Good morning, this is your first early-morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise at 8p
Acorn TV: My Life Is Murder
Cartoon Network: Infinity Train at 7:30p
Facebook Watch: Five Points
Food Network: Kids Baking Championship at 9p
IDGo: Kohlhepp Uncut: The Devil Speaks at 11p
Smithsonian Channel: Mystic Brain at 9p
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood at 8p
Viceland: Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens at 9p
Tonight’s Finale:
ID: Serial Killer: Devil Unchained at 9p
IN THE NEWS
CBS and Viacom are heading closer to a merger deal, resolving who will head the combined company, reports the Wall Street Journal. In the working agreement, Bob Bakish, chief executive of Viacom, would hold that role in the combined company, and Joe Ianniello, acting chief executive of CBS Corp., would be offered oversight of all CBS branded assets. The WSJ says while CBS hasn’t submitted a formal offer for Viacom, a deal could be announced before the end of the month.
Horizon Media is teaming with Armand Christian Perez, aka singer/entrepreneur Pitbull, to launch 305 Worldwide, bringing together Horizon’s multicultural marketing, data and insights expertise with Pitbull’s creativity and cultural connectivity. “We have built a premier Multicultural media practice and the next evolution is in-culture storytelling,” said Bill Koenigsberg, Horizon Media President, CEO and founder. “Adding this capability will only further Horizon’s leadership position in the multicultural space.”
Showtime renewed City on a Hill for season two, the net announced at the TCA summer press tour. Crime drama starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge is reaching 3.5 million viewers per week. “City on a Hill is that addictive kind of meaty and messy show we love at Showtime,” said Gary Levine, President of Entertainment. “We believe there is a rich future for this compelling series.”
“No missteps” led to a nearly two year wait for the eighth and final season of Homeland, said Levine at TCA. “It’s been a relatively smooth process. But it’s a very ambitious production schedule and it has taken more time.” Initially expected to launch in June, the spy drama’s premiere was bumped to fall 2019 and is now slated for Sunday, February 9.
The 100’s upcoming season seven will be its last on the CW, revealed net president Mark Pedowitz at TCA. The season will be made up of 16 episodes, for a total series run of 100.
Archie Comics shows will converge on the CW. “I think it’s very likely that we will be seeing some familiar faces from Riverdale crossing over to our Katy Keene show,” said exec producer Michael Grassi at TCA. Katy Keene is set five years after Riverdale.
Fitness expert Bob Harper will host USA’s reboot of The Biggest Loser, set to launch in 2020. Harper appeared for 17 seasons on NBC’s version of the reality series.
Nancy O’Dell is leaving Entertainment Tonight after nine years, but a new chapter in her life – including spending more time with her daughter – won’t mean leaving the genre. “I’ll be back and it won’t be long,” she told viewers on Friday’s broadcast.
Amazon’s Fleabag was a big winner at the 2019 TCA Awards, grabbing honors for Program, Individual Achievement in Comedy (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), and Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. AMC’s Better Call Saul picked up the Drama award, HBO’S Chernobyl won for mini-series and Netflix’s Russian Doll was chosen for Outstanding New Program.
Afton Williamson (The Rookie) announced via Instagram that she will not return for season two, alleging repeated instances of racial discrimination and sexual harassment by the head of the show’s hair department, harassment by a guest star and bullying from producers.
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Cynopsis’ That Big TV Conference
Sept. 9-10 > NYC
Featuring a lineup of executives from notable companies, such as: 360i, A+E, Amazon Fire TV, AMC, AwesomenessTV, CBS Interactive, Conde Nast, Discovery, Facebook, GroupM, Group Nine/Brandshot, Hulu, Hyundai, IBM Watson, Kinetic, NBCU, NY Life, Publicis, Refinery29, Snap, Spark foundry, Starcom, Starz, Twitter, VAB, Viacom, VMLYR, WarnerMedia.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) will star in and exec produce a Showtime limited series about Hedy Lamarr, from The Affair co-creator/executive producer Sarah Treem, The Handmaid’s Tale producer Warren Littlefield and Endeavor Content. “In Gal Gadot, we have found the transcendent actress to portray the deeply complex Lamarr,” said Showtime President of Entertainment Jana Winograde at TCA. “And with the award-winning talents of Sarah Treem and Warren Littlefield, this is going to be a special series.”
