Good morning. It's
Tuesday, February 17, 2003,
and this is your first early morning
briefing.
NBC's two hour edition of Dateline propelled it to win the for the
night on Friday among A18-49 according to Nielsen Media
Research. NBC managed a 3.3/10 for the night, just a
stroke ahead of CBS' 2.9/9, and besting ABC 2.6/8, Fox 1.7/5, WB 1.2/4,
UPN 1.1/3. At 8pm NBC led with a 3.0/10, followed in quick
succession by CBS 2.8/9, ABC 2.5/8 and Fox's 1.8/6. WB delivered a
softer 1.3/4 for the hour, a share point ahead of UPN's 1.0/3. At
9p the story is about the same with NBC in front (3.5/11), though ABC was
second with a 2.9/9, followed by CBS' 2.4/7 for JAG. Fox, UPN and
WB followed with a 5, 4, 3 share respectively. At 10p NBC and CBS
were in a dead heat, each earning a 10 share, tho CBS was ahead by a
tenth of a rating point. ABC's 20/20 was third with a 2.5/8.
Fox's wall to wall Cops takes Saturday night among
A18-49 posting an overall 3.5/11 for the night according to
Nielsen Media Research. ABC was #2 for the night with a
2.5/8, followed by NBC 2.2/7, CBS 1.8/6. At 8pm Fox's first set of
back to back Cops delivered a 3.6/12, a full five share points ahead of
both ABC and CBS' 2.0/7, and 7 share points ahead of NBC's 1.5/5. Fox
held tough at 9p with another set of Cops episodes delivering a 3.4/10,
once again leading ABC by 2 share points, and NBC by 3 share points. CBS
posted a 1.8/5 for the hour. At 10p with Fox safely tucked in
for the night, NBC and ABC rose to tie at a 2.8/9 share, and CBS' The
District followed with a 1.7/5.
Sunday night in fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media
Research finds NBC out in front among A18-49.Overall for the night, NBC averaged a 5.3/13, followed by ABC
3.5/9, CBS 3.4/9, Fox 2.8/7, WB 1.7/4. We interrupt this item with
a brief special note: Congratulations to Big John Daly for a great
win Sunday. Okay, now, back to our regularly programming. At 7pm on
Sunday night NBC's first hour of Shrek led the pack with a 4.9/14, well
ahead of #2 CBS' 60 Minutes (3.2/9). At 8pm, NBC again led with the
second hour of Shrek (6.0/15) beating the tied ABC/CBS (4.0/10) and Fox's
3.7/9. At 9p NBC held on tight to its lead and posted a 4.4/10 for
American Dreams, a notion ahead of ABC's Alias 4.0/9. At 10p, not
wanting to break its streak, NBC again was in front with Law & Order:
CI 5.7/15, while ABC and CBS each delivered an 8 share. CBS' 8-11p
movie earned an overall 3.5/8.
New in Development and Casting:
Fox's revival of Mr. Ed has cast Sherman Helmsley as
the voice of the horse. Helmsley joins Sherilynn Fenn as Mrs.
Wilbur Post, and David Alan Basche as Wilbur. Fox's Lucky
Us, a sitcom pilot, has cast Chyler Leigh in the lead role about a
woman who goes on a blind date and kabam! she's pregnant. Fox's
drama project Oahu which takes place in a luxury hotel on Hawaii
and focuses on both the staff and the guests (think Hotel), has cast
Rachel Shelley as the female lead opposite Kristoffer Polaha.
ABC's drama pilot Eyes is in the final stages of
casting Tim Daly as the head of the corporation. The network has also
ordered up a pilot of an untitled comedy project starring Jennifer
Love Hewitt as a single mother/sports news producer who suddenly
becomes an on-air reporter (Touchstone TV). And ABC has ordered a
pilot with comedian Earthquake about his life working to support
his wife and four children (Tollin-Robbins, Touchstone TV).
WB has named Kate Walsh as the lead in its pilot project
Joint Custody as the mom who has joint custody of the defunct
couple's teenage kids, according to Hollywood Reporter.
UPN's drama pilot Kevin Hill has cast Taye Diggs as
Kevin Hill - a single lawyer who suddenly inherits his niece.
CBS has ordered a comedy pilot starring Aisha Tyler about
a woman who had spent the better part of her working career at a small,
top line NY fashion house, and makes the move to corporate America (Is or
Isn't It Ent, Warner Bros. TV). CBS has also signed up Kirsten
Storms to join the pilot cast of Clubhouse in the role of lead
batboy.
Expected to be formally announced later on today, MSNBC will get a
new head, with the current head shifting over or possibly out.
Coming on board is former SVP/News at ABC Rick Kaplan.
Speculation of what will happen with current President Erik Sorenson
varies, so let's wait for the formal announcement.
Yesterday the Disney Board turned down the Comcast offer to
buy. No surprise. It will also not be a surprise when Comcast
sweetens the deal and signs up for a second go-around with the Disney
Board. The first offer was for $26.50 per share, but since the
offer the stock has gone up. The second offer is expected to be
around $30 or $31 per share, with a new cash component.
