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| Tonight’s Premieres CW: The Flash at 8p DIY: Building Off the Grid at 9p PBS: Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. at 8p Tonight’s Finale ID: Valley of the Damned at 10p |
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| IN THE NEWS Ch-ch-changes: Bonnie Hammer will lead the newly combined Universal Television and Universal Content Productions, under the new moniker NBCUniversal Content Studios, as part of sweeping changes at NBCU. In moves that realign the company’s broadcast, studio and digital operations, Matt Strauss is seguing to NBCU from Comcast as chairman of Peacock, the company’s forthcoming streaming platform, previously under Hammer’s purview. As well as being chairman of Peacock, Strauss will oversee the Digital Enterprises group. George Cheeks, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, now becomes vice chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios, reporting to Hammer. Cheeks also will continue to oversee late-night programming for NBC. Pearlena Igbokwe and Dawn Olmstead will continue in their roles as head of Universal Television and Universal Content Productions, respectively. Paul Telegdy, most recently co-chairman of NBC Entertainment alongside Cheeks, will now be the sole chairman of NBC Entertainment. Where will you be next February? Make plans to join media’s leading innovators and creators for the inaugural Cynopsis Best Of The Best Awards, taking place in NYC. Award winners will be announced and Rising Star honorees will be celebrated live on-stage. [Click here to enter] ESPN will serve as the exclusive US multisport content provider for Quibi’s curated news and information show, Daily Essentials. Original mobile-only daily sports show will be available at launch in April 2020. Showtime has emerged victorious…for now. A federal judge granted the network’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement case from performance coach Denise Shull against Brian Koppelman David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin—creators of its hit series Billions, the network itself and parent CBS, and executive David Nevins. But an appeal reportedly is in the offing from Shull. Facebook agreed to pay advertisers $40 million to settle claims that it inflated video viewing stats. The settlement provides up to 40 percent of the estimated $100 million affected advertisers “may realistically have been able to recover” had they won the case in court, according to plaintiffs’ attorneys. At dispute was the method Facebook used to calculate video viewing time, which enabled it to arrive at higher watch times and, according to the suit, led to the company inflating average watch metrics by as much as 900 percent. Prodigal Son landed the first full-season pickup of the fall from Fox. Just two weeks into the season, Fox ordered nine additional episodes of the serial killer family drama, bringing the show’s run to 22 eps. Series was the top new program during Premiere Week in A18-49, Live+Same Day, Live+3. CBS and Al Roker Entertainment are teaming for the Musial Awards for sportsmanship, a one-hour live special showcasing the event the National Sportsmanship Foundation will preside over in November in St. Louis. Airing Saturday, December 21 at 2p on CBS and CBS Sports Networks and presented by Maryville University, the Musial Awards are named for baseball great Stan “The Man” Musial, who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. This year’s recipients will be announced later this month; past honorees include golfer Arnold Palmer and Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Looking for the next step toward your ideal career in media? Cynopsis Jobs can help you find the right match within the TV, Digital or Sports industries. Search our job listings, here. Broadway bound: Martin Scorsese is bringing his Netflix film The Irishman to the Schubert’s historic Belasco Theater. The film, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, will screen November 1-December 1 and is a nod to the way New Yorkers once viewed films in ornate theater environs. Netflix is supplying equipment for the screenings. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Showtime picked up a second season of docuseries Couples Therapy. Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Norwegian production house Feelgood TV are partnering to produce series for the global market. Feelgood, Norway’s largest indie studio, was started by Norwegian comic Thomas Giertsen. James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Italian comics publisher Sergio Bonelli Editore are co-producing a live-action English-language series based on cult horror comic Dylan Dog. Series is based on the Tiziano Sclavi franchise chronicling the exploits of its titular British paranormal investigator, who with his sidekick Grouch, a Groucho Marx impersonator, takes on cases that usually involve monsters, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and zombies. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will produce scripted docuseries on the legal dramas of celebrities including Snoop Dogg, Christina Aguilera, imprisoned Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine—and his own—through his production company G-Unit Film & Television. Series will comprise six to eight hourlong stories, two stories per season. Writer and producer Evan Mirzai signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners and launched production shingle House of M to produce scripted, unscripted and short-form TV, film and digital content. Up first? Sci-fi feature Bad Ass and Blind Eye. Submarine, which produced genre-bending animated series Undone, is developing a terrorism thriller series based on two books it optioned about nuclear weapons expert Abdul Khan. Series is called Proliferation, and Submarine is in talks with writers to adapt the project for television. Rob Shaftel’s indie studio Hit + Run created a