03/30/15: NBC orders sequel to Coach, with Craig T. Nelson and Barry Kemp calling the plays; NBC commits to Ellen DeGeneres dating show; Walking Dead companion series christened



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CYNOPSIS
03.30.15

Good morning. It’s Monday March 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Destination America: Buying Islands at 10p
Disney XD: Star vs. the Forces of Evil at 8p
Estrella TV: Rica Famosa Latina at 7p
Nat Geo: The Big Picture with Kal Penn at 9p
PBS: Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies at 9p


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The Witch War is about to begin, SALEM Season 2 premiere is this Sunday!
Check out the Full Season Official Trailer: Click to watch it now.

SALEM attracts a thirsty audience:

tech-splorers & mobile-connected
shopaholics with an eye for fashion
car enthusiasts
active vacation adventurers

Season Premiere Sunday, April 5 at 10/9c on WGN America


NBC gave a straight-to-series order for Coach, a sequel to its 1989-1997 sitcom. The original’s creator, Barry Kemp, will write and exec produce, while Craig T. Nelson, who just wrapped the net’s Parenthood, reprises his starring role as Hayden Fox.

IN THE NEWS

The upcoming Walking Dead companion series has a name: Fear of the Walking Dead. Set in LA, with new characters and storylines, the AMC drama was picked up for two seasons. The first six-episode season premieres later this year, followed by a sophomore run in 2016, premiering on AMC Global within 24 hours of its U.S. debut.

The day after Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced they wouldn’t be back to produce the Oscars came word that Don Mischer, who produced four of the past six Primetime Emmy telecasts, is returning. Hosted by Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), television’s trophyfest airs on Fox Sunday, September 20.

NBC ordered a sequel to Coach. What other 1990s sitcom would you most like to see resurrected? Vote in the new Cynopsis poll.

Alex Trebek (Jeopardy) and Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) will host the Daytime Creative Arts Emmys April 24 at the Universal Hilton in LA. Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to producer/director Michael Gargiulo (Password, To Tell the Truth).

When it comes to the best content to reach people on their mobile devices, “It’s no longer a question of ‘what’s compelling on mobile’ but simply, ‘what’s compelling?’” says Facebook’s Jim Underwood, Global Head of Entertainment Strategy. “Video consumption is exploding on mobile. In fact, on Facebook alone, over 3B video views occur every day. 65% of those views happen on mobile devices. If your most compelling marketing asset is a video, that same asset resonates on mobile.” To hear more from Cynopsis Digital Business Summit Keynoter Jim Underwood, join us on April 23rd at NYC’s Astor Center. Register here.


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PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

NBC committed to eight eps of dating reality show First Dates, from Ellen DeGeneresA Very Good Production and Shed Media. Production on the series, based on a UK format that follows couples on a date at the same restaurant, begins in July in Chicago.

Sony Pictures Television struck a deal to acquire Dutch pay TV group Film1 from Liberty Global, pending regulatory approval. “The acquisition of Film1 marks a key move into the Dutch market and underlines our continued commitment to grow our highly successful and diverse suite of channels across Europe,” said Kate Marsh, SPT’s EVP, Networks, Western Europe.


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Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: March 27-29, 2015
Home (20th Century Fox) $54 million, opening weekend
Get Hard (Lionsgate) $2.1 million, cume revenue $86.4 million
Divergent Series: The Insurgent (Lionsgate)
$54.0 million, opening weekend
Cinderella (Disney) $17.5 million, cume revenue $150 million
It Follows (Radius-TWC) $4 million, cume revenue $4.8 million
Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Fox) $3.1 million, cume revenue $119.4 million
Run All Night (Warner Bros.) $2.2 million, cume revenue $23.8 million
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox Searchlight) $2.2 million, cume revenue $28.1 million
Do You Believe? (Pure Flix) $2.2 million, cume revenue $7.1 million
The Gunman (Open Road) $2.0 million, cume revenue $8.8 million
Source: Rentrak Corporation

COMING UP

Halt and Catch Fire, launching season two Sunday, May 31 at 10p on AMC, picks up in early 1985, centered on the rise of start-up company Mutiny. The season  explores themes “that tap directly into the modern zeitgeist, such as the line separating  genius from self-delusion.”

Showtime is airing the pilot for Happyish on Sunday, April 5 at 10p, a sneak peek of the series starring Steve Coogan (Philomena) and Kathryn Hahn (Transparent) that follows the season finale of Shameless at 9p. Comedy’s official premiere: Sunday, April 26 at 9:30p.

New TLC docu-series 7 Little Johnstons focuses on dating, soccer tryouts and a massive home renovation starting tomorrow, March 31 at 10p. The Johnston clan, the largest known family of Achondroplasia dwarfs, starred in a one-hour special on the net January 7.

Guess who’s a fan of classic TV net MeTV? Vince Gilligan, creator of AMC’s Breaking Bad, who hosts “Vince Gilligan’s Island of MeTV” on Sunday, April 5 from 6p-10p. “Shows like The Twilight Zone and The Honeymooners made a big impression on me growing up,” said Gilligan. “Now, decades later, I find myself staying up late into the night re-watching old episodes of those series and many more on MeTV.” 

On Showtime, it’s not over even after it’s over. Episode one of four-part documentary Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao premieres immediately after the live prizefight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, April 18. Series runs from the spectacle of the kickoff press conference through the moments after the fight.