Pop TV renewed Flack for a second season, with Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0) joining the comic drama’s cast. Six episodes of of the show, a co-production with UKTV’s W Network, have been ordered. Executive Producer Stephen Moyer, husband of series star Anna Paquin, will make his series directorial debut with two episodes.
Showtime is not moving forward with the U.S. remake of The Wrong Mans, a mistaken identity comedy from James Corden and Matthew Baynton that was a co-production of BBC Two and Hulu in its original incarnation. Pilot starred Ben Schwartz (House of Lies), Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street) and Annie Chang (Shades of Blue).
The CW is developing The Horses, based on the life of musician Rickie Lee Jones.
Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: August 2-4
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) $60.8 million, opening weekend
The Lion King (Buena Vista) $38.2 million (week 3), cume revenue $430.0 million
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony) $20.0 million (week 2), cume revenue $78.8 million
Spiderman: Far From Home (Sony) $7.8 million (week 5), cume revenue $360.3 million
Toy Story 4 (Buena Vista) $7.2 million (week 7), cume revenue $410.1 million
Yesterday (Universal) $2.4 million (week 6), cume revenue $69.9 million
The Farewell (A24) $2.4 million (week 4), cume revenue $6.8 million
Crawl (Paramount) $2.2 million (week 4), cume revenue $36.1 million
Aladdin (Buena Vista) $2.0 million (week 11), cume revenue $350.4 million
Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros.) $.88 million (week 6), cume revenue $71.67 million
Source: Comscore
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Two ID series return for season two on Monday, August 12. Extreme Measures, focused on unsolved murders driving loved ones to seek justice, airs at 9p, followed by Twisted Sisters, about deadly sibling relationships, at 10p.
Showtime announced premiere dates at TCA. Season ten of Shameless launches Sunday, November 3 at 9p, picking up six months after last season’s finale, followed by season two of Kidding at 10p. Season seven of Ray Donovan premieres in its new slot Sunday, November 17 at 8p.
New Showtime series getting launch dates were relationship docu-series Couples Therapy, debuting Friday, September 6 at10p, and comedy Work in Progress, debuting Sunday, December 8 at 11p. Sequel The L Word: Generation Q arrives Sunday, December 8 at 10p; the original series aired from 2004-2009. And British comedy Back to Life makes its Showtime debut October 6.
Season three of the CW’s Black Lightning will launch two weeks earlier than scheduled, moving to Monday, October 7 at 9p, after the season debut of All American. Characters from the superhero series will join the network’s crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
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Season seventeen of E!’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians premieres Sunday, September 8 at 9p. The family’s not wearing out its welcome – last season averaged 1.9 million total viewers (up 7%) and 1.2 million P18-49 (up 5%).
COMING UP
Kelly Clarkson will host special Clear The Shelters, airing on NBC stations beginning August 23 (check local listings). The show will recap this year’s pet adoption campaign that culminates with Clear The Shelters day Saturday, August 17, when more than 1,400 animal shelters/rescues in the U.S. and Puerto Rico will reduce or waive pet adoption fees to help families and individuals bring home a pet.
The Paley Center will present a conversation between Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show), who will star in the upcoming drama series David Makes Man on OWN; and Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf) on Wednesday, August 28 in LA.
STREAMING
Starting with the fall season, The CW will exclusively stream every episode of its new series the day after broadcast on CWTV.com and The CW app. After the season finale of each new show, the full season will be available on the net’s digital platforms until 30 days prior to the next season premiere; for existing shows, just the most recent 5 episodes are available eight days after the previous season’s finale.
