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01.27.17
Good morning. It’s Friday January 27, 2017 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery Life: Trauma Down Under at 10p
HLN: How it Really Happened at 8p
Viceland: Rise at 9p
Saturday’s Premieres:
History: Detroit Steel at 10p
Velocity: Garage Dreams at 8p
Saturday’s Finales:
Animal Planet: Pit Bulls & Parolees at 9p
HGTV: House Hunters Renovation at 10p
Sunday’s Premieres:
Starz: Black Sails at 9p
Travel: Top Secret Waterfalls at 10p
Sunday’s Finales:
ABC: Conviction at 10p
CMT: Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge at 10p
Discovery: Alaska: The Last Frontier at 9p
E!: Mariah’s World at 9p
Showtime: The Affair at 10p
TLC: Sister Wives at 8p
IN THE NEWS
NBCUniversal’s broadcast television revenue rose 14 percent during 4Q16, to $2.8 billion, with big assists from Thursday Night Football and political ads. But even without football and politics, “advertising increased modestly as strong pricing from the upfront outpaced ratings declines,” said Comcast senior EVP-CFO Michael J. Cavanaugh during an earnings conference. The company’s cable nets were up 4 percent, to $2.5 billion for the quarter.
Comcast Chairman-CEO Brian Roberts was bullish: “This Is Us is the year’s breakout new series and a wonderful show. SNL is having its most-watched season in 20 years and we continue to rank No. 1 across dayparts in broadcast ranging from The Today Show, to Nightly News all the way through to Late Night. Telemundo beat Univision on many nights for the first time in its history.”
“The media here is the opposition party. They don’t understand this country,” chief White House strategist Steve Bannon told the New York Times. Plus, the media “should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” Is Bannon way off base, or does he have a point? Share your opinion in the new Cynopsis poll: http://cynopsis.com/poll/.
Nina Dobrev will be back for the series finale of CW’s The Vampire Diaries. The actress, who left in 2015 at the end of her contract, shared the news on Instagram.
Entertainment Tonight alum Mary Hart and producer Harry Friedman (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune) will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2017 Daytime Emmys. Friedman will pick up his trophy at the Daytime Creative Arts awards on Friday, April 28, while Hart will be presented with her statuette during the Sunday, April 30 ceremony.
Verizon and Charter Communications are considering a merger, according to the Wall Street Journal, which said Verizon has hired advisors as it ponders a possible pairing. Meanwhile, AT&T is facing questions from a team of Democratic senators over its planned $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner; Time Warner shareholders meet February 15 to decide whether to approve the transaction.
NBC’s 90th birthday will be celebrated Sunday, February 19 from 9-11p,on The Paley Center Salutes NBC’s 90th Anniversary. Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) will host the special. New interviews will feature many of NBC’s biggest names, including Ted Danson, Tina Fey, Debra Messing, Noah Wyle, Rob Lowe, Blake Shelton, William Shatner, Jennifer Lopez, Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Dick Wolf.
CBS Corp. chief Les Moonves and CBS will be honored at the annual fundraising gala for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook concert series, taking place February 1. Late Late Show’s James Corden will host the non-televised event.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Celebrate the TV Award Winners on 2/7!
While enjoying dinner at the Edison Ballroom in NYC, celebrate the achievements of our industry over the past year during the presentation of the very first Cynopsis TV Awards, which salutes excellence in national television programming. Also, two special awards will be presented to honorees Linda Boff, CMO for GE and Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO & Founder for Horizon Media, for their extraordinary contributions to the industry.
View finalists and register: www.cynopsistvawards.com.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Freeform upped its order for Young & Hungry, returning for season 5 on Monday, March 13 at 8p. The show was the number 1 original ad-supported cable comedy for summer 2016 among A18-34, and cable TV’s number 1 series on Wednesdays at 8p among A18-34.
Ghosted grabbed a pilot order from Fox. The comedy from Tom Gormican with Craig Robinson (The Office) and Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) centers on a skeptic and a believer in the paranormal who are recruited to look into odd activity in LA.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Season 2 of Starz drama The Girlfriend Experience, exec produced by Steven Soderbergh, will feature 2 parallel storylines, breaking with its freshman format. Each will be written, directed and executive produced by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz. “It was always our intention to change the universe every season, but Amy and Lodge have cranked up the ambition, scope, and complexity of the show by creating two storylines even more provocative and confrontational than last year’s,” said Soderbergh. “I’m as excited as a Swedish person is allowed to get.” Joining the cast are Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies), Louisa Krause (Billions) and Carmen Ejogo (Selma).
WE tv’s Mama June: From Not to Hot debuts Friday, February 24 at 10p. Docu-dramedy chronicles the physical and emotional metamorphosis of the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch.
Univision’s El Chapo, based on the life of the notorious drug kingpin, will premiere on the network in April. The series is the first co-production between Univision Story House, the development and production arm of Univision Communications, and Netflix.
INSP renewed State Plate for season 2, to begin production this spring. The food series will again be hosted by American Idol season 5 winner Taylor Hicks.
