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04.25.14
Good morning. It’s Friday, April 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premiere:
Lifetime: Relative Insanity at 10p
TLC: I Found the Gown at 10p and 10:30p
Tonight’s Finale:
ABC: Last Man Standing at 8p
Saturday’s Premiere:
Animal Planet: My Cat from Hell at 8p
Saturday’s Finale:
ID: Evil-in-Law at 9p
Sunday’s Premieres:
DIY: Mega Dens at 8p
HBO: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver at 11p
Sunday’s Finales:
ID: Unusual Suspects at 9p
Spike: Catch a Contractor at 10:30p
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George Stephanopoulos is sticking around Good Morning America. The ABC morning show host signed a contract extension, as co-host Robin Roberts did in late 2013. Included in the deal is his hosting gig on This Week. "We are thrilled that the team is locked in," said ABC News, which lost GMA regulars Sam Champion to The Weather Channel and Josh Elliot to NBC Sports, but promoted Lara Spencer to GMA co-host last week.
After scuttling Everest Jump Live in the wake of the peak’s deadly avalanche, Discovery announced it will air Everest Avalanche Tragedy on Sunday, May 4 at 9p. "We were at Mt. Everest to make history, but instead we were there as eyewitnesses to history," said Eileen O’Neill, group president, Discovery, Science and Velocity. "It is essential to tell this story and honor all the Sherpas who lost their lives." Like Everest Jump Live, which was to have documented the first wing suit flight off the top of the mountain, the new special will come from NBC News‘ Peacock Productions.
Time Warner Cable stemmed the tide of lost subscribers, finishing the quarter down 34,000 for the first quarter, versus 217,000 in 4Q13. TWC also added a healthy 269,000 Internet subs, reported the company. As for the planned Comcast deal, "The regulatory approval process is going very much as planned," said Time Warner CEO Rob Marcus.
With a renewal up in the air, Warner Bros. is scouting for a possible new home for The Mentalist in the event CBS doesn’t pick up the crime drama for a seventh season, reports EW. Series creator Bruno Heller told EW the finale is being written to work in any event. "It will be a very pleasing and satisfying series finale if that’s what happens," said Heller, "and if not, it’s a very pleasing and satisfying precursor to a new season." Season six’s ratings are down 9 percent, averaging 11.6 million viewers and 2.1 rating among A18-49, including DVR playback.
The fourth and final season – most sincerely – of The Killing will be released on Netflix August 1. The crime drama, canceled twice on AMC, was resurrected for a six-ep wrap-up by the streaming service.
No laughing matter? John Oliver‘s first guest on his HBO late-night topical comedy series, Last Week Tonight, will be former director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Keith Alexander. It’s Alexander’s first interview since retiring.
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Telemundo is sharing the telenovela wealth, granting NBCUniversal Entertainment an option to develop El Senor de los Cielos (The Lord of the Skies), the net’s highest-rated novela last season, and USA Network an option to develop upcoming Mujer de Acero (Woman of Steel). "These agreements are further examples of our continuous efforts to work across the NBCUniversal brands to integrate and leverage our resources and expertise," said Joe Uva, NBCUni chairman, Hispanic enterprises and content, noting "the growing interest in the telenovela format in the general market."
Mighty Oak Entertainment (Whacked Out Sports) announced five projects in development: clip-show comedy Goofball Sports; Athlete Interrupted, about the rise and fall of would-be superstars; My Viral Video; Bad Day at Work and bodybuilder series Workout Freaks.
Romantic drama Where’s the Love? premieres on UP Saturday, May 3 at 7p. The original movie from Swirl Films stars Lamman Rucker (Meet the Browns) and Denise Boutte (Days of Our Lives) as married talk show hosts.
Ricky Martin will have double duty on Dancing with the Stars‘ "Latin Night," singing his 2014 World Cup song "Vida," then sitting at the table as a guest judge. Show airs Monday, April 28 at 8p.
Discovery‘s Rebel Road revs up Monday, April 28 at 10p, with mechanics on the back roads of Appalachia cobbling together "rat rods." Four teams compete for a cash pride in the series from Magilla Entertainment.
Lifetime original movie Starving in Suburbia, about a teen’s struggle with anorexia, premieres Saturday, April 26 at 8p.
TruTV‘s Motor City Masters will launch Tuesday, June 24 at 10p. Auto design competition is hosted by Brooke Burns (The Chase).
Travel Channel’s annual "We Are Summer" multi-platform programming event launches with the season finale of Bizarre Foods America on Memorial Day, May 26 at 9p, followed by the premieres of new series Man Finds Food and American Grilled (Wednesday, July 2 at 9p and 10p), Underground BBQ Challenge (Tuesday, July 15 at 9p) and Big Time RV (Sunday, July 27 at 8p and 8:30p), along with returning shows and specials celebrating the season. TravelChannel.com summer-themed content will complement on-air programming.
