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MONDAY AUGUST 5, 2013 |
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Today in TV History � SUMMER PRESS TOUR NETWORK SCHEDULE BOX TRIVIA CHALLENGE |
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TCA SUMMER PRESS TOUR
TCA Award Winners Announced
Winners were unveiled at the 29th Annual TCA Awards at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Hosted by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (“Keegan & Peele”), “Breaking Bad” on AMC was named Program of the Year, while “Game of Thrones” on HBO and “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS and “Parks and Recreation” on NBC (tie) were cited as Outstanding Drama and Comedy Series, respectively.� “Behind the Candelabra” on HBO won for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, while Barbara Walters was recognized for Career Achievement. The Heritage Award winner, meanwhile, was classic sitcom “All in the Family.”� For a complete listing of the winners, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/lmvuhpm
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ABC Day
ABC, like NBC, trimmed its traditional two days at the Summer Tour to one, and the very packed day featured an opening session with game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and new host Cedric the Entertainer, an executive session, and panels on upcoming new series “Trophy Wife,” “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,” “Super Fun Night,” �“Betrayal,” “The Goldbergs,” “Lucky 7,” “Back in the Game” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”� In an executive session with ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee, the immediate announcement of note was split seasons for returning dramas “Nashville,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “Once Upon a Time” and “Revenge.”� The five will return in the spring following their winter season finales.
Effective on Sunday, September 8, ABC will air a week’s worth of “Shark Tank” encores themed “Shark Tank Week.”� It concludes on Friday, September 13 gearing up for the fifth season premiere on Friday, September 20, and will feature favorite episodes from each of the Sharks from the past four seasons.
ABC, in addition, has announced premiere dates for new midseason hour “The Quest” and “Resurrection.” “The Quest,” a reality/competition which will pit 12 contestants against one another in a competition set in a fictional place called Everrealm, will debut with a two-hour installment on Thursday, January 2 at 8 p.m.� And “Resurrection,” which follows the lives of the people of Arcadia, Missouri whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return, opens on Sunday, March 9 at 10 p.m. ET (out of “Revenge” and in place of freshman drama “Betrayed”).
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Handicapping the New ABC Fall Series
“TROPHY WIFE”� – Tuesday 9:30 p.m.
A reformed party girl (Malin Akerman) who marries a man 20 years her senior (Bradley Whitford) has two put up with two judgmental ex-wives and three manipulative stepchildren.� Marcia Gay Harden and Natalie Morales co-star.
-Lead-in: “The Goldbergs”
-Competition: “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “New Girl” (Fox), “Supernatural” (CW)
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-Odds of Survival for “Trophy Wife” (Based on 1-1 to 10-1 odds): 7-1
For more, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/mhaaacn
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“ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND” �– Thursday 8 p.m.
Spun-off from Sunday drama “Once Upon a Time,” the young and beautiful Alice (Sophie Lowe) tells of a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole in Victorian England. Included are an invisible cat, a hookah-smoking caterpillar and playing cards that talk. John Lithgow is the irrepressible White Rabbit.
-Competition:
“The Big Bang Theory” and “The Millers” (CBS), “Parks and Recreation” and “Welcome to the Family” (NBC), “The X Factor” (Fox), “The Vampire Diaries” (CW)
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-Odds of Survival for “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”: 8-1
For more, click on the following: �http://tinyurl.com/khx8r4s
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“SUPER FUN NIGHT” – Wednesday 9:30 p.m.
After her younger sister gets married, a young woman decides to reinvent her social life by having “super fun” adventures with her two best female friends every Friday night.� Rebel Wilson “(Bridesmaids”), Lauren Ash (“Lost Girl”) and Liza Lapira (“Don’t Trust the B____ in Apartment 23”) star.� Conan O’Brien is an executive producer.
-Lead-in: “Modern Family”
-Competition: “Criminal Minds” (CBS), “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC), “The X Factor” (Fox), “The Tomorrow People”
-Odds of Survival for “Super Fun Night” (Based on 1-1 to 10-1 odds): 5-1
For more, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/ptj39h2
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“BETRAYAL” – Sunday 10 p.m.
