06/30/17: Greta Van Susteren is out at MSNBC

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Good morning. It’s Friday June 30, 2017 and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:

CW: Masters of Illusion at 8p

Syfy: Killjoys at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:

DIY: Texas Flip n Move at 9p

Food: Diners, Drive-ins & Dives at 9p

Saturday’s Premiere:

Nat Geo Wild: The Incredible Dr. Pol at 9p

Saturday’s Finales:

BBCA: Dr. Who at 8:30p, The Graham Norton Show at 11p

Sunday’s Premieres:

Smithsonian Channel: America in Color at 8p, First Ladies Revealed at 9p

Spike TV: Bar Rescue at 10p

Sunday’s Finales:

Animal Planet: Expedition Mungo at 10p

Bravo: The Real Housewives of Potomac at 8p

CNN: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown at 9p

Great American Country: Flea Market Flip at 8p

Hallmark: Good Witch at 9p

Travel: Extreme Waterparks at 10p

Monday’s Premieres:

Animal Planet: Edge of Alaska: Return to the Range at 9p

HGTV: Tiny Paradise at 9p, House Hunters at 10p, House Hunters International at 10:30p

Outdoor Channel: Survival Science at 9p

World: PBS News Hour at 10p

Monday’s Finale:

MTV: Promposal at 11:30p

Tuesday’s Premieres:

The Africa Channel: The Ultimate Braai Master at 10p

Z Living: Desperate for a Miracle at 12p

Wednesday’s Premieres:

Food: Cooks vs. Cons at 10p

FX: Snowfall at 10p

Great American Country: Going RV at 9p

Wednesday’s Finales:

HGTV: Brother vs. Brother at 9p

Lifetime: Little Women: LA at 9p

IN THE NEWS

Greta Van Susteren is leaving MSNBC and her post as host of For The Record six months after joining the cable news outlet. Her final show aired Wednesday. “MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren have decided to part ways,” said MSNBC president Phil Griffin. “We are grateful to her and wish her the best.” Ari Melber, who currently hosts The Point on Sundays at 5p, was handed the 6p hour.

At the end of Thursday’s Morning Joe, President Trump took to Twitter to attack MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, calling them “Psycho Joe” and “Low I.Q. Crazy Mika,” and claiming Brzezinski had been “bleeding badly from a face-lift” when he saw her in December. Responded MSNBC in a statement, “It’s a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job.” Trump was defended by deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders when Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer asked if Trump’s graphic remarks were necessary. “I think what’s necessary is to push back against unnecessary attacks on the president,” said Sanders.

Gillian Anderson took to Twitter to comment on gender disparity on The X-Files, following the release of a list of writers for the show’s upcoming 11^th season, all of whom are male. “And 2 out of 207 eps directed by women. I too look forward to the day when the numbers are different. #TheFutureisFemale,” said Anderson.

Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore will present the nominations for the 69^th Emmy Awards from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center on Thursday, July 13 at 11:30a. Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington will join the pair at the ceremony, which will stream live on Emmys.com.

Comcast and AMC teamed on an upgrade option available initially to Xfinity TV customers, offering an on demand premium expression of the network. Viewers will have the opportunity to up to AMC Premiere for $4.99 a month, for a variety of premium content and experiences, including ad-free versions of new episodes of current season shows as the same time as the live broadcast. “With AMC’s engagement at an all-time high, developing more options for viewers to connect with our content is a priority,” said Charles Collier, President of AMC, Sundance TV and AMC Studios.

Former Bachelor in Paradise contestant Corinne Olympios ended her investigation into allegations of misconduct on the set of the ABC series, which led to a temporary shutdown of production. Olympios released a statement on Thursday, noting that her team’s investigation into the matter “has now been completed to my satisfaction.” Olympios added that in spite of being invited back to the show, she has “respectfully made the decision not to return.”

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

NBC picked up a second season of World of Dance. The competition series was the broadcast networks’ top-rated premiere in the A18-49 demo and the most watched alternative series debut on cable or broadcast in nine years, per NBC.

Sony Pictures Television Networks greenlit police procedural Carter, starring Jerry O’Connell and Sydney Poitier. The drama will air on SPTN’s international networks, including AXN. Series focuses on Carter (O’Connell), a TV detective turned real-life one, after he’s forced to return to his hometown after a Hollywood meltdown. Poitier plays Sam, his longtime friend and a no-nonsense veteran on the force.

