TV One 4/20/17

April 20
TV One

With the promise to “REPRESENT the many facets of Black Culture past, present and future,” TV One offered a more focused slate of programming during its Upfront presentation this year. “Our goal is to provide our discerning audience of information-conscious influencers with more of what they are looking for in original films, family reality, true crime and justice content,” said Brad Siegel, TV One’s president. “This will offer advertisers more opportunities to be seen in the positive environment of our popular, quality appointment television offerings.”

Live morning news content will expand to 3 hours, with News One Now growing to 2 hours, from 7a-9a. Later this year, the show will undergo a name and format change, as Black America Today, with Roland S. Martin remaining at the helm as host. Hour 3 will include a live, multi-platform daily talk show hosted by a panel of 4 women.

TV One’s True Crime & Justice programming will get a second night starting in August, anchored by season 3 of For My Man. Limited series Two Sides of the Truth will focus on high profile cases that have been watershed moments for the Black community, and Evidence of Innocence, currently in production and slated to premiere in 2018, will profile the stories of individuals convicted of crimes they didn’t commit. Unscripted Hotlanta will follow homicide detectives on the gritty streets of Atlanta.

Scripted series and heartfelt family reality shows remain on the schedule, including The Manns, which premiered in early April, and Rickey Smiley For Real, which returns for a fourth season in July 2017.

“TV One will continue to make programming that celebrates and builds up family, recognizing that no two families are alike,” said Siegel. “The Manns and Rickey Smiley For Real are great complements to one another as well as reinforce our goal to produce programming that incorporates family, faith and fun.”

Original movies include three inspired by musical artists: Who Can I Run To: The Xscape Story, All This Love: The DeBarge Family Story, and Bobbi Kristina, about the late daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Downsized, written by a finalist in the TV One/American Black Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, depicts a suburban couple who become teenaged parents.

Related Stories

Cynopsis 02/06/25: Fox News signs Lara Trump

Fox News signs Lara Trump

Thursday February 6, 2025    IN THE NEWS As requested, CBS News handed over the unedited video and transcript of its “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris to the FCC – and the FCC made it public. The interview is the source of a lawsuit by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and its attendant FCC inquiry. […]

02/05/25: Cynopsis Jobs

jobs12

Interested in moderating a roundtable this fall? We need leaders comfortable with subject matter including media planning, buying, leveraging ai, cross-platform measurement and more. SUBMIT MY INTEREST Wednesday February 5, 2025    FEATURED JOB VICE PRESIDENT, POLITICAL SALES >> NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC./WASHINGTON, DC: Lead the company’s political advertising revenue across its […]

Cynopsis 02/05/25: “The Flip Off” a hit for HGTV

"The Flip Off" a hit for HGTV

Wednesday February 5, 2025    IN THE NEWS AMC Networks kicked off its Upfront on Tuesday with a technology breakfast, where the company unveiled AMCN Outcomes, a feature built into its Audience+ data and insights platform. The tool allows advertising partners to view the performance of their campaigns, across all platforms, in real-time based on […]

Cynopsis 02/04/25: Trump sits for Super Bowl interview

Trump sits for Super Bowl interview

Interested in moderating a roundtable this fall? We need leaders comfortable with subject matter including media planning, buying, leveraging ai, cross-platform measurement and more. SUBMIT MY INTEREST Tuesday February 4, 2025    IN THE NEWS After a four-month standoff, Paramount Global signed a multi-year contract with Nielsen. The deal includes measurement for […]

02/03/25: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

Video advertising

Monday February 3, 2025 Sweet 16: Apple reported record-breaking sales for 4Q24, the first full quarter its new iPhone 16 models were available. While iPhone sales were $69.1 billion, a tad down from $69.7 billion recorded the same period in 2023, CEO Tim Cook noted, “We’ve never seen a higher level of upgraders before. The […]

CynCity

Cynsiders