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TNT IS SUMMER’S #1 PRIMETIME CABLE NETWORK
HOME TO CABLE’S TOP 4 SCRIPTED SERIES THIS SUMMER (A25-54)
#1-THE LAST SHIP- #1 NEW CABLE SHOW OF 2014
#2- RIZZOLI & ISLES | #3- FALLING SKIES | #4- MAJOR CRIMES
NEXT UP…LEGENDS, starring Sean Bean | Wednesday, Aug 13 at 9/8c
TNT DRAMA. BOOM.
(Source: Nielsen).
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08.04.14
Good morning. It’s Monday, August 4, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise at 8p
Bravo: Jersey Belle at 10p
Food: King of Cones at 8p
FX: Partners at 9p
ID: Bloodlands at 9p, Nowhere to Hide at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
A&E: Longmire at 10p
Jane Pauley‘s getting up early this month. The former Today host fills in for vacationing Charles Osgood on CBS News Sunday Morning starting August 10, then spends a week in Gayle King‘s CBS This Morning seat starting Monday, August 11. Pauley joined CBS News Sunday Morning as a contributor in April.
IN THE NEWS
Not swayed by Aereo‘s contention that it is "figuratively bleeding to death," a U.S. District Court declined to grant the streamer-of-broadcast-signals’ emergency motion to be deemed a cable company, which would enable it to retransmit broadcast content for a low fee and get back in business. CEO Chet Kanojia said a delay in the proceedings would incur "staggering costs without accruing any revenue."
The first table read for season eight of The Big Bang Theory is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, one week later than planned, as negotiations with the five original cast members continue. Premiere date for the CBS comedy is Monday, September 22 at 8p.
WWE is cutting 7 percent of its workforce, or 50-60 jobs. The move comes after a net loss of $14.5 million in the second quarter attributed to the February launch of the company’s online-subscription service. WWE Network added 33,000 subscribers since April, for a less-than-expected total of 700,000.
Today‘s getting on the live musical bandwagon with an 18-minute show penned by Kathie Lee Gifford, the co-host announced on the morning show Friday. Called "Not Today and Tomorrow’s Not Looking Good Either," the production will feature the Today anchors and crew, as well as special guest, former Regis and Kathie Lee host Regin Philbin. Expected airdate is sometime before the net’s Peter Pan event in December.
NBC renewed comedy Undateable for a 10-ep season two. "Overexcited to do 2nd season of Undateable on NBC," tweeted exec producer Bill Lawrence.
The NCTC and Disney struck a multi-year distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s content to the cable co-op’s participating customers across TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. As part of the deal, the NCTC will add authenticated WATCH and VOD products, Fusion, the upcoming SEC network, Longhorn network, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater and ESPN Bases Loaded.
A water main break near UCLA that flooded the Pauley Pavilion forced the relocation of the Teen Choice 2014 awards. Event telecast by Fox will now take place at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday, August 10 at 8p. Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) will co-host, joining host Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf).
Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: July August 1-3, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney) $94 million, opening weekend
Lucy (Universal) $18.3 million, 2 wk total $76.6 million
Get On Up (Universal) $14.0 million, opening weekend
Hercules (Paramount) $10.7 million, 2 wk total $52.3 million
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox) $8.7 million, 4 wk total $189.3 million
Planes: Fire and Rescue (Disney) $6.4 million, 3 wk total $47.6 million
Purge: The Anarchy (Universal) $5.6 million, 3 wk total $63 million
Sex Tape (Sony) $3.6 million, 3 wk total $33.9 million
And So it Goes (Freestyle Releasing) $3.3 million, 2 wk total 10.5 million
A Most Wanted Man (Roadside Attractions) $3.3 million, 2 wk total $7.1 million
Source: Rentrak
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Daniel Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop) will serve as exec producer and showrunner for Hallmark series The Good Witch, airing early next year. Catherine Bell reprises her role from the net’s movie franchise.
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) is developing a series for ABC Family. Pompeo will exec produce the drama, adapted from the Rachel Carey novel Debt, about the 2008 financial crisis, with ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios.
Comedy Big Kids, from Joe Wengert (Playing House) and Ed Helms (The Office), has been put in development at NBC. Wenger will write and co-exec produce for Universal TV; Helms will exec produce through his Pacific Electric. Claudia Lonow (Accidentally on Purpose) is onboard as exec producer and showrunner.
COMING UP
Escape, the net from Katz Broadcasting targeting women 25-54 launching later this summer, acquired rights to series Snapped, Unsolved Mysteries and Forensic Files. "We are assembling a mystery and drama-fueled line-up that will provide viewers the opportunity to escape from their daily lives," said president and CEO Jonathan Katz.
BBC World News three-parter The Ottomans launches Saturday, August 9 at 5:10p. Series explains the roots and the importance of the Islamic empire.
SUMMER STUNTS
While Discovery fans tune in for Jaws-dropping underwater action on Shark Week, Logo TV counterprograms with Snark Week, starting Sunday, August 10. Featured on the lifestyle net targeting the LGBT community: marathons of shows with "biting one-liners," like Designing Women, Will & Grace and The Nanny.
Sportsman brings on the bacon with "Aporkalypse 2014," launching today. First up in the week-long stunt exploring issues surrounding hog eradication: back-to-back eps of Heli-Hunter, demonstrating the damage caused by feral hogs, at 7p.