Encore Classic is spending Mother’s Day with Murph. A marathon of Murphy Brown episodes will air Sunday, May 11 from 4:30p-9:30p, led by the premiere of Murphy Brown: A 25th Anniversary Special at 4p.
Hollywood movie channel getTV celebrates Frank Capra during the month of May, with themed lineups of the filmmaker’s movies airing every Thursday at 7p. On Sunday, May 18, what would have been Capra’s 117 birthday, the net plans a nine-film marathon.
The live, two-hour NXT Takeover, showcasing the "best and brightest" from WWE’s Performance Center, will air on WWE Network Thursday, May 29 at 8p. The streaming net’s NXT ArRIVAL in February had 21 worldwide Twitter trends and was number 3 in social mentions for primetime programs.
A&E‘s Longmire returns for season three on Monday, June 2 at 10p. The series, about a charismatic Wyoming sheriff, is the net’s number one original drama of all time in total viewers, with season two averaging 6 million (Live+7).
Twelve new competitors are put to the taste test in season ten of Food Network Star, launching Sunday, June 1 at 9p. The winner is named Sunday, August 10.
Willa Fitzgerald (Alpha House) will recur on season six of USA‘s Royal Pains, returning Tuesday, June 10 at 9p.
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The Wendy Williams Show is sending viewers to the Virgin Islands. Starting Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 23, a "word of the day" will provide entry to "Wendy’s Hot Tropics Giveaway" sweepstakes, offering round trip airfares and stays in luxury resorts.
Kia will play a starring role in Kia’s Road to Rio. The 12-ep travel series, from ITN Productions in partnership with A Brand Apart Television, Kia Motors and NUVOtv, features comedians Mark Watson and Henning Wehn traveling through South America in various Kia vehicles, bound for the World Cup in Brazil. "There are millions of Hispanic-Americans who have cultural ties to South America," said Michael Sprague, EVP of sales and marketing, Kia Motors America, "and this is a great opportunity for Kia to connect to their culture and be part of the biggest sporting event in the world." The show will air in over 50 countries, premiering on NUVOtv Wednesday, May 21 at 9p.
Turner is pitching a new product suite, "Real Time Now," to enhance the effectiveness of spots on TBS and TNT. "We want to elevate brands to be part of the real time conversation in a format that resonates, and is relevant," said Frank Sgrizzi, EVP, Turner Entertainment Sales and Marketing. "’Real Time Now’ will utilize the biggest reach vehicle in television to start the conversation, with a complete plan across social and digital channels to effectively get the message out."
RLTV has reached a new carriage agreement with Verizon. The telco added RLTV, targeting the 50+ demo, to its FiOS TV Extreme HD package. RLTV was already carried in the Prime HD, Ultimate HD, and Select HD packages.
INSP struck a new distribution agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative, ensuring that the family entertainment net will continue to be available to NCTC subscribers across the cooperative’s 950-plus independent operators.
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has acquired KinoweltTV, a basic pay-TV channel distributed throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 24/7 linear network airs classic and contemporary films.
MTV is presenting a rich summer slate at its Upfront event in NYC’s historic Beacon Theater, hosted by Girl Code‘s Nicole Byer and MTV2‘s Andrew Schulz and Charlamagne of Guy Code, with performances by Bastille, Paramore and Zedd.
The summer premiere sked includes doc 9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran (Tuesday, June 10 at 11p); season four of Teen Wolf (Monday, June 23 at 10p), family drama Finding Carter (Tuesday, July 8 at 10p); season five of Ridiculousness (Thursday, July 10 at 10p) and comedic cooking competition Snack-Off (Thursday, July 10 at 10:30p).
Shows that got the green light include docu-series Slednecks, about a group of buddies in Alaska; One Bad Choice, a scripted series based on true stories, and dance competition Beyond Dance. Snooki & JWOWW, Real World and Girl Code will all be back with new seasons.
Sister net Logo TV, aimed at the LGBT community, is partnering with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos‘ Milojo Productions for new summer series, The Secret Guide to Fabulous Living.
MTV will also step up its "always on" strategy, injecting visuals and interstitial content that offer real-time news, events and trending topics and creating multiple real-time marketing opportunities for its partners.
BET had lots to share at its event at NYC’s Ziegfeld Theatre, including three new programs: reality show Gone Gospel, game show Got Game and The Start Up, with hip hop’s Diggy Simmons making his scripted series debut.
New original movies include Let the Church Say Amen, from Regina King (Southland), The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker starring Raven-Symone and six-part mini-series Book of Negroes, with Cuba Gooding and Louis Gossett Jr. A new talker from Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) debuts in July.
