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| Good morning, this is your first early-morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: Amazon: This Is Football CMT: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team at 9p, Racing Wives at 10p HBO: A Black Lady Sketch Show at 11p Netflix: Ask the Storybots, Basketball or Nothing, Dear White People, Derry Girls, She-ra the Princess of Power Tonight’s Finales: ABC: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at 8p DC: Swamp Thing at 9a Saturday’s Finales: Animal Planet: Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet at 9p CBS: Million Dollar Mile at 8p OWN: Iyanla: Fix My Life at 9p, To Have and to Hold: Charlotte at 10p Sunday’s Premieres: AMC: Preacher at 9p Animal Planet: Serengenti at 8p Discovery: Seregenti at 8p, Alaskan Bush People at 9p DIY: Barnyard Builders at 9p E!: Flip It Like Disick at 9p Food: Worst Cooks in America at 9p HLN: Vengeance: Killer Neighbors at 8p Netflix: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj TLC: 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days at 8p, Unexpected at 10p Sunday’s Finales: CBS: The Good Fight at 10p EPIX: Perpetual Grace Ltd. at 10p HBO: Euphoria at 10p HGTV: Island Life at 10 and 10:30p Sundance: Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter at 10a Travel: Legendary Locations at 11p Weather: Defying Death: Heroes & Survivors at 9p, Hellfire Heroes at 10p IN THE NEWS After 25 years at Sony Pictures Television, Harry Friedman is stepping down as Executive Producer of Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY! when his contract expires on May 1, 2020. Friedman shared his decision with the staffs of both productions on Thursday, gathering the group on the JEOPARDY! stage. “I think all of you know how much I love these shows, and that I deeply respect how hard you’ve worked to make them so successful,” Friedman said when he addressed his team. “We’ve celebrated a lot of milestones together, and now with my own personal 25th anniversary milestone just a few months away, it felt like this was the right time for me to step away. Please join me in making this the best season yet.” Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why will be back for a fourth and final season. The SVOD service announced the news of the show’s renewal - and end - ahead of its Season 3 launch on Friday, August 23. The status of talks between CBS and James Corden on a new deal for him to return as host and EP of The Late Late Show with James Corden was addressed by CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Senior EVP Thom Sherman at the network’s TCA executive session on Thursday. “We are very much hoping to work with James Corden for a long, long time,” said Kahl. Corden’s current contract runs through the upcoming 2019-2020 season. Kahl also revealed that the fate of The World’s Best, the CBS entertainment format hosted by Corden, has yet to be decided. However, if it was picked up the broadcaster would “tweak the format.” The talent competition series, which featured judges Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill and RuPaul, struggled to hold much of its audience since debuting after the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, there was news on Michael Weatherly. Kahl noted that the Bull star was receiving “leadership coaching,” while showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron was also in “leadership training.” Kahl explained that the non-mandatory counseling the two men are getting focuses on “how to be a positive example for everyone” on set. CBS paid a multi-million dollar settlement to Eliza Dushku, last year, over sexual harassment allegations against Weatherly and her axing from the series in apparent retaliation. CBS renewed Love Island for season two, as the romance reality show approaches the wrap-up of its five-days-a-week freshman run. While the series has averaged under a 0.5 rating and 2 million viewers, “The passion of Love Island’s audience is incredible,” said Kelly Kahl, who announced the pickup at TCA. “The intensity of their social media engagement has created tremendous enthusiasm for the series here at the Network. We love the show’s creative execution and can’t wait for next season.” Having completed nine seasons on Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, actress Patricia Heaton was asked at TCA whether she hoped for a similar run for her upcoming CBS comedy, Carol’s Second Act. “My perfect scenario, as I see death getting near, is that I’d die on a sound stage, that’s how I want to go,” said Heaton. “Just as long as I’ve had full hair and make-up.” Some guest stars on CBS’s upcoming supernatural drama Evil will look familiar to The Good Wife and The Good Fight fans, starting with John Glover. At TCA, showrunners Robert and Michelle King said they don’t expect regular cast members of their other shows to appear. But, “actors that have appeared as guest cast on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, we’re thrilled to bring on to Evil,” said Michelle King at TCA. “That’s one of the most exciting things about doing Evil because on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, we’ve held that the world is real so if someone appeared as a doctor, we’re not going to bring them on years later as a shoemaker. There are all these wonderful actors who, after ten years of being in that universe, we’ve used and the fact that we can use them again is wonderful.” There’s a crossover episode in the works between Season 3 of Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways and Freeform’s Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. While no details are available yet, Jeph Loeb, EP and head of Marvel Television said, “It’s so fun being able to do something that revels in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Having these young heroes cross over allows fans of both shows to see the adventure everyone has been waiting for and we’ve only hinted at.” Alfonso Ribeiro (America’s Funniest Videos) was named host of Game Show Network’s reboot Catch 21 with Witney Carson (Dancing With the Stars) joining as card dealer, reuniting the former dance partners. The half-hour series, a blend of pop trivia and the classic card game 21, is slated to bow in Fall 2019. In other game show news, actor Adam Scott was tapped to host Don’t on ABC. Executive produced by Ryan Reynolds, the show offers contestants the chance to team up with their family and friends and win up to $100,000. The Kennedy Center set the talent lineup for its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor gala, which is honoring Dave Chappelle. Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddis, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen will be on hand for the October 27 event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. The Ruderman Family Foundation recognized two television series for its Seal of Authentic Representation: Ramy, a Hulu comedy based on the life of comedian Ramy Youssef, which features his best friend in real life and on the show, Steve Way, who has muscular dystrophy; and The Close, the SundanceTV drama about a couple who are deaf, created by and starring deaf actors Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman. Aaaargh! Piracy is a major issue for the media industry, and it’s a challenge being addressed by Friend MTS, provider of channel content protection. Simon Williamson, Chief Commercial Officer and a speaker at That Big TV Conference September 9-10 in NYC, talked to Cynopsis about the piracy plague, and how companies can batten down the hatches. “In an ever-changing media landscape and with streaming and cord cutting on the rise, piracy continues to pose a threat to high-value premium content ranging from OTT live sporting events to big entertainment premieres and finales,” said Williamson. “Pirates have become much more sophisticated and require a significantly increased level of technical complexity to defeat them. Friend MTS' comprehensive, scalable, technology-driven anti-piracy services directly address the surge in streaming piracy that is resulting from the increased availability of piracy devices and apps delivering stolen content.” For more from Williamson, go to Cynsiders. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CBS is developing single-camera comedy Pretty. The project hails from Lindsey Kraft (Getting On),Santina Muha (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot), former 2 Broke Girls EP Michelle Nader, Kaley Cuoco’s Yes, Norman Productions and Warner Bros. TV, where Cuoco is under an overall deal. Written by Kraft, from a story by her and Muha, Pretty centers on a woman (Muha) who moves form New Jersey to LA to pursue her dreams of finding love – and becoming the next Oprah. BET Networks issued a series order to Sistas. The drama, executive produced by Tyler Perry and starring KJ Smith (The Fix), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Mignon Von (42 Seconds) and Novi Brown (Spider), follows a group of single black women who bond over their one common thread: Why am I single? Principal photography is underway at Tyler Perry Studios, and the show is slated for a fall premiere. Quibi has two projects in development: A modern take on Paramount’s 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days from Paramount Television is being written by Guy Branum (The Mindy Project); and Last American Vampire follows a young female FBI agent, who is partnered with a 500-year-old vampire bon vivant to protect the world from a dangerous threat. Our Cynopsis community is everything to us, and we want you to be a part of it! Join out Facebook group, converse with us on Twitter, hang with us on Instagram and get updates on Linkedin. NEW & RETURNING SERIES The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition returns to ABC for a fifth season this December. Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Anthony “Spice” Adams will reprise their roles as hosts, while pastry chef Sherry Yard and baker Paul Hollywood will be back as judges. Where did you watch round two of the Democratic debates? Let us know in the Cynopsis poll. COMING UP Paramount Network released the official trailer for I Am Patrick Swayze. The movie, which showcases the actor’s life and career through untold stories, exclusive interviews, home movies and family photos, makes its world premiere at the San Antonio Film Festival on August 2, and debuts on the net on Sunday, August 18. With a winner’s circle that includes the likes of: A+E Networks, AT&T, Bravo, Crackle, Food Network, Hulu, HBO, Meredith Video Studios MLB Advanced Media, MTV, NBCUniversal, OMD, PBS Digital Studios, Turner Sports and MANY more, this is a group you want to be a part of. Enter the Cynopsis Model D Awards before August 8 and be a part of digital media’s premier awards program. CASTING Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) is set to star opposite Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman in Season 3 of USA Network’s The Sinner… Jason Clark landed a lead role in HBO drama pilot Showtime, which focuses on the lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers… Rapper Sean “Big Sean” Anderson will make his acting debut in Lena Waithe’s upcoming BET comedy, Twenties... Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) will recur on season six of ABC’s black-ish. TECH TALK Google has been testing new app Google Play Pass, a subscription bundle that gives users access to premium apps for one monthly price. It promises users “all play, no interruptions,” according to a promotional graphic discovered by Android Police. While a Google spokesperson confirmed the company is testing the subscription, no further information was revealed. The app costs $4.99 per month and offers access to “hundreds of premium apps and games without ads, download fees or in-app purchases.” Google also announced that as part of its efforts to make Search work better for users, a new algorithm update improves its systems’ understanding of what information remains useful over time and what becomes out-of-date. This is particularly helpful for featured snippets, writes Pandu Nayak, Google’s VP for Search, referring to the feature in Search that highlights pages that Google systems determine are most likely to have the information users are looking for. “For queries where fresh information is important, our systems will try to find the most useful and up-to-date featured snippets,” said Nayak, citing as examples tax information or the winner of a reality show. Microsoft announced the preview of new cloud service Azure Dedicated Host, enabling organizations to run their Linux and Windows virtual machines on single-tenant physical servers. Azure Dedicated Hosts will provide visibility and control to help address corporate compliance and regulatory requirements. STREAMING HBO Max acquired exclusive streaming rights to Doctor Who. All 11 seasons of the BBC sci-fi drama will be available on WarnerMedia’s streaming service upon its launch in spring 2020, marking the SVOD premiere of Season 11. As part of HBO Max’s new long-term deal with BBC Studios, the streamer will also be the exclusive SVOD home of future seasons of Doctor Who after they air on BBC America. Video game live streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins” is switching platforms. Ninja announced the move on Twitter on Thursday, noting that he is moving from Amazon’s Twitch to Microsoft’s Mixer. GOING GLOBAL Love Nature 4K added platforms across Asia. In Vietnam, the channel secured carriage deals through a cooperation with pay TV operator VTVcab 22 to launch VTVcab 22, Viettel and VNPT Media. Love Nature 4K also launched on nowTV in Hong Kong and Vidio in Indonesia. |
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| RATINGS Night two of CNN’s Democratic presidential debates averaged 10.7 million total viewers and 3.03 million A24-54, up 23% from the previous night’s event. In Out-of-home numbers, the two-night event averaged 1.9 million viewers and 2.3 million OOH viewers on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31, according to Tunity Analytics, ranking #1 out of all OOH programs. Telemundo’s Preso No. 1 delivered 633,000 viewers A18-49 and 1.3 million Total Viewers on its premiere night. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Wednesday, July 31 time period averages Source: Nielsen Live+SD ABC: 2.94 million Press Your Luck 3.38, Card Sharks 2.79, Match Game 2.67 NBC: 2.90 million Ellen’s Game of Games 3.16, Ellen’s Game of Games 2.92, The InBetween 2.62 CBS: 2.76 million Love Island 2.46, Big Brother 3.79, S.W.A.T. 2.01 FOX: 2.60 million MasterChef 3.12, First Responders Live 2.07 TELEMUNDO: 1.21 million Poquito Tuyo 0.95, Betty en NY 1.52, Preso No. 1 1.18 UNIVISION: 1.14 million La Reina Soy Yo 1.18, La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.23, Por Amar Sin Ley 1.01 CW: 0.67 million Jane the Virgin 0.68, Jane the Virgin 0.66 Wednesday A18-49 Rating CBS 0.7/4, FOX 0.7/4, ABC 0.5/3, NBC 0.5/3, TELE 0.4/2, UNI 0.3/2, CW 0.2/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Cox Media Group confirmed on Thursday that Kim Guthrie will continue as head of the station group after its acquisition by an Apollo private equity fund is approved by the FCC and closes. She will hold the title of Chief Executive Officer. Discovery, Inc. promoted Robert Voltaggio to Executive Vice President, Ad Sales Revenue and Planning. He had been Group Senior Vice President, Ad Sales Revenue and Planning. LiveIntent appointed Jessica Munoz as Vice President of Product Marketing. She was previously Director of Product Marketing at MediaMath. Acorn TV hired Eddie Ward, formerly of Roslan & Campion PR, as Senior Publicist. In addition, Lauren Wynne was upped from Publicity Coordinator to Publicist, and Samantha Luckert will join the company as Publicity Coordinator in late August. Friday Fun Fact If you were to stretch a Slinky out flat, it would measure 87 feet long. This Day in History 1892 – Charles A. Wheeler patented an escalator prototype. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question Which actor had roles on sitcom Cheers, sci-fi series M.A.N.T.I.S. and political drama The West Wing? Roger Rees. Kudos to: Claire Hambrick-A+E Networks/NYC; Rev. Mark Wajda/Leesburg, FL; Charles Lore/NYC; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing, Inc./NYC; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Ken Dubow-Bob’s Your Uncle/LA; Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA Today’s Trivia Question On which short-lived TV show did Bronson Pinchot play a gay attorney, before hitting it big on Perfect Strangers (1986-1983)? (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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| FRIDAY AUGUST 2 ABC: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [f], 20/20 CBS: Love Island, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods CW: Masters of Illusion, The Big Stage, The Outpost FOX: First Responders Live, MasterChef NBC: American Ninja Warrior, Dateline NBC PBS: Washington Week, Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, American Masters, Hawking Telemundo: Un Poquito Tuyo, Betty en NY, Preso No. 1 Univision: La Reina Soy Yo, La Rosa de Guadalupe, Sin Miedo a la Verdad |
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