Tonight’s Premieres:
HGTV: Stay or Sell at 9p
National Geographic: Inside the American Mob at 9p
Netflix: Dreamworks Trolls, Million Pound Menu
Viceland: Terror at 9p, Devil You Know at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
ID: Til Death Do Us Part at 10p
Lifetime: Dance Moms at 10p
Own: Ambitions at 10p
USA: Miz & Mrs at 10p
IN THE NEWS
Viola Davis is heading to the White House. The actress will portray Michelle Obama in First Ladies, a drama series being developed at Showtime with a three-script commitment. Davis will also executive produce the project, from writer Aaron Cooley (novels Four Seats: A Thriller of the Supreme Court, The Guns of Ridgewood).
ABC News announced details of the third Democratic Debate in Houston. The primetime event, in partnership with Univision, will air Thursday, September 12 and, if necessary, Friday, September 13, from Texas Southern University. ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir, ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos will moderate.
Season 45 of NBC’s Saturday Night Live premieres September 28. Woody Harrelson will serve as host for the fourth time, with Billie English debuting as musical guest. The following week, on October 5, Phoebe Waller-Bridge will make her SNL hosting debut, while Taylor Swift will make her third appearance as musical guest. Other hosts scheduled this season include David Harbour, Kristen Stewart and Eddie Murphy.
Family Feud is going international. Steve Harvey announced plans to launch and host versions of the Fremantle game show in South Africa and Ghana. Harvey’s media company Steve Harvey Global obtained rights to license the format for African versions of the game show, which will be produced Rapid Blue, Fremantle’s local production partner in the region. Harvey has hosted the American version of Family Feud since 2010.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, September 4 at 11:30p on CBS. It marks the Democratic front-runner’s first late-night interview since launching his campaign in April.
Keke Palmer officially debuted as co-host of the third hour of Good Morning America on Monday, joining Michael Strahan and Sara Haines. Palmer had been taking a significant role on the ABC morning show in recent months The block will be renamed GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke.
Meanwhile, GMA co-host Lara Spencer offered an official on-air apology on Monday for last week’s remark mocking six-year-old Prince George’s interest in ballet. “I screwed up,” said Spencer. “The comment I made about dance was insensitive, it was stupid, and I am deeply sorry.”
Sandra Oh will narrate She Walks With Apes for Canada’s CBC. The two-hour documentary about three women who went in the jungles of Africa and Borneo includes rarely seen images of Dian Fossey, the scientist murdered while working with mountain gorillas in Rwanda, and features Canadian Birute Galdikas, who went to live among the orangutans of Borneo 50 years ago.
Final nominees for The 54rd Annual CMA Awards will be revealed Wednesday, August 28 with select categories announced live on ABC’s Good Morning America by Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde in the 8a hour. Carrie Underwood will host the award show, airing live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, 13 at 8p on ABC, with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary.
Calls continue urging the reopening of a toll-free hotline for detained immigrants that was shut down after it was featured in an episode of Orange Is The New Black. California-based Freedom for Immigrants says the hotline was shut down on August 7, about two weeks after the July 26 premiere of the Netflix series final season. “The timing of the shutdown is deeply concerning. Freedom for Immigrants is being targeted for exposing abuses in detention and amplifying the stories of people suffering in the system,” said Christina Fialho, an attorney and executive director of Freedom for Immigrants in a statement. In response, an ICE official told NBC News via a statement that “all ICE facilities provide detainees with reasonable and equitable access to telephones.”
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“ What’s my prediction regarding the soon-to-come proliferation of streaming services? Consolidation of SVOD services will be inevitable. According to Parks Associates, household spending on OTT video services hasn’t increased in 3 yrs. That means winners & losers will be chosen quickly.”