Returning series include season eight of The Game, season three of Real Husbands of Hollywood, Being Mary Jane‘s sophomore run, and video countdown show 106 & Park, now in its 14th year.
In March, BET boasted it reached more African Americans A18-49 than any network in cable with 9.8 million viewers, and BET Networks received 19 NAACP Image Award nominations, more than any other network cable or broadcast. "We’re excited about our entire schedule, especially our original programming, our strong talk show acquisitions and our exclusive co-production deal with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment to produce new content for Centric," said Debra L. Lee, chairman and CEO, BET Networks.
Speaking of Centric, BET Networks’ 24-hour music and entertainment net, look forward to returning Being and According to Him and Her, as well as a season four of Single Ladies, Arise Entertainment 360, and specials Soul Train Awards and Centric Comedy All Stars.
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David Letterman got a lift from Stephen Colbert on Tuesday. With its future host in the guest seat, CBS‘s Late Show scored a 2.5 household rating in metered-market households, versus 2.3 for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 1.7 for ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Thursday, April 17 was a different story. With a Scandal-themed episode on the soapy drama’s finale night, Jimmy Kimmel Live had its most-watched night ever, drawing over 4 million total viewers and 1.4 million A18-49.
CBS This Morning may be in third place in the morning show race, but it’s averaging a double-digit percentage gain in viewers (up 12 percent), the highest percentage growth in viewers season-to-date among the three networks, according to Nielsen.
Broadcast Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of April 14, 2014)
ABC: GMA 5.70 million total viewers; 1.8/14 and 2.13 million A25-54
NBC: Today 4.90 million total viewers; 1.7/13 and 1.97 million A25-54
CBS: This Morning 3.12 million total viewers; .8/6 and 984,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: FOX won the most A18-49 viewers Wednesday with 2.1/7, according to Nielsen. CBS’s Survivor took first at 8p with 2.3/7, versus 2.1/7 for Fox’s American Idol. ABC took the lead at 9p with a 2.5/7 average for Modern Family and Mixology, with a 2.2/6 keeping Fox in second. Univision was tops at 10p with 1.3/4 for Que Pobres Tan Ricos, versus 1.2/4 for a repeat of CBS’s CSI.
A18-49: FOX 2.1/7, ABC 1.8/5, CBS 1.5/5, UNI 1.4/4, NBC 1.0/3, CW .6/2, TELE .4/1, ION .2/0
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
Fox: 5.5/9
American Idol 5.5/9
CBS: 4.9/8
Survivor 5.7/9, Criminal Minds [r] 4.2/7, CSI [r] 4.8/8
ABC: 3.7/6
The Middle 4.4/7, Suburgatory 3.4/6, Modern Family 5.7/9, Mixology 2.7/4, Nashville 3.0/5
NBC: 2.9/5
Law and Order: SVU [r] 2.9/5 Law and Order: SVU [r] 3.1/5, Chicago PD [r] 2.5/4
UNIVISION: 1.7/3
Por Siempre mi Amor 1.4/2, Que Vida me Robo 2.1/3, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.6/3
TELE: .6/1
Impostura .7/1, En Otra Piel .6/1, Camilia la Texana .6/1
ION: .4/1
Burn Notice .5/1, Burn Notice .4/1, Burn Notice .4/1
Harpo Films promoted Carla Gardini to Executive Vice President of Production and Development. Gardini’s previous title was Senior Vice President; she will continue to supervise the production and development of all scripted and television features.
TLC hired Jack Tarantino as Vice President, Production – West Coast, and Elvia Van Es Oliva as Vice President, Development – West Coast. Tarantino had been Vice President of Original Programming at Style; Van Es Oliva served as Senior Vice President of Development for Fly On the Wall Entertainment.
Felix Salmon has joined Fusion‘s digital team as Senior Editor. Previously, Salmon provided analysis and commentary for Reuters‘ digital properties.
Spun Gold TV has added producer/director Jane Treays (Inside Claridge’s) to their program-making team. Treays is a leading documentary maker in British television.
Tribune Broadcasting appointed Katherine Green as Senior Vice President of News, starting May 5. Green was most recently SVP/Managing Editor at HLN.
Julian Bellamy will join ITV Studios UK, taking over from Managing Director Denise O’Donaghue later this year. Bellamy is Discovery Networks International Creative Director and Head of Commissioning.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY APRIL 25, 2014
ABC: Last Man Standing [f], Last Man Standing [r], Shark Tank, 20/20 [r]
CBS: Unforgettable, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods
CW: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r], Hart of Dixie
FOX: Kitchen Nightmares
NBC: Dateline NBC, Grimm, Hannibal
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose, Great Performances
Telemundo: La Impostora, En Otra Piel, Camelia La Texana
Univision: Por Siempre Mi Amore, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos
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