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HBO’s Watchmen had strong premiere numbers on Sunday, counting a hefty digital lift. Series based on the Alan Moore graphic novel launched to 1.5 million viewers across HBO platforms; the 9p broadcast averaged 800,000 viewers.
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Nielsen has expanded its measurement capabilities to include Amazon Prime Video within its SVOD Content Ratings solution. “This is a significant milestone for Nielsen, especially considering the upcoming high-profile streaming service launches,” said Brian Fuhrer, SVP Product Leadership, Nielsen. “We think the addition of Amazon Prime Video will allow rights owners an added ability to understand both the size, as well as the composition, of their streaming audiences relative to other platforms or programs.” Nielsen, which also measures Netflix, counts streams taking place in the US via TVs.
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Also addressing piracy issues are Comcast and Viacom, which have joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, a coalition dedicated to protecting the legal market for content and reducing piracy. Viacom’s Paramount Pictures and Comcast’s NBCUniversal are already members of the group.
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Former congressman and The Real World cast member Sean Duffy has joined CNN as a political commentator. A President Trump supporter, Duffy resigned from congress to deal with his child’s health issues. He and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, met while they were appearing on MTV’s Road Rules: All Stars.
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HBO Max ordered a new docu-series from Lionsgate TV, The Ho’s (working title). The comedic series, which is described as being in the spirit of Crazy Rich Asians, follows a patriarch and his wife, a power couple that immigrated from Vietnam to the United States with little money and now enjoy a lavish Houston lifestyle with their family.
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Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions (Hollywood Game Night) is joining Avalon Harbor Entertainment to produce the 26^thAnnual SAG Awards. “The SAG Awards has always been ‘The actors’ party in The Actor’s house.’ That’s especially true this year, with Sean having won four SAG Awards,” said Kathy Connell, Executive Producer, Awards and National Programming for SAG-AFTRA. “I look forward to working closely with Todd and Sean, who bring acclaimed production experience and a respected history of working with actors across all mediums.” The show will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on January 19.
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NBC gave a put pilot commitment to The Mother-in-Law, from Jessica Goldberg (The Path), Amy Poehler and Paper Kite, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. Thriller is based on the novel by Sally Hepworth.
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Netflix is adapting the 2013 play Slut into a ten-part series, Grand Army, following a teenager who is sexually assaulted by three friends during a night out. Drama is exec produced by Gone Girl producer Joshua Donen and Beau Willimon (House of Cards), with Odessa A’zion, Amalia Yoo, Maliq Johnson, Amir Bageria and Odley Jean set to star.
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Former MLB star Alex Rodriguez helps fellow celebs get a shot at redemption in new series, Back in the Game, from Michael Strahan’s SMAC Productions and Amber Mazzola’s Machete Productions. Series premieres Wednesday, November 6 at 10p on CNBC.
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Season two of Paranoia on CollegeHumor’s Dropout debuts Tuesday, November 5. A new episode of the cannabis-filled elimination series will be released every Tuesday through December 31.
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Celebs share true tales of coming face-to-face with unexplained phenomena in Famously Afraid, premiering Tuesday, November 5 at 10p on Travel Channel. First episode features stories from Howie Mandel (America’s Got Talent), Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk) and Dance Moms stars Christi and Chloe Lukasiak.
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HGTV’s Hot Properties: San Diego debuts Sunday, November 3 at 10p,featuring spectacular renovations, outrageous open houses and more to help owners get top dollar for their homes.
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Holiday comedy event series The Moodys kicks off Wednesday, December 4 with back-to-back episodes at 9p and 9:30p on Fox. Show follows a family of five who gather in their hometown of Chicago for a “perfect” holiday that includes secrets, breakups and arrests.
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The Weather Channel is airing one-hour special 2020: Race to Save the Planet on Thursday, November 7, featuring conversations with the network’s meteorologists and nine Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on climate change. Show is produced in partnership with The Climate Desk, a media consortium. Senator Cory Booker, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Governor Mark Sanford, former Governor Bill Weld, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, former Congressman Joe Walsh, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg talk about how climate change is impacting the world, and how their administrations would address these issues directly.
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Netflix grabbed Broadway’s Mike Birbiglia: The New One as a stand-up special set to launch globally on November 26. Birbiglia performs the show before a live audience for the last time in LA from October 23-November 24.
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Lifetime movie You Light Up My Christmas, exec produced by and starring Kim Fields, reunites Facts of Life (1979-88) co-stars Fields, Lisa Welchel, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon. Inspired by true events, film tells the story of a woman who returns to her hometown built around her family’s pioneer Christmas light factory, to find the lights have gone dim.
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HBO Max picked up documentary 15 Minutes of Shame from executive producers Monica Lewinsky and Max Joseph (Catfish). Produced by Six West, doc features individuals from around the globe who have been publicly shamed, while also the exploring the bullies, the bystanders, the media, and politicians involved.
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A&E’s Garth Brooks: Road I’m On has been moved. Originally scheduled for November 24 and November 25, Biography special event is now slated for Monday, December 2 and Tuesday, December 3 at 9p.
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Documentary feature Ready for War, exploring the phenomenon of deported US military veterans, premieres on Showtime on Sunday, November 22 at 9p. Film follows three green card holding soldiers at various stages in this process: one in Tijuana fighting to come home to American soil and reunite with his family; another in ICE detention in the U.S. fighting deportation; and a third, lost in the clutches of a drug cartel in Ciudad Juarez.
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Alia Shawkat (Search Party) joins the cast of FX drama pilot The Old Man in a series regular role…Rosie Perez (Rise) landed a series regular role in HBO Max drama The Flight Attendant, starring Kaley Cuoco…Jacob Tobia has boarded the voice cast of Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in the role of a non-binary character, Double Trouble.
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Sunday Night Football delivered 21.5 million total viewers for NBC and 24.7 million total viewers across linear TV and digital platforms, making it the most-watched week 4 of the NBC show ever.
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Sunday’s broadcast of Telemundo’s 2019  Latin American Music Awards attracted 2 million total viewers, 881,000 among AA8-49 and 400,000 A18-34, according to Nielsen, and set a record for the awards with 40 million engagements across digital, social and television platforms, a 34% increase over 2018.
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With an assist from an NFL lead-in, The Simpsons’ annual Halloween episode on Sunday scored Fox 5.7 million total viewers and an evening entertainment high 2.1 rating among A18-49.
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The first season of Amazon Prime’s The Boys grabbed 8 million total viewers from July 26 to August 4, reported Nielsen, with 39% of viewers between 35 and 49, not including smartphone or tablet viewing.
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Friday’s finale of Univision’s La Usurpadora averaged 1.8 million total viewers, 790,000 A18-49 and 355,000 A18-34, making it the highest-rated primetime novela/series finale on Univision year-to-date. La Usurpadora was also the second and fourth most-watched program on broadcast television on Friday night with A18-34 and A18-49, respectively.
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Documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey delivered 2.8 million viewers for ITV, versus 4.3 million for time slot competitor World on Fire on BBC One. Doc airs on ABC tomorrow, October 23 at 10p.
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