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| Good morning. It’s Friday March 22, 2019 and this is your first early-morning briefing. Tonight's Premiere: Reelz: Jo Frost: Killer Kids at 8p Saturday’s Premieres: Disney XD: Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends at 9a ID: The Atlanta Child Murders at 9p Oxygen: Accident, Suicide of Murder at 7p Saturday’s Finales: BYUtv: Collar of Duty at 11:30a OWN: Iyanla: Fix My Life at 9p Sunday’s Premieres: AMC: Into the Badlands at 10p Showtime: Action at 8p Travel: Mission Declassified at 10p Sunday’s Finales: E!: Total Bellas at 9p HGTV: Caribbean Life at 9p and 9:30p IN THE NEWS Good news, bad news for Schitt’s Creek. The series has been renewed for a sixth season by Pop in the U.S. and CBC in Canada, to air in 2020; however, it will be the show’s last go-round. The comedy’s co-creators Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy announced the news on social media. The final chapter is in pre-production and begins shooting in a few weeks. Game Show Network heads into the 2019 Upfronts having greenlit two new strip series, Best Ever Trivia Show and a reboot of Catch 21. Common Knowledge, hosted by Joey Fatone, which launched in January 2019 to become the network’s most-watched show among Total Viewers, has been renewed. Caroline & Friends, hosted by Caroline Rhea, was also greenlit for a second season. Other returning series include America Says, hosted by John Michael Higgins, and Game Show Network Daily Draw, hosted by Trish Suhr. Nielsen reached a long-term agreement for national and local TV ratings measurement with Univision Communications Inc. With the new pact, all Univision properties, including Univision Network, UniMas Network, Univision Deportes, Galavision Network, El Rey and 36 Univision and UniMas Local TV stations across 19 local markets and Puerto Rico, will have continued access to Nielsen’s measurement and analytics services. Also, for the first time, Univision will join as subscribers to Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings, Local Nielsen Media Impact and Nielsen National Out-of-Home Reporting Service. Noticias Telemundo and The Poynter Institute’s fact checking news organization, PolitiFact, are partnering to fact check news for Spanish-speaking Americans ahead of the 2020 election. The two organizations will also collaborate to translate PolitiFact fact-checks into Spanish for use online and on TV, including Noticias Telemundo and the broader NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “Hispanic issues are at the center of the political conversation, which is becoming increasingly polarized,” said Luis Fernandez, EVP, Noticias Telemundo. “Offering PolitiFact’s unique form of accountability journalism to our audience helps strengthen political discourse by centering on the facts and adding context for the decisions people make every day.” E.W. Scripps Company won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism for its stations’ body of work covering controversial topics like gun control, immigration, jobs and health care. Central to Scripps’ coverage was The Race, a weekly show hosted by Chris Stewart. Women are under-represented in leadership roles across the industry, both in the C-suite and on screen, but there are increasingly more success stories. Tell us how your company champions women with the newly announced Cynopsis: Top Women in Media: Distinguished Companies Awards. Nominations are due April 16. |
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| Cynopsis Measurement & Data Conference June 11 | 11:45AM – 5:00PM | NYC SESSION SPOTLIGHT > Advanced Advertising, OTT & Finding the Cross-Platform Solution Hear from a4, Dentsu Aegis, Hulu, NBCUniversal, and Omnicom, who are winning the race in developing cross platform measurement that allows for frequency across the major OTT platforms, with Nielsen guarantees, plus specific data overlays. |
| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT The Conners is inching closer to a second season pickup by ABC. The show’s three principal cast members, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, and Sara Gilbert (who also serves as an EP on the series), have come to terms on new deals to return next season. The sophomore season of the Roseanne spinoff is set to be 13 episodes, up from the first season’s 11. Wil Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Rev and Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions partnered to produce an immigration comedy for Sky, reports Deadline. Detained, written by Zak Shaikh, is in the early stages of development. BBC One and SundanceTV announced that production has begun in London on a second season of The Split from writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and executive producer Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, River, Humans). Former Daredevil and The Defenders executive producer Drew Goddard inked a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Under the terms of the agreement, Goddard will write create, direct and develop new television projects for the studio for all platforms. Sam Strike (Nightflyers) has been cast as the lead, Roland Deschain, in Amazon’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book series. The project, which co-stars Jasper Paakkonen (Vikings, BlacKkKlansman) and hails from EP/showrunner Glen Mazzara and MRC, is nearing a formal pilot offer from the streaming platform. It