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Today’s Premieres
Freevee: Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers
Netflix: Inside Man
TV One: Sins of the City at 10p
VH1: Love and Hip Hop: Where Are They Now? at 10p
Today’s Finales
Food Network: Halloween Baking Championship at 9p; Halloween Cookie Challenge at 10p
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IN THE NEWS
“The Real Love Boat,” launched on CBS on October 5, is moving to the network’s streaming sib, Paramount+ for the remainder of its run. The reality show’s premiere episode drew 2.4 million viewers; numbers have since fallen below 2 million.
CNN’s long-term plan “will no longer rely on commissioned projects,” CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Chris Licht informed staffers in a memo. Licht added that longform content “remains an important pillar of our programming”; the move to in-house production is a cost-cutting measure in the face of the rising cost of third-party content.
Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with “widely diverse viewpoints,” tweeted Elon Musk after gaining control of the company. “No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.” The announcement came after Musk fired Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal, top policy executive Vijaya Gadde, CFO Ned Segal and and general counsel Sean Edgett, and dissolved the board of directors.
Pointing to a report that Musk’s takeover sparked a nearly 500% increase in the use of a racial slur on Twitter, NBA star LeBron James tweeted, “This is scary AF. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech.” Shonda Rhimes was among those deciding to quit Twitter under its new ownership. “Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye,” tweeted the TV titan. Donald Trump had a different take. “I am very happy that Twitter now is in sane hands and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate out country,” posted the former president on Truth Social.
Netflix has renewed “The Witcher” for season four, with a major recast: Liam Hemsworth (“The Hunger Games”) will replace Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Cavill, who is reprising his role as Superman in an upcoming film as well as starring in “Enola Holmes 2,” posted on Instagram, “I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.” Season three of the fantasy series is slated to premiere in summer 2023.
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2022 Tempest Awards
Celebrate with us THIS WEDNESDAY
Gain exclusive access to some of the industry’s top companies and join us at HyperX Arena in Las Vegas for an evening of celebration and networking! Buy your tickets now to secure your spot, and purchase your premium table today!
CELEBRATE AT TEMPEST
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
“She Gets It from Me,” a comedy from Dan Bucatinsky (“Scandal”), is in development at CBS. Cristela Alonzo (“Cristela”) is set to star and will co-write and exec produce with Bucatinsky. Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican and Ryan Seacrest Productions are producing for ABC Signature.
Also in development at CBS is “Book Club,” a comedy from Dan Kopelman and Susanna Wolff (“Me, Myself and I”), Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV and CBS Studios. The story follows a group of women who discover a book that gives them witch powers.
How to follow Steve Martin and Martin Short? “Only Murders in the Building” co-creator John Hoffman is writing and executive producing a project for Apple TV+ based on the podcast “Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy.” The potential limited series comes from Imagine Television.
ID is amplifying increased awareness around Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October with its “No Excuse for Abuse” campaign. In Cynsiders, Jason Sarlanis, President of Crime & Investigative Content, Linear and Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery, explains why the true crime network feels a responsibility to step up.
Michaela Watkins (“Casual”) and Dan Bakkedahl (“Veep”) are set to star in “Dinner with the Parents,” Amazon Freevee’s remake of UK comedy “Friday Night Dinner.” CBS Studios and Big Talk are producing.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
“Breaking Beyond,” a docuseries following six world class breakerdancers across the globe, premieres on Insight TV on November 19. Breaking will be featured as an Olympic sport in 2024.
TikTok star Alix Traeger (think Caesar salad) is partnering with Target to bring exclusive, curated content as well as competition on Food Network’s “Chopped.” “Social Showdown” premieres tomorrow, November 1 at 8p.
“The Last Cowboy” is back for season three on CMT on November 18 at 10p. The competition series from Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) focuses on participants in the sport of horse reining.
COMING UP
“Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” makes its NBC debut on December 1 at 8p. Parton stars as herself, meta-y, in a movie musical about the making of a live TV special.
“The Silent Twins,” telling the true story of twins who only communicated with each other, premieres November 4 on Peacock. The film is based on the best-selling book.
SPORTS
The Big 12 is locking in its long-term plans, according to multiple reports, and is finalizing a media deal that will run through at least the 2030-31 season in a six-year, $2.3 billion extension of its media rights agreement with partners ESPN and Fox Sports. The new accord, which kicks in starting in 2025, includes ESPN owning more than 60% of the inventory and Fox adding more college basketball.
The Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Oct. 26 ranked as ESPN’s most-watched NBA regular season weeknight early game in four years, dating back to Nov. 2018 – according to Nielsen. The game generated 2,001,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN2 combined. In addition, Wednesday’s late game – Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Denver Nuggets – averaged 1,816,000 viewers on ESPN.
Prime Video will collaborate with UNINTERRUPTED The Shop to introduce a new, live presentation as part of its Thursday Night Football alternate stream offerings. Titled “TNF in The Shop,” executive producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter and co-creator Paul Rivera will welcome a variety of special guests during a “watch party-style” experience when Prime Video presents exclusive live coverage of Thursday Night Football on November 17, as the Tennessee Titans visit the Green Bay Packers.
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tennis Channel Studios, in partnership with DLP Media Group, produced a new documentary special, RIVALS. The film will take a “deep dive into the high-profile, storied college-football matchup between Michigan and Ohio State, offering viewers unique perspectives from legendary players, sports journalists and announcers, scientists, historians and more.” RIVALS will premiere Nov. 5 on multiple Bally Sports regional networks, and run throughout the month on a wide variety of Sinclair and other platforms, with a nationwide debut on Tennis Channel Nov. 20 at 7p.
Stifel Financial, a wealth management and investment banking company, and U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced an official partnership. As part of the partnership, Stifel Financial will become the title sponsor of the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team. In addition, U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Stifel will collaborate on a career and financial education program, designed to help athletes with savings and investing strategy. The sponsorship is the most significant in U.S. Ski & Snowboard history and the first that encompasses all elite levels of competition in North America.
IMG hired Robert Klein as Managing Director, Head of Global Football for IMG Media. Klein has served most recently as Bundesliga International CEO.
STREAMING
The Hollywood Bowl transforms into Casita from “Encanto” in a concert event, “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl,” with a special introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda. From Disney Branded Television and produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, the original special will be available to stream on Wednesday, Dec. 28 on Disney+.
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2022 Esports Business Summit
LAST CHANCE: SEE YOU TOMORROW?
Tomorrow is the official start date of Esports Business Summit and with that, we kick-off three days of high-level learning, world-class networking, and some insane “Vegas-esque” fun! Find out why some of the industry’s top brands are prioritizing this event, and REGISTER TODAY.
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RATINGS
Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Thursday, October 27
Show, P2+ 000s, (A18-49)
ABC: Station 19 3.88 (0.5), Grey’s Anatomy 3.48 (0.5), Alaska Daily 2.86 (0.3)
CBS: Young Sheldon 7.07 (0.6), Ghosts 6.78 (0.5), So Help Me Todd 4.62 (0.3), CSI: Vegas 3.57 (0.3)
CW: Walker 0.80 (0.1), Walker: Independence 0.52 (0.0)
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen 2.12 (0.5), Welcome To Flatch 0.93 (0.2), Call Me Kat 1.44 (0.3)
NBC: Law & Order 4.18 (0.5), Law & Order: SVU 4.42 (0.6), Law & Order: Organized Crime 3.18 (0.4)
Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.86 (0.2), Reina del Sur 1.28 (0.4), Fuego del Destino 0.95 (0.2)
Univision: Rosa de Guadalupe 1.50 (0.5), Vencer la Ausencia 1.55 (0.6), LIGA MX 1.68 (0.7)
Source: Nielsen live + same day time period averages
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Jenny Ramirez has been appointed SVP, Entertainment Unscripted Alternative Programming at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Ramirez was previously SVP, Unscripted for TBS, TNT and truTV.
Simone Oliver has joined BET as SVP of Digital Content, and Jason Odom has boarded as SVP of Digital Operations.
GlassView has appointed Natasha Berney as Chief Growth Officer. Berney was most recently Head of Industry, Retail and Global Business Solutions, International Growth at Google.
IN MEMORIAM
Producer Stephen C. Grossman died October 26 of complications from Covid-19. He was 76. Grossman served as copresident of The American Association of Producers, and was instrumental in the merger of that group with the Producer’s Guild of America.
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This Day in History
1962 – “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” was released.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Who was “Cheers” star George Wendt’s co-host for his first time hosting “Saturday Night Live”? Francis Ford Coppola. Kudos to: Joe Lyons-Fox Sports/FL; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./NYC; Mark Selby-Melbar Entertainment Group/Toronto; David Rubinsohn-American Public Television/Boston; Sandy Spiegel/Chicago; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank
Today’s Trivia Question
Who did guest star Michael Strahan dress up as on the season two Halloween episode of “black-ish” (2014-2022? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.)
