12/14/17: Fox airing live ad for The Greatest Showman during A Christmas Story Live!

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IN THE NEWS
 
Fox is airing a live ad for 20 Century Fox film The Greatest Showman during Sunday’s A Christmas Story Live!. In the 2 ½ -minute spot, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya and Keala Settle will perform a song from the P.T. Barnum biopic, accompanied by 150 dancers, on a soundstage on the Warner Bros. lot adjacent to the soundstage housing A Christmas Story. “We are creating what we expect will be a memorable performance providing energy and excitement,” said Michelle Marks, SVP of marketing and global media promotions for 20th Century Fox Film. “The first-ever live commercial for a feature film is one that P.T. Barnum would have been proud of.”
 
Netflix nabbed the most SAG Award nominations yesterday, racking up19. Among shows, the leaders were HBO’s Big Little Lies, and Netflix’s GLOW and Stranger Things, which each collected 4 noms. Comedy Series Ensemble nominees included ABC’s black-ish, HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Veep, and Netflix’s GLOW and Orange Is the New Black. Up for Drama Ensemble are Netflix’s The Crown and Stranger Things, HBO’s Game of Thrones, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and NBC’s This Is Us. For a complete list of TV nominees, go here.
 
Sean Hayes, the only actor nominated from NBC’s Will & Grace, had this to say about being named alongside black-ish’s Anthony Anderson, Master of None’s Aziz Ansari, Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David, ShamelessWilliam Macy and GLOW’s Marc Maron, for Male Actor in a Comedy Series: “I am so honored to be recognized in this category with these extraordinary actors. I love acting because I love actors. I also like to bake sometimes.”
 
Add T-Mobile to the list of TV players. The wireless carrier bought broadband video startup Layer3 TV, with plans for a nationwide TV service in 2018. “This is about an integrated home and mobile experience,” said T-Mobile CEO John Legere in a conference call. “Some could argue that TV is a crowded space, but you could have said that about mobile before we disrupted that as well.”
 
It appears the T-Mobile service likely won’t include original content, at least in the beginning. “The problem out there today is not that there isn’t great content,” said COO Mike Sievert. “There’s so much content out there that the bigger issues are access and discovery.”
 
Neil Cavuto will host a 2-hour Saturday news program, Cavuto Live, debuting January 20 at 10a on Fox News. The show will feature a breakdown of the major business and politics headlines, with a rotating panel of industry experts. With his added role, Cavuto will be helming 17 hours of live programming across FNC and Fox Business Network. Which is fine by him. “During the week, I live for live,” Cavuto tells Cynopsis. “It only seems fitting in these fast-moving times, I make weekend coverage the same. The news demands it, and viewers deserve it.”
 
Omarosa Manigault Newman, who met President Trump as a troublemaking contestant on The Apprentice in 2004, and later became the director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison, is out. While White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters yesterday that Manigault Newman resigned “to pursue other opportunities” effective January 20, American Urban Radio Networks reporter and CNN contributor April Ryan tweeted a different story. “Okay the White House still contends Omarosa signed a resignation letter,” said Ryan. “But Gen Kelly Kicked her out with high drama with the Minister offering vulgarities and curse words as she was escorted out of the building and off campus.” The Wall Street Journal reported she was “physically dragged and escorted off campus.” But New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted that a White House source said Manigault Newman will be on staff as she finishes up her work, and “that person disputes that she was escorted out.”
 
Digital measurement has been a hot topic, and Media Rating Council executive director and CEO George Ivie is at the forefront of the discussion. As it assesses the implications of emerging measurement practices, the MRC has been working with the 4As, the ANA and the IAB to adopt new industry standards. So, how’re they doing? Ivie will be at the Yale Club tomorrow, Friday, December 15, for a presentation to the Market Research Club – and he has plenty to share. “2018 may turn out to be one of the most momentous years in recent history as relates to digital measurement,” Ivie tells Cynopsis. “In addition to advancement of the Media Rating Council recently released digital audience based measurement standards, we will see the introduction of cross-platform measurement standards from MRC and the audits of several of the large digital platforms, Google, Facebook and Twitter so far. I will provide an overview of the changes in motion.” To reserve a spot, go to [email protected].
 
A new TiVo survey shows the pace of customers cutting the cable cord is slowing. “The number of those cutting cable within the preceding year has been trending upward with an increase of nearly 3 percentage points y/y; however this quarter’s survey results mark the first quarter since Q3 2016 to see a slight decrease,” says the report. When asked if they planned to change pay TV providers in the next 6 months, 5.4% of respondents said they planned to cut their pay TV service, 7.7% planned to change providers, 5.8% intended to switch to an online service or app, and 27.5% said … “maybe.”
 
