A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM ION TELEVISION
CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH ALL-NEW HOLIDAY MOVIES AND RETURNING FAVORITES, INCLUDING:
A HUSBAND FOR CHRISTMAS – SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 5/4c PM
A CHRISTMAS IN VERMONT – SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 7/6c PM
A GOLDEN CHRISTMAS – SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 9/8c PM
A GOLDEN CHRISTMAS 2 – SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 11/10c PM
CYNOPSIS
12.23.16
Good morning. It’s Friday December 23, 2016 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Happy Holidays! We are not publishing from December 26-January 2. Your next Cynopsis newsletter will arrive bright and early on Tuesday, January 3.
Friday’s Premiere:
TLC: Alaska Haunting: Dead of Winter at 10p
Friday’s Finales:
CW: Terry Crews Saves Christmas at 9p
Food Network: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives at 9p
Sunday’s Premiere:
A&E: Hoarders Overload at 10p
Sunday’s Finale:
Food Network: Guy’s Grocery Games at 8p
Monday, December 26 Premieres:
PBS: Independent Lens at 9p
truTV: Greatest Ever at 10:30p
Tuesday, December 27 Finales:
American Heroes Channel: Hitler at 10p
PBS: American Masters at 8p
Wednesday, December 28 Premieres:
LMN:My Crazy Ex at 9p, My Crazy Sex at 10p
Wednesday, December 28 Finale:
Great American Country:Big Time RV at 9p
Thursday, December 29 Premiere:
Lifetime: Tiny House Nation: Family Edition at 10p
TLC: Too Fat to Transition at 9p
Thursday, December 29 Finales:
Bravo: Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles at 9p
ID: Evil Kin at 9p
Pop: IMPACT Wrestling at 8p
Friday, December 30 Premiere:
A&E:The First 48: Most Shocking Twists at 9p
Friday, December 30 Finales:
Bravo: Married to Medicine at 10p
History: Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End at 9p
ID: Truth Is Stranger Than Florida at 10p
Sunday, January 1 Premieres:
ABC: To Tell the Truth at 9p
CBS: Ransom at 8:30p
Food Network: Guy’s Grocery Games: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Tournament at 8p, Worst Cooks in America at 9p
Fox: The Mick at 8p
HGTV: Caribbean Life at 9p
ID: Evil Lives Here at 10p
Nat Geo Wild: Safari Live at 10p
PBS: Sherlock on Masterpiece at 9p
Travel: Xtreme Waterparks at 9p, Top Secret Swimming Holes at 10p
Sunday, January 1 Finale:
Food Network: Brunch @ Bobby’s at 12:30p
Monday, January 2 Premieres:
ABC: The Bachelor at 8p
Food Network: Kids Baking Championship at 8p
Freeform: Shadowhunters at 8p, Beyond at 9p
HGTV: Love It or List It at 9p
MTV: Teen Mom 2 at 9p
NBC: The New Celebrity Apprentice at 8p
Nick: Paradise Run at 7p
PBS: Antiques Roadshow at 8p
TV One: Fatal Attraction at 8p, For My Man at 10p
Newly anointed Viacom CEO Bob Bakish will take the reins at MTV, Comedy Central and Spike TV upon the January 12 exit of Music and Entertainment Group President Doug Herzog. Chris McCarthy, who oversees MTV, VH1 and Logo, Comedy Central head Kent Alterman and Spike TV president Kevin Kay will now report directly to Bakish. Herzog announced on Wednesday his intention to step down after 25 years at the company, saying in an internal memo, “It was a helluva run, and I would wish it on anyone. I loved every minute of it.”
A&E canceled docu-series Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Exposing Hate in America after learning third-party payments were made to some participants to facilitate access, in violation of the network’s policies for a documentary: “We had previously provided assurances to the public and our core partners…that no payment was made to hate group members and we believed that to be the case at the time.” The day before, amid controversy, A&E had changed the name of the doc from Generation KKK.
The number of scripted TV series just keeps growing. FX Networks Research estimates 455 aired this year on broadcast, up 8 percent over last year’s 421, and 71 percent more than the 266 in 2011. The number of broadcast, premium cable and basic cable shows dropped, but the dip was more than made up for by a jump from 46 to 93 shows on streaming services.
Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO of A+E Networks, will deliver the opening keynote at NATPE Miami next month, while Viacom CEO Bob Backish will headline the NATPE Platforms track. Bob Saget (Full House) has been tapped to host the Reality Breakthrough Awards. The marketplace takes place January 17-19.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republican Party communications chief Sean Spicer will be White House press secretary. Hope Hicks was named director of strategic communications, Jason Miller landed the job of director of communications and Dan Scavino will be director of social media. “Sean, Hope, Jason and Dan have been key members of my team during the campaign and transition.I am excited they will be leading the team that will communicate my agenda that will Make America Great Again,” Trump said in a statement. Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who had turned down the role of press secretary, will serve as counselor in the White House.
Alan Thicke died of a ruptured aorta and “standard type A aortic dissection,” according to a death certificate obtained by People. The Growing Pains star, 69, had complained of chest pain while playing hockey with his son Carter, and died shortly after being taken to the hospital on December 13.
Madeline Di Nonno has been named the new Board Chair of the Television Academy Foundation. Di Nonno, CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, succeeds Robert Cook.
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek paid tribute to a contestant who died of cancer at age 41 after taping a winning streak that earned her $105,803. “For the past six Jeopardy! programs, you folks have been getting to know the talented champion, Cindy Stowell,” said Trebek on Wednesday. “Appearing on the show was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition for that lady. What you did not know is that when we taped these programs with her a few weeks ago, she was suffering from Stage IV cancer and sadly, on Dec. 5, Cindy Stowell passed away. So from all of us here at Jeopardy!, our sincere condolences to her family and her friends.” Stowell had said she planned to donate her winnings to cancer research.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Cynopsis Top Women in Digital
Honoring those who excel in digital content, marketing, advertising, social media, and online content.
Deadline: January 10, 2017 at 11:59pm!
Visit our website for additional information on:
Who Should Enter, How to Enter, Eligibility Period, Categories, Deadlines, Sponsorship Opportunities, Contact Information and FAQ’s.
NBC is developing a workplace comedy from Ed Helms’ Pacific Electric Picture Company starring Anjelah Johnson (MadTV). We the People centers on an LA case officer who helps people gain their citizenship.
The show will go on – at least for now – on Univision. An LA Superior Court judge rejected a proposed injunction from the estate of Jenni Rivera aimed at halting a series, Su verdadero nombre era Dolores (Her Real Name Was Dolores), based on the late superstar’s life. The complaint against Rivera’s former manager, Pete Salgado, and several production companies (but not Univision) claims Salgado broke a non-disclosure agreement he signed in 2013. Rivera died in a plane crash in 2012.
Smithsonian Channel is ready to make your skin crawl with Crazy Monster, premiering Wednesday, January 4 at 8p. First topic: Spiders.
Teen Mom 2 is back on MTV Monday, January 2 at 9p, followed by the returns of Teen Wolf and Sweet/Vicious on Tuesday, January 3 at 9p after a holiday hiatus.
getTV pays tribute to the late David Bowie with a broadcast of his 1975 appearance on Cher, Monday, January 9 at 10p. The rock icon passed away January 10 of this year. A month-long Cher streak also features Muhammad Ali and Carol Burnett.
MTV Live will air a tribute to artists who passed this year, beginning Monday, December and continuing throughout the week.
Bounce TV acquired the Trumpet Awards, an annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions. The network will own, produce and premiere the event annually, as well as syndicate it to television stations nationally and internationally. The 25th Anniversary Trumpet Awards will air Sunday, January 29 at 9p, following a black-tie ceremony in Atlanta on January 21.
Canal 22 Mexico’s holiday programming begins tonight at 8p, with Luciano Pavarotti performing Christmas songs, accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
Playing catch-up: All 10 episodes of NBC’s This Is Us will air on sister net USA. The binge opportunity starts Saturday, January 7 at 1p with the pilot episode airing simultaneously on NBCUni’s USA, Bravo and E!, with episodes continuing on USA through 11p.
