2014-06-25

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Source: Nielsen, Impractical Jokers Thursday premieres, 9:30-10p, 10-10:30p, 1/2/14-5/29/14, ranking among ad-supported cable networks, A18-49 (000), live + 7 blended with live + sd from 5/26/14.

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06.25.14

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premiere:
ABC Family: Young & Hungry at 8p, Mystery Girls at 8:30p
Bravo: Million Dollar Listing Miami at 9p
CBS: Big Brother at 8p
Esquire: Brew Dogs at 9p, Best Bars in America at 10p
FXX: Wilfred at 10p
HGTV: Cousins Undercover at 8p, Property Brothers at 9p
NBC: Taxi Brooklyn at 10p
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor at 9p

Tonight’s Finales:
ASPiRE: Exhale at 8p
Discovery:  Dual Survival at 9p

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SATISFACTION
A USA ORIGINAL DRAMA

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This provocative examination of modern love asks the question:

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CBS is taking its sweet time launching its 2014-2015 season. The net kicks things off with Thursday Night Football on September 11, scattering premiere dates throughout the weeks leading up to the week of October 27, when 2 Broke Girls returns Monday at 8p and the net’s Big Bang Theory-led Thursday entertainment lineup returns (after Bang’s Monday, September 22 debut with back-to-back episodes). "The addition of Thursday Night Football provides the flexibility to strategically roll out our fall season in multiple waves, maximizing promotional platforms and scheduling opportunities to give our new and returning series the best possible launch," said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment.

IN THE NEWS

Joan Lunden revealed on ABC‘s Good Morning America Tuesday that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The former GMA co-host, 63, told breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts that she has started chemo and will undergo surgery and radiation, and is expected to make a full recovery. Lunden left the morning show after 17 years in 1997 and became a health advocate.

Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick, Jr. and Keith Urban will all be back for season 14 of American Idol, confirmed Fox, joining returning host Ryan Seacrest.

FX Movie Channel topped the list of most-in-demand digital basic/mid-sized networks in the 2014 "Beta Research Cable Network Interest Study," followed by ID, Cooking Channel, Science, Hallmark Movie Channel and Lifetime Movie Network. Top-ranked VOD networks from basic cable were AMC, History, Discovery, A&E, TNT and USA. Results came from an online survey of 3420 multichannel subscribers who rated their interest in nets on a scale of 1 to 5.

ABC News launched on Apple TV, offering free, ad-supported multi-streaming video and on-demand content. Included: news, updates, original programming and highlights from the net’s news shows, as well as local news updates from nine ABC television stations, and archival footage. "The idea of this is to put users in control of their news," said Joe Ruffolo, SVP of ABC News Digital.

Scripps Networks Interactive, headquartered in Knoxville, TN, will host the Knoxville tour stop of the "100 Girls of Code" on June 30. The program, from the Tennessee Code Academy, holds summer workshops across the state to raise awareness among girls 12-18 about careers in computer science. "Scripps Networks is committed to doing what we can to strengthen the communities where our employees live and work," said Cindy McConkey, SVP of corporate social responsibility.

Travel Channel has postponed the premiere of Man Finds Food, and will slip new original series American Grilled into its slot instead. The outdoor cooking challenge premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 9p.

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Lifetime greenlit TV-movie Big Driver, based the Stephen King novella about a revenge-minded mystery writer. Maria Bello (McFarland) will star in the film, exec produced by Bill Haber and Jeffrey Hayes from Ostar Productions. Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias) and rocker Joan Jett are also onboard. Production begins in Halifax, Nova Scotia this summer for a fall 2014 premiere.

For the first time, less than half of TV drama pilots were filmed in LA, according a report from FilmL.A. detailing the city’s ongoing loss of new TV projects. In the 2013/2014 development season, New York had drama 24 pilots, while the L.A. had 19. Counting comedies, L.A. housed 90 projects, a 44 percent share, versus 82 percent six years earlier. The California State Senate starts hearings today on legislation to expand the state’s Film and TV and Tax Credit program.

Animal Planet renewed freshman series The Pool Master, for a spring 2015 return. The Punch Drunk and Original Media production, about a swimming  pool designer’s creations, delivered 1 million P2+ viewers, 704,000 HH and 408,000 P18-49 on Friday.

COMING UP

EPIX original documentary Altman, about legendary filmmaker Robert Altman (M*A*S*H), premieres Wednesday, August 6 at 8p. Among the stars featured are James Caan, Elliott Gould, Julianne Moore and Robin Williams.

