Award-Winning Hit Limited Series "American Horror Story" Renewed For Two Additional Installments

Series Co-Created By Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Adds Eighth and Ninth Installments To Previously Announced Seventh Installment

LOS ANGELES, January 12, 2017 - FX Networks has extended its order of American Horror Story for two additional installments, adding an 8th and 9th year to the previously announced seventh installment, it was announced today by John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions. The Emmy(R), Golden Globe(R) and AFI Award(R) winning series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk will return to FX in 2017 for the seventh installment.

"American Horror Story launched the modern limited series revolution and - as evidenced by the most recent installment 'Roanoke' - it remains as vital today as when Murder House stunned audiences six years ago," said Landgraf. "Each new chapter is a cultural event, beloved for every new twist in imagery, style, cast and plot. We are thrilled that Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and the entire creative team will continue to deliver the groundbreaking, celebrated American Horror Story for years to come."

"When Ryan and Brad came to us seven years ago with the idea for a horror series structured as an anthology, with a group of actors returning year after year, in different roles, settings and time periods, we were in awe of the sheer originality and ambition of their vision," commented Fox Television Group Chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman. "They've since delivered six fantastic installments which have rightfully attracted millions of viewers, critical raves and dozens of awards. Ryan and Brad are to be congratulated on this remarkable multi-year pickup and we are grateful to John Landgraf and our partners at FX for their extraordinary support."

The American Horror Story franchise has won 15 Emmy Awards and dominates FX's top telecasts of all time. In P18-34, for example, 12 of the Top 15 most-watched FX telecasts ever are AHS telecasts.

The sixth installment, AHS: Roanoke, was 2016's #1 Limited/Mini-series in cable among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, and ranked #3 among all 215 cable scripted series in 2016 in those same demos. In fact, in P18-49, each of the last five installments of American Horror Story has ranked among cable's Top 5 scripted series in the year in which it aired.

AHS: Roanoke delivered a combined linear and non-linear audience of 10.91 million Total Viewers. On a Live+7 basis, Roanoke increased +5% in Adults 18-49 over prior installment AHS: Hotel (4.37 million vs. 4.16 million) and +3% among Total Viewers (6.31 million vs. 6.16 million).

The fifth installment, AHS: Hotel, won two Emmy(R) Awards in 2016: Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie.

The American Horror Story franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

About FX

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21ST Century Fox. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 91 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including The Americans, The Strain, Taboo, Legion and the upcoming Snowfall; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story and the upcoming Feud and Trust; and acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Baskets, Better Things and Atlanta. In 2016, FX received a basic cable record 56 Emmy(R) Award nominations and a basic cable record 18 wins, including 9 for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy and Justified. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FX's roster of acquired hit series includes Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother and Mike & Molly.

About Twentieth Century Fox Television

A 21st Century Fox company, Twentieth Century Fox Television is one of the industry's most prolific suppliers of primetime television programming and entertainment content, including the No. 1 series on broadcast television, EMPIRE, from Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and Brian Grazer; the season's No. 1 new series THIS IS US, the five-time Emmy Award-winning blockbuster comedy MODERN FAMILY; the pop culture phenomenon AMERICAN HORROR STORY; the critically acclaimed new comedy hit SPEECHLESS; THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, starring Will Forte; and the longest-running primetime scripted series in the history of television, THE SIMPSONS. Upcoming additions to its roster include 24: LEGACY, THE MICK, and STAR, from Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy. The studio's cable production division, Fox 21 Television Studios, is responsible for the Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning HOMELAND; the critically acclaimed THE AMERICANS (with FX Productions); Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson's sensation THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON (with FX Productions), which kicked off the AMERICAN CRIME STORY anthology; and CHANCE, from Kem Nunn, Alexandra Cunningham, Lenny Abrahamson, Michael London and Brian Grazer. Upcoming cable series include GENIUS (with Imagine, OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow), from Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow, Jeff Cooney and Noah Pink; and Ryan Murphy's latest anthology, FEUD, starring Academy Award winners Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.