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‘Tis not the season to be "Grumpy"
"Happy" Holidays from Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel was the Most Watched
Cable Network for 5 Straight Weekends among W25-54!
Original movie premiere Christmas Under Wraps delivered 5.0 HH rtg & 1.2M W25-54
The festivities continue this weekend with original holiday movie premieres
Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle Sat 8/7c & Christmas at Cartwright’s Sun 8/7c
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12.05.14
Good morning. It’s Friday, December 5, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
SundanceTV: One Child at 9p
Tonight’s Finales:
CW: America’s Next Top Model at 9p
HBO: Foo Fighters at 11p
ID: Deadly Women at 8
Syfy: Haven at 7p, Z Nation at 10p
TNT: On the Menu at 8p
Saturday’s Premiere:
ID: I’d Kill for You at 10p
Sunday’s Premieres:
Bravo: The Millionaire Matchmaker at 9:30p
Lifestyle Network: The On Your Marc Show at 9:30p
TNT: The Librarians at 8p
Weather: Prospectors at 9p, Highway Thru Hell at 10p
Sunday’s Finales:
A&E: Dogs of War at 11p
Telemundo: Yo Soy El Artista at 7p
Univision: Va Por Ti at 8p
Fox 21 and Fox TV Studios have merged. The combined cable entity will be called
Fox 21 Television Studios and be led by Bert Salke, who’ll be president of the new division. In a letter sent to industry colleagues from Fox TV Group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, the pair noted that the new company “unites the talented executives of Fox 21 and Fox Television Studios, who will now work together to develop outstanding content for distribution across all platforms. We chose the name Fox 21 Television Studios to honor the rich legacies of great programming created by each unit, from Fox 21′s Homeland, Sons of Anarchy, and Tyrant, to FTVS’ Burn Notice, The Americans and The Killing.”
IN THE NEWS
Nominations for the 2015 WGA Awards were announced on December 4. HBO‘s True Detective and Silicon Valley and Amazon newbie Transparent garnered multiple nominations. Returning series up for the drama award include Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Mad Men and The Good Wife. Comedies up for awards include Orange Is the New Black, Louie and Veep. Winners will be announced during simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles on Saturday, February 14, 2015.
In the wake of sexual assault accusations levied against him, the U.S. Navy is revoking Bill Cosby’s honorary title of Chief Petty Officer, given to him in 2011. “The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy’s core values of honor, courage and commitment,” the Navy statement said. Cosby enlisted in the Navy in 1956 and was honorably discharged in 1960 as a petty officer third class.
It’s a reunion four years in the making. Bravo brings back together two of the original Real Housewives of Atlanta, Nene Leakes and Kim Zolciak Biermann, when they join host Andy Cohen on a special episode of WATCH What Happens Live, airing Sunday, December 7 at 9p. Immediately following at 9:30p is the season premiere of The Millionaire Matchmaker, where Patti’s clients are Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn, and Melyssa Ford of Blood, Sweat & Heels.
E! has set a premiere date for The Royals: Sunday, March 15 at 10p. The 60-minute drama depicts a fictional monarchy in modern times. Leading the cast are Elizabeth Hurley and Vincent Regan as Queen Helena and King Simon, along with William Moseley as Prince Liam and Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor. Joan Collins will also star as Hurley’s mother, the Grand Duchess of Oxford.
TV Land is giving viewers a look at Younger, its newest original series from Sex and the City creator Darren Star, with a newly released extended scene: http://youtu.be/m-sRRDudUR4. Now shooting in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the series, which stars Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor and Nico Tortorella, premieres Tuesday, March 31 at 10p. "Younger has an irresistible take on secrets, sex and second chances,” said Larry W. Jones, President of TV Land. “The series will now serve as the launching pad for the network’s new edgier comedies including Impastor, Teachers and The Jim Gaffigan Show, which will premiere later in the spring and summer.”
ABC has released the names and occupations of the record 30 bachelorettes who’ll be competing to capture the heart of Iowa farmer Chris Soules, when ABC’s The Bachelor returns for its 19th season. Among them there will be a plus-size model, a WWE diva-in-training, a cadaver tissue saleswoman and a former NFL cheerleader. The series premieres on Monday, January 5 at 8p with a live event – for the first time.
Also looking for love will be five plus-sized ladies on Lifetime‘s new series Big Women: Big Love, premiering Thursday, January 1 at 10p. The docusoap examines the lives of extra curvy women as they navigate the dating scene.
