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02.21.17 Good morning. It’s Tuesday February 21, 2017 and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres:
Lifetime: The Pop Game at 10p
MTV: Stranded With a Million Dollars at 10p
TBS: The Detour at 10p
USA: Chrisley Knows Best at 10p
Velocity: Mighty Car Mods at 10p
Viceland: Needles and Pins at 10p Tonight’s Finales:
CNBC: Billion Dollar Buyer at 10p
Discovery: The Killing Fields at 10p
History: The Curse of Oak Island at 9p
ID: Shadow of Doubt at 10p
Lifetime: Dance Moms at 9p
Myx TV: The Doll Life at 8p
NBC: The Wall at 8p
Z Living: Altar’d at 8p, Finding Fido at 9p
Legislators might want to think twice before cutting funding for public television. A phone survey taken in January by a bipartisan team from American Viewpoint and Hart Research Associates for public TV indicated 62% of Republican voters and 83% of Democrats do not think federal funding should be eliminated. “Voters see public television as a good value proposition for the American taxpayer,” wrote the pollsters.
President Trump’s attacks haven’t hurt CNN, CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker told journalists last week. Not that there wasn’t enough concern, as CNN at times bore the brunt of Trump’s anti-media rants, to commission a study to see if the president’s “fake news” charges impacted CNN’s reputation. The result: less than a third of Americans surveyed thought CNN’s coverage of Trump had been unfair, and considerably more respondents trusted the brand more than Trump or members of Congress. CNN “has been as strong as it has ever been,” said Zucker, with its most profitable year ever in 2016 and on pace to exceed that in 2017. According to iSpot.tv, CNN earned $72.8 million in national advertising from January 16-February 16, versus $33.5 million during the same period last year.
Fox News Channel may be friendlier to Trump than other outlets, but that doesn’t mean some FNC journalists aren’t calling foul on what they consider out-of-bounds behavior. Chris Wallace took issue with Trump’s tweeted assertion that the media was “the enemy of the American people” during an interview with Rance Priebus, who said on Fox News Sunday that the media was flooded with “garbage,” and journalists should focus on positive stories about the administration. “We don’t have state-run media in this country,” Wallace told the White House Chief of Staff. “That’s what they have in dictatorships.” And the same day Zucker made his remarks about the “fake news” survey, came support from FNC’s Shepard Smith for CNN’s Jim Acosta. Smith called Acosta “an accomplished reporter,” who Trump was “treating iike…I’m not even going to use the word….It’s crazy what we’re watching.”
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Sprout introduced a music video, “Kindness Is a Muscle,” featuring 10-year-old dance sensation Aidan Prince (aka BAHBOY) as part of its “Kindness Counts” pro–social initiative. “Kindness is at the heart of everything we do at Sprout,” said Jennifer Giddens, SVP, marketing & digital. “‘Kindness is a Muscle’ showcases how kids have the opportunity to lead the kind effort by exercising compassionate and kind actions daily, empowering and reminding us all to do better.”
A group of smaller networks, among them Up Entertainment, ASPiRE, INSP and Outdoor Channel, share the concerns of the American Cable Association over how the transition to the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard will affect MVPDs. In a letter to the FCC, the networks said, “We believe our respective programming services can compete with any in the market on the merits. Yet we also recognize that, as programmers unaffiliated with the largest conglomerates, our offerings will be at particular risk should the transition to ATSC 3.0 compel MVPDs to eliminate cable channels. As explained by ACA, ‘independent programmers would likely be the first to go’ in systems where capacity is limited.” The letter urged the FCC to examine the potential impact on diverse and independent programmers. A vote on the issue is scheduled at the FCC on February 23.
It appears Dalian Wanda’s $1 billion acquisition of Dick Clark Productions won’t go through, reported TheWrap on Monday. Problems getting currency out of China and Chinese regulatory issues were cited as the cause, though a source told TheWrap owner Eldridge Industries still expects the deal to close.
