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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
 
Jimmy Smits is returning to the TV courtroom. The former LA Law star was tapped as the male lead in Bluff City Law (wt), NBC’s legal drama pilot from The Brave creator Dean Georgaris, David Janollari, Michael Aguilar and Universal TV. The character-driven project follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases.
 
Rolling Stone and Imagine Documentaries teamed to produce Sound & Vision, a rock and roll anthology series of films that delve into unique moments in music and cultural history. Framed by reporting from Rolling Stone, episodes will run the gamut from biographical to investigatory of a watershed event or cultural milestone.
 
Cobie Smulders (Avengers) is heading back to network TV as the lead in Stumptown, ABC’s drama pilot from writer Jason Richman, Ruben Fleischer and ABC Studios. Written by Richman and inspired by graphic novels published by Oni Press, the project follows Dex Parios (Smulders), an assertive and sharp-witted Army vet working as a P.I. in Portland, OR.
 
The Gremlins are headed to TV. An animated series based on the film franchise is in development at Warner Media’s upcoming streaming service. The project will be a prequel and follow Mr. Wing, the Chinese grandfather featured in the films, as a young man going on adventures with Mogwai Gizmo. Warner Bros. TV and Amblin TV would co-produce.
 
The Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts rival to UFC, inked a multi-year deal with ESPN and ESPN+, making it the exclusive home of the PFL in the U.S. Under the pact’s terms all PFL events in 2019 will air live across ESPN2, ESPN, Desportes and ESPN+, the direct-to-consumer subscription sports streaming service. The rights include the regular season, playoffs and championship event.
 
 
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
 
CBS has finally set a spring premiere date for Season 4 of Life in Pieces. The series, which last aired in May 2018, returns with two new episodes on Thursday, April 18 at 8:30 and 9:30p.
 
Little Women: Atlanta returns for its fifth season on Thursday, March 28 at 9p on Lifetime. Meanwhile, Little Women: LA is back for its eighth season on Thursday, April 4 at 9p.
 
Films BYkids debuts its second season on Sunday, March 3 at 7:30p on Thirteen. Narrated by Ashley Judd, the four-part doc pairs accomplished filmmakers with teenagers around the world to create short personal documentaries that educate and encourage understanding of global issues.
 
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COMING UP
 
Lincoln Square Productions acquired the U.S. television rights to The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story. The documentary, from Miracle Productions, explores the story of the iconic band and their new front man. It airs Monday, April 29 at 8p on ABC.
 
Smithsonian Channel and the BBC explore the origins of Brexit and the migrant crisis in Europe in Chaos. Back-to-back hour-long specials premiere Thursday, March 28 at 8p on Smithsonian Channel.
 
 
CASTING
 
Rosa Gilmore (The Handmaid’s Tale), Keon Alexander (Tyrant) and Jess Salgueiro (Mouthpiece) will recur in Season 4 of The Expanse, which moves from Syfy to Amazon…  Nikki Amuka-Bird (Quarry) landed a lead in HBO space comedy pilot Avenue 5 (wt)… Felix Malik (Happy Together) nabbed a recurring role in upcoming Netflix adaptation of Locke & Keye, reports Variety.
 
 
ADVERTISING
 
As part of Sesame Street’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit behind the show – is collaborating with TOMS, Bombas, Out of Print and DIFF Eyewear on new lifestyle collections that support those in need with buy-one-give-one initiatives and outreach programs. “One of our key strategic goals is to expand and diversify our Consumer Products’ offering so that fans across generations have new ways to enjoy Sesame Street, and we are thrilled to create these unique opportunities for fans to contribute to caused they care about,” said Gabriela Arenas, Vice President of Licensing, North America, Sesame Workshop.
 
 
DIGITAL DATA
 
The Voice Comeback Stage digital video series presented by Lay’s returns for Season 16 of NBC series The Voice with a new format and singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha as the fifth coach. This season, six deserving artists who did not make a team during blind auditions will get to come back and compete against eliminated artists from later rounds to earn a spot in The Voice live shows. Nine episodes of Comeback Stage will run on   The Voice Official App, NBC App, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter beginning Tuesday, February 26.
 