Blake Sabatinelli, CEO – Newsy
(Featured speaker at That Big TV Conference on Sept. 9-10 in NY)
Sponsors: Gamut – Sinclair – NY Interconnect – FriendMTS – iSpot.tv – ListenFirst Media – NCC Media – TV Time – Tubi – a4 – Simpli.fi – TVsquared
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
CBS greenlit Unprofessionals, a workplace comedy about The United Nations. From writers Andy Schwartz (Scrubs, Mighty Med), Randy and Jason Sklar (Just Saying, Work From Home), Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver’s Point Grey, and Lionsgate TV, show takes a look at a group of the least important people behind the scenes at one of the world’s most important places
Freeform has begun production on Wrap Battle, a six-episode holiday gift-wrapping series where contestants compete to become the ultimate wrapper and take home a grand prize valued at $50,000. Sheryl Underwood will host, with Carson Kressley and Wanda Wen (founder of fine stationery and luxury paper brand Soolip) serving as judges.
Hulu ordered Woke, a live-action comedy pilot with animated sequences. The project, which reportedly stars Lamorne Morris (New Girl), hails from Sony Pictures TV, Will Gluck’s studio-based Olive Bridge Entertainment and Eric Christian Olsen’s Cloud Nine Prods and is based on the life and art of cartoonist Keith Knight.
Will Forte (The Last Man On Earth) and Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) are set to star in comedy series Flipped, from Groundlings alums Steve Mallory and Damon Jones and Funny or Die, for short-form video platform Quibi. Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Arturo Castro (Alternatino) and Andy Garcia also star in the series ,which began production on Monday. The project, written by Mallory and Jones, focuses on chronically underemployed couple Jann (Forte) and Cricket Melfi (Olson), self-proclaimed home renovation “experts” who are certain they’re television’s next great home design duo.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Why We Hate debuts Sunday, October 13 at 10p on Discovery. Executive produced by Alex Gibney and Steven Spielberg, the six-part series explores one of humanity’s most primal and destructive emotions. The first episode will be available on Discovery Go on Sunday, October 6.
Total Divas returns on Wednesday, October 2 at 10p on E! Natalya, Naomi, Nia Jax and Carmela are back for Season 9, while Ronda Rousey and Sonya Deville have been added to the cast.
Nat Geo WILD is unleashing Dog: Impossible on Monday, September 2 at 9p. In the new series Matt Beisner and his team set out to prove there is no such thing as a bad dog.
All aboard for Bravo’s Below Deck. The series’ seventh season debuts on Monday, October 7 at 9p.
Nickelodeon’s new preschool series Blue’s Clues & You bows Monday, November 11 at 9a. Former Blue’s Clues hosts Steve Burns and Donovan Patton will reprise their original roles in the premiere.
Universal Kids presents the US premiere of Mighty Mike on Monday, September 2 at 3p. The show centers on sophisticated pug, Mike, who finds himself protecting his home for a wild bunch of furry intruders while his owners are away.
Cartoon Network bows all-new adventure series Power Players on Saturday, September 21 at 12:30p.
BBC preschool series Bluey launches on Disney Junior on Monday, September 9 at 4:30p. The show, which first launched on ABC in Australia in 2018 and was the most watched show of all time on its iview platform, follows the adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, who lives with her Mum, Dad, and little sister, Bingo.
Sold out, but taking names. The Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards, taking place on September 9th in NYC, is officially sold out. Check out our impressive honorees here. And a big thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, Turnkey Search. To put your name on the wait list, please contact cathyp@cynopsis.
COMING UP
Top Gear is coming to MotorTrend beginning Labor Day Weekend. In celebration, MotorTrend TV and sister network Discovery Channel will simulcast classis episodes of Top Gear on Saturday, August 31 at 8p.
Steven Universe The Movie debuts commercial free on Monday, September 2 at 6p on Cartoon Network.
Go on, get bested! The Cynopsis Best Of The Best Awards salute excellence in national TV programming, from writing and directing to casting and hosting. In addition, we recognize outstanding achievement across teams, platforms and overall merit in social good initiatives and kids programming. Enter by October 23rd.
STREAMING
Amazon Prime Video inked a distribution deal with Altice Europe, which owns French internet, mobile and cable TV provider SFR, according to Variety. It’s Amazon’s first with a telco in France and emphasizes its strategy to ramp up distribution across Europe. The agreement gives SFR customers access to the service via set-top boxes, which is the method by which French households mainly consume content.
In other Amazon Prime Video news, Friday, September 20 has been set as the premiere of Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show, featuring the singer’s new fall/winter 2019 lingerie collection. The second-annual runway show will take place during New York Fashion Week in conjunction with NYFW: The Shows and will feature models, actors and dancer wearing the latest savage styles. After airing live, this year’s Savage X Fenty Show will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide, beginning September 20.
