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10.28.14
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 28, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Lifetime: Prison Wives Club at 10p
Oxygen: My Crazy Love at 10p
TeenNick: Degrassi at 9p
truTV: How to Be a Grown Up at 9:30p, Friends of the People at 10:30p
USA: Benched at 10:30p
Tonight’s Finales:
Syfy: Face Off at 9p
Velocity: Bitchin’ Rides at 10p
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All new tonight:
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IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: We dare you not to watch. So what are you waiting for? Check us out! The New truTV: All New Line-Up. WAY MORE FUN.
Music superstar Taylor Swift will headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015. The bi-coastal celebration, which begins airing live at 8p on ABC from New York’s Times Square, will include special performances and coverage of New Year’s celebrations from around the globe. “We already have secured an unprecedented number of music acts, culminating with a Times Square performance by Taylor, the biggest superstar in music today,” says host and executive producer Seacrest.
Brad Siegel is stepping down as Vice Chairman of Up, the cabler he launched in 2004 as Gospel Music Channel. The cable veteran, who spent 10 years with Turner Broadcasting, has decided to move on to new ventures. The Atlanta-based company will be restructured as a result of his departure.
Danielle Dellorto, CNN’s Senior Medical Producer, joins the list of executives departing CNN, as part of its Turner 2020 downsizing. She announced the news on Facebook, noting that she is slated to leave on November 7 and is heading to the West Coast for “my next chapter.”
Former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings will be featured as a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on Friday, November 14 and Monday, November 17. Jennings will take on the challenge as part of Millionaire’s Guinness World Records Edition theme week, as he is the Former Guinness World Records Title-Holder for the Largest Cash Prize Won on a TV Game Show. In November 2004, Jennings won 74 games in a row on Jeopardy!, defeating 149 opponents and winning $2,520,700. Unlike his previous game show experience, Jennings will answer 14 written trivia questions with the help of three lifelines — Ask the Audience, Jump the Question and Plus One.
The CW is teaming with NCIS star Mark Harmon to develop Shakespeare’s Sisters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Set in 1590s London, the show follows young Will Shakespeare’s rise to prominence as he also finds himself caught in a deadly conflict among three witches and Queen Elizabeth. Scott Sullivan (NCIS: Los Angeles, King & Maxwell) will pen the script for CBS Television Studios.
ABC is developing Wire In The Blood, an adaptation ofthe British psychological crime dramaof the same name and based on characters created by Scottish novelist/crime writer Val McDermid.
It follows police detective Elizabeth Chase and unconventional clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill. A.M. Homes (The L Word) will write the U.S. version.
Oxygen premieres My Crazy Love on Tuesday, October 28. “This comedic series is inspired by our vulnerabilities and quest for love. These over-the-top, yet relatable stories being shared by real people is what connects directly with Oxygen’s young, female viewers,” says Rod Aissa, Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media.
Great American Country and NFL legend Jerry Rice are heading to the gridiron in the cable pilot Friday Night Impossible. Currently in production, the pilot features Rice working with the Irvington, Alabama, Alma Bryant Hurricanes, who are still reeling from their loss in the first round of last season’s state playoffs. He’ll meet the coach, assess the team, and train with the players, arming the Hurricanes with the tools necessary to be winners. The pilot is planned to air in early 2015.
Disson Skating and ABC are teaming up to return to the ice for the 25th year in the Colgate Skating Series. The Musselman’s Apple Sauce Family Skating Tribute, featuring skaters performing with their children, premieres Sunday, November 23 at 4p. Skating parents include Nancy Kerrigan, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Ilia Kulik, and Kurt Browning. The Pandora Unforgettable Holiday Moments on Ice debuts Sunday, November 30. Skaters include: Meryl Davis, Charlie White, Brian Boitano and Andrei Khvalko.
Basketball superstar and wildlife advocate Yao Ming brings viewers closer to Africa’s widespread poaching epidemic on with Saving Africa’s Giants with Yao Ming, airing Tuesday, November 18 at 10p on Animal Planet.
Malese Jow (The Vampire Diaries, Star-Crossed) is joining CW‘s The Flash in a recurring role. She’ll play DC Comics character Linda Park, Wally West’s new girlfriend.
Billy Burke will reprise his role as serial rapist/murderer Phillip Stroh from The Closer‘s August 2012 finale on TNT‘s Major Crimes. The character, who has been mentioned on Major Crimes, resurfaces on the last two episodes of Season 3, slated to air Monday, January 12 and Monday, January 19.
Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) has been cast in Syfy’s miniseries adaptation of Childhood’s End, which follows the peaceful invasion of Earth by the Overlords. He’ll play Karellen, the Overlords ambassador. The project is set to premiere in 2015.
WeatherNation TV, Inc., the multi-format local, regional and national television weather news service, joins WBFF FOX45 to broadcast 24/7 weather news on digital TV channel 45.2, Comcast TV Channel 205 and Verizon Channel 465 to Baltimore viewers.
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court will air November sweeps specials, including Multiple Men Friday, beginning Friday, October 31, and Watch One, Get One Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, November 4.
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus has sold Online Dating Rituals of the American Male to broadcasters in Australia (Foxtel), Finland (MTV), Norway (TV2), Poland (TVN), Africa (Sony Africa), Canada (Shaw Media), Latin America (Discovery) and Spain/Portugal (Mediaset).