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack launches season 11 with "Women’s Financial Future," explaining how women can build a financial plan to fit their circumstances. Series premiere is Friday, June 27 on public television (check local listings).

MTV, MTV Hits and Logo TV will premiere the music video for Demi Lovato‘s "Really Don’t Care" on Thursday, June 26 at 5p. Lovato then appears on Logo’s Trailblazers special at 9p, honoring Netflix‘s Orange Is the New Black for breaking ground in the quest for LGBT civil rights, at 9p.

It’s marathon madness at REELZ, with an "All-American" marathon Friday, July 4thfeaturing back-to-back eps of Hollywood Hillbillies from 11a to 5p. The net’s "Red, White and Pawn" run picks up Saturday, July 5 at 12p, with 18 straight episodes of Beverly Hills Pawn. Sunday, July 6 brings a "Star Spangled Scandals" marathon, including all 10 episodes of Hollywood Scandals from 11a-9p.

Sting will join Afrojack as special guest on Friday, June 27 for Good Morning America‘s summer concert series in Central Park. A new play with music by the Fields of Gold singer, The Last Ship (also his 2013 album title), premieres tonight in Chicago.

Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives) star in Stranded in Paradise, about a disastrous business trip that leads to a new beginning. Hallmark Channel original movie premieres Saturday, August 9 at 9p.

RETURNING SERIES

Season 9 of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction medical series Untold Stories of the ER premieres on Discovery Fit & Health Friday, July 11 at 9p. One unlucky patient finds himself impaled by a chainsaw; another has a giant snapping turtle clamped to his neck.

Showtime‘s Web Therapy returns for season four Wednesday, October 22 at 11p. A-listers joining Therapy star and creator Lisa Kudrow (Friends) as guest stars this go-round include Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) and Friend’s Matthew Perry.

Docu-series on a stick? Destination America‘s Deep Fried Masters returns for season two Saturday, July 12 at 10p "with more exciting episodes covered in batter and served hot," promised DA general manager Marc Etkind.

BRANDS & ADVERTISING

Old Navy‘s annual flip-flops-for-$1 event will get a boost from a skit on ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, June 26, reports AdAge. The retailer, which recently teamed with Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) for spots that made a splash online, is also giving away 9000 flip-flops in NYC and LA vending machines to consumers who tweet a code. "In order to be relevant we need to be part of the cultural conversation," Old Navy CMO Ivan Wicksteed told AdAge.

NBC has wrapped up its Upfront negotiations, achieving CPM increases of between 7.5-8 percent. "We are very pleased to have led the market in both rate of change and volume growth," said NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. "We have also made tremendous progress in correcting our historic monetization gaps."

Jeep and Dos Eqius are partnering with Nat Geo and 21st Century Fox for a socially fueled competition to discover the next generation of explorers. Contestants submit a video and a Tweetable elevator pitch to ExpeditionGranted.com; winner gets $50,000 to fund a dream expedition.

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RATINGS

Live with Kelly & Michael was up 4 percent week to week and 13 percent year to year to hit a 2.7 household rating, enough to top all syndie talkers the week ending June 15. Dr. Phil was down 11 percent week to week with repeats, and Ellen DeGeneres hit a new season low, 2.1.

TNT claimed the title of basic cable’s number one entertainment network for the week in primetime, with more than 2.3 million viewers and growth of 18 percent versus the same week last year.

True Blood‘s seventh and final season premiere drew 5.8 million viewers over four airings on HBO Sunday night. The initial broadcast delivered 4 million.

Bravo was the number one cable entertainment net at 8p Sunday among P18-49 and P25-54, and ranked number two among total viewers. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi’s Wedding delivered 2.6 million total viewers, and was the top unscripted cable entertainment telecast of the day among P25-54 (over 1.4 million). The reality show’s season is averaging over 1.2 million P18-49, nearly 1.4 million 25-54 and over 2.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.

Syfy‘s new drama Dominion posted the highest L3 vs. L+SD percentage lift ever for a Syfy original series premiere since Nielsen began recording L3 data in 2007. The show got a 75 percent bump among Adults 25-54 (1.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.4 million), and saw a 56 percent boost in total viewers (3.1 million).

