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Good morning. It’s Friday June 16, 2017 and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:

Nat Geo WILD: When Sharks Attack at 10p

PBS: The Great British Baking Show at 9p

Tonight’s Finale:

CW: Reign at 9p

Saturday’s Premieres:

AMC: TURN: Washington’s Spies at 9p

Spike: Cops at 8p

Saturday’s Finale:

Comedy: Idiotsitter at 9p

Sunday’s Premieres:

E!: Botched at 9p

History: America’s War on Drugs at 9p

PBS: My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece at 8p, Grantchester on Masterpiece at 9p

Sunday’s Finales:

Comedy: Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level at 11p, Legends of Chamberlain Heights at 11:30p

E!: Second Wives Club at 10p

Starz: American Gods at 9p

IN THE NEWS

Aisha Tyler is leaving CBS’ The Talk at the end of the season. Tyler made the announcement on air through tears, noting that she already has three other series, Criminal Minds, Whose Line Is It Anyway and Archer. Tyler joined the show’s panel during its second season and will continue to appear until Season 7 wraps on August 4.

A week after former FBI Director James Comey’s live testimony, CNN has taken the bureau to court, demanding the release of Comey’s memos of his meetings with President Trump. “This is an action brought pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act for declaratory, injunctive and other appropriate relief, seeking the immediate processing of CNN’s request to the FBI for records prepared by former FBI Director,” said the filing.

NBCUniversal’s Olympic Channel will launch Saturday, July 15 on cable systems and streaming services, available to over 35 million homes at launch. The first month of programming will include the 2017 FINA World Swimming and Diving Championships.

Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Hailee Steinfeld will perform at NBC’s annual Macy’s 4^th of July Fireworks Spectacular, airing Tuesday, July 4 at 8p. American Ninja Warrior’s Akbar Gbajabiamila, Matt Iseman and Kristine Leahy join as hosts with additional acts to be announced.

In celebration of Pretty Little Liars’ seventh and final season, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is spotlighting the Freeform series with a behind-the-scenes special exhibit. From June 15 to August 15, Pretty Little Liars: Made Here will feature props and wardrobe from the show.

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You can’t afford to ignore the esports explosion

Register for our June 27 Webinar: How Sports Brands Can Leverage the Esports Explosion , as sports executives at the NFL , Big Ten Network , Mindshare NA and the Philadelphia 76’ers cover:

What esports players have learned since their investment that can help shape your strategy
• How the sports and esports industries can help each other
• How to leverage the gaming craze with complementary programming
• The kinds of data potential partners should review and so much more!

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Animal Planet greenlit a sophomore season of The Zoo. Production begins this month from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in New York.

USA Network issued a pilot order to Olive Forever from Brian Duffield (The Babysitter, Insurgent). Show follows Olive, a high school student who’s also a cat burglar.

Bravo Media ordered four-part special Xscape: Still Kickin’ It (wt), chronicling the reunion of the female R&B group.

Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett sold hour-long drama Honey to FX, reports Deadline. Details are scarce, but the project is set against the backdrop of the world of corporate espionage.

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

Food Network and Cooking Channel have a robust serving of 350 premiere hours planned for the second half of 2017, featuring returning fan favorites, 13 new series and 25 pilots. Food Network’s schedule will include new series Dessert Games, the Guy Fieri-hosted docu-series Guy’s Big Project, I Hart Food, a travelogue hosted by new-to-the-network Hannah Hart, and all-new cooking series Bobby & Damaris (wt). On the menu for Cooking Channel are new series Monster Food as well as Late Nite Eats, and U.K imports Choccywoccydoodah and Heston’s Fantastical Food. Not to mention pilots to satisfy every taste.

On tap at Great American Country are 190 primetime premiere hours now through December 2017. New series Log Cabin Kings, premiering in October, will join the GAC roster of returning series.

Shark Week returns to Discovery Channel on Sunday, July 23 at 7p with Great White Shark Serial Killer Lives. Late-night talker Shark After Dark bows at 11:10p.

Was America’s first serial killer, H. H. Holmes, also Jack the Ripper? The theory is explored in History’s 8-part limited series, American Ripper, debuting Tuesday, July 11 at 10p.

Outrageous Acts of Science returns to Science Channel on Wednesday, June 21 at 9p.

USA Network’s Playing House returns for a third season with back-to-back episodes on Friday, June 23 at 11p.

Fan favorites from Survivor and Big Brother team up as contestants on the premiere of Candy Crush Sunday, July 9 at 9p on CBS. Mario Lopez hosts.

DIY’s Amazing Space explores the untapped potential of unused areas for clients who need additional room, starting Wednesday, July 12 at 9p and 9:30p.

TLC’s Kate Plus 8 is back with new episodes on Monday, July 10 at 10p. The three-episode run includes the sextuplet’s 13th birthday bash.

Welcome to the Wayne bows Monday, July 24 at 5:30p on Nickelodeon. Animated series follows three kids who explore their strange apartment building, The Wayne, where nothing is what it seems.