Upfront revenues for November were up 9 percent versus November 2015, according to Standard Media Index. Broadcast had a 5 percent lift, while cable rose 13 percent. November scatter revenue went in a different direction, down 29 percent for broadcast and 8 percent for cable.
A+E Networks is going big in South Korea. The company is expanding its footprint in the country via a partnership with entertainment media company, IHQ Inc., in which it will acquire a strategic stake. A+E will also purchase two local channels, FoodTV and TVIS, which will be widely distributed across a range platforms to an audience that includes more than 20 million homes.
Factual content production and distribution company Barcroft Media has signed content agreements that will see the company’s short form content distributed to news audiences in China, Africa and Canada. Barcroft videos will launch on Weibo, China’s largest social media platform and Toronto-based Rumble.com, while MobiMedia/RealTime Images will distribute Barcroft content to local African partners including MTN, Vodafone, Huawei and Safaricom.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Start the year off right by inviting the stars on your team to attend our new offering – the CYNOPSIS RATINGS MASTER CLASS on January 25 at the YCNY.
This intensive day will cover everything you need to know about cross-platform ratings, social TV data, advanced targeting, and more. It will get you and your colleagues on the right track to tackle all the opportunities and challenges 2017 will bring us. Check out the agenda and register by Jan 6 for the advance rate.
CLICK FOR SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION.
CBS’s Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley delivered 6.33 million viewers, up 15 percent versus the same Sunday last year, and was the show’s best audience delivery since April. Pauley took over from Charles Osgood in September.
CBS’s Undercover Boss was back for its eighth season Wednesday with 5.9 million viewers and a 1.1 rating among A18-49, leading in the demo and even with Code Black in audience, but down from its 6.4 million/1.2 season 7 average.
Live + Same Day Viewers (millions): Wednesday, December 21, 2016 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
CBS: 5.75 million
Undercover Boss 5.90, Undercover Boss 5.37, Code Black 5.98
ABC: 3.27 million
The Goldbergs 4.0, American Housewife 3.3, Modern Family 3.94, The Real O’Neals 2.94, Game Changers with Robin Roberts 2.71
NBC: 3.24 million
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 2.94, Law & Order: SVU 3.30, Chicago PD 3.47
FOX: 3.21 million
Lethal Weapon 3.8, Star 2.63
UNIVISION: 1.87 million
Despartar Contigo 1.51, Vino el Amor 2.05, Color de la Paison 2.06
TELE: 1.51 million
Silvana Sin Lana 1.33, La Dona .1.37, El Chema 1.82
CW: 700,000
Terry Crews Saves Christmas .77, Arrow .63
Monday A19-49: CBS 1.0/4, ABC .8/3, NBC .7/3, FOX .7/3, ELE .6/2, UNI .6/2, CW .2/1
Valerie Fairman, who appeared during season 2 of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant in 2010, died December 21 at age 23. Her death is under investigation.
Friday Fun Fact: “Jingle Bells” was originally written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
This Day in History: 1993 – Tom Hanks starred in the first major Hollywood movie to focus on AIDS, Philadelphia.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What future box office star guested on Scrubs (2001-2010) as JD and Turk’s college friend? Ryan Reynolds. Kudos to: Chaw Choo-AMC Networks/NYC, Larry Smith-Scripps Networks Interactive/Knoxville, TN, Marion Z Murphy-GroupM Direct/NYC, Wendy Stone-Gold Channel-Orlando, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank.
Today’s Trivia Question: Which series had a Christmas episode centered on a trip to the mountains to cut down a tree, that ended with the family taking refuge in a mountain lodge? (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.).
TV Drama Anagram: Wireless Cannon (Email [email protected]; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia – will be posted along with the answer on www.Cynopsis.com.)
