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DECADE OF DOMINANCE!
FOX’s America’s Game of The Week is Television’s Most-Watched Show
in any daypart for a 10th Straight Year
Source: Nielsen L+SD ; 9/6/18-12/31/18 – P2+
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
The CW ordered a pilot for DC drama Batwoman, starring Ruby Rose, from Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television and writer Caroline Dries. David Nutter (Arrow) is set to direct.
A limited series starring and exec-produced by Ewan McGregor about the rise and fall of fashion designer Halston is in the works at Legendery Television. Simply Halston producer is Killer Films.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie, starring Idris Elba (Luther) as struggling DJ-turned-“manny,” premieres Friday, March 15. Also on the streamer, season two of Marvel’s The Punisher launches Friday, January 18.
Killing Eve is back for season two on Sunday, April 7, at 8p on BBC America. Drama focused on an MI6 operative and a psychopath assassin picks up “exactly 36 heart-thumping seconds after the events of the season finale,” said Sarah Barnett, President of AMC Entertainment Networks.
Season three of FX comedy Better Things debuts Thursday, February 28, at 10p. Among the new faces this go-round: Sharon Stone, Matthew Broderick, Judy Reyes and Cree Summer, among others.
“I am immensely thankful to Cynopsis for the [Rising Star Award] recognition, which to me, demonstrates how far I have come and all of the exciting ventures ahead,” says Megan Van Tine, Crown Media Family Networks. Join the celebration as Cynopsis recognizes Megan and the rest of the remarkable list of Rising Star honorees at the TV Award’s luncheon gala February 6 in NYC. Grab your tickets.
BET’s first original digital series, Wig Out, starring celebrity hairstylist Cliff Vmir, launches Sunday, January 13, across all BET digital platforms. Eight-parter follows Vmir and his crew in Atlanta.
Sunday, January 13, at 8:30p brings the season-two debut of countdown series The Top Ten Revealed on AXS TV, followed five days later by the series launch of WOW – Women of Wrestling on Friday, January 18, at 9p.
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings buckles up for a return to Discovery on Motor Mondays starting January 14 at 9p. Unlike traditional racing, no prep racers drive on tracks that have not been primed with traction compounds, which help bond tire rubber to the concrete surface. Racers compete for cash and prizes valued at over $500,000.
New series Lost Gold, following brothers on the hunt for missing treasure, can be found on Travel Channel starting Monday, January 14, at 10p.
E!’s Busy Tonight returns Monday, January 7, in a new 11p timeslot (the show launched in October at 10p). Upcoming guests on the Tina Fey exec-produced late-nighter include Michelle Williams, Connie Britton, Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Van Ness.
COMING UP
Animal Planet’s 15th Puppy Bowl airs Sunday, February 3, at 3p (tail-gating preshow starts at 2p). The first half of Puppy Bowl XVB is sponsored by STXfilms’ Ugly Dolls, while Universal Pictures’ The Secret Life of Pets 2 sponsors part two. And this year, in addition to tumbling and touchdowns, the pups all take Wisdom Panel Canine DNA Tests to see what they’re really made of.
Documentary USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter, a scientific detective story focused on the final voyage of an ill-fated ship, premieres on PBS on Tuesday, January 8, at 10p (check local listings).
MEASUREMENT
Nielsen’s Gracenote announced the launch of a descriptive metadata solution aimed at making possible more contextually relevant and satisfying TV and movie discovery experiences. Gracenote says its Video Descriptors will enable pay TV providers, OTT services and connected device manufacturers to unlock deeper user engagement and loyalty. “Major streaming providers average around 40,000 TV episodes and movies in their catalogs but put the onus on their viewers to sort through and find relevant programming,” said Simon Adams, Chief Product Officer at Gracenote. “By diving deeper into storylines and characters and assigning much more granular metadata to content, Gracenote Video Descriptors give TV providers powerful datasets enabling fresher discovery, recommendation and voice experiences that satisfy the full spectrum of viewer tastes or moods.”
CBS, which has yet to renew its deal with Nielsen, which expired December 31, said on Thursday that the companies were at a “contractual impasse.” The company added, “We continue to be open to negotiating a fair deal that makes strategic and financial sense for CBS.” Nielsen said it expects to arrive at “a mutually beneficial agreement.”
ADVERTISING
CBS has been getting over $5 million for 30-second Super Bowl spots, about the same as NBC pulled in for last year’s game, according to AdWeek. No six-second ads have been sold.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Women-first social network Bumble is partnering with tennis champ/entrepreneur Serena Williams, who will serve as Global Advisor to help reinforce the brand’s mission to empower women around the world. The campaign, developed, produced, and led by a team composed entirely of women, will highlight the importance of making the first move with a campaign titled “The Ball Is in Her Court.”
DIGITAL DATA
The FCC granted Google a waiver for a project that requires radar to be used at a higher level than what is currently allowed. In Project Soli, announced in 2015, radar senses the motion of a person’s fingers, eliminating the need for a touchscreen.
