How Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America was put together in a matter of days

Variety

On Tuesday of last week, only three artists were signed on for the Elton John-hosted TV concert fundraiser, which attracted 5.5 million viewers and raised more than $8 million on Sunday night. “I wouldn’t have guessed 10 days ago that we’d be putting on a concert in primetime with no planning and no notice and pulled it off that way,” says Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier. “This is a moment where bringing people together, if we can do it, is really important.”