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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
FX ordered Pose from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Brad Falchuk. The dance musical series features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles and the largest recurring LGBTQ cast ever for a scripted TV series, according to the net. One actor not in the cast is Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, who exited a role FX said had been “reconceived and rewritten to be a 50-year-old African-American woman.” That part is now being played by Charlayne Woodard (The Leftovers).
Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: December 29-31, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Buena Vista) $52.4 million (week 3), cume revenue $517.1 million
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) $50.6 million (week 2), cume revenue $169.8 million
Pitch Perfect 3 (Universal) $17.8 million (week 2), cume revenue $64.3 million
The Greatest Showman (Fox) $15.3 million (week 2), cume revenue $48.8 million
Ferdinand (Fox) $11.7 million (week 3), cume revenue $53.8 million
Coco (Buena Vista) $6.6 million (week 6), cume revenue $178.9 million
All the Money in the World (TriStar) $5.5 million, opening weekend
Darkest Hour (Focus) $5.3 million (week 6), cume revenue $17.9 million
Downsizing (Paramount) $4.6 million (week 2), cume revenue $17.1 million
Father Figures (Warner Bros.) $3.7 million (week 2), cume revenue $12.7 million
Source: comScore
COMING UP
Modern Family celebrates its 200th episode on Wednesday, January 10 at 9p with the family rallying to Phil’s side at the hospital. Fred Willard and Fred Savage guest star.
The first round of presenters for the 75th Golden Globe Awards includes Halle Berry, Carol Burnett, Kelly Clarkson, Darren Criss, Penelope Cruz, Gal Gadot, Greta Gerwig, Hugh Grant, Neil Patrick, Chris Hemsworth, Christina Hendricks, Isabelle Huppert, Shirley MacLaine, Ricky Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Poehler, Edgar Ramírez, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, Sharon Stone, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alicia Vikander, Kerry Washington, and Emma Watson. Seth Meyers-hosted show airs Sunday, January 7 at 8p.
Speaking of the Globes, the Beverly Hills police are taking extra security measures this year, following attacks like the Las Vegas massacre last year. No specific threats were reported, but the police plan to have the Beverly Hilton and environs well covered.
Academy Award nominee I Am Not Your Negro premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 15 at 10p (check local listings). The documentary, an examination of race in America, is based on an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin.
NEW AND RETURNING SERIES
Season 4 of The Royals premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10p on E!. Also returning is digital companion series The Royal Hangover.
Meet the next generation of stand-up comics in truTV’s Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, debuting Wednesday, January 3 at 11p. The net welcomes back Impractical Jokers for season 7 on Thursday, February 1 at 10p.
Canadian family drama Heartland is back for season 11 on its U.S. cable home, UP tv, on Wednesday, February 28 at 9p.
Eight-part original series The End of the F***ing World launches on Netflix Friday, January 5. Dark road trip dramedy is based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novels.
SOCIAL GOOD
Disney|ABC Television and Disney Publishing Worldwide are donating up to one million books to nonprofit First Book, provider of new books to educators and organizations serving children from low-income families. The giveaway happens during Disney’s sixth annual Magic of Storytelling campaign, running through March 31.
GOING GLOBAL
With spending on kids programming on the decline, the British government is ready to fork over $81 million to fund new shows. Run by the British Film Institute, the fund will be available to SVOD services, commercial broadcasters and the BBC. “This significant investment will give our world-renowned television production sector the boost it needs to create innovative content for a wider audience that would otherwise not be made,” said UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley.
France 2 said it has postponed a TV movie telling the story of the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead. A petition calling for an end to the project “out of respect for those who were lost and injured” has over 40,000 signatures. France 2 said the film, which was still being edited, would not air until all victims’ associations have been consulted.
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Announcing the 2018 Cynopsis TV Awards Finalists
Awards Gala | Tuesday, February 6th | NYC
The Cynopsis TV Awards salute excellence in national TV programming – from writing and directing, to casting and hosting and more – and we’re thrilled to announce this year’s finalists! The work of our finalists has enriched and entertained a broad audience. We look forward to celebrating them, and announcing the winners, at our Annual Cynopsis TV Awards Gala taking place on February 6th in NYC (more event details to come soon).
