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CYNOPSIS

Good morning. It’s Thursday May 25, 2017 and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:

Bravo: Million Dollar Listing at 9p, Cyrus vs. Cyrus: Design and Conquer at 10:15p

FOX: Beat Shazam at 8p, Love Connection at 9p

Great American Country: My Lottery Dream House at 9p

HGTV: House Hunters at 8p, Vintage Flip at 11p

TLC: Big & Little: Supersized at 10p

WE tv: Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta at 10p

Tonight’s Finales:

Science: Mysteries of the Abandoned at 10p

Showtime: Dark Net at 10p

WE: Braxton Family Values at 9p

IN THE NEWS

ABC is airing Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night for the tenth consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals. Special episodes will air in primetime at 8p every night of the finals, and following the game on the West Coast, beginning with game one on Thursday, June 1. The lineup of guests includes Billy Crystal, Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart and Tom Holland with special appearances by Snoop Dogg and Karl Malone.

Ellen DeGeneres is teaming with Netflix for her first standup special in 15 years. The news was revealed on Twitter on Wednesday, when the comedian/talk show host replied to the Internet network’s invitation, tweeting, “Let me think about it. Ok I’m in.”

Former Republican governor or Arkansas and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is taking his show, Huckabee, from Fox News Channel to Trinity Broadcasting Network. The plan is to expand interview segments and host musicians and artists, while keeping most of the elements from his FNC show.

Morgan Freeman , Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon and Ellen DeGeneres will help honor Diane Keaton, recipient of the 45^th AFI Life Achievement Award, at a tribute on Thursday, June 8 gala at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. TNT will air the event on Thursday, June 15 at 10p.

Justice Network and TEGNA are airing multi-platform coverage of missing children in their local communities on Thursday, May 25, National Missing Children’s Day. The pair have also teamed to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and their #RockOneSock campaign, encouraging people to don one sock during the month of May and posting a photo to social media.

The Paley Center for Media presents the first-ever museum exhibition celebrating American Horror Story. American Horror Story: The Style of Scare features costumes, set pieces, props and more from the FX anthology series. Exhibit opens Saturday, June 3 at Paley Center’s Beverly Hills location.

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

CMJ Productions II Inc. struck a deal with punk rocker-turned-journalist/author Steve Miller to create and produce original true crime series. Miller has spent over 22 years as a street beat reporter, covering everything from murder and terrorism to government wrongdoing.

Crackle began filming original movie, Party Boat, starring Jay Mohr (SNL, Jerry McGuire), Brett Davern (Awkward, Chosen), Beau Mirchoff (Awkward), Katie Leclerc (Switched at Birth) and Sung Kang (Power, Fast and Furious 6). The comedy centers on Max (Davern) throwing a 25^th birthday party for his best friend Kiley (Leclerc).

NBC and Universal TV tapped Covert Affairs creators Matt Corman and Chris Ord as executive producers and show runners for The Brave. New drama will air Mondays at 10p following The Voice, this fall.

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

Freeform ’s Shadowhunters and Stitchers return with back-to-back episodes next month. The summer premiere of Shadowhunters airs Monday, June 5 at 8p, followed by the Season 3 debut of Stitchers at 9p.

Viceland ’s American Boy Band debuts Thursday, June 8 at 10:30p. Series follows Kevin Abstract and Brockhampton as they get face-to-face with fans during their first tour as headliners.

COMING UP

American Heroes Channel pays tribute to the armed forces with its third annual Salute to Sacrifice event, kicking off on Saturday, May 27 at 8p and continuing through Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.

CBS also has plans for Memorial Day weekend, remembering fallen military and their families with a special CBS Cares public service announcement running throughout the holiday weekend, beginning Friday, May 26. The PSA, featuring 60 Minutes correspondent and Vietnam War veteran, Steve Kroft, encourages viewers to honor the fallen and help their families cope with grief by volunteering or donating to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.

Turner Classic Movies and FilmStruck celebrate Pride Month in June with movie lineups dedicated to exploring LGBT themes in cinema. TCM will air Gay Hollywood, hosted by Dave Karger and William Mann, every Thursday throughout the month, while FilmStruck presents a Gay and Lesbian Cinema showcase, hosted by Alonso Duralde.

National Urban League Presents: State of Black American Town Hall airs on TV One on Wednesday, May 31 at 8p. The televised town hall, hosted by News One Now’s Roland Martin, dissects the National Urban League’s semi-annual report with commentary by a panel of African-American thought leaders.

ADVERTISING

The Vault NYC was assigned to conceive and produce a series of TV and digital ads for FanDuel’s fantasy golf offering. The commercials, which were shot on location in Orlando, FL, will run in conjunction with the U.S. Open Championship in Wisconsin from June 15 to 18.

What the B2B ad business needs is more of the human touch, says Fred Cunha, VP of video network and support at Extreme Reach. Find out why in the latest Cynsiders.