Sportsman Channel has issued the following statement to set the record straight about a report that made the rounds on December 3: “[On Wednesday], the Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted an erroneous press release linking Sportsman Channel to the show ‘Wired Arrow Outdoors.’ Sportsman Channel has no connection to the series or its producers. The show never aired on Sportsman Channel.” Wired Arrow Outdoors is a bow-hunting group that’s been charged for illegally taking 18 white-tailed deer.
Hollywood choreographer Cris Judd has been tapped to serve as the official Dance Scout for NBC‘s new season of America’s Got Talent. Said Judd, “My goal is to offer hesitant contestants confidence and alleviate their fearsof auditioning.” Registration for open call cities is currently underway, with online auditions continuing through March 2015.
CBS‘ four-hour limited event series The Dovekeepers, executive produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is slated for broadcast Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1 at 9p. Based on Alice Hoffman’s novel about a group of women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada in 70 c.e., the project stars Cote de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan and Kathryn Prescott.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Universal Cable Productions has acquired the rights to Kurt Kuenne’s documentary Dear Zachary and plans to develop it into a miniseries. Sean Perrone and Aaron Kaplan will executive produce the project, which highlights failures within Canada’s legal system. “Dear Zachary is a beautiful, suspenseful, and ultimately gut-wrenching journey about a family that pulls at your heartstrings. Working with Kaplan/Perrone we are committed to finding an exceptional writer to adapt this important documentary,” said Dawn Olmstead, EVP, Universal Cable Productions Development.
AMC has ordered a pilot for a series based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s ‘90s comic book franchise, Preacher. The Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production was developed for TV by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The story centers on a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who merges with a creature that has escaped from heaven and develops the ability to make anyone do anything he says. Ahem. The pilot will be produced in the summer of 2015 for series consideration in 2016.
COMING UP
Two years after a gunman opened fire on students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, a group of educators who were there that day will talk with CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood’s Jane Pauley about their lives since and their mission to change gun control laws.
Oxygen Media will premiere Living Different on Tuesday, January 6 at 9p. Each hour-long episode of the four-part event features stories of women as they follow their passion, from an all-girl Hasidic rock band to an androgynous model who dates both males and females.
Ten home cooks from across the country are paired with some of Food Network‘s biggest names, including Bobby Flay (Beat Bobby Flay), Alex Guarnaschelli (Chopped), Curtis Stone (Kitchen Inferno) and Michael Symon (Iron Chef America), in the new culinary competition All-Star Academy. Over the course of eight episodes, cooks are eliminated by special guest judges, who determine which dishes are not up to par. One cook will be left standing, winning bragging rights and $50,000.
Back-to-back new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress air Friday, December 5 beginning at 9p on TLC. Former Miss USA Erin Brady is just one of the brides who are searching for the gown of her dreams.
RETURNING SERIES
TLC brings back Sister Wives for eight new episodes, kicking off with a super-sized two-hour winter season premiere on Sunday, January 4 at 9p. The show follows the Brown family through the trials and tribulations that come with the plural marriage lifestyle.
The second season of WE tv‘s Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars premieres Friday, January 9 at 9p. This time around, the couples working out their issues during intense therapy with husband and wife boot camp directors Jim and Elizabeth Carroll are Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (The Hills), Aviva and Reid Drescher (The Real Housewives of New York), Natalie Nunn and Jacob Payne (Bad Girls Club, Bridezillas), Tyson Apostol and Rachel Foulger (Survivor: Blood vs. Water), and Syleena Johnson and Kiwane Garris (R&B Divas).
TNT has renewed FBI drama Legends for a second season. The show, which follows a deep-cover operative who has the ability to transform himself into a different person for each job, was one of the network’s solid summer debuts.
BBC America has picked up a second season of its first original comedy series Almost Royal.
When the show returns, Georgie and Poppy, the 57th and 58th in line to the throne, continue their examination of American culture, exploring subjects like beauty, holidays, and sports as well as law and order.
CASTING
Cliff Curtis (Gang Related) has snagged the starring role in the new pilot from Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. The untitled companion series to The Walking Dead explores the onset of the same zombie apocalypse as the hit AMC show, but takes place at a different location. Curtis will play Sean Cabrera, a teacher who shares a son with his ex-wife Andrea.
Dexter alum CS Lee is the latest addition to the season two cast of HBO‘s True Detective. He’ll recur as Richard Geldof, a state attorney general with political ambitions.
