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03.25.13
Good morning. It’s Monday March 25, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
NBC: The Voice at 8p
PBS: 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School at 9p
TV One: Deceived at 9p
The Weather Channel: Loaded at 9p
Tonight’s Finales:
Bravo: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills at 8p
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National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD continue their walk on the wild side as they power into Upfront season with returning favorites, new series, specials and daring events. “National Geographic always has been synonymous with exploration and epic, natural history documentaries. Nat Geo WILD takes this notion further, by presenting original programming that captures the fun and uplifting spirit of the brand,” said NGC President Howard T. Owens. “We’re producing series and specials that will inspire viewers to push the limits, get real and just have a good time.”
“Nat Geo is authentic entertainment,” said David Lyle, CEO of National Geographic Channels US and Global Programming, to Cynopsis. “We want to be popular, but still have substance, emotion, and fun.” Here are some highlights of what the two networks have coming up:
- Jobs That Bite!, a new show hosted by Jeremy Brandt, explores the unsung heroes who take on the challenge of working with all things that slither, grunt, growl and bite.
- Following Leader of the Pack, which was filmed entirely in Europe, Cesar Millan returns home to launch an as yet untitled series. This time he’ll help troubled dogs find new homes.
- The new series Die Trying features men and women pushing the limits of adventure, endurance and possibility — all in the name of science.
- The Legend of Mick Dodge, a new show to appeal to aspiring survivalists, focuses on the quirky title character whose unique brand of Zen comes from living by his own code — off the land and off the grid.
- The network also has issued second season renewals to two shows: Brain Games, which debuts in April, is an interactive series exploring the mind’s mad skills hosted by Jason Silva. Ultimate Survival Alaska, which debuts in May, is an extreme adventure series.
- Two pilots are on the slate: Building Wild, an extreme do-it-yourself-type series that helps the wilderness-obsessed build retreats in America’s last frontiers, and Showdown of the Unbeatables, the ultimate battle of cutting-edge inventors.
- Events and specials include Killing Kennedy, the follow-up to Killing Lincoln that chronicles the events leading up to one of the most shocking assassinations of the 20th century, and Kingdom of the Apes, which reveals the secrets of chimpanzees and gorillas living deep in the jungles of Africa.
Lionsgate is apparently close to a deal to sell about 50 percent of TVGN, formerly the TV Guide Network, to CBS. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS will pay approximately $100 million – less than half of the $250 million Lionsgate paid for the TV Guide Network in 2009. The deal would include TVGuide.com, but not TV Guide magazine, which is owned by Open Gate Capital.
TV Land is staging a historic reunion of cast members from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper (who has just announced that she has incurable brain cancer) and Cloris Leachman will guest star on Hot in Cleveland, with Georgia Engel joining the mix as recurring character Mamie Sue. The four women will reunite with Betty White, their former co-star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on the sitcom stage for the first time in more than 30 years. In the episode, Elka (Betty White) and Mamie Sue decide to get their old bowling team GLOB, aka the Gorgeous Ladies of Bowling, back together. Moore, Harper and Leachman play members of the team. Hot in Cleveland returns for its summer season on Wednesday, June 19 at 10p.
Discovery Channel is set to launch North America. The new series turns the lens toward its homeland where life collides with hostile, untamed wilderness in the most diverse, deadly environment on Earth and reveals that “survival of the fittest” truly is the law. The seven-part series will be narrated by Tom Selleck. It premieres Sunday, May 19 at 9p.
PBS SoCaL premieres the new five-part series China’s Challenges on Sunday, April 21 at 12p. Co-produced, written and hosted by China expert Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, the show chronicles China’s tremendous changes and what they mean for the lives of more than one billion citizens. In addition, Rocky Mountain PBS is launching Colorado Brews, a half hour series devoted to showcasing Colorado’s craft breweries.The pilot will be broadcast on Rocky Mountain PBS Saturday, April 6at 9:30p.
Got Your 6, the organization dedicated to bringing the opportunity for work to more unemployed veterans, is launching Veteran Hiring Week on Monday, March 25. The campaign, which runs through March 29 and is sponsored by Wells Fargo, will include the launch of an entertainment industry online job portal, job fairs across the country, and an online campaign with Spike TV to find America’s most veteran friendly workplace and much more.
Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: March 22-24, 2013
The Croods (20th Century Fox) $44.7 million opening weekend
Olympus Has Fallen (FilmDistrict) $30.5 million opening weekend
Oz the Great and Powerful (Disney) $22.0 million – 3 wk total $177.6m
The Call (Sony) $8.7 million – 2 wk total $30.9
Admission (Focus Features) $6.4 million – opening weekend
Spring Breakers (A24 Films) $5.0 million – 2 wk total $5.4m
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (Warner Bros.) $4.3 million – 2 wk total $17.4m
Jack The Giant Slayer (Warner Bros.) $2.97 million – 4 wk total $59.1m
Identity Thief (Universal) $2.5 million 7 wk total $127.7m
Snitch (Lionsgate) $1.9 million 5 wk total $40.3m
Source: Rentrak
ABC Family has green-lit a third season of its original comedy series, Baby Daddy. The show will premiere on May 29 at 8:30p.
VH1 has renewed The Jenny McCarthy Show for an additional seven episodes. Look for the first to air on Friday, April 12 at 10:30 p.
Girl Meets World, the Disney Channel pilot that’s a follow-up to Boy Meets World, has landed another actor from the original series. William Daniels will reprise his role as Mr. Feeny, the character he portrayed for the show’s entire run on ABC.
Carla Gugino (Political Animals) and John Pankow (Episodes) have been cast in ABC‘s drama pilot Doubt. Gugino will play Linda, series’ star Steve Coogan’s ex-wife. Pankow will play Syd, an old-school attorney.
Rupert Murdoch‘s News Corp has streamlined its global portfolio. An Asian arm of the conglomerate has raised $92 million by selling a 5.28 percent stake in China’s Phoenix Television. Following the transaction, News Corp. unit Star Entertainment Holdings will own a 12.16 percent stake in the Chinese company. Phoenix Television, which serves mainland China and Hong Kong, operates six television networks.
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Thursday A18-49 Analysis: FOX and ABC tied at the top with the A18-49 viewers Thursday at 2.5/7, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, FOX’s American Idol led the pack at 2.9/9, followed by CBS’ NCAA Basketball Championship at 2.0/8. ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy took over first place at 9p winning with a 3.0/8, and Univision’s Amores Verdaderos came in second at 2.1/6 and Glee was a close third at 2.0/5. At 10p, ABC was back on top with Scandal at 2.7/8. Univision’s Amor Bravio trailed at 1.8/5.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, March 21, 2013 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
FOX: 5.6/9 American Idol 7.5/12, Glee 3.6/6
ABC: 5.2/8 Wife Swap 3.3/5, Grey’s Anatomy 6.5/10, Scandal 5.8/10
CBS: 2.8/5 CBS NCAA Basketball Championship [7p start] 3.5/6, CBS NCAA Basketball Championship 2.1/4
UNIV: 2.3/4 Porque el Amor Manda 2.1/3, Amores Verdaderos 2.6/4, Amor Bravio 2.3/4
NBC: 2.0/3 Community 2.0/3, 1600 Penn 1.6/3, Office [r] 1.5/2, 1600 Penn 1.6/2, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.0/5
CW: 1.4/3 Vampire Diaries 1.7/3, Beauty and the Beast 1.1/2
ION: 0.9/1 Without a Trace 0.7/1, Without a Trace 0.9/1, Criminal Minds 1.0/2
TELE: 0.8/1 Pasion Prohibida 0.6/1, La Patrona 1.1/2, El Rostro de la Venganza 0.7/1
UMA: 0.2/0 Cineplex THR [7p start] 0.3/1, Made in Cartagena 0.2/0, Rosario Tijeras 0.2/0
A18-49: ABC 2.5/7, FOX 2.5/7, UNIV 1.9/5, CBS 1.5/5, NBC 1.0/3, CW 1.0/3, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.3/1, UMA 0.2/1
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has announced that he will leave his post in the coming weeks. News of Genachowski’s exit comes on the heels of commissioner Robert McDowell’s decision to leave his post, last week. There is no exact date for either departure at this time, although both have said they will leave in the coming weeks.
Hopskoch, the new Transmedia marketing platform, launched Friday and named Craig Singer as its CEO. Singer, a former Vice President at Disney, worked with Disney Online Originals to spearhead developing series for Disney’s online sites and brands.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY MARCH 25, 2013
ABC: Dancing With the Stars, Castle
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-0
CW: The Carrie Diaries, Hart of Dixie [r]
FOX: Bones, The Following
ION: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
MyTV: Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: SVU
NBC: The Voice, Revolution
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Rostro de la Venganza
UMA: Espia por Accidente, Made in Cartagena, Rosario Tijeras
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Amor Bravio
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