 The success of the podcast led to a weekly documentary series called "The Weekly", which was announced on May 8, 2019 by FX and debuted on June 2, 2019.The Weekly is an American narrative investigative journalism docuseries that covers recent topical news and cultural stories.Started in January 2017, "The Daily" became a noted success for the "Times"; "TheStreet.com" described it as "a phenomenon, an out-of-the-blue hit".