Steven Universe returns to Cartoon Network with a full week of premieres beginning Monday, January 30 at 7p, settling into its new weekly time slot on Friday, February 10 at 7p.
CNBC’s The Partner, featuring The Profit host Marcus Lemonis, debuts Tuesday, March 7 at 10p. Winner gets a half-million dollar contract and the chance to help investor Lemonis manage his empire.
COMING UP
SundanceTV is running a marathon of the final season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show starting Saturday, January 28 at 6a, with Mary’s apartment turned into a delivery room when Georgette gives birth at a party. It’s a tribute to Moore, who died Wednesday at age 80.
Decades Network will also remembering Moore, with a multi-day tribute of programming celebrating her career beginning Friday, February 3 from 8a-1p, and continuing all weekend starting Saturday, February 4 at 1p. Programming will include the actress’s 1986 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show, the film Just Between Friends, and 77 Sunset Strip, in addition to a Mary Tyler Moore Show binge.
As part of its Jazz Legends series, Canal 22 Mexico will air a special concert featuring saxophonist and composer John Coltrane, on Sunday, January 29 at 9p.
NBC will air the third annual Red Nose Day Special on Thursday, May 25, with partners Walgreens, M&Ms and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The campaign to end child poverty has raised over $60 million in its first two years in the U.S., and over one billion globally since 1988.
HDNet Movies’ And The Oscar Goes To Presented By Richard Roeper, featuring Academy Award winners, kicks off Sunday, January 29 at 10:25p with Slumdog Millionaire. The 29-day event includes 40 films.
Wave one of performers for Univision music celebration Premio Lo Nuestro includes Colombian urban artist J Balvin; Regional Mexican acts Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga and Luis Coronel; Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes; Latin music superstar Prince Royce; Mexican singer and actress Thalia, and Colombian singer/songwriter Carlos Vives. Show airs live from Miami on Thursday, February 23 at 7p.
CASTING
Will Tudor (Game of Thrones) has been cast in the recurring guest role of Sebastian on Freeform’s Shadowhunters, airing Mondays at 8p. Tudor will star in the later half of the second season.
Brandon Micheal Hall (Search Party) will star in ABC’s untitled comedy pilot from Jeremy Bronson and Daveed Diggs.
Paula Patton (Warcraft) landed the lead in ABC summer series Somewhere Between. Drama is based on a Korean format.
ADVERTISING & AGENCIES
Arthur Sadoun will take the reins from Maurice Levy as chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, effective June 1. Sadoum is currently CEO of Publicis Communucations. “The highly respected professional qualities of Arthur Sadoun, his unique understanding of clients and their needs, his accomplishments both during his time at Publicis Groupe and before, and his human qualities, all make him the prime candidate,” said current supervisory chair Elisabeth Badinter. Levy, who has been chairman and CEO since 1987, will be elected as Supervisory Board Chair in May.
A study from Interpublic’s Media Lab and Magna found that “touch-enabled” video ads, allowing users to actually feel them while holding a mobile device, increased lift by 50 percent among consumers for the brands in the study. Findings in “Ads You Can Feel: The New Mobile Experience” were based on feedback from spots for BMW, Royal Caribbean, Arby’s and Truvia using technology developed by Immersion Corp.
Cynopsis will be honoring today’s top advertising talent at the Buyers & Planners Awards celebration in NYC on February 7. Who are our all-star nominees? Meet Jen Blohm, supervisor, media planning, IMM.
Cynopsis: What is the biggest challenge facing the advertising community today?
Jen Blohm: The greatest obstacle, that has equal in importance and the impact it will have if we cannot overcome it is privacy. We’ve all been so obsessed with the concept of the Internet of Things and its implications on immersive advertising, that we haven’t spent nearly enough time considering how we will overcome privacy issues and consumer’s negative attitudes towards advertising ‘stalking’ them.
Cynopsis: What kind of education or experience helped prepare you for a job in media planning?
Blohm: The University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘em!) has an amazing advertising program, and allowed me to have a specialty in media planning. I also made it a priority to get an integrated media planning position as my first full-time agency job to make certain that I was well-versed in both linear and digital media.
Cynopsis: What do you find most rewarding about your job at IMM?
Blohm: Entrepreneurship is a core value at IMM, allowing everyone to have influence on company decisions. It has created a culture where we all have skin in the game and are in this together, which carries over to our relationships with our clients.
Cynopsis: What are you wearing to the Cynopsis Awards?
Blohm: Coming from Boulder, Colorado, I’ll be wearing one of our traditional outfits: hemp yoga pants, a vegan leather vest, and a blouse made from recycled cat fur. That or a Rachel Zoe dress, I haven’t quite decided.
For questions about the event, which will also include the inaugural TV Awards, please email Jenn@Cynopsis.com.
DIGITAL DATA
U.S. immigrants worried about President Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration will get a hand from an interactive digital tool from Univision News. If they input a zip code or address, users will get a list of nonprofit groups in the area that can assist them, including explaining their rights and options.
