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NO ONE’S PERFECT. BUT WE’RE PRETTY CLOSE.
Univision finished July Sweeps as the #1 Spanish-Language network
in primetime and total day, Monday through Sunday.
That marks 99 out of the last 100 sweeps where
we’ve held the top Spanish-language network spot in primetime .
Source: Nielsen, NPM (06/29/2017-07/26/2017) Mon–Sat 8pm-11pm/Sun 7pm-11pm and Mon–Sun 7am-2am, A18-49, Live+SD.
Total of 100 Sweeps periods based on November 1992 Sweeps through July 2017 Sweeps.
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Join us as we celebrate Media’s Rising Stars!
September 15, 2017 | Midtown Lofts| NYC |3:00 – 5:00 PM
Tickets for the 3rd Annual CYNOPSIS Rising Stars Awards are now available! For the third consecutive year, we’re honoring stand-out performers, innovators and emerging leaders in the media industry. Companies represented on Friday include E! Entertinament, Epix, Mediacom, ABC, NBCUniversal, Zenith, Discovery Communcations, Viacom Velocity, Nielsen, Nickelodeon and many more (click here to view all honorees)!
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MORE TALK AT TCA
Bob Greenblatt, NBC Chairman, shared big news about the Will & Grace revival: The show has already been renewed for a second season. Asked how W&G can ignore the original series finale, in which the main characters went on to have separate lives and children, Greenblatt told critics, “I don’t’ think you want to see them with aging children. We love the essence of the old show, and there’s clever ways about why they’re still living together.”
NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke addressed the cancellation of the critically acclaimed The Carmichael Show. “It was hard to find a stable audience,” said Salke, adding that the network loved the series and the cast from the start. “Everyone was hoping the show would perform and grow. We saw a great stable audience slowly building with critical attention, but it remained in a challenging situation. We looked at the show with Jerrod [and asked], What’s the long-term plan? Is there a chance for real big success? Maybe it’s best to let the show end.”
Dick Wolf was eager to discuss Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. “This is unique for me, after 27 years of Law & Order,” said Wolf. “This is taken from the headlines. We’ve made some great shows ripped from the headlines, but this is on a different level.”
NBC also announced it was supercharging its inclusion efforts with Female Forward, a new annual initiative focused on female directors and a commitment to work toward gender parity among scripted directors across the network. Spearheaded by Jennifer Salke in a partnership with director Lesli Linka Glatter (Mad Men), it will give 10 female directors the opportunity to shadow up to three episodes of an NBC series, culminating in an in-season commitment to direct at least one episode of that series. “It’s been a collective and urgent goal of ours to identify more female directors,” said Salke. “We strongly believe women can and should be at the forefront of telling compelling stories, and I hope the guaranteed directing component will have real impact on our shows as well as the industry.”
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Freeform announced the Season 2 pickup of Famous in Love. “We’re so proud to be continuing our relationship with Marlene King and this incredibly talented cast,” said Karey Burke, EVP of Programming and Development.
Bounce is moving forward with a trio of shows. Saints & Sinners was renewed for a third season. Family Time, which returns Tuesday, October 3 at 9p, was renewed for a sixth season, and In The Cut was renewed for season 4.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Half-hour comedy Grown Folks debuts on Bounce on Tuesday, October 3 at 9:30p, following two blue-collar couples who share a duplex while navigating life, marriage and friendship.
Bravo Media’s Real Estate Wars bows Thursday, October 5 at 10p. Docu-series follows rivals The McMonigle Team and Relegance Group as they fight for supremacy in California’s Orange County.
Season 3 of Eric & Jessie bows Wednesday, September 6 at 10p on E!.
COMING UP
Concert special Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul bows Friday, November 17 at 9p on Showtime on air, on demand and on the internet. Shot over the summer, tour stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
CASTING
Julius Tennon, Viola Davis’s husband and producing partner, is joining ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder in a guest-starring role…John Griffo (The Thunderbirds) and newcomer Kerri Medders have boarded Netflix comedy Alexa & Katie… Dave Annable and Gil Birmingham nabbed roles on Paramount Network’s first original scripted drama, Yellowstone… David Morse was cast opposite Benecio del Toro in Showtime’s Escape At Dannemora… Gabriel Mann (Revenge) booked a recurring role on USA drama,Damnation.
SYNDICATION
Still in the Game With Roland Smith bows Sunday, August 13 at 2p (check local listings). The RLTV syndicated special centers on the second careers of top professional athletes.
KID STUFF
Nickelodeon debuts animated preschool series Sunny Day on Monday, August 21 at 10a. Show enters on Sunny, a 10-year-old master hairstylist/entrepreneur.
Nick also launched Nella the Princess Knight: Kingdom Adventures, an exclusive international app featuring a suite of games based on social-emotional lessons taught in Nick Jr. series, Nella the Princess Knight.
DIGITAL DOINGS
To coincide with Life of Kylie, debuting Sunday, August 6 at 9p, E! is launching companion piece Ask Kylie. The Snapchat series bows Saturday, August 12 and features Kylie Jenner, her family and friends answering fan mail questions.
