Tonight’s Premieres:
A&E: Storage Wars at 9p
DIY: Stone House Revival at 9p
Pop: Hollywood Darlings at 8p and Return of the Mac at 8:30p
Reelz: Exposed with Deborah Norville at 9p, National Enquirer Investigates at 10p
Science: NASA’s Unexplained Files at 9p
TLC: My 600-LB Life: Where Are They Now? at 8p
Tonight’s Finale:
TNT: Major Crimes at 9p
IN THE NEWS
CBS will present a new The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special, featuring new Carpool Karaoke, Toddlerography and James Corden’s favorite moments from The Late Late Show on Monday, May 22 at 10p. Featured guests will be announced closer to air. It’s the second primetime Karaoke special for Corden and CBS.
Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood will host of the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards set for Sunday, April 30 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Lopez is in his ninth year hosting entertainment news series Extra; Underwood is a host of CBS’ The Talk.
CBS Sports, FOX Sports, Intersport, Lagardere, LPGA, Monster, Miami Dolphins, NASCAR, NBA, NBC Sports, NextVR Showtime, Turner, Univision, WWE are just a few of the companies that will be in the room tomorrow morning for the 6th annual Cynopsis Sports Awards.
Canadian entrepreneur and venture capitalist Arlene Dickinson will return to CBC’s Dragons’ Den for season 12, which begins shooting this month in Toronto.
New & Returning Series
Starz will unleash the anticipated The White Princess this Sunday, April 16 at 8p. The follow-up to its miniseries The White Queen returns to Tudor England during one of the most tumultuous times in British history.
The first four seasons of Jane Lynch-hosted game show Hollywood Game Night are headed to GSN, beginning with a five-night event launching Monday, April 17. The show will then move into its regular Tuesdays at 9p and 10p timeslots beginning April 25.
Synergized: CBS News will launch 48 Hours: NCIS, a six-part series that offers deep access to some of the biggest cases handled by the real-life Naval Criminal Investigative Service, on Tuesday, April 25 at 10p. Narrated by Rocky Carroll, star of CBS’ NCIS, the series will explore the kinds of cases that have inspired CBS Entertainment’s NCIS franchise.
TLC will debut the new season of Little People, Big World on Tuesday, May 2 at 10p. This season, the Johnston family has its fair share of ups and downs giving viewers a glimpse into their daily lives from medical issues to birthday plans.
Season 2 of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry returns to E! on Wednesday, May 17 at 8p with more readings for celebrities looking for advice, connection and closure.
Acorn TV acquired BBC One comedy Decline and Fall, starring Jack Whitehall, David Suchet (Poirot) and Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) and will air the three-part miniseries on Monday, May 15.
Bravo Media is heading to Nashville for new series Cyrus vs. Cyrus: Design and Conquer featuring family members Tish and Brandi Cyrus and premiering Thursday, May 25 at 10p. The mother-daughter design duo will make-over luxurious homes in need of a face lift, with special appearances by other members of the fam including Billy Ray, Miley, Noah, Trace and Braison.
USA Network set August 2 at 10p as the premiere date for new Jessica Biel-fronted drama The Sinner. The net will bow Big Star Little Star, which pairs celebrities with their kids as they playfully test their knowledge of one another, on Wednesday, May 31 at 9p.
Also coming up on the summer schedule from USA: season 2 of drug-queenpin Queen of the South premieres Thursday, June 8 at 10p; best-friends-as-parents drama Playing House returns for season 3 on Friday, June 23 at 11p; season 7 of legal drama Suits arrives at Wednesday, July 12 at 9p, with its 100th episode airing August 30; and the sophomore season of military-sniper drama Shooter debuts Tuesday, July 18 at 10p.
In syndication news of the week, Judge Judy delivered a sharp increase and the highest ratings of all syndicated strips despite being in repeats all week. Hot Bench grew 5% to 2.3 and ranked as third-highest daytime show, behind Judy and Dr. Phil. Phil topped talk for milestone 30th consecutive week, despite being partially in reruns. Additionally, Live with Kelly (2.2, steady) on hiatus and airing only taped and repackaged shows topped its closest rival Ellen (1.9, down 10%) for a seventh straight week.
