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Good morning. It’s Tuesday April 9, 2019 and this is your first early-morning briefing.

 

Tonight's Premieres:

AT&T Audience: You Me Her at 10p

CBS: The Code at 9p

Discovery: Deadliest Catch at 9p

Freeform: The Bold Type at 8p

FX: Fosse/Verdon at 10p

PBS: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War at 9p

 

Tonight’s Finales:

ABC: Splitting Up Together at 9:30p

A&E: The Toe Bro at 10p

BET: Boomerang at 10p

ID: Deadly Recall at 10p

Lifetime: Married at First Sight: Finale Reunion at 9p

National Geographic: The Story of God at 9p

PBS: Finding Your Roots with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. at 8p

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IN THE NEWS

 

BBC America ordered season three of Killing Eve just after the launch of its sophomore run, now simulcast on AMC and BBC America. Sarah Barnett, President of Entertainment Networks, saved the announcement for the end of AMC Networks’ “Story Matters” 2019 summit on Monday. Suzanne Heathcote will serve as new lead writer for the series. “We’re renewing Killing Eve right out of the gate, now with Suzanne Heathcote as lead writer, as a sign of confidence – we adore this show as much as our fans do,” said Barnett.

 

More news at the summit included an order for a third spinoff of AMC’s The Walking Dead, run by TWD’s Matt Negrete and co-created by chief content officer Scott M. Gimple. “We’re thrilled that the Dead will keep walking into a new corner of the post-apocalyptic world, a corner that will present stories and characters unlike any that The Walking Dead has dramatized thus far, and that is bound to excite one of the most passionate fanbases in television,” said David Madden, president of programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios.

 

In a session called “Into the Wild: Capturing the Wave,” BBC America’s Project Awe (wt) was announced, a 24-hour Saturday block of premium nature and wildlife content set to launch in 4Q19. “As the past, present and future U.S. home to this iconic BBC nature and wildlife programming, we know that epic documentaries about this spellbinding blue planet we all share pulls people from all backgrounds and all ages together in a transcendent way that's unlike anything else, which is why we have been 'all in,' on this groundbreaking programming for many years, and will continue to be for many more to come," said Barnett. The “micro-net” will be the exclusive U.S. television home to the Planet Earth Collection and the next installments of BBC landmark natural history series including Frozen Planet II and Planet Earth III.

 

NBCUniversal Television Distribution has sold Judge Jerry in 99% of the U.S. for a fall debut. The daily, first-run court program will have Jerry Springer presiding as judge and has made it to 206 stations across the country. The majority of all the markets will air the show in back-to-back half-hour episodes.

 

Former Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren is set to host new weekly weekend political show, Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren. The program is produced by Gray Television, for whom she is chief national and political analyst. Launching in September and telecast from Washington D.C., the show will focus on how policy actions, political decisions and national events impact local communities across the country.

 

Felicity Huffman, who is facing a potential five-year prison sentence, pleaded guilty in the college bribery scam on Monday. Lori Loughlin and her husband Massimo Giannulli have yet to enter a plea.

 

Meanwhile, Smallville alumna Allison Mack changed her plea to guilty in a sex cult case. She originally pled not guilty to racketeering charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy.

 

The 25^th annual Critics’ Choice Awards have been set for Sunday, January 12, 2020. The show, which honors the year’s best in films and TV/streaming, will air on The CW at 7p. Taye Diggs is returning to host the festivities.

 

Actor-comedian Joel McHale (The Happy Time Murders) was named host of Card Sharks. The game show is slated to air this summer on ABC.

 

The number of women and people of color directing episodes of entertainment TV shows, for a second consecutive year, hit a record high during the 2017-18 season, according to the Directors Guild of America. Women across the industry are leading change. Nominate your colleague for the Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards and tell us how she is leading and inspiring others. Honorees will be celebrated August 7 at an Awards Breakfast in NYC. Early deadline rates end in one week. Begin (and finish) the quick nomination process today.

 

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

 

It’s a do to Don’t for ABC. The network greenlit the original game show from Banijay Studios North America and Executive Producer Ryan Reynolds. The show follows a family of four who must work together throughout five mental and physical challenges with one rule - for example, Don’t slip; Don’t Forget or Don’t Laugh.