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Showtime is developing a limited series about Muhammad Ali, reports Variety. The Ali Summit would focus on Ali’s objection to the Vietnam War draft, exploring the intersection of civil rights and sports. Jeff and Michael Zimbalist will write and direct, and exec produce with Jim Brown, Monique Brown, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth.
BBC America gave the green light to Blue Planet II, a seven-part nature series about oceans narrated by Sir David Attenborough (Planet Earth II). The first Blue Planet, broadcast in 2001, was also presented by Attenborough.
Hulu ordered Castle Rock, named after the fictional Maine setting for several Stephen King novels, from King and J.J. Abrams. Each season of the anthology series will feature different characters and storylines, with threads from previous seasons.
Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: February 17-19, 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie (Warner Bros.) $34.2 million (week 2), cume revenue $98.8 million
Fifty Shades Darker (Universal) $21.0 million (week 2), cume revenue $89.7 million
The Great Wall (Universal) $18.1 million, opening weekend
John Wick: Chapter Two (Lionsgate) $16.5 million (week 2), cume revenue $58.7 million
Fist Fight (Warner Bros.) $12.0 million, opening weekend
Hidden Figures (Fox) $7.1 million (week 9), cume revenue $142.6 million
Split (Universal) $7.0 (week 5), cume revenue $123.6 million
A Dog’s Purpose (Universal) $5.6 million (week 4) cume revenue $133.5 million
La La Land (Lionsgate) $4.5 million (week 11), cume revenue $126.0 million
A Cure for Wellness (20th Century Fox) $4.2 million, opening weekend
Source: comScore
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Among the TV trophy takers at the WGA Awards on Sunday were FX’s Atlanta for both Comedy and New Series, NBC’s This Is Us for Episodic Drama, Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for Episodic Comedy, NBC’s Saturday Night Live for Comedy/Variety-Sketch Series, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for Comedy/Variety (Including Talk), Hulu’s Triumph’s Election Special for Comedy/Variety-Music, Awards, Tributes Special, HBO’s Confirmation for Long Form Original, FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson for Long Form Adapted and Netflix’s BoJack Horseman for Animation.
Let’s hear it for the TV winners for the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards, also announced Sunday. Among those taking bows were the editors for Albert (Nickelodeon Animation Studios), Sonic Sea (Discovery Channel), My Beautiful Broken Brain (My Beautiful Broken Brain Ltd), Stranger Things (21 Laps Entertainment), Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon Studios), The Get Down (Sony Pictures Television for Netflix), Penny Dreadful III (Showtime Networks), Westworld (Bad Robot/Kilter Films, double winner), The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (Fox 21) and The Night Of (BBC Drama Productions).
The Cinema Audio Society honored sound mixing achievement. Among those that did not go home empty-handed: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Game of Thrones, Modern Family and Grease Live!.
Looking good at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were American Horror Story: Roanoke, which grabbed honors three times. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Game of Thrones, So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation and Westworld were all double winners. Also taking home honors: Dancing With the Stars, The Rocky Horror Picture Story: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, The Real and The Young and the Restless.
Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly) has joined the cast of ABC comedy pilot Charlie Foxtrot, about a dentist stationed in Fort Bragg who promises to look after his deployed brother’s family.
Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) has joined the cast of Foxtel’s Australian drama Picnic at Hanging Rock, inspired by the novel.
Matt Barr (Sleepy Hollow) landed the lead in CW drama pilot Valor, set at a U.S. Army base.
Added to the cast of Starz/BBC limited series Howards End: Julia Ormond (Mad Men), Philippa Coulthard (The Catch), Joseph Quinn (Dickensian), Rosalind Eleazar (National Treasure) and Alex Lawther (Imitation Game).
Alex Meraz has joined the cast of WGN America pilot Scalped in a lead role. Drama based on the DC graphic novel is set on a Native American reservation.
Britne Oldford (Hunters), Ben Rappaport (The Good Wife), Susannah Flood (Chicago Fire) and Anna Deavere Smith (Nurse Jackie) are onboard ABC’s Shondaland pilot, following freshly-minted lawyers.
