The Directors Guild of America has revealed this year’s TV nominees for its 73rd annual DGA Awards, including achievement in drama, comedy, limited/TV movie, variety, reality, children’s and commercials. Also announced on Monday were the nominees for this year’s directorial achievement in documentaries.
Sean McManus kicks off the new event covering live sports production, the rise of sports gambling, esports, the importance of sports to local broadcasters and more.
Emmy-nominated Jesse Collins has had success over the years with the BET Awards, the Grammy Awards and various TV specials, and now he’s bringing his magical touch to the 2021 Academy Awards, thanks to a co-sign from the queen of all media, Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah, Harry and Meghan reigned supreme on Sunday night, as CBS’s broadcast of Winfrey’s sitdown with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex absolutely dominated in both total viewers and in the demo. All told, the two-hour conversation averaged north of 17 million viewers along with a 2.6 demo rating.
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The CW’s Superman & Lois is coming off The CW schedule temporarily after being impact by COVID-19. The show will take a break after its fifth episode and will return for new episodes and to finish up the season on May 18. Meanwhile, Supergirl, will premiere its sixth and final season on Tuesday March 30 in that same timeslot.
Dish Network has notified subscribers that they’re going to lose more regional sports networks on April 1 when its deal to carry the NBC Regional Sports Networks expires. The timing is odd, coming days after Dish announced a deal with DraftKings, which wants viewers watching sports and betting on the outcomes. Under poker player and chairman Charlie Ergen, Dish has been folding its relationships with RSNs, which he had deemed offering too low a return for too high a price.
‘Celebrity Wheel’ And ‘The Chase’ End Low
ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune wrapped its freshman run with 5.6 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating, ticking down week-to-week to match and hit season lows. Also yet to be renewed, The Chase similarly slipped to season lows with its first Thursday episode (4.2M/0.5), and then dipped further with its actual finale (3.3M/0.4). CBS’s Young Sheldon (7.5M/0.9) dominated the night in both measures.
The first episode of Superman & Lois is the most-streamed series premiere in The CW’s history, the network said Thursday. The DC Entertainment series’ first episode has been watched by a total of 3.25 million total viewers, according to Nielsen’s live-plus-seven measurement. That marks an 86% growth over the seven days following the Feb. 23 premiere.
Harassing emails. Demeaning comments. A struggle to climb the corporate ladder. In interviews with The Washington Post, 17 former and two current employees of Golf Channel describe sexism and misogyny they endured at the network.
ViacomCBS’s finance chief is tasked with reallocating funds toward the company’s new streaming service Paramount+ — launching Thursday — without starving its much bigger television business.
As streamers build out their lucrative libraries, they are experimenting with label warnings, context panels and even purges: “These are valuable properties that you cannot just disregard. You want to keep them, but you have to make sure they don’t damage the brand.”
The E.W. Scripps Co., which acquired Ion Media in part for the broadcast spectrum controlled by Ion, said it plans to take its digital multicast networks over-the-top to cash in on the streaming gold rush. “We don’t really see it as being an either-or sort of proposition for consumers,” said Scripps CEO Adam Symson during an investor day presentation to analysts Wednesday.
The season finale of Fox’s Name That Tune revival drew 2.7 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, tying ABC’s The Goldbergs for the nightly demo win. The episode leading into the quiz show’s finale drew 2.5M and a 0.5. CBS’s SEAL Team, meanwhile, delivered Wednesday’s largest audience — north of 4 million viewers.
Once an icon of cable TV’s money-minting powers, USA Network today symbolizes the industry’s long slide in the face of relentless cord cutting. Now, it’s becoming a crucial test of how much more cash can be wrung from the declining pay TV business.
In a world focused on streaming, A+E Networks isn’t turning off the traditional TV. The company, jointly owned by Disney and Hearst, is placing emphasis on original TV series aimed first at linear TV, with a vow to increase original hours of programming by 50%. “Our commitment is to original content and, for us, continuing to put all of that content on linear TV first,” says Peter Olsen, EVP of ad sales.
