The retirement notice has a precise scope
FX Staff’s notice, published on 23 August 2024, says the FXNOW app would no longer be available on mobile devices and connected televisions from 23 September 2024. It separately named online, television-provider and Hulu viewing routes. The announcement therefore concerns a particular application distribution route. It should not be flattened into either a claim that all FX programmes ended or an instruction to keep reinstalling that retired app.
The web address is a separate programme surface
The current fxnow.fxnetworks.com page exposed programme browsing, a Live TV navigation item and individual episode cards. Examples included The Lowdown, Adults and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, with episode numbers and dates on the latter’s listings. Those public cards demonstrate an accessible programme-information surface. They do not establish that a particular account can play every item or that a catalogue entry supplies a subscription.
Use the particular programme and current viewing route
The 2024 notice described selecting a locked episode, choosing a participating provider and signing in with that television account. It also promoted Hulu as a separate way to view FX programmes. Because that notice is historical, check the present programme page and current provider or Hulu offer before relying on its old examples or timing claims. Record the series title, season and episode when following a link. An old FXNOW app reference can then be understood without treating it as a current installation recommendation.