Wednesday, August 1, 2012

LIVE FROM THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION SUMMER PRESS TOUR IN LOS ANGELES

Today in History:
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuted on CBS in 1971, while sitcom Good Times, also on the Eye net, concluded in 1979 after 133 episodes.

In Today’s Issue

NEW SERIES ODDS
-Handicapping the 21 New Network Series

-CBS Cancels 3
-It’s the Story of a New Brady Bunch

HULU UPDATE

NETWORK
-Metered Market Tuesday Ratings
-Weekly Ratings Scorecard
-It’s the Story of a New Brady Bunch

CABLE
-WE tv Renewals

SCHEDULE BOX
-On the Air Tonight

Note: The daily Trivia Challenge will return on Monday, August 6.

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HANDICAPPING THE 21 NEW NETWORK SERIES

The odds of survival are in for the entire crop upcoming crop of network fall entries, with our predictions (1-1, the best; to 10-1, the worst) based on several benchmarks including:

1. The time period and competition
2. Lead-in (if not an 8 p.m. ET show)
3. Recent and year-ago time period results
4. The overall position of the network
5. Potential demographic profile
6. Potential social media presence
7. Buzz factor, if any

Unfortunately, nothing seems like a sure thing with the best odds, 2-1, awarded to drama Vegas on CBS and the worst, 10-1, to drama Emily Owens, M.D. on The CW. Sorry Mama Meryl Streep, but this show with daughter Mamie Gummer might fare better on a cable net like ABC Family or Lifetime.

Here is the list (broken out by network and in the order of the time period):

ABC

THE NEIGHBORS – Wednesday 8:30 p.m.: 7-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/d7r69wj

NASHVILLE – Wednesday 10 p.m.: 5-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/bs9zr3h

LAST RESORT – Thursday 8 p.m.: 6-1
For more click here: http://tinyurl.com/blzygc2

MALIBU COUNTRY – Friday 8:30 p.m. (beginning in November): 5-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cy2zp5z

666 PARK AVENUE – Sunday 10 p.m.: 6-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cpydqt7

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CBS

PARTNERS (CBS) – Monday 8:30 p.m.: 5-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/d9qc3d5

VEGAS (CBS) – Tuesday 10 p.m.: 2-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/bn5gzsc

ELEMENTARY (CBS) – Thursday 10 p.m.: 4-1
For more, click here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bpjafzf

MADE IN JERSEY (CBS) – Friday 9 p.m.: 7-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/bmaewny

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NBC

REVOLUTION – Monday 10 p.m.: 5-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cd8affo

GO ON – Tuesday 9 p.m.: 7-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/crqe3o7

THE NEW NORMAL – Tuesday 9:30 p.m.: 3-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/dx5uo8h

ANIMAL PRACTICE – Wednesday 8:30 p.m.: 4-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cacgea7

GUYS WITH KIDS – Wednesday 8:30 p.m.: 4-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/bmaewny

CHICAGO FIRE – Wednesday 10 p.m.: 3-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/d2ouqoq

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Fox

MOB DOCTOR – Monday 9 p.m.: 8-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cmma4rg

BEN AND KATE – Tuesday 8:30 p.m.: 6-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/buvd9ap

THE MINDY PROJECT – Tuesday 9:30 p.m.: 3-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/cquspeq

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CW

EMILY OWENS, M.D. – Tuesday 9 p.m.: 10-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/d8plq2z

ARROW – Wednesday 8 p.m.: 3-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/czo6obz

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – Thursday 9 p.m.: 5-1
For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/brd7yk2

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Hulu Update

Hulu, the growing online TV service, has announced upcoming seasons of Misfits and Booth at the End. Misfits, a science fiction, comedic ensemble show about a group of young offenders with supernatural powers, returns for season four. And The Booth at the End, about a mysterious man who can grant you a wish, but always for a price, returns for season two. Both air exclusively on Hulu and Hulu Plus.

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NETWORK

Metered Market Tuesday Ratings
The 2012 London Olympics Juggernaut Continues

Tuesday 7/31/12
Metered Market Results

Household
Rating/Share
NBC 23.6/37
CBS 3.6/ 6
ABC 1.8/ 3
Fox 1.6/ 3
CW 0.5/ 1

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Ratings Breakdown:
The 2012 London Olympics more than tripled the competition last night with an average 23.6 rating/37 share for the primetime portion, peaking at a 26.6/40 in the 10 p.m. half-hour. Aside from original episodes of The L.A. Complex on The CW and Masterchef on ABC, everything else was in repeats.

CBS populated this first night of August with encore telecasts of NCIS (#2: 4.4/ 7), spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles (#2: 3.4/ 5) and a Tuesday 10 p.m. installment of Person of Interest (#2: 2.9/ 5). ABC aired repeats of The Middle (#3: 2.1/ 3), Last Man Standing (#4: 1.6/ 3) and Wipeout (#4: 1.5/ 2) from 8-10 p.m., followed by summer entry NY Med at a third-place 2.2/ 4 at 10 p.m. And Fox offered back-to-back repeats of Masterchef (#4: avg. 1.6/ 3).

Over at The CW was an encore of Hart of Dixie (#5: 0.6/ 1), which is not strong enough to anchor Tuesday next season, and aforementioned The L.A. Complex (#5: 0.4/ 1).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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OTHER NETWORK NEWS

CBS Cancels 3
CBS has pulled dating/relationship hour 3 off the air after only two telecasts, and will air drama repeats in its place in the Sunday 9 p.m. hour until The Good Wife returns in the fall. The show debuted Thursday, July 26 with just 2.28 million viewers and a 0.8 rating/2 share among adults 18-49, and the second…and final…telecast was low-rated this past Sunday.

Weekly Ratings Scorecard
Led by the Opening Ceremony and nights one and two of the London Olympics, it was NBC’s week, of course. And it will be for the next two weeks. NBC beat the four competing networks combined by double-digit percentages, with its highest rated week, excluding the week of the Super Bowl, February 2010 during the Vancouver Olympics, according to the fast affiliate results. ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW each slipped by double-digits opposite the significantly increased competition.

Through the first three nights of the London Olympics, NBC was averaging 35.8 million viewers, the best through the first weekend for any Summer Olympics in history (since the 1960 Rome Olympics, the first televised Olympics). It is, to-date, 1.4 million more viewers than the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (34.4 million) and five million more viewers than 2008 Beijing Olympics (30.6 million). For more, click here: http://tinyurl.com/bvrbbmw

It’s the Story of a New Brady Bunch
Classic TV clan The Brady Bunch could be traveling the comeback trail…again…in a multi-camera comedy produced by Vince Vaughn for CBS TV Studios. The original sitcom aired on ABC, of course, from 1969-74, and there has been countless continuations including…deep breathe…three scripted spinoffs (The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, The Bradys), one animated half hour, two theatricals, three made-for TV movies, a reality series, stage plays and musicals, countless specials and reunions, fan sites, and books.

On this updated version of the extended clan, a now divorced Bobby Brady (who we last saw miraculously take a few steps after being crippled), which children of his own, is remarried to a woman who also has kids, and together they share a child. Could there even be a Tiger (or a new Fluffy?). Raising Hope’s Mike Mariano will write the script for the project and executive produce along with Lloyd Schwartz, son of the late and aforementioned Sherwood Schwartz. Vaughn, Victoria Vaughn and Peter Billingsley also exec produce through Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions company.

Source: Nielsen Media Research
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CABLE

WE tv Renewals
WE tv has issued a renewal for third seasons of Braxton Family Values and Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, which are both slated to return in first quarter 2013. Braxton Family Values spin-off Tamar & Vince, featuring Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert, will launch as previously announced on Thursday, September 20 at 10 p.m. ET, while My Fair Wedding: Unveiled (which is a new title for My Fair Wedding With David Tutera) will return for season five also in first quarter 2013. Mary Mary, meanwhile, featuring sisters Erica and Tina Campbell, opens on Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. ET.

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SCHEDULE BOX

Wednesday, August 1

ABC
8:00 p.m. The Middle (R)
8:30 p.m. Suburgatory (R)
9:00 p.m. Modern Family (R)
9:30 p.m. Modern Family (R
9:30 p.m. Final Witness

CBS
8:00 p.m. Big Brother
9:00 p.m. Criminal Minds (R)
10:00 p.m. CSI (R)

NBC
8:00 p.m. 2012 Summer Olympics

Fox
8:00 p.m. So You Think You Can Dance (two hours)

CW
8:00 p.m. Supernatural (R)
9:00 p.m. Supernatural (R)

Of Note on Cable:
-Barter Kings (A&E, 10:30 p.m.): season finale
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As a reminder: The daily Trivia Challenge will return on Monday, August 6.