Cynopsis 06/17/24: Charles Barkley announces exit

Monday June 17, 2024

Today’s Premieres
BBC America: My Life Is Murder at 9p
Hulu: Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown; Mission: Yozakura Family
Magnolia: Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy at 9p
PBS: The Great American Recipe at 9p

IN THE NEWS

Amid uncertainty about who will carry NBA games after next season, Charles Barkley announced that he is retiring. “I talked to all the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT,” said the Emmy-winning Basketball Hall of Famer, who has spent 25 years at TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” on Friday. “I have made the decision that no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television,”

There will be no interruptions during CNN’s June 27 presidential candidate debate – when the allotted time for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has run out, their mics will be muted. There will be two commercial breaks during the debate, during which candidates will be prohibited from consulting with campaign staff.

Peacock’s “The Traitors” was the big winner at the 6th Critic Choice Real TV Awards, taking home four, including Best Competition Series, Male Star of the Year (Alan Cummings), Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series and Best Show Host. Among other winners were “Top Chef” for Best Culinary Show, “We’re Here” for Best Structured Series, “Planet Earth III” for Best Animal/Nature Show, “The Voice” for Best Competition: Talent/Variety Show, and “The Golden Bachelor” (Best Relationship Show).

Why was Apple TV+’s “The Problem with Jon Stewart” canceled after two seasons? “The deal is I get to do what I want until it’s going to hurt their beer sales or whatever it is they want to sell,” said Stewart on “The Town” podcast. “And that’s the deal we all make.” Stewart added he “knew we were in trouble” after he did an interview with economist Larry Summers, who asked him if he thought Apple was “somehow gouging, or doing something wrong.” Stewart’s response of “Yes, of course!” drew a reaction from Apple executives that caused him to realize, “We’re trying to make the best most insightful execution of the intention that we can make, but they’re protecting a different agenda.” But Stewart doesn’t blame Apple. “Nobody is owed a platform,” he noted. “And when you’re in somebody’s house and they want you to take your shoes off, you take your f–king shoes off or you go to somebody else’s house.”

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

NBC ordered five more episodes of “St. Denis Medical,” for a total of 18. The mockumentary from Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin (“Superstore”) will premiere this fall, airing Tuesdays at 8p.

New series currently in production at Adult Swim include “Get Jiro,” based on the DC/Certigo graphic novels by writers Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose, and “Super Mutant Magic Academy,” from J.G. Quintel (“Regular Show”) and Jillian Tamaki. Set for season three is “My Adventures with Superman.”

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

Firsthand accounts from inside natural disasters are revealed in the new series, “In the Eye of the Storm.” The show premieres Sunday, July 14 at 10pon Discovery Channel, right after the net’s Shark Week “ keeping audiences engaged with incredible accounts of near-death experiences caused by nature’s greatest forces,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks.

“Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing,” Discovery Channel’s #1 series in 2023, is back Sunday, July 14 at 8p. Fourteen “Naked and Afraid” all-stars test their survival skills in the African bush for 45 days.

RETAIL MEDIA

GroupM announced a strategic partnership with Incremental, provider of retail media solutions. The deal incorporates Incremental’s retail media forecasting, planning, and measurement capabilities into Open Media Studio, the media delivery platform built by Choreograph and available to GroupM teams as part of WPP Open. GroupM clients will have access to AI-driven planning, optimization, and analytics intelligence. “Planning and measuring retail media comes with more complexity than other digital channels,” said Samantha Bukowski, Global Head of Commerce at GroupM. “By bringing Incremental’s best-in-class retail media capabilities into Open Media Studio, our clients can maximize their retail investments with consistent measurement methodologies, rooted in true incrementality.”

Retail media will be a hot topic at the Big TV Summit on September 18 – to learn more, go here.

COMING UP

Michael Keaton film “Knox Goes Away” makes its streaming debut on Max on Friday, June 26, followed by its linear launch on HBO on Saturday, July 27 at 8p. Keaton directs and stars as a hit man attempting to make amends before his recently discovered dementia takes over.

TECH

In-game advertising platform Anzu and dentsu have partnered to bring advanced gaming strategies to dentsu clients, including advanced data integrations, highly customized gaming audiences, and better targeting and decision-making during the campaign planning and execution stages. “With a focus on enhancing the quality of creative, integrating data & measurement, and scaling commerce in games, we are excited to offer this new strategic approach to our clients,” said Brent Koning, Global Executive Vice President of dentsu gaming. “The reality is that in-game solutions need to benefit the advertiser, publisher, and most importantly, the player. Together, we will work with Anzu to set standards for advertising in gaming that are authentic and respectful to the players and the gaming community while improving the ease to market and onboarding for our current and future clients.”

SPORTS REPORT

Harlem Globetrotters stars “Hot Shot” Swanson and “Jet” Rivers join author and food activist Marcus Samuelsson in the newest episode of the YES App original series “Home Plate: New York” premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 11a. The installment features Samuelsson, Swanson and Rivers visiting Sylvia’s, the iconic soul food restaurant in Harlem.

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RATINGS

Thursday’s Stanley Cup Final Game 3 on ABC and ESPN platforms averaged 3.4 million total US viewers, up 25% versus last year’s comparable game.

The second annual “Billboard Latin Women in Music” (Mujeres Latinas en la Música) special on Telemundo delivered 61 million engagements across television, digital, Peacock and social, marking a +541% increase over last year. The show garnered a total of 109.6 million video minutes watched, a +20% increase.

The first two episodes of Bounce TV series “Mind Your Business” reached more than 2 million households over the course of premiere weekend telecasts, an all-time high for a Bounce original series. The series debuted Saturday, June 1, and its initial airing included special presentations on Bounce’s sister network ION and local owned & operated Scripps networks.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

VideoAmp has promoted Sharon Lee to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Claudia-Celine Schachter to Executive Vice President of Finance and People, and appointed Melva Goffney Benoit to Vice President of Content Sports and Sales.

Libby Geist has been elevated to President and Aaron Cohen to Chief Creative Officer at documentary production company Words + Pictures.

This Day in History
1994 – O.J. Simpson was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
On “Veep” (2012-19), when Janet Ryland conducts an interview with the Second Family at their residence, why is Catherine upset about the lunch her mother serves? It’s chicken, and Catherine is a vegetarian. Kudos to: Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA

Today’s Trivia Question
What was Saul Goodman’s original name on “Better Call Saul” (2015-22)? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.)

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MONDAY JUNE 17
ABC: NBA Countdown; NBA Finals
CBS: The Neighborhood, The Neighborhood, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i
CW: All American, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
FOX: Name That Tune, The 1% Club
NBC: US Olympic Trials, Weakest Link
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, The Great American Recipe [p], Antiques Roadshow
Telemundo: Top Chef VIP, El Senor de Los Cielos
Univision: Golpe de Suerte, El Amor No Tiene Receta

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