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A+E Networks at Advertising Week presents…
BRAVE STORYTELLING: Managing Trust and Truth
Tue, September 26 at 12:00PM, Shutterstock Stage, Liberty Theater
Panelists discuss what happens when high-profile stories encounter obstacles,
and how brands can create credibility with today’s discerning audiences. LEARN MORE .
with Dan Abrams, Live PD | Tiffanie Darke, A+E Networks | Cody Keenan, Speechwriter for President Obama (2007-17) | Nomi Ernst Leidner, VICELAND
Moderated by Lea Goldman, A+E Networks
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HAVE YOU HEARD OUR NEWS?
NBC News is #1 across all four shows for the second season in a row.
#1 Morning Show, TODAY
#1 Nightly News Broadcast, NIGHTLY NEWS
#1 Public Affairs Show, MEET THE PRESS
#1 Friday News Magazine, DATELINE
And MSNBC has the #1 Cable news show, THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
*Source: Nielsen, L+SD, 9/19/16-9/24/17, #1 A18-49/A25-54: AM News (M-F), PM News (M-F), Sun Public Affairs, Fri Newsmagazine. TRMS: 6/26-9/24/17, Cable News nets, A25-54/A18-49/P2+, regularly scheduled programs only
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IN THE NEWS
Paramount Network makes its official debut on Thursday, January 18 at 9p, with a live one-hour episode of Lip Sync Battle. Rebranded from Spike TV, the Viacom net promises stories that are “immersive, inclusive and deeply personal.” Later in January comes the premiere of WACO, a series based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect.
Fox’s live production of Rent isn’t due until January 27, 2019, sandwiched on the Sunday between the NFL Conference Championship and the Super Bowl. The smash musical ran on Broadway from 1996-2008.
Raycom Media and Community Newspaper Holdings have agreed to merge. Raycom owns or operates 65 television and 2 radio stations in 20 states, while CNH owns over 110 newspapers, web sites and niche publications in 22 states. The merger, expected to be completed on September 29, would create one of the country’s largest privately-owned media groups.
Veteran NBC sportscaster Bob Costas was among the many who weighed in on the weekend’s controversy over the 200+ NFL players who knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality. The surge in participants came after President Trump urged owners to fire players who wouldn’t stand. “This is no disrespect to the military,” said Costas on CNN’s New Day. “Martin Luther King was a patriot, Susan B. Anthony was a patriot. Dissidents are patriots.” On the flip side, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told ABC’s This Week, “It’s not about race. It’s not about free speech. They can do free speech on their own time.”
What do you think about athletes kneeling during the national anthem? Let us know in the new Cynopsis poll: http://cynopsis.com/poll/.
Operation Puerto Rico Care-Lift, launched by Discovery’s Lara Richardson, and 2C Creative’s Chris Sloan and Carla Kaufman Sloan, had as of yesterday generated $30,000 in cash and supplies for victims of Hurricane Maria. On Friday, a plane will deliver supplies to the devastated island. Supplies can be brought by Thursday to 2C’s Miami office (305-672-8229), or funds donated on the Operation Puerto Rico Care-Life GoFundMe page.
FX Networks added 15 additional FX original series to its new ad-free FX+ service, for a total of 31 series. FX+ is available to Comcast Infinity TV customers, and will be available to Cox Contour subscribers for an extra $5.99/month starting in October. FX Networks is the first basic cable group to offer every season of almost every title in its original series library.
Gianni Caldwell is joining the roster of analysts on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. The Republican political analyst made a splash during a post-Charlottesville guest appearance when he said, “Mr. President, good people don’t pal around with Nazis and white supremacists.” Caldwell, who worked on Mitt Romney’s campaign, will continue as special correspondent at Extra TV.
Game of Thrones grabbed the top spot in a Rotten Tomatoes poll asking fans what the best show was over the last 20 years. The HBO drama earned 11% of the vote. Rounding out the top 5 were Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, Friends and Seinfeld.
