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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT New project Find The Good is in development at NBC. The family drama, written by writer/producer Geoffrey Nauffts (Nashville), is based on the 2014 memoir by best-selling author Heather Lende. Project hails from Wonderthink, the production company recently launched by Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), writer/director Richard LaGravanese and veteran TV exec Cheryl Bloch. FremantleMedia North America is the studio. Superb Entertainment and Noble Savages acquired life rights to whistleblower lawyer Natalie Khawam, a key figure in the 2012 scandal that led to the resignation of CIA director Gen. David Petreaus. The production companies’ respective chiefs Meryl Poster and Joe Livecchi are shopping writers for a planned scripted drama series. Stefani Robinson, writer and producer of FX Network’s Atlanta, inked an exclusive overall production deal with FX Productions, the studio behind the Emmy-winning comedy. Under the pact, she’ll develop television series for FX and other outlets. Starz gave a six-episode straight-to-series order to Sweetbitter, the coming-of-age drama based on the best-selling novel by Stephanie Danler. The project previously was announced as a development project for the network in July. Danler wrote the script for the first ep and will serve as exec producer along with Stu Zicherman (The Americans, The Affair, Six Degrees) and Plan B Entertainment. FremantleMedia will produce a TV adaptation of Robert Harris’ latest novel, spy-thriller Munich. Project is a co-production between FremantleMedia’s Euston Films and UFA Fiction will be shot in the UK and Germany… In related news, FremantleMedia will take a 25 percent stake in production company Label 1. Label 1, specializing in factual television and led by co-founders Simon Dickson and Lorraine Charker-Phillips, has produced series including The Job Interview for Channel 4 and Hospital for BBC Two. NEW & RETURNING SERIES Science Channel series Secrets of the Underground returns for a second season on Saturday, October 28 at 10p. Biologist and tech fanatic Rob Nelson and his new co-host, geophysicist Stefan Burns, use cutting-edge technology to investigate and uncover subterranean mysteries. A new season of Independent Lens kicks off on PBS on Monday, November 6 at 10p with the film Chasing Trane, which highlights sax great John Coltrane to as a man and artist. The Curse of Oak Island got a season 5 premiere date Tuesday, November 7 at 9p on History. Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina are doubling down with new technology and heavy machinery as they go full bore into what they believe is the famed “Money Pit” - a 160-foot deep hole first discovered by three teenage boys in the late 1700s that’s believed to be hiding a cache of valuable items. Showtime acquired BBC series Ill Behaviour and will premiere the six-part comedy thriller on Monday, November 13 at 10:30pm. Series swirls around the boundaries of friendship and the lengths taken to preserve it, when a recently divorced guy moves in with his best friend, who sets him up on a date with a doctor who also happens to be a raging alcoholic. COMING UP David Letterman, Billy Joel, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer and Howard Stern are among guests booked for Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Brooklyn Week, beginning Monday, October 16. Paul Shaffer, former Late Show with David Letterman band leader, will sit in with the house band, Cleto & the Cletones. A pioneer of stand-up comedy in the Middle East, Nemr, is getting a Showtime comedy special. Nemr: No Bombing in Beirut, filmed in Lebanon and the US, premieres Saturday, October 7 at 11p. Lip Sync Battle Shorties Halloween Special is headed to Nickelodeon on Sunday, October 15, at 7p. The episode, hosted by Nick Cannon, will feature participants syncing and dancing on Halloween-themed stages. The special also features an appearance by Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family). CASTING In: Brandon Victor Dixon, who recurred in seven eps during season 4 of Starz series Power, has been promoted to series regular for season 5… Emily Alyn Lind (Revenge), who appeared in four eps of CBS’ Code Black since the pilot, will be a series regular for season 3… Husband and wife duo Sandy Jobin-Bevans and Kylee Evans are the new hosts of marblemedia’s Just Like Mom and Dad, the modern remake of the ‘80s series Just Like Mom. Out: After 15 seasons on NCIS, Pauley Perrette is exiting the CBS series at the end of this season. DIGITAL DOINGS Discovery Communications and Google will launch Discovery TRVLR, a 38-ep immersive series from Discovery VR and Google’s VR team, on Friday, November 3 exclusively on YouTube and DiscoveryVR.com and on the Discovery VR app. Series, which explores unique cultures through a visceral 360-degree storytelling experience, is divided into seven chapters, each exploring a different continent. The Knit Show with Vickie Howell, exec produced and starring the former Knitty Gritty host, debuts on YouTube today. For more on the lifestyle web series, launched via a Kickstarter campaign, go here. MSG Go, MSG Networks’ live streaming and video on demand platform, is available to Charter’s Spectrum subscribers who receive MSG Networks as part of their pay television subscription. AWARDS SHOW NEWS Taylor Swift leads the pack with the most nominations, six, for the 2017 MTV EMAs. Best Artist nominees Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran earned four nods each. Event will broadcast from London on Sunday, November 12. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CBS Studios International announced first-time international licensing agreements for its series Wheel of Fortune (EAP Broadcasting Company in Sri Lanka, Kurdmax TV in Iraqi Kurdistan, TVP in Poland and Discovery Network in Finland). Additionally, The Good Wife was acquired as a scripted format by Tokyo Broadcasting Systems with production scheduled to begin in fall 2018 and premiere set for January 2019. Entertainment newsmag The Insider was acquired by the Charisma Group in the Middle East, and Carpool Karaoke will have a local production rolled out across the Middle East. M for Media FZ will be producing the series for Dubai TV and digital platform, Awaan.ae. A slate of new drama and comedy series are in the works for BBC One and BBC Two in the coming year. Among them: WWII drama World On Fire, from Peter Bowker; The Trial of Christine Keeler from Amanda Coe; and House Productions’ Trigonometry, written by Duncan Macmillan and Effie Woods. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | Deadline is this month! Cynopsis Digital’s Model D & “It List” Awards The Cynopsis Model D Awards brings together innovators and creators at the forefront of online video, elevating the industry with their contributions to branded content, technology, ad campaigns and original content. We’ll also be celebrating our honorees who will be named to the Cynopsis Digital “It List” , recognizing digital media’s movers and shakers. |
RATINGS CBS’ The Big Bang Theory premiere added +5.42 million viewers (23.08 million from 17.66 million), +2.3 rating points in A25-54 (8.1 from 5.8) and +1.7 in A18-49 (5.8 from 4.1) in Live + 7 day over Live + same day ratings, posting its best L+7 audience delivery since December 17, 2015. The premiere of Young Sheldon added +5.24 million viewers (22.46 million from 17.22 million), +2.0 rating points in A25-54 (7.5 from 5.5) and +1.7 in A18-49 (5.5 from 3.8). Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty wrapped its third season with the highest ratings in network history. Sunday’s season 3 finale drew a 3.9 in A18-24 and a 3.2 in A18-34 in Live+ same day, and was the most-watched telecast of the day across cable with A18-24, A18-34 and A18-49, according to Adult Swim and Nielsen.