joint venture with South African production company and distributor NV Studios to co-develop and produce unscripted series under the moniker Makeshift Entertainment. On the slate are entrepreneurial format Adventure Capitalists, survival/recreation series Make it Out Alive and investigative show Ghostcraft. Former Fyzz Facility head of TV Zoe Rocha launched UK-based scripted production company RubyRock Pictures, and set her initial development slate. On the books are a drama exec produced by Carl Barat, who fronted The Libertines, and Heartless, a music drama penned by Spotless scribe Lucie Barat. Rocha brought over Fyzz Facility exec Catherine Freeman as development exec for the new venture. Gray Television Group renewed The Chef Roc TV Show for a seventh season. Series, filmed in front of a live audience throughout Hawaii, features local guest chefs, wine segments and live music. NEW & RETURNING SERIES Original six-ep series Ultimate Cowboy Showdown debuts on INSP on Monday, October 14 at 9p. Truth About Murder With Sunny Hostin premieres Tuesday, October 22 at 10p on Investigation Discovery. The View cohost and ABC News senior legal correspondent interviews detectives, prosecutors, coroners and victims’ families to piece together the truth behind perplexing cases in the US. In more ID news, Saturday October 26 at 10p is the premiere date for Destination Fear, starring paranormal explorer Dakota Laden, his sister Chelsea and friend Tanner as they road-trip to some terrifying abandoned destinations… The Alaska Triangle, which premieres on ID on Sunday, November 3 at 10p, probes the area that’s been home to so much unusual activity, it’s struck fear across Alaska and beyond… and in partnership with People, ID will bring back People Magazine Investigates for a new season on Monday, November 4 at 10p. PBS goes beyond the horizon to reveal a new vision of our home planet in new four-part series Life From Above. Made in conjunction with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit, series—which debuts Wednesday, October 23 at 10p—tells the unique stories of our planet from the perspective of space. History’s Vikings will take its final sail this season, beginning with a two-hour season premiere Wednesday, December 4 at 9p. The network released the first trailer for the last season of the acclaimed saga about the lives and epic adventures of Dark Ages explorers. The 20-ep sixth and final season will air in two parts. The final 10 episodes are slated to drop in 2020. COMING UP Drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs returns to AMC streaming service Shudder on October 25 at 9p with a special, Joe Bob’s Halloween Hootenanny. The hosted triple feature also will be made available on demand later in October. A new trailer for Apple TV+ doc The Elephant Queen provides a majestic peak at the four-year journey of a family of elephants—led by a queen, herd leader Athena—as they search for a new home. From filmmakers Mark Deeble (Voyage of Time) and Victoria Stone’s (The Queen of Trees), title opens in theaters October 18 before debuting on Apple TV+ on November 1. Holiday movies are headed to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The net is making its first foray into original holiday programming with three specials—One Fine Christmas, Carole’s Christmas and Baking Christmas—slated to air three consecutive Fridays in November beginning November 15. One Fine Christmas stars Rick Fox and his daughter Sasha Fox acting together for the first time, as well as Marla Gibbs and Soul Food alum Vanessa Williams. Decade of Fire, which investigates why the Bronx burned in the ‘70s, premieres on PBS’ Independent Lens on Monday, November 4 at 10p. Special combines archival footage, testimonials from retired FDNY firefighters, and brass and Bronx historians. TECH TALK Hulu is launching the oft-requested ability to download TV shows and movies to mobile devices for viewing on the go. Subscribers on the $11.99 no-commercials plan can now download tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies. Those on the $5.99-per-month package with ads are out of luck. Amazon’s game-focused streaming service Twitch made its long-awaited debut on Apple TV. The app enables viewers to browse the Twitch app on Apple TV by game, and jump into popular live streams as well as access archived programming. In more Amazon news, the platform is bringing its Freetime kids service to Fire TV. App enables parents to set age limits, restrict content and limit the amount of time watched. STREAMING SNIPPETS NFL and Bruin Sports Capital-owned streamer OverTier are broadening the league’s horizons in an expansion of the NFL’s subscription OTT service to 181 countries and territories. OverTier has held rights to operate NFL Game Pass in Europe since 2017. Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea are part of OverTier’s expanded footprint; all previously had been served by Endeavor Streaming and the Perform Group. KIDS NEWS Season 4 of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power will debut on Netflix on Tuesday, November 5. DreamWorks Animation dropped the news of the new 13-ep season’s premiere at NYCC this past weekend. JAM Media is launching a new co-production with Amazon Studios, Jessy & Nessy, a mixed-media preschool series centered around an innately curious little girl and her best friend, a 5,000-year-old sea monster. Cake and Amsterdam-based The Dreamchaser Co. developed animated series The Woozle & Pip Adventures (working title). 