She “is kind of done with politics for now,” Megyn Kelly told her first Today audience yesterday morning. “Some fun – that’s what we want to be doing.” Instead of tough talk, the former Fox News host, who famously tangled with Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, passed out mimosas and hosted the cast of NBC’s upcoming Will & Grace. Inspiring pieces are also part of the recipe – Kelly visited Chicago to report on a 77-year-old nun working to improve a rough neighborhood.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Daniel Palladino inked an overall deal with Amazon Studios. The agreement calls for the pair to work on their The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, picked up for 2 seasons on Amazon, as well as develop new series.
Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos are producing Valley Girls, in development at ABC. The comedy, from the couple’s Milojo, Ari Berkowitz (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Kristin Newman (The Neighbors) and ABC Studios is based on the book Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech.
Comedy writer R.J. Fried (The Late Show with David Letterman) will serve as showrunner for Showtime’s upcoming (and untitled) animated show centered on the Trump White House. Ten-episode series is being exec produced by Stephen Colbert. An early 2018 premiere date is expected.
Freeform ordered a drama pilot spinoff, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Sasha Pieterse (currently doing a different kind of spinning on Dancing With the Stars) and Janel Parrish will reprise their PLL roles.
Thunderbird Entertainment animation studio Atomic Cartoons optioned the TV rights for bestselling book series The Last Kids on Earth. Author Max Brallier will write as well as exec produce alongside Atomic’s Jenner McCarron and Matthew Berkowitz.
HBO greenlit a pilot and backup scripts for Avenue 5 (wt) from Veep creator Armando Iannucci, reports Deadline. Comedy is set in the future.
DIY Network ordered 6 episodes of new series Holmes: Next Generation, starring Mike Holmes (Holmes Makes it Right), his daughter, Sherry, and son, Mike Jr. as they rescue homeowners from shady contractors and do-it-yourself projects gone wrong. Series is slated to premiere in March 2018.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Syndicated Raw Travel is back for its fifth season this weekend, September 30 and October 1, in a record 168 cities and 94% of all U.S. TV households. A season-long celebration of the show’s 5th anniversary and 100th episode includes giveaways and a chance to be a travel guest-host for a day.
The first guests on MTV’s revived TRL, coming back Monday, October 2, will be Ed Sheeran and Migos. The series will air weekdays at 3:30p, live from Times Square.
Season 15 of Canada’s Rick Mercer Report, launching tonight on CBC, will be its last. The political satirist announced the news yesterday.
Tracey Ullman’s Show returns to HBO for season 2 on Friday, October 20 at 11p. This go-round Ullman will offer her take on, among others, Jerry Hall and Adele.
COMING UP
Turner Classic Movies announced the final year of Trailblazing Women, its 3-year initiative in partnership with Women in Film Los Angeles to raise awareness about the historical contributions of women in the film industry. This year’s programming, airing every Monday in October, takes a look at the impact of female writers, editors and producers.
The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee debuts on HBO Monday, December 4. Documentary uses home movies, archival footage and interviews with D.C. insiders to tell the story of the legendary Washington Post editor.
Stop-motion special SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom premieres Friday, October 13 at 7p on Nickelodeon. Brian Doyle-Murray reprises his role as The Flying Dutchman.
DIGITAL DATA
Sundance Now is launching its Halloween collection Tuesday, October 3. Among the scary movies on offer will be Rillington Place, Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th and The Tall Man.
CASTING
Joining the cast of SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard for season 3 are Louis Gossett Jr. (Roots), Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) and Andrew Dice Clay (Entourage). Six-part drama returns in early 2018….Bollywood actress Amy Jackson will play Saturn Girl on season 3 of CW’s Supergirl…. Sanaa Lathan (American Assassin) will recur on season 4 of Showtime‘s The Affair, as a school principal who intrigues Noah (uh oh).
KID STUFF
Amazon Channels is adding Genius Brands International’s Kid Genius Cartoons Plus! subscription service. Among the channel’s “content with a purpose” programming is Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaire’s Club, Martha Stewart’s Martha & Friends, and Liberty’s Kids, with Walter Cronkite voicing Benjamin Franklin. Launch date: September 28, at $3.99/month for Amazon Prime members after a 7-day free trial.
