CYNOPSIS
08.13.14

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 13, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Cooking: Deen of Lean at 9:30p
ID: Heartbreakers at 10p
Science: Man Vs. the Universe at 10p
TNT: Legends at 9p, Franklin & Bash at 10p
 
Tonight’s Finales:
A&E: Duck Dynasty at 9p
Bravo: Million Dollar Listing at 9p
FXX: Wilfred at 10:30p
TV Land: Jennifer Falls at 10:30p

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Ryan Seacrest Productions and CBS Television Studios struck a two-year overall deal to develop scripted content. RSP’s scripted division will develop projects for broadcast and cable TV as well as streaming services; outside of the scripted deal, the home of reality hits like Keeping Up with the Kardashians will remain open for business to all networks.

Forensic evidence indicates Robin Williams’s death on Monday was asphyxia by hanging, California investigators said yesterday. Among the many people grieving the loss of the beloved comedic genius is The Crazy Ones creator David E. Kelley. “The talent was legendary,” said Kelley. “But equally inspiring, perhaps more so, was his kindness and humanity. A gentle soul, who touched us all.” 

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 2014 Current Affairs and News categories. Winners will be announced Tuesday, September 30 in NYC. For details, go here.

Oxygen’s new series Sisterhood of Hip Hop just launched Tuesdays at 9p. What’s the appeal? “As many young women today are trying to find what drives them and where their passions lie, the cast of Sisterhood of Hip Hop is on a very real and similar journey,” Rod Aissa, SVP of Original Programming and Development for Oxygen Media, tells Cynopsis. “These five women are breaking boundaries and defying doubters in the male dominated world of hip hop.”

Get ‘em before they’re gone! Networking, keynotes, Commissioners and top brands in the business will all be at the Cynopsis Sports Business Summit and Women of Action on Aug. 19-20 in NY. Our annual sold out conferences continue to deliver with organizations this year that will include Chobani, Twitter, SiriusXM, Mars, CBS Sports, NFL and NBA.For more info and to register, click here.

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Nat Geo Wild gave the green light to three-part mini-series Animal Search & Rescue (wt), about a first responder team to rescue pets, and one-hour special Cesar Millan LIVE!, filming the dog behaviorist’s show in Las Vegas. Both are set for 2015 premieres.

UK’s ITV commissioned Prom Crazy: Frocks and Ferraris from Plimsoli Productions. One-hour doc about the emotional rite of passage will air later this year.

The NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal is producing a half-hour special that will air on most NBC-owned stations and on participating NBC affiliates leading up to the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Monday, August 25. Live special will air at 7p, followed by NBC’s Red Carpet special at 7:30p and the awardsfest at 8p.

ID enlists soap opera actors to host encores of series like Wives with Knives and My Dirty Little Secret for its Daytime Soap block, beginning Monday, August 25 from 1p-4p. “Soap opera fans know that they can always find their ‘stories’ on Investigation Discovery – the real life tales of passion – and, on occasion perhaps, a little poison,” said Henry Schleiff, Group President of ID, DA, AHC and Discovery Fit & Health.

Here’s a dating show with a twist: Myx TV’s Bagged pits three contestants against each other to win someone’s affection, but they have to wear bags over their head during their dates. Can personality trump appearance? Show premieres Thursday, August 21 at 8p, and on www.myx.tv the next day.

UP movie Coffee Shop premieres Sunday, September 14 at 8p. Romantic drama from Salt Entertainment in association with Erwin Brothers Entertainment and Foxfield Entertainment stars Laura Vandervoort (Smallville).

Telemundo announced performers and presenters for the third annual Premios Tu Mundo (Your World Awards): global star Juanes, urban music duo Alexis & Fido, urban music singer and producer Yandel, El General Gadiel, merengue superstars Olga Tañon and Elvis Crespo; Spanish pop singer David Bisbal, actor/singer Gabriel Coronel and band La Ley. They join previously announced performers Lucero, Gerardo Ortiz, Natalia Jimenez and Los Tucanes de Tijuana. The awards show airs live from Miami on Thursday, August 21, at 8p.

Click here for a chance to win a beach pack celebrating Shark Week on Discovery!

Weeknight improv comedy panel show @midnight was renewed by Comedy Central for a sophomore season. Host Chris Hardwick said @midnight “has been an absolute dream come true for me – a game show of Internet jokes with my comedian friends.” The 40-week second season will run through 2015.

Agency 2C touts its part in the integrated promo for “Shark Week” beer sponsor Redd’s Apple Ale featuring Bob the Shark (Shark After Dark). The 30-second spot has Bob crashing a tropical party scene. “Bob the Shark is a zeitgeist summing up Discovery’s evolving approach with ‘Shark Week’ as a cultural phenomenon, so our goal with this project was to run with that feeling in finding a creative way to spotlight the Redd’s Apple Ale brand,” said 2C creative director Brian Eloe.

Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will recur on season four of Fox’s New Girl, as the fiancee of of Jess’s father, played by film director/producer (and All in Family’s Meathead) Rob Reiner.