Based on the Dutch series “Overspel,” a beautiful but unhappily married female photographer begins a torrid love affair with a high-powered attorney.� The twist: her lover is defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted by her husband.� James Cromwell (“American Horror Story: Asylum”), Henry Thomas (“E.T.”) and Hannah Ware (“Boss”) star.
-Lead-in: “Revenge”
-Competition: “The Mentalist” (CBS), Sunday Night Football
-Odds of Survival for “Betrayal” (Based on 1-1 to 10-1 odds): 9-1
For more, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/lvayb5p
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“THE GOLDBERGS” – Tuesday 9 p.m.
An overbearing, emotional shopaholic with a big mouth and no sense of boundaries is the focus of this 1980s based half-hour.� The cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”), Jeff Garlin (”Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and George Segal (“Don’t Shoot Me”).
-Lead-in: “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
-Competition: “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “New Girl” and “The Mindy Project” (Fox), “Supernatural” (CW)
-Odds of Survival for “The Goldbergs” (Based on 1-1 to 10-1 odds): 6-1
For more, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/mgvzp6z
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Check back tomorrow for the odds of survival for “Lucky 7,” “Back in the Game” and “Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” on ABC.
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RECENT PRESS TOUR NEWS
-“Dads” (Fox): 7-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/ky4om8p
-“Enlisted” (Fox) 10-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/mv8x5w6
-“Almost Human” (Fox): 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/p3zuw9j
-“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox): 10-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/mzb9thu
-“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox): 5-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/l5jstnb
-Fox’s Kevin Reilly: A Year-Round Programming Emphasis: http://tinyurl.com/l8l2jbm
-Hulu to Unveil 10 New Online Shows: http://tinyurl.com/nxcqh7j
-Showtime Eyes Potential “Dexter” Spin-off: http://tinyurl.com/leoewzd
-Showtime Orders New Comedy Pilot with Philip Seymour Hoffman: http://tinyurl.com/kyzpn3e
-Mark Pedowitz on the State of The CW: http://tinyurl.com/kqtfvql
-“Reign”: 6-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/m5akrtn
-“The Originals”: 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/nswppy2
-“The Tomorrow People”: 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/keo6x62
-CBS at the Summer Press Tour: http://tinyurl.com/kv8uhl9
-“The Millers” (CBS): 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/n5cs2q8
-“Hostages” (CBS): 5-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/mmuk3of
-“We Are Men” (CBS): 9-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/kbpz6g8
-“The Crazy Ones” (CBS): 7-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/mg9olby
-“Mom” (CBS): 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/merlofd
-NBC at the Summer Press Tour: http://tinyurl.com/m6pyv6d
-“The Blacklist” (NBC): 2-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/l4d9wcd
-“The Michael J. Fox Show”: http://tinyurl.com/m2w7p88
-“Sean Saves the World” (NBC): 3-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/l58rokv
-“Welcome to the Family” (NBC): 4-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/n3totdf
-“Ironside” (NBC): 6-1 Odds: http://tinyurl.com/mfy6kw8
-News From HBO: http://tinyurl.com/lx4e5r9
-BBC America Announcements: http://tinyurl.com/n2tdmwn
-Holliston” Marathon on FearNet: http://tinyurl.com/mm5u44p
-Andie MacDowell on Her Starring Role on “Cedar Cove”: http://tinyurl.com/kpx7cb5
-FX to Offer Marathon Airings of “AHS: Asylum” and “Louie”: http://tinyurl.com/ms2amaz
-FX Announces Return Date for “Sons of Anarchy”: http://tinyurl.com/k2tlld6
-Top 10 New Network Series Picks for 2013-14: http://tinyurl.com/k7en9qd
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NETWORK
Weekend Rating Results
SUNDAY 8/04/13 Metered Markets
Hall of Fame Football Game Leads NBC to Victory
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-Note: The year-to-year comparisons are excluded due to the Summer Olympics airing on the year-ago evening.
