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08.08.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, August 8, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres:
CMT: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team at 9p
HBO: Jonah from Tonga at 10p
Pivot: Human Resources at 10p, Please Like Me at 10:30p Tonight’s Finale:
TLC: Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta at 10:30p Saturday’s Premieres:
BBC World News: The Ottomans at 5:10p
DA: Hillbilly Blood at 9p
Starz: Outlander at 9p Sunday’s Premieres:
Nat Geo: Life and Death Row at 8p
Spike TV: Gym Rescue at 10p
Weather: So You Think You’d Survive? at 9p, Fat Guys in the Woods at 10p Sundays Finales:
Food: Food Network Star at 9p
Oxygen: Snapped: Killer Couples at 9p
After seven years on ABC‘s The View, co-host Sherri Shepherd says goodbye on Monday, August 11 at 11a. The hour-long celebration includes guest co-host Arsenio Hall, friends and gospel superstars Yolanda Adams, Kirk Franklin and Donnie McClurkin, and Bell Biv Devoe.
Meanwhile, the ABC talker has started shooting audition tests to replace Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy. It’s been reported that Whoopi Goldberg participated in the process that included Lauren Sanchez (Fox‘sKTTV Los Angeles Good Day Live), October Gonzalez (wife of Tony Gonzalez), Republican adviser Ana Navarro, CNN contributing legal analyst Sunny Hostin, S.E. Cupp (CNN’s Crossfire), Bloomberg Television’s managing editor and news anchor Stephanie Ruhle, ESPN and ABC’s Sage Steele, Jemele Hill (ESPN’s Numbers Never Lie) and MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace.
Parents Television Council President Tim Winter sent an open letter to The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening asking him not to air rape jokes during the comedy’s crossover episode with FOX‘s Family Guy, slated to air in the fall. Winter was prompted to contact Groening after content was widely disseminated on YouTube. “I respectfully and humbly urge you not to allow ‘Springfield’ to be a place where we are asked to laugh at humanity’s most heinous and disgusting crimes against children,” said Winter.
Another coup for Netflix: The streaming video service passed HBO on the subscription revenue front last quarter, earning $1.15 billion to the cable network’s $1.14 billion. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings posted the news on Facebook, noting that HBO is still ahead in profits and Emmys, but "we are making progress. HBO rocks, and we are honored to be in the same league. “
The results of a survey conducted by celebrity brand strategist Jeetendr Sehdev on the popularity of YouTube stars versus Hollywood stars among teenagers showed that 5 and 6 of the top 10 were YouTubers. And Internet celebs scored significantly higher than Hollywood celebrities on characteristics considered to have the highest correlation to influencing purchases among teens. “Digital broadcasting has moved from being an afterthought into the forefront,” said Internet Marketing Expert and WebiMax CEO Ken Wisnefski. “Today adults are spending a full hour more per day on their mobile devices than they do watching television, and as this survey indicates, that gap is sure to widen in the future.”
Dane Cook returns to the stage with his directorial debut in Dane Cook Troublemaker, premiering Friday, October 17 at 10p on Showtime. Special was filmed last fall.
Khloe Kardashian and Scott Disick grace the Hamptons in the season finale of USA Network‘sRoyal Pains on Tuesday, September 2 at 9p. Playing themselves, the pop culture stars are having dinner at a local hot spot when they’re recognized, prompting Hank’s (Mark Feuerstein) girlfriend Charlotte (recurring guest star Gillian Alexy) to ask Evan (Paulo Costanzo) to make an introduction.
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Production has begun on Los Cowboys, an English-language, half-hour series from Corral 360. The real-life dramedy, premiering exclusively on Hulu this fall, follows the lives of a group of Latinos living different types of lives in LA.
U.K.-based director Christopher Menaul has signed on to direct Killing Jesus, from Scott Free Productions. The television event is slated for a global premiere in 2015 on the National Geographic Channel in 171 countries and 45 languages, and in Spanish on Nat Geo Mundo.