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MANAGER, CROSS PLATFORM AUDIENCE RESEARCH
SHOWTIME
NYC
Aggregate & analyze data from various sources to develop audience insights & help drive programming/marketing strategy across traditional and streaming platforms. 3+ years’ experience in media research at a broadcast/cable net, streamer or an agency. Strong Nielsen & data viz tools a must plus MS Office, quant, comm & presentation skills. Full info HERE (11/14)
DIRECTOR, CLOUD ARCHIVE STRATEGY & MNGT- MEDIA OPS
A+E NETWORKS
NYC or Remote
Primary point of contact for the development of standards, processes, procedures, metadata retainment & other functions related to “cloud” operations (AWS). Responsible for the operational development, scale & best practices of all on-premises and cloud-based archives. 10+ yrs of exp. in supply chain modernization, on-premises & cloud archives. Full info HERE (11/12)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, US DISTRIBUTION >>
BBC STUDIOS/NY, CHICAGO, LA: Frequently liaise with senior level internal and external contacts, screening and prioritizing all forms of incoming communications, dealing with routine issues and coordinating more complex responses ensuring these are delivered in a timely and effective manner. Manage Executive’s travel logistics and scheduling. 3+ yrs of exp. Full info HERE (11/10)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER >>
NEWSMAX/ NYC: Determine best news stories for the program and create daily rundown. Work with show host in program preparation and execution. Identify compelling news stories. Develop story ideas, research and plan segments. Delegate responsibilities as appropriate. Supervise production staff. 3+ years executive producing exp. or overseeing newscast production. Full info HERE (11/10)
HEAD of INFLUENCER TALENT >>
THE OUTLOUD GROUP/ Remote, DETROIT: Responsible for developing and expanding a roster of content creators and growing Outloud Talent as a business unit. You’ll provide one-on-one support and guidance to your roster of talent. Looking for someone with 3+ years of experience managing content creators and comfortable with building from the ground up. Full info HERE (11/9)
SALES SERVICE EXECUTIVE
TV ONE
NYC
Client and agency interface, attending client social events, and supporting the multi-platform sales process. Customize client presentations and provide effective information to drive budgets. Research target accounts and create strategy to break new business and increase share. Min of 3-4 yrs exp. in digital, radio or linear sales. Full info HERE (11/8)
DIRECTOR, SCHEDULING & ACQUISITIONS
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Remote
Work closely with SVP, Scheduling & Acquisitions and team to develop programming strategies/schedules that achieve or exceed rating & revenue goals. Manage the production of network schedule grids from scheduling database & supervise schedule changes across platforms. Min of 5 yrs exp. scheduling and acquisition w/cable/digital channel or network. Full info HERE (11/8)
MEDIA SPECIALIST I, PRODUCTION FACILITY & CONTENT MANAGEMENT
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Remote
Serve as the lead in initiating content request fulfillment by tracking and pulling requested media. Review, transfer, and archive all content that arrives on hard drives and DVDs. Upload, catalog, and archive media from photography and field shoots. 5+ years of experience in the field of digital media or cable/broadcast. Full info HERE (11/8)
SR. COORDINATOR/ASSOCIATE MANAGER, INTEGRATED MARKETING
TV ONE
NYC, Remote
Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs. Champion the vision and go-to-market strategy and linear sales positioning. Min 2-yrs in media or sales/marketing company. Full info HERE (11/8)
MANAGER, MEDIA RESEARCH AND MARKETING ANALYTICS >>
NBCUNIVERSAL, NEW YORK, NY: Serve as primary contact for NBCU Cable Entertainment Marketing department providing audience insights and collaborating on multi-platform program analysis. Provide analytics for Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 4+ years of experience in entertainment/tech/marketing with strong NPower and marketing research skills. Full info HERE (11/4)
SR. MANAGER, CROSS PLATFORM INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS >>
NBCUNIVERSAL/Universal City, CA: Leverage various data sources to develop multi-platform analyses, insights, and forecasts for NBCU’s six cable networks (Bravo, E!, Oxygen, USA, SYFY, and Universal Kids). 5+ years of media research experience at a bcast/cable net, agency, vendor, or streamer. Very strong Nielsen NPower skills and passion for TV required. Full info HERE (11/4)
PETER ROTH INTERNSHIP >>
