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CBS won’t be picking up additional episodes of Wisdom of the Crowd. The crime drama, averaging a 1.0 rating among A18-49 and 7.4 million total viewers, is the lowest-rated freshman drama on the network, and is set to wrap production on its 13-episode order in mid-December. The remaining 4 episodes are slated to continue in the show’s Sunday time slot. The network is currently investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against series star Jeremy Piven. CBS Monday night comedies Man With a Plan and Superior Donuts got better news, landing full season orders.
Fergie has been tapped to host FOX’s new primetime singing competition, The Four: Battle for Stardom. The six-episode series begins airing Thursday, January 4 at 8p. “This is a unique and modern show format that I believe will set the standard for the next generation of singing competition series on TV,” said the solo artist and Black Eyed Peas singer.
NBC’s Saturday Night Live rolls into the holiday season with three back-to-back shows. Saorise Ronan (Lady Bird) makes her hosting debut on December 2 and will be joined by musical guest U2. James Franco returns for his fourth stint as host on December 9, with musical guest SZA. And comedian Kevin Hart goes for round 3 as host on December 16, with Foo Fighters performing for the seventh time.
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and consumer intelligence firm Maru/Matchbox announced a partnership and a first for the Hispanic market: a combined insight community that spans variables such as origin, language in household, and acculturation level. “Our business is built on creating content tailored for the U.S. Hispanic audience and to do that successfully, we need to have the most profound insights,” said Lia Silkworth, SVP, Insights and Consumer Development, Telemundo. “MiTelemundo is part of our mission to uncover those insights around our audiences.”
Latino Public Broadcasting announced funding for eleven new projects through its 2017 Public Media Content Fund, an initiative that invites independent producers to submit proposals on Latino-themed programs, series and digital projects. This year’s awardees include eight films and three digital media projects. Highlights include a behind-the-scenes look at the making of John Leguizamo’s Broadway hit, Latin History for Morons: The Road to Broadway; Semper Fidelis, about a Marine veteran’s battle to reunite her family after the deportation of her undocumented husband; and Decade of Fire, a look back at the 1970s, when Bronx was burning.
Call for judges: Submissions are in for the Cynopsis TV Awards, and they are impressive. Now we’re looking for industry experts to help judge categories spanning programming, writing, directing and more. If you have been in the industry for at least 5 years and are interested in lending your expertise to help salute the best of the best in TV today, please apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMH7L7B. Ceremony takes place February 6 in NYC.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Courtney B. Vance (The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) and director Anthony Hemingway teamed with writer Dwayne Johnson-Cochran for Heist 88 at FX. Vance will star in the project, which is based on the true story of convicted swindler Armand Moore.
Broadchurch producer Kudos, the Endemol Shine Group owned drama company, is developing Through the Fire. Series is based on the book by Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, one of the UK’s most senior female firefighters.
Reel One Entertainment and The Cartel struck a multi-year deal to expand their investment in movies for the U.S. and international market. The pair will co-develop 40 new movies over a three-year period for clients, including cable networks Lifetime and Hallmark Channel, as well as for theatrical release.
Entertainment One and The Gotham Group are adapting Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel, The Lying Game, for television. The psychological mystery begins after a woman walking her dog in an idyllic coastal village finds something sinister.
Joe Ahearne, Doctor Who director and Da Vinci’s Demons writer, is developing a UFO drama with Eleventh Hours Film. Rendlesham is inspired by a “real-life” UFO incident that took place at a U.S. air base close to the village of Rendlesham, Suffolk, in 1980.
Starz is moving forward with drama P-Town from Gotham writer/producer Rebecca Cutter, Power EP Gary Lennon and Jerry Bruckheimer TV. The project has a lesbian lead and covers the opioid epidemic.
Keshet International and Sr. Mono are developing Spanish-language series Alone (wt) with film and TV writer Curror Rovo attached. Crime thriller focused on a prestigious lawyer who takes on the impossible case of a woman charged with murdering her lover, his wife and their eight-year-old child, and succeeds in getting her acquitted.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
The nation’s opioid crisis will be tackled in the new season of A&E’s Intervention and for the first time, the season will follow interconnected stories of addicts and their families. Docu-series returns with a two-hour premiere on Tuesday, January 2 at 9p.
CNN is launching a primetime bi-monthly program anchored by Van Jones. The hour-long The Van Jones Show is set to debut in January and focus on the future of both political parties.
COMING UP
Singer-songwriter Josh Groban headlines the 19th annual A Home for the Holidays, airing Tuesday, December 19 at 8p on CBS. The special features stories of adoption from foster care. Kelly Clarkson, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown are also set to perform.
