Fast National ratings from zap2it.com and based upon data from The Nielsen Company show the CMA Awards giving ABC a strong lead on Wed. evening.
Results were down slightly from last year’s 17.2 million viewers, but averaged 16.45 million viewers and a 9.8/16 share. ABC also won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 4.7 rating. In 2008 the show averaged 15.9 million viewers.
8 p.m.
ABC: 44th annual CMA Awards (16.4 million viewers, 9.7/16 households)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.5)
9 p.m.
ABC: CMA Awards (17.1 million, 10.0/16)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.9)
10 p.m.
ABC: CMA Awards (15.8 million, 9.6/17)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.7)
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ABC Press Release
Quick Take for Wednesday, November 10, 2010
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
With “The 44th Annual CMA Awards,” ABC Towers Over Wednesday Night,
Beating its Nearest Competitors by 5.8 Million Viewers and by 74% in Adults 18-49
In Viewers and Young Adults, ABC Marks its Top Wednesday in 1 Year,
While Posting its Highest Adult 18-49 Number on Any Night This Season
ABC’s “CMA Awards” Attracts its 2nd Largest Audience Since 2005, Earns its
Best Men 18-34 Number in 4 Years and Hits its Top Kids 2-11 Number in 5 Years
With the Net’s broadcast of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards,” ABC towered over Wednesday’s prime, beating out its nearest competition on the evening by 5.8 million viewers (16.5 million vs. 10.7 million – CBS) and by 74% in Adults 18-49 (4.7/13 vs. 2.7/8 – CBS and Fox tied). In fact ABC’s Adult 18-49 winning advantage on the night with the “CMA Awards” increased noticeably year to year (74% vs. 66% in 2009). ABC ranked No. 1 in all 6 half-hours of the night in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact it was a clean sweep on the evening, as the Net finished No. 1 on Wednesday across all key Adult, Men and Women demographics (18-34/18-49/25-54), as well as among Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11. During the show’s final hour (4.7/14), ABC produced the highest non-sports Adult 18-49 number for any network in the 10 o’clock hour on any night this season.
· In viewers and young adults, ABC posted its strongest Wednesday results in 1 year – since 11/11/10.
· The Network hit its best Adult 18-49 number on any night this season, while delivering the top non-sports rating for any evening on any night this season.
· Retaining 96% of its overall audience from last year (16.5 million vs. 17.2 million) with its 2nd most-watched telecast since 2005, the “CMA Awards” posted its highest Men 18-34 number in 4 years and its best number with Kids 2-11 in 5 years – since 2006 and 2005, respectively.
· An estimated 33.8 million viewers watched at least some portion of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” on ABC during its 3-hour broadcast – unduplicated Viewers 2+ that watched 6 minutes or more of the telecast.
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 38% currently, from 33% at the same point in 2009. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen. Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Ratings), 11/10/10.
Flatts Extend Tour; American Music Awards
/by Michelle•••
Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Kid Rock and Carlos Santana w/ Gavin Rossdale have been added to the lineup at the 38th Annual American Music Awards. The show will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. live on ABC Nov. 21. Previously announced acts include the Backstreet Boys & New Kids On The Block, Rihanna, Diddy-Dirty Money, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher.
Urban Prepares To Get Closer Next Week
/by contributorUrban served as guest DJ on SIRIUS XM’s The Highway Channel this morning, previewing some songs from Get Closer and music from some of his favorite artists including John Fogerty, The Eagles and John Mayer. A special edition of “Highway Hang Time” will air on Tuesday, November 16th at 5:00 pm ET. During this show, Urban talked about the personal stories and inspiration behind the album.
Urban, who performed his new single, “Put You In a Song” on the CMA Awards this week, will arrive in New York City for an appearance on the TODAY Show on Wednesday, November 17th. He’ll hit CBS’ The Early Show on November 18th and will tape a performance for The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago on November 18th. This episode of Oprah will air later this month.
Urban will also appear on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, airing on Sunday, November 14th. He will perform during halftime for the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, airing on Fox on November 25th.
Urban’s latest effort follows two previous consecutive Billboard country and pop No. 1 albums, and his five previous albums were all certified platinum or multi-platinum.
