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03.20.15
Good morning. It’s Friday March 20, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Adult Swim: Children’s Hospital at midnight
DIY: I Want That: Consumer Electronics Show 2015 at 11p
Tonight’s Finales:
FOX: Glee at 8p
TLC: Love, Lust or Run at 9p, Style by Jury at 9:30p
Saturday’s Premiere:
Nat Geo WILD: Aloha Vet at 9p
Saturday’s Finale:
BBC America: The Musketeers at 9p
Sunday’s Premieres:
A&E: Intervention at 9p, Neighbors with Benefits at 10p
Nat Geo WILD: Secret Garden at 10p
Weather: BrainStormers at 9p
Sunday’s Finales:
AHC: Secrets of the Bible at 10p
HBO: Girls at 9p, Looking at 10p
Nat Geo: Ultimate Survival Alaska at 10p
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Check out the Official Season Two Trailer: Click to watch it now. SALEM attracts a thirsty audience:
tech-splorers & mobile-connected
shopaholics with an eye for fashion
car enthusiasts
active vacation adventurers
Season Premiere Sunday, April 5 at 10/9c on WGN America
Fox’s Empire wrapped up its smash season on Wednesday with a 6.5 rating among A18-49 and 16.7 million viewers. From its January 7 premiere, the hip hop drama rose in viewers every week, for a total gain of 69 percent, and grew 71 percent among A18-49, with only one demo dip. Season one is now streamed exclusively to subscribers of Hulu Plus, which SVP and head of content Craig Erwich described Thursday as being “ecstatic to be the exclusive streaming home to the biggest show of the year.”
Mr. T is the latest celeb to sign on for a DIY home improvement series. In I Pity the Tool (get it, A-Team fans?), he’ll lead a construction team giving home makeovers, with an assist from HGTV Design Star winner Tiffany Brooks. And he’s no amateur. “Before I worked in show business, I worked in the demolition business,” said T. “Even after I made it in Hollywood, I kept on building things.” Daryl Hall and William Shatner are among the other stars who took renovations to the small screen for DIY.
Bounce TV founder Martin Luther King, III did not take kindly to Time Warner Cable’s decision to drop the net from NYC, and its lack of carriage on TWC in LA, feelings he made clear in a letter to group vice president David Lange that was made public on Thursday. “I am very disappointed that Time Warner Cable is denying their African-American subscribers in the two largest cities in the country the ability to see Bounce TV, one of the fastest-growing networks in all of television,” King tells Cynopsis. “It is my hope that my letter helps Univision, our distribution partner in New York and Los Angeles, in their Bounce TV carriage discussions with Time Warner Cable.”
Comedy Central returns as a development partner for the New York Television Festival. What will catch Comedy’s eye: scripted comedy formats including sketch, narrative/single-camera sitcom, animated and late night.
ID’s first podcast launched yesterday, a companion to crime series The Mind of a Murderer. “Eliminating the visual component from the original series presents a gripping and spine-tingling experience: listeners will be hooked on every last word of the killer’s dark confession,” promises Henry Schleiff, group president, Discovery Communications. Podcast is available for download on iTunes.
Patrick Duffy (Dallas) will lead the Golden Nymph TV series jury at the Monte Carlo Television Festival June 13-18. Competition is open to all international networks, distributors and production companies.
The TV Academy ruled that hour-long Shameless, Jane the Virgin and Glee can compete in the Emmy comedy category. Good call? Let us know if you agree in the new Cynopsis poll.
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ID is teaming with film director Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever) for true-crime series Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors, featuring cases of hotel murders. Schumacher, who has a handle on ID’s audience, will exec produce. “I love true crime and I’m fascinated with the criminal mind (because I have one), which is why I love ID,” said Schumacher. “I thought, wouldn’t it be fun to work on a show for them…expect all the violence, sex and all the scandal and twists ID fans want to see.”
Another ID update: As the Robert Durst arrest continues to grab headlines, the net has greenlit Front Page, an “instamentary” series about cases in the news. The turn-around documentaries outline “the facts and suspicions as they unfold, almost in real time,” said Henry Schleiff, citing the net’s CrimeFeed.com website and viewer feedback as evidence that ID is a trusted source of information about complicated cases. “Instamentaries ripped from the front pages of newspapers across the country is a natural evolution of our storytelling,” said Schleiff.