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RATINGS
ABC’s Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest delivered 10.5 million viewers and 3.1/13 among A18-49 to top its 8p-10p time slot. The show rose to 15.7 million viewers and 5.0/20 in the demo from 10p-11p, its best results since debuting in 2000. Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square drew 5.8 million viewers P2+ and a 1.8.8 Live+SD rating in the demo, to rank #2 for the night.
Bravo’s Married to Medicine delivered 800,000 viewers P18-49, up 12% versus the week prior, in Nielsen Live+3 numbers. The Real Housewives of New Jersey also cleaned up, scoring 1.18 million in the demo, up 5%.
Netflix movie Bright, starring Will Smith, delivered 11 million U.S. TV viewers in its first 3 days and 7 million among A18-49, according to Nielsen.
NBC’s Sunday Night Football is pacing to be the most-viewed series of the season, averaging 18.2 million viewers in Live+SD viewing from September 7-December 25. Last year the games averaged 20.3 million viewers.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Wednesday, December 27, 2017 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
NBC: 4.79 million
The Wall 5.48, Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors 4.44
CBS: 4.64 million
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special 5.26, SEAL Team 3.39
ABC: 2.84 million
The Goldbergs 3.51, Speechless 2.66, Modern Family 2.92, American Housewife 2.64, Match Game 2.62
FOX: 2.83 million
Foster Farms Bowl 2.83
UNIVISION 1.08 million
Rey David 1.27, Mi Marido tie Familia 1.11, Cair en Tentacion .85
CW: .82 million
EA Madden NFL 18 Challenge .65, Penn & Teller: Fool Us .99
Thursday A18-49: NBC .8/3, FOX .7/3, ABC .6/3, CBS .5/2, UNI .5/2, CW .3/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Steve Shannon has left his role as GM/Senior Vice President of Content at Roku. Scott Rosenberg, who joined Roku in 2012, takes over the title of GM.
IN MEMORIAM
Actress Rose Marie died December 28. She was 94. Marie was best known to TV audiences for her role as Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show, as well as her appearances on game show The Hollywood Squares.
Jim Burns, co-creator of MTV Unplugged, died December 26 after being hit by a taxi in Manhattan. He was 65. “His groundbreaking work continues to resonate with audiences around the world,” said MTV.
This Day in History: 1890 – President Benjamin Harrison welcomed Alice Sanger as the first female White House staff member.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What did Penny give Sheldon for Christmas that made him break his “no hug” rule on The Big Bang Theory? A napkin signed by Leonard Nimoy. Kudos to: Todd Schliewen-NBC/Hartford, CT, Nicole Correnti-Fuse Media/NYC, Holly Hearn-H2 Concierge Marketing/Sarasota, FL, Clare Taricska-Tribune Media/Cleveland, Miriam Stocker-Black Entertainment Television/Royal Oak, MI, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Kerri Huyck/Pasco, WA, John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas, Kathryn Kieser-Haworth Marketing + Media/Minneapolis, Barb Throm-True Media/St. Louis, Len Klatt-The Winning Run/LA, Todd Galloway-Raycom Media/Montgomery, AL, Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA, Ken DuBow-Bob’s Your Uncle/LA, Lisa Fikeys-Zimmerman/Chicago
Today’s Trivia Question: Which actress lost a role on a comedy to her sister, but went on to guest on the show as a love interest for the older brother of her sister’s on-air love interest? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four correct answers from each time zone will be selected.)
Answer to Our Last Anagram: Inept Wolfish Howls = The Flip Wilson Show. Kudos to: Mark Selby/Toronto, Jerry Maffia-PMC/NYC, Renee Kurland-Walt Disney Television Group/Burbank, Dan Elias-Verizon/Ashburn, VA
Hidden Camera Show Anagram: I Mail Projects Rack (Email [email protected] with your answer; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in tomorrow’s newsletter.)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY JANUARY 2
ABC: The Middle, Fresh Off the Boat, black-ish, Modern Family [r], Kevin(Probably) Saves the World
CBS: NCIS, Bull, NCISL New Orleans
CW: The Flsh [r], DC’s Legends of Tomorrow [r]
FOX: Lethal Weapon, LA to Vegas [p], The Mick
NBC: Ellen’s Game of Games, Ellen’s Game of Games, Chicago Med
PBS: Finding Your Roots [r], American Experience [r], Frontlin
TELEMUNDO: Hasta que la Conci, Sangre de mi Tierra, Senora Acero 4: La Coyote
UNIVISION: Rey David, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Caer en Tantacion
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