 

Earth Touch inked a co-production deal with Smithsonian Channel for three wildlife films. Migrating to Mexico centers wildlife which use Mexico as a stop-over; Rattlesnake Roadtrip follows snake wrangler Jules Sylvester as he heads from LA to Galveston to witness the annual spring explosion of rattlers; and China’s Monkey Kingdom examines the rise to power of a baby white-headed langur, one of the most endangered primates on earth. 

 

Discovery Channel is going wild with a new programming slate. Ellen DeGeneres is Executive Producer of special Wildlife Warriors (wt), which examines the 27,000 species threated with extinction and the people working to save them; Alastair Fothergill is Executive Producer of Perfect Planet (wt), a series that takes a fresh look at life on Earth; and Andrew Murray is Series Producer of Mysterious Planet (wt), exploring mysteries behind incredible species. The network also ordered Legends of the Wild (wt), a new series that follows two wilderness experts and friends. "We are going back to our roots to what our audiences crave - jaw-dropping, never-seen-before images of what makes our world so special," said Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer,  Discovery & Factual. “Discovery is at its best when unlocking secrets and potentially rewriting history.”

 

IFC renewed Documentary Now! for a fourth, seven-episode season. Series is produced by Broadway Video, created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, and executive produced by Lorne Michaels. “This has been, and always will be, a cash grab,” said Meyers. “There’s money in hyper-specific, fake documentaries, which is why we keep making them.”

 

Bishop T.D. Jakes joined Lifetime foster care film I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story as Executive Producer . Movie premieres Sunday, April 20 at 8p.

 

Starz acquired A+E Networks’ feature drama documentary Under the Wire from Chris Martin. Based on the book of the same name by Paul Conroy, film premieres Monday, April 22 at 9p.

 

Nickelodeon greenlit a second season of Genius Brands International’s preschool series Rainbow Rangers. The show will debut in 4Q19 with 52 new episodes.

 

Jack Reacher author Lee Child is collaborating with Fremantle-backed producer Dancing Ledge Productions to develop a Black Mirror-meets-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri true crime anthology drama series, according to Deadline. Lee Child: True Crime will dramatize the stories of real-life men and women from around the world, who’ve foughtng for justice in the face of great danger.

 

Jason Isaacs (The OA, Star Trek: Discovery) is collaborating with British production company Alaska TV to shop a factual space project to broadcasters and streaming platforms in the U.S. and UK. The actor has partnered with the makers of A+E Networks’ Damian Lewis: Spy Wars to develop Jason Isaacs: Space (wt) for a project that would have Isaacs guide viewers through the true stories of skullduggery and war in space over the last 70 years.

 

Be in the room on April 25 in NYC as we honor the exceptional initiatives of networks, leagues and brands at our annual sold-out Sports Media Awards. Our finalists represent over 60 companies that have elevated the industry with everything from stand-out series to savvy marketing tactics to superior digital content. We’re also excited to spotlight this year’s Luminary Award winners, joining us from NFL Films, ONE Championship, MGM Resorts, and NBC Sports.

 

 

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

 

AMC Networks announced premiere dates for several new and returning original series. Season 2 of The Terror: Infamy bows Monday, August 12 at 9p on AMC, followed by the sophomore season of Lodge 49 at 10p; and new musical variety sketch show Sherman’s Showcase debuts Wednesday, July 31 at 10p on IFC. On SundanceTV, The Name of the Rose, based on Umberto Eco’s novel, premieres Thursday, May 23 at 10p; Rosehaven’s third season premieres Thursday, June 20; new series Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter premieres on Sunday, June 23 at 10a, and new true crime doc No One Saw A Thing bows on Wednesday, July 31 at 8p.

 

Estrella TV debuts Loquito Por Ti on Monday, April 22 at 7p. The 80-episode dramedy is based on the real-life story of Colombian tropical music recording artists Rodolfo Aicardi and Gustave “El Loko” Quintero.

 

Paid Off with Michael Torpey returns to truTV with 16 new episodes starting Monday, May 13 at 10p. Comedic game show features contestants competing to win money to pay off their student debt.

 

 

COMING UP

 

20/20 presents a two-hour documentary about Rebecca Schaeffer (My Sister Sam), the promising young actress who died when a stalker shot her point blank at the door of her LA home. Episode airs Friday April 12 at 9p on ABC.

 

 

CASTING

 

Joanna Kulig (Cold War) joins Netflix series The Eddy as the female lead… Tony Dalton will be a series regular on Season 5 of AMC’s Better Call… Deadline reports that Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) will recur in CBS All Access straight-to-series true-crime drama Interrogation, and Tenika Davis (Incorporated) was tapped for a recurring role in Netflix’s Jupiter Legacy. 