The CW’s All American is scoring on Netflix. “All American has been a phenomenal hit comparable to Riverdale,” said net president Mark Pedowitz, at TCA, of the drama’s streaming run. “In the Dark is right behind and growing in leaps and bounds.”
CW Seed acquired off-season streaming rights to Pop TV comedy Schitt’s Creek. Seasons one through four were made available on Sunday. “We love everything about Schitt’s Creek – the comedy acting, writing as well as the show’s binge-ability. All of which are perfect for the CW Seed audience,” said Rick Haskins, EVP, The CW.
ADVERTISING
Internet service Starry Inc., deployer of next generation, point-to-multipoint, fixed wireless broadband, announced the launch of its first outdoor and radio advertising campaign in Boston, contrasting Starry’s customer-first approach with tactics employed by incumbent providers. The campaign, which will run for six weeks across metro Boston, is launching as Starry surpasses network coverage of more than 430,000 households across the Boston metro area.
Viacom wrapped upront ad deals with 12-14% average gains in CPMS across its networks, reports MediaPost. The company is in merger talks with National Amusements sib CBS.
CASTING
Tom Hughes (Victoria) is onboard season two of AMC Networks/Sky drama A Discovery of Witches…Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Wyatt Russell (Lodge 49) have joined the cast of Showtime’s The Good Lord, starring Ethan Hawke…Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name) and Sofia Black-D’Elia (The Night Of) will star opposite Bryan Cranston in Showtime limited series Your Honor…Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor) and Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) landed lead roles opposite Pablo Schreiber in Showtime’s Halo, based on the Xbox video game franchise.
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RATINGS
Univision wrapped the July sweep with year-over-year audience growth in primetime with A18-49 (+8%) and A18-34 (+18%). With a median age of 45, Univision ends the sweep as the youngest broadcast network in primetime.
Nickelodeon’s Henry Danger: The Musical drew 2.2 million total viewers in time shifted viewing, with the series’ biggest Live+3 lifts ever, up +116% with Kids 6-11 and marking the show’s strongest rating since in almost two years with the demo.
Telemundo stations in LA (KVEA), Miami (WSCV), Houston (KTMD), and Dallas (KXTX) out-rated all English- and Spanish-language stations in their markets at 11p among A18-34, A18-49 and A25-54, according to Nielsen July sweep data.
Bravo’s latest The Real Housewives of Potomac was the second most-watched episode of the season-to-date among total viewers, delivering 1.6 million total viewers (up +2%), while The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills delivered 1.4 million P18-49 (up +3% versus the prior week’s episode), and The Real Housewives of New York City delivered 1.0 million P18-49 (up +14% versus the prior week’s episode). Southern Charm was the highest-rated episode of the season-to-date among P25-54, delivering 1.3 million in the demo (up +6%).
Part three of Netflix’s Spanish-language series La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) drew 34.3 million households, with 70% completing the season in the first seven days. It’s the streamer’s most-watched non-English-language show ever.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions): Thursday, August 1 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
NBC: 4.99 million
NFL Football 4.99
CBS: 2.87 million
Love Island 2.41, Big Brother 3.78, Elementary 2.42
FOX: 2.88 million
MasterChef 3.24, Spin the Wheel 2.44
ABC: 2.36 million
Holey Moley 3.24, Family Food Fight 1.85, Reef Break 1.99
UNIVISION: 1.13 million
La Reina Soy Yo 1.14, La Rosa de Guadelupe 1.00, Por Amar Sin Ley 1.25
TELEMUNDO: 1.11 million
Un Poquito Tuyo 0.76, Betty en NY 1.43, Preso No. 1 1.15
CW: 0.73million
iZombie 0.80, The Outpost 0.65
Thursday A18-49 Ratings
NBC 1.4/8, Fox 0.7/4, CBS 0.6/3, BXC 0.5/3, TELE 0.4/2, CW 0.2/1
David Gensler is joining Centro as SVP of client development. Prior to joining Centro, Gensler operated his own firm, GSD Consulting
This Day in History
1861 – President Lincoln signed into law the first US personal income tax, 3% of incomes over $800.