Harry Connick Jr., Auli’I Cravalho (Rise), Seal, and Train were added to the lineup of performers at Christmas in Rockefeller Center, airing live Wednesday, November 29 at 8p on NBC. They join Brett Eldredge, Jennifer Nettles, Leslie Odom Jr., Pentatonix, Gwen Stefani and The Tenors in the festive celebration.
Fusion debuts The Naked Truth: Trick Shots tonight at 8p. The documentary features investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller as she explores the network of coaches and con men who exploit kids from all over the world for profit.
UPTV honors the late Della Reese with a “Best of Tess” Touched by an Angel marathon tonight from 7a to 4p. Christmas Angel, starring Reese, Teri Polo and Tamara Mowry-Houseley, follows at 9p.
Reelz debuts Charles Manson: The Final Words on Sunday, December 3 at 9p. The two-hour documentary, narrated by Rob Zombie, focuses on the Manson family murders told from Manson’s perspective.
HDNET Movies premieres 2015 Dan Rather biopic Truth on Sunday, December 3 at 6:50p, with the newsman on hand to present the film.
ADVERTISING
Anti-tobacco ads, warning smokers about the clear and present dangers of lighting up, are set to begin airing in television markets across the country. They’ll be paid for by cigarette manufacturers and must air for a year. The move follows a nine-month civil racketeering trial in the U.S. District Court and is part of a permanent injunction dating back to 2006.
CASTING
Lennie James is exiting AMC’s The Walking Dead after Season 8 to join prequel Fear The Walking Dead… John Stamos landed a recurring role opposite Penn Badgley and Elizabeth Lail in Lifetime’s straight-to-series psychological thriller You… Wyatt Nash (Dear White People) will recur on Season 2 of Netflix wrestling comedy GLOW… Jocelyn Towne and Hayden Szeto booked recurring roles in upcoming AMC comedic drama Lodge 49.
DIGITAL DOINGS
Hulu picked up Below The Surface and Midnight Sun from international distributor Studiocanal.
Netflix nabbed Indian feature Love Per Square Foot. It’s the first time a mainstream production from India will be exclusively available to the streamer’s members in 190 countries simultaneously.
Amazon Original Series, The Last Post, debuts exclusively in the U.S. on Prime Video on Friday, December 22.
Pay-TV service providers in the U.S. and Canada, including Comcast Xfinity, AT&T U-Verse and DirecTV, are again releasing the Santa Tracker, an interactive experience from zonetv allowing children and families awaiting Santa’s arrival to track his path across the globe on Christmas Eve.
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At a time when it is more important than ever to shine a light on the incredible accomplishments of women in every field, we honor excellence in digital content, marketing, advertising, social media and online content. Past honorees have been digital-savvy innovators from a wide range of companies ( view last year’s honorees here ). The deadline is Jan. 9 and honorees will be celebrated at our annual awards breakfast on Mar. 14 in NYC.
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GOING GLOBAL
NBCUniversal is officially taking control of DreamWorks Channel in Southeast Asia in 2018. Variety reports that the channel has been run by HBO Asia since its launch.
Disney Germany inked a new content distribution deal with German SVOD Pantaflix that will make the studio’s films available to streaming customers in Germany and Austria.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts doled out its BAFTA Children’s Awards on Sunday night in London. Among the winners: online education channel TrueTube nabbed Channel of the Year. Blue Zoo Animation Studio was awarded Independent Production Company of the Year. SpongeBob SquarePants won in the International series category. Netflix’s The Little Prince won for Feature Film.
Nippon TV finalized a third deal with WF YAPIM & MEDYAPIM for the Turkish format rights of its Japanese drama series My Son.
Globo is bringing series Under Pressure, Jailers and Above Justice to the Asia TV Forum & Market 2017.
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RATINGS
Univision dance competition series Mira Quien Baila ranks as the top reality program in primetime among Hispanic A18-49 year-to-date. Also during sweeps, UniMas reported double-digit year-over-year audience growth in primetime among Total Viewers (+47%), A18-49 (+28%) and A18-34 (+15%).