 

 

ADVERTISING

 

SpotX and BrightLine expanded their enhanced TV over-the-top video ad partnership. The new collaboration makes SpotX the point of contact for marketers looking to integrate BrightLine’s technology into the creative that runs on the SpotX platform. SpotX’s supply-side clients include A+E Networks, Tubi TV and Fubot TV.

 

 

DIGITAL DATA

 

Netflix, Hulu and other online video and music streaming services are being hit by credential abuse attacks, according to the results of Akamai Technologies’ newly released study, “State of the Internet / Security: Credential Stuffing: Attacks and Economies.” Akamai revealed that three of the largest credential stuffing attacks against streaming services last year, ranging from 133 million to 200 million attempts, happened shortly after reported data breaches, indicating hackers were likely testing stolen credentials and selling them, according to a news release.

 

NBCUniversal announced that Oxygen is now available via the Roku platform. Roku customers who authenticate with the pay-TV subscription will have full access to the net’s current season episodes, past seasons, digital web series and short form content. Limited content will be available to non-pay subscribers to sample.

 

 

TECH TALK

 

Intel and Netflix announced at NAB on Monday that they are collaborating on AV1 high-performance video codec, that will make the AV1 standard commercially viable for the first time. Their joint technology is called Scalable Video Technology for AV1. AV1 is an open-source, royalty-free video codec that was developed by the Alliance for Open Media. Created in 2015, Amazon, Apple, Intel, Microsoft and Netflix are among its founding members.

 

 

GOING GLOBAL

 

NTV and Keshet International teamed to launch Drive Master. The studio-based talent show brings the world of cars and driving indoors to find the nation’s best amateur drivers.

 

Gusto Worldwide Media inked volume content deals with Hungary’s TV2 and South Korea-based Berry Entertainment & Media. Each acquisition includes a variety of popular titles, with both companies picking up Watts on the Grill and Spencer’s BIG 30.

 

Hat Trick International acquired the rights to Norwegian sci-fi crime and comedy thriller Magnus from Viafilm, the producers of Lilyhammer and Norsemen. Series follows an idiotic genius former detective, who tries to solve a murder rooted in Norse mythology.

 

Globalive Media’s Beyond Innovation, the factual science and technology series hosted by journalist Michael Bancroft and venture capitalist Anthony Lacavera, secured early second-run sales with Global Eagle Entertainment and Inflight Dublin.

 

Studiocanal sold a line-up of its French CANAL+ Creation Originale productions to Nordic Entertainment Group, operator of Nordic streaming service Viaplay. Productions will be available to Viaplay subscribers across the Nordic region in a bespoke strand titled Vive La France. Drama series in the deal include Section Zero, Paris etc and Interns.

 

Armoza Formats announced that Dance Revolution, the primetime dance competition from Quebecor Content and Fair-Play that originally aired on Canada’s TVA, has been commissioned in Lithuania. It will air on LNK in fall of 2019.

 

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Saluting TV’s Commitment to Community

 

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RATINGS

 

SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top US Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of April 1

Program, Total Actions (millions), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (millions)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros./synd.) 17.1, 149, 115, 178.7

E! News (E!) 10.4, 631, 16, 35.1

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (CW) 2.8, 150, 18, 26.9

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 2.2, 61, 37, 33.2

American Idol (ABC) 2.1, 346, 6, 16.8

Shadowhunters (CW) 1.9, 89, 21, 5.1

The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1.9, 125, 15, 19.1

Saturday Night Live (NBC) 1.8, 80, 22, 12.1

Today Show (NBC) 1.7, 796, 2, 13.1

Entertainment Tonight (CBS/synd.) 1.5, 666, 2, 8.0

Based on Total Actions (reactions, comments, shares and retweets)

 

Top 10 Live+7 Playback Rankers by actual gain for the week of March 18
Live+SD/Live+7/+7 Actual Gain