One month after Phil Craig assumed the job of EVP and chief creative officer at Discovery Networks International, the company announced the green light for five new shows. Slate includes documentary Terror in the Skies: AirAsia and Beyond from ITN, set for April, and series Engine Addict with Jimmy De Ville (fall 2015) from Maverick TV, Lost and Starving (wt, winter 2016) from betty, The Brainy Bunch (wt, 2016) from Lime Pictures and Life of Dogs (wt,2016) courtesy of Plimsoll Productions.
Director Keith Gordon (The Returned) signed a development deal with A+E Studios. Agreement includes a blind script commitment calling for Gordon to write, direct and produce the possible pilot.
FX struck a first-look deal with producer Stacey Sher (Pulp Fiction) and Shiny Penny, covering projects developed at FX Networks. Sher is producing AMC’s Badlands and is exec producer on Comedy Central’s Reno 911.
Miramax chose Ehren Kruger (The Ring) to write its The Brothers Grimm project, set in 19th century Europe. Series furthers the story of the Terry Gilliam movie by the same name; Kruger was screenwriter.
Deals with Fox, UK’s ITV and Canada’s Shaw Media sent Sony Pictures Television supernatural crime drama Houdini and Doyle straight to series, reports Deadline. Writers David Titcher (The Librarians) and David Hoselton (House) and exec producer David Shore (House) are onboard the show about the real-life friendship between Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini.
The Music In Me, starring actress/singers Debbie Gibson and Gloria Reuben (E.R.), debuts on UP Sunday, April 12 at 7p. Movie tells the story of a woman who works with a failing church choir.
GSN original game show Lie Detectors, hosted by famed Australian talk show host Rove McManus (Rove Live), launches Monday, April 20, airing weekdays at 6:30p. McManus appears regularly on @midnight.
The top-selling duo in history perform at a sold-out show in Dublin on AXS TV concert premiere Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin Sunday, March 29 at 8p.
AMHQ is off to the fair. The Weather Channel morning show heads to D.C. for the White House Science Fair Monday, March 23, reporting on President Obama’s Educate to Innovate initiative, as well as student projects focused on weather and environment issues.
GetTV pays tribute to Melvyn Douglas with 12 films starring the Oscar winner, every Thursday in April at 7p. First up: She Married Her Boss, with Claudette Colbert.
Pit Bulls & Parolees returns to Animal Planet for a 21-episode season seven in fall 2015. Two-hour season six finale airs Saturday, March 21 at 9p, after an all-day “Viewer’s Choice Marathon” on AnimalPlanet.com.
Bring a blanket: “A place where a troubling breakup refers to an icy river and not a terrible boyfriend,” aka remote Alaska, is the setting for Life Below Zero, launching a new season on NatGeo Thursday, April 9 at 9p.
GSN’s Idiotest launches season two Wednesday, April 1 at 8p, with an April Fools prank the net is keeping under wraps. Count on host Ben Gleib (Chelsea Lately) to take part.
Don’t write off Baby Boomers yet. A study from U.S. News & World Report said the demo – pocketing 70 percent of U.S. disposable income – is still a financial force to be reckoned with. Boomers account for 55 percent of packaged goods sales, with the same percentage remaining loyal to brands. 83 percent go online to research products before purchase, and 70 percent plan to take a vacation in the next 12 months.
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Disney Channel is developing a movie about Mo’ne Davis, the 13-year-old girl who pitched a shutout at the Little League World Series last summer and was the first Little Leaguer to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. “A year ago, I never would have thought that Disney Channel would make a movie about me,” said Davis. “I can’t wait to get started, and I hope it will encourage other viewers to believe that dreams really do come true.”
CBS comedy pilot Joe Time landed Rita Moreno as a series regular. Moreno will play mom to Steven Weber’s (Wings) character.
Mario Van Peebles (Ali) will guest with a series option on CBS drama pilot For Justice. Leonardo Nam (Vantage Point) is also onboard, as a series regular.
Scripps Networks Interactive picked up the rights for celebrity food series 3 Chefs, 1 City from Beyond Distribution, airing on the Asian Food Channel.
The Talk edged past ABC rival The View in both viewers and W18-49 the week ending March 15, 2.61 million versus 2.59 million, and .7/5 versus .6/5. It’s the first time the CBS morning daytimer beat The View in both categories the same week.
The third episode of Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch garnered a 2.3 HH rating and 2.4 million total viewers, according to Live+3 data. During its run, Good Witch has elevated Hallmark Channel to be the highest-rated and most-watched cable network in the Saturday 8p time period, reaching nearly 8.8 million unduplicated viewers, according to Live+3 data.
