| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FOX NEWS CHANNEL | As cable entertainment brands chase their declining audiences, Fox News continues to deliver for advertisers. The GfK Affinity Study proves that not only is the Fox News audience numbers substantial, but the impact of an advertiser’s message definitely pays off. Advertisers crave their message to stand out and Fox News proves to be a top cable destination surpassing top cable entertainment brands in A25-54 ad engagement metrics.
Source: Nielsen, P2+ Live SD (000), 2017 - M-Su/6a-6a; 2017 GfK Affinity Study: Base: A25-54 |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | New Guest-Presenters Announced! The Cynopsis TV Awards Wednesday, February 7th| 4:45pm – 8:pm | Espace, NYC Guest presenters include history enthusiast, adventurer and host of The Travel Channel's "Mysteries at the Museum," Don Wildman, food enthusiast editor and host of Litton Entertainment's "Naturally, Danny Seo," Danny Seo, and stars from VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alexis Michelle & Jiggly Caliente. Don’t miss this fun celebration of the incredible work we’ve seen in television this past year! REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY |
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT It’s a wrap on CBS’ pilot orders, with the network picking up four additional titles: military courtroom drama The Code, exec-produced by Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman; L.A. Confidential, based on the noir novel and exec-produced by Arnon Milchan; Main Justice, exec-produced by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Jerry Bruckheimer; and racially charged Chicago-based drama Red Line, exec-produced by Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti. ABC snapped up two more pilots. Soapy drama Grand Hotel, from Eva Longoria and writer Brian Tanen (Desperate Housewives) and based on the Spanish format; and comedy Three Rivers, from Sherry Bilsing-Graham and Ellen Kreamer, creators of I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Both hail from ABC Studios. Director Anton Cropper (Suits) will helm NBC's untitled Bad Boys spinoff pilot, starring Gabrielle Union. The project hails from the Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the Bad Boys movies, Doug Belgrad, Primary Wave Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV. NBC gave a pilot order to an untitled half-hour comedy from Universal TV and Aseem Batra (Marlon), Amy Poehler and Julie Anne Robinson. Storyline is inspired by Orli Auslander’s book I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything, which reveals a woman’s unfiltered take on the side effects of trying to have it all. Jesse Alexander is onboard as a new showrunner for season 2 of Starz drama American Gods, sharing duties with Neil Gaiman. The duo replaces series creators Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, who abruptly exited. Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: February 2-4, 2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) $11.0 million (week 7), cume revenue $352.6 million Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox) $10.2 million (week 2), cume revenue $39.8 Winchester (LGF) $9.3 million, opening weekend The Greatest Showman (Fox) $7.8 million (week 7), cume revenue $137.5 million Hostiles (ENTMP) $5.5 million (week 7), cume revenue $21.2 million The Post (Fox) $5.2 million (week 7), cume revenue $67.2 million 12 Strong (WB) $4.7 million (week 3), cume revenue $37.3 million Den of Thieves (STX) $4.7 million (week 3), cume revenue $36.3 million The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) $4.3 million (week 10), cume revenue $44.6 million Paddington 2 (WB) $3.1 million (week 4), cume revenue $36.3 million Source: comScore
COMING UP Bachelor World reunites for reunion special The Bachelor Winter Games: World Tells All on Thursday, February 22 at 10p on ABC. Hosted by Chris Harrison, special will follow The Bachelor Winter Games finale, and reunite the bachelors and bachelorettes from around the world who participated in the winter-themed iteration of the hit romance reality franchise. Viewers can get their Chi on when Showtime airs mini marathons of the first four eps of the drama Sunday, February 4, starting at noon. Series, recently renewed for a second season, will resume with a new episode on Sunday, February 11 at 10p. DIGITAL DATA YouTube is crafting policies that would punish creators who harm the community. In a recent blog post, chief exec Susan Wojcicki noted egregious acts by some creators “can damage the reputation and revenue of your fellow creators.” She noted YT is consulting with dozens of experts, including the Anti-Defamation League and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. YouTube also is tightening enforcement of its policies through a combination of human review and machine learning technology, she noted, as well as rules for its Partner Program, which allows creators to make money through advertising. Big Brother: Celebrity Edition premieres on CBS with a three-night premiere beginning Wednesday, February 7 at 8p, and CBS All Access is in the game with the premiere of Big Brother Bot, the first messaging experience in the series’ history, and the return of Big Brother live feeds. Netflix signed Russell Brand’s forthcoming comedy special Re:Birth. Move follows a line of British comedy specials the streaming service has been scooping up of late; Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais are among recent signees. Digital animal go-to The Dodo launched El Dodo, the first Spanish language channel dedicated to animal content. The channel is currently on Facebook with plans to expand to additional platforms with original, localized content later in 2018. Move follows the launch in 2017 of the company’s Comeback Kids: Animal Edition on Facebook Watch. Since soft-launching in mid-November, El Dodo has garnered more than 600,000 followers and has seen strong success among international viewers. New non-scripted series Fly Guys launched on Facebook Watch. It follows a group of gravity-defying stunts across Europe. Each episode, 10 in total, runs 12-15 minutes; new eps will be released weekly on Fridays. CASTING Carly Jibson will return for the second season of TBS’ The Guest Book, and Eddie Steeples, who had a recurring guest role last season, has been upped to a series regular. KIDS NEWS Universal Kids will unleash a kid-centric version of classic series Beat the Clock on Tuesday, February 6 at 7:30p. Hosted by Paul Costabile (New York Live, iHeartRadio), the show will feature kids and their adult relatives attempting to pull off wacky challenges while racing against the clock. Preschool platform Hopster reached an agreement with Aardman for global distribution of Hopster’s original content, including free and pay TV, and home entertainment. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Shanghai-based animation studio Oriental DreamWorks is under new ownership. A consortium led by Li Ruigang’s CMC Capital Partners has taken over and given the property a new name, Pearl Studio, to be led by CEO Frank Zhu and chief creative officer Peilin Chou. Financial terms were not disclosed. Not so fast: 21st Century Fox-backed Sky and telecom giant BT are facing new competition in their bid for UK rights to air Premiere League soccer matches from digital firms including Amazon, Facebook and Twitter. British drama McMafia has become embroiled in a litigation. British writer Wilf Varvill accused the BBC of breach of copyright, alleging the series’ plot is identical to that of a series he penned. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | DEADLINE ALERT – SUBMIT ENTRIES BY TOMORROW @ 11:59PM The Cynopsis Sports Media Awards [Event: April 12 at the New York Athletic Club] We’re ready to celebrate the work of the most talented producers, hosts, sponsors and executives in the sports industry, saluting the initiatives that drove audiences and turned sports viewers into fans. Crossing the spectrum of television, radio, and online platforms, we’ve expanded our categories and are looking forward to spotlighting this incredible industry. View Categories Enter by 02/6 |
RATINGS Fox kicked off 2018 as the No. 1 net among A18-49, A18-34 and teens, driven by the midseason launches of 9-1-1, The Resident, LA To Vegas and The Four: Battle for Stardom. The network ranks in the top slot (2.3/8) among A18-49 in its most current data for January, and is the only major network to increase (+15%) from the same period last year. Ellen DeGeneres has been celebrating her 60th birthday in a big way, and the two-hour kickoff of Ellen fest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last Thursday scored the show’s highest rating in nearly 3 years (3.4 household rating). Baby it’s cold outside, time to stay in and watch TV. January saw ratings records for several cable nets, among them: Golf Channel posted its most-watched January ever with an average of 116,000 viewers per minute in Total Day, up 23% vs. last year and up 10% vs. the previous high in January 2013, according to Nielsen data. Additionally, January’s