Comedy Central acquired all 9 seasons of The Office from NBCUniversal, and will launch the Dundler Mifflin crew with an all-day marathon on Monday, January 15. Select episodes will be available to stream on cc.com and the CC app.
 
USA renewed Mr. Robot for season 4. Series creator Sam Esmail shared the good news in Instagram yesterday, saying, “Calm down, everyone. #MrRobot season_4.0 writers’ room is officially open for business.”
 
ABC tops the list of broadcast networks when it comes to employing Asian-Americans on primetime network TV, scoring an overall grade of “B” from the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition. CBS received a B-, NBC a C+, and Fox an incomplete, for lack of data. “This past season and the current 2017-2018 season are setting new standards for representation, although there were many missed opportunities for inclusion,” said APAMC chairman Daniel Mayeda. “We look forward to working with the networks to continue to elevate the presence of Asians and Pacific Islanders in all categories, with a particular emphasis on shows on which we are able to tell our own stories by having leading roles.”
 
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CBS News and GZERO Media, a subsidiary of Eurasia Group, have formed a strategic partnership for coverage of international affairs and global finance. “We need more light, less heat in our understanding of an increasingly uncertain and dangerous global environment,” said Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group.
 
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
 
Paramount Network and mitu, the digital brand for Latino millennials, are teaming to develop a sketch comedy series, Browntown.  Mitu co-founders Doug Greiff and Beatriz Acevedo will exec produce the series, based on a format Greiff created featuring a multicultural cast of emerging comics, improv actors, influencers and celebrity cameos.
 
 
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
 
Season 3 of Animal Planet’s The Vet Life bows Saturday, January 13 at 10p. The premiere follows the Cy-Fair Animal Hospital reopening after Hurricane Harvey.
 
Cody Harris and Chris “Booger” Brown are back in the saddle for season 2 of INSP reality show The Cowboy Way: Alabama, launching Thursday, January 4 at 8p. And this time around, their wives are along for the ride.
 
NFL Football Fanatic kicks off with back-to-back episodes on USA Network Monday, January 1 at 11p. Eight-parter follows Scottish-born Darren McMullen as he crosses the country delving into the culture of the NFL fan.
 
Vibrant TV renewed World of Freesports with German producer/distributor quattro media. Series offers action sports like surfing, snowboarding, climbing and kayaking.
 
Cartoon Network will start the new year with the series premiere of Unikitty! on Monday, January 1 at 6a; 6 episodes will rotate throughout the day. New episodes then air Fridays at 6:30p, after premiere episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball and We Bare Bears at 6p.
 
 
COMING UP
 
ID’s Murder Is Forever, a 6-part true crime series based on upcoming paperbacks from best-selling author James Patterson, makes its debut Monday, January 22 at 10p. “My goal for both the books and television show was to create a groundbreaking series that shatters the true crime mold and attracts the widest possible audience,” said Patterson. “These stories won’t disappoint readers or viewers – and they’ll be shocked that they actually happened.” Henry Schleiff, group president of ID, AHC and Destination America, said readers and viewers “will no doubt agree that truth is stranger than fiction.”
 
Lip Sync Battle is going live on Thursday, January 18 at 9p, for a one-hour special event celebrating some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. Show will air on Paramount Network (by then formerly Spike TV).
 
In a time of heightened issues-driven discourse across social media, ATTN: has risen as hub for relevant, engaging, content aimed at millennial and younger audiences. Co-founder Matthew Segal talks strategy – and TV – in the new Cynsiders.
 
Turner Sports is expanding its presence at CES 2018, with live events including 4-day showcase CES Sports Zone Presented by Turner Sports, featuring sports-themed immersive experiences from Tuesday, January to Friday, January 12.
 
Romantic adventure film The Rendezvous, starring Stana Katic (Castle) and Raza Jaffrey (Homeland) makes its TV debut on Showtime Saturday, December 16 at 9p.
 
The series finale of Nat Geo’s The Long Road Home airs Tuesday, December 19 at 10p, followed by a companion documentary spotlighting Jorge Diaz, who plays Spc. Israel Garza in the event series based on the Martha Raddatz best-seller. The Long Road Home relives a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ambushed in Baghdad on what came to be known as “Black Sunday.”
 
Red Nose Day is returning to NBC with a special night of programming on Thursday, May 24, with partners Walgreens, M&M’s and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation onboard. Since its launch in 2015, Red Nose Day in the U.S. has raised over $100 million to help children in need.
 
ABC’s Designated Survivor makes its midseason 2 return on Wednesday, February 28 at 10p. Winter finale aired last night.
 
