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Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 19, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Fuse: Got Ur # at 7p
Great American Country: Massive Moves at 5p
Nat Geo WILD: Are You Smarter Than at 9p
Syfy: Troy: Street Magic at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
ABC: Dancing With the Stars at 9p
BBC America: Nature’s Weirdest at 9p
CW: The Flash at 8p
NBC: The Voice at 9p
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Finding Carter was picked up for 12 more episodes, premiering on MTV later this year. Cast member Alex Saxon shared the good news via YouTube; season two began in March.
Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown tied for the most BET Awards nods, with six each, while Beyonce and Lil Wayne earned four. Trophies will be handed out live from the Nokia Theatre Sunday, June 28 at 8p.
ABC Family launched a summer sampling strategy yesterday that will make all the net’s new summer series available for sampling across digital, social and physical platforms. “We are eventizing the entire summer and offering a massive sampling campaign to showcase our new shows,” said Nigel Cox-Hagan, SVP marketing, creative and branding. Digital premieres on EW.com (Stitchers), HRC.org (Becoming Us), Facebook (Kevin From Work) and Tumblr (Job or No Job, Next Step Realty, Monica the Medium and Startup U) are part of the game plan.
Turner Classic Movies and Ball State University are collaborating on an online film noir course. The free nine-week class, designed in part with TCM’s “Summer of Darkness” programming event, launches on educational platform Canvas Network June 1. “TCM at its core is about context, curation and connections,” said Jennifer Dorian, network GM. “By working with Ball State on this online course we are able to engage with our passionate film audience in another exciting and new way.”
Turner has extended its deal to broadcast the American Film Institute’s annual AFI Lifetime Achievement Award gala tribute on TNT or TBS through 2018, with encores on Turner Movie Classics. This year’s event, honoring Steve Martin, takes place June 4 for a special premiering Saturday, June 13 at 10p on TBS.
Rose Byrne, Cheryl Burke, Jeff Dye and SNL cast members Jay Pharoah, Colin Jost and Michael Che join the dozens of celebs pitching in for NBC’s Red Nose Day airing 8p-11p on Thursday, May 21. “Fun-raising” effort earns money to lift children out of poverty.
Seth MacFarlane, the brains behind Family Guy and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey will receive the Critic’s Choice Louis XIII Genius Award, for demonstrating excellence in the television arts this year. Viewers are also invited to vote for the “Most Bingeworthy Show” on Twitter or www.AETV.com/Bingeworthy. Show airs Sunday, May 31 at 8p on A&E.
NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47 and the New York Giants are teaming for the third annual Health & Fitness Expo, presented by Quest Diagnostics. The free, open-to-the-public health events will be held at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 from 10a-3p.
Hallmark Channel is adapting “The Beach House,” by Mary Alice Monroe, for a TV-movie premiering in 2016. Andie McDowell, star of the net’s Cedar Cove, returning for season three Saturday, July 18, has the lead.
HBO put in development a miniseries written by John Sayles (Lone Star) about Bass Reeves, who escaped from slavery to become a legendary lawman. Project comes from Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment.
Sign up for the May 28 webinar, “Surviving Disruption: The Latest Strategies for Monetizing OTT” to hear experts from Hulu, Frank N. Magid Associates, and SeaChange International offer insights into not just surviving, but thriving in an OTT world.
Finland’s YLE commissioned Armoza Formats dating show Nobody’s Perfect. Ten-ep first season, in production now, is produced by Aito Media, for a fall premiere.
Comedy writer Donick Cary (New Girl) inked a two-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios. Cary will develop shows for CTS while he serves as consulting producer on HBO comedy Silicon Valley.
Max Roy (Heartland) has joined the cast of ABC Family’s “saga series” Shadowhunters in a recurring role.
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CASTING CALL: Jillian Michael’s New Fitness Show for LOS ANGELES LOCALS. Casting active men and women 25-40 yrs old who are ONLY 10-20 pounds away from being SHREDDED! Get paid to go from FLAB to FAB by end of summer! Email NAME, CONTACTS, CURRENT/GOAL HEIGHT and WEIGHT & RECENT PICTURES to [email protected] (5/22)
CASTING CALL: Have you ever thought that you or someone you know could have their own series? Here’s your chance to sit in the director’s chair. Send us your reality TV show ideas. All unscripted TV genres are acceptable, incl competition, dating, makeover, adventure, etc. A legal release doc for your submission first needs to be filed. Accepting apps from age 13+. Email for legal release HERE: [email protected] (5/21)
CASTING CALL: Sean De Simone Casting and scientific skin care brand StriVectin are casting a female Brand Rep to sell on QVC.In search of TV Host or performer/personality with strong beauty background/interest. Should be located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA (Philadelphia). Photo, Resumes and links to [email protected] (5/20)
IFC and CollegeHumor are teaming for CollegeHumor’s Comedy Music Hall of Fame. Premiering Friday, June 19 at 10p, the one-hour special hosted by Paul F. Tompkins (Bojack Horseman) features new videos, interviews with the likes of Tenacious D and Rachel Bloom and, of course, a tribute to “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Women in need of a maxi-makeover are the focus on Love, Lust or Run, returning to TLC Friday, June 12 at 9p. Reality show comes from True Entertainment.
