US REPORT: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2021: FOX WORLD SERIES GAME SIX, NBC SERIES TICK DOWN

BROADCAST RATINGS:

Broadcast Primetime Live + Same Day – Tuesday, November 2, 2021

BROADCAST RATINGS REPORT:

• FOX’S WORLD SERIES GAME 6 special ticked up from 2.3 to 2.7 since last Tuesday’s game, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 7—0, with one more game remaining in the World Series.
• ABC’S THE BACHELORETTE held steady at .6 and QUEENS stayed at .3. Michelle Young’s season of the Bachelorette has been full of drama amongst the men in the house, with Michelle herself remaining cool and collected amidst the extreme immaturity we see in every season. One especially cute date with a frontrunner of the show had Twitter trending with #TheBachelorette as fans rooted for the couple and joked about the “villains” of this season.
• CBS’ FBI gained from .4 to .6, FBI: INTERNATIONAL rose from .3 to .5, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up from .3 to .4.
• NBC’S LA BREA fell from .6 to .4 and NEW AMSTERDAM ticked down from .4 to .3. New Amsterdam this week was featured on the nationally syndicated health and wellness show “Bloom” hosted by Gayle Guyardo, as Guyardo spoke with the star of the series in an interview.
• CW’S DC’s STARGIRL and SUPERGIRL both held at .1 again this week.

CABLE RATINGS:

Top 25 Original Programs on Cable – Tuesday, November 2, 2021

CABLE RATINGS REPORT:

• FOX’S THE FIVE gained from .22 to .24, SPECIAL REPORT W/BRET BAIER ticked up from .14 to .24, VIRGINIA SHOWDOWN was at .33/.48, TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT rose from .21 to .48, HANNITY, THE INGRAHAM ANGLE ticked up from .16 to .53, and FOX NEWS AT NIGHT was up from .07 to .39/.27 this week.
• MSNBC’S DECISION 2021 telecast was at .17.
• ESPN’S PARDON THE INTERRUPTION fell from .22 to .20, SPORTSCENTER EARLY gained from .20 to .23, and CFP RANKINGS SHOW ticked up from .18 to .29.
• CNN’S ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA telecast was at .19.
• TLC’S MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked up from .19 to .20.
• BRAVO’S VANDERPUMP RULES held steady at .19.
• TNT’S NBA BASKETBALL was down at .39/.34 compared to last week’s .59/.51 while INSIDE THE NBA fell from .27 to .21.
• HISTORY’S CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained significantly from .07 to .28.
• FX’S AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT rose from .16 to .17.

OTHER NEWS:

STREAMING UPDATES:

• PEACOCK is struggling to take flight amid low subscriber growth and lack of standout original hits. The streamer’s lack of breakthrough hits suggests the service has much work to do before it becomes truly competitive with its rivals, and analysts are criticizing the company for not showing more of a willingness to invest in original programming.
• NETFLIX is expanding its relationship with comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer through a new stand-up special MO AMER: MOHAMMED IN TEXAS and untitled scripted comedy series with A24 producing both projects. It was also announced that Sofia Vergara is set to star in a limited series for the streamer titled GRISELDA about notorious drug trafficker Griselda Blanco. In another casting update, Daniel Dae Kim is joining the cast of Netflix’s live-action series adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
• DISNEY+ is developing a Marvel Halloween special for next year, scheduled for production in early 2022 with Gael Garcia Bernal attached to star. Plot details for the untitled special are being kept under wraps, but sources say that Bernal could be playing a character based on the Marvel character Werewolf by Night.
• PARAMOUNT+ saw the biggest driver of their streaming growth and engagement in the third quarter to be Kids and Family content such as their Paw Patrol franchise.
• APPLE TV+ announced a four-part documentary series about two-time NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The project is untitled but has set its creative team of director, editor, and cinematographer.

TV UPDATES:

Renewed:

• TBS renewed Daniel Radcliffe/Steve Buscemi led MIRACLE WORKERS for a fourth season.
• TRUTV renewed its only scripted series TACOMA FD for a fourth season.

Ordered:

• TBS has greenlit 10-episode comedy series KILL THE ORANGE-FACED BEAR about a man’s revenge journey after a bear eats his girlfriend.
• FOX ordered a reboot of the Joe Millionaire dating show franchise as JOE MILLIONAIRE: FOR RICHER OR POORER with two bachelors; one rich and one less rich.

OTHER TIDBITS:

• HIDDEN EMPIRE GROUP, Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s production company, is developing a new scripted serries centered on Percy Miller, the hip-hop mogul best known as Master P. Matthew Carnahan is show runner.
• FOX’S upcoming musical drama MONARCH has cast three actors in heavily recurring roles as the series moves further into development.
• PLAYGROUND ENTERTAINMENT is adapting South Korean graphic novel MOMS as an original television series.

INDUSTRY NEWS:

• Actor Dwayne Johnson has pledged to stop using real guns on set following the fatal accident involving Halyna Hutchins and Alec Baldwin. The Rock’s promise arrives right before the November 12 release of his action movie with Netflix “Red Notice,” which will heavily feature firearms for the sake of the action-packed storylines. Johnson said from here forward he will only use rubber guns on set and will enforce the rule with any studio he works with, regardless of what the argument is against editing the guns in post-production for budget’s sake. With such insane VFX resources today, I’m sure Hollywood’s version of a rubber gun look extremely realistic. Johnson is not just one of the most famous people in the world, but also one of the most respected and beloved figures in the business, who carries a lot of weight and brings mega-bucks to the box office. In other words, Johnson’s endorsement to end the use of real firearms can kick-off a domino effect of safe decision-making across Hollywood productions.
• Another sports-focused cable channel is set to shut down as entertainment companies and pay-TV providers seek more streamlined channel lineups. The latest shutdown is ESPN Classic, which launched as an independent channel called Classic Sports Network in 1995, and which the company acquired in 1997. ESPN Classic re-aired classic sporting events and aired documentaries and other fare dedicated to sports history. It also served as a spillover channel if ESPN needed a channel to run live sporting events that it didn’t have room for on its other channels.
• FOX signed a first look deal with “Masked Singer” creator Wonwoo Park. Under the deal, Fox and Park’s Seoul-based production company, dI turn, will jointly develop series for global territories and the American market. The two companies are currently developing the international format for the Korean talent-competition series “Lotto Singer,” in which viewers can win cash prizes by correctly betting on contestants’ performances.
• Discovery Inc. has hired Kevin Mayer, who helped launch Disney+, as a consultant to help steer its streaming strategy in the lead-up to the company’s merger with WarnerMedia. Mayer had a brief run as CEO of TikTok and COO of ByteDance before joining sports streaming service DAZN as Chairman. Mayer is also Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board of Forest Road Acquisition Corp – which means his new job will be part-time.
• Discovery reported total 3Q21 revenues of $3.15 billion, up 23% compared to the prior year quarter. Net income was down 48% from 3Q20, to $156 million, due to expenses for its broadcast of the Summer Olympics and costs associated with its direct-to-consumer businesses. 
• Roku saw an 82% jump in platform 3Q21 revenue, to $582.5 million. Average revenue per users grew 49%, hitting $40, while overall streaming hours rose 21% to 18 billion hours in the period. Revenue slipped 26%, versus pandemic-driven demand in 2020. The holidays could pose issues as well.