Top 10 U.S. Primetime Shows Video Power Index: Week of September 25, 2017 (Network, VPI, Video Actions, Video Views, Total Actions) Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 1,117, 1.6M, 18.2M, 3.3M This Is Us (NBC) 318, 391K, 6.9M, 1.2M Chicago Fire (NBC) 285, 159K, 966K, 374K The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 283, 159K, 3.5M, 401K Empire (FOX) 269, 511K, 11.6M, 1.1M Criminal Minds (CBS) 263, 118K, 1.7M, 226K The Good Doctor (ABC) 249, 404K, 9.7M, 473K How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) 218, 354K, 3.8M, 757K Tucker Carlson Tonight (Fox News) 210, 153K, 2.5M, 156K The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 199, 111K, 1.8M, 529K Based on Shareablee’s Video Power Index, which combines viewing, consumer interactions and audience scale across all active platforms and includes the video performance of primetime TV shows.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions): Tuesday, October 3, 2017 time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD NBC: 8.73 The Voice 10.22, This Is Us 10.92, Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders 5.06 FOX: 3.11 million Lethal Weapon 4.02, The Mick 2.53 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.87 CBS: 11.03 million NCIS 13.20, Bull 10.72, NCIS: New Orleans 9.18 ABC: 4.61 million The Middle 6.06, Fresh Off the Boat 4.47, Black-ish 4.69, The Mayor 4.06, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World 4.20 Univision: 1.0 million Enamorandome de Ramon 993,000, Mi Marido Tien e Familia 1.21, Hoy Voy a Camblar 804,000 Telemundo: 1.23 million Jenni Rivera: Mariposa e Barrio 963,000, Sin Senos Sin Hay Pi 1.21, Senor de los Cielos 1.37 CW: .6 million The Flash .79, Machinima’s Chasing the Cup: Injustice 2 .41
Tuesday A19-49 Rating: ABC 1.3/5 and 2.6 million, FOX 1.0/4 and 1.6 million, NBC 2.2/8 and 9.6 million, CBS 1.2/5 and 4.6 million, UNI .4/2, TELE 0.7/3, CW .2/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Melissa Grego, veteran film and television journalist, has been named to the newly created position of CEO of the HRTS. Grego replaces executive director Dave Ferrara, who is retiring after 18 years with the group formerly known as the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. . Emily Lowe Mailaender has been named VP of entertainment for PMK Bank. She for the past decade has been with Rubenstein Communications. Litton Entertainment is bolstering its business development team with the additions of Cynthia Drivas and Randi Walz. Drivas was a core member of the team that launched MTV Networks’ Noggin and The N, among other roles. Walz joins from StubHub, where she led strategic brand & integrated partnerships. Discovery Communications promoted Elisa Freeman to EVP, domestic & Canadian distribution. An 18-year Discovery vet, Freeman previously served as SVP, global distribution operations and international education development. Mike Zablocki joined BroadView Software as VP of sales.
This Day in History: 1947 - President Harry Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the first ABC show to have a warning label before the opening credits on every episode? Norman Lear's Hot L Baltimore (1975) Kudos to: James Ryan-A+E Networks/NY; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Ed Lou-Goode-Connelly Partners/Boston Today's Trivia Question:) Which actress played the same character in four different series? (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 correct answers from each time zone will be selected.). Answer to Our Last Anagram: Lion Pup Gift = Flipping Out Kudos to: Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA Classic TV show anagram: Fairy Fam Fail (Email trivia@cynopsis.com; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in tomorrow's newsletter.) |
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - THURSDAY OCTOBER 5
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal [p], How To Get Away With Murder CBS: NFL Thursday Night Kickoff, NFL Football CW: Supernatural, Arrow FOX: Gotham, The Orville NBC: Superstore, The Good Place, Will and Grace, Great News, Chicago Fire PBS: This Old House Hour, Poldark on Masterpiece Telemundo: Jenni Riveria, Sin senos si Hay Paraiso, El Senor de los Cielos Univision: Enamorandome de Ramon, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Hoy Voy a Cambiar |
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