Reality TV OTT viewing rose 10.3% on Hulu and 28.3% on Netflix versus one year ago, according to a study from 7Park Data. History content grew even more up 32.1% on Hulu and 70.1% on Netflix, while family programming was up 36.1% on Hulu and 9.6% on Netflix.
People/Entertainment Weekly Network is livestreaming the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, February 26 at 5p. People NOW co-hosts Jeremy Parsons and Andrea Boehlke offer an Awards Fashion Wrap-Up of hits and misses the next day.
What happens when a homebrewed music scene explodes? Mini-documentary series Hashtag$ Season II from Red Bull TV and RBMA explores niche scenes and trends in internet music phenomena and digital culture (Gqom, Health Goth, Kawaii and Grime). Each of 4 episodes is 12-14 minutes long.
With a week to go, ad inventory for the Academy Awards on ABC was picked clean. Among the new advertisers this year will be FX, which is premiering Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Bette and Joan on March 5. Thirty-second spots for this year’s ceremony went for as much as $2.5 million.
PuppySpot, a kind of matchmaking service connecting responsible pet owners with trusted breeders, has launched its first national TV ad campaign, “One Spot.” Ads will run on Animal Planet (of course), NatGeo, Nat Geo Wild and ESPN, among other cable nets.
Endemol Shine Group’s Moscow-based production company, WeiT Meida, struck deals for science-based talent series Gold of Nation and Everybody Dance! for Rossiya1.
France Television grabbed French TV rights to teen drama Love Divina, to air on France 4. The series is produced by Argentina’s Pol-ka, Mexico’s Televisa and France’s Kids & Family.
Ride TV will be added to the non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution in Canada by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. “Canada is a vibrant horse market, and we look forward to making Ride TV available to subscribers on every cable, satellite or IPTV platform in the country,” said Michael Trujillo, SVP of International Distribution.
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AMC’s The Walking Dead returned for the second half of season 7 with 15.9 million total viewers, 9.9 million A18-49 and 10 million A25-54 in Nielsen Live+3 ratings. Total viewers were up 5 percent from December, A18-49 increased 3 percent and A25-54 increased 5 percent.
ABC’s airing of Tangled from 8-10p on Sunday earned a 1.0 rating among A18-49. CBS’s The Good Fight, in its linear premiere before moving to full-time to CBS All Access, drew .7 in the demo, followed by 1.1 for NCIS: Los Angeles.
The election’s over, but not the fascination with news. The week ending February 12, Fox News, CNN and MSNBC all cracked the top 10 of Nielsen total day cable ratings. Fox News was number 1 with an average 1.79 million viewers, CNN placed fourth with 887,000 viewers and MSNBC landed in eighth place with 786,000 viewers.
On its new night, Wednesday, season 5 of Fox’s MasterChef Junior premiered to a 1.6/6 Live+3 rating, in line with its prior season average (1.7/7 Live+3), and on par with this season’s premiere of Hell’s Kitchen (1.6/7 Live+3).
ABC’s TGIT lineup had the A18-49 demo win for the 4th consecutive time since Grey’s Anatomy (2.0/8), Scandal (1.7/6) and How to Get Away With Murder (1.3/5) returned. CBS’s Big Bang Theory topped the night with 2.7/10, a series low.
The season 8 premiere of History‘s Swamp People delivered 2.5 million total viewers (+18% versus the Season 7 premiere), 980,000 A25-54 (+3%) and 784,000 A18-49 (+6%). The episode was also the strongest Swamp People telecast since April 2015 in the key Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 demos.
Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game on TNT and TBS averaged 7.8 million viewers, the most-viewed since 2013 and up 3 percent from last year.
