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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/12/14)
BOUNCE TV: Off The Chain (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Down East Dickering (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Love The Way You Lie (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Drugs, Inc. (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: Strip The Cosmost (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: How We Got To Now (Finale) at 10pm
The Real Housewives of Atlanta cleaned up for Bravo on Sunday. The reality series delivered the net’s highest-rated season premiere ever, with over 3.8 million total viewers and over 2.2 million P18-49, according to Nielsen. The season seven starter was up 23 percent in viewers and 24 percent in the demo versus last year, and made Bravo the top cable network during the 8p hour among all key demos.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two months after a cliffhanger that left a lead character’s life hanging in the balance, USA picked up season three of Graceland. The spy drama from creator Jeff Eastin delivered an average 2.6 million total viewers and 1.25 among A18-49 in Live+7.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT canceled Sony Pictures Television legal dramedy Franklin & Bash. The season four finale drew 975,000 viewers, a dip from the 1.2 million it drew for the season premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sneaky Pete, written and exec produced by Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and House creator David Shore, landed a production commitment from CBS. The project from Sony Pictures Television focuses on a con man hiding from the mob.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A&E struck an unscripted development and production deal with Donnie Wahlberg (Wahlburgers) and wife Jenny McCarthy. Docu-series Donnie Loves Jenny, following the newlyweds as they adjust to married life, will be the first project under the deal; show launches in 2015 with a one-hour wedding premiere. Wahlburgers production company 44 Blue will produce, in association with D&J Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Identical twins go head to head for a grand prize of $222,222.22 in a VH1 reality show set for summer 2015. Twinning, from Lighthearted Entertainment (house of Dating Naked), promises double the meltdowns and double the hookups. It’s “a crazy concept and we are all the way in,” said Susan Levison, EVP of original programming and production for the net. “This will be a competition series like no other.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A Very Grammy Christmas added Mary J. Blige to the lineup of artists performing holiday songs and pop hits Friday, December 5 at 9p on CBS. LL Cool J hosts the one-hour special.
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The Party Down South crew count their blessings, and pound shots, on CMT’s Drunksgiving Special, premiering Wednesday, November 19 at 9p. The following night, a new gang of rowdies is on hand for the launch of Party Down South 2 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ree Drummond shows how to deck the halls, western style on The Pioneer Woman Cowboy Christmas. Special airs on Food Network Saturday, December 6 at 8p, followed by the premiere of Outrageous Christmas (world’s largest gingerbread village! 1000-pound chocolate Santa!) at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBA champ LeBron James joins HGTV’s Rehab Addict, Nicole Curtis, to renovate a home in James’ hometown of Akron, OH with the help of family, friends and the LeBron James Family Foundation. First of six eps airs Thursday, November 29 at 9p, as Curtis, James and volunteers attack the kitchen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Wolk (The Crazy Ones) will star in ZOO, an upcoming CBS thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Patterson.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Richard Roundtree (Shaft) guests in a Chicago Fire story arc as a retired detective. NBC drama airs Tuesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jesse Carere (Skins) is onboard Netflix’s upcoming Between. Survivalist thriller series stars Jennette McCurdy (iCarly).
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS won its seventh consecutive week in viewers, starting the season for the first time in eight years with the top six dramas and top five comedies in Nielsen Live+SD. The week ending November 9, the net averaged 9.3 million viewers, versus 7.8 million for NBC, 8.4 million for ABC and 4.4 million for Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars beat NBC’s The Voice on Monday for the fourth consecutive week in total viewers, by a best-yet 2.0 million (13.4 million versus 11.4 million). The Voice again commanded the A18-49 demo, 3.2/9 to 2.0/6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network ranked fifth among cable on Sunday night, fueled by Holiday Baking Championship, premiering at 9p to a .7 rating A25-54, up 17 percent versus year-ago, followed by Cutthroat Kitchen with a .6 rating at 10p, up 50 percent in the demo versus last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court hit a series high 1.3 national rating the week of October 27, reporting it is up across all key demographics by as much as 39 percent.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The week ending November 2, syndie newcomer Hot Bench got a 7 percent bump from the week prior, to a series-best 1.6. Among W25-54, Bench was up 13 percent, to .9. Also growing week to week: rookie Meredith Vieira, up 9 percent to 1.2. In total audience, Bench drew a record high 2.185 million average viewers; Meredith averaged 1.496 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Last Monday’s telecast of American Dad! on TBS has grew to1.5 million viewers in Live+3, with 1.0 million A18-49 and 694,000 A18-34. Season-to-date, Dad is averaging a reach of 3.1 million viewers per episode for its premieres on TBS, encores on Adult Swim and multi-platform plays.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Estrella TV was third among Hispanic nets on Thursday with music awards show Premios de la Radio, averaging 362,000 and 396,000 impressions, respectively, among A18-49 and A25-54, and 649,000 among P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
With mid-term elections driving tune-in, NBC Nightly News regained the news demo crown after ceding it for eleven weeks to ABC World News Tonight. The net was also first in viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Midterm elections were also good for cable news. Fox News was the most-watched cable net for total day (1.4 million viewers) the week of November 3, and second in primetime (2.5 million) after ESPN.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of HBO’s The Newsroom premiered to a 1.2 million on Sunday, down from 2.2 million for its season two opener, opposite AMC juggernaut Walking Dead. The return of Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback after nine years drew an even softer 300,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/9/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 401,599 (After 2 weeks – 1,688,360)
2) Various Artists – Now 52 – 59,340 (After 2 weeks – 162,706)
3) Bette Midler – It’s The Girls – 39,555
Other Debuts
5) Calvin Harris – Motion – 34, 754
16) Doobie Brothers – Southbound – 16,350
19) Teyana Taylor – VII – 16,008
29) Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste – 11,165
31) Neil Young – Storytone – 10,768
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