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10.23.14
Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 23, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
DIY: The Shatner Project at 10p
Lifetime: Project Runway: Threads at 10:30p
OWN: Surgeon Oz at 10p
WE tv: Tamar and Vince at 10p
Tonight’s Finale:
Lifetime: Project Runway at 9p
Bully for PBS! Ken Burns’ 14-hour documentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History averaged 9.2 million viewers across its run on seven consecutive nights, with 33.3 million viewers watching at least six minutes of the series, according to Nielsen Live+7 numbers. The average viewer tuned in for more than four hours. The week of September 15, which included 12 of the show’s 14 hours, was PBS’s most-watched week in 20 years, since Burns’ Baseball in 1994.
Fox isn’t ready to discharge Red Band Society. With the hospital drama delivering soft but steady ratings (1.0 among A18-49 last week) and impressive DVR gains, the net ordered four more scripts.
Actor Frank Sivero filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming The Simpsons mafiosa Louie is based on Frankie Carbone, the character Silvero played in 1990’s Goodfellas. The animated comedy’s writers lived in the same apartment complex as Sivero in 1989 and knew he was developing the Frankie character, based on his own personality, says the suit, and producer James L. Brooks “was highly aware” of who Sivero was. Sivero is asking for over $250 million for the alleged character theft.
Samba TV announced Wednesday that it has deployed sophisticated fingerprinting software monitoring every TV channel in real time, with shows ranked by popularity for “the ultimate TV guide” for viewers. Social media is also monitored, to rank trending shows. Handy for viewers – and advertisers, says the release, quoting Maile Krausse, of cross-IPG agency Ansible: “Samba TV provides a unique opportunity for brands to extend the power of TV to digital, specifically to Mobile and Tablet devices to capitalize on multi-screen use.”
Netflix gave the go-ahead for six eps of an animated series based on the comedy of Bill Burr. Voiced by Burr, Laura Dern (Jurassic Park) and Justin Long (Accepted), F Is for Family will be produced by Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Television and Gaumont International Television for a 2015 debut.
After making a splash at Sochi, figure skating champions/fashion plates Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinksi have been named NBC’s lead figure skating announcing team, joining play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon. The trio replaces Tom Hammond, Sandra Bezic and Scott Hamilton; Hamilton will remain at the net as a special contributor.
Tyler Perry’s no stranger to the small screen (ask TBS and Oprah), but the writer/producer/director is expanding into new territory with a family animated film, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Tough Love, arriving on DVD and On Demand January 20, with digital HD available January 13 from Lionsgate.
Corday Productions, producer of NBC soap Days of Our Lives, is partnering with digital romance net TruLOVE to develop original properties based on TruLOVE’s romance story library. “Our new projects with TruLOVE are sure to capture the hearts and fantasies of our viewers,” said Corday CEO Ken Corday, who promised to unveil “more details soon, in true dramatic fashion.”
How do programmers partner with brands to deliver messaging that appeals to children, and satisfies both parents and the FTC? We’ll present fresh approaches to trends in the evolving brand integration market for kids in the Oct. 30 webinar “The New Secrets of Kids Branding: Hot Marketing Success Stories.” Speakers include Jennifer Giddens, VP of Marketing for Sprout Cable Entertainment; David Kleeman, SVP of Insights, Programs & PlayVangelist for PlayCollective; Kara Rousseau, SVP of Ad Sales Marketing for Disney Media Sales and Marketing and Mindelle Ziff, CEO for Kaleidoscope YFM. Register here.
ABC is diving deeper into Shark Tank. The net ordered a spinoff of the business reality show, Beyond the Tank, showing what happened to contestants who won investor deals. Shark Tank’s Sony Pictures Television and United Artists Media Group will produce. Friday’s Tank had a best-in-broadcast 1.9/7 rating among A18-49.
Lifetime ordered limited series Lizzie Borden: The Fall River Chronicles, a fictionalized account of events after the acquittal of the accused murderer. Christina Ricci will reprise the role she played in Lifetime movie Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, ad-supported cable’s second most-watched movie telecast among Women YTD (after Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic).
MTV ordered two new unscripted series: half-hour competition Broke A$$ Game Show, from B17 Entertainment, and Todrick, a docu-series following YouTube star Todrick Hall, which Hall is exec producing with Scooter Braun and Danny Rose.
Bunim/Murray Productions announced it is opening an office in New York, headed by Rob Bagshaw (Top Chef Masters) as SVP of development and production.
TNT ordered 10 eps of a Cold Justice spinoff from Wolf Reality and Magical Elves. The untitled true crime series, slated for a spring 2015 bow, will focus on sexual assault cases. Cold Justice averaged over 2.2 million viewers in Live+7 over the summer.
