Animated “Disenchantment” Opens as Netflix’s Third-Youngest Skewing Series

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“The Jamie Foxx Show,” which concluded on Jan. 14, 2001, ran for 100 episodes. Fox drama “Fringe,” which starred Joshua Jackson and ran from 2008 to 2013, also produced exactly 100 episodes.

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 3.1/ 5, ABC: 3.0/ 5, CBS: 2.3/ 4, Fox: 2.2/ 4, CW: 1.0/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +43, ABC and Fox: no change, CBS: – 4, NBC: – 6

-Ratings Breakdown:
It was summer Monday overnight business as usual with 8-10 p.m. reality entries “Bachelor in Paradise” on ABC and “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC tied for dominance at a 3.6 rating/6 share each in households. ABC, unfortunately, continues to squander the lead-in support on recent relationship/reality entry “The Proposal,” which slipped to a series-low 1.7/ 3 at 10 p.m. (#3). Comparably, that trailed “Elementary” on CBS (#1: 2.7/ 5) and a repeat of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC (2.1/ 4) by 39 percent and 19 percent, respectively.

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Positive Start for ‘Disenchantment’ as Netflix’s Third-Youngest Skewing Debut To-Date
“Disenchantment,” the animated comedy series from The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening about a princess of a medieval fantasy kingdom known as Dreamland, got off to a decent start for Netflix during its premiere weekend of Aug. 17-19, according to Nielsen’s SVOD Content Ratings.

Within the first three days of its availability (8/17-8/19), the show’s first episode received an average minute audience of 4.4 million viewers (U.S. audience only); over 3.2 million or 73 percent of that audience stemmed from the Persons 18-49 demographic.

Within the first three days of its availability (8/17-8/19), the show’s first 10 episodes received an average minute audience of nearly 2.1 million viewers; about 1.6 million among adults 18-49.

“Disenchantment” delivered similar aggregated viewing levels to Netflix’s “Lost in Space” (6.6 million vs. 6.4 million) across the episodes. In addition, the demographic skew between the two series were similar, with both being predominantly male and with those viewers accounting for 60 percent of the audience.

But where “Disenchantment” differs from “Lost in Space” is in median age, with the audience for the animated program skewing much younger (29 years old) than for the reboot of the classic sci-fi series (43 years old).

Of the Netflix originals analyzed, “Disenchantment” had one of the youngest audiences for premiere day with the exception of “13 Reasons Why” and “Fuller House” (each, a median age of 25 years old). In comparison, Stranger Things (Season 2) had a median age of 30. For the individual episode charting, click here

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Apple Orders Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation”
Apple has given a 10 episode straight-to-series order for an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s science fiction “Foundation” trilogy after picking up the show for development this past spring. The show comes from David S. Goyer (“Batman Begins,” “Man of Steel”) and Josh Friedman (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) and it chronicles the thousand year saga of The Foundation, a band of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to defy it.

This is the second Apple show to start as development and get a series order, joining “Are You Sleeping,” starring Octavia Spencer.

Fuse Media to Revive the “ALMA Awards”
Fuse Media has entered into a multi-year agreement with UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), to become the exclusive multi-platform media home of the organization’s ALMA Awards (American Latino Media Arts). The partnership to revive the ALMA Awards—following a three-year hiatus—was jointly announced today by Fuse Media CEO Michael Schwimmer and UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía. The partners also revealed that they will present a re-envisioned show celebrating Latino heritage and leading entertainment and media personalities.

Netflix Signs Deal with Author Harlan Coben
Netflix has entered into a multi-year exclusive overall deal with international bestselling author Harlan Coben. As part of the deal, Netflix will work with Coben to develop 14 existing titles and future projects, including his upcoming novel” Run Away” into an English language and foreign language series, as well as films, to premiere on Netflix around the world. Coben will serve as an executive producer on all projects.

Harlan Coben, the perennial #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels, has sold over 75 million books and his work has been translated into 43 languages around the world. He currently has two crime drama series on Netflix — “Safe,” starring Michael C. Hall, which premiered earlier this year and the 2015 French series “No Second Chance.”

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Lifetime special “Jordin Sparks: A Baby Story” will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 6. After secretly eloping with her now husband Dana Isaiah following their six-month whirlwind romance, the hour documents the newlyweds as they build a new life together while balancing their careers, with a baby on the way.

“This is Life with Lisa Ling” will return for a fifth season on CNN on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 10:15 p.m. ET (following the season 12 premiere of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown). The eight-part investigative docuseries follows Ling as she travels across America immersing herself in communities that are often unknown or misunderstood. In In the season premiere, she embeds with law enforcement and community members combating the deadly resurgence of one of the world’s most dangerous gangs, MS-13.

The third season of drama “StartUp” will open on streamer Sony Crackle on Thursday, Nov. 1. A sneak peek will be offered on Amazon devices through the Sony Crackle app starting Monday, October 22. In these 10 new episodes, friends will be fighting it out for power and will be threatened by what might be the most dangerous criminal organization of all: the U.S. Government. Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, joins the cast in a guest starring role, portraying NSA Agent, Rebecca Stroud who has come to investigate ArakNet. Zachary Knighton (“Santa Clarita Diet”), Tyler Labine (“Deadbeat,” “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”) and Jason Kravits (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), also join the ensemble cast this season. Returning are Adam Brody (“The League”), Ron Perlman (“Sons of Anarchy”), Edi Gathegi (“The Blacklist”), Otmara Marrero (“Graceland”) and Addison Timlin (“Californication”).