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11.24.14
Good morning. It’s Monday, November 24, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery Family: How the Earth Got its Shapes at 8p
Food: Restaurant Impossible at 10p
Great American Country: Moving Country at 10p
ID: Cause of Death at 8p
NatGeo: Crowd Control at 9p, Eric Greenspan Is Hungry at 10p, Chug at 10:30p
Travel: Booze Traveler at 10p
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Dr. Oz, Hot Bench, Rachael Ray, Meredith Vieira and The Real. Source: Nielsen; NSS (WRAP); Based on W25-54 Thousands; Live+SD; 09/15/14-11/09/14
Dish Network and Turner announced Friday they had “mutually decided” to restore the eight channels that had been off the satellite service provider since October 21 – CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang – and extend the carriage deal of TBS and TNT, set to expire December 5, as they continued negotiations. Who blinked? “Dish and Turner will not have any further comment,” said a statement from Turner. Dish and CBS also agreed to a short-term extension of their carriage agreement, which was to expire on Thursday.
The Queen Latifah Show was cancelled by Sony Pictures Television, but will continue with season two original episodes through March. Season to date, the syndicated talk show is averaging a 1.0 rating and 1.4 million total viewers. “The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances,” the host posted on Facebook when the news broke. “No matter what the outcome…believe in yourself and continue to fly.”
Aereo has filed for Chapter 11 in NYC bankruptcy court. “The reversal of the Second Circuit decision in June by the U.S. Supreme Court has proven difficult to overcome,” said CEO Chet Kanojia. “The U.S. Supreme Court decision effectively changed the laws that had governed Aereo’s technology, creating regulatory and legal uncertainty for the company. And while our team has focused its energies on exploring every path forward available to us, without that clarity, those challenges have limited our options.” Last month a U.S. District Court imposed a nationwide injunction on Aereo, requested by broadcasters calling foul on the streaming of their signals.
TBS cancelled comedy Sullivan & Son after three seasons. With Men at Work cancelled in May and Cougar Town on the way out, the only returning original scripted series on the net in 2015 will be Ground Floor.
The monster snowstorm that dumped seven feet of the white stuff on Buffalo, NY has forced the NFL to reroute the Bills’ home game against the NY Jets on Sunday to tonight in Detroit. CBS will air the game at 7p in the teams’ markets.
Adam Pally is leaving Fox’s The Mindy Project in early 2015. The Happy Endings alum recently signed a deal with ABC Studios to produce projects for broadcast and streaming services.
Netflix has picked up Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock and for good measure, ordered a second season. The offbeat comedy had been scheduled by NBC for midseason. Said NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt, “We have a very drama-heavy midseason schedule, so we’re thrilled about this Netflix opportunity. It’s an instant win-win for everyone, including Tina, Robert and Universal Television.”
Backstage before a a stand-up show last week, Bill Cosby, accused of multiple instances of sexual assault, told a reporter from Florida Today, “I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos.” In response to the allegations, Netflix postponed a Thanksgiving Day special with Cosby and NBC canceled development of a comedy pilot; a November 28 show at Las Vegas’ Treasure Island was also canceled, “by mutual agreement.”
ABC salutes Disney Theatrical Productions’ success on the Great White Way with Backstage with Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years. The one hour special from Lincoln Square Productions, hosted by Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and featuring a performance by Sir Elton John, airs Sunday, December 14 at 7p.
Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: November 21-23, 2014
Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Lionsgate) $123 million, opening weekend
Big Hero 6 (Disney) $20.1 million, cume revenue $135.7 million
Interstellar (20th Century Fox) $15.1 million, cume revenue $120.7 million
Dumb and Dumber To (Universal) $13.8 million, cume revenue $57.5 million
Gone Girl (20th Century Fox) $2.8 million, cume revenue $156.8
Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media) $2.6 million, cume revenue $10.1 million
St. Vincent (The Weinstein Company) $2.4 million, cume revenue $36.6 million
Fury (Sony) $1.9 million, cume revenue $79.2 million
Birdman (Fox Searchlight) $1.9, cume revenue $25.0 million
The Theory of Everything (Focus Features) $1.5 million, cume revenue $2.8 million
Source: Rentrak Corporation
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Bravo greenlit season two of Untying the Knot, featuring celebrity divorce attorney Vikki Ziegler as she helps couples “divorce with dignity.” The Engel Entertainment series is currently looking for pairs interested in consciously uncoupling.
Discovery Networks International commissioned To Be King, about the violent struggle for power in South Africa’s Mapogo lion pride. The series from Aquavision Television Productions, 16 years in the making, will air on Discovery in over 220 countries and territories.