CRB Expands New Faces Voting
/by FreemanThe nominees for this year’s show are The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Danny Gokey, Jaron and The Long Road To Love, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson. Any employee of a commercial full-time country station can now vote for the show performers, where previously only Country Radio Seminar registrants from the year before were allowed.
“We opened up the New Faces voting process because we felt it was in Country Radio Seminar’s best interest to solicit input from as many people in our industry as possible,” says CRS New Faces Committee Chair, John Crenshaw. “We think this provides a much broader view of which artists Country radio is really excited about, and it also makes a greater effort to involve all those people that work so hard behind the scenes but aren’t always able to attend CRS.”
Voting remains open at http://www.crb.org/vote/newfaces/index.php through Friday, Nov. 19. The 2011 New Faces show is held Friday, March 4, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. at the Nashville Convention Center.
Savannah Launches Licensing Division; ACM Radio Submissions Open Soon
/by contributorNashville-based Savannah Music Group announced that Mark and Nick Mulch of the Mulch Brothers will handle the licensing for the label and music publishing company. The Mulch Brothers, moonlighting as MGH Music Services, will license existing Savannah songs for commercials, film and television and will also oversee the creation of new material.
“We are excited to be able to start up this new division at Savannah,” says Mark Mulch. “This will be even more meaningful than when we did licensing in the past because we bring to the mix the layered perspective of being two professional musicians signed to the label and publishing company as artists and songwriters.”
“Savannah is a nimble, innovative company,” adds Nick Mulch. “Therefore, they have the advantage of being able to grant licenses for both songs and master recordings more quickly than traditional publishers or record companies-with the added ability to write new material for specific film, TV and commercial projects.”
The Mulch Brothers have worked on national advertising campaigns with Stevie Wonder, LL Cool J, Michael McDonald and James Taylor. They have licensed music from the Rolling Stones and the Kinks’ Ray Davies to companies including Chevrolet, Days Inn, Bacardi, Bud Light, Sprint and Coca-Cola.
“This partnership will create significant new revenue opportunities for Savannah writers and artists as well as for the company itself,” says Ed Salamon, chief executive officer of Savannah Music Group.
ACM Radio Awards Submissions Open Monday, November 15th
The Academy of Country Music will begin accepting submissions for the radio awards categories on Monday, November 15, 2010. Award categories include “On-Air Personality of the Year” and “Radio Station of the Year” for all market sizes, and current ACM members may submit for category consideration.
Submissions will close on December 10, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT. The 46th Annual ACM Awards will air live on CBS next spring.
Weekly Chart Report (11/12/10)
/by Freeman(L-R): Martina McBride, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Faith Hill share a moment together at the Country Strong premiere afterparty in Nashville.
RADIO NEWS
Max Media’s WWBE/Sunbury, PA has moved midday host Shelly Marx to mornings to join Mark Roberts for its new “B98.3 Breakfast Bunch.” Afternoon Drive man Todd Steward will handle the midday slot, and Rick “RJ” Jordan will take on afternoon drive.
SPIN ZONE
After a tough battle for the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot, Rascal Flatts’ “Why Wait” emerges as the new leader ahead of last week’s No. 1 “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry. Reba’s “Turn On The Radio” scoots up to No. 3, ahead of CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley’s “Anything Like Me.”
A handful of older singles are moving out, and that has created some space for newer songs to move up. Many titles in the Top 30 are seeing triple spin boosts, with Tim McGraw’s “Felt Good On My Lips” adding 294 spins and Kenny Chesney’s “Somewhere With You” tacking on 340. Just outside the Top 40, Frankie Ballard’s “Tell Me You Get Lonely” rebounds with a big gain of 134 spins and moves up to No. 44.
Taylor Swift’s latest single “Back To December” makes a huge debut at No. 57 in its first week of reporting with 501 spins. Darius Rucker manages a similar feat as “This” jumps on the chart at No. 70 in its first week. Also debuting this week are Eric Lee Beddingfield’s “The Gospel According To Jones” at No. 65 and Easton Corbin’s “I Can’t Love You Back” at No. 75.
Upcoming Singles
November 15
Kelly Parkes/Nothing/Edge Records/Lofton Creek
Lathan Moore/Love In Your Life/Blue Steel
Taylor Swift/Back To December/Big Machine
November 22
Josh Thompson/Won’t Be Lonely Long/Columbia
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol
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Country Music’s biggest stars attended Premiere Radio Networks’ 19th annual CMA Awards radio remote broadcast in Nashville during CMA Week. (L-R): Taylor Swift and Mark McKay of WGH/Norfolk.