The penetration of Internet-connected TVs among US broadband households has increased nearly 50% since 2013, from 50 percent to 74 percent at year-end 2016, according to new research from The Diffusion Group. And that puts penetration “in the Late Mainstream of its trajectory,” said Michael Greeson, TDG president and director of research. “Barring any major disruption in TV technology or market condition, growth will slow each year as the solution reaches saturation.”
TNT and TBS are turning up the digital dial for their live simulcast of the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Awards on Sunday, January 29. The event will include two different red carpet pre-shows: People, EW & TNT’s SAG Awards Red Carpet Live, and new Carpet Diem (ha!) from TBS and Refinery29. Both editions will feature interviews with nominees, presenters, past recipients and other attendees as they head into the ceremony.
Six-part digital doc Legacy: Bob Hurley, focused on the potential final season for the Hall of Fame basketball coach, debuts on Sho.com and the Showtime Sports YouTube channel on Monday, February 20. Hurley has led the Jersey City boys’ basketball team to 28 state championships in his nearly 50 years as coach.
The 2017 Makers Conference, featuring Eva Longoria, Debra Messing, Octavia Spencer, Lilly Singh and more, will livestream on Makers.com February 6-8.
The Starz app has been added to Amazon Fire TV. Black Sails, The Missing, Outlander and other Starz series are now available, as well as first-run movies.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
How to Monetize Around Live Video
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RATINGS
Univision is ranking as the top Spanish-language net among A18-49 season to date, growing its primetime audience in the demo 8 percent January 2017 to date versus October 2016.
ABC’s one-hour special, President Donald Trump – The White House Interview, was the most-watched (7.5 million viewers) and number one-rated (1.7/6) show on Wednesday.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
ABC: 5.6/10
The Goldbergs 2.9/5, Speechless 2.5/4, Modern Family 2.8/5, black-ish 2.5/4, President Trump: The White House Interview 4.8/9
NBC: 5.0/9
Law & Order: SVU 2.8/5, Law & Order: SVU 3.4/6, Chicago 2.8/5
CBS: 3.5/6
Hunted 3.3/6, Code Black 3.7/7
FOX: 3.2/5
Lethal Weapon 3.9/7, Star 2.4/4
Despertar Contigo 1.0/2, Vino el Amor 1.3/2, El Color de la Pasion 1.3/2
TELE: .9/2
La Fan .7/1, La Dona .9/2, El Chema 1.1/2
CW: .8/1
Arrow 1.0/2, Frequency .5/1
Wednesday A19-49: ABC 1.3/5, FOX 1.3/5, CBS 1.2/4, NBC .9/3, TELE .7/3, UNI .7/3, CW .4/1
Source: Nielsen
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Garrett English was promoted to Executive Vice President of Event Programming, Specials and News for MTV, VH1 and Logo. Most recently, English served as SVP of Programming, Events and Live Production for MTV.
Production and licensing company Silvergate Media appointed Jeff Farnath as Chief Financial Officer. Farnath held CFO positions at Walt Disney Studios Latin America, Laika Entertainment and Classic Media.
Lionsgate signed a new long-term agreement with Executive Vice President Chris Selak and expanded her purview to include worldwide television. Selak will also spearhead the Lionsgate Television Group’s creative collaboration with the newly-launched Lionsgate UK television business.
Gaumont Television announced the strategic expansion of its LA-based Creative Affairs department, which will be headed by Adam Fishbach, the company’s Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs, who joined the company in 2013.
Friday Fun Fact: Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender and part owner of a saloon in Illinois.
This Day in History: 1894 – In the first college basketball game, the University of Chicago beat the Chicago YMCA.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was Doc’s full name on The Love Boat (1977-1987)?Adam Bricker. Kudos to: Charmaine Leary-NBCUniversal/NBC, Eric Wright-D S Simon/NYC, George Gerritsen-phdmedia/NYC, Claire Hambrick-A+E Networks/NYC, Andy Pittma-TAMU/College Station, TX, Matthew Fera-McGarryBowen/Chicago, Paul Blutter-Hollywood Depot Rentals/Burbank, Pat Brady-CESD/LA, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-Angst Productions/LA, Ken DuBow-Bob’s Your Uncle/LA.
Today’s Trivia Question: Who played Maddie’s cousin, and brief romantic interest for David, on Moonlighting (1984-1989)? (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.).
TV Drama Anagram: A Purer Sultan (Email trivia@cynopsis.com; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia – will be posted along with the answer on www.Cynopsis.com.)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2017
ABC: Last Man Standing, Dr. Ken, Shark Tank, 20/20 [r]
CBS: MacGyver [r], Hawaii Five-0 [r], Blue Bloods
CW: The Vampire Diaries, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
FOX: Rosewood, Sleepy Hollow
NBC: Grimm, Emerald City, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose – The Week, Brad Paisley Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performance Special, American Masters [r]
Telemundo: La Fan, La Dona, El Chema
Univision: Despertar Contigo, Vino el Amor, El Color de la Pasion
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