Encore gives a tip of the hat to horror master Stephen King the month of September, with a movie based on one of the author’s books airing every Saturday at 8p. Want to binge? Catch an all-day marathon on King’s 67th birthday, September 21, starting with Sometimes They Come Back.
BRANDS & ADVERTISING
P&G will be divesting itself of more than half its brands, CEO A.G. Lafley said in an analyst call on Friday. The 70-80 brands the consumer goods company will keep account for over 90 percent of its sales. Lafley said the move will allow for "a much more focused, much more streamlined company." Marketing spending cuts will continue, said CFO Jon Moeller, as P&G focuses on digital strategies. How long will the restructuring take? "More time than we would like," said Lafley.
CASTING
Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal) has signed on as a regular on CBS‘s upcoming addition to the CSI franchise, CSI: Cyber, starring Patricia Arquette (Medium). Series premieres in 2015.
David Zayas will recur on upcoming Fox drama Gotham. Batman prequel launches Monday, September 22.
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RATINGS
Univision was the number one network in primetime among A18-49 and A18-34 for the second consecutive July sweep. The net also boasted more programs in the top 20 on all of television among A18-34 compared to the Big Four. "The fact that our network was able to maintain the number one position in primetime among these key demographics for two consecutive July sweeps as more networks air first-run shows validates our strong position in the industry," said net CEO Randy Falco.
HGTV had its highest-rated July ever, delivering an average prime rating of .54 among P25-54, up 8 percent in the demo and 9 percent among W25-54 over last year. The lifestyle net also ranked as number 7 in cable among P25-54 and second among W25-54, its highest monthly cable rankings ever. What next? "We have no plans to take our feet off the accelerator," said Kathleen Finch, president of HGTV and DIY.
Sister net DIY achieved its most watched July prime ever among P25-54 (70,000 impressions) and M25-54 (37,000 impressions), audience growth of 4 percent and 12 percent over last July. The season premiere of Holmes Makes It delivered a .4 among P25-54, one of the highest-rated primetime episodes of any series in DIY history.
ABC‘s NY Med held onto its A18-49 demo number Thursday night with 1.0/3, and hit a new season high among A18-34 (.7/3), according to Nielsen. The premiere of the net’s The Quest delivered .7 among A18-49.
Thursday A18-49 Analysis: Univision scored the most A18-49 viewers Thursday with 1.6/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Uni’s Mi Corazon Es Tuyo won 8p with 1.5/6, followed by a 1.4/6 average for CBS’s The Big Bang Theory and The Millers. CBS’s Big Brother topped the 9p hour with 2.2/7, versus 1.8/6 for Univision’s Que Vida Me Robo. Uni’s Que Pobres Tan Ricos was tops at 10p with 1.4/5, followed by 1.1/4 for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.
A18-49: UNI 1.6/6, CBS 1.4/4, ABC .9/3, NBC .9/3, FOX .6/2, TELE .6/2, ION .4/1, CW .1/0
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, July 31, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 3.5/6
The Big Bang Theory [r] 4.7/9, The Millers [r] 3.5/7, Big Brother 3.8/7, Elementary [r] 2.5/5
ABC: 3.0/5
The Quest 1.9/4, Rookie Blue 3.2/6, NY Med 3.7/7
NBC: 2.0/4
Hollywood Game Night [r] 2.4/5, Welcome to Sweden 1.7/3, Working the Engels 1.3/2, Last Comic Standing 2.1/4
UNIVISION: 2.0/4
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 2.0/4, Que Vida Me Robo 2.3/4, Que Pobres Tan Ricos 1.8/3
FOX: 1.3/2
Sleepy Hollow [r] 1.2/2, Gang Related 1.5/3
ION: 1.0/2
Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 1.2/2, Cold Case .7/1
TELE: .8/1
Reina de Corazones .6/1, En Otra Piel .8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.1/2
CW: .4/1
Vampire Diaries [r] .4/1, Originals [r] .4/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Kathleen Polett and Kevin O’Donnell have been promoted to Senior Vice President of Syndication Sales for NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. Based in Chicago, Polett oversees all syndication sales for the central region of the US and will also be responsible for additional station group sales. O’Donnell will take on increased group sales responsibilities as he continues to manage the Southeast region out of the Atlanta office.
IN MEMORIAM
Emmy-nominated writer Rick Mittleman died in a car accident July 30. He was 84. Mittleman wrote for numerous TV classics, including M.A.S.H., The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple and Bewitched.
Season seven American Idol contestant Michael Johns died of a blood clot in his ankle. He was 35. "Michael Johns was an incredible talent," said Fox and AI producers FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment. "He will be truly missed."
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY AUGUST 4, 2014
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise [p], Mistresses
CBS: 2 Broke Girls [r], Mom [r], Mike & Molly [r], Two and a Half Men [r], Under the Dome
CW: Whose Line Is it Anyway?, Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r], Arrow [r]
FOX: MasterChef, Hotel Hell
NBC: Running Wild with Bear Grylls, American Ninja Warrior
PBS: Antiques Roadshow [r], Antiques Roadshow [r], POV
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones En Otra Piel, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Que Pobres Tan Ricos
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