Krysten Ritter (Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23) has been tapped to star in Marvel’s Netflix series Jessica Jones, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll play the title character, a superhero suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder that leads her to hang up her costume and open her own detective agency.
Once upon a time, plot lines and character development were entirely linear. Today, it’s a different story. Kids content creators, marketers and sellers need to understand how to develop and market stories that reach across platforms and schedules. Join Jef Kaminsky, VP of TV Development and Programming at Scholastic Media; Cort Lane, Marvel Television VP of Animation Development and Partnerships; James Nadler, Senior Development Executive at Guru Studio; and Sharon Rechter, BabyFirst EVP of Business Development on Dec. 10 for CynKids’ Webinar. Learn the best ways to create story arcs that live between episodes and seasons, engage your audience across platforms, and ensure discoverability. More information here.
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
The SAG Awards Holiday Auction, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation’s Children’s Literacy and Assistance programs has begun online at sagawards.org/auction. The auction features a VIP package to attend the SAG Awards ceremony and gala on Saturday, January 25, as well as autographed film and television collectibles from Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Amy Poehler, Carl Reiner, Emma Thompson and the casts of Game of Thrones, How to Get Away with Murder, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood, The Walking Dead and more. Bidding ends on Sunday, December 14 at 9p.
BRANDS AND ADVERTISING
Animation/design studio leftchannel captures the holiday spirit in a new 60-second promo for ABC-TV’s daytime cooking/lifestyle show The Chew. Blending live action, still photography, CG animation and motion graphics, the piece follows the cast through a culinary wonderland being prepared around them. Said Alberto Scirocco, leftchannel’s Creative Director, “ABC came to us with a rollercoaster ride idea that incorporated photos of the cast, and we took that concept and ran with it. We wanted to make this something that would stand out from traditional holiday TV fare, emphasizing character animation and a CG world that felt both unique and familiar.”
Univision variety show, Sabado Gigante (Giant Saturday), is bringing viewers a one-hour televised special La Hora de la Felicidad (The Hour of Happiness), in partnership with Coca-Cola. The beverage company’s Hispanic holiday campaign Haz a Alguien Feliz (Make Someone Happy) will take national stage during the special, which is filled with happiness-themed segments including: “Family Reunion,” “Musical Performance,” “Dream Come True” and “Act of Kindness Story.” Viewers will also have a chance to win a $100 gift card by tweeting how they are spreading happiness this holiday season through small acts of kindness by using #HazAlguienFeliz and the @sabadogigante handle. The special airs Saturday, December 6 at 9p.
INTERNATIONAL HAPPENINGS
Canal 22 Internacional is paying special tribute to Fernando Soler, the Mexican film actor and director who appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and his death in 1979. The arts and entertainment channel will air Soler’s films in prime time at 8p on Saturdays during the month of December without commercials.
Broadcasters in the UK and Africa have picked up the rights to locally air Funnymals, the comedy clip show produced by Can’t Stop. In the UK, the free-to-air-channel POP TV has licensed the series for launch in January 2015, where it will air daily at 7p. In South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa, Comedy Central will schedule the series in its weekend primetime slot.
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RATINGS
Sunday night’s premiere of The Tree That Saved Christmas averaged a 0.75 household coverage rating with an audience of 638,000 viewers (P2+), making it UP TV’s highest rated UP Original Movie of all-time in Households, W25-54 and A25-54.
CW‘s Arrrow soared to series highs with part two of the epic Flash crossover on Wednesday. The episode scored its highest-rated episode ever in adults 18-49 (1.4/4), and had its second most watched episode ever (3.86 million), behind only its series premiere on 10/10/12, according to preliminary Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings.
For the Chrisley family, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Tuesday night’s new episode of the USA Network’s reality series, Chrisley Knows Best, scored its highest ratings to-date in all key demos and total viewers. When combined with the 11p encore, the series delivered 1.3MM P18-49, 1.4MM P25-54 and 2.4MM total viewers P2+.
The third season of WE tv’s Kendra on Top closed on an all-time series high, doubling the show’s performance from season two across all key demos. The finale episode delivered 1.6 million total viewers and more than one million Adults 25-54. The full season averaged 1.3 million viewers and 800,000 Adults 25-54.