has been in development for almost a year. Year after year, Cynopsis brings together the leaders of the industry at the Sports Media Awards breakfast. The 2019 event is set for Thursday, April 25 and will be better than ever! We’ll celebrate breakthrough content creators, campaigns and the executives behind them. Secure your team’s table here. NEW & RETURNING SERIES A&E ’s The Untold Story, with Elizabeth Vargas , launches Thursday, April 11 at 9p. Drawing on Vargas’ background in investigative reporting, the collection of nonfiction episodes will explore the stories of people and events that have had a profound impact on our modern culture and society. First up: “Hunting JonBenet’s Killer.” Hostile Planet premieres Monday, April 1 at 9p on National Geographic. The six-part series, hosted by Bear Grylls, explores the world’s most extreme environments. Smithsonian Channel delves into innovations that changed the world with Inside Mighty Machines. Hosted by ex-NASA jet engineer Chad Zdenek, series debuts Sunday, April 28 at 9p. PBS takes viewers on a science-led journey through human history with Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World. Series debuts Wednesday, April 17 at 10p on PBS (check local listings). COMING UP FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo interviews President Donald Trump on Mornings with Maria on Friday, March 22. Topics to be discussed include the U.S. economy, the 2020 presidential election and more. ABC unveiled Jimmy Kimmel’s guest list for Jimmy Kimmel Live’s first Las Vegas trip, featuring five original shows starting Monday, April 1. Slated to be on hand are Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Seth Rogen, Kim Kardashian West, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, The Killers, James Taylor, Marshmello featuring Chvrches, and more. The show is being taped in before a live audience from Caesars Entertainment’s Zappos Theater inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. HBO Films set Friday, May 31 at 8p as the premiere date for Deadwood, the follow-up movie to the David Milch HBO series. The film reunites the show’s characters after a decade to celebrate South Dakota statehood. NBC’s third annual Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina airs Easter Sunday, April 21 at 1pm. John O’Hurley and David Frei co-host the canine competition. American Masters – Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable premieres Friday, April 19 at 9p on PBS (check local listings). DISTRIBUTION Newsmax TV reached a carriage agreement with Wow! Internet, Cable & Phone to launch its 24/7 cable news channel across the network’s 19 markets. CASTING Drea Kelly (R. Kelly’s ex-wife), T-Boz, Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera join the new season of WE tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, returning this summer… John Charles (The Good Wife) landed a recurring role on upcoming Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice…British musician Stormzy joined the cast of BBC One drama Noughts + Crosses… Hulu’s upcoming limited series Looking For Alaska added Denny Love, Jay Lee, Landry Bender, Sofia Vassilieva, Uriah Shelton and Jordan Connor to its cast… Pepe Rapazote (Narcos) and Alimi Ballard (Numb3rs) will recur in the fourth season of USA Network’s Queen of the South. TECH TALK Facebook confirmed in a blog post that as part of a security review in January, it was discovered that some user passwords were stored in a readable format, despite a login system designed to mask them. The passwords were never visible to anyone outside Facebook, said Pedro Canahuati, VP Engineering, Security and Privacy, and no evidence was found indicating anyone improperly accessed them. “We estimate that we will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users,” said Canahuati” Facebook Lite is a version of Facebook predominantly used by people in regions with lower connectivity. DoubleVerify announced it identified a video fraud scheme targeting mobile app advertising, in which banner ad slots are re-sold as premium video advertising inventory. “Through this scheme, bad actors are seeking to maximize revenue and profits by stuffing multiple players into the ad slot, intentionally using incorrectly-sized players and using hidden players,” said the company. The DV Fraud Lab, created more than 10 years ago, performs ongoing detection and analysis of new types of digital ad fraud. Google’s app retargeting business has been soaring. During the second half of 2018, it jumped by about 190%, according to mobile attribution firm AppsFlyer. Facebook, however, remains the biggest app re-targeter and the top network for mobile apps overall. Compared to Facebook, Google did experience higher growth in non-gaming apps during the period, which AppsFlyer attributed to its search intent model. While still behind of Facebook and Google, AppLovin landed third place in gaming rankings. DIGITAL DATA A new report by UK-based research firm Ampere Analysis reveals that, for the first time, most new releases coming to Netflix are originals, pointing to a wider gap between the company and its rivals. Among all releases available in the U.S. that went live during the year leading to December 2018, 51% were originals versus programs or films that had been acquired. That share is more than double the 25% recorded in December 2016. Starlite Digital joined DPAA, the global organization for everything