The Operatives, starring eco warrior Pete Bethune, debuts Sunday, August 17 at 10p on Pivot. The 8 episode, hour-long docu-series features a group of former elite soldiers who spent decades defending their countries, and now use their expertise to defend the natural world.
Kenichi Ebina, winner of the eighth season of America’s Got Talent, is heading back to the NBC reality show. Ebina will perform during the series’ live results show on Wednesday, August 13 at 9p.
Starz limited series The Missing makes its debut Saturday, November 15 at 9p. The eight-episode dramatic thriller centers on the psychological fallout and years-long manhunt resulting from the sudden disappearance of five-year-old Oliver Hughes in 2006.
Next week is Shark Week on Discovery, and you know what that means – angry sharks, alien sharks, zombie sharks, non-stop shark cams… still game for a day a the beach? Enter our contest to win a fin-tastic beach pack!
Medal of Honor: The History, which premiered July 4, will air again on the DoD News Channel (formerly The Pentagon Channel) from Monday, September 1 through Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, along with Voices of Valor. The programs will air on a rotating broadcast cycle.
Rosie Cepero turns skeptics into believers in TLC‘s Angels Among Us, premiering Sunday, September 7 at 10p. The 12-part series follows a wife and mother who possesses a special gift that allows her to see and converse with guardian angels.
Total Market enterprise was the hot topic at yesterday’s “Reframe the Brand” summit in NYC. “Change is happening,” event organizer Jeffrey Bowman, founder of the Cross-Cultural Marketing and Communication Association, told the audience of advertising execs of the new industry vertical. “You cannot go after Millennials without going after Hispanics,” said Revolt CEO Keith Clinkscales, “this audience does not spend its time on the petty nuances of race.” From Met Life VP, product development Lewis Goldman: “It’s become a business necessity, not a ‘check the box’ decision.” “Be smart but be brave,” was the advice from Vice chief strategic officer Spencer Bain. “Do something a little different.”
Just a month into its run, FYI has renewed Married at First Sight. The first original series to air on the Bio rebrand has received an order for a second season of 11 episodes, to air in 2015.
Destination America is bringing back the first of its popular “Buying” series. A 30-episode, third season of Buying Alaska premieres Saturday, September 6 at 9p.
James Van Der Beek joins the cast of CSI: Cyber as an FBI agent when the series premieres during the 2014-2015 season on CBS.
HBO‘s Westworld, the upcoming drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood, has added six cast members: Jeffrey Wright (Boardwalk Empire), Rodrigo Santoro (Lost), Shannon Woodward (Raising Hope), Ingrid Bolso Berdal (Hercules), Angela Sarafyan (Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2) and Simon Quarterman.
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ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live attracted its biggest ever audience for a July sweep (2.29 million) and scored its strongest July in eleven years among A18-49 (729,000) since July 2003.
The season four premiere of AMC‘s Hell on Wheels on Saturday delivered 3.6 million viewers with three days of time-shifting. The live+3 rating grew 48 percent from Live+Same Day and was up 5 percent from the season three premiere.
Building on its full-year 2013 and first quarter 2014 ratings, Outdoor Channel posted year-over year viewership gains during the 2Q14 ratings period. According to Nielsen, the howed a 22 percent primetime viewership increase over 2Q13 and total day viewership increased of 11 percent year-over-year.