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NIELSEN TWITTER TV TOP TEN for the week of 10/20/14
Program, Date, Unique Audience (000), Tweets (000)
The Walking Dead (AMC), 10/26, 4808, 552
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX), 10/22, 3560, 299
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) 10/21 2602 193
WWE Monday Night Raw (USA), 10/20, 2189, 160
Scandal (ABC), 10/23, 1955, 241
The Voice (NBC) 10/20, 1876, 71
WWE Hell in a Cell (Pay-Per-View) 10/26, 1808, 222
Dancing with the Stars (ABC), 10/20, 1681, 71
Saturday Night Live (NBC), 10/25, 1348, 41
The Voice (NBC) 10/21, 1293, 43
Source: Nielsen. Nielsen Social captures relevant Tweets from three hours before, during and three hours after an episode’s initial broadcast, local time. Unique Audience measures the audience of relevant Tweets ascribed to an episode from when the Tweets were sent until the end of the broadcast day at 5a.The data includes new/live primetime and late fringe episodes only and excludes sports events.For multicast events, networks are listed alphabetically and metrics reflect the highest Unique Audience across all airing networks,denoted with an asterisk.
TV Playback Rank, based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day rating for the week of October 13, 2014
Program, Live+SD A18-49 US AA%, Live +7 US AA%, +7 minus SD contribution, L+SD to L+7 Increase
Big Bang Theory (CBS) 5.4, 8.0, 2.6, 48%
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) 3.4, 5.7, 2.3, 68%
Modern Family (ABC) 3.6, 5.8, 2.2, 61%
Big Bang Theory (CBS) 5.0, 7.2, 2.2, 44%
Gotham (FOX) 2.9, 5.1, 2.2, 76%
The Blacklist (NBC) 3.0, 5.0, 2.0, 67%
Family Guy (FOX) 3.7, 5.4, 1.7, 46%
Scandal (ABC) 3.4, 5.0, 1.6, 47%
Scorpion (CBS) 2.9, 4.5, 1.6, 55%
Criminal Minds (CBS) 2.5, 4.1, 1.6, 64%
Source: The Nielsen Company. Based on original telecasts only.
Friday A18-49 Analysis: FOX had the most A18-49 viewers Friday with 3.1/11, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, FOX led the pack with the World Series with 2.2/9, followed by Univision’s Mi Corazon Es Tuyo with 1.4/5. FOX’s World Series presentation remained in the top spot at 9p with 3.1/11. NBC’s Grimm placed second with 1.4/5. FOX and the World Series closed out the night at #1 with 3.6/12. ABC’s 20/20 trailed with 1.5/5.
A18-49: FOX 3.1/11, ABC 1.4/5, NBC 1.3/5, CBS 1.1/4, UNI 1.1/4, TELE 0.5/2, CW 0.3/1, ION 0.1/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, October 24, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
FOX: 7.2/13
World Series 7.2/13
CBS: 5.6/10
Amazing Race 3.5/6, Hawaii Five-0 5.8/10, Blue Bloods 7.5/13
ABC: 3.9/7
Last Man Standing 3.9/7, Cristela 3.2/6, Shark Tank 4.4/8, 20/20 4.0/7
NBC: 3.5/6
Dateline 4.4/8, Grimm 3.3/6, Constantine 2.7/5
UNIVISION: 1.5/3
Mi Corazon Es Tuyo 1.8/3, Hasta Fin Del Mundo 1.6/3, Malquerida 1.1/2
TELEMUNDO: 0.7/1
Reina de Corazones 0.5/1, Los Miserables 0.6/1, Senora Acero 0.9/2
CW: 0.7/1
Jane the Virgin [r] 0.6/1, America’s Next Top Model 0.7/1
ION: 0.5/1
Rookie Blue 0.5/1, Rookie Blue 0.5/1, Rookie Blue 0.4/1
Tim Hincks has been appointed president of the new venture formed by the merger of Shine Group, Endemol and Core Media. Hincks currently serves as president of Endemol Group, covering the company’s operations in the U.S. and U.K.
Viacom Media Networks’ Anthony Barton has been named Senior Vice President of Creative and Marketing, and VMN vet Adam Steingart has been named Senior Vice President of Integrated Marketing for CMT, Viacom Velocity. Barton has been serving as Senior Vice President Integrated Marketing at the network. Steingart, who recently served as VP Integrated Marketing for Comedy Central/Spike/TV Land, returns to CMT after a two-year absence.
Crown Media Family Networks has hired Jodi McCulloch as Director, Distribution. She previously served as Director of Distribution for Al Jazeera America.
Genius Brands International has named financial and accounting executive Rebecca Hershinger Chief Financial Officer. Controller Matt Kornberg has been promoted to Vice President of Finance.
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This Day In History: 1974 – Rhoda Morgenstern married Joe on the CBS sitcom Rhoda.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which 1980s prime time soap star’s numerous guest appearances included roles on Murphy Brown, 7th Heaven, That ’70s Show and My Name Is Earl? Morgan Fairchild. Kudos to: Kathy Alexander/Northfield, OH, Ed Goode-Connelly Partners/Boston, MA, Kristen Simony-Harpo/Chicago, IL, John Kukla-KDFW-KDFI, Dallas, TX, Ron Salcedo-Zimmerman/Nashville, TN, Jeff Meier-getTIV/LA, Miriam Aardahl-OMD/LA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions, LA.
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