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05.19.14
Good morning. It’s Monday, May 19, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: The Bachelorette at 9:30p
Animal Planet: River Monsters: Unhooked Monster-Sized at 9p
Discovery: Vegas Rat Rods at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
CBS: Mike & Molly at 9p
Fox: Bones at 8p
ID: Fear Thy Neighbor at 10p
Syfy: Warehouse 13 at 9p
TBS: Bam’s Bad Ass Game at 10:30p
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Singer/songwriter Josh Groban will host Rising Star, where Kesha and Ludacris have joined Brad Paisley on the panel of experts. The ABC talent show launches Sunday, June 22 at 9p.
CBS is developing a 24-hour digital new net, Les Moonves told Bloomberg. "There are already too many players there for us to start a brand new cable network," said the CEO, "so we thought with all the content going digital right now, wouldn’t it be a good idea to do a 24-hour digital channel taking all the resources that CBS News has?" Moonves described the project as being in "early stages."
Moonves also shot down the rumor that Joel McHale is replacing Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show a rumor started when Moonves’s wife, Julie Chen, tweeted a pic of the three of them. "It’s Upfront week, we went to some parties," said the exec. "Then we took a picture… there are no conversations underway. Joel McHale is a wonderful talent. We’d love to have him over at CBS in some way, but there was no discussion about 12:30."
The OWN docu-series focusing on Michael Sam, the openly gay football player recently drafted by the St. Louis Rams, has been postponed, "after careful consideration and discussion with the St. Louis Rams" said Erik Logan, OWN president. Explained Sam’s agent, Cameron Weiss, "This will allow for Michael to have total focus on football, and will ensure no distractions to his teammates. Everybody involved remains committed to this project."
CNN discovered "multiple instances of plagiarism" by former news editor Marie-Louise Gumachian, said the net in a post on Friday. After an internal investigation uncovered other instances of plagiarism in about 50 stories, Gumachian was terminated. "Trust, integrity and simply giving credit where it’s due are among the tenets of journalism we hold dear, and we regret that we published material that did not reflect those essential standards," said Meredith Artley, managing editor and VP CNN Digital, Manuel Perez, editorial director, CNN Digital and Richard T. Griffiths, senior editorial director and VP, CNN. Gumachian reported on Africa, Europe and the Middle East from CNN’s London bureau.
Nashville will continue filming in its namesake city for season three now that Tennessee and other groups have agreed to give the ABC drama an $8 million incentive package, $2 million more than the initial offer.
Cable operators chosen at random by the FCC have until June 30 to return a survey asking for information on the price and availability of their service, a questionnaire that comes courtesy of the Cable Act of 1992. A recent study by the FCC showed cable rates over a 12-month period increased four times the rate of inflation in the U.S.
Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav will present at NYC’s Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 28.
MSG Network is running "Billy Joel Saturdays" through the summer, with airings of the Piano Man singer’s concerts at 10p. Next up: Billy Joel: Live from Yankee Stadium on May 24.
Marketers understand the importance of TV’s most coveted new demo, Hispanic Millennials but what are the most effective strategies for connecting with them? A Cynopsis webinar on June 10, How to Reach Hispanic Millennials, offers the latest insights and must-have elements for any campaign targeted to these active brand experimenters.
Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 16-18, 2014
Godzilla (Warner Bros.) $93.2 million, opening weekend
Neighbors (Universal) $26.0 million, 2 wk total $91.5 million
The Amazing Spider Man-2 (Sony) $16.8 million, 3 wk total $172.2 million
Million Dollar Arm (Disney) $10.5 million, opening weekend
The Other Woman (20th Century) $6.3 million, 4 wk total $71.7 million
Heaven Is for Real (Sony) $4.4 million, 5 wk total $82.2 million
Rio 2 (20th Century) $3.8 million, 7 wk total $118.1 million
Captain America (Disney) $5.6 million, 6 wk total $250.6 million
Legends of Oz (Freestyle Releasing) $2.0 million, 2 wk total $6.6 million
Mom’s Night Out (Sony) $1.9 million, 2 wk total $7.3 million
AMC gave the green light to three unscripted series. From High Noon Productions comes All-Star Celebrity Bowling, adapted from Chris Hardwick‘s web series and featuring celebs facing off for charity. Listed as Untitled Billy Corgan Wrestling Project, a Left/Right production follows the Smashing Pumpkins front man as he works as creative director of a wrestling league. Another show from Left/Right, Visionaries (wt), is centered on the chaotic world of TV and movie set design.
Michael Weatherly signed a two-year agreement with CBS Studios that extends his run as NCIS agent Tony for seasons 12 and 13, and includes an overall development deal for his new production company, Solar Drive Productions.
FX and FXX announced summer premiere dates. FX launches Tyrant, about the son of a dictator who returns to his homeland, on Tuesday, June 24 at 10p, with vampire drama Strain arriving Sunday, July 13 at 10p. The second season of The Bridge bows Wednesday, July 9 at 10p. FXX comedies Married and You’re the Worst launch on Thursday, July 17 at 10p and 10:30p; Wilfred jumps to FXX for its fourth and final season, starts Wednesday, June 25 at 10p.