Keep Watching & Reading,
Lynn Leahey: Editorial Director @Lynn_Leahey
12.23.16
Roberta Caploe: Publisher @robertacaploe
Diane K Schwartz: Senior Vice President, Media Communications Group
Cynopsis Ad Sales: Mike Farina | VP, Sales | 203-218-6480
Cynopsis Job Listings Sales: Trish Pihonak | Director of Operations | 203-899-8459
CYNOPSISJOBS – To view our full job listing online, please visit our webpage: cynopsis.com/classifieds/
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED MARKETING & SALES/PAC-12/SF: Engages w/advertisers & their associated agencies to sell advertising in a multimedia capacity: TV, Digital & Conference Championship Sponsorships. For full posting/apply: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=ooIu4fwo&s=Cynopsis (1/7)
JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/PAC-12/SF: Engage w/advertisers & their associated agencies to sell advertising in a multimedia capacity: TV, Digital & Conference Championship Sponsorships. For full posting/apply: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=omFu4fwj&s=Cynopsis (1/7)
JOB OPENING: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR/Lucky 8 TV/LA: Create orig ideas/formats to pitch internally to the team for further dvlpmnt. Assist w/ grid mngmnt & tracking pitch status & internal movement of projects as well as support, as directed daily mngmnt of dvlpmnt projects. Resume HERE [email protected] (1/7)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, AD SALES PRICING & PLANNING/Bounce TV/Katz Broadcasting/NYC: Manages sales planning & maximizes inventory across all nets. Dev sales proposals & planning rates; approve dist. ADU schedules; manage sales planning team. 5+ yrs exp at TV ntwk.(12/24) Resume + Cov Let: [email protected] (1/7)
JOB OPENING: DIR DIGITAL DESIGN/FX Networks/LA: oversees FX Networks visual branding across all digital platforms & leads design strategy for visual, user experience & interaction design as it applies to all digital marketing tactics/initiatives. Full info/apply here: http://bit.ly/2gMvNEm (1/7)
JOB OPENING: MANAGING EDITOR/NBCU/NYC: We are looking for an exceptional journalist who is highly motivated to lead the daily editorial mission of NBC News Digital. Full info/apply HERE (1/7)
JOB OPENING: SENIOR EDITOR, WELLNESS/NBC NEWS DIGITAL/NYC: NBC News Digital is seeking an editor that understands this mix, someone who can drive our coverage of wellness, personal finance, family, career, etc. Full info/apply HERE (1/7)
JOB OPENING: SCI/TECH VIDEO PRODUCER/NBCNEWS.COM/NYC: NBCNews.com, the digital arm of NBC News, is looking for a highly skilled video producer to produce smart, stylish videos for our digital, mobile and social platforms. Full info/apply HERE (1/7)
JOB OPENING: SENIOR PRODUCER/MSNBC/NYC: MSNBC is seeking a Senior Producer, MSNBC Dayside who is responsible for creating, producing and supervising programming for MSNBC. Full info/apply HERE (1/7)
JOB OPENING: SR MGR DIGITAL AD SALES OPERATIONS/AT&T/NYC: Mng operationalizing advanced digital, & cross-screen targeted ad product opps from initiation thru delivery & be resp for matching digital ad sales bus. needs w/internal & 3rd Party ad insertion, measurement, & reporting capabilities. Full info/apply HERE (1/6)
JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST/ANALYST, TV ANALYTICS/Nickelodeon/NYC: Resp for handling daily req’s & maintaining daily, wkly, monthly & quarterly performance reports across all Kids & Family group channels incl Nickelodeon. Min 2 yrs exp TV ratings rsrch. Comprehensive exp w/Nielsen systems. Full info/apply HERE (1/6)
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 2016
ABC: Last Man Standing [r], Dr. Ken [r], Shark Tank [r], 20/20 [r]
CBS: A Home for the Holidays, Hawaii Five-0 [r], Blue Bloods [r]
CW: Terry Crews Saves Christmas, Terry Crews Saves Christmas [f]
FOX: Taraji’s White Hot Holidays [r], Sleepy Hollow [r]
NBC: Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, How Murray Saved Christmas, Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love [r]
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose, Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Telemundo: The Last Stand, La Dona, El Chema
Univision: Despertar Contigo, Vino el Amor, El Color de la Pasion
To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here.
%%PLUGIN_Unsubscribe: 2193667-unsub-generic%%
Copyright Cynopsis 2016
All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2016
