All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has "over-delivered right out of the gate" for TNT, according to Kevin Reilly.Reilly -- the chief content officer for HBO Max and president of TNT, TBS, and truTV -- spoke with Variety at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Wednesday in the wake of the announcement that the pro wrestling promotion has signed a four-year contract extension with TNT. Under the new deal, AEW will begin airing a second weekly show on the network.AEW's flagship...
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Chief Content Officer, HBO Max / President, TNT, TBS & truTV
Reilly, a longtime television exec who has overseen programming at NBC, FX, Fox and, most recently, Turner, is now responsible for all original, acquired and library content at HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming platform that will encompass a hefty array of media brands, acquisitions and original programming picks when it debuts in 2020. As he revitalized TBS, TNT and TruTV, a roster of successful series launched under his watch, including “Claws,” “Animal Kingdom” and “The Alienist.” Reilly is known as a bold programmer, made all the more solid given his hand in developing such wide-ranging breakout hits as FX’s “The Shield,” NBC’s “30 Rock” and HBO’s “The Sopranos.” The former president of TV at Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, he spent seven years as chairman of Fox.