Something's Gotta Give (Sony Pictures) which to date has brought
in $116 million at the domestic box office, has been sold to CBS
and TBS for approx $17 million beginning with CBS in 2006,
according to Daily Variety. Then the film moves to TBS where
it stays for several runs over a 16 month period, before it returns to
CBS. The film goes back and forth between nets until
2011.
According to an article id AdWeek.com, Mitsubishi Motors North
America is getting out of the music video creative business and into
cliffhanger business for its ads. The company plans on creating
more ads like the one that aired during the Super Bowl, wherein viewers
are encourage to go to the internet to see how the ad ends. For
their Super Bowl efforts, SeeWhatHappens.com counted more than 11 million
hits in the first six hours following the commercial for the Mitsubishi
Galant. The shift also sees a shift in Mitsubishi's target buyer - from
the pounding loud rock music driver, to the slightly older with less
focus on financing and 'no down payment.'
Sony Pictures Television has been rapidly clearing the third cycle
of Seinfeld (180 episodes, five years taking it through 2011, one
minute of barter), already clearing all of the incumbent Fox O&Os,
and reportedly at 90% of the clearance fees Sony got for the second
cycle. Collectively, this third round could bring Sony in the
neighborhood of $6-$7 million per ep. According to Television
Week, KCOP currently is paying about $480,000 per ep, and will pay
$425,000 per ep for the third cycle. Seinfeld also airs on TBS, a
deal renewed last year that continues through 2011, for a reported $200
million overall. Seinfeld continues to show up as the #1 or #2 show
in the weekly Syndication Ranking Report, and for the week of Jan 26-Feb
1 drew a 4.7 A18-49 AA Rating and a 5.5 A18-49 GAA rating.
George Riddell has been named VP/Marketing and Creative
Services at The Victory Studios in Seattle. The
announcement was made by Mark MacDonald, President. George will be
responsible for corporate image development and the implementation of
marketing and sales resources. Additionally he will oversee the
creative direction and production of selected projects, and will be based
in Seattle.
Friday, February 13, 2004. Fast
Affiliate 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 NBC 7.3/13Dateline 7.7/13, Third Watch 6.5/11
CBS 7.2/13
Joan of Arcadia 7.0/12, JAG 7.2/12, CSI Miami [r]
7.5/13 ABC 5.2/9
George Lopez 4.6/8; Married to the Kellys 4.1/7, Hope & Faith 5.0/8,
Life with Bonnie 4.8/8, 20/20 6.3/11
FOX2.6/4 Celebrity
Spelling Bee 2,7/.5, When animals Attract 2.4/4
WB 2.1/4 Reba
2.9/5, What I like About You 2.0/3, Grounded for Life 1.9/3, Like Family
1.6/3
UPN 1.9/3 Movie:
Shaft 1.9/3 A18-49
NBC 3.3/10, CBS 2.9/9, ABC 2.6/8, Fox 1.7/5,
WB 1.2/4, UPN 1.1/3 Saturday, February 14, 2004. Fast
Affiliate 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 CBS 5.4/10Star Search
5.2/10, Hack 5.2/10, The District 5.7/11
FOX5.0/9
Cops 5.0/10, Cops 5.4/10, Cops 4.8/9, Cops 4.8/9
ABC 4.8/9 A
Charlie Brown Christmas 3.3/6, WWOD: Princess Diaries 5.4/10 NBC 4.3/8
Tracy Morgan 2.7/.5, Whoopi [r] 2.7/5, Law & Order [r] 4.5/8, Law
& Order SVU 5.6/11 [r]
A18-49
Fox 3.5/11, ABC 2.5/8, by NBC 2.2/7, CBS 1.8/6
Sunday, February 15, 2004. Fast
Affiliate 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 CBS
10.0/1660
Minutes 9.9/17, CBS Movie: It Must Be Love 9.9/16
NBC 7.3/12 NBC
Movie: Shrek 7.3/11, American Dream 6.1/9, Law & Order: CI 8.5/14
ABC 5.8/9 AFV
5.4/9, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 6.5/10, Alias 5.6/8, The
Practice
5.6/9
FOX3.8/6 King
of the Hill 3.1/6, Oliver Beane 3.0/5, Simpsons 5.3/8, Bernie Mac4.1/6,
Malcolm 4,.3/6, Arrested Development 3.0/5
WB 2.3/4 Smallville
[r 1.6/3], Charmed 2.5/4, Surreal Life 2.8./4 A18-49
NBC 5.3/13, ABC 3.5/9, CBS 3.4/9, Fox 2.8/7, WB
1.7/4
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Answer to yesterday's Trivia
Question:Judd Hirsch has starred,
co-starred or was a supporting actor in six primetime broadcast network
series: Delvecchio (1976-77), Taxi (1978-83), Detective in the House
(1985), and Dear John (1988-92). Can you name one of the two most
recent primetime bcst series he was in? (Hint: both were short
lived.) GEORGE & LEO (1997-98) and/or REGULAR JOE
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Today's Trivia
Question: Who was the Coward of Bitter Creek, who was
forced to spend the entire series wandering the old west trying to
disprove the false allegation? Need either the character's name or
the actor's.
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