Top 10 Live+7 Playback Rankers by actual gain for the week of November 12, 2017
Live+SD/Live+7/+7 Actual Gain
This Is Us (NBC) 2.0/5.2/+2.3
The Good Doctor (ABC) 2.0/4.1/+2.1
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 3.0/4.7/+1.7
Will & Grace (NBC) 2.0/3.6/+1.6
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 2.1/3.6/+1.5
Modern Family (ABC) 1.8/3.1/+1.3
Young Sheldon (CBS) 2.8/4.1/+1.3
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)0.9/2.1/+1.2
Designated Survivor (ABC) 0.9/2.0/+1.1
The Gifted (FOX) 1.1/2.2/+1.1
Based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular, original programs only)
NIELSEN SOCIAL CONTENT RATINGS: Top Series and Specials by Total Interactions for the week of November 20, 2017
Program, Total Interactions (000), Facebook (000), Twitter (000)
2017 Soul Train Awards (BET) 1173, 768, 404
WWE Monday Night RAW (USA) 874, 605, 269
The Voice (NBC) 548, 318, 230
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 373, 239, 134
WWE Smackdown! (USA) 370, 236, 135
This Is Us (NBC) 369, 282, 87
The Voice (NBC) 348, 268, 79
The Walking Dead (AMC) 336, 189, 147
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 289,183, 107 Charlie Rose (PBS) 148, 97, 50
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top US Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of November 20, 2017
Program, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (000)
Ellen DeGeneres (Warner Bros.) 12614, 97, 130, 154082
American Music Awards (ABC) 7608, 574, 13, 4640
The Flash (CW) 2192, 62, 35, 11282
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 2157, 124, 17, 9253
Good Morning America (ABC) 2020, 759, 3, 12252
Today Show (NBC) 1471, 596, 2, 12306
The Voice (NBC) 1442, 300, 5, 23655
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) 1398, 125, 11, 21141
The Walking Dead (AMC) 1395, 60, 23, 49882
TMZ (Warner Bros./synd.) 1370, 934, 1, 13885
Includes the total volume of post-level likes, shares, favorites, retweets and comments. Total content includes all posts, tweets and media posted by each TV property across all platforms. Actions per post metric notes the average number of actions garnered by each TV property. Total fans/followers include Facebook and Twitter and Instagram followers.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Friday, November 24, 2017 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
NBC: 5.1 million
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5.7, DreamWorks Trolls Holiday 5.2, Dateline 4.3
FOX: 3.6 million
College Football 3.6
CBS: 3.4 million
Frosty the Snowman 4.0, Frosty Returns 3.0, Grammys Greatest Stories 3.3
ABC: 3.3 million
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 3.4, 20/20 3.2
Univision: 1.2 million
La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.2, Mi Marido Tiene Familia 1.1
TELE: 0.9 million
El Cesar 0.6, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso 1.1, Senora Acero 4: La Coyote 1.0
CW: 0.9 million
iHeart Radio Music Festival Night 0.9
Friday A18-49 Analysis: NBC 1.1/4, FOX 0.9/4, ABC 0.7/3, CBS 0.6/3, UNI 0.7/3, TELE 0.5/2, CW 0.2/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
The Ink Factory hired Tracey Josephs as Head of Production. She was previously Head of Production at Channel 4’s film division. The company also added Alexis Hood as Story Producer, Aaron Anderson as Development Producer, Jo Allan as Storyworlds Producer, John Rowe as Script Executive, Amy Basile as Marketing Manager, and Chris Patey as Business Affairs Assistant.
LBI Media, Inc. named Jason Hall as Senior Vice President of National Sales. Hall last served as Vice President, Advertising Sales, at Univision Communications.
IN MEMORIAM
Character actor Julio Oscar Mechoso, who made his screen acting debut in the sitcom Que pasa, U.S.A.?, died on November 25 of a heart attack. He was 62.
This Day in History: 1893 – The women of New Zealand became the first women in the world to vote in a national election.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the first TV series to premiere as a mid-season replacement (1955-1959)? The Bob Cummings Show. Kudos to: Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank, CA; John Ferlazzo/London, UK
Today’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Robin’s hit song during her years as a teen pop star on How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)? (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 Our Last TV Doctor Anagram (character name) : Last Plow Handled = St. Elsewhere’s Donald Westphall. Kudos to: Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Deerfield Beach, FL; Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA
Sitcom Initial this: BR played AM in BMW (Email [email protected] with your answer; 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 NOVEMBER 28
ABC: The Middle, Fresh Off the Boat, blackish, The Mayor, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
CBS: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, NCIS, The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show CW: The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow FOX: Lethal Weapon, The Mick, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NBC: The Voice, This Is Us, Chicago Med
PBS: Finding Your Robots, The Viet Nam War
Telemundo: Milagros de Navidad, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso, Senora Acero 4: La Coyote
Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Caer en Tentacion
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