 
DIGITAL DATA
 
Free streaming TV and movie network Tubi announced the launch of a TV personalization engine  that uses AI technology to program and personalize on-demand content. It’s the only free streaming service with that capability.
 
Redbox has launched a new VOD service called Redbox On Demand. The service features over 6,000 TV shows and movies; titles are available through through VOD rental or electronic sell-through. Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and Paramount are all supplying titles.
 
 
ADVERTISING & BRANDS
 
In addition to that splashy The Greatest Showman live spot, viewers won’t have to look hard to find advertiser Old Navy during the telecast of Fox’s A Christmas Story Live! on Sunday. The retailer’s 4 minutes of ad time will include several 30-second spots, and 6-second ads featuring the Live! cast; 2 spots will appear in the telecast, reports Adweek. “We want to be part of our customers’ traditions and I love how this live viewing experience brings families together to share in a cultural moment,” Old Navy CMO Jamie Gersch told Adweek.
 
Charter Communications and Comcast Cable reached a preliminary agreement to form a new Interconnect in the New York market that will provide marketers, agencies and advertisers with an enhanced way to reach over 6.2 million households across TV and digital platforms. Expected to launch in early 2Q18, the new Interconnect will provide advertising clients with access to households served by Altice USA, Charter Communications and Comcast as well as other MVPDs serving the New York DMA. It will also manage all DMA-wide, non-local advertising sales on both News 12 Networks and Spectrum News NY1.
 
Audience measurement solutions provider IRI and Limbik, builder of the first open data studio for short-form video, are partnering to provide IRI customers an “expanded and more holistic view of consumer viewing behavior and preferences.” As part of the partnership, IRI ProScores data set will be incorporated into Limbik’s data infrastructure, to offer Limbik clients access to content recommendations and analysis based on consumer behavior.
 
 
CASTING
 
Colton Haynes will reprise his role on CW’s Arrow as Roy Harper for a short arc… Abby Miller (The Sinners) will recur and Bruce Davison (The Fosters) guest star on season 2 of Bravo’s Imposters….SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris (Beverly Hills, 90210) will guest on CBS NCIS as the mother of a high school student who witnessed a crime….Jon Fletcher (Genius) landed a recurring role on NBC’s upcoming thriller Reverie.
 
 
GOING GLOBAL
 
Cake and Wind Dancer Films are launching season 2 of pre-school series Ready Jet Go! internationally, with new broadcast partnerships with BT and Virgin Media (UK), Fox/Nat Geo Kids (Latin America) and WeKids (Asia), among others. The new season premiered Stateside on PBS Kids in August.
 
Genius International announced the global premiere of Netflix animated series Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, on January 26. Episodes have been produced in 20 different languages.
 
 
DISTRIBUTION & CARRIAGE
 
Hallmark Drama has launched on Dish, joining Crown Media Family Networks sibs Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The network is available on channel 186 to subscribers of the America’s Top 200 and above programming packages, as well as its Heartland package.
 
Fusion will soon see its footprint expanded, including major markets like NYC and LA. In early 2018, the cable net will become available to all Spectrum customers, now including households that previously received cable service from Time Warner or Bright House.
 
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RATINGS
 
Megyn Kelly’s 9a hour of Today on Monday had its fourth-best rated day since premiering in June, despite a pre-emption in New York for the subway bombing. Kelly’s show featured 3 of the women who have accused President Trump of sexual harassment or assault.
 
National TV news keeps growing, up 5% in Nielsen Live+SD viewing among total viewers versus year-ago. According to Pivotal Research Group, the boost is driven by cable’s Fox News, MSNBC and CNN, which account for 15% of the rise. The big three broadcast nets are down 8% – pretty impressive considering 2016 was a (very news-worthy) election year.
 
Among cable news nets, Fox News averaged 2.4 million viewers in primetime and 1.5 million in total day, earning its highest-rated year in network history on a 24-hour basis in total viewers, topping the field in primetime in viewers and A25-54.
 
Fox Business Network delivered its highest-rated year since launch, up 27% in Business Day total viewers (to 195,000) and 14% among A25-54 (25,000), versus 2016.
 
Soon-to-be Alabama Senator Doug Jones wasn’t the only big winner Tuesday night. CNN delivered 1.15 million viewers among A25-54 from 8-10p, versus 809,000 for Fox News and 808,000 for MSNBC. In total viewers Fox News was on top, drawing 3.55 million viewers opposite MSNBC (3.15 million) and CNN (2.76 million).
 
Sweet news for Food Network: The net’s Holiday Baking Championship posted a .8 A25-54 rating on Monday night, while its Candy Cane Sugar House video generated another 980,000 views on Monday, for a total of 5.7 million views.
 
