A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WE tv
–
The Hollywood Reporter THE DIVIDE on WE tv CREATED BY RICHARD LAGRAVENESE & TONY GOLDWYNCHARACTER BIOS, INSIDE THE CASE VIGNETTE AND MORE
ALL AVAILABLE ON wetv.com
WEDNESDAYS
9P|8CCYNOPSIS
07.29.14
Good morning.It’s Tuesday, July 29, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
AHC: Chaos in the Skies at 10p
History: Dark Horse Nation at 10p
Lifetime: Raising Asia at 10p
Science: The Unexplained Files at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
ABC: Celebrity Wife Swap at 10p
ID: Cry Wolfe at 10p
OWN: The Haves and the Have Nots at 9p
You’ll have to stay up a little later to catch CBS‘s Extant. After slipping to a 1.1 A18-49 rating in Live + Same Day viewing with a Big Brother lead-in, the summer series starring Halle Berry will move from 9p to 10p on Wednesdays, swapping with Criminal Minds repeats. Not surprisingly, the net’s keeping an eye on Live + 7: Extant’s debut got a 50 percent lift among A18-49.
Jay Leno mentors the first finals round on NBC‘s Last Comic Standing. The five remaining contestants are whisked to Las Vegas for a surprise meeting with the former Tonight Show host on the episode airing Thursday, July 31 at 10p. Season finale is August 14.
Xfinity TV announced its first “People’s Hotlist,” the top shows as viewed by Xfinity customers. Winners are: The Last Ship (TNT), Big Brother (CBS), 24: Live Another Day (Fox), The Strain (FX) and Bad Girls Club (Oxygen). For 95 more, go here.
The winner of HGTV‘s “Urban Oasis 2014” will call a swank high-rise in Atlanta home. Not enough? In addition to the fully furnished two-bedroom apartment on the 37th floor of The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, the randomly chosen entrant will also receive a 2015 Acura TLX and $50,000. Sponsors include Acura, AllModern, Quicken Loans, Kohler and Sherwin-Williams.
Fox Sports Digital and Sporting News Media are now playing for the same team, partnering to share content as well as traffic, and develop joint web videos and sales offerings. “We’re hoping to entice the interest of ad buyers and sports fans across the U.S.,” said Juan Delgado, CEO of Sporting News Media. The effort is projected to reach an audience of 55 million fans monthly.
Need help sending brutally honest message along the lines of, “My self esteem’s not low enough to date you”? It’s IFC to the rescue with video cards from Riki Lindhome and Kate Miccuci, in character as comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates. V-cards can be emailed or shared via Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr; series launches Thursday, August 7 at 10p.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
A Snapshot of the Digital Landscape
The Eyeballs: Media, Marketing & Measurement
The Powers Behind Digital Video: The Viewing Experience
REGISTER NOW!| SPONSORSHIP: MIKE FARINA| REGISTRATION:PETE ROMAS.
Production has started in Toronto for Mission: 4Count, a reality series from Tricon Films & Television that follows upcoming pop band 4Count, a group discovered by Nick Cannon. Show debuts on Canada’s YTV in October.
Make room for a new production company at Endemol. How of Tomorrow, from Charlie Booker and Annabel Jones, will produce series and feature films for the U.K. as well as global markets.
El Rey and Celestial Pictures struck a five-year deal extending and expanding a program licensing agreement. The new pact provides the net with 255 martial arts titles, to air throughout the schedule as well as during its monthly Kung Fu marathons.
USA greenlit a pilot for Colony (wt), written exec produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ryan Condal (Hercules), reports Deadline. Drama is set in an LA occupied by alien intruders.
Nat Geo Wild commissioned six more hours of Animal Fight Night from UK’s Arrow Media, premiering Monday, August 18 at 9p in the U.S. and going global in September.
Production for Up‘s Paper Angels is underway in Vancouver. Holiday film from Annuit Coeptis Entertainment II in association with Odyssey Networks and Johnson Production Group debuts in November 2014.
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) landed a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop and produce series, reports Deadline. Rash co-stars in Sony TV comedy Community; Faxon stars in FX‘s Married.
Dancing with the Stars pros Derek Hough and Mark Ballas are spinning in a different direction with a home renovation series on HGTV. Four episodes of Mark & Derek’s Excellent Flip will track the progress of the guys as they gut and rehab a SoCal house for profit. Series from Scott Sternberg Productions is slated for a 2015 premiere.
CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock, airing Tuesday, August 5 at 8p, features stadium performances by hosts Little Big Town, as well as Tim McGraw with guest Faith Hill, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band with guest Richie Sambora. Events were filmed at the CMA musicfest in June.
August is welcome back month for Investigation Discovery. Deadly Women with Candice DeLong premieres Friday, August 1 at 9p, followed by its 100th episode at 10p. On the Case with Paula Zahn is back Sunday, August 3 at 10p, Deadly Affairs with Susan Lucci returns Saturday, August 16 at 9p and Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda starts unsealing case files Tuesday, August 19 at 10p.
It’s not all familiar faces next month on ID. New series Bloodlands focuses on murder in the mountains (and lakes, and other serene spots) starting Monday, August 4 at 9p. “Bloodlands reveals the shocking, gritty details of crimes that have occurred in the most unlikely places, giving our viewers a big dose of the ‘whodunit’ storytelling style they love,” ID’s EVP and GM Kevin Bennett tells Cynopsis. “The setting steals the show in this series, casting dark shadows over the location’s once idyllic ambiance.”
David Bowie: Five Years, exploring five seminal year’s in the artist’s career, premieres on Showtime Friday, August 1 at 9p.
Flea Market Flip returns to GAC for season three Sunday, August 3 at 8p, with host Lara Spencer (Good Morning America). Viewers can go digital with the #GreatFinds app, to upload photos of their own finds.
Exclusive VOD rights for WGN‘s Manhattan have been picked up by Hulu Plus. Episodes of the World War II-set drama will premiere on WGN on Sundays, available the next day on Hulu Plus.
Netflix acquired the rights to Grain Media documentary Virunga, about corruption in the heart of the Congo. Film debuts on the streaming service later in 2014; oceanography doc Mission Blue premieres Friday, August 15.
Let’s get personal! Send us happy news – weddings, babies, engagements – you’d like shared with your industry colleagues. Info goes to [email protected].
Mike Colter will return to CBS‘s The Good Wife for season six, reports Variety. Colter has been woven in and out of the series as troublemaker Lemond Bishop.
Glee‘s Lea Michele took to Twitter to announce she’s guesting on the seventh and final season of her “favorite show,” FX‘s Sons of Anarchy. Ep airs Tuesday, October 14.
CASTING CALL:NY/Tri-State. Real Women for Global Cosmetics Company-sponsored dig series.25-35 years old, a beautiful dynamic entrepreneur, creative or philanthropist. Email recent pic, URL & details here
CASTING CALL: Hey Midwest gals! Was your first date with your husband/fiance a cringe-fest? Did you kiss a bunch of frogs until you found your prince? Looking for you & your stories for a major cable net. Email here
CASTING CALL:Design Guru or TV HOST with interest in home and design/NY/DC/PHL AREA. Sean De Simone Casting & a celeblifestyle brand is searching for rep. Strong interest & knwldg in decor and lifestyles for major shopping channel. Arch, Int Designer, Mag Editors a plus Freelance position. Travel req’d. Res/recent photo HERE [email protected]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Click here to learn about the Awards program &
enter online! Questions? Contact Pete Romas at 203-899-8483
CBS’s Big Brother held onto last week’s 2.1 rating/7 share among A18-49 on Sunday, making it the night’s top-rated show. The net won the night in the demo, with 1.2/4, and 6.2 million total viewers. Fox came in second in A18-49, with 1.0/4, while ABC was runner-up in total viewers with 3.3 million.
Viewership of Al Jazeera America is up 30 percent overall and 40 percent in primetime the last two weeks, reports the Baltimore Sun, as the news net covers the Gaza conflict. A spokesperson told the paper the net is reaching 3 million unique users for the total day, and 1.4 million in prime time.
NIELSEN TWITTER TV TOP TEN for the week of 7/21/14
Program, Date, Unique Audience (000), Tweets (000)
WWE Monday Night RAW (USA), 7/21, 2773, 299
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family), 7/22, 2196, 210
The Bachelorette (ABC), 7/21, 1934, 70
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (VH1), 7/21, 1691, 590
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!), 7/27, 1642, 47
Teen Wolf (MTV), 7/21, 1639, 250
Big Brother (CBS) 7/23, 1303, 91
Big Brother (CBS) 7/27, 111, 66
Big Brother (CBS) 7/23, 1063, 105
WWE Friday Night Smackdown! (Syfy), 7/25 1011, 46
Source: Nielsen. Nielsen Social captures relevant tweets from three hours before, during and three hours after an episode’s initial broadcast, local time. Unique Audience measures the audience of relevant Tweets ascribed to an episode from when the Tweets are sent until the end of the broadcast day at 5a. The data includes new/live primetime and late fringe episodes only and excludes sports events.
