Good Morning. It's
Tuesday, October 9,
2007 and this is your first early
morning briefing.
Being showcased on Oprah worked well for Dr. Phil, so now Dr. Phil will
showcase others in hopes they'll become the next big hit for syndication
and CBS TV Distribution. The Doctors features a panel
of five medical experts who will discuss a variety of medical
issues. Couched as a Dr. Phil spinoff, the doctors will be seen
several times this season on Dr. Phil to introduce them to viewers.
Casting of the five medical experts is still underway.
Tonight's
Premieres: MTV: A Shot at Love with Tila
Tequila
Mark your calendar - Drew Carey makes
his debut as new host of CBS' The Price Is Right when the 36th
season of the game show opens October 15.
USA Network's seventh season premiere of Law & Order:
CriminalIntent last Thursday night (10p) drew in 1.7 million
A18-49 viewers, 1.9 million A25-54 viewers and 3.8 million total viewers.
Retro Television Network (RTN) is teaming up with Barrington
Broadcasting Group to launch three new RTN affiliates this Thursday
on the digital streams of WNWO-NBC/Toledo; KXRM-FOX/Colorado Springs; and
WPBN-NBC/Traverse City. RTN is nationally owned and distributed by Equity
Media Holdings Corporation.
ION Media Networks, Inc. made an affiliate distribution deal with
Mediacom which includes carriage of ION Television Network and the
digital launch of qubo and ION Life networks to Mediacom's national cable
customers.
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IMHO: Life is Wild is an updated Daktari, sans Clarence the
cross-eyed lion. Basically, it's 7th Heaven meets Born Free. Not
that that's a bad thing, but may not be a widely viewed thing. I'm just
sayin'.
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
Spike TV signed a talent and production
two-year agreement with multi-media automotive and motorcycle guru
Jesse James, President of Payupsucker Productions and Payupsucker
Publications. The deal includes two specials and two primetime pilots per
year produced by Payupsucker Productions. In addition, the pilot Metal
Church, a hands-on show featuring Jesse's welding and fabricating skills
is part of the deal. The first special is scheduled to air second quarter
2008 with Jesse appearing on the show and serving as executive producer.
A new series for Sci Fi - Ghost Hunters International - is
set to debut in first quarter. As the name implies, the show
follows our intrepid team of ghost hunters across the pond as they
attempt to shed light on some of the most notorious haunted
locations. This project comes from Pilgrim Films and
Television.
A new workplace comedy is in development at HBO.
Intelligence stars Bradley Cooper and Patton Oswalt and is set in
a counter-intelligence unit, says Hollywood Reporter.
ABC Family's newest project The Middleman about a woman who
is hired by a secret government agency to fight comic book villains, has
named Natalie Morales to the female lead, and Matt Kesslar
as a superhero who is also known as the Middleman.
Joining the cast of 24 in the upcoming season as a recurring
character will be Carly Pope as the president's son's girlfriend.
Atlas Media Corp. signed a book deal with Crown Publishing
Group based on the company's original television series Dr. G:
Medical Examiner which is in its fourth season on Discovery Health
Channel. In this new deal, Atlas will develop a second TV book by Dr. Jan Garavaglia, How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on
Living Longer, Safer and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical
Examiner. The new book will use modern forensic pathology to teach
viewers how to lead a longer more healthy life.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
FROM CMT DALE DRIVES RECORD BREAKING
NUMBERS FOR CMT
Most-watched telecast
in CMT's history among the key P18-49 demo & Total Viewers
(P2+)
More than 3.1 million Total
Viewers, DALE ranks as the most-watched cable telecast for the
day among P18-49 & Total Viewers
Across its three plays, DALE posted a cume of 9.8 million total
viewers (cume P2+ / one minute qualifier)
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Based
on all historical CMT telecasts & Competitive Cable Networks Total
Day for 9/4/07. P18-49, Live+7 (000). Subject to qualifications upon
request.
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
MTV advanced Momita Sengupta to
SVP/MTV Series Production and Andy Portnoy to VP/MTV
Series Production. Both will supervise the production of pilots and
series, however, Momita will be based in Los Angeles and will
specifically handle West Coast projects and Andy, based in New York, will
manage East Coast projects. Both will report to Chris Linn, SVP/Series
Development and Programming, MTV.