The Perfect Wave, based on true events about a surfer whose life is changed by a tragic accident, premieres Sunday, May 31 at 7p on UP. Scott Eastwood (The Longest Ride) and Rachel Hendrix (Coffee Shop) star.
Two-day Content & Multiscreen Experience conference, focused on the discovery, creation and management of content produced for connected devices, takes place June 16 and 17 as part of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Nominations for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be announced Thursday, December 10. Ceremony airs Sunday, January 10 at 8p on NBC.
Comedian Chuck Nice hosts a Memorial Day marathon of Quantum Leap starting at 6a on Cozi TV, with an assist from astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (Cosmic Queries). The time travel drama then airs Sundays in June (except Father’s Day) from 1-5p.
TV One’s News One Now primetime special, black-ish A Backstage Pass has an encore Wednesday, May 20 at 8p. Upcoming movies on the net include thriller The Summoning, Saturday June 6 at 8p and romantic comedy Will to Love, debuting Saturday, June 27 at 8p.
Arts net Ovation is shining a light on ten culinary revolutionaries in The Da Vinci List: Chefs, premiering Sunday, June 7 at 8p. Hour-long special is hosted by cookbook authors Matt Lee and Ted Lee.
BET’s summer slate includes new series Desean Jackson: The Home Team (wt), a reality show about the Washington Redskins’ wide receiver, from Rogue Atlas Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, launching Tuesday, June 30 at 10p. A reboot of hidden camera series Punk’d premieres Tuesday, August 18 at 10:30p.
Morning show Expresso, the first series to air live on The Africa Channel, debuts Monday, July 13. Lifetstyle show will air weekdays from 6a-8:30p, with a repeat at 9a.
E.W. Scripps is launching Katz Broadcasting’s Grit and Escape in multiple markets, and expand its distribution of LAFF. The deal makes Grit available in 93 million homes, Escape in 70 million and LAFF in 64 million.
Alfred Haber Television nabbed exclusive free-to-air international television rights for Nat Geo’s Wicked Tuna, and has secured sales with RTL in Germany and RMC Decouverte in France.
The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, formed in 1980, has been replaced by the Video Advertising Bureau, a trade association made up of 110 broadcast and cable nets, as well as the 11 largest MVPDs. Its mission: to serve as the resource for advertisers for research and insight into video advertising. “Our industry is changing rapidly; however, one constant is the unquestionable power of television to reach consumers with advertiser messaging,” said VAB co-chairman and Discovery ad sales president Joe Abruzzese. “By broadcasters, cable networks and distributors coming together in this unprecedented way, VAB members will share expertise and insights, put forward original research and push toward a common goal of elevating television’s leadership in driving product sales and brand affinity for clients.”
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With the Billboard Awards, ABC had its best Sunday showing in viewers and young adults (Oscars excepted) since November, according to early Nielsens. America’s Funniest Home Videos was up 10 percent in total viewers, to 6.4 million, and steady among A18-49), while the music awards delivered 11.1 million viewers (a 14-year high) and 3.7/12 in the demo (12-year high).
Opposite ABC’s Taylor Swift-fest, CBS’s I Love Lucy special scored .9 among A18-49, ahead of two-hour, canceled Battle Creek, down two tenths to .6 in the demo. NBC’s A.D.: The Bible Continues and American Odyssey hit series lows with .8 and .4, respectively, among A18-49.
TV PLAYBACK RANK, based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day rating for the week of 4/27/15
Program/Live+SD A18-49 US AA%/Live+7 US AA
Modern Family (ABC) 2.9, 4.7
Big Bang Theory (CBS) 3.4, 5.2
The Blacklist (NBC) 1.2, 2.9
Law and Order: SVU (NBC) 2.0, 3.5
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 2.6, 4.0
Criminal Minds (CBS) 1.8, 3.1
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) 1.5, 2.6
The Goldbergs (FOX) 2.1, 3.2
Gotham (FOX) 1.5, 2.6
Once Upon a Time (ABC) 1.7, 2.7
NCIS (CBS) 2.0, 3.0
Last Man on Earth (FOX) 1.4, 2.4
Chicago Fire (NBC) 1.6, 2.6
Chicago PD (NBC) 1.8, 2.8
Source: The Nielsen Company DVR playback rankers, based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular, original programs only).
