A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM A&E | NOBODY DOES BRAVE STORYTELLING BETTER THAN A&E Remarkable, fearless stories of truth have always been the heart of our quality programming. Daring to look closer has driven A&E to success with six consecutive months of growth, a 6% increase vs. year-ago, and Emmy wins for Born This Way and Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. LOOK CLOSER. WE ARE A&E. (Source) |
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM LUSTGARTEN | Join us for the 17th Holiday Rock & Roll Bash A benefit for The Lustgarten Foundation in support of pancreatic cancer research Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | Location: TAO DOWNTOWN NYC Presented by Madison Square Garden and AMC Networks Thanks to private funding, 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to pancreatic cancer research. Contact 914-579-1000 or holidaybash@buckleyhallevents.com for sponsorships and tickets. |
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Somos Productions, Boomdog, Piñolywood Studios and Endemol Shine Latino are teaming to produce the first-ever scripted drama series based on the story of Latin boy band Menudo. Season one of Subete a Mi Moto -The History of Menudo focuses on the formation of the group and its dizzying rise to fame. Nancy Drew, based on the children’s detective series, is in (re)development at NBC, from Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (Doubt), Dan Jinks and CBS Television Studios. It’s not to be mistaken for the team’s CBS pilot of the same name last year - this project offers a new take on the source material. A drama from Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm Productions is in development at ABC, written by William Harper (Grey’s Anatomy). Show centers on an unappreciated wife and mom who finds new purpose as the protegee of a sexy private investigator. NEW & RETURNING SERIES The Alienist, a co-production between Paramount Television and Turner’s Studio T, launches Monday, January 22 at 9p across TNT’s platforms. Period drama/psychological thriller stars Daniel Brühl (Rush), Luke Evans (The Girl on The Train), Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) and Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker). It’s a family affair on 5-part Property Brothers: Drew’s Honeymoon House, launching Wednesday, November 22 at 9p. The Scott clan bands together for the massive renovation of an historic LA house, hoping to set things rigth in time for a pre-wedding bash. The premiere date for A&E’s Who Killed Tupac? is Tuesday, November 21 at 9p. The limited series, following an investigation 20 years after the death of the rapper/actor, falls under A&E’s recently relaunched “Biography” banner. Season 2 of ID’s People Magazine Investigates premieres Monday, November 6 at 10p, with the case of the Golden Gate Killer. Martial artist and actor Michael Jai White (Spawn) is set to narrate El Rey Network’s new Bushido Battleground, showcasing elite fighters from around the world in Mixed Martial Arts, submission Jiu Jitsu, full contact Kick Boxing and Muay Thai. Series debuts Wednesday, October 18 at 10p COMING UP Hounds take center stage on Hallmark Channel’s American Humane Hero Dog Awards, airing Wednesday, October 25 at 8p. Also onboard are two-legged stars including hosts James Denton and Beth Stern, as well as Jay Leno, Billy Crystal, Alison Sweeney, Courtney Thorne-Smith and more. Audrey Tatou stars as a crazed art student in love with a married man in He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not, a 2002 thriller airing on TV5Monde USA Tuesday, October 19 at 8:30p. History is marking Veterans Day with its second annual marathon of original docuseries, The Warfighters. Over 90 veterans participated in the production, premiering with four back-to-back new episodes on Saturday, November 11 beginning at 8p. Lifetime special Michel’le Still Standing airs Sunday, October 22 at 10p, following a re-airing of last year’s movie, Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le. DIGITAL DATA Think small: 53% of all internet ad dollars will go to spots viewed on mobile, projects Zenith Mobile’s Advertising Forecast for 2017. In the 52 countries covered, 66% of respondents will own a smartphone in 2018, up from 58% in 2016. And that means more ways for consumers to connect with content anywhere they are. “Some of these contacts take the form of paid advertising in third-party content,” notes the