ADVERTISING
“Digital advertising is having a moment,” said analyst Brian Wieser in a new report, “and not a good one.” Beyond ad quality issues of viewability, brand safety, fraud and bots, all of which Wieser deems “relatively manageable,” is the fear that marketers will concern themselves with the trustworthiness of media owners, the ability to use personal data, and the general effectiveness of digital media. In the wake of Facebook’s recent issues, “Whether a collection of media and creative choices are actually the most effective is a subjective question, even in a world awash with data, which is why marketer trust matters,” said Wieser.
With advertisers increasingly calling for transparency and proof of purchase – and just in time for advertising week – Simulmedia expanded its partnership with Neustar to have Neustar’s MarketShare independently verify the results of Simulmedia TV campaigns. The goal is to give advertisers an accurate measure of ads’ impact on sales.
A new study from Adobe found that 38% of advertising execs plan to increase their programmatic spending, with 62% of that group saying the goal is to reach a more targeted audience. Of the ad execs already using programmatic, 84% said they would be likely to increase programmatic spending if they had access to first party data targeting.
Software provider Mediaocean and programmatic TV ad platform AdMore are partnering to integrate AdMore within Mediaocean’s media management platform, Spectra. The alliance allows an “unwired” network to be purchased in Mediaocean’s National Media workflow.
At its second annual BrandFront presentation yesterday, Meredith Corp. unveiled its 2018 slate of original cross-platform programming and video content to advertisers and marketers. The theme: “The Year of Doing,” with content pillars Form Good Habits, Start Something New and Fuel Your Passion. In addition to 12 new cross-platform initiatives, Meredith announced a new live video series with Rachael Ray; a new travel and fitness TV show with trainer Rebecca Kennedy; and shared results of a new accountability study form the pharma category. “The Year of Doing, and the various cross-platform initiatives that comprise it, speaks to a major evolution in consumer mindset calling for a return to the fundamentals of happiness, a wish to regain control, and a desire to make things happen,” said Jon Werther, national media group president.
GOING GLOBAL
Sony Pictures Television Networks thriller Absentia, starring Stana Katic (Castle), debuted yesterday on SPTN’s AXN channels with launches in Spain, Portugal and Romania. The 10-episode original arrives today in Hungary and Poland, with numerous other roll-outs to follow. A U.S. home will be announced in the coming weeks.
Amazon Prime Video grabbed global streaming rights to TNT Serie Original Berlin gangster drama 4 Blocks. Six-parter was introduced at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
All3Media International landed its first local commission for new format Hit It from Xtreme Media, winner at the inaugural ATF Formats Pitch. Singapore’s Suria will debut the show in February 2018.
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Cynopsis Digital’s Model D & “It List” Awards
The Cynopsis Model D Awards brings together innovators and creators at the forefront of online video, elevating the industry with their contributions to branded content, technology, ad campaigns and original content. We’ll also be celebrating our honorees who will be named to the Cynopsis Digital “It List” , recognizing digital media’s movers and shakers.
“It List” Honorees and Model D Finalists will be announced soon – Stay tuned!
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RATINGS
ABC’s Funderdome on Sunday jumped 30% in total viewers (to 3.9 million) and 33% among A18-49 (.8.3) versus the prior week.
The CBS premiere of Star Trek: Discovery delivered 9.6 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among A18-49. Streaming service CBS All Access, now home to the series, had its highest subscriber sign-up day ever on Sunday.
NIELSEN SOCIAL CONTENT RATINGS: Top Series and Specials by Total Interactions for the week of September 18, 2017
Program, Total Interactions (000), Facebook (000), Twitter (000)
Big Brother (CBS) 1893, 634, 1259
America’s Got Talent (NBC) 1381, 1198, 183
Hip Hop Honors: The 90’s Game Changers (VH1) 829, 530, 299
WWE No Mercy (PPV) 718, 234, 484
Teen Wolf (MTV) 608, 42, 566
America’s Got Talent (NBC) 566, 436, 129
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS) 470, 279, 191
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 432, 280, 152
WWE Monday Night RAW (USA) 373, 177, 196
The 2017 Global Citizen Concert (MSNBC) 251, 80, 171
Source: Nielsen. Uniques and Interactions are a measure of total relevant U.S. social media activity grossed across Facebook and Twitter from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Includes primetime and late fringe programming with metrics available across social platforms on Broadcast and National Cable and excludes sports events.