General Hospital celebrates its 52nd anniversary by revisiting scenes that aired on April 1, 1963, played by the ABC soap’s current cast. The point? “Shedding new light on the past and addressing questions that GH fans have been dying to have answered,” said exec producer Frank Valentini. Bonus: the truth about what caused Luke’s (Anthony Geary) mental break is revealed, with help from Dee Wallace (E.T.) as the character’s long-lost sister. Episode airs Wednesday, April 1.

Join us on Thursday, April 23 at Astor Center in NYC as we honor pioneers in digital content, marketing, advertising, social media, and online at the Top Women in Digital reception. Register Now: http://cynopsis.com/event/2015twd/.

DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE

Television Dominicana, targeting the Dominican community living the U.S. and Puerto Rico, launched on Choice Cable, Puerto Rico’s cable and high-speed Internet provider covering 32 of the Island’s 78 municipalities.

CASTING

Joining season two of Syfy’s Dominion, in production for a summer launch: recurring guest stars Nic Bishop (Covert Affairs), Simon Merrells (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Olivia Mace (Doctors) and Luke Tyler (Chronicle).

Add Masi Oka (Hawaii Five-0) to the cast of NBC’s Heroes revival, Heroes Reborn, premiering in the fall. Oka reprises the role of Hiro Nakamura.

Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famous for suing Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook’s founding, will appear in the season two premiere of HBO’s Silicon Valley. Tech comedy returns Sunday, April 12 at 10p.

Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) landed a recurring role on ABC comedy pilot Delores & Jermaine, based on the life of comedian Jermaine Fowler.

KID STUFF

Bestselling book series Fancy Nancy is being developed as an original animated TV movie and series by Disney Junior. HarperCollins and Disney Publishing will collaborate on book editions based on the TV series, geared towards kids age 2-7.

Disney XD ordered a pilot for live-action adventure comedy MTX!, starring Nathaniel Potvin (Girl Meets World) as a boy who can control technology with his mind. Steve Marmel (Sonny With a Chance) writes and exec produces.

INTERNATIONAL HAPPENINGS

Peace Point Rights announces international sales of over 120 hours of lifestyle, factual and scripted content. Highlights: food series Food Truck Face Off and Bake with Anna Olson; renovation series Colin and Justin’s Cabin Pressure; adventure series Frontier Vets and documentary In Space: 50 Years of Space Exploration all found new homes across the globe.


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RATINGS

CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is delivering its highest average viewership since 1993. Through Saturday, the tournament is averaging9.9 million total viewers, up 2 percent through the same period last year, based on Nielsen fast nationals.

The Royals, E!’s first scripted series, delivered 1.1 million viewers A18-49 in L+3 in its second week, up 46 percent over Live+SD and a 6 percent boost from the premiere episode.

Thursday A18-49 Analysis: CBS had the most A18-49 viewers Thursday with 2.6/9, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC topped 8p with 2.2/8 for Grey’s Anatomy, followed by 2.1/8 for CBS’s NCAA Basketball. ABC’s Scandal kept the lead at 9p with 2.3/7, versus 2.1/7 for college ball. CBS’s NCAA coverage scored 3.5/11 to win 10p; ABC’s American Crime was second with 1.3/4.

A18-49:CBS 2.6/9, ABC 1.9/6, UNI 1.2/4, FOX 1.1/4, NBC 1.1/4, TELE .6/2, CW .2/1, ION .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, March 26, 2015  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 5.0/9
Grey’s Anatomy 5.6/9, Scandal 5.6/9, American Crime 3.8/7
CBS: 5.0/9
NCAA Basketball 4.5/8, NCAA Basketball 5.2/10
NBC: 3.8/6
Dateline 4.1/7, The Blacklist 5.1/8, The Slap 2.2/4
FOX: 2.9/5
Bones 3.6/6, Backstrom 2.3/4
UNIVISION: 1.7/3
Mi Corazon Es Tuyo 2.0/3, Hasta Fin Del Mundo 1.7/3, Que to Perdone Dios 1.5/3
ION: 1.0/2
Blue Bloods .9/2, Blue Bloods 1.0/2, Blue Bloods 1.0/2
TELEMUNDO: .9/1
La Biblia 1.1/2, Tierre de Reyes .7/1, Duenos del Paraiso .8/2
CW: .4/1
Vampire Diaries [r] .4/1, Flash [r] .4/1



Day in History:
1867 – Secretary of State William H. Seward struck a deal with Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: In which western was the main character’s wife killed by an Indian’s arrow in the first episode? The High Chaparral (1967-1971). Kudos to:? Andrew Hilton-Entravision/CA, Gloria L. Price-CBS/NYC, Rev. Mark Wajda-Catholic Community of St. Paul/Leesburg, FL, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Miriam Aardahl-OMD/LA, Lindsay Garber-Splash Entertainment/Woodland Hills, CA.
 
Today’s Trivia Question: What fast food was Kramer addicted to on Seinfeld (1989-1998)? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.).
 
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015


ABC: Dancing With the Stars, Castle
CBS: 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Scorpion, NCIS: Los Angeles 
CW: The Originals [r], Jane the Virgin [r]
FOX: Gotham [r], The Following
NBC: The Voice, The Night Shift
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies [
p] 
Telemundo: La Biblia, Tierra de Reyes, Duenos del Paraiso
Univision: Amores con Trampa, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No

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