HBO Films is developing The Color of Cola, based on Stephanie Capparell’s book, The Real Pepsi Challenge, detailing how Pepsi broke racial barriers in 1940s America. Mitchell Kapner (Oz the Great and Powerful) is writing the adaptation.

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

America in Color premieres Sunday, July 2 at 8p on Smithsonian. “Some of the most important decades of American history have long felt more distant to us than they should, because we’d only experienced them in black and white,” Charles Poe, SVP of production, Smithsonian Channel, tells Cynopsis. “America in Color brings vivid new life into the essential stories from the 1920s to the 1960s, and puts flesh and blood into national heroes like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart. Even for those who know their history, it’s a fresh perspective that makes every event so much more relevant to today.”

Docu-drama Desperate for a Miracle, hosted by musician Jewel, joins Z Living’s schedule on July 4 at noon, followed by a double encore presentation. Additional episodes will then return to their regularly scheduled time on Tuesdays 9p.

Freeform’s The Fosters makes its summer premiere on Tuesday, July 11 at 8p, while new drama The Bold Type bows immediately following at 9p.

Million Dollar Matchmaker, starring Patti Stanger, returns to WE tv on Friday, August 4 at 10p.

Boxeo Telemundo Ford returns with four straight events beginning Friday, July 7 at 11:30a, with Sammy “Hurrican” Valentin of Tampa and Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santilla of San Diego facing off for the North American Boxing Organization Welterweight Title. The bout airs on Telemundo and is available via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app.

COMING UP

Charles Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, appears in People’s The Story of Diana, a two-night television event airing Wednesday, August 9 and Thursday, August 10 at 9p on ABC. Spencer provides personal stories about his sister set to archival and home movie footage.

Andrea Bocelli: Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performance Special airs Friday, June 30 at 8p on PBS (check local listings). Hosted by Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the series features interviews with the artists exploring their favorite locations.

INSP celebrates the launch of Gunsmoke with a marathon of episodes and movies throughout July. Kicks off with Gunsmoke: To the Last Man on Saturday, July 8 at 2p.

Destination America airs three episodes of UFOS: Uncovering the Truth on Saturday, July 8 at 8p. Series marks the 70^th anniversary of Roswell Army Air Field announcing they found a U.F.O in Roswell, NM in 1947, only to retract the statement the next day.

CASTING

Paul Costanzo (Royal Pains) nabbed a series regular role opposite Kiefer Sutherland in Season 2 of ABC’s Designated Survivor.

Cory Hardrict (American Sniper, Gran Torino) joins the ensemble of Crackle’s The Oath, debuting in 2018.

KID STUFF

Amazon premieres Niko and the Sword of Light, a new animated series for kids 6-11, on Friday, July 21 on Prime Video. The fantasy adventure series is the first Amazon Original to win an Emmy for the pilot before the series launch.

Fans can now use the immersive MagiMobile app while watching Cartoon Network to collect Magiswords beyond the Mighty Magiswords universe. The event applies to series including Adventure Time, Steven Universe and more. New episodes of Mighty Magiswords bow Saturday, July 1 at 4p.

DIGITAL DOINGS

Some good news for fans of Sense8. Although the Netflix series was canceled after two seasons, the streamer plans to release a two-hour special that will serve as a series finale. It’s slated to air in 2018.

GOING GLOBAL

Entertainment One signed a free to air broadcast partner for PJ Masks in Australia, where consumer products are poised to launch this summer. The preschool superhero show expands its audience reach to ABC Kids.

Just ahead of the Season 2 premiere of AMC’s Preacher in Croatia, AMC Networks International – Central & Northern Europe signed a new distribution deal. Croatia’s subscription television provider Vipnet is adding AMC to its basic channel package.

Nordic World closed deals totaling 213 hours of lifestyle and documentary content to terrestrial broadcasters across the Nordic territories. Among them: MTV Finland took design series Antligen Hemma, reality show Unga Foraldrar, and cookery show Tina PA Besok.

Endemol Shine Italy secured crime drama Missing and crime comedy The Teacher, among several new commissions.