digital out-of-home. Starlite Digital has begun rolling out what will be a national network of intelligent digital video screens strategically located at high traffic outdoor shopping centers, anchored with supermarkets, big box retailers and drug stores. The launch was in New York, where the channel is generating over 40 million verified monthly impressions. Shudder, AMC network’s streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, unveiled its spring lineup of exclusive movies. Lizzie, exploring the many layers of the axe-wielding Lizzie Borden, is available Thursday, April 11; Crooks v. killers thriller Monster Party bows Thursday, April 25; SXSW and London FrightFest favorite The Ranger debuts Thursday, May 9; Fantasia International Film Festival special prize winner The Night Shifter premieres Thursday, May 23, and creature comedy Boar bows Thursday, June 6. Comcast is launching new streaming platform Infinity Flex in an effort to meet the growing demand for video content by its internet-only customers. The offering, which will combine VOD, free, ad-supported live streams and access to subscription apps, will be available March 26. PODCAST POSTS The Daily Beast and Himalaya Media teamed to launch The Last Laugh. The weekly podcast, featuring host Matt Wilstein, debuts Tuesday, March 26 with special guest Sarah Silverman. GOING GLOBAL Cineflix acquired The Minister, from Icelandic producer Sagafilm. Eight-part political drama stars Olafur Darri Olafsson (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grinedelwald, Trapped, True Detective). Endemol Shine Group secured its first international branded content format deal with Pantene. Cabelo Pantene, O Sonho, a reality series created by Endemol Shine Brazil, was sold to Portuguese broadcaster TVI. Meanwhile, Endemol Shine Group’s Israeli drama Harem was sold to SBS in Australia. Inspired by cults in Israel and the world, the fictional tale centers on a charismatic mystic healer who lives in Tel Aviv with 20 wives, who birthed him more than 40 children. |
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| Multiplatform. Monetization. Community. September 9 - 10, 2019 | ThreeSixty, NYC Join us for two days of learning, sharing, and networking at a one-of-a-kind gathering as senior brands, agency and programming executives dive into the critical challenges transforming the television industry. You can’t Google this stuff. You have to be in the room. |
| RATINGS Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Wednesday, March 20, 2019 time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD CBS: 5.98 million Survivor 7.03, SEAL Team 4.93 NBC: 4.66 million The Voice 5.98, buble! 3.34 ABC: 3.82 million The Goldbergs 4.48, Schooled 3.59, Modern Family 4.25, Single Parents 3.09, Whiskey Cavalier 3.67 FOX: 3.60 million Empire 3.95, Star 3.24 UNI: 0.95 million Jesus 1.03, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia 0.98, Por Amar Sin Ley 0.85 TELE: 0.80 million Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.80, Betty en NY 0.83, La Reina del Sur 0.78 CW: 0.69 million Riverdale 0.83, All American 0.55 Wednesday A18-49: CBS 1.1/5, FOX 1.1/5, ABC 0.9/4, NBC 0.8/4, UNI 0.4/2, TELE 0.4/2, CW 0.2/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Chalkboard Television appointed ex BBC factual boss Natalie Humphreys as Managing Director of Glasgow-based Storyboard Studios. Allied Global Marketing named Rick Gomes to lead the agency’s New York national publicity department as Vice President, National Publicity, Entertainment. He was formerly Head of Public Relations at Travel Channel. DHX Media bolstered its Distribution sales team, promoting Darcee McCartney and Rebecca Lugo to Sales Manager. |
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| Friday Fun Fact: Tsundoku is the act of acquiring books and not reading them. This Day in History: 1985 – Wendy’s ended its relationship with Clara Peller, the women who said, “Where’s the Beef” in TV ads, after she made a commercial for spaghetti sauce. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of the theme song to the original Wonderful World of Disney anthology series? When You Wish Upon a Star. Kudos to: Richard Freedman-RJF Assoc./Bethesda, MD; Jill Brown-Creative Services/Fairfield, CT; Douglas Hochstadt-Disney/NYC; Clare Taricska-Tribune Media/Cleveland, OH; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX; John W. Burshtan-Water Planet Productions/Denver, CO; Gayle Gluck-At Long Last Productions/Culver City, CA; Melissa Friedman/Los Angeles, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; David Westburg-SAG-AFTRA, Burbank, CA. Today’s Trivia Question: What ‘70s series did NBC cancel after 13 episodes, but then reunite the original cast for a TV holiday movie, two years later? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.) |
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| WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - FRIDAY, MARCH 22 ABC: Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, 20/20 CBS: 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament CW: Dynasty, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend FOX: Last Man Standing, The Cool Kids, Proven Innocent NBC: Blindspot, The Blacklist, NBC Dateline PBS: Washington Week, Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, Great Performances, Breaking Big Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, La Rosa de Guadalupe, Teleton USA 2019 |