report, “but mobile technology is also enabling broader brand experiences, such as branded content and social media engagement.” Adding 850,000 new U.S. subscribers, Netflix reached 52.77 million in 3Q17. International growth was even better, up 4.45 million for a total of 56.48 million. Not surprisingly, stock hit a record high, up 1.6% to hit $202.59. CASTING Liv Tyler (The Leftovers) has joined the season 2 cast of Hulu’s Harlots as a series regular….Former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac will lead a late night HBO comedic docu-series exec produced by John Oliver, slated to premiere in spring 2018….Owen Teague is the third It alum to join Hulu pilot Locke & Key, directed by the horror film’s Andy Muschetti. The film’s Jackson Robert Scott and Megan Charpentier are already onboard. VIDEOS IN SHORT Eurocinema World founders Sebastien Perioche and Jacques Perioche are launching a short format content app, FlixSnip. Set to debut in December 2017, the FlixSnip app and exclusive content in genres including drama, animation, children’s, family, comedy, science fiction and horror will be available to cable operators, telcos, OTT, mobile and VOD platforms worldwide. FlixSnip will also be available to video streaming services like Hulu, Amazon, Google Play, Apple TV and Facebook Watch. ADVERTISING & BRANDS Over 40 execs from TV content companies including ABC, A+E Networks, AMC Networks, CBS, Fox, Discovery Communications, Hallmark channels, Turner, Viacom and more met last week and agreed to continue to collaborate on possible activation of a new multi-touch attribution measurement model developed by Data Plus Math. The goal of Project Thor is to provide advertisers with sales impact from premium, multi-screen TV video advertising. “We’ve been clamoring for a great industry-level provider on attribution for an obvious reason – we fully believe that when the TV ad platform’s effect on sales outcomes can be widely known, we’ll have the sophisticated data advertisers want in order to double-down on the TV ad platform,” said Video Advertising Bureau president Sean Cunningham after the meeting. Toyota is partnering with Discovery VR and Google’s VR team for new virtual reality series, Discovery TRVLR. The 38-episode series, exploring unique cultures and obscure traditions across the globe, launches Friday, November on YouTube DiscoveryVR.com and the Discovery VR app. “Toyota has consistently supported new and emerging platforms like Discovery VR that share our commitment to drive innovation and exploration through storytelling,” said Nancy Inouye, national media manager, Toyota Motor North America. GOING GLOBAL ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched a premium entertainment streaming service in Germany, with 9 terrestrial TV channels. A broad range of original and premium TV shows will be available free; AVOD service is available on the existing ProSiebenSat.1 7TV brand digital platform and app. 7TV is also planning to launch a Eurosport Zone where viewers will be able to watch selected sports highlights and clips. dick clark productions is partnering with China’s Alibaba Group to promote the 2017 American Music Awards. In advance of the show, artists will be showcased across Alibaba entities (combined reach: nearly 500 million active users), drawing consumers to the video-streaming site Youko, which will live stream the show. TAC Studios, a production arm of The Africa Channel, inked international content licensing deals with Viasat World and Kwese TV. Viasat acquired two seasons of Africa on a Plate, while Kwese nabbed complete seasons of 4 other shows. Talpa “global reality format” Lost in Translation will leave 12 competitors on a remote island, with 30 days to find a treasure - but each contestant will find only one other person who speaks their language. The series is one production, with adaptations for each participating country. Atrium TV’s slate of projects includes Quasimodo, from Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones) and Jerusalem, written by former Universal Television head of drama development Russell Rothberg. Alchimie will distribute 75 documentaries from ZDF Enterprises on the German version of Alchimie’s premium OTT service: Watch it!. Catalogue covers nature, science, history and culture. MORE MIPCOM MENTIONS Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation announced at MIPCOM that CJ E&M, headquartered in Korea, has acquired the format rights to their