This Is Us (NBC) 1.7/ 3.4/ 1.7

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 1.4/ 2.6/ 1.2

9-1-1 (FOX) 1.2/ 2.4/ 1.2

Modern Family (ABC) 1.1/ 2.1/ 1.0

Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 0.8/ 1.7/ 0.9

The Orville (FOX) 0.6/ 1.4/ 0.8

The Rookie (ABC) 0.7/ 1.4/ 0.7

Whiskey Cavalier (ABC) 0.6/ 1.3/ 0.7

Bull (CBS) 0.7/ 1.4/ 0.7

SEAL Team (CBS) 0.7/ 1.4/ 0.7

Based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular/original programs only)

 

TVison’s Top Programs by TV Commercial Viewability/ March

Top Primetime Broadcast Programs by TV Commercial Viewability

Madam Secretary (CBS) 92.7%

Supergirl (CW) 89.2%

American Housewife (ABC) 89.2%

9-1-1 (FOX) 88.8%

Legacies (CW) 88.5%

Top Cable Programs by TV Commercial Viewability

What on Earth? (Science Channel) 94.9%

My Lottery Dreamhouse (HGTV) 92.3%

The Curse of Oak Island (History) 92.0%

Counting On (TLC) 90.8%

Total Bellas (E!) 90.3%

 

TV Time’s Shows on the Rise Report for the week of April 1

The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access) 99.60%

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) 95.70%

The Tick (Amazon) 95.40%

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (Freeform) 92.40%

Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series (Netflix) 86.00%

Barry (HBO) 86.00%

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (CW) 76.90%

Veep (HBO) 74.90%

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 68.60%

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!) 64.50%

*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, April 5 time period averages

Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD

CBS: 6.74 million

MacGyver 5.64, Hawaii Five-0 6.72, Hawaii Five-0 7.85

NBC: 3.42 million

Blindspot 3.28, The Blacklist 3.42, Dateline 3.56

ABC: 3.08 million

Fresh Off the Boat 3.07, Speechless 2.30, 20/20 3.88

FOX: 2.48 million

Last Man Standing 3.13, Proven Innocent 1.82

UNI: 0.91 million

Jesus 0.95, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia 0.96, Amar a Muerte 0.83

TELE: 0.75 million

Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.74, Betty en NY 0.74, La Reina del Sur 0.76

CW: 0.54 million

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 0.61, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 0.46

 

Wednesday A19-49: CBS 0.7/4, ABC 0.6/4, NBC 0.6/3, FOX 0.6/3, UNI 0.4/2, TELE 0.4/2, CW 0.2/1

 

EXECUTIVE MOVES

 

Michael Schwimmer, President and CEO of Fuse Media, has resigned, effective April 12. Mike Roggero, COO/CFO of the company, has been named interim CEO.

 

Discovery, Inc. appointed Nathaniel Brown as Executive Vice President of Global Communications. He joins from 21^st Century Fox, where was Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations.

 

Refinery29 promoted Amy Emmerich to President, North America, adding to her role as Chief Content Officer. George Rodgers, formerly CRO of WPP, joined the team as Chief Development Officer. In addition, Kate Ward was upped to President, Refinery29 International.

 

Danielle Davies was named Vice President, Kids Content Partnerships and Revenue of Discovery Kids Media.

 

Northern Lights hired Jessica Rosa as Editor. She joins from HBO, where she was Senior Editor.

 

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Who are the only two characters to appear in every episode of the entire five-season run of Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981)? John Bosley (David Doyle) and Kelly Garrett (Jacklyn Smith). Kudos to: Randy Ingram-WISH-WNDY-TV/Indianapolis, IN; Fred Cerullo/NYC; Perry Casciato-CBS 3 & The CW Philly/Philadelphia, PA; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./NYC; Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, IL; John Kukla-FOX4/Dallas, TX; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX; Charlie Conner-KOKI-KMYT/Tulsa, OK; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/ Los Angeles, CA; David Westburg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, CA; Greg Stewart/Los Angeles, CA; John Ferlazzo/London, UK; Pete Hazell-Discovery Networks Europe/London, UK.

 

Today’s Trivia Question: Which series featured a teenage girl who had the ability to turn into liquid form? (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 - TUESDAY APRIL 9

ABC: American Housewife, The Kids Are Alright, blackish, Splitting Up Together [f], The Rookie

CBS: NCIS, The Code [p], NCIS: New Orleans

CW: The Flash, Roswell, New Mexico

FOX: MasterChef, Mental Samurai

NBC: The Voice, The Village, New Amsterdam

PBS: Finding Your Roots with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. [f], Reconstruction: America After the Civil War [p]

Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur

Univision: Jesus, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia, Por Amar Sin Ley