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Good morning. It’s Friday July 17, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery: Treasure Quest: Snake Island at 10p
Food: Burgers, Brew & ‘Que at 10:30p
PBS: Charlie Rose at 8:30p
Saturday’s Premieres:
AMC: Hell on Wheels at 9p
CMT: Dog and Beth: On the Hunt at 9p
Discovery: Mythbusters at 9p
HGTV: Saving America at 2p and 2:30p
Nick: Pig Goat Banana Cricket at 10:30a
Saturday’s Finale:
CBS: The Millers at 8:30p
Sunday’s Premieres:
ABC: Save My Life: Boston Trauma at 10p
AHC: Legends of the West at 9p, Gunslingers at 10p
BET: Sunday Best All Stars at 8p
Food: Giada in Italy at 11a
HGTV: Vacation House for Free at 12p
Nat Geo: Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks at 9p, Port Protection at 10p
NBC: Welcome to Sweden at 8p
Spike: Tut at 9p
Sunday’s Finale:
FOX: Golan the Insatiable at 9:30p
Let the debate over the kudos and the snubs begin. The Television Academy released the nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, and fueled by Game of Thrones, HBO leads the pack with 126 total noms. ABC comes in at a distant second with 42 nods, followed by CBS and NBC with 41 each and FX with 38. Game of Thrones nabbed 24 noms, followed by FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show (19), HBO’s Olive Kitteridge (13), HBO’s Bessie (12), and fifth place three-way tiers, Netflix’s House of Cards, AMC’s Mad Men final season and Amazon’s Transparent with 11 noms each. AMC’s Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul nabbed seven nominations, including best drama series and lead actor for Bob Odenkirk. Among other freshman series noms, Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt grabbed a nom for best comedy, and Amy Schumer is on the board for lead actress in a comedy for Inside Amy Schumer. The complete list of nominees can be found at Emmys.com.
It’s official. TLC and the Duggars are officially breaking family ties. The network has canceled reality show 19 Kids and Counting, nearly two months after news surfaced that oldest son Josh Duggar molested several children, including some of his sisters, when he was a teenager. “After thoughtful consideration, TLC and the Duggar family have decided to not move forward with 19 Kids and Counting. The show will no longer appear on the air,” according to a TLC statement, which adds, “Over these past weeks, TLC has consulted regularly with leading victims’ rights and advocacy organizations in the U.S., including RAINN and Darkness to Light, to discuss how to use this moment to address the issue and make a positive impact.” TLC is working with both organizations and the Duggars to raise awareness about the issue, and will air a one-hour documentary to air later this year.
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Keshet International is hanging a shingle in LA. Keshet Studios will oversee development, production, promotion and sales of the company’s scripted programming in the U.S. Peter Traugott, formerly of production house TBD Entertainment, will serve as president of scripted; Rachel Kaplan, also of TBD, joins as EVP.
Fusion takes a look at the new entrepreneurial pornographers of Miami and South Florida in one-hour special Miami Porn: Sex Work in the Sunshine State, premiering Sunday, July 19, at 10p.
PBS will premiere Life on the Reef, a three-part series that focuses on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef through the eyes of those who live, work and play in the natural wonderland, Wednesday, July 22, at 8p.
Investigative correspondent Chris Hansen is headed to Investigation Discovery with new series Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen, launching Monday, August 17 at 10p. Also new on the net next month is Indecent Proposal, where everyday people are offered incredible opportunities but with significant consequences, starting Saturday, August 22 at 10p.
No sleuthing needed to decipher Investigation Discovery’s summer slate. The net is returning several big personalities and shows, beginning with the season nine debut of flagship Deadly Women, starring criminal profiler Candice DeLong, on Friday, Aug. 9, at 10p. Homicide Hunter: LT. Joe Kenda is back Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10p; Nowhere To Hide returns for its sophomore run Thursday, Aug. 20 at 10p, and On the Case With Paula Zahn is back Sunday, Aug. 30 at 10p. Other returning series include Deadly Devotion (Monday, August 3 at 9p) and Swamp Murders (Wednesday, August 12 at 10p).