Broadcast Evening News Shows  Weekly Average Ratings (week of June 16, 2014)
NBC: Nightly News 7.99 million total viewers; 1.5/6 and 1.82 million A25-54

ABC: World News 6.98 million total viewers; 1.5/6 and 1.79 million A25-54

CBS: Evening News 6.04 million total viewers; 1.2/5 and 1.45 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 6/15/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.1 AA

Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.0AA

Jeopardy (CTD) 5.8AA

Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.7AA

Family Feud (2/T) 4.6AA

Modern Family (2/T) 3.7AA

Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.3AA

Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.2AA

Inside Edition (CTD)  2.8AA

Live With Kelly & Michael (DAD) 2.7AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 6/15/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.8AA

Modern Family (2/T) 2.2AA

Family Guy (2/T) 1.8AA

Judge Judy (CTD) 1.8AA

Family Feud (2/T) 1.5AA

Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.3AA

Jeopardy (CTD) 1.2AA

Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.2AA

How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.1AA

Seinfeld (SPT) 1.1AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 11 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of 6/16/14
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Tues.), 2.6/9
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Sun.), 2.1/6
CBS: Big Bang Theory, 1.8/7
FOX: MasterChef, 1.8/6
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen, 1.8/7
ABC: The Bachelorette, 1.7/5
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance, 1.7/6
NBC: American Ninja Warrior, 1.6/5
ABC: Rising Star, 1.5/5
FOX: 24: Live Another Day, 1.4/5
NBC: Last Comic Standing, 1.4/5
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 6/16/2014
Primetime (000)/Total Prm Day (000)

ESPN 1177/ESPN 928
TBSC 829/ADSM* 687
USA 812/NAN* 425
ADSM 696/USA 425
FX 608/NICK 391
TNT 605/TOON 377
HIST 599/TNT 344
VH1 535/TBSC 337
FAM 527/DSNY 318
A&E 495/FX 295
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 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+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 6/16/2014
Primetime (000), Total Prm Day (000)

ESPN 2593/ESPN 1773
TNT 2322/NICK 1586
USA 1948/DSNY 1544
DSNY 1862/TOON 1304
HIST 1566/ADSM* 1236
FOXN 1450/TNT 1114
TBSC 1391/USA 1052
NAN 1367/NAN 1042
HGTV 459/FOXN 981
ADSM 446/HIST 800
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 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+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.

Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 6/16/20014
USA/Portugal (ESPN) 6874
Ghana/United States (ESPN) 5231
Germany/Ghana (ESPN) 2980
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1) 2503
Nigeria/Bosnia-Herzegovina (ESPN) 2107
Argentina/Iran (ESPN) 1955
Brazil/Mexico (ESPN) 1947
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1905
Duck Dynasty (A&E) 1880
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1868
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Monday A18-49 Analysis: FOX and NBC tied for the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 1.5/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Fox’s Masterchef was first at 8p with 1.7/6, versus 1.5/6 for ABC’s The Bachelorette. NBC’s American Ninja Warrior won 9p with 1.7/6, followed by Bachelorette and Univision’s Que Vida me Robo, each with 1.5/5. The second hour of NBC’s Warrior topped 10p with 1.8/6, versus 1.3/4 for Univision’s Que Pobres tan Ricos.

A18-49:FOX 1.6/5, ABC 1.5/5, NBC 1.4/4, UNI 1.3/4, CBS 1.1/3, TELE .7/2, CA .4/1, ION .4/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, June 23, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

ABC: 3.8/6
The Bachelorette 4.1/7, Mistresses 2.6/4
Fox: 3.3/6
Masterchef 3.0/5, 24: Live Another Day 3.6/6
CBS: 3.1/5
2 Broke Girls [r] 3.1/6, Mom [r] 3.0/5, Mike & Molly [r] 3.5/6, Two and a Half Men [r] 3.1/5, Under the Dome 2.9/5
NBC: 2.7/5
Last Comic Standing 2.2/4, American Ninja Warrior 2.9/5
Univision: 1.6/3
De Te Quiero, Te Quiero 1.3/2, Que Vida me Robo 2.0/3, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.6/3
ION: .9/1
Criminal Minds .9/1, Criminal Minds .9/1, Criminal Minds .8/1
Telemundo: .9/1
Impostora .8/1, En Otra Piel .8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.2/2
CW: .7/1
Whose Line Is It Anyway 1.0/2, Whose Line Is It Anyway [r] .9/2, Beauty and the Beast .5/1

Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC and Univision won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 1.4/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Univision scored 3.1/11 to top 7p, followed by .9/3 for ABC’s Wipeout. Wipeout remained the leader in the 8p hour with 1.3/4, versus 1.0/4 for NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. NBC’s America’s Got Talent grabbed 9p with 2.0/6, followed by ABC’s Rising Star with 1.6/5. At 10p Talent was still tops with 2.3/7, with Rising Star’s 1.5/5 placing second.

