TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's episodes of COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS and NEXT are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**SERIES PREMIERE**--"NEXT" - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

A TECH LEGEND WARNS THE WORLD OF A DANGEROUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE ALL-NEW SERIES PREMIERE OF "NEXT" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, ON FOX

Silicon Valley pioneer PAUL LEBLANC (Emmy Award nominee John Slattery, "Mad Men") built a fortune and legacy on the world-changing innovations he dreamed up. After discovering that one of his own creations - a powerful artificial intelligence called NEXT - might spell doom for humankind, Paul tried to shutter the project, only to be kicked out of the company by his own brother, TED LEBLANC (Jason Butler Harner, "Ozark"). When a series of unsettling tech mishaps points to a potential worldwide crisis, Paul joins forces with Special Agent SHEA SALAZAR (Fernanda Andrade, "The First," "Here and Now"). Meanwhile, Paul juggles his health and family life; Shea also focuses on a high-profile case; and Shea's husband TY (Geraldo Celasco, "How to Get Away with Murder," "The Haves and the Have Nots") manages their son's (Evan Whitten, THE RESIDENT, "Mr. Robot") alarmingly close relationship with their "smart home assistant," Iliza, as he experiences bullying at school in the all-new "FILE #1" series premiere episode of NEXT airing Tuesday, Oct. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NEX-101) (TV-14 D, L, V)

Cast: John Slattery as Paul LeBlanc, Fernanda Andrade as Special Agent Shea Salazar, Jason Butler Harner as Ted LeBlanc, Michael Mosley as C.M., Eve Harlow as Gina, Aaron Clifton Moten as Ben, Gerardo Celasco as Ty Salazar, Elizabeth Cappuccino as Abby LeBlanc, and Evan Whitten as Ethan Salazar

Guest Cast: Ali Ahn as Sarina, John Cassini as Ron Mathis, and Chris Gauthier as Sean Akers