HGTV will keep feeding viewers’ destination lifestyle fantasies with new seasons of Vacation House for Free, Island Hunters, Orion Entertainment’s Living Big Sky and Log Cabin Living, headed to a living room near you. The fantasy destination lifestyle genre overall helped HGTV deliver its 13th consecutive month of year-over-year prime ratings growth among viewers A25-54 in June.
Disney Junior and XPRIZE are teaming on Miles from Tomorrowland: Space Missions, a nationwide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) learning-focused program that invites kids 2-8 and their families to develop their own “out-of-this-world"” creations for the chance to win prizes, including a trip to Kennedy Space Center.
Jim Henson Prods. and Walden Media are partnering to develop and produce a live-action family movie film called Happy Krampus!, about the holiday helper designated to give coal to kids on Santa’s naughty list.
Fox News Channel confirmed that Meghan McCain will join the network as a contributor. The oldest daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who previously hosted Pivot series TakePart Live and hosted the net’s talk show Raising McCain (both now canceled), will contribute to both primetime and daytime coverage on Fox.
Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black) is headlining TV One original movie Runaway Island, premiering Saturday, July 25, at 8p. Toussaint plays an affluent Capitol Hill grandmother and new widow who joins a group of troubled strangers who share a transformational experience on an island steeped in African-American heritage and culture. The film was written by Christopher Brandt and directed by Dianne Houston.
FOX International Channels sold its interest in U.S. Spanish-language broadcast network MundoFox to its joint-venture partner RCN Television Group. MundoFox launched in fall 2012, and features series including El Capo, Alias El Mexicano and Jose De Egipto.
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Media Minute: In the most recent 12-month period (July 2014-June 2015), the median age of total television usage surpassed 50 years of age (50.1) for the first time, Brad Adgate, SVP research at Horizon Media, points out to Cynopsis – a sharp increase from the previous twelve-month period median age of 48.5. “By comparison, twenty years ago it had been 40.1,” says Adgate. Why the jump? “The U.S. population has been aging as all 75 million Baby Boomers have passed the fiftieth birthday and people enjoy a longer life expectancy. The spike in the past year however, has been has been driven by younger viewers (historically light TV users anyway) watching video content on unmeasured screens and devices.”
CBS News’ Face the Nation was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, finishing first in viewers (2.76m) and tied for first in A25-54 (0.6/03), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for July 12. The broadcast featured interviews with Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR.)
Tuesday’s debut of Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters posted a .7 rating A25-54 (680K imp) with 1.4 million P2+ viewers, ranking #2 among cable within the 10pm timeslot and up 8 percent versus year-ago.
There’s no denying Caitlyn Jenner’s receipt of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY’s helped drive the Wednesday primetime telecast’s ratings success. The 2015 ESPYs scored big for ABC, which this year took over airing the event from ESPN, drawing 7.7 million viewers and 2.2/8 in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen’s live plus same-day ratings. The televised awards, which also featured entertainers including Ben Affleck, shot up 250 percent in total viewers from last year, and 100 percent in 18-49.
Broadcast Morning Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of July 6, 2015)
ABC: GMA 4.546 million total viewers; 1.3/12 and 1.533 million A25-54
NBC: Today 4.052 million total viewers; 1.3/12 and 1.500 million A25-54
CBS This Morning 3.181 million total viewers; .8/7 and 913,000 A25-54
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Sunday Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (July 12, 2015)
CBS: Face the Nation 2.763 million total viewers; .6/685,000 A25-54
ABC: This Week 2.481 million total viewers; .6/731,000 A25-54
NBC: Meet the Press 2.322 million total viewers; .6/695,000 A25-54
CBS: Face the Nation-2 1.854 million total viewers; .4/446,000 A25-54
FOX: Fox News Sunday 1.201 million total viewers; .3/360,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: ABC won the most A18-49 viewers Wednesday with 2.2/8, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS’s Big Brother topped 8p with 2.0/8, followed by 1.8/7 for the ESPY Awards on ABC. The ESPYs surged to win 9p with 2.4/9, versus 1.1/4 for NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. Another jump to 2.6/10 kept ABC’s awards show in the lead at 10p; NBC’s Warrior and Telemundo’s Senor de los Cielos tied for second wtih 1.1/4.