Sunday Morning News Shows March 8, 2015
CBS: Face the Nation 3.18 million total viewers; .6 and 754,000 A25-54
ABC: This Week 2.85 million total viewers; .7 and 896,000 A25-54
NBC: Meet the Press 2.76 million total viewers; .96 and 740,000 A25-54
CBS: Face the Nation-2 1.79 million total viewers; .4 and 466,000 A25-54
FOX: Fox News Sunday 1.13 million total viewers; .3 and 404,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Broadcast Morning Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of March 9, 2015)
ABC: Good Morning America 5.18 million total viewers; 1.6/13 and 1.95 million A25-54
NBC: Today 4.46 million total viewers; 1.5/12 and 1.8 million A25-54
CBS: This Morning 3.22 million total viewers; .9/7 and 1.36 million A25-54
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: FOX won the most A18-49 viewers Thursday with 6.5/21, according to Nielsen. Fox topped 8p with 6.1/21 for Fox’s Empire, followed by 2.4/8 for CBS’s Survivor. A second installment, and season finale, of Empire rose to 6.9/21, versus 2.2/7 for Survivor. It was a tie at the top at 10p, with 1.4/5 for CBS’s CSI: Cyber and 1.4/4 for ABC’s The Untold Story of the Sound of Music.
A18-49: FOX 6.5/21, CBS 2.0/6, ABC 1.3/4, UNI 1.1/3, NBC .8/3, CW .8/2, TELE .5/2, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: March 18, 2015 – time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
FOX: 9.5/16
Empire 9.2/16, Empire 9.9/16
CBS: 5.3/9
Survivor 5.4/9, CSI: Cyber 5.0/9
NBC: 3.0/5
Mysteries of Laura [r] 3.0/5, Law and Order: SVU [r] 3.2/5, Chicago PD [r] 2.8/5
ABC: 3.7/6
The Middle [r] 3.4/6, The Goldbergs [r] 2.9/5, Modern Family [r] 3.5/6, black-ish [r] 2.7/4, Untold Story of the Sound of Music
UNIVISION: 1.6/3
Mi Corazon Es Tuyo 1.8/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.6/3, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No 1.4/3
CW: 1.3/2
Arrow 1.6/3, Supernatural 1.1/2
TELE: .8/1
Los Miserables .8/1, Tierra de Reyes .7/1, Duenos del Paraiso .9/2
ION: .5/1
Cold Case .6/1, Cold Case .5/1, Cold Case .5/1
Rory Callaghan is joining the Screentime Group as Chief Executive Officer later this year, at the conclusion of his term as Executive Director of Shine Australia. Bob Campbell has been appointed Executive Chairman, effective immediately.
Discovery Communications promoted Helen Hawken to Vice President of Production and Development, Factual for Discovery Networks International. Previously, Hawken, was Director of Programming, Factual.
Adrian Sexton was named Chief Operating Officer for Endemol Beyond USA. Sexton was formerly Head of Digital at Participant Media.
Phil Gurin and Jan Salling have been named co-chairs of the Format Recognition and Protection Association. Gurin is president and CEO of The Gurin Company, while Salling remains chief operating officer and managing director of sales and acquisitions for Nordic World.
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Friday Fun Fact: The first U.S. television ad, for Bulova watches, aired in 1941 and cost $9.
This Day in History: 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte began his Hundred Days rule in Paris.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question:What future Happy Days star made an appearance at one of Mary’s parties on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Henry Winkler. Kudos to: Emily Calamita-CineCal Productions/NYC, Laurie Ulster-The Chefs Connection/NYC, Paul Schur-Discovery/Silver Spring, MD, Anthony Salerno-Horizon Media/NYC, Kristen Simony-Harpo/Chicago, Will Allmendinger-Clear Channel Outdoor/Chicago, Les Stipp-GSD&M/Chicago, Patti Rodriguez/Portland, OR, Arthur Reinstein-Shaw Media/Toronto, Stephen Kelley-9 Story Media Group/Toronto, Jerry Jones-JJ Event Sales/San Francisco, Bob Matthews-Longfellow Entertainment/Santa Monica, CA, Greg Stewart-Evolution Media/Burbank, Dennis Aimino-ABC/LA, John Mazur-KCET Studio and Production/Burbank.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY MARCH 20, 2015
ABC: Last Man Standing, Cristela, Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: NCAA Basketball Tournament, NCAA Basketball Tournament
CW: Hart of Dixie, iZombie [r]
FOX: World’s Funniest Fails, Glee
NBC: Grimm, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose, American Masters [r]
Telemundo: Los Miserables, Tierra de Reyes, Duenos del Paraiso
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No
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