Netflix continues its move into African originals with new commission Blood & Water. The teen series, which will be directed by Nosipho Dumisa (Nommer 37), follows a local teen uncovering her family’s secret past and navigating the world of a South African high school.
 
Hulu appointed Barbara Fiorentino as Head of Talent and Casting, marking the first time the streamer has had an in-house head of casting. The move underscores Hulu’s growth in the original programming arena.
 
 
TECH TALK
 
With the number of 5G network launches and compatible devices increasing, 5G is on track to account for 15% of global mobile connections by 2025, according to a new report from GSMA. The 2019 global edition of GSMA’s flagship Mobile Economy report series reveals that an additional 16 major markets worldwide will switch on commercial 5G networks in 2019, following the first 5G launches in South Korea and the US in 2018. It is calculated that mobile operators worldwide are investing $160 billion per year (capex) on expanding and upgrading their networks, despite regulatory and competitive pressures.
 
Verizon Media launched Verizon Ads SDK, a single and modular SDK for app developers that brings the best monetization assets of AOL and Yahoo together, and can provide access to complete mobile demand across Oath Ad Platforms. The SDK integrates with the IAB Tech Lab Open Measurement SDK to allow seamless viewability measurement by the industry’s leading third-party providers.
 
Microsoft unveiled its augmented reality headset HoloLens 2 at the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry’s premiere trade show in Barcelona. The first iteration of HoloLens, which launched four years ago, “didn’t exactly light the world on fire,” wrote Caitlin McGarry for Tom’s Guide, noting that the $5000 wearable, which married augmented and virtual realities, was too big, too expensive and too limited it what it could achieve. “So Microsoft is giving its vision another shot with HoloLens 2, a $3500 hand-tracking headset designed for work, not home.”
 
 
GOING GLOBAL
 
Fremantle, Syco Entertainment and Hunan TV teamed to develop a 13-part series for China based on the globally successful Got Talent format franchise. Series will be called Dian Feng Zhi Lu, which translates to World’s Got Talent, and will air in April on Hunan TV.
 
FirstLook TV acquired the second season of Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer from Banijay Rights. The true crime series will air on UKTV’s Really channel and Foxtel in Australia.
 
Red Arrow Studios International and Nippon TV teamed to distribute Beat the Rooms. The game show format will launch at MIPTV with Nippon handling sales for Asia and Red Arrow taking rights for the rest of the world.
 
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RATINGS
 
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top US Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of February 18, 2019
Program, Total Actions (millions), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (millions)
E! News (E!) 15.0, 655, 23, 34.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros./synd.) 10.9, 145, 75, 175.1
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 3.9, 63, 62, 33.1
Entertainment Tonight (CBS/synd.) 1.8, 767, 2, 79.2
The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1.8, 122, 15, 18.7
The Walking Dead (AMC) 1.7, 74, 23, 48.8
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) 1.7, 87, 19, 5.8
Today Show (NBC) 1.2,715, 2, 13.0
America’s Got Talent (NBC) 1.1, 95, 12, 14.3
Legacies (CW) .904, 71, 13, 1.1
Based on Total Actions (reactions, comments, shares and retweets)
 
Top 13 Live+7 Playback Rankers by actual gain for the week of February 4, 2019 Live+SD/Live+7/+7 Actual Gain
The Good Doctor (ABC) 1.0/2.4/1.4
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 2.6/4.0/1.4
Manifest (NBC) 0.9/2.2/1.3
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 1.6/2.8/1.2
The Masked Singer (FOX) 2.2/3.4/1.2
A Million Little Things (ABC) 1.0/2.1/1.1
Chicago PD (NBC) 1.2/2.2/1.0
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 0.8/1.8/1.0
Criminal Minds (CBS) 0.8/1.7/0.9
Young Sheldon (CBS) 2.0/2.9/0.9
The Passage (FOX) 0.9/1.8/0.9
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) 0.6/1.4/0.8
Bull (CBS) 0.8/1.6/0.8
Based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular/original programs only)
 