CASTING CALL: Animal Planet’s-My Cat From Hell: Is your cat out of control? Expert behaviorist, Jackson Galaxy can help transform your cat back to the feline you love! Email the issues you are experiencing and include your name, age, city, contact number and cat’s age, breed and photos. Email to: [email protected]

Speaking of, TBS and MTV acquired basic cable syndication rights for New Girl. The 20^th Century Fox Television comedy will air weekdays on the cable nets starting in fall 2015 in the five-year deal. Netflix already grabbed streaming rights. Season four launches on Fox Tuesday, September 16 at 9p.

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The week ending August 8, ABC World News was up versus the same point last season in both total viewers (up 4 percent) and A25-54 (up 5 percent), delivering its most-watched season in 6 years and best news demo number in 3 years.CBS Evening News was up 4 percent year-to-year in viewers, according to Nielsen, and even in the news demo versus last year.

The third season of Sportsman’s “Aporkalypse” programming stunt delivered year-over-year ratings in HH (up 119 percent), M25-54 (up 170 percent) and M18-49 (up 142 percent) compared to the same week in 2013. 

Broadcast Evening News Shows  Weekly Average Ratings (week of August 4, 2014)
NBC: Nightly News 7.46 million total viewers; 1.4/7 and 1.69 million A25-54
ABC: World News 7.02 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1.76 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 5.95 million total viewers; 1.2/5 and 1.38 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 8/3/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.8AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.7AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.7AA
Family Feud (2/T) 4.5AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.4AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.3AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.9AA
Family Guy (2/T) 2.9AA
Live with Kelly & Michael (DAD) 2.6AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.6AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 12 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 8/3/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.8AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.1AA
Family Guy (2/T) 2.0AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.4AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.4AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.1AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.2 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.1AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.0AA
Seinfeld ((SPT) 1.0AA
King of the Hill (2/T) 1.0AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 8/4/2014
Primetime (000)/Total Prm Day (000)
DISC 885/ADSM* 666
TBSC 770/NAN* 440
USA 717/NICK 410
ADSM 688/USA 384
TNT 521/DISC 346
HIST 519/TBSC 340
NFLN 489/DSNY 321
FOOD 461/TOON315
FX 459/TNT 286
A&E 442/A&E 274
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 8/04/2014
Primetime (000), Total Prm Day (000)
USA 2030/NICK 1640
TNT 1924/DSNY 1516
DSNY 1777/ADSM* 1193
FOXN 1750/TOON 1186
HIST 1669/FOXN 1054
DISC 1619/USA 1053
TBSC 1508/NAN* 1038
NAN 1434/TNT 951
ADSM 1342/HIST 779
HGTV 1329/HGTV 736
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.

Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 8/04/20014
Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine (Discovery) 2384
Air Jaws: Fins of Fury (Discovery) 1938
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1784
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1708
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1645
Street Outlaws (DISC) 1566
Family Guy (ADSM) 1547
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1) 1519
Family Guy (ADSM) 1516
Family Guy (ADSM) 1478
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.?All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Monday A18-49 Analysis: FOX scored the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 1.6/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Fox’s MasterChef was first at 8p with 1.9/6, followed by 1.5/5 for Univision’s Mi Corazon Es Tuyo and ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise. Uni took the lead at 9p with 1.9/6 for Que Vida Me Robo, versus ABC’s Bachelor (1.5/5 in both half hours) and NBC’s American Ninja Warrior (1.5/5 and 1.4/4). CBS’s Under the Dome grabbed first at 10p with 1.5/5; NBC and Uni split second with 1.4/4 for American Ninja Warrior and Que Pobres Tan Ricos.

A18-49:FOX 1.6/5, UNI 1.6/5, NBC 1.5/5, ABC 1.3/4, CBS `.2/4, TELE .6/2, ION .5/2, CW .5/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, August 11, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 3.6/8
2 Broke Girls [r] 3.1/5, Mom [r] 2.9/5, Mike & Molly [r] 3.4/6, Two and a Half Men [r] 3.3/5, Under the Dome 4.3/8
ABC: 3.3/6
The Bachelor in Paradise 3.6/6, Mistresses 2.6/4
Fox: 2.8/5
MasterChef 3.3/6, Hotel Hell 2.3/4
NBC: 2.6/4
Running Wild: Bear Grylls 2.7/5, American Ninja Warrior 2.5/4
Univision: 2.0/3
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 1.9/3, Que Vida me Robo 2.2/4, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.8/3
ION: 1.2/2
Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 1.2/2, Criminal Minds 1.3/2
Telemundo: .8/1
Reina Corazones .6/1, En Otra Piel .8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.0/2
CW: .8/1
Whose Line Is it Anyway 1.1/2, Whose Line Is it Anyway [r] 1.1/2, Arrow [r] .4/1

Sunday A18-49 Analysis: CBS won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 1.7/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. (An overrun of the PGA match on CBS kept it out of the 7p and 8p calculations.) ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos was first at 7p with .9/4, versus .7/3 for Fox’s American Dad and The Simpsons. ABC’s Wipeout edged out NBC’s American Ninja Warrior for the top spot at 8p, with 1.0/3 and .9/3 in its half hours, versus .8/3 and 1.0/3. CBS’s 60 Minutes was first at 9p with 1.4/4, followed by 1.0/3 for Univision’s Bailando Por un Sueno. CBS’s Big Brother stole the 10p hour with 2.0/6; .9/3 placed NBC’s America’s Got Talent second.

