Good morning. It's
Friday, April 16, 2004,
and this is your first early morning
briefing.
Lifetime celebrated their 20th anniversary with an advertisers
upfront presentation yesterday morning in NYC. It included among
the many titles of upcoming original movies (19 coming this season vs. 12
last season), and returning series, were these key items:
Lifetime Network will soon launch Lifetime Radio, a 4 hour
syndicated program block working in partnership with Jones Radio
network. Lifetime Radio is slated to launch later on in 2004.
Lifetime Home Entertainment division with Lifetime movies
available on DVD, working on conjunction with Warner Home Video.
And new series: How Clean is Your House? from
FremantleMedia. This show features two terribly British cleaning
mavens who enter truly filthy homes and with the assistance of the filth
owner, clean it up and not without a touch of acerbic flair. This
show is already a major hit in the UK.
New in Development / Casting / Production:
Fox's primetime serial project The North Shore (20th), which has
already rec'd a 13 ep order, has added former Baywatch lifeguard Brooke
Burns to the cast. The action takes place in a Hawaii hotel, and Burns
has been cast as the hotel manager. In the net's comedy project
from Michael Jacobs (Jersey/Sony), Valerie Bertinelli has joined the cast
as the mother opposite Stephen Root's role as the father.
NBC's sitcom project Beverly Hills S.V.U. (NBC Studios) has
signed Aron Krader
PAX is starting the summer with two new 30m game shows, and 26
original eps for both On the Cover (Western Int'l Syndication) and
Balderdash, based o the popular Mattel board game (co-produced by The
Hatchery and Mattel Entertainment). On the Cover is looking
at an early summer launch, while Balderdash will kick off later on during
the summer months.
You first heard about this about a year ago -- NBC and its
affiliate body will launch a digital news-alert and weather
channel. The plan has been a little more solidified. At
an affiliate meeting in NYC on Wednesday, the affiliates voted to move
ahead and enter into a 50/50 joint venture agreement with the
network. Also announced at that meeting was the launch of NBC's
Olympic website which will incorporate NBC affiliate websites, set to
kick off in June.
The plan presented by FCC Mass Media Bureau Chief Ken Ferree to
shut down analog frequencies in 2009, in the hope of lighting a
fire under broadcasters to get a move on with the switch to digital, has
certainly lit a fire. Yesterday the NAB fired off letter to
the FCC complaining that the 2009 deadline suggesting it would not compel
the issue, but rather "retard the primary purpose of the transition
- to deliver improved digital signals to the public and replace view
reliance on analog-quality service." Part of the problem is the
complete loss of signal to those 15% of the TV HH that utilize over the
air analog service. The deadline for completing the transition from
analog to digital is actually in 2006. This proposal sets a drop
dead, no more monkeying around deadline of 2009.
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week
of Mar 29-April 4,
2004ranked by
HH Rtg Wheel of Fortune (King
World)
9.1 AA
Jeopardy (King
World) 7.6
AA
Seinfeld
(Sony) 6.3
AA / 7.8 GAA
Oprah (King
World) 6.1
AA / 6.2 GAA
Friends (Warner
Bros.) 5.9
AA / 7.1 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (King
World) 5.5 AA / 6.1 GAA
Entertainment Tonight
(Paramount) 5.2
AA / 5.4 GAA
Judge Judy
(Paramount) 4.8
AA / 7.1 GAA
Dr. Phil (King
World) 4.6
AA / 4.6 GAA
That 70's Show (Carsey-Werner) 3.8 AA / 4.9
GAA Source Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week
ofMar 29-April 4, 2004
ranked by
A18-49 Seinfeld
(Sony) 4.2
AA / 5.2 GAA
Friends (Warner
Bros.) 4.0
AA / 4.7 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (King
World) 2.9 AA / 3.3 GAA
That 70's Show (Carsey-Werner) 2.6 AA / 3.3
GAA
Wheel of Fortune (King
World) 2.5
AA
Oprah (King
World) 2.3
AA / 2.3 GAA
Entertainment Tonight
(Paramount) 2.3
AA / 2.4 GAA
Jeopardy (King
World) 2.1
AA
Will & Grace (Warner
Bros.) 2.1
AA / 2.5 GAA Source Nielsen Media Research
So here's the question - after the Donald's sterling
endorsement (note sarcasm), do you think Omarosa will ever work in this
business again?