ABC gave a put pilot commitment to anthology comedy Bachelor Party, with each season focusing on a different wedding party. Loosely based on the 1984 movie starring Tom Hanks, project comes from 20th Century Fox Television and 20th-based Small Dog Picture Co. and The Walcott Co.
Fusion gave a 20-ep order for Like, Share, Die, a quarter-hour, animated sketch series from Mondo Media, the leading distributor of animation on YouTube. “Mondo has a unique sensibility and platform for finding, producing and building large, loyal digital audiences," said Wade Beckett, Fusion’s chief programming officer. The show, mixing topical comedy with Mondo’s original series, is set to debut in December.
ABC bought comedy The Finger, written by Ben Karlin (Modern Family). Project from ABC Studios and 3 Arts stars UK actor Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) as a jewel thief who wants to quit and open a sandwich shop.
UK’s Channel 5 ordered Poverty: Through a Child’s Eyes, with young narrators recording their stories of hardship on video diaries. Doc comes from Spun Gold.
Julie Ann Robinson (Suburgatory) has two projects in the works at ABC: The Long Game, a drama from Robinson’s Canny Lads Productions and Shondaland, and No Angels, with Amblin TV.
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UP original movie Lyfe’s Journey premieres Sunday, October 26 at 7p. Keith Robinson (Get On Up) stars as a successful businessman who goes on a downward spiral in a tough economy.
Care for a shot of old time rock ‘n roll in your country music cocktail? Bob Seger collaborates with Jason Aldean on CMT Crossroads Friday, November 28 at 10p. The “Night Moves” singer and the ACM Male Vocalist of the Year duet each other’s hits.
A November episode of Law & Order: SVU tackles the issue of sports and domestic violence, with Chad Coleman (The Walking Dead) as a former star athlete accused of abusing his girlfriend. SVU star Mariska Hargitay’s NO MORE campaign has “sparked a long-needed national dialogue” on the intractable problem, said exec producer Warren Leight.
Bravo will air a spin-off of hit UK reality show Made in Chelsea, following the lives of socially elite 20somethings from Britain who take on New York. Made in Chelsea: NYC includes the original show’s “best-loved” cast members, bolstered by a group of four New Yorkers, starting Sunday, November 16 at 12p.
Food Network turkey prep includes Thanksgiving at Bobby’s on Saturday, November 22 at 12p. Included on chef Bobby Flay’s menu: roasted turkey with mustard maple glaze, holiday sangria and cornbread stuffing.
Smithsonian Channel’s King Tut’s Final Mystery offers a new theory on the death of the boy king at 19. Using the latest forensic equipment, Tutankhamun is revealed as sickly, crippled and in chronic pain. And worse. Special from STV Productions and Cream Production in association with Smithsonian Channel, BBC One and Discovery Canada premieres Sunday, November 2 at 8p.
Syfy is bringing Face Off back for another season – with a twist. Season eight of the makeup competition, slated to launch Tuesday, January 13, will incorporate coaches and teams, The Voice-style. Winner of season seven will be revealed Tuesday, October 28 at 9p.
Can extreme weather events threaten national security? Matt Damon narrates an episode of PBS’s Journey to Planet Earth that explores the unexpected consequences of climate change on Monday, December 15 at 10p (check local listings).
GetTV will feature a block of Judy Holliday films every Thursday during the month of November. First up: Born Yesterday, November 6 at 7p.
On the heels of its season one finale, WGN is airing a Manhattan marathon. All 13 eps of the atomic bomb drama air Sunday, October 26 starting at 11a.
What treats do TV nets have planned for the season? Check out Cynopsis’ special Halloween Programming Guide.
Syfy is bringing Face Off back for another season – with a twist. Season eight of the makeup competition, slated to launch Tuesday, January 13, will incorporate coaches and teams, The Voice-style. Winner of season seven will be revealed Tuesday, October 28 at 9p.
It’s off to Alaska for Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, returning for a two-hour premiere to track down a 12-foot sasquatch in the Last Frontier. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait guests on Sunday, November 9 at 9p.
Chevy hit the right notes – family, pride, passion, girl power – during the World Series with its new spot from Spike DDB featuring Little League World Series pitcher Mo’ne Davis. Directed by Spike Lee, the 60-second commercial ends with 13-year-old Davis, the first girl to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history, telling America, “I throw 70 miles per hour. That’s throwing like a girl.”
Capital One and Geico are sponsors of History’s “Back to the Beginning” week, launched Monday. Complementing early eps of Swamp People, Counting Cars, American Pickers and Pawn Stars are interstitials of series talent offering their takes on the early days of their TV experiences.
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Steve Coogan (Philomena) will star in Showtime pilot Happyish, replacing the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in the role. The comedy, to be filmed in New York in December, focuses on a 44-year-old finding happiness hard to come by.
