06/02/23: “The Drew Barrymore Show” is the fastest-growing talker on TV

Friday June 2, 2023

Today’s Premieres
Amazon: Deadloch; Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets; With Love
Food: Guy’s All-American Road Trip at 9p
HBO: Painting with John at 11p
Hulu: Searching for Soul Food
Netflix: Scoop; Valeria; Vortex
Paramount+: Love Allways; Queen of the Universe

Saturday’s Premieres
HGTV: Vacation House Rules at 9p
Weather Channel: Prime Suspect: Earth at 8p

Sunday’s Premieres
Adult Swim: The Eric André Show at 12a
HBO: The Idol at 9p
HGTV: Battle on the Beach at 9p
Paramount+: Joe Pickett
TLC: 90 Day Fiancé at 8p
TNT: The Lazarus Project at 9p

IN THE NEWS

WBD Chief Corporate Affairs Officer David Leavy has been named Chief Operating Officer of CNN. Leavy had reportedly been helping CNN CEO Chris Licht field candidates for the position, and when an exec was offered the job but was unable to start immediately, Leavy himself was given the job. With CNN ratings dropping, having Leavy onboard will presumably free up Licht to focus more on editorial strategy.

HBO is bringing back “Somebody Somewhere” for a third season. The series created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen is inspired by comedian and singer Bridget Everett. Said Amy Gravitt, EVP of HBO and Max Comedy Programming, “Nothing makes us smile quite like this show, which never fails to remind us that life is made up of the small moments, that family can be chosen, and that dreams don’t have deadlines.”

Fox Business has ended the nightly program “Kennedy.” Reruns of Larry Kudlow’s namesake show will take over the 7p slot after “Kennedy” ends on Thursday; host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery will remain with Fox.

The Brandtech Group has acquired Jellyfish. Said Jellyfish Founder Rob Pierre, “Fast-paced, fragmented and platform-led, today’s media landscape is changing at lightning speed.”

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Lifetime is developing a reboot of HGTV’s “Property Virgins,” and has picked up the original series library. Fan favorite episodes will premiere on Lifetime starting June 13 from 8p-12a. The new series, produced by Cineflix Productions, is slated to arrive in 2024.

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

The quintuplets return in TLC’s “Outdaughtered” on July 11. The Busby family is back with an all-new season, sharing more family moments this summer with Olivia, Hazel, Riley, Parker and Ava.

“Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days” season two and follow-doc “Street Outlaws: After Hours” premiere June 19 on Discovery Channel. Chris Hamilton leads racing heavyweights in the new season, following 64 of the fastest small tire street racers competing for a $100,000 cash prize, while “After Hours” takes viewers into the daily lives of racing teams.

“Morse & the Last Endeavour: A Masterpiece Mystery” premieres June 11 on PBS. In advance of the final season on June 18, the “Masterpiece Mystery” features interviews with the main cast members and goes behind the scenes during the filming of the series’ final season.

COMING UP

Fox News Channel debuts a new weekend primetime lineup this weekend. Changes include: “The Big Saturday/Sunday Show” is now “The Big Weekend Show,” and has moved into the 7p spot; “FOX News Saturday Night” now premieres at 10p, “The Next Revolution” will end its run and “Sunday Night in America” with Trey Gowdy moved to 9p. Said Megan Albano, SVP of “The Five” and weekend programming, “We are excited to launch a new dynamic weekend line-up that will further solidify our position as the number one cable news network for more than two decades.”

“Murder, She Wrote” joined the Start TV Network lineup with a 4th of July marathon. Joining the regularly scheduled morning and afternoon slots, the “whodunit” series is the latest to join Start TV’s lineup of dramas showcasing female heroines. A 69-hour marathon of 65 episodes and two TV movies begins July 2 at 12p and continues through to July 5 at 9a.

Brand-new seasons of “BBQ Brawl” and “BBQ USA” premiere back-to-back July 10 on Food Network. For the first time, “BBQ Brawl” takes place on-location in California, with the home of Santa Maria-style BBQ and local ingredients as the background for team battles.

Ovation TV celebrates Juneteenth with a curated on-demand lineup. The arts network will recognize Black artists and artistry across mediums through Ovation NOW destination Arthouse, with titles available all month long, including “Tina Turner: Simply the Best,” “Snoop Dogg: Uncaged” and “Althea.”

STREAMING

Vudu is the new official streaming destination for AMC Theatres on Demand. AMC Theatres on Demand users can now transfer their account to Vudu to rent and purchase content.

GOING GLOBAL

For the first time, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” travels to Greece. The ITV Studios’ format received its first commission in Greece. Acun Medya will produce the Greek version of the show, filmed in the Dominican Republic, which is slated to launch on Skai TV this fall.

Big Media secured pre-sales for “Hitler’s Secret Missions.” Rights for the series were licensed to Canal+ for France, Syndicate for North America, TV JOJ for Slovakia and Off the Fence for remaining territories.

Abacus Media Rights sold 740 hours of programming. Companies including HBO Europe, Viasat World, Pickbox, Dox TV, AMC Networks, HRT and Kino Polska have acquired a lineup of non-fiction titles such as “Bankrupt Billionaire” and “Vikings: The Rise and Fall.”

Multiple series are moving to Channel 4’s rebranded service. “Dr. Death,” “Queer As Folk” and “Becoming Elizabeth” will become available in the coming months on the new platform, previously called All4.

SPORTS

Chivas Clausura 2023 on Telemundo scored big across platforms. As the highest-rated season and match in network history with 3.3 million viewers for the final, Sunday’s Chivas vs. Tigres final on the network secured its position as the No. 1 platform across broadcast and cable TV regardless of language in Total Day among adults 18-49.

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RATINGS

“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” took the crown on Nielsen’s streaming charts in its premiere week on Netflix. For the week of May 1-7, The “Bridgerton” prequel series that saw 1.9 billion viewing minutes in its first few days has reached 432.2 million hours viewed to date. Original series “Bridgerton” has also reaped rewards – the series accrued 125 million viewing minutes in the same week.

“The Drew Barrymore Show” delivered more than 6.9 billion minutes viewed across platforms. On linear, Paramount+, Pluto TV and social video, the syndicated talkie is now the fastest-growing talk show on TV, with a 65% increase in total viewers year-over-year, according to CBS. It is also the only talk show to grow across key demos from the first to second half of the 2022-23 TV season.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

PBS named Christopher Farley as its new senior director of arts programming and development. In this role, Farley will oversee the development and production of a multiplatform strategy focused on arts, performance, culture and lifestyle content.

This Day in History
2002 – David Simon’s “The Wire” premiered on HBO

Friday Fun Fact
Comets in ancient Greece were called “hairy stars.”

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Which animated spy series was created by Bruce Willis? “Bruno the Kid” (1996-97). Kudos to: Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./New York, Mark Wajda/Clermont, FL, Louis Lewow-FITE/Atlanta, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank, CA, Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago

Today’s Trivia Question
Where did Caroline’s wedding to Peter take place in “Succession” (2018-2023)? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.)

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FRIDAY JUNE 2
ABC: Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: The Greatest #AtHome Videos, Fire Country, Blue Bloods
CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Great American Joke Off
FOX: WWE Friday Night SmackDown
NBC: Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, American Masters
Telemundo: Top Chef VIP, Secretos de Sangre
Univision: Perdona Nuestros Pecados, El Amor Invencible, Mujer

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