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Taylor Swift/Back To December/Big Machine — 57
Eric Lee Beddingfield/The Gospel According To Jones/Rebel Dawg Music — 65
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol — 70
Easton Corbin/I Can’t Love You Back/Mercury — 75
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Taylor Swift/Back To December/Big Machine — 501
Kenny Chesney/Somewhere With You/BNA — 340
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol — 322
Tim McGraw/Felt Good On My Lips/Curb — 294
Josh Turner/I Wouldn’t Be A Man/MCA — 200
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Chris Filer/John Deere, John 3:16/Lofton Creek — 245
Uncle Kracker/Good To Be Me/Top Dog/Atlantic — 226
Katie Armiger/Best Song Ever/Cold River — 225
Adam Brand/Ready For Love/Arista — 221
Brantley Gilbert/My Kind of Crazy/Average Joe’s Entertainment — 188
Two Week Most Added*
Artist/song/label — New adds
Taylor Swift/Back To December/Big Machine — 38
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol — 31
Eric Lee Beddingfield/The Gospel According To Jones/Rebel Dawg – 14
Katie Armiger/Best Song Ever/Cold River — 14
Josh Turner/I Wouldn’t Be A Man/MCA — 12
Easton Corbin/I Can’t Love You Back/Mercury — 12
Sugarland/Little Miss/Mercury — 12
Show Dog–Universal Music’s Carter’s Chord entertained radio earlier this week at Tootsie’s to kick off CMA week.
More Post Awards Party Photos
/by contributorMCA Nashville’s Josh Kelley, who just released his debut country album, Georgia Clay, and his wife Katherine Heigl stop by the Universal Party, held at Giovanni’s in midtown Nashville.
Pictured (L-R): UMGN Executive Vice President, General Manager Ken Robold; actress Katherine Heigl, MCA Nashville’s Josh Kelley and Sr. Vice President, A&R, Brian Wright. Photo: Peyton Hoge
The Big Machine Label Group gathered the majority of their roster together for an exclusive CMA after party at downtown Nashville’s aVenue. Included in this photo: Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Justin Moore, Jaron And The Long Road To Love, The Band Perry, Sunny Sweeney, Edens Edge, Big Machine Label Group President & CEO Scott Borchetta, Republic Nashville President Jimmy Harnen and members of the Big Machine Label Group staff. Photo: Jamey Walls, Black Sheep Innovation & Marketing
Capitol’s Lady Antebellum celebrated their “Vocal Group of the Year” and “Single of the Year” CMA wins with Capitol Nashville President & CEO Mike Dungan at Sambuca. Photo: Photo Credit: Rick Diamond / Getty Images
Davis-Kidd To Close Nashville Store
/by adminMusicRow sister publication Nashville Post reports:
After serving Nashville for thirty years, Davis-Kidd Booksellers is closing its doors.
Cincinnati-based Joseph-Beth Group, which purchased the business from founders Karen Davis and Thelma Kidd in 1997, today announced the closure of the store, located in the Mall at Green Hills, as it filed a Chapter 11 reorganization petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court at Lexington, Ky.
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Davis Kidd has operated a CD sales department and has always aided local musicians with indie product.
Honky Tonk TV Launches Weekly Show
/by adminIn Dec. the Orlando, FL-based, show will also partner with Hulu.com and begin syndicating to additional markets. Shows can also be viewed at http://honkytonktv.com. For artist booking information or to submit news email watchus@honkytonktv.com.
Jon Freeman
MusicRow Country Breakout Chart Director Jon Freeman will anchor a live segment on Honky Tonk TV talking about what’s making noise in Music City and offering details from the publication’s weekly radio research. Freeman appears live each week via internet video.
“It’s a natural progression for us to work with Brighthouse,” says executive producer, Chris James. “The great thing about being available on demand, is that you can watch our show 24/7 —when ever you like, as many times as you like.”