Oxygen Media has signed Stone Stanley Entertainment to a
development deal with a reality series currently in the
works. Stone Stanley Entertainment has produced such shows as
Celebrity Mole, The Man Show and The Joe Schmo Show.
Anheuser-Busch has decided to align itself with public opinion
against indecency as it adapts its so called "raunchy"
advertisements following the Janet Jackson fiasco. The company said
it would pull such commercials as the horse flatulence sleigh ride
episode (Super Bowl) even though it was ranked as #1 on AOL's online
poll.
TLC launched its newest series Overhaulin' (BCII) on April
13 and delivered a 1.5 HH Rtg, with a 1.8 among M18-34, 1.5 with
M18-49 and a 1.6 among A18-34. This is the show where the trick
someone to take their ordinary or junky car, and then give it a major
overhaul - under the hood and on the hood, turning the vehicle into a one
of a kind custom ride.
The little syndicated show that could - The Chris Matthews Show
(NBC Enterprises) outpaced the weekend network weekly news programs, Face
the Nation, This Week and Fox News Sunday, in HH rtgs with a 2.3 HH
Rtg. That nice. But what makes it remarkable and this
syndicated weekly has outdelivered CBS, ABC and FOX in households ratings
for the past six weeks (one tie for the week of April 4: Chris Matthews
1.4 tied with This Week and Face the Nation). Season to date,
according to Nielsen data from NBC Enterprises, Matthews has out
delivered This Week in viewers and A18-49; and ties Face the Nation among
A18-49; and beats Fox News Sunday in total viewers, A18-49 and
A25-54.
According to Variety, Miramax's Jersey Girl will be split
six ways -- TBS/TNT, AMC, IFC, WE and Lifetime. The overall
license fee is projected at $3.6 million. The window kicks off in July
2006, and over the course of five years TBS/TNT will get the first nine
months, then it gets bicycled over to Lifetime for another 12 months,
back to TBS/TNT for 3 more months, and then off to Rainbow's AMC, IFC and
WE for two years, and finally returns to TBS/TNT for its final 12
months.
Top 5 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Programs for the week
of April 5-11, 2004 UNIV Mariana de la Noche (Mon 8p) 20.8 NHTI HH
Rtg
UNIV Cristina (Mon 10p) 19.5 NHTI HH Rtg
UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 18.8 NHTI HH Rtg
UNIV Mariana de la Noche (Wed 8p) 18.7 NHTI HH Rtg
UNIV Mariana de la Noche (Tue 8p) 18.6 NHTI HH Rtg Source Nielsen Media Research
Note NHTI Ratings are based on 10.57 million Hispanic TV Homes
Top 5 Broadcast English Language Primetime Programs in Hispanic TV
Homes for the week of April 5-11,
2004 Fox American Idol (Wed 8p) 8.5 NHTI HH Rtg
FOX Swan, The Premiere Special (Wed 9p) 8.2 NHTI HH Rtg
Fox American Idol (Tue 8p) 7.1 NHTI HH Rtg
Fox Simpsons (Sun 830p) 6.2 NHTI HH Rtg
Fox Simpsons (Sun 9p) 6.1 NHTI HH Rtg Source Nielsen Media Research
Note NHTI Ratings are based on 10.57 million Hispanic TV Homes
African American television homes in the US represent
12,870,000 households. Here are the rankings for the week
of April 5-11, 2004
- highest rated primetime network programs in
African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research
FOX American Idol (Wed 830p) 15.7 HH Rtg
FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 15.6 HH Rtg
CBS NCAA Basketball Champ. (Sat 850p) 15.0 HH Rtg
UPN Eve (Mon 830p) 14.2 HH Rtg
UPN Girlfriends (Mon 9p) 13.8 HH Rtg
UPN Half & Half (Mon 930p) 12.1 HH Rtg
FOX Swan, The Premiere Special (Wed 9p) 11.8 HH Rtg
CBS CSI (Thur 9p) 10.6 HH Rtg
NBC Law & Order (Wed 10p) 10.1 HH Rtg
NBC Apprentice (Thu 9p) 10.1 HH Rtg Source Nielsen Media Research
Do you care what David Beckham does when he's not playing
soccer? Me either.