Late Night Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of July 28, 2014
NBC: Late Night, 1.45 million total viewers and 0.5 and 657,000 A18-49
ABC: Nightline, 1.44 million total viewers and 0.4 and 446,000 A18-49
CBS: Late Late Show, 1.11 million viewers and 0.2 and 294,000 A18-49
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Broadcast Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of July 28, 2014
ABC: GMA 5.06 million total viewers; 1.5/14 and 1.81 million A25-54
NBC: Today 4.25 million total viewers; 1.3/12 and 1.59 million A25-54
CBS: This Morning 2.73 million total viewers; 0.7/6 and 842,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Sunday Morning News Shows August 3, 2014
ABC: This Week 2.59 million total viewers; 0.6 and 746,000 A25-54
CBS: Face the Nation 2.49 million total viewers; 0.6 and 716,000 A25-54
NBC: Meet the Press 2.11 million total viewers; 0.5 and 584,000 A25-54
CBS: Face the Nation-2 1.47 million total viewers; 0.3 and 365,000 A25-54
FOX: Fox News Sunday: 1.08 million total viewers; 0.3 and 395,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: Univsion had the most A18-49 viewers Wednesday with 1.5/5, according to Nielsen. CBS won 8p with 2.2/8 for Big Brother, followed by Univision’s Mi Corazon Es Tuyo with 1.4/5. At 9p NBC’s America’s Got Talent took over the top spot with 2.0/7. Univision’s Que Vida Me Robo trailed with 1.7/6. Univision’s Que Pobres Tan Ricos topped 10p with 1.3/5. CBS’ Extant took second with 1.0/4.
A18-49: UNI 1.5/5, CBS 1.4/5, NBC 1.3/5, FOX 1.1/4, ABC 1.0/4, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.4/2, CW 0.2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 4.3/8
America’s Got Talent [r] 3.7/7, America’s Got Talent 6.0/10, Taxi Brooklyn 3.3/6
CBS: 3.6/6
Big Brother 4.0/7, Criminal Minds [r] 2.9/5, Extant 3.9/7
ABC: 2.4/4
The Middle [r] 2.8/5, The Goldbergs [r] 2.5/4, Modern Family [r] 2.7/5, The Middle [r] 2.3/4, Nashville [r] 1.5/3
FOX: 2.3/4
So You Think You Can Dance 2.3/4
UNIVISION: 1.9/3
Mi Corazon Tes uyo 1.8/3, Que Vida Me Robo 2.3/4, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.7/3
TELE: 0.8/1
Reina de Corazones 0.6/1, En Otra Piel 0.8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.1/2
CW: 0.7/2
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 0.9/2, The Hundred [r] 0.4/1
ION: 0.7/1
Cold Case 0.7/1, Cold Case 0.7/1, Law & Order: CI 0.7/1
Offspring Entertainment has made its first TV executive hire. Meredith Ditlow, formerly Director of Development at Valhalla Entertainment, has been named VP of Television.
A+E Networks has appointed Prem Kamath as Deputy Managing Director, Asia-Pacific. He was previously Executive Vice President & General Manager at STAR India Pvt.
Television industry public relations executive Jim Weiss has been named Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications for Bounce Media and Katz Broadcasting. He last served as Vice President, Communications and Public Relations for entertainment and sports marketing agency CSE.
Ltd. NHNZ has promoted Marketing Executive Shera Collins to VP of Marketing and Development, North America. Collins has been a key part of the creative development team for Animal Planet’s Redwood Kings, A&E’s I Survived… and Beyond and Back, and Smithsonian’s L.A. Frock Stars.
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This Day In History: 1974 – The Watergate scandal prompted U.S. President Richard Nixon to announce his resignation, effective the next day.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which couple was not married by the end of their series’ run: the leads on Mork & Mindy, Who’s the Boss’s Tony and Angela, Get Smart’s Max and Agent 99, Remington Steele’s Remington and Laura or Frasier’s Daphne and Niles? Tony and Angela. Kudos to: Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL; Barry Solomon-Retailability Inc./NY; Karen Kelly-SPUH/New Brunswick, NJ; Ronit Schwartz-Time Warner Cable/NYC; Aaron Paquette-Vision Critical/Fort Worth, TX; Roy S. Restivo-NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, LA; Squirrel Rippley-Dark Horse Media, Tucson, AZ.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 2014
ABC: Shark Tank [r], What Would You Do? [r], 20/20 [r]
CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [r], Hawaii Five-0 [r], Blue Bloods [r]
CW: Masters of Illusion [r], Whose Line Is it Anyway?, Penn & Teller: Fool Us
FOX: MasterChef [r], Bones [r]
NBC: Running Wild with Bear Grylls [r], Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, Bowery Dish: How Restaurants Changed Skid Row
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
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