Programming

CNN debuted a daily program Monday on Snapchat Shows, a growing roster of short-form video series on the social-media platform. Airing every weekday at 6 p.m. ET, The Update will feature breaking news from the cable network’s reporters exclusive to Snapchat in its signature Shows format. CNN will also offer rolling updates on developing news as part of the program.

Round-the-clock cable sports networks like ESPN and FS1 will soon have competition on over-the-air television in the form of a new joint venture spearheaded by Sinclair Broadcasting — Stadium — which launches Monday as a 24/7 digital offering before making its over-the-air debut Sept 6.

Veteran Lionsgate TV development executive Andy Richley has been named SVP of development at Fox 21 Television Studios. He will develop series for cable channels and streaming services, reporting to Fox 21 TV Studios president Bert Salke.

Sunday’s episode of Big Brother helped carry CBS to a win in the overnight ratings on a quiet night of mostly repeats. Airing at 8 p.m., Big Brother averaged a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.4 million viewers, making it easily the most-watched and highest-rated show of the night.

Orion Television’s syndicated court television pair are cleared in 90% of the country, Including all top 50 U.S. television markets. They will debut on Sept. 18.

Fox Television Stations’ Frank Cicha, Sinclair’s Arthur Hasson, Debmar-Mercury’s Mort Marcus, Tegna’s Bob Sullivan and Warner Bros. Ken Werner will look beyond the networks for promising new programming opportunities at TVNewsCheck’s second annual TV2020 conference in October.

Younger viewers are discovering reruns of network shows not by flipping through TV channels but on streaming devices such as Hulu and Netflix. At a time when television is booming with more than 450 original series in production this year, viewers have a multitude of options. But shows such as HBO’s Game of Thrones and NBC’s family drama This Is Us also are competing for fans’ attention with such well-worn fare as as The Golden Girls, Full House, and the political drama The West Wing, which debuted when Bill Clinton occupied the White House.

The arrival of Apple, Facebook and Google means that the world of scripted TV is going to become even more competitive.

Movie studios are considering whether to ignore the objections of cinema chains and forge ahead with a plan to offer digital rentals of films mere weeks after they appear in theaters, according to people familiar with the matter. Some of the biggest proponents, including Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, are pressing on in talks with Apple Inc. and Comcast Corp. on ways to push ahead with the project even without theater chains, the people said. After months of negotiations, the two sides have been unable to arrive at a mutually beneficial way to create a $30 to $50 premium movie-download product.

According to Nielsen data from May 25 to Aug. 13, Colbert is averaging a 0.53 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic and 3.38 million viewers per episode. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is averaging a 0.66 rating and 2.59 million viewers for the same time period. At the conclusion of the standard September-May season, Colbert was averaging a 0.58 and 3.195 million viewers compared to Fallon’s 0.81 and 3.173 million. That means that Colbert has grown approximately 6% in total viewers.

Major TV networks are gearing up to cover Monday’s solar eclipse as if it were a sporting event — the Super Bowl of the scientific world. The first total solar eclipse to cross the United States since 1917 and the first to be visible from the mainland since 1979 is set to begin around 1:15 p.m. ET. The eclipse will be visible for another 90 minutes in varying degrees around the country. Here’s is a list of major networks offering extensive eclipse coverage on Monday

The second installment of SNL: Weekend Update is currently up significantly in both key ratings measures in its second week, However, Thursday night’s numbers will likely be adjusted down later today due to local preemptions for NFL preseason football. Airing at 9 p.m., the expanded version of the popular segment is currently averaging a 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.8 million total viewers. That is up approximately 25% in the key demo and 24% in total viewers, pending adjustments. The episode featured cameos by former “SNL” cast members Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers.

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO says it has regained control of its social media accounts after the latest security breach to hit the entertainment company. The hacking group OurMine on […]

Jeffrey Glaser, 20th Century Fox TV’s former longtime current programming chief, is joining Sony Pictures TV Studios as head of current, effective Sept. 5. He will replace Sony TV’s EVP of Current Programming Kim Rozenfeld, who will leave the company when his contract is up at the end of the month.

A judge rules that a biopic about the late singer Jenni Rivera wasn’t “routine investigative reporting,” and so, the Spanish network must face a lawsuit for interfering with a non-disclosure agreement.

The series debut of NBC’s comedy Marlon scored the second most-watched new summer comedy premiere on the Big 4 broadcast networks in 10 years, according to Nielsen. Airing at 9 p.m., Marlon averaged a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.4 million total viewers. That is one of the best premieres for a summer comedy series since CBS’s Creature Comforts nabbed 6.2 million viewers in 2007.

Sing Like a Star will air in 33 Tegna markets and be hosted by Arthel Neville. It will be produced out of WWL New Orleans and premieres Sept. 16.

For those not in the 14 states that make up the eclipse’s “path of totality,” here’s a look at some of the viewing opportunities online and on TV.

For networks and their affiliated studios, finding a way to hold on to top-tier talent used to be a relatively simple proposition. Big producer threatening to jump to another company? Back up a Brinks truck. And if money alone wasn’t the only concern, offer the talent more “creative freedom.” As important as both those factors remain in talent negotiations, Shonda Rhimes’s just-announced decision to sign with Netflix and leave ABC/Disney points to a bleak new reality for old-school broadcasters trying to hold on to big names.