A18-49:NBC 1.4/5, UNI 1.4/5, ABC 1.3/4, FOX .9/3, TELE .5/2, CBS .4/1, ION .1/0

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, June 22, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

NBC: 3.1/6
American Ninja Warrior [r] 1.6/3, America’s Got Talent 4.7/8
CBS: 2.8/5
60 Minutes 4.4/8, Elementary [r] 2.1/4, The Good Wife [r] 2.1/4, The Mentalist [r] 2.7/5
ABC: 2.5/4
Wipeout 2.0/4, Rising Star 2.9/5
Univision: 1.8/3
3.4/6, Bailand Por Un Sueno 1.3/2, Sal Y Pimenta 1.2/2
FOX: 1.1/2
Enlisted .6/1, American Dad [r] .6/1, The Simpsons [r] 1.2/2, The Simpsons [r] 1.4/3, Family Guy [r] 1.5/3, American Dad [r] 1.4/2
TELE: .5/1
Cinema Nuestro .4/1, Cinema Millionario .6/1
ION: .6/1
Leverage .5/1, Leverage .5/1, Leverage .6/1, Leverage .6/1

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: CBS had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with .6/3, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s Crisis topped 8p with .5/2, followed by .4/2 for ABC’s Bet on Your Baby and Fox’s baseball games. CBS rose to the top at 9p with .7/3 for 48 Hours, versus .6/3 for NBC’s Crisis. Another 48 Hours got a bump to .8/3, with ABC’s Nightline and Fox’s baseball sharing second with .5/2.

A18-49:CBS .6/3, NBC .5/2, UNI .5/2, ABc .4/2, CW .4/2, TELE .3/1, ION .3/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, June 21, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 2.8/6
Crimetime [r] 1.9/4, 48 Hours [r] 2.9/6, 48 Hours [r] 3.5/7
NBC: 1.8/4
Crisis 1.8/4, Crisis 2.0/4, Blacklist [r] 1.6/3
FOX: 1.4/3
Fox Saturday Baseball 1.4/3
ABC: 1.2/3
Bet On Your Baby 1.2/3, The Assets .9/2, Nightline Prime1.6/3
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Sabado Gigante 1.0/2
ION: .8/2
Law & Order: CI .7/2, Law & Order: CI .8/2, Law & Order: CI .8/2
TELE: .4/1
Cine Millionario .4/1

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Sundance TV promoted Jordan Helman to Vice President, Development and Current Programming. Helman joined the network in 2012 as Director of Development in the scripted programming department.

Dana Tuinier was named Vice President of Development and Original Programming at TV Land. Previously, Tuiner was Director of Current Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company.

David Weill joined Starz as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs. Weill spent 10 years as CEO of Walden Media/Bristol Bay Productions.

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EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at Trish@cynopsis.com

EXPERT SERVICE: Got a fantastic idea? Now you need pitch materials! Let us arm you with the materials you’ll need to stand out in a crowd. Email today: readyyourpitch@gmail.com (7/9)

INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at trish@cynopsis.com.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: CSI SPORTS/NY: NYC/NJ College Student Summer Internship/Production Intern. Please send resume/cvr to Rose: Send to: jobs@csisports.com (6/26)

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Content & Media Intern/Immersion /San Jose: Exciting entertainment internship on http://immersion.com team in the mobile space for top biz/communication students. Successful NASDAQ company. E-mail: jepcyn@gmail.com (6/26)

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Video Gaming Intern/Immersion/San Jose: Exciting entertainment internship on http://immersion.com team in the mobile space for top biz/communication students. Successful NASDAQ company. E-mail: jepcyn@gmail.com (6/26)

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at trish@cynopsis.com

SITUATION WANTED: ACCOUNT MGR/NY: Digital Ad Sales, Account Mgt & Licensing pro seeks FT employment in NY. 10+ yrs exp selling, licensing, exceeding sales targets, cultivating & maintaining long-term relationships. acctmanager365@gmail.com (6/27)

E-mail Trish@cynopsis.com or call Trish Pihonak at 203-899-8459 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email Trish@cynopsis.com for specs.

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 2014

ABC: The Middle [r], The Goldbergs [r], Modern Family [r], The Goldbergs [r], Motive
CBS: Big Brother [p], Criminal Minds [r], CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [r]

CW: Arrow [r], The 100 [r]

FOX: So You Think You Can Dance?

NBC: America’s Got Talent [r], Taxi Brooklyn [p]
PBS: Nature [r], Nova [r], Nova [r]

Telemundo: La Impostora, En Otra Piel, El Senor de los Cielos

Univision: De Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos

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