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top 10 U.S. Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of September 18, 2017
Program, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (000)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros.) 9702, 125, 78, 149780
Teen Wolf (MTV) 8267, 245, 34, 12416
E! News (E!) 6381, 914, 7, 30759
America’s Got Talent (NBC) 4273, 324, 13, 10996
Today Show (NBC) 1545m 660, 3, 12100
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 1424, 109, 13, 9132
The Tonight Show (NBC) 1197, 150, 8, 20621
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim) 1127, 16, 70, 5328
TMZ (Warner Bros.) 1122, 1155, 1, 13646
American Horror Story (FX) 1028, 114, 9, 16046
Based on Total Actions (reactions, comments, shares and retweets)
Live + Same Day Household Viewers (millions): Friday, September 22, 2017 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
CBS: 4.77 million
MacGyver 4.19, Hawaii Five-0 4.80, Blue Bloods 5.30
ABC: 3.49 million
Shark Tank 3.63, What Would You Do? 3.35, 20/20 3.50
NBC: 3.46 million
America’s Got Talent 3.20, Dateline 3.99 million
FOX: 1.36 million
MasterChef 1.47, Beat Shazam 1.25
CW: 1.36 million
Masters of Illusion 1.47, Masters of Illusion 1.38, Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.30
TELEMUNDO: 1.03 million
Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio .84, Sin Senos si Hay Paraiso 1.01, El Senor de los Cielos 1.24
UNIVISION .90 million
Enamorandome de Ramon .94, Mi Marido tie Familia 1.04, Hoy Voy a Cambiar .72
Friday A18-49: ABC .7/3, NBC .7/3, CBS .5/3, FOX .4/2, TELE .6/3, UNI .4/2, CW .3/2
Source: Nielsen
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Yelena Clark was upped to head of drama development at CBS. Chak joined the network in 2007 as Director, Drama Series. She replaces Christina Davis, who chose not to return to CBS in July after maternity leave.
Matt Trierweiler has joined Scripps Networks Interactive as Director of Programming for HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country. Trierweiler joins from CMT, where he was a development executive for over 5 years.
Kannie Yu LaPack has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Publicity and Public Affairs for Lifetime and Lifetime Movies. Most recently, LaPack was VP, Publicity.
WOW! Unlimited Media has appointed Marni Shulman as Senior Vice President and General Manager. Previously, Shulman served as VP and Head, Content & Programming for shomi.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has named Andre Sampaio as ambassador to Portugal. Sampaio is Marketing and Media Director at Sonae.
This Day in History: 1957 – West Side Story opened on Broadway.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: A TV commercial director who spots The Brady Bunch(1969-1975) family in a supermarket parking lot wants to use them in an ad for what product? Safe laundry detergent. Kudos to: Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Jim Kelly-Lee Hecht Harrison/Melville, NY, Beth Chandler-Shinebox/Nazareth, PA, Cristin DeVries-CBS/NYC, Eric Litt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, Bob Telford-SAG/AFTRA/Valley Village, CA, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Kim Field-A+E Networks/NYC, Jerehmy White-BusyBuddy Books/Glen Rock, NJ
Today’s Trivia Question: Who played Karen’s mother on Will & Grace (1998-2006-?)? (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.).
Answer to Friday’s Anagram: Conjured Hippo = Chopped Junior. Kudos to: Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Caroline Carr-ESPN/Bristol, CT, Matt Fishman-CBS Television Stations/NYC, Patrick Loftus-ListenFirst Media/NYC,
In Other Words (example: Bad Brains = Criminal Minds): Stunning Scurry (Email [email protected]; 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 – Tuesday September 26
ABC: Celebrity Family Feud [f], Dancing With the Stars
CBS: NCIS [p], Bull [p], NCIS:New Orleans [p]
CW: The Flash [r], DC’s Legends of Tomorrow [r]
FOX: Lethal Weapon [p], The Mick [p], Brooklyn Nine-Nine [p]
NBC: The Voice, This Is Us [p], Law & Order True Crime [p]
PBS: The Vietnam War, The Vietnam War [r]
Telemundo: Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Enamorandoma de Ramon, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Hoy Voy a Cambiar
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