drama series Mother and will be remaking the series in Korea, set to air beginning January 2018 on channel tvN…. Gaumont, producers of the French drama series Nox, signed an agreement with Studiocanal to co-distribute the 6-episode crime thriller…. Studiocanal has licensed SAM Productions’ thriller Below The Surface to BBC Four. The 8-part crime series has been acquired by more than 70 territories to date….Context Media grabbed local rights for New Zealand and Pan Asia for Armoza Formats singing competition The Final Four….Ovation acquired a package of films from FilmRise that includes Manifesto, Marjorie Prime, The Secret Life of Lance Letscher and The Glass Menagerie. Cannes do: A cocktail party at the Cannes Grand Hotel celebrated the MIP Junior launch of Rainbow’s new pre-school animation project 44 Cats, developed with Bardel Entertainment…. Nexiko and Dynamic Television have teamed to adapt and co-produce novel The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules for Swedish broadcaster SVT.… all3media international has concluded new deals across Europe and Asia for crime thriller Rellik…. Kew Media Group announced it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a stake in London-based Awesome Media & Entertainment…. Animation Collective founder and former CEO Larry Schwarz has re-purchased Animation Collective, its subsidiaries, IP assets and library of several hundred episodes of kids programming from Handmade Films. Electus International struck a deal to distribute internationally 7 series for youth culture brand and digital media company Complex Networks, including Sneaker Shopping and Complex Closets….Globo launched Under Pressure, a series that had an average daily reach of 40.2 million viewers in Brazil…. TV Azteca and Keshet International announced a scripted deal to co-develop and produce a new original Spanish-language super series to air on TV Azteca….Acorn Media Enterprises has partnered with Screentime New Zealand as the North American co-producer of new crime drama Straight Forward, with Mastiff Denmark, Scandinavian streaming service Viaplay and New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ. |
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | Deadline is this month! Cynopsis Digital’s Model D & “It List” Awards Nov. 10, 12pm – 2pm | ThreeSixty | New York City 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. SEE MODEL D FINALISTS SEE “IT LIST” HONOREES REGISTER YOUR TEAM |
RATINGS TBS had its most-watched National League Championship Series game 2 ever on Sunday. With 6.8 million viewers, the Cubs/Dodgers match-up was up 162% versus the last game 2 that aired on the network. Top 10 Live+7 Playback Rankers by actual gain for the week of September 25, 2017 Live+SD/Live+7/+7 Actual Gain This Is Us (NBC) 3.9/6.5/2.6 The Good Doctor (ABC) 2.2/4.4/2.2 Will & Grace (NBC) 3.0/5.0/2.0 Young Sheldon (CBS) 3.8/5.5/1..7 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 4.1/5.8/1.7 Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 2.3/3.9/1.6 Modern Family (ABC) 2.1/3.6/1.5 Designated Survivor (ABC) 1.1/2.5/1.4 How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) 1.1/2.3/1.2 Empire (Fox) 2.4/3.6/1.2 Based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular, original programs only) Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of September 25, 2017 Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000) ESPN 3042/FOXN 1380 FOXN 2305/NICK 1099 MSNBC 1670/ESPN 1050 USA 1536/MSNBC 937 HGTV 1251/ADM* 839 TNSC 1185/CNN 733 HALL 1164/HGTV 713 FOOD 1044/ID 702 DISC 1003/DSNY 683 CNN 993/USA 677 Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances. Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of September 25, 2017 Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000) ESPN 1357/ADSM* 535 USA 598/ESPN 508 TBSC 552/NICK 337 ADSM 535/NAN* 333 FX 468/USA 251 FOOD 446/TBSC 246 MTV 416/ID 240 BRAV 375/TOON 228 CMDY 335/FOOD 226 HGTV 330/FOXN 204 Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances. Top-Rated Cable Shows among 18-48 for the week of September 25, 2017 (000) Cowboys/Cardinals (ESPN) 6558 Rick & Morty (ADSM) 3951 American Horror Story (FX) 3355 Teen Mom II (MTV) 1999 Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1) 1988 Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) 1983 Chicago/Green Bay (NFLN) 1925 Chicago/Green Bay (NFLN) 1883 South Park (CMDY) 1815 SportCenter (1779) NIELSEN SOCIAL CONTENT RATINGS: Top Series and Specials by Total Interactions for the week of October 9, 2017 Program, Total Interactions (000), Facebook (000), Twitter (000) 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards (BET) 5802, 3203, 2599 Riverdale (CW) 525, 91, 424 WWE Monday Night RAW (USA) 509, 237, 272 Somos Live! The Benefit Concert for Disaster Relief (TV Event) 441, 280, 161 Supernatural (CW) 299, 122, 176 This Is Us (NBC) 288. 