COMING UP

Sundance TV presents “Father’s Day with the Duke,” an all-day Western-themed marathon of John Wayne films beginning Sunday, June 18 at 12p with The Train Robbers.

TeleXitos is honoring dads, too, with “Dia del Padre” special programming on Sunday, June 18. A double feature of Zorro movies dubbed in Spanish starts at 6p.

HDNET Movies offers a posse of classic westerns in a 24-hour “July 4^th West Fest” marathon starting at 6a that includes Two Rode Together and Buffalo Bill and the Indians.

Documentary The Naked Truth: China Queer, narrated by Omar Sharif Jr., examines what it’s like to be gay in China on Sunday June 25 at 9p on Fusion TV.

Hallmark Channel’s “June Weddings” programming event features another walk down the aisle on Saturday, June 17 at 9p: Wedding March 2: Resorting to Love, starring Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett.

Amazon Race host Phil Keoghan produced a documentary celebrating and capturing his native country, New Zealand. Aerial New Zealand premieres Sunday, June 18 at 8p on Smithsonian Channel.

CASTING

Pearl Thusi will not be back for Quantico’s third season. She joined the ABC series last season.

SYNDICATION

Tribune Broadcasting and digital media agency Dose are launching social wake-up show, morning dose. Hosted by Melissa Rycroft and Brandon London with news anchor Laila Muhammad, it bows Thursday, June 29 and airs weekdays syndicated on KDAF/Dallas, KIAH/Houston, WPHL/Philadelphia, WDCW/Washington DC, WSFL/Miami and KRCW/Portland, OR.

ADVERTISING

Viacom announced the formation of an Advanced Advertising group, headed by Bryson Gordon as EVP of Advanced Advertising. The group will be tasked with leading ad product innovation and advanced analytics across all screens and platforms, and include data and platform solution specialists in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

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Celebrating the future leaders of the media industry

The Cynopsis Rising Star Awards program is designed to encourage and reward exceptional accomplishment, shining a light on young professionals with the smarts, maturity, and drive to become industry leaders. We look forward to honoring these young innovators with an award at our annual awards reception in September as well as added recognition on Cynopsis.com and throughout our social media platform (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram).

The deadline is 2 Weeks Away! Submit your entries by June 21

DIGITAL DOINGS

AT&T Audience Network tapped Ed Bernero as the new showrunner for Ice. Season 2 of the crime drama begins filming in Vancouver and South Africa this fall.

Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World is returning for a second season. Nye revealed he news in a video clip.

Celebrate Wild Sea Turtle Day with Sea Turtle Rescue on Friday, June 16. Turtles stream on Smithsonian Earth.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live launched a music site to live stream during the 50^th edition of Summerfest. With support from American Family Insurance, the site offers exclusive access to Summerfest performances worldwide and is free of charge.

Complex Networks’ Rated Red coming-of-age comedy Play By Play bows Tuesday, June 27 on go90. Series centers on a sportscaster looking back on his teen years in the 90s.

GOING GLOBAL

Global Content Hub, the syndication division of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, announced its slate of new original programs for sale, including Conquered, Finding Fido, Yoga Girls and Big Fat Truth from Biggest Loser creator JD Roth.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Turner Classic Movies and FilmStruck upped Richard Steiner, formerly Vice President of Digital Products and Services, to Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Services, and promoted Lydia Kim, formerly Director, Business Development and Strategy, to Vice President, Business Development and Strategy. In addition, CJ Bargamian joins the FilmStruck team as Vice President of OTT Services from Starz.

Screenvision Media promoted John Marmo to Vice President, Training and Compliance. Marmo had been Director of Digital Training and Compliance.

Friday Fun Fact: Father’s Day was made a permanent national holiday in 1972, when President Richard Nixon signed it into law.

This Day in History: 1952 – My Little Margie premiered on CBS.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: On which series did Traci Lords play a serial killer? Profiler (1996-2000). Kudos to: Richard Freedman-AT&T/Bethesda, MD; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX; Dan Harrison-Fox Broadcasting Co/Los Angeles, CA; John Amato-Good Day LA/Los Angeles, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA

Today’s Trivia Question: What was the first case examined on The FBI Files (1998-2006)? (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 Anagram: Vies at Midday = Daytime Divas. Kudos to: David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC; Keith Marder-Halstead Property/NYC

Switcheroo (two TV characters, one actor): Mary Barsky (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 – FRIDAY JUNE 16, 2017

ABC: Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods

CW: The Originals, Reign [f]
FOX: 2017 U.S. Open Golf Championship, So You Think You Can Dance

NBC: America’s Got Talent, Dateline NBC

PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose – The Week, The Great British Baking Show [p], The Great British Baking Show
Telemundo: El Capo, La Cuereda del Centauro, La Cuereda del Centauro
Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, La Doble vida de Estela Carrillo, La Piloto