SYNDICATION

TruTV ’s Impractical Jokers is heading to syndication, having been cleared in 85% of U.S. markets. The launch is scheduled for September 2017. Currently in its sixth season and already greenlit for a seventh, it’s the net’s longest running series and top rated original comedy in all key demos.

CASTING

Vera Farmiga and Mel Rodriguez have boarded the cast of sci-fi anthology Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Series was commissioned by UK’s Channel 4, slated to air later this year, and will also launch on Amazon Prime in the U.S.

Sharon Lawrence, Alimi Ballard , and Morgot Bingham are set for recurring roles on Season 2 of OWN’s Queen Sugar.

DIGITAL DOINGS

Amazon Studios is developing Cleopatra, a drama about the Egyptian queen, from Black Sails’ co-creators and EPs, Johnathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, and EP Dan Shotz.

Poker Central and Amazon Appstore, in partnership with Zynga as its mobile gaming partner, signed a sponsorship deal for the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl taking place from May 28 to June 1.The deal includes branded broadcast integrations at the bowl and additional high-stakes tournaments throughout the year.

GOING GLOBAL

Comedy Central UK acquired Joel and Nish vs the World and Soho Theatre Live.

Armoza game show Still Standing was commissioned by MMTV in India.

Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC, announced its 2017-2018 programming lineup. New series include legal drama Burden of Proof, Caught, The Detectives, comedy Little Dog, and The Stats of Life.

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RATINGS

The season finales of NBC’s The Voice and ABC’s Dancing With the Stars were the most-watched and highest-rated shows on Tuesday night. The Voice scored 9.07 million viewers and a 2.0 A18-49 rating in Live+SD, while Dancing nabbed 8.84 million viewers and 1.4 A18-49.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 time period averages

Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD

ABC: 4.8/9

Downward Dog 3.8/7, Dancing With the Stars 5.8/10

CBS: 4.6/8

NCIS 5.3/10, Bull 5.5/9, 48 Hours: NCIS 3.1/6

NBC: 3.2/6

Great News 2.0/4, Great News 2.0/3, The Voice 5.7/10

FOX: 1.1/2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.2/2, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.0/2, Prison Break 1.2/2

CW: 1.2/2

The Flash 1.8/3, iZombie 0.6/1

UNIVISION: 0.9/2

La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.9/2, La doble vida de Estela Carrillo 0.9/2, La Piloto 0.9/2

TELE: 0.5/1

El Capo 0.5/1, La Querida del Centauro 0.5/1, La Querida del Centauro 0.5/1

Tuesday A19-49: ABC 1.6/6, NBC 1.4/6, CBS 1.0/3, FOX 0.7/3, CW 0.7/3, UNI 0.6/2, TELE 0.3/1

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Expectation hired Kirstie Macdonald as Creative Director, Drama. Macdonald joins from World Productions where she was a script executive.

Tricia Melton was named Senior Vice President, Marketing at Freeform. Melton was previously Senior Vice President, Entertainment Marketing and Branding for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies.

Priscilla Siney was hired as Chief Content Officer of Alchimie. Siney last served as Head of Acquisitions and Sales at Shine.

Xcellerate named Jeannine Edwards as Customer Experience Officer. Edwards had been a senior executive at ConnectWise.

Visual Data Media Services appointed Tal Fiala as Vice President, Sales. Fiala was formerly President of Illuminate Studios.

The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association added three global representatives: Marici Ferreira (Brazil), Laurent Taleb (France), Jiggy George (India) and Marina Semenikhina (Russia).

This Day in History: 1999 – The final episode of Home Improvement aired.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What did Eldin paint on the ceiling of Murphy’s kitchen on Murphy Brown (1988-1998). A mural of the Industrial Revolution. Kudos to: Dan Phillippi/Buies Creek, NC; Jen Grobels/NYC; Rev. Mark Wajda-St. Paul Catholic Community/Leesburg, FL; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Deerfield Beach, FL; Cynthia New-Spectrum Reach/Cape Girardeau, MO; Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/CA; David Westburg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: What did Kramer decide to call his new Eau de Cologne on Seinfeld (1989-1998)? (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 Initial This: ABD played AN on TBB = Ann B. Davis played Alice Nelson on The Brady Bunch. Kudos to: Beth Krincock-Discovery/NYC; Anthony Salerno-Horizon Media/NYC; Kurtis Hoffman-Iron Sound Production/Kendall Park, NJ

Initial This: DD played MH in BOP. (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 – THURSDAY MAY 25, 2017

ABC: The Goldbergs, American Housewife, Modern Family, Modern Family, blackish, Speechless
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Superior Donuts, Mom, Life in Pieces, The Amazing Race
CW: Supernatural, Supernatural

FOX: Beat Shazam [p], Love Connection [p]

NBC: American Ninja Warrior, Running Wild With Bear Grylls, Red Nose Day
PBS: This Old House Hour, Secrets of Henry VII’s Palace, Antiques Roadshow

Telemundo: El Capo, La Cuereda del Centauro, La Cuereda del Centauro
Univision: La Reina de la Cancion, La doble vida de Estela Carrillo, La Piloto