Fox once again tore through Wednesday night and came out
with a 7.0/19 A18-49 rating, good for the win over NBC's 4.0/11,
ABC 3.8/10, CBS 2.4/7, WB 1.7/5, UPN 1.0/3 according to Nielsen Media
Research. At 8pm, with the help of a 60m American Idol, Fox owned
the hour with a 9.4/28 (11.1/33 among W18-34), and its closest
competition came from ABC with a 2.5/7. At 9p Fox dropped off by
57% but still came up with a decent number with a 4.6/12, tied with ABC's
The Bachelor. NBC's Dateline Special: Behind the Apprentice pulled
in a 4.3/11. At 10p, as you'd expect, Law & Order takes over with a
5.3/14, ahead of ABC's Extreme Makeover (4.3/11) and CBS' 48 Hours
(2.8/7).
Warner Bros. Television has named Len Goldstein
EVP/Development, reporting to Peter Roth. Goldstein moves
up from SVP/Comedy Development, and will now oversee drama, comedy and
alternative series development.
Wednesday, April 14, 2004. Fast
Affiliate Household Ratings
for all Networks.
Fast affiliate numbers which reflect time period
data, not program data, and can change slightly once the finals come in,
particularly for LIVE programming (i.e. Football). Source Nielsen
Media Research. Time Period Averages Only. [p] = Premiere; [o] =
Original; [r] = Repeat FOX 10.2/17 American
Idol 13.6/23, O.C. 6.9/11
NBC
7.5/12 The
Apprentice [r] 4.3/7, Dateline NBC Special: Behind "The
Apprentice" 7.5/12, Law & Order 10.7/18 ABC
6.2/10 My
Wife and Kids [r] 5.0/9, The Big House 4.4/7, The Bachelor 7.1/11,
Extreme Makeover 6.9/11
CBS
5.9/10 60
Minutes II 5.7/10, The King of Queens [r] 5.9/9, The King of Queens [r]
6.3/10, 48 Hours 5.9/10
WB
2.5/4 Smallville
2.7/5, Angel 2.2/3
UPN 1.6/3 Enterprise
[r] 1.4/2, I'm Still Alive [p] 1.9/3 A18-49
FOX 7.0/19, NBC 4.0/11, ABC 3.8/10, CBS 2.4/7, WB
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Ratings. TP rank ties Dateline with A18-49.
Friday Fun
Fact: According to the company, the name
"Yahoo" stands for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious
Oracle."
The
History ChannelpresentsThis Day in History: 1881 - Famous western lawman and gunfighter Bat
Masterson fights the last gun battle of his life in Dodge City.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia
Question: E.A.R.T.H. Force as a sci-fi crime
drama on CBS in 1990. What did E.A.R.T.H. stand for (no fair
looking this stuff up!)? Earth Alert Research Tactical
Headquarters Kudos to bunches of you and you know who you are even if
I don't (a leftover from yesterday's computer issues at this
end).
Today's Trivia
Question: What was the name of the treasured rose
bush Judge Amy Gray had removed from her front yard?
(click
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please be sure to include with your answer your name, company, city
and time zone. Only the second four correct responses from each time
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Later -- Cyn
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04/16/04 5:22am
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