207, 81 Empire (Fox) 263, 201, 62 Hannity (Fox News) 245, 54, 190 Scandal (ABC) 219, 93, 126 The Voice (NBC) 212, 152, 60 Source: Nielsen. Uniques and Interactions are a measure of total relevant U.S. social media activity grossed across Facebook and Twitter from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Includes primetime and late fringe programming with metrics available across social platforms on Broadcast and National Cable and excludes sports events. SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top 10 U.S. Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of October 9, 2017 Program, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (000) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros.) 11073, 110, 101, 151230 E! News (E!) 4110, 775, 5, 30992 Riverdale (CW) 2461, 75, 33, 4070 Supernatural (CW) 1690, 42, 40, 21643 The Tonight Show (NBC) 1625, 161, 10, 20889 The Flash (CW) 1525, 47, 32, 11108 Today Show (NBC) 1168, 575, 2, 12187 The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1918, 98, 20, 15434 Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 1147, 76, 15, 9177 TMZ (Warner Bros.) 1141, 1148, 1, 13749 Saturday Night Live (NBC) 1063, 86, 12, 10716 Live + Same Day Household Viewers (millions): Friday, October 13, 2017 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD CBS: 7.96 million MacGyver 6.71, Hawaii Five-0 8.33, Blue Bloods 8.83 NBC: 4.17 million Law & Order True Crime 2.55, Dateline 4.82 million ABC: 2.59 million Once Upon a Time 2.78, Inhumans 2.30, 20/20 2.69 FOX: 2.17 million Hell’s Kitchen 2.88, The Exorcist 1.46 UNIVISION: 971,000 Enamorandome de Ramon .85, Mi Marido tie Familia 1.04, Mi Mardo tie Familia 1.02 TELEMUNDO: 1.06 million Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio .97, Sin Senos si Hay Paraiso 1.09, El Senor de los Cielos 1.24 CW: .68 million Masters of Illusion .95, Masters of Illusion .90, Masters of Illusion, Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.04 Friday A18-49: CBS .9/4, NBC .7/4, ABC .6/3, FOX .6/3, TELE .6/2, UNI .5/2, CW .3/1 Source: Nielsen EXECUTIVE MOVES Lauren Whitney is joining Miramax as President of Television, reports Deadline. Whitney had been President of Scripted Television at Legendary. Jed Kapsos, most recently Senior Vice President of Finance for CBS Television Network, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Pop, the CBS/Lionsgate-owned network. |
This Day in History: 1939 – Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was released. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: In which sketch comedy series did Joan Rivers narrate segments about a superhero? The Electric Company. Kudos to: Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Anne Thomason-Canvas Worldwide/Atlanta, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Cynthia New-Spectrum Reach/Cape Girardeau/MO, Amy Kessler-Oalkand Symphony/Oakland, CA, Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, Tim Rank-Blueprint314/St. Louis, MO, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA Today’s Trivia Question: Which short-lives series focused on TV reporters featured a future Three’s Company star? (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 Monday’s Anagram: Thenceforth: It Seemed I Oil = Homicide: Life on the Street. Kudos to: Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA Sidekick Character Anagram: Any Fib Free (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 - TUESDAY OCTOBER 17 ABC: The Middle, Fresh Off the Boat, black-ish, The Mayor, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World CBS: NCIS, Bull, NCIS: New Orleans CW: The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow FOX: Lethal Weapon, The Mick, Brooklyn Nine-Nine NBC: The Voice, This Is Us, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders PBS: Finding Your Roots, The Vietnam War [r] Telemundo: Jenni Rivera:Mariposa de Barrio, Sin Senos si Hay Paraiso, El Senor de los Cielos Univision: Enamorandoma de Ramon, Mi Marido Tiene Familia, Hoy Voy a Cambiar |
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