Annie Little (Dexter) will guest on season five of Shameless, returning January 11 to Showtime.
Michelle Trachtenberg appears in a January ep of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow. The Gossip Girl alum’s role: Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams. Supernatural drama airs Mondays at 9p.
Morena Baccarin will recur on Fox’s Gotham as a doctor at the Arkham Asylum’s Home for the Criminally Insane. The Homeland actress is slated to become a series regular in season two of the Batman prequel, airing Mondays at 8p.
Amanda Righetti (The Mentalist) is onboard USA drama pilot Colony. Righetti joins Lost’s Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead) in the Carlton Cuse drama.
CASTING CALL: TV Host with Beauty background/interest. Sean De Simone Casting and luxury skin care brand Tatcha are casting a Brand Rep to sell on QVC. 250 appearances per year. Expr in TV Hosting or as a beauty expert on TV a plus. Should be located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA (Philadelphia). Photo, Resumes and links to [email protected]
CBS Studios International and France’s TF1 struck a licensing deal for the exclusive first window, free to air broadcast rights to CBS’s upcoming CSI: Cyber, the latest procedural in the CSI family. “The CSI franchise is a French audience favorite on TF1, with huge ratings,” said TF1 head of programming Fabrice Bailly.
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FreeWheelAmerican Dad! premiered on TBS at 9p Monday to 1.1 million viewers in Live+ SD, and 851,000 A18-49. An Adult Swim encore at 10p scored 1.4 million viewers and 798,000 in the demo. The comedy, relocated from Fox, was basic cable’s most-watched entertainment show for the night.
What World Series? ABC newbies Selfie (1.1/4) and Forever (1.2/4) were up one tenth among A18-49 versus last week, and CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans was up two tenths, to 2.4/7, against baseball’s Game 1 on Fox. Freshmen that dipped included CW’s The Flash, down three tenths to 1.4/4, NBC’s Marry Me, down five tenths to 1.8/5, and ABC’s Manhattan Love Story, down two tenths to .7/2.
Tuesday A18-49 Analysis: FOX won the most A18-49 viewers Tuesday with 3.4/11, according to Nielsen. NBC topped 8p with 3.3/10 for The Voice, followed by 3.1/10 for Fox’s World Series game. Baseball stole 9p with 3.9/12, versus 2.4/7 for CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans. Fox hit the home stretch at 10p with 3.5/11; NBC’s Chicago Fire took second with 1.9/6.
A18-49: FOX 3.4/11, NBC 2.2/7, CBS 2.1/6, ABC 1.2/4, CW 1.2/4, UNI 1.2/4, TELE .5/1, ION .4/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: October 21, 2014 – time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
FOX: 7.3/12
World Series Game 1 7.3/12
CBS: 8.9/15
NCIS 10.5/17, NCIS: New Orleans 9.9/16, Person of Interest 6.1/11
NBC: 5.2/9
The Voice 7.4/12, Marry Me 3.6/6, About a Boy 3.1/5, Chicago Fire 4.9/8
ABC: 2.8/5
Selfie 2.6/4, Manhattan Love Story 1.9/3, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.7/4, Forever 3.4/6
CW: 1.7/3
The Flash 2.1/3, Supernatural 1.3/2
UNIVISION: 1.7/3
Mi Corazon Es Tuyo 2.1/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.8/3, Malquerida 1.1/2
ION: 1.1/2
Criminal Minds 1.0/2, Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 1.1/2
TELE: .8/1
Reina de Corazones .6/1, Los Miserables .7/1, Senora Acero 1.0/2
Boris Gartner has joined Fusion as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Gartner was part of the Univision team that conceived Fusion in 2012.
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The New Secrets of Kids Branding: Hot Marketing Success stories
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We’ll present up-to-the-minute, fresh approaches to trends in the ever-evolving brand integration market for kids. We’ll share the skills needed for all the biggest platforms, from streaming services (like Netflix and Amazon) to web content and offer fresh, inventive strategies so you can keep up with Generation Z … and their savvy parents.
This Day In History: 1925 – Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which ’60s sitcom family had a dog named Smiley? The Baxters on Hazel (1961-1966). Kudos to: Anne S. Rothwell-Sirens Media/Silver Spring, MD, Linda Grillo-Viacom/NYC, Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL, Eric Litt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Alex Petrilli-TiVo.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2014
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder
CBS: NFL Thursday, NFL Football
CW: The Vampire Diaries, Reign
FOX: Bones [r], Gracepoint
NBC: The Biggest Loser, Bad Judge, A to Z, Parenthood
PBS: This Old House Hour, Masterpiece Classic [r], Antiques Roadshow [r]
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, Los Miserables, Senora de Acero
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, La Malquerida
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