NFL Network Committee appointed Dallas Cowboys owner JerryJones as Chairman. This committee acts as the executive
board of the league's television service that operates year-round.
Debrah Lederman joined Zula USA, LLC, creator of The Zula
Patrol children's TV series, as VP/Marketing.
Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. named Larry Greenberg
as SVP/Acquisitions to head up efforts to expand the company's
film and television library. Previously with Showtime Networks as
VP/Acquisitions, he will now be based in LA and report to Berry
Meyerowitz, Peace Arch Home Entertainment's President.
Laurent Dumeau has been pulled in as VP/Commercial and Network
Development EMEA for NBC Universal's Global Networks
division. In this newly created role based in Paris, he will over
new channel business development in new territories across EMEA. Laurent
will report to Greg Matson, Global Networks' SVP/Commercial and Network
Development.
Google to use AdSense to syndicate and monetize user generated video
MSN makes its first acquisition Newsvine, the latest social news site
to get snapped up
Jammie Thomas ordered to pay $222,000 in damages, reaches to the web
for help
~ RATINGS ~
Sunday - A18-49
Analysis: NBC drove home a
win Sunday night with 5.6/15 A18-49, according to fast
affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. During 7p, CBS with
its NFL Postgame/60 Minutes and NBC with Football Night in America tied
for first at 2.9/9 apiece, while the season opener of ABC's AFV was
second with 2.6/8. The rest of the night belonged solely to NBC and its
Chicago vs. Green Bay game: at 8p NBC did a 6.0/15 while the series debut
of CW's Life Is Wild posted a 0.4/1; NBC's ratings soared to 6.8/16 at 9p
then held steady through 10p at 6.8/18.
Live + Same Day
Household Ratings:Sunday, October 7,
2007 - time period averages.
Source: Nielsen Media Research NBC: 8.4/14
Football Night in America 4.5/8, Sunday Night Football: Chicago at
Green Bay 9.7/15 ABC: 7.8/13 America's
Funniest Home Videos [p] 5.1/9, EM: Home Edition 7.0/11,
Desperate Housewives 11.1/17, Brothers& Sisters
8.2/14 CBS: 7.6/12 NFL
Postgame/60 Minutes 7.4/13,60 Minutes 7.2/11, Cold Case
8.3/13, Shark 7.4/12 FOX:
3.7/6
King of the Hill [r] 2.4/4, The Simpsons [r] 3.2/5, The Simpsons 4.3/7,
King of the Hill 3.5/5, Family Guy 4.9/7, American Dad 3.9/6 UNIV: 1.1/2 Nuestra
Belleza Mexico 2007 1.1/2, Buscando a Timbiriche-La Nueva Banda
Semifinales 1.2/2 CW:
0.9/2
CW Now 0.7/1,Online Nation 0.6/1, Life Is Wild [p] 1.2/2,
America's Next Top Model 1.0/2 TELE: 0.4/1 El
Maravilloso Mundo de Disney 0.3/1, Cine Millonario 0.5/1 A18-49: NBC 5.6/15, ABC 4.4/12, FOX 2.9/8, CBS 2.6/7, UNIV 0.8/2,
CW 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1
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History:1701 - The
Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was
later changed to Yale.
Answer to
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1981 television ad, what was the brand name of the product Meg Ryan
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT -
Tuesday, October 9,
2007 ABC: Cavemen,Carpoolers,
Dancing with the Stars (Results),Boston Legal
CBS: NCIS, The Unit, Cane
CW: Beauty and the Geek, Reaper
FOX: Bones, House
ION: Mama's Family, Perfect Strangers, Who's The Boss?, Who's The Boss?,
Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: The Academy [r], Jail, Jail [r]
NBC: Singing Bee, The Biggest Loser, Law & Order: SVU
PBS: Nova, P.O.V.
TELE: Madre Luna, La Esclava Isaura, Pecados Ajenos
UNIV: Amar sin Limites, Destilando Amor, S.O.S: S#xo y otros
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