Jimmy Fallon announced on The Tonight Show that Spike TV is turning one of his late-night segments into a TV series. The net is partnering with Fallon’s Eight Million Plus Productions, John Krasinski (The Office), Stephen Merchant (Hello Ladies) and Matador (Banksy Does New York) for half-hour Lip Sync Battle. “Lip Sync Battling is one of the coolest thingshappening in pop culture right now and already has a huge fan base thanks to the amazing talentinvolved,” said Casey Patterson, EVP, Talent Development and Production, Viacom. Filmed in NYC, the show is slated for an April 2 premiere.
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ID goes back in time to tell gruesome stories in Murder Book, premiering Tuesday, December 2 at 9p. Using interviews and archival footage, the series unravels decades-old cases, narrated by Geoff Pierson (Dexter).
Hallmark’s daytime show Home & Family Holiday Special has a primetime premiere Monday, November 24 at 8p. Joining hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare: Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Genie Francis and Marilu Henner.
CBS Thanksgiving eps include NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans on Tuesday, November 25. At 8p, a holiday travel surge causes a delay at Dulles Airport that leads to a case involving a terrorist threat, and in the next hour the New Orleans team reopens a cold case and prepares for their annual feast. At 9:30p on Thursday, November 27, The McCarthys celebrate the day of giving thanks by trying to get Gerard to dump his girlfriend.
Step lively: TLC is airing a six-hour marathon of dance competition/docu-series Ballroom Blitz on Wednesday, November 26 starting at 1p.
Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum are among the country music stars performing in CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party, a live special Friday, January 9 at 9p celebrating the first national college championship game on January 12.
The holiday season has a little something for everyone when it comes to very special TV movies – but Lifetime is forging its own purr-fectly original path with Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. VP of original movies Arturo Interian spoke with Cynsiders about what motivated them to put an internet meme into the starring role of a holiday picture – and why it’ll be catnip for viewers. Read along here!
HGTV is offering a sneak peek at five upcoming lifestyle series on New Year’s Day. Castle Hunters (Magilla Entertainment) airs at 10a and 10:30a; Half-Price Paradise (Scott Brothers Entertainment, Inc.) at 2p and 2:20p; Living Big Sky (Orion Multimedia) at 6p and 6:30p); Island Life (Left/Right, Inc.) at 7p and 7:30p and Building Hawaii (Zodiak USA) at 11p and 11:30p.
Secrets of the Arsenal, featuring journalist Geoff Edgers tracking down artifacts that shaped American history, launches Tuesday, December 16 at 10p on AHC. The gig is paying off for Edgers. “I’ve spent the last twenty years chasing down stories from Kansas to Egypt,” said the host. “But in just one season, I’ve been able to get my hands on more precious primary source materials than I’d ever dreamed of in the past.”
World War I Through Arab Eyes commemorates the one hundred years since the outbreak of the conflict. Al Jazeera America three-parter airs on three consecutive Fridays, starting November 28 at 10p.
MSG Network offers up a marathon of the Piano Man with “A Thanksgiving State of Mind: The Billy Joel Marathon.” Six concerts run from 8a to 2a on Thursday, November 27.
Sportsman Channel has extended its agreement with Pigman: The Series for season six. The show, which recently celebrated its 100th episode, airs Sundays at 8p.
The tenth season of FXX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia launches Wednesday, January 14 at 10p, followed by the series premiere of new comedy Man Seeking Woman at 10:30p.
FX starts the new year with three premieres: season six bow of Archer is Thursday, January 8 at 10p, Justified launches its sixth and final season Tuesday, January 20 at 10p and the third season of The Americans debuts Wednesday, January 28 at 10p.
Fox is moving Glee to Fridays for its sixth and final run, starting with a two-hour premiere on January 9 and settling into its regular 9p slot the following week. Season three of MasterChef Junior launches Tuesday, January 6 at 8p, and new unscripted series World’s Funniest Fails debuts Friday, January 16 at 8p; freshman procedural Backstrom bows Thursday, January 22 at 9p. March brings the series premiere of Will Forte comedy The Last Man on Earth Sunday the 1st at 9p, the third season kickoff of The Following on the 2nd at 8p, Hell’s Kitchen on the 3rd at 8p. New ensemble comedy Weird Loners premieres Tuesday March 31 at 9:30p.
OWN docu-series Raising Whitley is back for season two Saturday, January 3 at 9p, followed at 10p by Sag Harbor. The one-hour special produced by Ish Entertainment focuses on an exclusive African-American enclave in the Hamptons.
Season two of Bravo’s Thicker Than Water premieres Sunday, January 4 at 9p, with oldest son Marcus joining the Tankard clan in Brooklyn. From Monday, January 5 through Friday, January 9, fans can join the family for live Q&As on the series’ Facebook page.
William Shatner (Star Trek) will guest in a four-ep arc on Syfy’s Haven next year. Midseason finale of the drama, based on the Stephen King novella “The Colorado Kid,” airs Friday, December 5 at 7p.