Amazon Prime Video has added some classic ‘80s and ‘90s series to its catalog. All episodes of Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, A Different World, Cybill, Grace Under Fire and Grounded for Life are now available for streaming.
Netflix greenlit Amercan Vandal, a true crime satire series. The streamer is also readying two series for local and global audience distribution out of India: cricket drama Selection Day, and thriller Again from Quantico writer, Marisha Mukeriee.
CBC and Netflix renewed Anne (With An E) for a second season. The reimagined coming-of-age story follows Anne (Amybeth McNulty), an outsider fighting for love, acceptance and her place in the world.
Urban Movie Channel streams two original comedies, this month. Lawd Have Mercy bows Friday, August 4; The Comedy Underground Series premieres Friday, August 11.
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RATINGS
Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean delivered a series high among P25-54 and Total Viewers, earning 1.1 million P18-49 (up +8% versus the prior week’s episode), 1.4 million P25-54 (up +8%) and 2.2 million Total Viewers (up +9%).
Azteca America was on the rise in July among key demos, including Total Viewers (+27%), A18-49 (+14%) and A25-54 (+7%), according to Nielsen. It marked the net’s second consecutive month of year-over-year growth in prime time in the demos.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Wednesday, August 2, 2017 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 5.0 million
Big Brother 6.5, Salvation 3.5
NBC: 3.2 million
America’s Got Talent 4.8, The Carmichael Show 3.0, The Carmichael Show 2.3, Law & Order: SVU 2.6
FOX: 2.9 million
MasterChef 3.7, The F Word With Gordon Ramsay 2.0
ABC: 2.6 million
The Goldbergs 3.1, Speechless 2.4, Modern Family 3.1, American Housewife 2.6, Modern Family 2.4, The Goldbergs 2.1
Univision: 1.2 million
Jose de Egipto 1.5, Futbol MLS 0.9
TELE: 1.2 million
Jenni Rivera: Mariposa e Barrio 1.0, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso 1.2, El Senor de los Cielos 1.3
CW: 0.7 million
Arrow 0.7, Supernatural 0.6
Wednesday A19-49 Analysis: CBS 0.9/4, FOX 0.8/3, TELE 0.7/3, UNI 0.7/3, NBC 0.7/3, ABC 0.6/2, CW 0.2/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Mark Feldman was named President and Chief Executive Officer of GSN. He was previously the net’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
Lionsgate appointed Gene George as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Distribution. He had served as Executive Vice President ofStarz Worldwide Distribution.
Duccio Donati was hired as Executive Vice President, Lifestyle and Kids at the Dreamworks TV channel. He will continue to oversee the E! channel, internationally.
Ben Grad joined fuboTV as North American Head of Content Strategy and Acquisition of fuboTV. He arrives from Verizon, where he was Executive Director, Content Strategy and Acquisition.
Gaumont upped Tim Stephen to Head of Business and Legal Affairs. He had been Senior Vice President, U.S. Business and Legal Affairs.
CBS repositioned its advertising sales force. Jo Ann Ross, who led CBS Television Network sales efforts since 2002, was upped to President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, CBS Corporation. David Lawenda, previously Head of U.S., Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook, was named Executive Vice President, Digital Sales and Sales Strategy. Dave Morris, formerly Chief Revenue Officer, CBS Interactive, was appointed Executive Vice President, Advanced Advertising and Client Partnerships.
Telestream appointed Chris Drake as Vice President of Business and Corporate Development.
Friday Fun Fact: The word “checkmate” in chess comes from the Arabic phrase, “shah mat,” which means the king died.
This Day in History: 1997 – The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show premiered on Fox.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was police sergeant Ron Harris’s other career on Barney Miller (1975-1982)? Writer. Kudos to: Clare Taricska-Tribune Media/Cleveland, OH; Larry Kahn-Golf Channel/Orlando, FL; James Ryan-A+E Networks/NYC; Brad Stern-POM Technologies/NYC; Judy Margolis-The Ad Place/Dallas, TX; John Kukla-Fox TV/Dallas, TX; Tim Rank-Blueprint314/St. Louis, Mo; Dan Whittford-WTTW/Chicago, IL; Rhonda Stokes-Goode Ski Technologies/Ogden, UT; Ken DeBow-Bob’s Your Uncle/Los Angeles, CA; Pat Brady-CESD/Los Angeles, CA; Amy Kessler-Oakland Symphony/Oakland, CA; Larry Hutchings/Nipomo, CA; John Rooney-Johnromedia/Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Today’s Trivia Question: Who was Murphy Brown’s favorite soul singer? (1988-1998)? (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.)
TV Anagram: Repairman Price = American Ripper. Kudos to: David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC.
Initial This (two characters one actor): PF played PD in AO. (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, AUGUST 4
ABC: Shark Tank, What Would You Do?, 20/20
CBS: WE Day, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods
CW: Masters of Illusion, Masters of Illusion, Penn & Teller: Fool Us
FOX: MasterChef, Beat Shazam
NBC: America’s Got Talent, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose – The Week, The Great British Baking Show, The Great British Baking Show
Telemundo: Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Jose de Egipto, La Doble vida de Estela Carrillo
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