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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Nisha Ganatra (Transparent) will direct the pilot of TNT’s comedic drama Highland, starring Margaret Cho.
Blake McCormick (Cougar Town) struck a 2-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television that calls for him to join new comedy Ghosted as co-exec producer, as well as develop new projects.
Crime drama The Mastermind is in development at FX, with Fargo creator Noah Hawley exec producing via his 26 Keys.
Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: July 14-16, 2017
War for the Planet of the Apes (Fox) $56.5 million, opening weekend
Spiderman: Homecoming (Sony) $45.2 million (week 2), cume revenue $208.3 million
Despicable Me 3 (Universal) $18.9 million (week 3), cume revenue $188.0 million
Baby Driver (TriStar) $8.8 million (week 3), cume revenue $73.2 million
The Big Sick (Lionsgate) $7.6 million (week 4), cume revenue $16.0 million
Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) $6.9 million (week 7), cume revenue $380.7 million
Wish Upon (Broad Green Pictures) $5.6 million, opening weekend
Cars 3 (Buena Vista) $3.2 million (week 5), cume revenue $140.0 million
Transformers: The Last Knight (Paramount) $2.8 million (week 4), cume revenue $124.9 million
The House (Warner Bros.) $1.8 million (week 3), cume revenue $23.1 million
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Millennial See, Millennial Buy
Caesar and his allies fought their way to the top of the box office this weekend as War for the Planet of the Apes declared victory at #1, delivering NCM a completely bananas 11.9 A18-34 rating.
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NEW & RETURNING SERIES
The Great Food Truck Race is back on Food Network Sunday, August 20 at 9p, with seven teams of food truck novices raring to battle it out for $50,000. Winner will be named Sunday, September 24.
A new season of Telemundo’s Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso debuts Tuesday, July 25 at 9p. It’s the first time the drama will film in the U.S., in Miami.
Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls & Parolees is back Saturday, August 5 at 9p. The series’ annual “You Watch, We Give,” encouraging viewers to share photos of their dogs across Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, with a chance they may appear during the episode, is set for Saturday, August 26.
People of the Earth lands on TBS for season 2 Monday, July 24 at 10:30p. SNL’s Nasim Pedrad joins the comedy about a group of alien abductees living in Beacon, NY.
A 2-night survival show event on Discovery airs Wednesday, August 2 and Thursday, August 3, with new episodes of Naked and Afraid followed by the series premiere of Darkness. The new series follows survivalists trapped in the dark, tracked via infrared, thermal and remote imaging technologies.
Marvel’s Spider-Man will premiere Saturday, August 19 at 7a on Disney XD. The net also ordered new animated special, LEGO Marvel Super Heros – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat.
Season 3 of Netflix drug drama Narcos debuts Friday, September 1, with the focus on the Cali Cartel.
COMING UP
Four-night event The Jury Speaks launches Saturday, July 22 at 9p on Oxygen, newly-rebranded as a true crime destination. Each night reexamines a high-profile case, including OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson’s, looked at from the eyes of those who sat inside the courtroom.
The Vienna Philharmonic returns for its 14th open-air concert on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Friday, August 18 at 9p on PBS (check local listings). Concert soloist is Renee Fleming.
Who should play Donald Trump Jr. in the inevitable limited series? Let us know what you think in the new Cynopsis poll: http://www.cynopsis.com/poll/.
DIGITAL DATA
MGM has made The Handmaid’s Tale available on digital HD on iTunes, Amazon Video, GooglePlay, Vudu, Playstation Store, Xfinity On Demand, Microsoft Movies & TV, Verizon, Vubiquity and FandangoNOW. The platforms are the only place U.S. viewers can catch the series, nominated for 13 Emmys, outside of Hulu.
Speaking of Hulu, 35 more local CBS affiliates were added to its live TV streaming service, for a total of 90.
GOING GLOBAL
Endemol Shine Group’s Remarkable Television announced that Channel 4 Daytime has commissioned 60 episodes of game show The £100K Drop, to air in an afternoon slot.
ADVERTISING
GroupM’s MediaCom led the pack of media agencies in global and regional new business, reports COMvergence, with $1.2 billion in new net business in the first half of 2017. The report does not include U.S.-only pitches.