Ellen Barkin (The Big Easy) guest stars on Showtime pilot Happyish, as a head hunter who works with Steve Coogan’s character.
Nora Arnezeder (Safe House) landed a starring role in CBS thriller Zoo. Summer drama also stars James Wolk (You Again).
Subaru is again running a year-end campaign, giving $250 per auto purchase to charity. On this year’s list of recipients: ASPCA, Make-A-Wish, Meals on Wheels and National Park Foundation, plus local charities. A national TV and digital campaign, “How it Feels,” from Carmichael Lynch, includes a spot showing people volunteering for the causes Subaru is supporting this year.
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After hitting season highs on November 7 opposite CBS’s low-rated Hollywood Awards, ABC’s Last Man Standing and Cristela were down in fast nationals on Friday (1.3/5 from 1.5/5 and 1.0/4 from 1/1/4, respectively). But NBC’s Constantine got a nice ratings rebound, jumping to 1.1/4 from .8/3.
The Latin Grammy Awards on Univision Thursday averaged 2.0/6 among A19-49 and 4.8 million total viewers, a 10 percent bump from last year. The net was number one in the demo on LA, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix.
President Obama’s address on immigration Thursday night delivered almost 8 million viewers to cable news, according to early Nielsen numbers, with over half – 4.9 million – going to Fox News. MSNBC had 1.76 million and CNN drew 1.68 million. In the news demo, it was NFC: 958,000, CNN: 637,000 and MSNBC: 320,000.
Bounce TV reports over 1.7 million people tuned into the season three premiere of original series Off The Chain during its premiere week. The first episode of the season featured actress/comedien Kim Coles and encores Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27 at 11p.
Thursday A18-49 Analysis: ABC scored the most A18-49 viewers Thursday with 2.9/9, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS averaged 3.3/11 for Big Bang Theory and Mom to win 8p, followed by 2.4/7 for ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. ABC’s Scandal took first at 9p with 3.1/9, versus 2.2/7 for the second hour of Univision’s Latin Grammys telecast. ABC topped 10p with 3.1/10 for How to Get Away with Murder; Uni’s music awards show was next with 1.8/6.
A18-49: ABC 2.9/9, UNI 2.0/6, CBS 2.0/6, NBC 1.1/3, FOX 1.0/3, TELE .7/2, CW .6/2, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, November 20, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 6.3/10
Big Bang Theory 8.9/14, Mom 6.2/10, Two and a Half Men 5.4/9, The McCarthys 4.0/6, Elementary 4.1/7
ABC: 5.5/9
Grey’s Anatomy 5.5/9, Scandal 6.8/11, How to Get Away with Murder 6.6/12
FOX: 2.6/4
Bones 3.2/5, Gracepoint 2.1/3
NBC: 2.5/4
Biggest Loser 2.8/5, Bad Judge 2.3/4, A to Z 1.7/3, Parenthood 2.7/5
UNIVISION: 2.3/4
Latin Grammys 2.3/4
CW: .9/2
Vampire Diaries 1.1/2, Reign .8/1
ION: .9/2
Blue Bloods .9/1, Blue Bloods 1.0/2, Blue Bloods .9/2
TELE: .9/2
Accion Ejacutiva 1.0/2, Accion Ejecutiva 1.0/2, Los Miserables .7/1, Senora Acero 1.0/2
AMC named Sarah Barnett President and General Manager, BBC America, effective early next year. Barnett is currently President and General Manager of SundanceTV.
CNN director Roger Strauss, with the news net since its 1980 launch, is retiring. “This is someone who has truly had a front-row seat to history,” said anchor Brooke Baldwin on air.
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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of the evil prototype of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider (1982-1986)? K.A.R.R. (Knight Automated Roving Robot). Kudos to: Mark Altabe-Citibank/Jersey City, NJ, James Taguchi-WTVR Richmond/Richmond, VA, Michael Ritz-BucStar Consulting/NYC, Brian Turner-ADM Productions/NYC, Dan Whitford-Lakeshore Public Media/Merrillville, IN, Aaron Paquette-Vision Critical/Fort Worth, TX, Mark Ahn-FX Networks/LA, Cammie Buerry-Station Casinos/Las Vegas, Paul Gygli-NBCUniversal Television Distribution/Universal City, CA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA/LA.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2014
ABC: Dancing with the Stars, Castle
CBS: 2 Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory [r], Scorpion, NCIS: Los Angeles
CW: The Originals, Jane the Virgin
FOX: Gotham, Sleepy Hollow
NBC: The Voice, State of Affairs
PBS: Antiques Roadshow [r], Antiques Roadshow [r], Independent Lens
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, Los Miserables, Senora Acero
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, La Malquerida
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