Friday A18-49 Analysis: Univision had the most A18-49 viewers Friday with 1.3/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Uni’s Mi Corazon es Tuyo topped the 8p hour with 1.2/5; NBC’s Dateline and ABC’s Shark Tank shared second with 1.0/5. Univision maintained the lead with 1.4/5 for Que Vida Me Robo, versus 1.3/5 for Dateline’s second hour. Uni was still first at 10p with 1.3/5 for Que Pobres Tan Ricos, while ABC’s 20/20 pulled a 1.1/4.
A18-49: UNI 1.3/5, ABC 1.1/4, NBC .9/4, CBS .6/3, TELE .6/2, FOX .4/2, CW .4/2, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings:Friday, July 25, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 3.5/7
CSI [r] 3.0/6, Hawaii Five-0 [r] 3.5/7, Blue Bloods 4.2/8
NBC: 3.4/7
Dateline 4.2/8, Crossbones 1.7/3
ABC: 2.9/6
Shark Tank [r] 2.7/6, What Would You Do? 2.3/4, 20/20 3.7/7
UNIVISION: 1.7/3
De Te Quiero, Te Quiero 1.6/3, Que Vida me Robo 1.9/4, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.6/3
FOX: 1.0/2
MasterChef [r] 1.2/2, 24: Live Another Day [r] .8/1
TELEMUNDO: .8/1
Reina de Corazones .5/1, En Otra Piel .8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.1/2
ION .7/1
Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .7/1, Law & Order: CI .7/1
CW: .6/1
Whose Line Is it Anyway [r] .6/1, Whose Line Is it Anyway [r] .6/1, Colin & Brad: Two Man Group .5/1
Javier Avitia has been named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, CBS Studios International. Avitia most recently served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Business Affairs.
Social marketing agency Attention appointed Tom Buontempo as President. Buontempo had been Chief Business Development Officer at the agency’s parent company, KBS.
Director Noel Black died July 5. He was 77. In addition to his work on films, including Pretty Poison, Black directed episodes of McCloud, Kojak and Hawaii Five-0, among other series, as well as TV movies and adaptations for PBS’s The American Short Story and NBC’s Peacock Showcase.
This Day In History: 1957 – Jack Paar began his nearly five-year run as host of NBC’s Tonight.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: On which sitcom did heartthrob James Darren guest as a singer with the measles? The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966). Kudos to: Robert Owen-Millenia 3 Television/Atlanta, Mark Wajda-Catholic Community of St. Paul/Leesburg, FL, Diane Librizzi-La Loca Entertainment/NYC, David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC, Cynthia New-Charter Media/Cape Girardeau, MO, John Amato-Good Day L.A./KTTV/LA, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa del Rey, CA, Gary Bernstein-Hoodworx Entertainment/Las Vegas.
Today’s Trivia Question:Which sitcom featured a dry cleaning entrepreneur who’d opened his first store with money won from a civil lawsuit?(Email trivia@cynopsis.comwith your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.).
Keep Watching & Reading,
07.29.14
Roberta Caploe: Editorial Director @robertacaploe
Diane K Schwartz: Senior Vice President, Media Communications Group
Cynopsis Ad Sales: Mike Farina | VP, Sales | 203-218-6480
Classifieds Sales: Trish Pihonak | Director of Operations | 203-899-8459
To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here.
To unsubscribe from this edition, click here. Or for further assistance please email [email protected].
Cynopsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit theCynopsis.com classifieds page here.
JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST, SALES & M/NBCU/NYC: Produce reports for national ad sales and use syndicated research tools to effectively position the network in the marketplace. Apply HERE (8/5)
JOB OPENING: DEVELOPMENT WHIZ: Network & prodco experience. Track record. For established NY prodco. Dir, VP or SVP levels considered. [email protected] (8/5)
JOB OPENING: SR PRGRMMING RSCH MGR/Discovery Channel/LA: Talented rsrchr to utilize Nielsen ratings+consumer databases to inform/devel ntwrk strtgy. Skill to turn data into stories. Pro w/ind systems-esp. Npower & Starmedia, prmry rsrch a +. 4+ yrs TV rsrch. APPLY HERE (8/5)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH MANAGER/Discovery/NY: Strategic mind to provide sales positioning rsrch for Discovery Channel/other ntwrks. Create sales materials/positioning pieces to highlight success. 6+ yrs TV rsrch exp req’d. Apply. (8/2)
JOB OPENING: AD SALES COORD/TVONE/NY: Work w/AE & Planners.POC for agencies. Create flowcharts, handle make good offrs. Trffic & agency Liaison. Self strter, strg org skills, attn to details. BA+ 2 yrs exp. Resumes: [email protected] (8/2)
JOB OPENING: DESIGN DIR/TVONE/MD: Create, design & supervise creation of promo graphics & other assets for on-air, print & dig. Exp Adobe CS, incl: DreamW, Photo, Acrobat, InDesign & Illust; QuarkXPress, AftrEffects & Cine 4D. BA & 10+ yrs exp. Resumes: [email protected] (8/2)
JOB OPENING: MEDIA PLANNING COORD (FREELANCE)/Nickelodeon/NYC: Handle daily sched of logs incl promotion, IDs, bumpers, etc.. BA deg in TV, Mktg or Media Studies. Det oriented & orgnzd a must. Apply here (8/1)
JOB OPENING: COORDINATOR AD SALES MARKETING/HGTV/DIY: Support team to develop/produce promotions for networks & nat’l advertisers. Req: 4419 Loc: NYC More info here (8/1)
JOB OPENING:CABLE TV PRODUCTION/Hartford, CT: For a new cable channel launch. Sr. Prod, Prog Producers, Segment Prod, Promo Prod, Field Prod, Avid Editors, Prod Assistants and more. Please send resume to: [email protected] (8/1)
JOB OPENING:DIRECTOR, BUSINESS AFFAIR/NBC/Univ. City, CA: Handle business affairs issues for NBC programming. Un-scripted programming strongly desired. Job#16588BR APPLY HERE (7/31)
JOB OPENING:SALES PLANNER/DISH MEDIA SALES/NYC: Resp for support to Nat’l Ad Sales team. Min 2 yrs Advrtsng Sales or media buying exp req’d. BA deg w/excellent written/comm skills. Strong analytical ability & media math knwlg. Apply HERE (7/31)
JOB OPENING:TVHOST OR HOME/DESIGN EXPERT to rep celebrity brand on Major Shopping channel/MID EAST COAST: Seasoned TV Host with interest in decor. freq travel to PHL area. Should be located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA. Res/recent photo HERE (7/31)
JOB OPENING:COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ASSISTANT/A+E Networks/Stamford CT: Entry level,copy, log building/Full Info/Apply: http://www.aenetworks.com/careers(7/30)
JOB OPENING:SR DIRECTOR, AFFILIATE SALES & MKTING, NATNL ACCTS/PAC-12/SF or LA: Min 8-10 yrs exp. See full posting/apply to: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?cj=o4qhZfwu&s=Cynopsis(7/30)
JOB OPENING: SR PROD/WRITER/SPIKE TV/NYC: Dvlp strategy & execute creative content around various mkg initiatives. 8+ yrs nat’l cable or ntwrk TV exp writer/prod. Able to create groundbreaking breakthrough mktg content. Full info apply HERE (7/30)
JOB OPENING: TEMP- VP, LEGAL & BUS AFFAIRS/AMC/NYC: Exp handling IP issues, merchandising, consumer products, prod integration agreements. Asst w/litigation & counsel Mktng, digital, & PR depts.
Provide counseling to prod attrnys Resume HERE (7/30)
JOB OPENING: FIVIA IMPLEMENTATION MGR –DIGITAL AD OPS/NYC: Mng accts & full implementation cycles for major digital ad co. 3+ yrs dig ad ops & 1 yr online ad server or order mgmt tool (Fivia, FatTail, DFP, etc.) 25% travel. Info/apply HERE (7/30)
CASTING CALL:Companies can showcase their casting notices/casting calls here. For information on rates and specs for posting a casting notice, please email Trish at [email protected]
EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at [email protected]
INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].
SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:TV PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP: National TV show, Raw Travel TV has opening for 1 serious intern interested in learning hands on TV production 4 college credit. Submit HERE (7/30)
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected]
E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 203-899-8459 for rates and specs for Job Openings.
Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY 29, 2014
ABC: Extreme Weight Loss, Celebrity Wife Swap [f]
CBS: NCIS [r], NCIS: Los Angeles, [r] Person of Interest [r]
CW: Arrow [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Family Guy [r], Brooklyn Nine-Nine [r], New Girl [r], The Mindy Project [r]
NBC: Food Fighters, America’s Got Talent
PBS: Mark Twain [r], Frontline
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, En Otra Piel, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos
Copyright Cynopsis 2014
All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2014