Spike TV‘s Guys Choice 2014 event tapes June 7 to air Wednesday, June 11 at 9p. Matthew McConaughey will receive the highest honor, "Guy of the Year." Among others: Julia Louis-Dreyfus will accept the "Hot and Funny" award, Andy Samberg takes the "Primetime" award, Key & Peele are the "Hottest Couple" and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover models Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge nab the "Holy Grail of Hot" award.
PBS‘s Gathering Swarms uses high-speed cameras to catch creatures coming together, as "a million minds act as one," for a special airing Wednesday, May 21 (check local listings).
Dan Rather has a sit-down with country icon Charlie Daniels in AXS TV‘s The Big Interview, Saturday, May 24 at 9p. After, the net will air live concert telecast Volunteer Jam Featuring The Charlie Daniels Band.
Take note, David Letterman: Jay Leno‘s having fun post-Tonight Show. The former late night host guest stars on Disney XD special Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Colonel Contraction of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym), premiering Monday, June 9 at 10a.
Cast your vote in our latest poll: What was the biggest news during Upfront season?
Love it or hate it, the Affordable Care Act boosted TV ad spending. Especially from the people who hate it. A new study from Kantar Media CMAG indicates that since 2010, $418 million has been spent on 880,000 negative Obamacare ads, versus $27 spent on 58,000 positive spots. Counting other spending, by insurance companies, states and the federal government, the total balloons to $700 million.
Cast members from The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978) reunite for the first time in ten years on The Queen Latifah Show on Tuesday, May 20. Catching up are Burnett, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, along with costume designer Bob Mackie.
Coldplay will perform at MTV Video Music Awards Japan on Saturday, June 14. The show is expected to be telecast on MTV’s global networks later.
ABC‘s Barbara Walters: Her Story was the most-watched (9.3 million) and highest-rated (tying Shark Tank with 1.6/7) show on Friday night, according to preliminary Nielsens. ABC won the night with 1.6/6 in the demo.
CBS‘s The Big Bang Theory delivered its most-watched finale ever on Thursday night, with 16.3 million viewers and a 4.9 rating/18 share among A18-49, according to Nielsen.
An hourlong American Idol was up 25 percent versus last week among A18-49, to 2.0/6. Next week is the Fox singing competition’s season finale.
Telemunudo‘s Futbol Estelar broadcast of the Torneo Clausura soccer final match on Thursday delivered1.7 million total viewers and 991,000 A18-49, becoming the highest-rated Liga MX 2014 playoff match aired in Spanish-language television, per Nielsen.
The season 39 finale of NBC‘s Saturday Night Live, hosted by SNL alum Andy Samberg, averaged 2.1 among A18-49 in markets with local people meters, up from last week’s season low 1.8. The 2013 season ender scored 2.7 in the demo. On hand was ex-SNLer Maya Rudolph, whose NBC variety show premieres tonight at 10p.
TruTV‘s The Carbonaro Effect launched with 1.2 million viewers Thursday night, 631,000 in the A18-49 demo and 326,000 among A18-34, with a median age of 38.
Thursday A18-49 Analysis: CBS won the most A18-49 viewers Thursday with 2.2/7, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. A 3.6/9 average for CBS’s The Big Bang Theory and The Millers won 8p, versus 1.7/6 for Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen. ABC took the lead at 9p with 2.6/8 for Grey’s Anatomy, followed by a 2.0/6 for American Idol. CBS’s Elementary earned 1.4/4 for the top spot at 10p; ABC’s Black Box followed with 1.1/4.
A18-49: CBS 2.2/7, FOX 1.9/6, ABC 1.5/5, UNI 1.2/4, NBC 1.0/3, TELE .7/3, CW .6/2, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, May 15, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 5.7/10
The Big Bang Theory 10.1/18, The Millers 6.1/10, Two and a Half Men [r] 4.6/8, Bad Teacher 3.6/6, Elementary 4.8/8
FOX: 4.2/7
Hell’s Kitchen 3.0/5, American Idol 5.3/9
ABC: 3.9/7
Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.6/5, Grey’s Anatomy 6.1/10, Black Box 3.1/5
NBC: 2.3/4
Hollywood Game Night 2.4/4, Rosemary’s Baby 2.2/4
UNIVISION: 1.5/2
De Te Quiereo, Te Quiero .6/1, Que Vida me Robo 2.1/3, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.4/2
CW: 1.0/2
Vampire Diaries 1.2/2, Reign .9/1
TELE: .9/2
Impostora .8/1, Futbol Estlelar Leon Finals .9/2
ION: .8/2
Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .9/2, Criminal Minds .9/2
Gene Stein was appointed CEO, Sonar Entertainment. Stein was previously President of Television at BermanBraun.
Margarita Noriega has been named Director of Social Media for Fusion. Noriega had been most recently led social media strategy at Marketplace.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY MAY 19, 2014
ABC: Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelorette [p]
CBS: 2 Broke Girls [r], Friends with Better Lives, Mike & Molly [f], Mom [r], Criminal Minds [r]
CW: District 19 [r]
FOX: Bones [f], 24: Live Another Day
NBC: The Voice, The Maya Rudoph Show
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow [r], Independent Lens
Telemundo: La Impostora, En Otra Piel, Camelia La Texana
Univision: De Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos
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