A18-49:CBS 1.7/5, ABC .8/3, NBC .8/3, FOX .8/3, UNI .7/2, TELE .3/1, ION .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: August 10, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 4.5/8
60 Minutes 5.4/9, Big Brother 3.5/6
ABC: 2.3/4
America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 2.9/6, Wipeout 1.9/3, Rising Star 1.9/3, Castle [r] 2.7/5
NBC: 2.0/4
American Ninja Warrior 1.8/3, America’s Got Talent [r] 2.1/4
FOX: 1.3/2
American Dad [r] . The Simpsons [r] 1.0/2, 2014 Teen Choice Awards 1.5/3
Univision: 1.2/2
Aqui Ahora Sun .9/2, Bailando por un Sueno 1.4/2, Sal y Pimienta 1.2/2
ION: .6/1
Leverage .6/1, Leverage .5/1, Leverage .5/1, Leverage .6/1
TELE: .4/1
Cine Millonario .5/1

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: NBC had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with .7/3, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s Dateline Mystery topped 8p with .7/3, followed by .4/2 for CBS’s Crimetime Saturday. Dateline kept the lead at 9p with .7/3, versus .6/2 for Univision’s Sabado Gigante. Sabado Gigante grabbed 10p with .7/3, with ABC’s 20/20 and CBS’s 48 Hours sharing second with .6/2.

A18-49:ABC .6/2, CBS .5/2, UNI .5/2, NBC .3/1, FOX .3/1, TELE .2/1, ION .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, August 9, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 2.2/5
Dateline Mystery 2.6/5, Law & Order: SVU [r] 1.6/3
CBS: 2.0/4
Crimetime Saturday [r] 1.9/4, Crimetime Saturday [r] 1.8/4, 48 Hours [r] 2.4/5
ABC: 1.9/4
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [r] 1.0/2, 20/20 1.9/4, 20/20 2.7/5
UNIVISION: 1.1/2
Sabado Gigante 1.1/2
ION: .7/1
Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .7/1, Law & Order: CI .7/1
FOX: .5/1
Brooklyn Nine-Nine [r] .6/1, Brooklyn Nine-Nine [r] .5/1, Gang Related [r] .4/1
TELE: .3/1
Cine Nuestro .2/1, Futbol Estelar Pachuca .3/1

A+E Networks appointed Prem Kamath as Deputy Managing Director, Asia Pacific. Kamath was previously Executive Vice President & General Manager at STAR India Pvt. Ltd., where he oversaw Channel V and Star Pravah.

SundanceTV promoted Rob Friedman to Senior Vice President, Programming & Scheduling. Previously, Friedman had been Vice President of Programming & Scheduling. In his new role, he will oversee the strategic planning and scheduling of SundanceTV’s linear, TV Everywhere, and on-demand services and coordinate program acquisitions with AMC Networks sister channel IFC.

Melissa Mick has joined Scripps Networks Interactive as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Most recently, Mick was Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President Controller at MedExpress Urgent Care.

Political analyst and pollster Dotty Lynch died August 10 of complications from melanoma. She was 69. Lynch, one of the earliest female pollsters to advise presidential campaigns, covered politics for CBS for 20 years, until 2005. “We all loved and admired her so much,” said Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer.

HD TV pioneer and AXS TV/HDNet Chief Engineer Glenn Valenta died July 28 after an eight year battle with cancer. He was 53. In his 14 years with AXS TV/HDNet, Valenta provided the engineering acumen for a number of firsts in high definition, including the 2002 Olympics, the Triple Crown, NASA shuttle launches and the first series of HD MLB and NHL telecasts.

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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: On which sitcom besides Newhart (1982-1990) did Tom Poston and Julia Duffy both have series regular roles? Grace Under Fire (1993-1998). Kudos to: Michael Ratliffe-B.E.T. Networks/Washington, D.C., Cammie Buerry-Station Casinos/Las Vegas, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Alan Perris/Beverly Hills

Today’s Trivia Question: Which ‘60s sitcom character adored “the minuet, the Ballet Russe and crepes Suzette”? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with 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.).
 
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 2014

ABC: The Middle [r], The Goldbergs [r], Modern Family [r], Modern Family [r], Motive [r]
CBS: Big Brother, Criminal Minds [r], Extant
CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us, The 100 [r]
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance
NBC: America’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent, Taxi Brooklyn
PBS: Nature [r], Nova [r], Hawking [r]
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, En Otra Piel, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Mi Corazon Tuyo, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos

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