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of November 20, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
HALL 3559/HALL 1657
ESPN 3226/FOXN 1200
FOXN 1784/NICK 1194
USA 1540/ESPN 1131
AMC 1462/TOON 856
HGTV 1415/ADSM* 818
DISC 1343/HGTV 794
MSNBC 1316/ID 787
HIST 1266/MSNBC 774
TBSC 1247/DSNY 757
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,400,000 homes. *  + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
 
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of November 20, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 1368/ESPN 517
HALL 843/ADSM* 495
AMC 705/HALL 439
USA 627/NICK 348
FRFM 600/NAN* 336
TBSC 554/FRFM 308
ADSM 507/TOON 282
DISC 439/ID 266
HIST 417/TBSC 253
A&E 416/USA 246
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,400,000 homes. *  + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
 
Top-Rated Cable Shows among 18-48 for the week of November 20, 2017 (000)
The Walking Dead (AMC) 7366
Falcons/Seahawks (ESPN) 4576
Talking Dead (AMC) 2120
Gold Rush (DISC) 1771
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (BRAV) 1732
Love & Hip Hop New York (VH1) 1729
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1694
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1674
Clemson/South Carolina (ESPN) 1632
The Real Housewives of Orange County (BRAV) 1582
 
Top 10 Shows based on Shareablee’s Video Power Index for the week of December 4, 2017
Show: VIP,Video Actions,Video Views,Total Actions
Riverdale (CW): 1064, 2.1M, 1.4M, 4.2M
Supernatural (CW): 506, 238K, 894K, 381K
The Flash (CW): 456, 571K, 2.0M, 1.1M
The Walking Dead (AMC): 452, 495K, 5.1M, 1.9M
Vikings (History): 431, 383K, 6.9M, 837K
Arrow (CW): 228, 226K, 2.0M, 307K
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO): 200, 136K, 302K, 469K
Outlander (Starz): 195, 122K, 2.5M, 546K
The Simpsons (FXX): 166, 104K, 3.9M, 155K
Lucifer (Fox): 161, 118K, 478K, 344K
Shareablee’s VPI combines viewing, consumer interactions and audience scale across all active platforms and includes video performance of primetime TV shows.
 
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions): Tuesday, December 12, 2017 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 10.55 million
NCIS 8.33, SEAL Team 6.05, Bull 4.69
NBC: 7.72
The Voice 9.77, Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas 7.19, Chicago Med 6.20
ABC: 3.61 million
The Middle 5.68, Fresh Off the Boat 3.91, black-ish 4.29, The Mayor 2.81, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World 2.49
FOX: 3.35 million
Lethal Weapon 4.08, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.81
UNIVISION: 1.00 million
Rey David 1.07, Mi Marido Tien e Familia 1.09, Cesar en Tentacion .83
TELEMUNDO: .77 million
Milagros de Navidad .75, Sangre de me Tierra .69, Senora Acero 4 .88
CW: .91 million
Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 1.04, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show .77

Tuesday A18-49 Rating: NBC1.4/5, CBS 1.2/5, ABC .9/3, FOX .9/3, TELE .5/2, UNI .4/2, CW .2/1
 
 
EXECUTIVE MOVES
 
Turner announced new roles in the Turner Content Distribution division. Lesley Wainwright has been named Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, joining the division from the corporate legal department where she served as Assistant General Counsel. Additionally, Melissa Diaz and Darryl Gausten have each been promoted to Vice President of Content Distribution Forecasting and Planning, up from Senior Directors of Distribution Planning and Strategy. 
 
Marketing agency Mob Scene made 2 big promotions: Jason Groff was elevated to President, and Mitchell Rubinstein was upped to Chief Operating Office. Groff had been EVP of Operations, and Rubinstein was SVP of Creative Content.
 


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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY DECEMBER 14
ABC: Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Disney Prep & Landing, The Great American Baking Show
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, Mom, Life in Pieces, S.W.A.T.
CW: iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, Whose Life Is it Anyway?
FOX: Showtime at the Apollo, Taraji’s White Hot Holidays
NBC: Football Night In Philadelphia, NFL Football
PBS: This Old House Hour [r], A Chef’s Life Holiday Special [r], Antiques Roadshow [r]
Telemundo: Milagros de Navidad, Sangre de me Tierra, Senora Acero 4
Univision: Rey David, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Caer en Tentacion

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Cynopsis 12/11/24: Matt Gaetz lands at far-right OAN

Matt Gaetz lands at far-right OAN

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA Great American Family Breaks into Top 25 in Just Three Years Great American Family’s rapid growth is fueled by the success of Great American Christmas, making us one of only 11 networks to see a rise in viewership this November. Welcome Home to the most authentic Christmas celebration […]

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