CBS Television Distribution’s Inside Edition rose to a new season high for the week ending November 23, according to Nielsen Media Research. The news magazine show jumped +6% week to week to a season high 3.3 HH rating. It also gained +14% vs. the same week last year.
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: ABC and NBC tied for the most A18-49 viewers Wednesday with 1.9/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p CBS’ Survivor took the top spot with 2.2/7, followed by NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center with 1.9/6. ABC took over the lead at 9p with Modern Family and Blackish combining with 2.5/7. CBS’ Survivor and NBC’s SNL Christmas tied for #2 with 2.1/6. NBC’s SNL Christmas finished the night on top at 10p with 1.7/6. CBS’ The Stalker trailed with 1.5/5.
A18-49: ABC 1.9/6, NBC 1.9/6, CBS 1.8/6, UNI 1.3/4, FOX 1.1/4, CW 1.0/3, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 5.1/9
Survivor 5.2/8, Stalker 4.9/9
NBC: 4.9/8
Christmas in Rockefeller Center 5.9/10, SNL Christmas 3.8/6
ABC: 4.5/8
The Middle 4.5/8, The Goldbergs 4.1/7, Modern Family 5.6/9, Black-ish 4.6/7, Nashville 3.8/7
FOX: 2.1/4
Hell’s Kitchen 2.2/4, Red Band Society 1.9/3
CW: 1.8/3
Arrow 2.3/4, The 100 1.2/2
UNIVISION: 1.6/3
Mi Corazon Es Tuyo 1.8/3, Hasta Fin Del Mundo 1.7/3, Malquerida 1.3/2
ION: 0.7/1
Cold Case 0.8/1, Cold Case 0.8/1, Cold Case 0.6/1
TELE: 0.8/1
Los Miserables 0.6/1, Tierra de Reyes 0.6/1, Senora Acero 1.1/2
Top 11 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/17/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 7.5 AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.5 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 7.2 AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.4AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 6.3AA
Modern Family (2/T) 4.0 AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 3.9 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.7 AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 3.3AA
Live with Kelly & Michael (DAD) 3.1 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.0 AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 14 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/17/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 3.1 AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.4 AA
Family Feud (2/T) 2.0 AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.8 AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.8 AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.6 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.5 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.5 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.5 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 1.1 AA
Mike and Molly (WB) 1.1 AA
The Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 1.0 AA
Maury (NBU) 1.0 AA
Seinfeld (SPT) 1.0 AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
EXECUTIVE MOVES
E! and Esquire have promoted two senior executives. John Najarian, who joined E! in 2001, has been upped to Executive Vice President, News and Digital for E! Jen Neal, who joined the network in 2012, has been named Executive Vice President, Marketing for E! Entertainment and Esquire Network.
Hillary Frey has joined Fusion’s digital team as Director of Global News Operations. She last worked at NBC News where she was Editorial Director of News for NBCNews.com.
Brian Huggins and Sue Provan have been promoted to Vice Presidents in Finance and Planning for Starz and Accounting for Starz, respectively. Huggins most recently served as Executive Director, Finance, while Provan was Director of Accounting for Starz.
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Friday Fun Fact: Popsicles were patented by Frank Epperson in 1923. He initially called his frozen ice on a stick concept the Epsicle.
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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was Mulder’s nickname on The X Files? Spooky. Kudos to: Randy Ingram-WBTW-TV/Myrtle Beach, SC, Michael Hochman-MPH Creative Services/Upper Moreland PA, Mark Berger-Major Energy/Orangeburg, NY, David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC, Will Almendinger-Clear Channel Outdoor/ Chicago, IL, Eric Litt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago, IL, Jack Hodgson-School of Media & Strategic Communications/Stillwater, OK, Kevin Wicker-Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network/Mission, KS, Anne Vega-Uber Content/LA, Theresa Wright-Direct TV/El Segundo, CA, Steve Callahan-ASI Entertainment/LA, Tena Hawkes-University of Arizona/Tucson, AZ.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2014
ABC: Last Man Standing, Cristela, Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: The Amazing Race, A Very Grammy Christmas, Blue Bloods [r]
CW: America’s Next Top Model, America’s Next Top Model [f]
FOX: Pac 12 Championship Pre-Game Show, College Football
NBC: How Murray Saved Christmas, Grimm, Constantine
PBS: Washington Week with Gwen Hill, Charlie Rose: The Week, A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Telemundo: Los Miserables, Tierra de Reyes, Senora de Acero
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, La Malquerida
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