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-Winners:
NFL Hall of Fame Game (NBC), “60 Minutes” (CBS), “Big Brother” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
Unforgettable (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Whodunnit?” (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
NBC closed the week on a winning overnight note care of an estimated 6.7 rating/12 share in households for the NFL Hall of Fame Game (Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins) from 8-11 p.m.� Comparably, this was the second highest rated Hall of Fame overnight rating in seven years (since the 6.8/12 for Oakland vs. Philadelphia on 8/06/06), trailing only Cincinnati vs. Dallas on August 8, 2010 (7.6/13).
NBC’s 5.6/10 for the night, meanwhile, is the highest Sunday average for any network since ABC averaged a 9.2/17 with coverage of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 16.
Earlier in the evening on NBC was an encore of “America’s Got Talent” at a 2.3/ 5 from 7-8 p.m.
In season-premiere news, inspirational reality hour “Secret Millionaire” on ABC was modest with a third-place 3.4/ 6 from 8-9 p.m., which trailed competing “Big Brother” on CBS (#2: 4.6/ 8) by 26 percent.� “Secret Millionaire” did, however, build from an encore of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#2: 2.8/ 6 at 7 p.m.) by 21 percent.� Next on ABC was recent non-scripted entry “Whodunnit?” at a weak 2.1/ 3 at 9 p.m. (#3t), followed by an encore of “Castle” at a third-place 2.3/ 4 at 10 p.m.
Leading into “Big Brother” on CBS, of course, was granddaddy newsmagazine “60 Minutes” at a dominant 6.4/13 at 7 p.m.� And leading out of it was the week two of the sophomore season of drama “Unforgettable” (#2: 4.7/ 8) and an encore of “The Mentalist” (#2: 2.9/ 5) from 9-11 p.m.� Comparably, “Unforgettable” was right on par with its week-ago season opener.
Fox capped off the evening with repeats of “American Dad” (#4: 1.2/ 2), two episodes of “The Simpsons” (7:30 p.m.: #4: 1.3/ 2; 8 p.m.: #4, 1.8/ 3), “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 1.5/ 3), and two episodes of “Family Guy” (#4: avg. 2.1/ 3 from 8-9 p.m.).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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SATURDAY 8/03/13
Fast Affiliate Results
-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.09 million, ABC: 2.21, NBC: 1.90, Fox: 1.30
-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 0.6 rating/2 share, NBC and Fox: 0.5/ 2 each, ABC: 0.4/ 1
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For a rundown of each program by half-hour, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/mt596fz
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FRIDAY 8/02/13
Fast Affiliate Results
-Total Viewers:
NBC: 4.50 million, CBS: 4.36, ABC: 3.91, Fox: 2.04, CW: 1.57
-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.1 rating/4 share, NBC: 0.9/ 3, CBS: 0.7/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 2, Fox: 0.5/ 2
For a rundown of each program by half-hour, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/k3xpot3
OTHER NETWORK NEWS
Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Host the Oscars
Ellen DeGeneres has been named host of the 86th Annual “The Academy Awards,’ which will be broadcast live on ABC on March 2, 2014.� This will be DeGeneres’ second stint as host.� In 2007, she hosted the 79th annual festivities, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
Remembering Michael Ansara
Actor Michael Ansara, who portrayed Commander Kang on three different “Star Trek” series, died in his home on Wednesday in Calabasas, California after a long illness.� He was 91.
Born in a small village in Syria on April 15, 1922, Ansara made the rounds as a guest star in a number of early television series including “Dangerous Assignment,” “The Lone Ranger” and “Alfred Hitchcock Present.”� In 1958, he began a two-season stint on western “Broken Arrow” and his major film roles included the 1953 version of "Julius Caesar," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" in 1961 and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in 1965.
Ansara was married to "I Dream of Jeannie" star Barbara Eden from 1958 to 1974, and they had a son, Matthew Michael Ansara, who died of an accidental heroin overdose at age 35.� He is survived by his third wife of 36 years, Beverly.
CABLE
Billy Bob Thornton Cast in FX Drama “Fargo”
Academy Award winning writer/producer Billy Bob Thornton (“Sling Blade”) has been cast in upcoming FX limited series “Fargo,” which is adapted from the 1996 theatrical of the same name from Joel and Ethan Coen.� Thornton will play "Lorne Malvo," a rootless, manipulative man who meets a small town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.
The 10-episode “Fargo” will follow a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” that has made the film an enduring classic. “Fargo,” which is produced by FX Productions and MGM Television, is written by Noah Hawley.� The executive producers are Joel and Ethan Coen, Warren Littlefield, and Geyer Kosinski. �
Cable Rankings – Friday 8/02/13
What follows are the 20 most-watched shows on basic cable on Friday, July 26:
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“Pawn Stars” (History, 9:30 p.m.): 4.32million, “Pawn Stars” (History, 9 p.m.): 4.13, “Burn Notice” (USA, 9 p.m.): 3.60, “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 3.46, “NCIS” (USA, 8 p.m.): 2.96, “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 2.66, “Good Luck Charlie” (Disney Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.64, “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 2.60, “The O”Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.59, “Pawn Stars” (History, 8:30 p.m.): 2.52, “Shake It Up” (Disney Channel, 9:30 p.m.); 2.48, “Dog With a Blog” (Disney Channel, 10 p.m.): 2.39, “Haunted Hathaways” (Nick, 8:30 p.m.): 2.24, “Sullivan & Son” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 2.24, “Hatfields & McCoys White Light” (History, 10 p.m.): 2.20, “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.). 2.19, “Pawn Stars” (History, 8 p.m.): 2.18, “Dog With a Blog” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.07, “Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.): 2.03
DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Another Summer Box Office Winner From Universal
It has been a generally positive summer for Universal Studios, with massive box office hits like “Fast & Furious 6″ and “Despicable Me 2.” This weekend, the studio achieved another No. 1 film in the domestic weekend box office for the sixth time within the past 11 weekends with the summer’s 14th action film, “2 Guns.” The buddy action comedy, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, earned an estimated $27.36 million for the weekend ending August 4 (according to data from the Rentrak Corporation).
For more, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/m2hmz7g
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SCHEDULE BOX ABC CBS NBC Fox For a listing of the cable series highlights, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/opsvlpe |
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TRIVIA CHALLENGE
A Different Evelyn
Holland Taylor is known, of course, for her portrayal of family matriarch Evelyn Harper on sitcom “Two and a Half Men.”� But who was the original choice for the role?
The answer to Friday’s question:
Which one of the following five sitcoms did not feature an original cast member from “Saturday Night Live”?
is 5)“Working Stiffs,” which aired briefly on CBS in the fall of 1970 and featured Jim Belushi and Michael Keaton.� As for the others:
-“Crumbs” (ABC): 2006 (Jane Curtin)
-“Martin” (Fox): 1992-97 (Garrett Morris)
-“Soul Man” (ABC): 1997-98 (Dan Aykroyd)
-“3rd Rock From the Sun” (NBC): 1996-2000 (Jane Curtin)
-Today’s Trivia All-Stars�
Gerry Bixenspan, Larry Collins, Jan Frazier, David Jackino, Tom Kilgallon, Mary Kinoshita, Synda Kollman, Tom Moore, Richard Naldrett, Ken Stowe
Marc Berman is the Editor in Chief for TV Media Insights, the new online destination for television and media. Prior to TV Media Insights, Berman was the creator and editor of The Programming Insider for 12 years and the author of The Mr. Television column for Mediaweek. In addition, Berman has appeared on camera for Extra, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Insider, Inside Edition, E!'s The True Hollywood Story, The CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, CNBC, Fox News and MSNBC. His Ph.D. Trivia Quiz appears in the current edition of The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows.
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