1.0TVWisehttps://www.tvwise.co.ukPatrick Munnhttps://www.tvwise.co.uk/author/Patrick Munn/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mZgyVvyIQq"><a href="https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/07/the-americans-how-the-deal-to-bring-fxs-cold-war-spy-drama-to-itv-encore-came-about/">The Americans: How The Deal To Bring FX’s Cold War Spy Drama To ITV Encore Came About (Exclusive)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/07/the-americans-how-the-deal-to-bring-fxs-cold-war-spy-drama-to-itv-encore-came-about/embed/#?secret=mZgyVvyIQq" width="600" height="338" title="“The Americans: How The Deal To Bring FX’s Cold War Spy Drama To ITV Encore Came About (Exclusive)” — TVWise" data-secret="mZgyVvyIQq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.tvwise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/The-Americans-S3-FT.jpg779400TVWise examines how the deal to bring The Americans to pay channel ITV Encore came about after the broadcaster previously decided that the ratings performance of the show was such that they could not justify licensing any further seasons of The Americans for the main ITV channel.