"The upfronts were a huge deal back when I started covering television professionally. (I won't tell you which year since today is my birthday and I'm feeling old.) It's when the networks would announce all of their shows for the upcoming fall seasons so that advertisers could see where they wanted to sell their cleaning products, SUVs, and movie trailers on the big television stations."
"Andy Cohen got onstage at Radio City Music Hall on May 11 for the NBCUniversal Upfront and told us about Bravo's new shows, returning shows, BravoCon, and all sorts of other fun goodies. Here are the highlights for those who don't work at Clorox, so they didn't get invited to the upfronts."
"The long-rumored Vegas version of Vanderpump Rules is officially here, and it's called Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas. It follows Lisa, her husband Ken Todd, whichever dog Ken is currently carting around town, and, I can only assume, designer Nick Alain as Lisa gets ready to open the Vanderpump Hotel in Vegas. The series will end with the big opening party, including lots of Bravolebs and, considering everyone on the Vulture staff was invited to the opening, plenty of journalists, bloggers, TikTokers, and anyone who has ever posted a Bravo meme."
"The other new show is Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives, and thankfully, that is a working title because, girl, it is a lot of work to say. It's set in the city of Boerne, Texas, and features a group of wealthy farmers and ranchers who go to church, tote guns, and have illicit affairs. It sounds like the real-world version of Netflix's hit Hunting Wives."
Networks once announced fall programming during upfronts so advertisers could plan where to place ads. Linear television has since declined, but Bravo has continued to treat the event as a major moment. Andy Cohen presented Bravo’s upcoming slate at Radio City Music Hall on May 11 for the NBCUniversal Upfront. Vanderpump Rules expands to a Vegas setting with Lisa, Ken Todd, and their circle as they prepare to open the Vanderpump Hotel, culminating in a large opening party. Another new series, Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives, is set in Boerne, Texas, and follows wealthy farmers and ranchers with churchgoing, gun-carrying, and illicit affairs.
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