FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/29/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: Monsters Inside Me (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: 90 Day Fiance: More To Love (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Evil Twins (Finale) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Mysteries at the Monument (Finale) at 9pm
CBS gave a full-season order to Life in Pieces, the fall season’s top new comedy with 10.26 million total viewers. On its last outing, October 19, the show earned a 2.1/6 rating among A18-49, its highest Live+SD number since the premiere. November 5, Pieces moves to its new regular time period on Thursdays at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s Shades of Blue, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta, debuts Thursday, January 14 at 9p, with a two-hour premiere event directed by Oscar and four-time Emmy winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man). Crime drama moves to its regular 10p timeslot, following The Blacklist, the next week. Shades replaces The Player, which this week had its order snipped from 13 to 9 episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
After a messy breakup from NBC, Miss Universe has a new home at Fox. NBC cut ties with the pageant organization in June after its partner in the joint venture, Donald Trump, made derogatory remarks about Mexicans. Now Fox has cut a deal with the org’s new owner, WME/IMG, and will air the Miss Universe contest on Sunday, December 20; the network also secured rights for the 2016 Miss USA competition. “As the broadcast leader in innovative and groundbreaking live events, Fox is the perfect partner as we look to implement new and exciting changes to this show and the franchise,” said Michael Antinoro, IMG’s SVP of original content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox pinned the blame for a power outage during Tuesday’s World Series Game 1 broadcast on “a rare electronics failure” at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, home to the Royals. The resulting delay of game added about seven minutes to the match-up’s five hour-plus, 14 inning running time.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor/comedian/author Chris Hardwick will host and exec produce NBC’s The Wall. The primetime game show from LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment and Glassman Media features deserving two-person teams competing for a “life-changing” amount of cash. “I’m excited about this series because it’s different than anything on TV right now. It’s got everything – excitement, drama, and action – and it’s something the entire family can watch and root for together,” said James. No premiere date has been announced.
(Source: Cynopsis)
So far this season, ABC is tops among the Big Four with upscale viewers (excluding sports). The net has five of the top ten shows among A18-49 with household incomes of $100,000 and $200,000, including all three Shonda Rimes dramas. Factor in football, and NBC leads in upscale audience, followed by Thursday Night Football-fueled CBS, ABC and Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Very excited Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon announced on the NBC late nighter that he’s getting his own theme park ride. “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” is schedule to open at NBCUniversal’s Universal Orlando resort on 2017. “The best part of the whole thing?” said Fallon, “On the way out there’s a gift shop where you can buy a T-shirt for $200.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Brink, renewed by HBO this summer for a season two, will not be back after all. “After evaluating our schedule and our programming needs, we unfortunately decided we cannot give The Brink the attention it deserves,” said the premium cable net. The modestly-rated geopolitical satire starred Tim Robbins and Jack Black.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz isn’t even waiting for the Halloween premiere of Ash vs Evil Dead to renew the series for a second season. Citing strong fan, affiliate and distributor demand, the premium net gave an early pickup for the Evil Dead follow-up. “The early fan and press support, along with the international broadcaster demand for more story have made it clear that the adventures of Ash Williams can’t end with season one,” said managing director Carmi Zlotnik. Starz has global licensing deals in over 100 countries and territories for the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC bought comedy The Leeches from Jim Rash and Nat Fraxon (The Descendants). Project focused on a woman forced to go into business with the family she was trying to escape is housed at Sony Pictures Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Carrie Underwood headlines Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2016, reuniting the 2005 American Idol winner with Idol host Seacrest. Jenny McCarthy will be doing her thing from Times Square, too, while Fergie returns to host the Billboard Hollywood party. Show starts at 8p, live from NYC on December 31.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Leading into 9p boxing event PBC: The Next Round on Friday, October 30, Bounce TV gets the audience warmed up with double feature Rocky and Rocky II, starting at 5p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Self-professed “ranch kids” Jonathan and Drew Scott head to Canada for Property Brothers at Home on the Ranch, where they’re joined by brother JD to help renovate a Rocky Mountains cattle ranch. HGTV series premieres Wednesday, November 25 at 9p. Bonus for ProBro fans: Jonathan and Drew will perform their first country singles on the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WE tv docu-series Growing Up Hip Hop has a start date: Thursday, January 7 at 10p. Reality show features the children of Rev. Run, Master P, James DeBarge, Damon Dash, Jam Master and Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Treach.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A radio personality/stand-up comedian is the subject of TV One docu-series Rickey Smiley for Real, launching Tuesday, November 10 at 8p. Series follows Smiley as he balances juggles work and home life.
(Source: Cynopsis)
From Russia’s psychics contest to Brazil’s Miss Bum Bum, TV offers a window into different cultures. Travel Channel’s Planet Primetime, hosted by Karla Cavalli, offers a close-up view of what’s hot around the globe, starting Tuesday, December 1 at 11p and 11:30.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jessy Schram (Falling Skies) landed a recurring role in ABC’s Nashville. Country music drama airs Wednesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Inbar Levi (Gang Related) grabbed the lead in Bravo comedy pilot My So Called Wife, about a con artist who gets people to fall in love with her, then disappears with their money.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nathan Darrow (House of Cards) will recur as Batman nemesis Mr. Freeze on Fox’s Gotham. Crime drama airs Mondays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The 2015 Nickelodeon Halo Awards, honoring young community leaders, will feature performances by Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony, DNCE, Flo Rida, Tori Kelly and Walk the Moon. Also on hand: Host/exec producer Nick Cannon and stars of Nick series for the special simulcast Sunday, November 29 at 7p across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoon, TV Land, CMT, Nick.com and the Nick App.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Opposite Tuesday’s World Series Game 1 on Fox, the highest-rated since 2009, the premiere of ABC’s Wicked City averaged a soft .9/3 among A18-49 and 3.3 million viewers at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT’s Cavaliers/Bulls telecast on Tuesday averaged 3.5 million total viewers and a 2.1 HH rating, increases of 52 percent and 40 percent over the comparable game last year.The telecast propelled TNT to win the night in prime time across all of cable, based on metered market delivery.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Tuesday premiere of Food Network’s Chopped Junior served up a .6 rating for both A25-54 (530,000 imp) and A25-34 (178,000 imp), with ratings jumps of 120 percent and 216 percent, respectively, versus year ago, ranking 4th among cable in the 8p timeslot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Esquire ranked as the fastest growing network among the top 60 cable nets for the month of October, boasting year over year gains in primetime of 51 percent among A18-49, 45 percent among M18-49 and 46 percent among P2+ for the month.Helping things was original series Car Matchmaker, in season two, and an October 21 Back to the Future marathon that was the net’s biggest night in primetime since launch.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season four of WE tv’s L.A. Hair was its highest rated yet, up 6 percent in total viewers (over one million), up 31 percent among A25-54 and W25-54 (620,000 and 501,000) and up 14 percent with A18-49 (580,000).
(Source: Cynopsis)
BROADWAY
Therese Raquin opens on Broadway today with Keira Knightley, Gabriel Ebert, Matt Ryan and Judith Light.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/therese-raquin/
Keely's Korner 