FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 10/2/23)
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Premiere) at 11:35pm
AXS TV: Spin’s 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was a Thing (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Loteria Loca (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Premiere) at 11:35pm
HISTORY: Ancient Aliens Special Presentation (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Premiere) at 11:35pm
NBC: Late Night with Seth Meyers (Premiere) at 12:35pm
PEACOCK/HULU: Fright Krewe Trailer (Premiere)
THE AFRICA CHANNEL: What Makes a Man (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC is making some moves now that the writers’ strike has been settled. The net canceled comedy “Home Economics” after three seasons and moved new drama “High Potential” from the 2023-24 season to fall 2024.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Freeform has canceled “While You Were Breeding,” a comedy that was slated to premiere in August but shut down during post-production due to the writers’ strike. The series was based on the memoir by Kristin Newman.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FilmRise has acquired worldwide digital media rights to a library of content from BuzzFeed Studios’ portfolio of brands. The library spans over 1200 hours of content, which includes “Hot Ones” featuring host Sean Evans interviewing celebrities over a plate of increasingly spicy wings.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Amazing Race” post-production crew has unionized under the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, with voluntary recognition by the show’s producer, Worldrace Productions. Under the new union contract, editorial crew will receive an 8% pay raise via paid vacations and holidays.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Hey kids, ya ready? Nickelodeon picked up a fifteenth season of #1 animated series “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The show, produced by Nickelodeon, celebrates its 25th anniversary next year.
Off The Fence and boomsatsuma, specialist in education for the next generation of talent for the creative industries, have entered into a partnership under which OTF will be the first TV production company to shoot a series in boomsatsuma’s new Bristol-based studio facility. Sustainability network EarthxTV has commissioned a second season of “Ocean Wonders.” The decision to film parts of the series at boomsatsuma’s new studio in the Brislington area of Bristol will enable students to gain real-world experience of the creative and commercial processes involved in producing a premium documentary series.
CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), the non-profit creating opportunities for Asian and Pacific Islanders in Hollywood, announced the return of the CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator with Kevin Noel (SVP, Creative, Sony Pictures Animation) as Program Chair. In collaboration with SPE, the initiative identifies and equips the next generation of Asian and Pacific Islander animation professionals with the skills needed to become directors in feature film and episodic animation.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Fresh Beats Dolls will come to life in an animated short series from EPI, the toy and publishing division of The Dr. Lisa Company. The series of six, three-minute shorts centers around a titular girl group forming over the course of a EuroVision-type singing competition. The short series is set to debut later this Fall on YouTube.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Magnolia Network unveiled its lineup of cable and streaming premieres for the month of October, including new seasons of “Ranch to Table” and “In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda” starting Sunday, October 7; “Makeover by Monday” on Saturday, October 7; “First Time Fixer” and Beach Cottage Chronicles” on Friday, October 20; “Maine Cabin Masters” on Monday, October 23, and more. Additionally, the network announced two new series – “Building Outside the Lines” and “Design Goals” – have been added to its slate of original programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)
French series “Spiral” will stream for the first time with an English dubbed version, premiering October 26 on Topic. All eight seasons will roll out in the coming months, with two episodes per week beginning Thursday, October 26. “Spiral” was the first non-English-language show to stream on Netflix, in 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The annual “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour” is jumping from The CW to ABC. The special will feature performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, AJR, Sabrina Carpenter, Miguel, Jelly Roll, Big Time Rush, NCT DREAM, Flo Rida and more, and air December 21 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Journy stunt “Great British Adventure” kicks off Sunday, October 1, featuring programming set in the UK countryside.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The second GOP presidential debate delivered an estimated 9.5 million viewers. The first debate, in August, drew 12.8 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’S “Sister Wives” was the #1 primetime ad-supported cable program with P25-54 and key female demos, earning a 2.26 Live+3 rating among W25-54 on Sunday, September 24. To date, the reality show is the #1 non-sports ad-supported cable program on Sunday nights with P25-54, W25-54, W18-49, and W18-34 in 2023 and TLC is the #1 primetime cable network on Sundays among all key demos in 3Q23.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video’s scored a +15% viewership increase over last season’s comparable game with 13.48 million viewers, marking the third-straight week that “TNF” on Prime has delivered a double-digit gain versus the previous year. In addition, the “TNF Tonight” pregame show registered 1.84 million viewers, its best viewership ever on Prime Video, topping the previous high set on September 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor” drew 4.36 million viewers and a 0.62 rating among A18-49, according to Nielsen Live+SD numbers. That’s the best premiere for any series in the franchise since “The Bachelor” in 2021.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s “Halloween Wars” episode premiering September 24 posted a 0.75 P25-54 / 1.03 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up +15% and +20% respectively vs. last week’s opener and up +44% and +54% vs. prior six weeks. “Outrageous Pumpkins” posted a 0.47 P25-54 / 0.66 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up +38% and +65% vs. prior six weeks. Food Network ranked as the #2 cable network among P25-54 (#3 W25-54) on Sunday night and wrapped its highest-rated week among P/W25-54 since April.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie – $23 million
SawX – $18 million
The Creator -$14 million
The Nun II – $4.7 million
The Blind – $4.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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