SHAREABLE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top U.S. Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of February 13, 2017
Program, Date, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Post (000), Fans/Followers (000)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros./synd.) 10537, 110, 96, 132660
E! News (E!) 5330, 824, 7, 28200
The Walking Dead (AMC) 3957, 99, 40, 47973
Today Show (NBC) 245, 519, 4, 11266
Tonight Show (NBC) 2071, 191, 11, 19074
Shadowhunters (Freeform) 1977, 238, 8, 3102
The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1803, 100, 18, 13026
Good Morning America (ABC) 1734, 713, 2, 11492
The Vampire Diaries (CW) 1662, 47, 35, 26501
Fox & Friends (Fox News) 1022, 466, 2, 3154
Source: Shareablee Inc. The total actions metric includes the total volume of post-level likes, shares, favorites, retweets and comments. Total content includes all posts, tweets and media posted by each TV property across all platforms. Actions per post metric notes the average e number of actions garnered by each TV property. Total fans/followers includes Facebook and Twitter and Instagram followers
Live + Same Day AA Homes: Thursday, February 16, 2017 based on time period averages.
Source: Nielsen
CBS: 4.5/8
The Big Bang Theory 8.114, The Great Indoors 4.9/8, Mom 4.8/8, Life in Pieces 3.9/7, Training Day 2.5/5
ABC 4.1/8
Grey’s Anatomy 5.1/9, Scandal 4.1/7, How to Get Away With Murder 3.2/6
NBC: 3.0/5
Superstore 2.3/4, Powerless 1.6/3, Chicago Med 3.9/7, Blacklist 3.0/6
FOX: 1.8/3
MasterChef 2.3/4, My Kitchen Rules 1.3/2
UNIVISION: 1.1/2
Pequentes Gigante USA 1.0/2, Vino El Amor 1.1/2, El Color de la Pasion 1.3/2
CW: .9/2
Supernatural 1.1/2, Riverdale .7/1
TELEMUNDO: .9/2
La Fan .7/1, La Dona .9/2, El Chema 1.1/2
Thursday A18-49: ABC 1.7/6, CBS 1.4/5, NBC 1.0/4, FOX .9/3, UNI .7/3, TELE 6./2, CW .6/2
AMC Networks International announced personnel changes: Kevin Dickie joins the company in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Channels Group, UK, MEA and Poland; Levente Malnay is expanding his role to become Senior Vice President, Channels Group, CE and NE; and former Chief Business Development & New Media Officer Tanya Gugenheim will assume the role of Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development. Dickie had been SVP, Channels Group for the UK and EMEA at Scripps Networks Interactive.
Keith Cox is being promoted to the role of President of Development and Production for Viacom’s Paramount Network (currently Spike TV) and TV Land, reports Deadline. Cox had been upped to President of Development and Production for TV Land in September.
WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele died February 17. He was 79. Steele, notorious for chewing up turnbuckles and dying his tongue green, made his final return to the WWE in the 1990s.
Ivan “The Russian Bear” Koloff, also a WWE wrestler, passed away February 18 after battling liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff was best known to WWE fans as one of Bruno Sammartino’s rivals.
Warren Frost, who played Will “Doc” Hayward on the 1990-91 series Twin Peaks and was set to reprise the role on the upcoming Showtime revival, died February 17 after a lengthy illness at age 91. Frost, who also appeared on shows including Matlock, The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld, was the father of Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost.
This Day in History: 1962 – John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What college sweatshirt did Vinnie often wear on Wiseguy (1987-1990)? Fordham University. Kudos to: Lisi Alpert-LSAria Casting/Stony Point, NY, Jayne McMahon-DOM360/Boca Raton, FL, Phyllis Toss-MaxusGlobal/NYC, Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX, Matt Fera-McGarryBowen/Chicago, Judy Margolis- The Ad Place/Dallas, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Paul Walker-Walk and Talk Productions Rentals/Burbank, Claudia Rocco-NBCU/NYC, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, Ken DuBow-Bob’s Your Uncle, LA, Alan Perris/Beverly Hills
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2017
ABC: The Middle, American Housewife, Fresh Off the Boat, The Real O’Neals, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
CBS: NCIS, Bull, NCIS: New Orleans
CW: The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
FOX: New Girl, The Mick, Bones
NBC: The Wall [f], This Is Us, Chicago Fire
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, The Talk – Race in America
Telemundo: La Fan, La Dona, El Chema
Univision: Pequenos Gigante USA, Vino el Amor, El Color de la Pasion
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