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Good morning, it's Friday, April 20, 2007 and this is your first
early morning briefing.
Reactions were mixed yesterday as to NBC News'decision to air
portions of the material the network received Wednesday from Cho Seung-Hui, the
Virginia Tech shooter. Even though other print, online and broadcast news
divisions disseminated the material, NBC News seemed to shoulder the brunt of
the criticism about whether or not it was appropriate to air the shooter's
video and spoken words. Several parents and other people connected to the
tragedy scheduled to appear on NBC's Today Thursday morning, cancelled their
interviews in protest against NBC News. NBC's statement in response to the
public reaction reads in part:
"We believe [the video]
provides some answers to the critical question, 'Why did this man carry out
these awful murders?'The decision to run this video was reached by virtually
every news organization in the world, as evidenced by coverage on television,
on Web sites and in newspapers. We have covered this story and our unique role
in it with extreme sensitivity, underscored by our devoted efforts to remember
and honor the victims and heroes of this tragic incident. We are committed to
nothing less."
Tonight's Premieres: WE tv: Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter at 9p
Saturday's Premieres: TLC: The Real Deal at 9p TLC: My First Home at 10p
Sunday's Premieres: VH1: Celebrity Fit Club: Men vs. Women at 9p
~ MORE STUFF ~
BBC America previously announced their new demographically-targeted
primetime schedule. The network has now released an updated schedule and since
some of the shows have been switched here is the new primetime line-up as of
June 2:
Supernatural
Saturday - On June 2 at 7p the final
episode of season one of Hex airs; followed by the premiere of season two
of Hex at 8p. Subsequent Saturdays Doctor Who airs at 7p; a repeat of Hex
at 8p; and an original Hex at 9p
Comedy
Saturday - The Graham Norton Show at
10p
Adventure
Sunday - Robin Hood at 7p; The Brit
Movie from 8-10p; and a BBC Reveals documentary at 10p
Murder
Monday - Season one of Murphy's Law
at 8p
Tuesday
Nitro - Double episodes of the
network's premiere of MI-5 on June 5 with season one at 8p and season two
at 9p
Wicked
Wednesday - Season five of Footballers
Wive$ starts June 6 with a 90m special followed by Absolutely Fabulous.
Subsequent Wednesdays an encore episode of Footballers Wive$ at 8p,
followed by a new episode at 9p
Big
Thursday - Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
at 8p (Note: new episodes premiere July 12) and Gordon Ramsay's F Word at
9p (Note: new episodes premiere August 9)
Crime
Scene Friday - U.S. premiere of The Gil
Mayo Mysteries kicks off on June 8 with a two-hour special. Subsequent
Fridays, a repeat of The Gil Mayo Mysteries at 8p and a new episode at 9p
BBC
World News - Live newscast from London
and Washington, D.C. at 7p each weeknight
Hollyoaks - U.S. premiere of the soap opera begins June 4 and
episodes air at 10p each weeknight
Daytime
Good Food Block - Two-hours of cooking shows
starting June 4 with Rick Stein's Food Heroes at 12p; The Naked Chef at
1230p; and Daily Cooks! at 1p
Other BBC America premiere
dates include Jekyll on August 4; Hotel Babylon on August 8; Ultimate Force in
September; Life on Mars in October; Goldplated in November; and Torchwood in
December. Both Afterlife and Sinchronicity have been moved to start either
later this year or in 2008.
WE tv presents a different type of mom juggling her career in its new
original series Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter, premiering tonight at 9p. The
series begins with a one-hour special then follows with 10 weekly 30m episodes.
The series is about Sandra Scott, married mother of two daughters who works
with a team of bounty hunters in the Phoenix area. The series is produced by
World of Wonder.
NBC May sweep highlights includes three theatrical titles on Sunday -
all broadcast premieres: Along Came Polly on April 29, Shrek on May 13 and
National Treasure on May 20. Also two SuperSized Thursdays on May 3rd and 10th,
and here are some of the network's list of season finales schedule in or
near May:
April 26: 9p 30 Rock
April 27: 9p Raines
May 10: 8p My Name is Earl
May 16: 9p Crossing Jordan, Medium at 10
May 17: 8p The Office, Scrubs at 9p, ER at 10p
May 21: 9p Heroes
May 22: 10p Law & Order: SVU
Leavitt Joseph "Lev" Pope died Wednesday of natural causes at
his home in Scarsdale, NY. Lev was one of the founders of independent station
WPIX/New York, helping to launch the station on June 15, 1948. During his
45-year career at the station, he became VP/Operations in 1956; a Director of
the company in 1961; EVP in 1971; and President/CEO in 1975. Lev ran the daily
operations of WPIX until 1989, but continued as President/CEO until 1993. Under
his oversight, Lev negotiated WPIX's contracts with the Yankees and the NY
Giants baseball teams as well as the NY Giants and Jets football teams. He is
survived by his wife, Martha, of 58 years, 11 children and 24 grandchildren. A
memorial service will be held this Saturday at St. Pius X in Scarsdale.
Contributions instead of flowers can be sent to St. Pius X Church, 91 Secor Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
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UPFRONT UPDATE: ABC FAMILY
The ABC Family upfront presentation is schedule for early this
morning and announcements will include:
NEW SERIES:
Greek
debuts in July with 10
episodes. The series follows a group of freshman college students as
they try to figure out the Greek lifestyle of college
Fallen
will air in August with 4
one-hour episodes and a repeat of the original 2-hour movie which aired
last year. The show is about an 18 year old who realizes he is a
fallen angel.