TECH TALK
Chinese search engine Baidu surpassed Google as the second largest smart speaker vendor. According to Canalys research firm, Baidu now owns 17.3% of the global market, while making 4.5 million shipments in the second quarter of 2019. That represents a year-on-year growth of 3.700%. Amazon still tops the smart speaker market.
Comedy Central’s The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project is returning for a second season as part of its Global Podcast Network on Wednesday, September 4. The podcast is part of Comedy Central’s multiplatform development deal with Jeselnik, which includes the comedic interview series Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, premiering Friday, September 6.
Add Lululemon to the list of brands embracing podcasting. The athleisure brand launched a podcast called Sweatlife on Monday, created in collaboration with Makers, the Verizon Media subsidiary focused on women-centric storytelling. The podcast will feature weekly conversations with athletes, activists and others about physical and mental wellness.
Season 2 of The Corp by Barstool Sports bows today. Hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Dan Katz, The Corp blends stories with the biggest personalities in sports, entertainment, business and media to tell their unfiltered and never-before-heard stories relating to experiences in their fields.
SOCIAL GOOD
NBC 4 New York and Telelmundo’s 47’s third annual Supporting Our School drive helped generate over 67,000 school supplies for students in need. Hosted by Raymour & Flanigan stores across the Northeast, all donated materials will be delivered to students and teachers by the Boys & Girls Club and United Way.
CASTING
Original cast members John Pankow and Richard Kind will reprise their roles in the upcoming follow-up to 1990s comedy Mad About You, a limited event series for Spectrum Originals… RJ Walker and Brittany Inge were upped to series regulars on BET romantic dramedy Boomerang, reports Deadline.
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SAVE THE DATE
Cynopsis is excited to announce that the 7th Annual Digital Awards will take place on Friday, November 8th at ThreeSitxy in NYC. This must-attend industry event will highlight the most outstanding digital campaign initiatives, technology and extraordinary video content in the highly competitive and ever-changing digital landscape.
Finalists will be announced in mid-September and winners will be awarded at the event in November.
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RATINGS
SHAREABLEE TOP TV SHOWS for the week of August 19, 2019
Program, Network, Total Actions, Total Content, Actions per Content, Fans & Followers
Program, Network, Total Actions, Total Content, Actions per Content, Fans & Followers
E! News (E!) 10.5M, 662, 15,828, 36M
Good Morning America (ABC) 1.5M, 996, 1,489, 13.3M
Entertainment Tonight (CBS/synd) 1.5M, 573, 2,565, 8.4M
Today Show (NBC) 1.4M, 650, 2,191, 13.2M
America’s Got Talent (NBC) 927K, 175, 5,298, 15.5M
Bachelor in Paradise (ABC) 679K, 91, 7,466, 1.5M
Suits (USA Network) 568K, 69, 8,236, 5.9M
World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC) 533K, 696, 766, 5.4M
Fox & Friends (Fox News) 462K, 155, 2,984, 4.7M
TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) 417K, 425, 981, 2.7M
TV Time’s Shows on the Rise Report for the week of August 19, 2019
13 Reasons Why (Netflix) 96.4%
Better Than Us (Russian TV series) – 83.5%
MINDHUNTER (Netflix) 46.6%
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) 38.7%
Peaky Blinders (BBC One) 14%
Elite (Netflix) 11.8%
The Simpsons (FOX) 11.3%
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)10%
Animal Kingdom (TNT) 9.1%
The Good Doctor (ABC) 9%
*Methodology: Every week, millions of viewers around the world use TV Time to track their favorite series. “Shows on the Rise” is calculated by determining the week-over-week growth in episodes watched for a given program.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Friday, August 23, 2019 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 3.53 million
NFL Football 3.53
ABC: 2.82 million
American Housewife 2.87, Fresh Off the Boat 2.30, What Would You Do? 3.07, 20/20 3.04,
NBC: 2.64 million
American Ninja Warrior 2.29, Dateline NBC 2.99
FOX: 1.09 million
BH90210 1.04, MasterChef 1.14
UNI: 1.05 million
La Reina Soy Yo 1.18, Juntos, el Corazon Nunca se Equivoca 0.96, Sin Miedo a la Verdad 1.01
TELE: 0.99 million
Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.96, El Final del Paraiso 1.07, Preso No. 1 0.93
CW: 0.65 million
Masters of Illusion 0.89, The Big Stage 0.63, Hypnotize Me 0.44
Friday A19-49 Ratings
CBS 0.7/5, ABC 0.5/3, NBC 0.5/3, FOX 0.3/2, TELE 0.3/2, UNI 0.3/2, CW 0.1/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Imagine Entertainment hired Rich Battista as Chief Executive Officer. He last served as Chief Executive Officer at Time Inc.