With upfront season pretty much closed, primetime sales are up about 4%, according to Pivotal Research Group. But Pivotal’s Brian Wieser cautions reading too much into upfront numbers, noting that negotiated volumes in upfronts do not necessarily turn into actual revenues. In a note to investors last week, Wieser said, “Last year’s broadcast year’s prime time volumes grew by approximately +6%, and yet it seems likely that total revenues for owners of national TV properties are set to be flat of slightly down during the 2017-17 seaons.”
CASTING
Brit Morgan (True Blood) will recur on season 2 of The CW’s Riverdale, as a wily backroom attorney….Ben Lawson (The Deep End) landed a series regular role in season 2 of ABC’s Designated Survivor….David Strathairn (Alphas) will have a major recurring role in season 3 of Syfy space drama The Expanse, landing in 2018.
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RATINGS
Ratings for cable news nets may be hitting highs, but TV stations’ local news viewership continue to drop. According to Pew Research Center, combined late news viewership on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliates dipped 11%, to 20.3 million in 2016 versus the year prior, and early evening news dropped 9%, to 20.7 million.
MTV game show Safeword had the net’s second-highest rated series premiere in 2 years, with a .7 among A18-34. Lead-in Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out scored .8, its highest rating in the demo since it returned in 2016.
Live + Same Day Household Total Viewers (millions): Thursday, July 13, 2017 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
NBC: 5.80 million
America’s Got Talent 6.93, The Wall 6.04, The Night Shift 4.43
CBS: 4.82 million
The Big Bang Theory 6.13, Life in Pieces 4.52, Big Brother 6.05, Zoo 3.08
ABC: 2.68 million
Boy Band 2.47, Battle of the Network Stars 2.71, The Gong Show 2.87
FOX: 2.63 million
Beat Shazam 2.93, Love Connection 2.32
UNIVISION: 2.08 million
Jose de Egipto 1.88, Doble Vida E Carrillo 1.76, Copa Oro 2017 2.93
TELE: 1.45 million
Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio 1.28, La Querida del Centauro 1.17, El Senor de los Cielos 1.89
CW 1.29 million
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.63, Hooten & the Lady .95
Thursday A19-49: NBC 1.1/5, CBS 1.1/5, FOX .8/3, ABC .7/3, UNI .7/3, TELE .6/3, CW .3/1
Source: Nielsen
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Outdoor Sportsman Group and World Fishing Network’s Sean Luxton was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager – MOTV and World Fishing Network. Luxton has served as VP and GM- World Fishing Network since 2015.
This Day in History: 1867 – The first dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, was established.
Answer to Out Last Trivia Question: Which television detective made 6 films with his friend, John Cassavetes? Peter Falk (Columbo). Kudos to: Alexandra Leh-LaCheraqui Media/LA, Jeannette Sarpola-Comedy Central/NYC, Andy Pittman-TAMY/College Station, TX, Kevin Moriarty-CBS TV Distribution, Rick Dascher-Turner Studios/Atlanta, Pete Gauteri-A+E Networks/NYC, Jerry Maffia-PMC/NYC, Jim Kelly-Lee Hecht Harrison/Melville, NY, John Kukla-KDFW-KDFI/Dallas, Will Allmendinger-Clear Channel Outdoor/Chicago, Gary Moglovkin-CBS TV Studios/Studio City, CA, Richard G. Murphy-Manor Productions/W. Toluca Lake, CA, Liza Trevino-KDFW-KDFI/Dallas, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Lauren Watt-Direct To U/Citrus Heights, CA, Larry Hutchings, Nipomo, CA, Eric LItt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago, Cynthia New-Spectrum Reach/Cape Girardeau, MO,
Today’s Trivia Question – “No Looking it up on Google” Theme Week: Which actress appeared on a series as a saloon girl, then later played the main character’s sister? (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: De Bean Tofu Jet Den = Feud: Bette and Joan. Kudos to: Renee Kurland-Walt Disney Television Group/Burbank, Amanda Chaiet-Turner, Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Deerfield Beach, FL
TV Anagram: Wept On Jury Car (Email [email protected]; 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 – MONDAY, JULY 17
ABC: The Bachelorette, Battle of the Network Stars
CBS: Kevin Can Wait [r], Man with a Plan [r], Mom [r], Life in Pieces [r], Scorpion [r]
CW: Supergirl [r], Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Whose Line Is It Anyway? [r]
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance, Superhuman
NBC: American Ninja Warrior, Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow [r], POV
Telemundo: Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, La Querida del Centauro, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: La Reina de la Cancion, La Doble Vida de Estala Carrilo, La Piloto
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