YouTube, exclusive live-streaming partner for Coachella for the ninth year, will for the first time present live content over both weekends – April 12-14 and April 19-21 – of the event. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers will have exclusive access to an allocation of passes via codes they receive via email today.
Hackers gained access to thousands of Google Chromecast smart TV devices in a stunt to highlight router vulnerabilities – and promote controversial YouTube star PewDiePie by forcing the devices to play a PewDiePie video. The devices weren’t hacked, but the victims of badly configured routers that could affect other smart media devices. “You’re next, Sonos,” tweeted the attackers.
Apple stock fell 10%, to $142.19, after the company warned of worse-than-expected holiday sales. CEO Tim Cook blamed China’s slowing economy, President Trump’s trade war and consumers waiting longer to replace their iPhones.
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HONORING TOP SPORTS PROGRAMS, CAMPAIGNS, AND PEOPLE
For the 8th year in a row, we’ll celebrate the work of the most talented producers, hosts, sponsors and executives in the sports industry, saluting the initiatives that drove audiences and turned sports viewers into fans. Crossing the spectrum of television, radio, and online platforms, we’ve expanded our categories and are looking forward to spotlighting this incredible industry.
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RATINGS
The first late-night segment of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (11:30p-12:33P) topped late night with 18.6 million viewers on average and a 5.7 rating/25 share among A18-49.
On cable news nets, CNN’s New Year’s Eve special, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, drew 1.82 million viewers from 8p-12:30p, versus 1.38 million for Fox News and 1.08 million for MSNBC.
Disney|ABC Television boasts its “25 Days of Christmas” programming across ABC, Freeform, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior reached more than 134 million unique total viewers, or 44% of the viewers in U.S. TV households. Freeform was the No. 1 cable network during the event (6:00-11:00 p.m.) among W18–4 and F12–34, the 9th straight year Freeform has led in those two Nielsen measures.
Tunity Analytics Weekly National Out-of-Home Viewer Rankings for Entertainment Programs for the week of December 23, 2018
Program, OOH Viewers (000)
The Orville (Fox) 404
Black-ish (ABC) 207
The Neighborhood (CBS) 175
Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) 173
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 167
Saturday Night Live (NBC) 149
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 109
Family Guy (Fox) 95
Garth Live at Notre Dame (CBS) 88
Blue Bloods (CBS) 75
Source: Tunity Analytics. Viewing estimates are derived from the Tunity mobile app usage. OOH impressions are calculated using Tunuity Analytics proprietary estimation model.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Wednesday, January 2, 2019, time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
FOX: 6.68 million
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back 4.14, The Masked Singer 9.21
CBS: 5.89 million
Big Bang Theory 6.91, Young Sheldon 6.25, SEAL Team 6.22, Criminal Minds 4.88
NBC: 3.87 million
Chicago Med 4.22, Chicago Fire 3.75, Chicago P.D. 3.65
ABC: 2.49 million
The Goldbergs 3.57, American Housewife 2.59, Modern Family 2.58, Single Parents 1.89, Match Game 2.15
CW: 0.51 million
All American 0.62, All American 0.40
Wednesday A18-49: FOX 2.1/9, CBS0.8/3, NBC 0.6/3, ABC 0.6/3, CW 0.2/.1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Software company AdPredictive named Kristin Frank as its first President. Frank comes from Viacom, where she was most recently Chief Operating Officer of MTV.
Google ad veteran Art Zeidman was tapped to head the new ad sales unit of independent digital content studio Collab as Executive Vice President, Growth.
IN MEMORIAM
Actor and writer Herb Ellis, who helped Jack Webb create Dragnet, died December 26. He was 97. In addition to Dragnet, Ellis appeared on shows including Escape and Dangerous Assignment.
Friday Fun Fact: Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, a duck is watching you.
This Day in History: 1961 – Danish barbers’ assistants ended a 33-year strike.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which five-time Academy Award nominee played Jim’s ex-cheerleader girlfriend, Katy, on The Office (2005-2014)? Amy Adams. Kudos to: Rory Rosegarten-The Conversation Company/Roslyn, NY, Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NYC, Jean Edhlund-Cooperative Network Services/Mehahga, MN, Danna G. Castiglia-CBS Corporation/NYC, Samantha Salvatore-WNET/NYC, Pete Hazell-Discovery Communications Europe/London, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Productions Rentals/Burbank, Arnold Tolentino-A+Visionz/San Francisco, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Lisa Nordstrom-FitzCo-Compass Point/Minneapolis
Today’s Trivia Question: Chase (1973-1974) was the first show created by which prolific producer? (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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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY JANUARY 4
ABC: Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, 20/20
CBS: MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods
CW: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors
FOX: Last Man Standing, The Cool Kids, Hell’s Kitchen
NBC: The Blacklist [r], The Blacklist
PBS: Washington Week, Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, Great Performances, Symphony for Nature
Telemundo: La Sultana, Falsa Identidad, Senora Acero
Univision: Jesus, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia, Amar a Muerte
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