Newsflare promoted Monique Macias to Director of US Licensing.
Danya Bacchus is joining CBS News Newspath as a Los Angeles-based correspondent. She was previously a freelance correspondent for ABC News in Los Angeles.
This Day in History
1955 – Norris and Ross McWhirter first published the Guinness Book of World Records.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
In which two series did Diahann Carroll and Billy Dee Williams play husband and wife? Dynasty (1981-1989) and Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994-1996). Kudos to: Rev. Mark Wajda/Leesburg, FL; Charles Lore/NYC; An Chen-Telepictures/Burbank, CA;
Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; David Westberg-SAG AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank, CA.
Today’s Trivia Question
At which school did Professor Everett teach on Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971)? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.)
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DIGITAL ACCOUNT LEAD
NBC TELEMUNDO
BAY AREA
Be a critical part of the sales team, responsible for supervision of all digital solutions including online platforms, creating content, project timelines and more. Work with management to support strategies and meet the needs of our company. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR, STUDIO & TECHNICAL OPERATIONS>>
NBCUniversal/NYC: Seeking top candidate who can maximize all operations of Net News, Sports, Enter, and Corp Events. Must have 7+ yrs in live TV oper environ. A capacity to manage multiple projects, plus a proficiency in MS Office 365 tools such as Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc. Full info HERE (9/11)
Ad Sales Planner, Direct Response>>
TVOne/NYC: Seeking strong candidate with emphasis on client services to supports the Direct Response team. Must be familiar with relevant research tools (MRI, Nielsen, Simmons). 2 yrs of adv/media and 1 yr dir response exp required. 1 yr of dir response TV sls planning and agency buying/planning exp preferred. Full info HERE (9/11)
DIGITAL ACCOUNT LEAD>>
NBC TELEMUNDO BAY AREA: Be a critical part of the sales team, responsible for supervision of all digital solutions including online platforms, creating content, project timelines and more. Work with management to support strategies and meet the needs of our company. Full info HERE (9/10)
SENIOR ANALYST, AD SALES RESEARCH>>
Discovery/NYC: Analytical thinker to leverage variety of rsrch to provide data-driven intel in support of ad sales initiatives for lifestyle brands. Utilize data systems & translate info into insights. 3-5 yrs rel exp req. Full info HERE (9/10)
VP, AD SALES RESEARCH & STRATEGY>>
Discovery/NYC: Strategic leader to oversee compelling research analysis & consumer insights across ntwrks & platfrms to help meet revenue goals & priorities. Work w/partners to develop/execute clear, actionable ad sales plans. 12-15+ yrs rel exp req. Full info HERE (9/10)
FINANCIAL ANALYST>>
A+E/NY: Manage quarterly profit participation reporting to producers, talent and business partners in tv, theatrical and new media motion pictures across the A+E Networks portfolio. BA/BS in Finance or Acctg. Entertainment Royalty payment exp, strong Excel skills, ability to interpret contractual terms, detailed oriented with strong communication skills. Apply HERE (9/6)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Work w/show hosts, preparing the rundown of new stories, identifying and integrating guests, overseeing and executing the production of key video and graphic elements. 3+ yrs executive producing exp or overseeing newscast prod. Full info HERE (9/6)
NEWS PRODUCER>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Resp for prod of live newscasts, news shows & recorded video segments for television, and digital platforms. Generate new story ideas. Strong writing/organizational skills req’d; ability to prod content under heavy deadline pressure. Full info HERE (9/6)
ONLINE EDITOR>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: News editor with hands-on, real-time oversight of Newsmax.com to focus on politics and national news with health, financial and world news coverage. 3+yrs exp in editing online or other publication. 5+yr exp in journalism. Full info HERE (9/6)