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/27/17 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.7AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.4AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.3AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.1AA
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.2AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.1AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 3.1 AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.9AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.9AA
Two And A Half Men (WB) 2.5AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/27/17 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.5AA
Family Feud (2/T) 2.2AA
Modern Family (2/T) 1.9AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.8AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.4AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.3AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.1AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 1.0AA
Dr. Phil (AT) 0.9AA
Two And A Half Men (WB) 0.9AA
Late Night Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of April 3, 2017
CBS: The Late Show 3.16 million total viewers, 0.51/3 A18-49
NBC: The Tonight Show 2.26 million total viewers, 0.68/4 A18-49
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live 2.24 million total viewers, 0.40/2 A18-49
Broadcast Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of April 3, 2017
ABC Good Morning America 4.37 million total viewers, 1.2/10 and 1.42 million A25-54
NBC Today 4.08 million total viewers, 1.3/11 and 1.54 million A25-54
CBS This Morning 3.73 million total viewers, 0.9/8 and 1.05 million A25-54
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of April 3, 2017
ABC World News Tonight 7.93 million total viewers, 1.4/6 and 1.69 million A25-54
NBC Nightly News 7.91 million total viewers, 1.5/7 and 1.76 million A25-54
CBS Evening News 6.25 million total viewers, 1.1/5 and 1.37 million A25-54
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of March 20, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
TBSC 3337/FOXN 1543
FOXN 2057/NICK 1268
USA 1823/MSNB 1019
MSNB 1809/TBSC 1005
HGTV 1771/CNN 960
AMC 1761/HGTV 919
DISC 1312/ADSM* 834
HIST 1303/DSNY 805
TNT 1280/ID 789
CNN 1241/NAN* 773
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of March 20, 2017
Primetime (000), Total Prog. Day (000)
TBSC 1382/ADSM* 350
AMC 834/TBSC 446
USA 704/NAN* 392
DISC 557/NICK 377
ADSM 552/USA 291
HGTV 518/ID 283
TNT 512/HGTV 280
VH1 488/TNT 267
MTV 479/AMC 255
AEN 452/CNN 242
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.
Top-Rated Cable Shows among A18-49 for the week of March 20, 2017 (000)
The Walking Dead (AMC) 9007
Into The Badlands (HBO) 2625
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1) 2566
Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo) 2034
Teen Mom II (MTV) 1982
Teen Mom II (MTV) 1845
Street Outlaws (DISC) 1788
Talking Dead (AMC) 1725?
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1724
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1721
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, April 10, 2017 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
CBS: 3.5/6
Kevin Can Wait 3.8/7, Man With A Plan 3.4/6, Superior Donuts 3.2/5, 2 Broke Girls 3.0/5, Scorpion 4.1/8
NBC: 4.5/8
The Voice 6.1/11, Taken 2.8/5
ABC: 4.4/8
Dancing With the Stars 6.8/12, Quantico 1.8/3
FOX: 1.9/3
24: Legacy 2.0/4, APB 1.8/3
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Rosa De Guadelupe 0.9/2, Vino El Amor 1.1/2, La Piloto 0.9/2
TELE: 0.8/1
La Dona 0.8/1, La Dona 0.9/2, El Capo 0.8/1
CW: 0.6/1
Supergirl 0.6/1, Penn & Teller 0.5/1
Monday A19-49 Analysis: CBS 1/4, NBC 1.5/5, ABC 1/4, FOX 0.7/3, TELE 0.6/2, UNI 0.6/2, CW 0.2/1
IN MEMORIAM
Actor Peter Hansen died April 9. He was 95. In addition to stage, film and prime time TV roles, Hansen appeared on General Hospital on and off from 1965 to 2004.
This Day in History: 1992 – Disneyland Paris opened in Marne-La-Vallee, France.