Post Awards Party Photos
/by adminSony Music Nashville had much to celebrate at a gathering at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum following Wednesday’s 44th Annual CMA Awards, co-hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The evening saw top nominee and birthday girl Miranda Lambert walk away with three awards, claiming Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“The House That Built Me”) and Album of the Year (Revolution), while Brad Paisley took home the night’s top honor with his first win as Entertainer of the Year. (Click photo to see larger version.)
(L-R): Former Sony Music Nashville Chairman Joe Galante; Sheryl Crow; Kenny Chesney; Alan Jackson; Miranda Lambert; Sissy Spacek; CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer; Brad Paisley; Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz; Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton; and Executive Producer of The 44th Annual CMA Awards, Robert Deaton. Photo: Alan Poizner.
Blake Shelton, two-time CMA Award winner for “Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Musical Event of the Year,” celebrates his first ever CMA Award wins at Warner Music Nashville’s post bash. Shelton’s close friends Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson were among the friends on hand to celebrate with him. (Click photo to see larger version.)
(L-R): Narvel Blackstock, Starstruck Management Group, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, Scott Hendricks, Warner Music Nashville Sr. VP of A&R, John Esposito, Warner Music Nashville President and CEO, Brandon Blackstock, Starstruck Management Group; (Front from L to R): Bob Reeves, Warner Music Nashville VP of Promotion for the WMN Promo Team, Blake Shelton
Universal Music Group Nashville and Chairman Luke Lewis hosted a CMA after party at the Music Row Italian eatery Giovanni’s. MCA Nashville’s Vince Gill collaborated with Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow for the closing number “Country Strong.” Photo Credit: Peyton Hoge.
(L-R) Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Lauren and Luke Lewis.
CMA Awards Win Evening For ABC
/by adminResults were down slightly from last year’s 17.2 million viewers, but averaged 16.45 million viewers and a 9.8/16 share. ABC also won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 4.7 rating. In 2008 the show averaged 15.9 million viewers.
8 p.m.
ABC: 44th annual CMA Awards (16.4 million viewers, 9.7/16 households)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.5)
9 p.m.
ABC: CMA Awards (17.1 million, 10.0/16)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.9)
10 p.m.
ABC: CMA Awards (15.8 million, 9.6/17)
18-49 leader: CMA Awards (4.7)
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ABC Press Release
Quick Take for Wednesday, November 10, 2010
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
With “The 44th Annual CMA Awards,” ABC Towers Over Wednesday Night,
Beating its Nearest Competitors by 5.8 Million Viewers and by 74% in Adults 18-49
In Viewers and Young Adults, ABC Marks its Top Wednesday in 1 Year,
While Posting its Highest Adult 18-49 Number on Any Night This Season
ABC’s “CMA Awards” Attracts its 2nd Largest Audience Since 2005, Earns its
Best Men 18-34 Number in 4 Years and Hits its Top Kids 2-11 Number in 5 Years
With the Net’s broadcast of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards,” ABC towered over Wednesday’s prime, beating out its nearest competition on the evening by 5.8 million viewers (16.5 million vs. 10.7 million – CBS) and by 74% in Adults 18-49 (4.7/13 vs. 2.7/8 – CBS and Fox tied). In fact ABC’s Adult 18-49 winning advantage on the night with the “CMA Awards” increased noticeably year to year (74% vs. 66% in 2009). ABC ranked No. 1 in all 6 half-hours of the night in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact it was a clean sweep on the evening, as the Net finished No. 1 on Wednesday across all key Adult, Men and Women demographics (18-34/18-49/25-54), as well as among Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11. During the show’s final hour (4.7/14), ABC produced the highest non-sports Adult 18-49 number for any network in the 10 o’clock hour on any night this season.
· In viewers and young adults, ABC posted its strongest Wednesday results in 1 year – since 11/11/10.
· The Network hit its best Adult 18-49 number on any night this season, while delivering the top non-sports rating for any evening on any night this season.
· Retaining 96% of its overall audience from last year (16.5 million vs. 17.2 million) with its 2nd most-watched telecast since 2005, the “CMA Awards” posted its highest Men 18-34 number in 4 years and its best number with Kids 2-11 in 5 years – since 2006 and 2005, respectively.
· An estimated 33.8 million viewers watched at least some portion of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” on ABC during its 3-hour broadcast – unduplicated Viewers 2+ that watched 6 minutes or more of the telecast.
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 38% currently, from 33% at the same point in 2009. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen. Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Ratings), 11/10/10.