A18-49: ABC 2.2/8, NBC 1.2/5, FOX 1.2/5, CBS 1/7, UNI 0.7/3, TELE .6/3, CW .3/1, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: July 15, 2015 – time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 3.4/6
Big Brother 3.6/7, Criminal Minds [r] 3.2/6, Extant 3.1/6
NBC: 3.0/6
America’s Got Talent [r] 4.1/8, American Ninja Warrior [r]2.3/4
ABC: 5.1/9
The 2015 ESPY Awards
FOX: 2.2/4
MasterChef 2.9/6, Bullseye 1.5/3
UNIVISION: 1/2
Amores con Trampa 1.1/2, Imperdonable 1.1/2, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No .9/2
TELE: .8/1
Avenida Brasil .9/2, Tierra de Reyes .7/1, Senor de los Cielos .8/1
CW: .6/1
Arrow [r] .7/1, Supernatural [r] .6/1
ION: .6/1
Ghost Whisperer .6/1, Ghost Whisperer .6/1, Ghost Whisperer .6/1
Dan Goodwin has been named Executive Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis for NBCUniversal. He’s held roles at Comcast NBCUniversal for 18 years, most recently as SVP, financial planning and analysis… In other NBCU news, the company upped Ari Perler to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, NBCUniversal Television & New Media Distribution, U.S. & Canada.
Jeffrey A. Hirsch will hang his hat at Starz beginning July 20 in the newly created position of President, Global Marketing and Product Planning. Hirsch, who most recently was EVP/CMO, residential services, at Time Warner Cable, will be based in the company’s Beverly Hills offices and report to CEO Chris Albrecht.
United Entertainment Group announced two promotions and four new hires. Mary Scott is promoted to President, Sports & Brand Experiences, and Robby Wells to Chief Strategy Officer. Additionally, the agency brought in Gabe Banner as SVP, BrandE; Nicole Bradley as VP Communications; Dave Santaniello as SVP, Rights & Partnerships; and Melanie Washington as VP, Brand Experiences. Banner most recently was head of production at experiential design agency HUSH; Bradley’s background includes positions at Pepsi and Nickelodeon; Santaniello served five years as owner of MAP Entertainment Marketing and Washington joins UEG from BMF Media.
Friday Fun Fact: The Japanese spider crab, found in the waters around Japan, has the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching 12 feet from claw to claw. The crab is reported to have a gentle disposition, though who’s getting close enough to find out…
This Day in History: 1762 – Catherine II became tsarina of Russia after Peter III was murdered.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was Skippy’s full name on Family Ties (1982-1989)? Irwin Murray Handleman. Congrats to: Jon Aronson, USA TODAY, NY; Linda Grillo, Viacom, NY; Michael Hochman, Stare at Shannon Media Ventures, Holland, PA; Amy Horowitz, MODCo Media, NY; Synda Kollman, Charter Marketing Group, Boca Raton, FL; Barbara Linebarger, Turner Broadcasting System, Atlanta; Steve Piluso, EMT, NY; Matthew Sharp Fera, McGarry Bowen, Chicago; Eric Litt; Tribune Broadcasting, Chicago; Joe Norskov, Red Arrow Industries, Knoxville, TN; Paul Blutter, Hollywood Depot Rentals, Burbank, CA; Jim Katz, Radcliffe Road Pictures, LA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg, Generate; LA; Tom Moore, Kalt Productions, LA; Roni Spitzer, Pie Town, LA; Westberg, SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union, LA.
Today’s Trivia Question: Bob’s Burgers nabbed a few Emmy noms yesterday. Who is the only female character on the show to be voiced by a woman? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone.).
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY JULY 17, 2015
ABC: Shark Tank [r], What Would You Do?, 20/20 [r]
CBS: Elementary [r], Hawaii Five-0 [r], Blue Bloods [r]
CW: Masters of Illusion, Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r], The Messengers
FOX: MasterChef, Gotham
NBC: America’s Got Talent [r], Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose [p], Great Performances, Vicious [r]
Telemundo: Avenida Brasil, Tierra de Reyes, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Amores con Trampa , Los Imperdonable, Yo No Creo en los Hombres
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