Tunity Analytics Top Weekly National Out-of-Home Viewer Rankings for Entertainment Programs for the week of February 18, 2019
Program, OOH Viewers (000)
91st Annual Academy Awards (ABC) 3903
Oscars Live Red Carpet (ABC) 678
Whiskey Cavalier (ABC) 454
Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC) 392
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 324
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 289
Chicago PD (NBC) 274
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 261
Chicago Fire (NBC) 256
On the Red Carpet at the Oscars (ABC) 234
Source: Tunity Analytics. Viewing estimates are derived from the Tunity mobile app usage. OOH Impressions are calculated using Tunity Analytics proprietary estimation model.  
 
TV Time’s Shows on the Rise Report for the week of February 18, 2019
Les Marseillais (W9) 98.00%
Suburra (Netflix) 94.90%
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 92.20%
Charmed (The CW) 72.60%
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) 59.10%
Doom Patrol (DC Universe) 58.30%
Supergirl (The CW) 52.40%
Dirty John (Bravo) 47.10%
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 37.00%
The Good Doctor (ABC) 32.40%
*Methodology: Every week, millions of viewers around the world use TV Time to track their favorite series. “Shows on the Rise” is calculated by determining the week-over-week growth in episodes watched for a given program. 
 
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Friday, February 22, 2019 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 6.86 million
MacGyver 6.57, Hawaii Five-0 7.07, Hawaii Five-0 6.95
NBC: 3.50 million
The Blacklist 4.34, The Blacklist 3.99, Dateline 3.09
FOX: 3.35 million
Last Man Standing 4.61, Proven Innocent 2.09
ABC: 3.05 million
Fresh Off the Boat 3.08, Speechless 2.28, 20/20 3.79
UNI: 0.97 million
Jesus 0.97, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia 0.96, Amar a Muerte 0.98
CW: 0.89 million
Whose Line Is It Anyway 0.99, Penn & Teller Fool Us 0.78
TELE: 0.71 million
Exatlon Estados 0.77, Betty en NY 0.79, El Baron 0.58
 
Wednesday A19-49 Analysis: CBS 0.8/4, FOX 0.7/3, ABC 0.6/3, NBC 0.6/3, UNI 0.4/2, TELE 0.2/2, CW 0.2/1
 
 
EXECUTIVE MOVES
 
Tribune Broadcasting named Nzinga Blake as Executive Producer, Group Video Projects. He last served as Chief Creator Officer at CAUSECAST.
 
MiQ hired Sean Reardon as its U.S. Chief Executive Officer, effective April. He previously held CEO positions at Zenith, Moxie and MRY, concurrently.
 
 
IN MEMORIAM
 
Beverley Owen, best known for her one-season stint as Marilyn on CBS sitcom The Munsters, died on February 21 at her home in Vermont. She was 81.
 

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the first American sitcom to be filmed in the Soviet Union? Head of the Class (1986-1991). Kudos to: Bruce Abbott Jr.-WNEP-TV/Scranton, PA; Joe Brucia-AMC Networks/NYC; Andrew Goldman-Fatham Events/NYC; Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, IL; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/ Los Angeles, CA; Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa del Rey, CA; David Westburg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, CA; Thomas Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA.
 
Answer to Our Last Anagram: I Compute Memoir = Cuomo Prime Time. Kudos to: Paul Butter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, CA.
 
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
ABC: American Housewife, The Kids Are Alright, blackish, Splitting Up Together, The Rookie
CBS: NCIS, FBI, NCIS: New Orleans
CW: The Flash, Roswell, New Mexico
FOX: Lethal Weapon [f], The Gifted [f]
NBC: The Voice, World of Dance [p]
PBS: Finding Your Roots with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr., American Experience, Frontline
Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, El Baron
Univision: Jesus, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia, Amar a Muerte

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