www.spotsndots.com Subscriptions: $350 per year. This publication cannot be distributed beyond the office of the actual subscriber. Need us? 888-884-2630 or [email protected] Copyright 2017. The Daily News of TV Sales Thursday, January 19, 2017 ASSESSING NEW 2017 SYNDICATED FARE SCARCITY OF OFF-NET SITCOMS NOTED ADVERTISER NEWS With NATPE underway in Miami, Katz Television Group There’s more bad news for the restaurant business as is out with its annual analysis of the new syndicated product the MillerPulse index for December confirms the month being pitched to TV station programmers. The rep firm has was one of the worst for the industry in several years. The also surveyed actual viewers to gauge their interest in at study says same-store sales fell by 2.4%, with casual- least checking out new shows in the works. dining and limited-service eating places down the most With Dr. Oz and Steve Harvey both coming to terms on and quick-serve establishments down a more moderate new contracts for daytime talkers, the Katz folks say it’s not 0.8%. It was the worst performance for casual dining in surprising that there’s only a limited number of new Monday- five years and the eighth decline in the last nine months Friday daytime shows set to debut for the 2017-2018 for the segment. If relief is coming, it may take a while. “I season. The new comedy-based game show Funny You don’t think we’re going to see any relief in the first quarter,” Should Ask, from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, the co-founder of the index said. “You could have a better had been talked about for a debut last year, year in total in 2017, but I don’t think the first but is now confirmed for 2017. Host Jon quarter is going to feel that way”……One of Kelly will be joined by stand-up comedian the problems traditional restaurants have panelists who interact with contestants. Also been facing is the growing competition from for fall, as a companion to Paternity Court, convenience stores. After a successful the folks at MGM are launching a new court test in a few markets, 7-Eleven is rolling series called Couples Court: Cheaters out a breakfast pizza, priced at $5.55 for on Trial. It will be presided over by family a whole of $2 for two slices……Target lawyers Dana and Keith Cutler. issued a preliminary quarterly report saying Tegna and MGM have taken the wraps same-store sales were down 1.3% for the off a new daily show called BOLD. It is November/December period. Total sales described as the “first live multi-daypart were down 4.9%, partially impacted by syndicated show, spotlighting the day’s essential stories, Target’s sale of its pharmacies to CVS late in 2015. Comps information and trending social media content in real-time in physical stores were down more than 3%, partially made across multiple screens.” up by digital sales growth of better than 30%......J.C. NBCUniversal is bringing two offerings to daytime Penney has made a deal with Nike to open over 600 in- syndication. One is a syndicated version of Dateline, hosted store shops of about 500 square feet to be located within the by Natalie Morales and Tamron Hall. Secondly, Chicago men’s department in Penney stores. Chain Store Age says Fire will take the place of Law & Order in daily syndication. the shops will feature gear and accessories for basketball, A survey of TV viewers by Katz found an appetite for training, and running, along with an expanded assortment mysteries. Stacey Schulman, EVP of Strategy, Analytics of apparel and accessories……Furniture Today reports and Research at Katz Media Group, told us there’s “a fairly Bob’s Discount Furniture will jump to the West Coast, engaged daytime audience that’s looking for something starting with “multiple locations” that will open in the Los different” and like story telling. By the way, they don’t want Angeles market in next year’s first quarter. The Connecticut- to lose their soaps, either. When it comes to new mystery based retailer has most recently been establishing itself in programming, Bellum (which already has Corrupt Crimes the Midwest, having opened the Chicago market, and also on the air) is adding Killer Mysteries, which takes viewers moving into St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Indianapolis…… inside the minds and motives of killers. Bellum is also Automotive News reports Fiat Chrysler dealerships may offering Mysteries of the Unexplained as a weekday strip run into problems competing in sedans after they sell down or for stacking on the weekend. their current inventory of Dodge Darts and Chrysler 200s. Trifecta is offering the truTV reality show Impractical FCA had already announced the end of U.S. production of Jokers for broadcast syndication. Schulman finds it low-profit sedans and Chairman Sergio Marchionne now interesting that someone is trying syndication aimed at a says they’re taking a wait-and-see approach about the new younger, male audience—likely in late time periods. administration’s view of imports coming into the country. At “We continue to be concerned with the apparent scarcity the beginning of January, there were over 19,000 unsold of potential new successful ‘blue chip’ network sitcoms in 200s in inventory, about a 196-day supply based on latest the immediately syndicated programming pipeline,” the sales, and over 10,000 unsold Darts, a 182-day supply…… folks at Katz noted. The Big Bang Theory continues Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp had revenue and profit to be the gold standard, with Modern Family a decent grow as average loans rose 6.2% and deposits went up by second. 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