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top U.S. Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of 5/11/15
Program, Date, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Post (000), Fans/Followers (000)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros./synd.) 7405, 86, 86, 73613
Entertainment Tonight (CBS/synd.) 1613, 430, 4, 4167
Today Show (NBC) 1589, 444, 4, 7989
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 1431, 147, 10, 7190
Billboard Music Awards (ABC) 1419, 1059, 1, 855
The Tonight Show (NBC), 1305, 214, 6, 8774
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 1271, 66, 19, 23604
Arrow (CW) 1211, 66, 18, 7926
Good Morning America (ABC), 996, 446, 2, 7281
The Voice (NBC) 942, 284, 3, 17253
Source: Shareablee Inc. The total actions metric includes the total volume of post-level likes, shares, favorites, retweets and comments. Total content includes all posts, tweets and media posted by each TV property across all platforms. Actions per post metric notes the average e number of actions garnered by each TV property. Total fans/followers includes Facebook and Twitter and Instagram followers.
NIELSEN TWITTER TV TOP TEN for the week of 5/11/15
Program, Date, Unique Audience (000), Tweets (000)
2015 Billboard Awards (ABC), 5/17, 8980, 2718
Mad Men (AMC), 5/17, 3867, 203
American Idol (FOX), 5/13, 3009, 182
The Voice (NBC) 5/12, 2535, 1000
Sandal (ABC) 5/14, 2401, 269
Game of Thrones (HBO, HBO Latino) 5/17, 2098, 99
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 5/14, 2008, 102
Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!) 5/17, 1877, 59
WWE Monday Night Raw (USA) 5/11, 1750, 153
Source: Nielsen. Nielsen Social captures relevant Tweets from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Unique Audience measures the audience of relevant Tweets ascribed to a program from when the Tweets are sent until the end of the broadcast day at 5am. Sports Events include those on Broadcast and National Cable Networks only across all day parts. For multicast events, networks are listed alphabetically and metrics reflect the highest Unique Audience across all airing networks.
Friday A18-49 Analysis: ABC and Univision tied for the most A18-49 viewers on Friday with 1.4/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC topped 8p with 1.5/7 for Shark Tank, followed 1.2/5 for Univision’s Amores con Trampa. It was a tie at 9p between ABC’s Beyond the Tank and Univision’s Hasta Fin del Mundo, with 1.5/6 each. Uni pulled ahead at 10p with 1.6/6 for the second hour of Hasta, versus 1.1/4 for ABC’s 20/20.
A18-49: ABC 1.4/6, UNI 1.4/6, NBC 1.0/4, CBS .8/3, TELE .6/2, FOX .5/2, CW .2/1, ION .2/1
Live+Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, May 15, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
ABC: 3.9/7
Shark Tank 4.4/9, Beyond the Tank 3.8/7, 20/20 3.5/7
NBC: 3.5/7
Grimm 3.0/6, Dateline 3.7/7
CBS: 3.2/6
Amazing Race 3.5/7, ACM Presents 3.1/6
UNIVISION: 1.8/4
Amores con Trampa 1.3/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 2.0/4
FOX: .9/2
Movie: Scream II .9/2
TELEMUNDO: .8/1
Avenida Brasil .6/1, Tierra de Reyes .7/1, Senor de lose Cielos 1.1/2
ION: .7/1
Cold Case .6/1, Cold Case .8/1, Cold Case .7/1
CW: .6/1
Whose Life Is It Anyway? .7/1, Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r] .7/1, Messengers .5/1
Lindsey Springer was named President of Carlton Cuse Productions. Springer had been head of development at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV.
Crown Media Family Networks tapped Angela Megrey to serve as Vice President, Social Media. Most recently, Megrey was VP of Social Media and Digital Marketing at Blaze PR.
Matthew Lieberman has been promoted to the role of Entertainment, Media, Communications, and Technology Marketing Leader at PwC. Previously, Lieberman was marketing leader of the company’s Entertainment, Media, and Communications divisions.
Mobext, Havas Media‘s mobile arm, has appointed Warren Zenna as EVP, Managing Director, Mobext US. Most recently, Zenna ran his own digital consulting firm.
This Day in History: 1992 – Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot by her husband Joey’s teenage girlfriend, Amy Fisher.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY MAY 19, 2015
ABC: The Bachelorette, Dancing With the Stars [f]
CBS: NCIS [r], NCIS: New Orleans [r], NCIS [r]
CW: The Flash [f], iZombie
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen
NBC: The Voice, The Voice [f]
PBS: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History [r], Frontline
Telemundo: Avenida Brasil, Tierra de Reyes, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Amores con Trampa, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No
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