Answer to our last trivia question
On which short-lived TV show did Bronson Pinchot play a gay attorney, before hitting it big on Perfect Strangers (1986-1983)? Sara (1985). Kudos to: Aaron Paquette-Screen Engine/ASI/Fort Worth, TX, Rev. Mark Wajda/Lakeland, FL, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Charles Lore/NYC, Marni C. Gold/Hawthorne, NJ, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Andrew Goldman-Fathom Events/NYC, Rochelle Schaffer-JPMorgan Chase/Ossining, NY, Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX, John Kukla-KDFW Fox 4/Dallas, Annette Scherr-CoxReps/Jacksonville, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Steve Iha-Estrella TV/Dallas
Today’s Trivia Question
Robot Twiki was the sidekick to which sci-fi series main character? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.)
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Executive Producer, Mornings With Maria >> Fox Business Network/NYC: Responsible for overseeing content for a three-hour morning cable television news program. 8+ years’ experience producing at a local station or News network, Full info HERE (8/12)
DIRECTOR, AD SALES >> The Weather Channel and Entertainment Studios/Chicago: responsible for generating ad revenue for the Midwest and Detroit Region and achieving target goals. Serve as primary lead with Midwestern Region agency and client relationships. 10 yrs of relevant exp with demonstrated achievements. Full info HERE (8/12)
VP, BRAND MARKETING >> POINTS BET/Jersey City NJ: Join a growing & fact-paced team in need of VP w/huge hunger & passion for sports knowledge to create, implement, and innovate impactful brand campaigns across advertising, content, PR & more. 7-10 years of consumer brand marketing, sports exp a huge + Full info HERE (8/7)
MGR, CORPORATE RESEARCH & ANALYTICS >> Viacom/NYC: Responsible for audience analysis of media consumption for Viacom TV networks & competition at the corporate level. Deep interest in entertainment, TV & the media business. 5+ yrs exp with Nielsen audience analytics. Full info HERE (8/8)
SPECIALIST, AFFILIATE SALES & MARKETING >> MLB/Secaucus, NJ: Knowledge & passion for baseball and hockey, as well as the media industry a must. Support the affiliate sales dept thru variety of mktg & acct mngmnt tasks. 2-4 yrs exp in TV, advertising, affiliate sales or production industries are preferred. Full info/apply HERE (8/8)
VP, UNSCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT >> Brian Graden Media (BGM)/Hollywood CA: Lead team’s ideation of program concepts, w/boundless enthusiasm for their own ideas, as well as others. Create sales strategies. Exp w/successful track record at production company/studio in a development role actively selling shows. Full info HERE (8/8)
MGR, AD SALES PARTNERSHIPS >> A+E Networks/NY: Manage the departmental activities for monetizing network content & assets to drive national ad sales revenue for A+E Networks, Lead 360 ideation & response on all RFPs under assigned categories, including meeting w/ account executives, advising on pitch strategy & leading brainstorms w/ internal resources. Full info HERE (8/8)
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SALES RESEARCH DIRECTOR>> ION MEDIA/NYC: Oversee the Sales Research team and arm the Sales group with network performance metrics, competitive advantages & thoughtful research stories. 7-10 yrs of Sales Rsrch exp within the media industry. Exp w/Nielsen systems & other research tools (Nielsen, MRI, iSpot, etc.) Full info HERE (8/6)
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MONDAY AUGUST 5
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise [p], Grand Hotel
CBS: Love Island, Big Bang Theory, The Neighborhood, Bull
CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
FOX: Beat Shazam, So You Think You Can Dance
NBC: American Ninja Warrior, Dateline NBC
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, POV
Telemundo: Un Poquito Tuyo, Betty en NY, Preso No. 1
Univision: La Reina Soy Yo, La Rosa de Guadelupe, Sin Miedo a la Verdad
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