CBS Sports inked a four-year partnership with FINA, the governing body for 208 national aquatics federations, to become the exclusive Canadian home to all major international FINA competitions through 2020. First up: the 17^th Fina World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July.

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RATINGS

The series finale of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars surged to a one-year high in Total Viewers (1.4 million) and 18-month high in A18-48 and W18-49, ranking as Tuesday’s top cable telecast in the target Women demographic. For its final season, the series ranked as cable TV’s number one scripted series in A18-34, W18-24 and Females 12-34.

Telemundo’s Tuesday night premiere of Jennie Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio ranked as the number one Spanish-language program at 8p among A18-49 and A18-34, according to Nielsen. Series averaged 1,630,000 Total Viewers, 743,000 A18-49 and 320,000 A 18-34.

Live + Same Day Total Viewers (millions): Wednesday, June 29, 2017 time-period averages

Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD

CBS: 5.1

Big Brother 5.9 Criminal Minds 3.5

NBC: 3.9

Little Big Shots: Forever Young 6.6, The Carmichael Show 3.5, The Carmichael Show 2.7, This Is Us 1.9

ABC: 2.7

The Goldbergs 2.6, Speechless 2.1, Modern Family 2.6, American Housewife 2.4, To Tell the Truth 3.2

FOX: 2.8

MasterChef 3.6, The F Word with Gordon Ramsay 2.1

Univision: 1.66

Jose de Egipto 2.04, La Doble vida de Estela Carrillo 1.82, Rosario Tijeras 1.12

CW: 0.8

Arrow 0.7, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 0.8

Tele: 1.5

Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio 1.44, La Querida del Centauro 1.2, El Senor de los Cielos 1.83

Wednesday A19-49 Analysis: CBS 1.4/6, FOX 0.8/3, NBC 0.7/3, ABC 0.6/3TELE 0.6/2, UNI 0.5/2, CW 0.2/1,

EXECUTIVE MOVES

After 16 years, first as Senior Vice President and Manager and then as President, Brian Philips is leaving CMT. Phillips had served as the net’s president since 2009. “This was a tough decision,” said Phillips in an internal memo to his staff. “I remain a fan and champion of each of you. I love, live and breathe this brand.” Frank Tanki has been upped to General Manager of the network.

BET Networks added to its leadership team. Michael D. Armstrong, previously Executive Vice President and General Manager, Revenue and Emerging Brands, Viacom International Networks, was appointed to the newly created position of General Manager. Jeanine Liburd was upped to Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, while Donna Blackman was promoted to Senior Vice President, Business Operations.

Rebecca Dundon , previously Senior Acquisitions Manager for Scripted Content, was upped to Director of Scripted Acquisitions at FremantleMedia International. In addition, Anthony Patton was named Content Acquisition Executive. He had been Scripted Acquisitions Coordinator at ITV Studio Global Entertainment.

Refinery29 appointed Joanna Bomberg as Senior Vice President and Head of Talent. She was previously Senior Vice President of MTV’s Music & Talent department.

Friday Fun Fact: The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for a red light to turn green.

This Day in History: 1955 – The Johnny Carson Show premiered on CBS.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which drama was cut from 2 hours to 90 minutes for its seventh and final season? McCloud (1970-1977). Kudos to: Robert Wimbish-Scripps Networks/Knoxville, TN; Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, CA; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/Los Angeles, CA

Today’s Trivia Question: What NBA team did Mark briefly play for on Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper (1992-1997)? (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.)

QUOTE: In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. Charles De Gaulle

Classic Western Initial This: BS played VB on TBV = Barbara Stanwyck played Victoria Barkley on The Big Valley (1965-1969). Kudos to: David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC; Ann Kearns-AMK Licensing/Lynbrook, NY; Barbara Potasky-NBC Universal/NYC.

Initial this: CF played NW in TDCS (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 30, 2017

ABC: Shark Tank, What Would You Do?, 20/20
CBS: MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods

CW: Masters of Illusion [p], Masters of Illusion, Riverdale
FOX: MasterChef, Beat Shazam

NBC: America’s Got Talent, Dateline NBC

PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose – The Week, The Great British Baking Show, Andrea Bocelli: Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performance Special

Telemundo: Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, La Querida del Centauro, El Senor de los Cielos Univision: Jose de Egipto, La Doble vida de Estela Carr illo, Rosario Tijeras