success was mirrored across Golf Digital, which posted its best January for minutes streamed (22.6 million) and page views (78.5 million), up 34% and 19% respectively….The return of several key series - including Pit Bulls & Parolees, The Vet Life and Treehouse Masters -helped Animal Planet earn for January its highest rated month among A25-54 since June 2016. The net was up +8% vs. January 2017 across all 25-54 demoes and was also up +8% in Total Viewers 2+ vs. the same month last year…. Science Channel in January enjoyed its highest rated month ever, including a primetime surge of 14%, 17% and 9% among Adults, Men and Women 25-54, and 25% among Total Viewers P2+, according to Nielsen data. Scripps Networks Interactive’s portfolio of brands enjoyed positive momentum in January, while digital arm Scripps Lifestyle Studios nearly doubled (+93%) last January’s performance with more than 1.5 billion video views. Among highlights, HGTV ranked as the No. 2 cable net among upscale A25-54 and W25-54 viewers during primetime, and DIY Network enjoyed its highest ever January among households, with ratings up 25 percent over last year. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Thursday, February 1, 2018 time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD CBS: 9.38 million Big Bang Theory 14.69, Young Sheldon 12.92, Mom 9.11, Life in Pieces 7.11, SWAT 6.23 ABC: 6.08 million Grey’s Anatony 8.93, Scandal 5.62, How To Get Away With Murder 3.68 NBC: 4.20 million Superstore 3.43, The Good Place 3.19, Will & Grace 4.12, AP Bio 3.12, Chicago Fire 5.67 FOX: 3.76 million The Four 3.76, CW: 1.46 million Supernatural 1.68, Arrow 1.24 Univision: 1.10 million Rico Y Lazaro 1.27 million, Papa a Toda Madre 1.18 million, Caer en Tentatacion 1.01 million Telemundo: 800,000 Jose Jose 742,000, Sangre di Mia Tierra 783,000, Senora Acero 4: La Coyote 874,000 Thursday A18-49: CBS 1.7/6, FOX 1.3/5, NBC 1.0/4, ABC 1.6/6, CW .5/2, UNI .6/2, TELE .4/2 EXECUTIVE MOVES Sony CFO Kenichiro Yoshida on April 1 will step into the CEO role, replacing Kaz Hirai, who has been CEO since he replaced Howard Stringer in 2012 and who now will become chairman of the company. Unruly named Norm Johnson, most recently global CEO of Mindshare FAST and Mindshare's global chief digital officer, as its new CEO. Alexandar Vassilev, formerly top Google brass, was appointed CEO of 7TV, Discovery Communications and ProSiebenSat.1’s joint premium direct-to-consumer entertainment streaming service in Germany. Former Visual Data execs Anita O’Donnell and Yives Reed have launched a media entertainment management consultancy Media Minds, designed to bridge the gap between technology and content, people and platforms. This Day in History: 1953 - Walt Disney film Peter Pan opened at the Roxy Theatre in NY. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of the Beatles-like band that washed up on Gilligan’s Island (1964-1967)? The Mosquitoes. Kudos to: Rich Boland-Oath/NY; Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; Kurtis Hoffmann-Iron Sound Productions/Kendall Park, NJ; Smiti Kumar -Marketing Consultant/NY; Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NY; Steve Piluso-Media Storm/NY; James Ryan-A+E Networks/NY; Matt Sautter-WideOrbit/Harrisburg, PA; Emmett Walsh-FYI/NY; Eric Litt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago; Suzanne Bayne-True Media/St. Louis; Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago; Karen Yaldoo-Comcast Spotlight/Bingham Farms, MI; Ken DuBow-Bob's Your Uncle/LA; Jim Katz-The Carney Awards/LA; Today’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Chief’s assistant on Get Smart (1965-1970)? (Email [email protected] withyour 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 Friday’s Anagram: Indecent Lab = Dateline NBC. Kudos to: Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA Anagram: A Real Hoof Brims (Email [email protected] with your answer; 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 - MONDAY FEBRUARY 5
ABC: The Bachelor, The Good Doctor CBS: Kevin Can Wait, Man With a Plan, Superior Donuts, 9JKL, Scorpion CW: Supergirl, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Whose Line Is It Anyway FOX: Lucifer, The Resident NBC: The Wall, Better Late Than Never, The Best of the U.S.: 2018 Winter Olympics PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow ,Independent Lens TELEMUNDO: Jose Jose, el Príncipe de la Cancion, Sangre de mi Tierra, Senora Acero 4: La Coyote UNIVISION: El Rico y Lazaro, Papa a Toda Madre, Caer en Tentacion
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