In the Javits Center, everyone can hear you scream. But FX on Hulu didn’t let a little cacophony get in the way of hyping Alien: Earth, Fargo creator Noah Hawley’s much-anticipated take on the much-loved sci-fi franchise. A first-look trailer established the show’s stakes—a ship crash-lands on terra firma carrying not just one, but five deep space monsters—while the assembled audience was treated to a close encounter of the facehugging kind with a visiting Xenomorph.
Sports for the win
But the content that received the biggest platform at the presentation by far was live sports. Star athletes past and present abounded on the stage, including Eli and Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley, and Jason Kelce. Star sports commentators were also in the mix, from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Stephen A. Smith and the trio of Elle Duncan, Chiney Ogwumike, and Andraya Carter.
While NBCUniversal may have live sports bragging rights for 2026 with the combo of the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and the Winter Olympics, Disney promised a super-sized 2027 with its own Big Game broadcast as well as the College Football Playoff championship game. Before then, viewers will be able to sample new sports-adjacent programming like Vibe Check, a women-led sportscast on ESPN+, and The Kingdom, ESPN’s six-episode Kansas City Chiefs docuseries.
And if you can’t decide which version of ESPN your home needs the most, just remember Kimmel’s sage advice: “It’s all part of our plan to confuse you until you hand us the debit card of everyone in your family.”