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA/NYC: June 6th, 2023 through July 13th, 2023 for a total of 119 program hours. Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm ET, unless time is shifted to allow participation in a Paley program that is in the early morning, evening, or on the weekend. The application closes on January 16th, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET. Full info HERE (11/3)
MANAGER, RESEARCH >>
REELZ/NEW YORK: Strategic, hands-on research professional to work in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment. Position supports Programming, Ad Sales, Affiliate Sales, Marketing and Finance. Applicant must be forward-thinking, have strong communication and personal skills. 5+ years exp, proficient with Nielsen systems. Full info HERE (11/3)
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH >>
REELZ/NEW YORK: Strategic, pro-active thinker with strong communication skills. Hands-on research position providing support to all departments. Strong analytical skills to interpret the data and help guide management. 7+ years exp, proficient with Nielsen systems. Full info HERE (11/3)
SALES ASSISTANT >>
REELZ/NYC, NY: Entry-level position in Advertising Sales. Join the team at a Top 20 network with fast-growing ratings. Maintain agency accounts including upfront and scatter order entry, campaign changes, and product allocations. Assist Account Executives and work closely with the Director of Inventory Control. B.S./B.A. required, proficient MS Suite. Full info HERE (11/3)
ASSOCIATE MANAGER, INTEGRATED MARKETING
INTERACTIVE ONE
NYC
Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs. Min 4-yrs at a media company or sales/marketing organization, preferably in an Integrated Marketing or Sales Development role. Full info HERE (11/2)
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR, FAST CHANNELS
FREMANTLE
BURBANK, CA
Will oversee program planning & scheduling, execute all programming priorities & stunts and manage day to day operations for Fremantle’s linear and FAST programming channels. Bachelor’s degree and 5+yrs experience programming within digital or traditional media co.
Full info HERE (11/2)
SEGMENT PRODUCER/RESEARCHER
GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL
NYC
Work with both talent and producers to create content for a daily live show. Additionally, you will be at the studio in the morning to work closely with talent, providing them with any knowledge that is crucial to the entire show. Full info HERE (11/2)
PROGRAM MANAGER, NEWS >>
SPECTRUM NETWORKS/NYC: Develops the OKR program strategy, supporting business case and various high-level program plans. Also serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to educate and assist with implementing program processes and making improvement/changes to overall OKR program. Full info HERE (11/1)
DIRECTOR of SALES >>
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC/SALT LAKE CITY: Provides leadership for the broadcast/web sales teams. Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees. Develops and executes sales strategies which result in exceeding revenue targets in local, national, eMedia and new product revenue and drives new business development. Min of 5 yrs exp. in media sales. Full info HERE (11/1)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECT RESPONSE >>
OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/NY(REMOTE/HYBRID): Seeking an energetic achiever with excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in growing revenue for dynamic Direct Response Team: BA Degree, Min 2 yrs DR Experience req. Wide Orbit Exp a +. Full info HERE (11/1)
SALES PLANNER >>
REELZ/NY: Create/revise upfront/scatter media plans, account stewardship & serve as agency liaison. A min. 3 yrs ad sales/agency exp. Assist Account Executives and work closely with the Director of Inventory Control & SVP of Pricing & Planning. Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong media math skills. Proficient in Wide Orbit, MS Suite. Full info HERE (10/31)
CONSUMER MARKETING COORDINATOR >>
CRG/INDIAN LAND SC: Assists in the brainstorming of off-channel, trade, & paid film campaign creative needs to deliver against strategic goals & objectives & serve as main point of contact for marketing asset requests. Help Senior Director/Senior Manager with day-to-day communications with internal key stakeholders and external agency partners. 2+ yrs of related exp. Full info HERE (10/31)
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MONDAY OCTOBER 31
ABC: Bachelor In Paradise, The Good Doctor
CBS: The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i
CW: World’s Funniest Animals: Halloween, The 13 Scariest Movies of All Time
FOX: 2022 World Series
NBC: The Voice, Quantum Leap
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, Independent Lens
Telemundo Exatlon Estados Unidos, La Reina del Sur, El Fuego del Destino
Univision: Vencer la Ausencia, Los Ricos Tambien Iloran, La Madrasta |
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