SOCIAL MEDIA MGR>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Enhancing our brand & building strong online community resp for developing/administering social media content that is designed to engage users and create an interactive relationship between consumers & company. 3+yrs exp in social media mngmnt. Full info HERE (9/6)
TV BOOKER>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Resp for supporting developing relationships w/officials, experts, publicists, agents & talent. Work closely w/ news, programming & talent in prod. At least 5+yrs exp media industry in either TV, online, or print publications. Strong relationships w/TV analysts, experts & publicists. Full info HERE (9/6)
VP AD SALES, TV>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Responsible for planning and implementing cable TV sales and product development programs, both short and long range, targeted toward existing and new markets. Develops, hires, trains and manages advertising sales team.Experience in national TV or cable network sales. Full info HERE (9/6)
NEWS DIRECTOR, VP>>
NEWSMAX TV/NY: Oversee/manage television news dept and staff to ensure the accurate, timely delivery of news. Oversee the daily operations of the TV news operations. Strong understanding of Newsmax brand and talent. Leadership and team building skills. Full info HERE (9/6)
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & SOCIAL MEDIA CHAMPIONSHIPS & ALLIANCES>>
NCAA/Indianapolis IN: Collaboratively dvlp/implement/mng NCAA Championships social media strategies. Min 6yrs, social media and/or content prod exp or related field. Excellent written/oral presentation skills. Full info HERE (9/6)
ANALYST, VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION & MEMBERSHIP>>
First Look Media/NY: Resp for maintaining, understanding, and leveraging the organization’s quantitative/qualitative data in support of its premium video streaming offer. Min 2yrs exp w/video content analytics w/ a focus on subscriber acquisition & retention, pref within TV, film, ent, music or video envir. Full info HERE (9/6)
SR MGR, ADVANCED SOLUTIONS>>
A + E Networks/NYC: Leading large Projects/Initiatives, maintaining & optimizing A+E Ad Technology stack, & helping diversify A+E Network’s Ad Product line up. Full Info/Apply HERE (9/6)
RESEARCH ANALYST>>
Crown Media Family Networks/NY: Entry level, provides support to the NY Research Team. BA/BS req; strong MS Office Skills prior exp. Nielsen systems helpful. Apply HERE (9/6)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT >>
The CW Network/NYC: The CW Network seeks an Executive Assistant for their Media Sales & Planning department. Must have 2+ years of professional administrative experience, preferably in advertising or entertainment. Full info and how to apply HERE (9/4)
SR ANALYST, DIGITAL MKTG ANALYTICS >>
Showtime/NYC: Quantitative thinker who will partner with Depts to provide analyses and dev. reporting dashboards and learnings in support of Showtime’s acquisition and retention goals. Effective storyteller and communicator who is able to craft data and insight-driven narratives required. Full info HERE (8/31)
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR >>
Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family/LA: Tech-savvy, self-starter professional, exp’d in SM to support strategic social media initiatives set in place. Able to multi task many projects; 1-2 yrs SM exp w/previous writing/editing/creating exp; strong knwlg SM platforms & social community mngmnt. Full info HERE (8/29)
DIRECTOR, DISTRIBUTION >>
Fremantle, Canada International: Maximize revenue across Canada for all Fremantle Int’l proprietary programs towards the achievements of targets. Proven/ demonstrable exp of Sales exp w/in TV licensing enviro, either working within brdcst or wider ent industry/competitor. Full info HERE (8/28)
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TUESDAY AUGUST 27
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise, Bless This Mess, black-ish
CBS: NCIS, FBI, NCIS: New Orleans
CW: Pandora, Mysteries Decoded
FOX: The Resident, First Responders Live
NBC: America’s Got Talent, Bring the Funny
PBS: India: Nature’s Wonderland, India, Nature’s Wonderland, Frontline
Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, El Final del Paraiso, Preso No. 1
Univision: La Reina Soy Yo, Juntos, el Corazon Nunca se Equivoca, Sin Miedo a la Verdad
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