Slacker
Cats, an animated series, will
debut in August. The 30m series is about the daily lives of two
cats. This is ABC Family's first original animated series.
OFF-NET ACQUISITIONS:
That
70's Show falls right in the ABC Family
viewer wheelhouse. This show is schedule
to premiere in 2008
American's
Funniest Home Videos with
host Tom Bergeron is set to launch in October
RETURNING SERIES:
Kyle
XY returns for its second season
on June 11 at 8p with 13 new episodes
Lincoln
Heights premieres its second season in
September with 10 new episodes
Wildfire
comes back in January for its
fourth season and 13 new episodes
Long
term programming events such as 25 Days of Christmas and 13 Nights of Halloween
will also be on the schedule next season. The Christmas stunt begins the
day after Thanksgiving and will include two new original movies and the basic
cable premiere of the Incredibles.
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
NBC's America's Got Talent
has got a new judge. Brandy Norwood is out, and Sharon Osbourne is in, sitting aside David Hasselhoff and Piers
Morgan. The new season is scheduled to debut on May 29.
Casting Call: Food Network is looking for
top culinary professionals for its newest reality series, Search for The
Next Iron Chef of America(wt) which will premiere this fall.
Applicants must have a minimum of 10 years of culinary experience including at
least five years at the Executive Chef level, and must be currently employed in
the culinary profession in some fashion. Different cuisine styles are
encouraged and candidates must have strong, competitive personalities that are
appealing to viewers. Contestants will be brought to New York this July, where
the Chairman will challenge each in and out of the Kitchen Stadium. A panel of
judges, including current Iron Chefs, will preside and determine who will
ultimately appear on the new show. Interested and qualified applicants should
contact the casting email at: nextironchefamerica.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM MUSIC CHOICE
Music Choice
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Over 50 million on demand orders in March 2007
and growing!
Available in 24 of the top 25 markets
Music lovers have a
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~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
The
Lighting Design Group, Inc. has rehired Mark
London as VP/Operations and Systems Design and has promoted Alison
Hawley to the new position of VP/Business Development.
David Mihail will become Director/Programming
at the Seattle office of Channel M.
Anime Network has tapped New York-based John Parry as AdvertisingSales Director where he will work closely with the network's sales team
to create cross-platform campaigns that combine traditional on-air, VOD, online
and mobile advertising components.
Google exceeded all projections in its first-quarter
earnings, posting revenues of $3.66 billion
MTV
Networks is putting ROO video
players across its College Publisher Network
MySpaceNewsdebuted, making news a
popularity contest
Gemstar-TVGuide'sInteractive Program Guide will appear
on CBS digital feeds across the U.S.
~ RATINGS ~
WEDNESDAY - A18-49
Analysis: FOX finished by a
wide margin Wednesday night at 6.7/18 A18-49, according to fast
affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC was second at 3.0/8,
then CBS 2.8/8, NBC 2.3/6, CW 2.0/5 and TELE 0.4/1. The 8p hour was highly
competitive and NBC ended up the winner with Thank God You're Here at 2.7/8,
just a smidge ahead of The CW's America's Next Top Model at 2.6/8. Then at 9p,
FOX's American Idol Results Show took a giant leap to the top with 10.9/27. ABC
secured the final win of the night at 10p with the new episode of Lost at
5.1/13.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 – time period
averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
FOX
11.1/18 Bones 5.3/9, American Idol: Results Show
16.9/26
CBS
6.4/10Jericho 5.2/9,Criminal
Minds [r] 6.8/10, CSI: NY [r] 7.2/12
ABC
4.8/8 According to Jim
4.6/8, Notes from the Underbelly 4.4/7, Lost [r] 2.7/4, Lost 7.2/12
NBC
4.4/7 Thank God
You're Here 4.5/8, Crossing Jordan 4.5/7, Medium [r] 4.0/7
CW
2.9/5 America's
Next Top Model 3.6/6, Pussycat Dolls Present: Search for the Next Doll [r]
2.1/3
UNIV
2.3/4 La Fea Más Bella 2.6/4, Destilando Amor 2.4/4, Don Francisco Presenta 2.0/3
TELE
0.6/1 Marina 0.6/1, Zorro
0.7/1, Sin Verguenza 0.5/1
A18-49: FOX 6.7/18, ABC 3.0/8, CBS 2.8/8, NBC 2.3/6, CW 2.0/5,
UNIV 2.0/5, TELE 0.4/1
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Friday Fun Fact: Scientists have determined that most rocks on the surface of
the Moon are between 3 and 4.6 billion years old.
This Day in History: 1961 - The FCC
approved FM stereo broadcasting, but it would be another five or six years
before FM stations went ‘underground' to attract listeners tired of poor
audio quality on AM stations. Until then, FM stations broadcast in monaural
sound.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia: Perhaps
you remember the cable network TNN. What were the two names TNN had
between the time it originally launched and 2003? THE NASHVILLE
NETWORK was bought in 2000 by Viacom and renamed THE NATIONAL NETWORK,
before it settled down to Spike TV. Kudos to: Jeanie Carstensen-Comcast Networks/NY; Francesca M. Jattan-Research Analyst/NY; Laura James-The Nielsen
Company/NY; Andrew Kirschner-Lifetime/NY; Eric
Merrill-GSD&M/Austin; Vaughn Ericson- Bernstein Rein/ Kansas city; KrystleBeglari-Sony
Pictures/Westwood, CA; Phil Olsman-NBC4/LA; Jeff Mirkin-Pat
Sajak Games/Culver City
Today's Trivia Question: Christina, Gloria, and Claire are all sisters in what 2005
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