2D animated comedy adventure series expands the original core cast, who join best friends Woozle and Pip on their adventures. PODCAST POSTS CBC launched CBC Listen, an audio streaming service offering Canadian content across CBC Podcasts, CBC Radio and CBC Music via a website and app. Content includes series Someone Knows Something, Uncover, Front Burner and Love Me. CASTING CBS Studios is casting its miniseries based on former FBI director James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership. Brendan Gleeson is on board to play Donald Trump opposite Jeff Daniels’ Comey. Additionally, Michael Kelly (House of Cards) will play acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, and Jennifer Ehle will play Patrice Comey. Starz drama American Gods added Ashley Reyes as a series regular and Herizen Guardiola in a recurring role… Nat Faxon and Nicole Byer join the cast of HBO Max comedy pilot Delilah… John Boyd rises to series regular on CBS drama FBI. CASTING CALL: (National Casting) PROGRAM HOSTS/QVC (West Chester PA) and Home Shopping Network (HSN, St Petersburg FL). QVC and HSN, the world's leading global shopping communities and largest multimedia retailers, are in search of Full-time Program Hosts to add to its already existing on-air team. Candidates should have exp in hosting TV, web broadcasts, news, radio or trade shows and live events or as a brand Spokesperson. Host should be passionate about product and sales and must be comfortable conveying information in a live broadcast setting. Headshot, video, resume to: Sean De Simone at QXHcasting@gmail.com INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Crypt TV, backed by Eli Roth and Blumhouse Productions, is headed to India via a new co-production deal with Vikram Malhotra’s Abundantia Entertainment. |
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| RATINGS HGTV A Very Brady Renovation has become the highest-rated series in network history for Live+3 live among A25-54, W25-54, M25-54, P2+ and households. Among highlights, the hit series, which aired its finale episode Monday, September 30, at 9p, averaged a 1.59 Live+3 rating among A25-54—a 156% increase over year-ago levels—and generated a 104% lift over the prior six-week time period. TLC ranked as the No. 1 primetime ad-supported cable network with W25-54 and W18-49. The net also achieved its best quarterly prime performance in 16 years among W25-54, thanks in part to the 90 Day Fiance franchise and growing series Unexpected, according to Nielsen data. Fuse original series Complex x Fuse delivered its best season premiere to date among A18-49, for the season 5 debut Wednesday, October 2. The season 5 premiere averaged 23% more viewers 18-49 than the season 4 premiere, and 52% vs. the season 3 premiere. TV Time’s Shows on the Rise – Week of September 30 Raising Dion (Netflix) - 100% Carmen Sandiego (Netflix) - 97.5% Goliath (Amazon) - 94.5% Big Mouth (Netflix) - 94.5% Nana (NTV) - 93.5% Creeped Out (CBBC) - 92.1% God Friended Me (CBS) - 85% Radiant (NHK) - 83.5% The Rookie (ABC) - 81.5% Light as a Feather (Hulu) - 80.9% *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, October 4, 2019 Time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD CBS: 6.60 million Hawaii Five-0 6.93, Magnum P.I 6.02, Blue Bloods 7.39 FOX: 3.87 million Friday Night Smackdown 3.87 NBC: 3.52 million The Blacklist 3.97, Dateline 3.29, ABC: 2.94 million American Housewife 3.30, Fresh Off the Boat 2.37, 20/20 3.00, Univision: 1.33 million Rosa de Guadelupe 1.21, La Usurpadora 1.48, El Dragon 1.30 Telemundo: 700,000 Exatlon 0.85, Final de Paraiso 0.74, No te Puedes Esconder 0.55 CW: 0.51 million Master of Illusion 0.73, the Big Stage 0.56, Peaking 0.42 Friday A18-49 Rating FOX 1.4/8, CBS 0.6/3, NBC 0.5/3, ABC 0.5/3, UNI .4/2, TELE .2/2, CW 0.1/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Lionsgate promoted Lee Hollin has been named head of current programming. The company also hired several executives to join the team, including former WME agent Erin Conroy, previously VP, development at Cavalry Media, as VP; and former BET director of original programming Jade-Addon Hall as director. Disney Television Studios promoted SVP Stephanie Levinson to head 20th Century Fox Television’s casting team, VP Jonathan Bluman to run ABC Studios’ casting division, and Lindsey Kasabian to oversee casting for Fox 21 Television Studios. Netflix continues to bolter its UK ranks, hiring Chris Sussman as director of the UK scripted team. Sussman, who ran the comedy unit at BBC Studios, was key to bringing Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s hit Fleabag to the Netflix fold. Former Viceland International chief James Rosenstock has been named EVP, international for WWE. Tina Tchen, former chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, will take the reins as president/CEO of Time’s Up beginning November 1. She succeeds Lisa Borders, who stepped down last February after sexual assault allegations were made against her son. Rebecca Goldman has been serving as CEO on an interim basis. Parrot Analytics named Steven Gilfeather to the newly created position of partnerships director, Asia. Gilfeather joins from Sony Pictures TV in Singapore, where he was exec producer for several original productions. This Day in History In 1871, The Great Chicago Fire begins Answer to our last trivia question Art Garfunkel performed the theme song for which US sitcom? Brooklyn Bridge. Kudos to: Andrew Goldman-Fathom Events/NY; Claire Hambrick-A+E Networks/NY; Jim Ryan-A+E Networks/NY; Mike Seidel-CSI Sports/Jersey City, NJ; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Tom Moore -Kalt Productions/LA; Dave Sikula-San Francisco State University/SF Today's Trivia Question What was the first series to air the sound of a toilet being flushed? (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.). |
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| TUESDAY OCTOBER 8 ABC: The Connors, Bless This Mess, mixed-ish, black-ish, Emergence CBS: NCIS, FBI, NCIS: New Orleans CW: The Flash, Batwoman FOX: The Resident, Empire NBC: The Voice, This Is Us, New Amsterdam PBS: Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr., Retro Report on PBS, Frontline Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, El Final del Paraiso, No Te Puedes Esconder Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, La Usurpadora, El Dragon |
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