FX’s 5-Part Thriller Hit Is a Certified Late-Night Streaming Sensation

Although HBO has been the ostensible face of the Peak TV era since the dawn of the century, it has certainly had its fair share of worthy competitors. Among the other cable and premium channels, HBO's least celebrated rival during its heyday in the aughts was FX. Thanks to dramas like The Shieldand comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the channel had a wide variety of offerings, giving a prestigious sheen to familiar television genres and story archetypes.