror Story, True Detective, Game of Thrones, Top Chef and Mad Men.

Watch the promo below:

FX Networks Announces 2014 Comic-Con Slate

FX Networks' original series Archer, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story: Coven and The Strain are heading to Comic-Con in San Diego starting Friday, July 25 for panel discussions, press rooms and autograph signings.

Fans of Archer will be treated to an exclusive screening of an original short animation piece created specifically for SDCC, plus the upcoming never-before-seen season six premiere episode. Sons of Anarchy fans can expect some exclusive first-look footage from the upcoming seventh and final season while American Horror Story: Coven will take a look back at the recent installment and tease the upcoming American Horror Story: Freak Show. To round out the weekend, The Strain will show the never-before-seen third episode airing July 27 as well as an extended recap reel of the season so far.

Below is the full schedule: