Dick Wien, Editor / rwien@cbs.com / 212-975-5607
Vol. 17, No. 849, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015
“SUPERGIRL” RATINGS FLY...
NEW CBS FILMS MOVIE DEBUTS 11/13
“LOVE THE COOPERS,” A HOLIDAY COMEDY
NEXT UP FOR CBS FILMS
“SUPERGIRL” PREMIERE FLIES SKY HIGH ...
The highly anticipated Oct. 26 debut
of SUPERGIRL was a ratings high
flyer, soaring to the 2015-2016
season’s #1 new series premiere in
viewers (averaged 12.94 million)
and A18-49.
The CBS freshman series was also
the season’s #1 new series premiere among all key male demos,
and Monday’s top scripted drama in
viewers and key demographics.
The COOPER family celebrates the holidays
With 7-day playback, SUPERGIRL is projected to increase
+46% in viewers (to 18.9m), +65% in A18-49) and +63% in A
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25-54 (to 6.5).
On CBS.com, SUPERGIRL experienced the highest traffic for
a show premiere this season. The seriess premiere was also
the most social drama on television on 9/26. (Source: Nielsen
Social).
LOVE THE COOPERS, a holiday comedy starring
Alan Arkin (“Argo”), John Goodman (“Inside Llewyn
Davis”) and Diane Keaton (“Somethings Gotta Give”)
among others, opens in theaters nationwide on
Nov. 13. The film, directed by Jessie Nelson (“I Am
Sam”), will be distributed in partnership with Lionsgate.
To watch the trailer, go to: http://tinyurl.com/pgkj4sp
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l CBS Films’ latest acquisition, now in production in
London, is an adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Julian Barnes, THE SENSE OF AN
ENDING. The film is a decades-spanning romantic
drama, starrings Academy Award-winner Jim
Broadbent (“Iris”), Charlotte Rampling
(“Melancholia”), Harriet Walter (“The Young Victoria”),
Emily Mortimer (“Hugo”), Michelle Dockery
(“Downton Abbey”) among others. It is directed by
Ritesh Batra (“The Lunchbox”) from a screenplay by
award-winning playwright Nick Payne and produced
by David Thompson and Ed Rubin (“Woman in
Gold”).
CBS RENEWS "ZOO" FOR SUMMER 2016
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CBS will broad-
cast the second
season of ZOO during
summer 2016.
Produced by CBS
Television Studios
and distributed domestically by CBS Television
Distribution and worldwide by CBS Studios
InternationaI, ZOO was the most watched scripted
summer series of 2015 in its first season. (Source: NTI).
Also set for next summer is AMERICAN GOTHIC, a new
one-hour murder mystery set in Boston, from Steven
Spielberg’s Amblin Television and CBS Television
Studios. The series will be distributed domestically by
ENTERTAINMENT
CBS Television Distribution and worldwide by CBS
Studios International. Summer 2016 will also see
l CBS extended its viewer winning streak
to five weeks with 10 of the top 20 broadcasts, for the week ending Oct. 25. Among
the highlights: NCIS was the week's top
scripted program and drama, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's top comedy, LIFE IN PIECES was
the week's #1 new comedy and series, and LIMITLESS
was the week's top new drama. CBS had eight of the
top 10 broadcast dramas with NCIS (#1), NCIS: NEW
ORLEANS (#2), MADAM SECRETARY (#4), BLUE
BLOODS (#5), SCORPION (#6), THE GOOD WIFE
(#8), NCIS: LOS ANGELES (#9) and HAWAII FIVE-0
(#10) and CRIMINAL MINDS
finishing at #11. LIFE IN PIECES delivered its best
adults 18-49 rating (2.1/06) since its series premiere,
tying “The Blindspot” as the week’s #1 new series in
the demo. NCIS: LOS ANGELES notched season
highs in viewers (8.77m), A18-49 (1.3/04) and A 25-54
(2.0/05).
l With live + 7-day ratings lift factored in, during the
third week of the season (the week of Oct. 5 - Oct. 11).
CBS had the largest viewers lift among all the
networks, adding +2.15m (12.47m from 10.32m,
+21%). In addition, CBS increased its lead over NBC
in A25-54 (+0.2 from +0.1)from live same day and
moved into a tie with the Peacock network in A18-49.
Among other live + 7-day ratings highlights: THE BIG
"BrainDead" a Washington, DC-based comic-thriller from
Robert and Michelle King, creators and executive producers of THE GOOD WIFE. “BrainDead” is a CBS
Television Studios production. that will be distributed
domestically by CBS Television Distribution and worldwide by CBS Studios International. The next edition of
the summer reality hit BIG BROTHER will also air in 2016.
BANG THEORY added +5.47m (20.87m from 15.40m,
+36%) and NCIS added +3.87m (20.74m from 16.87m,
+23%) as both series passed “Sunday Night Football”
(19.65m) as the week’s top two broadcasts. THE BIG
BANG THEORY and NCIS are the only scripted series
to deliver 20 million or more viewers every week this
season (Source:Nielsen live + 7-day ratings)
l CBS has given a
full-season, 22-episode
order to LIFE IN
PIECES, television’s #1
new comedy. The
freshman series moves
to its new regular
Thursday time period on Nov. 5 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT)
as part the Network’s launch of entertainment programming on the night.
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CBS TEAMS COMPETE FOR GREAT LOCAL MARKET CAUSES
The CBS Team (at left) participated in Bike MS NYC event on Sunday,
Oct. 4 to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fund research,
advocate for change and help people living with the disease.
Fundraising is still going, so if employees would like to make a donation
please go to http://tinyurl.com/olp8b88. Kudos to all participants and tor
team captain, The CBS EVENING NEWS’ Bob Green (photo: center
front).
The CBS Team (at right)
participated in the
Westchester Triathlon on Sunday, Sept. 27, to support the CBS
Veterans Network and raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.
As a team, they raised nore than $10,200 for the Project, bringing the
two-year total over $18,800. Congratulations to the Team and its
Captain, HR’s Josh Sklanka (photo: 6th from left), and a big ‘Thank
You’ to all for their continued support!
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l Season-to-date, (through the
week ending Oct. 25) THE LATE
SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT
is up +21% in both HHs and
viewAers and +100% in A18-34,
+60% in A18-49 and +43% in A2554 compared to last season’s LATE
SHOW. The broadcast is tied with
"Tonight" in A18-34 and is the only 11:35PM late night
show to post gains in viewers and key demos. (Source:
NTI).
Dr. Phil
And... Dr. Phil McGraw, host and
executive producer of the #1 rated daytime talk show DR. PHIL, has extended
his deal with CBS Television
Distribution through 2020. Currently in
its 14th season, DR. PHIL is averaging
4.4 million viewers. The program has
been the highest-rated daytime talk
show for the past four years. For the previous nine
seasons, it ranked behind only the “The Oprah
Winfrey Show.” (Source: NTI)
NEWS
l CBS News and Twitter have
entered into a partnership to create an
enhanced viewer experience for the
Network’s
broadcast of the
Democratic
presidential
debate that will be broadcast live Nov. 14, 2015
(9:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network and
across all CBS News platforms. FACE THE NATION
anchor John Dickerson will be the principal
moderator of the debate. Through the partnership,
Twitter will provide CBS News with real-time data
and insights, as well as live reaction and questions
from voters across the country, some of which
maybe incorporated into the debate. CBSN, CBS
News’ live/anchored streaming network, will also
incorporate instant reaction to what’s happen3
ing during the debate.
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EYE ON: POP
PEOPLE
Pop (owned by CBS and Lionsgate)
has secured a new carriage agreement
with AT&T U-Verse which will launch in
early 2016. ... David Mandell has been promoted to Pop’s
Chief Operating Officer, a newly created executive position
Jeff
Sottolano
Charles
Pavlounis
Danna
Castiglia
David
Byrnes
at the network. Mandell will continue as Pop’s General
Counsel overseeing legal and business affairs, while
Jeff Sottolano, who has served as Director, Programming
adding content distribution, business development and
since January 2014, has been named Vice President,
operations to his responsibilities. ..
Programming, CBS RADIO. In this new role, Sottolano will
Pop presented season two of “SCHITT’S CREEK at the
work with CBS RADIO’s local market leadership to identify
New York Television Festival on Oct. 22. ... Two original
programming opportunities and develop strategies to improve
series will start production in October, including season two
station ratings performance. Additionally, he will contribute to
of ROCK THIS BOAT: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK and a
the division’s research efforts, work with the music initiatives
Gail Berman/Nigel Lithgoe produced game show,
team on the execution of the division’s live events, help devel-
EASIEST GAME SHOW EVER” hosted by comedian and
op CBS RADIO’s national concerts and other brand exten-
actor Michael Ian Black (“The Jim Gaffigan Show,” “Wet
sions, and collaborate with CBS Local Digital Media to grow
Hot American Summer,” “The State”). ... Pop will premiere
audience engagement and further enhance CBS RADIO’s
on Oct. 29 the following specials: JET TO THE SET: THE
over the air content and brands online and via mobile plat-
HUNGER GAMES, a one-hour special about one of the
forms.
biggest global film franchises in history, and the 2015 BRITANNIA AWARDS on Nov. 6.
And....
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Charles Pavlounis, Senior Vice President of Internal
Audit for the last five years, has begun a new assignment as
Chief Financial Officer for the News division.
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David Byrnes, most recently Chief Financial Officer of
CBS Information Solutions & Technology, takes on Charles’
previous role. … Danna Castiglia, most recently Vice
President of Business Development for CBS News, and a former CBS Corporation Vice President of Corporate
Development, assumes David’s former duties in her new role
as Senior Vice President of Finance, Information Solutions &
Technology.
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Recently, Josie Thomas, EVP and Chief Diversity
Officer, CBS Corporation, received a "2015 Most Powerful &
Influential Woman Award” from the National Diversity Council
at their Tri-State Diversity & Leadership Conference. The
award recognizes leadership excellence and honors women
who have not only achieved personal success but have made
it possible for others to more easily follow in their footsteps.
Dennis Kennedy, Founder & CEO, National Diversity Council
presented Thomas with her award.
And... CBS THIS MORNING, network television’s
only morning newscast posting year-to-year growth in
viewers, will mark its 1,000th broadcast on Friday,
Oct. 30 (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT).
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