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Cynopsis
12.06.13

Good morning.It’s Friday, December 6, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
HGTV: Celebrity Holiday Homes at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:
Showtime: Time of Death at 9p

Saturday’s Premieres:
Cooking: Nigellissima at 10:30a

Sunday’s Premieres:
A&E: Bonnie & Clyde at 9p
Discovery: Dude, You’re Screwed at 10p
History: Bonnie & Clyde at 9p
Lifetime: Bonnie & Clyde at 9p
Military: The Bible’s Greatest Secrets at 9p

Sunday’s Finales:
CBS: The Amazing Race at 8p
Destination America: When Ghosts Attack at 10p

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What lawsuits? Aereo is moving into the Baltimore market on Monday, December 16, amid legal battles brought by broadcasters claiming the streaming service is stealing their signals. Aereo is already in major markets including NYC, Miami, Boston and Detroit.

Dianna Agron will be among the original Glee cast members returning for the Fox show’s 100th episode, revealed show co-creator Ryan Murphy via Twitter on Thursday. Agron hadn’t appeared in the October tribute episode for Cory Monteith. Heather Morris, Mark Salling, Amber Riley and Harry Shum are also onboard.

Verizon added 16 new channels to its Verizon FiOS Mobile App. Customers with the (free) app will able to stream the channels, including Cooking Channel, Bloomberg Television, Showtime and STARZ, from eligible devices. In several East Coast markets, including New York, FiOS customers can watch CBS and Fox stations on tablets and smartphones.

A study from Needham & Co. media analyst Laura Martin suggests that while unbundling would offer consumers more control, it could prove costly. The report, released Wednesday, predicts if channels were chosen a la carte, about 130 networks would go off the air, 1.4 million jobs would be at risk and rates for existing channels would be hiked. 

AMC‘s Breaking Bad picked up four Writers Guild of America nominations Thursday. Netflix‘s House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, and ABC’s Modern Family scored three apiece. Awards will be handed out Saturday, February 1, 2014 in LA and NYC.

Nickelodeon is teaming with the U.S. Postal Service for a campaign encouraging children to write letters. The “SpongeBob Mailpants” program features a web site, www.nick.com/usps offering writing tips, and 25,000 post offices offering postage-paid SpongeBob postcards for kids, through January 4, 2014. 

The first eight minutes of FX‘s Sons of Anarchy post-show, Anarchy Afterward, will air after the show’s sixth season finale, at 11:52 on Tuesday, December 10, then stream live at www.anarchyafterward.com from 12a-12:52a.

NBC News Special Anchor Maria Shriver announced #DoingItAll, a social media initiative asking for viewer input that will be included in Shriver’s upcoming reports about the struggles faced by women, to air across the NBCUniversal News groups from January 13-15, 2014.

Esquire braves the fiercely competitive world of youth football in Texas with a 10-part docu-series, Friday Night Tykes. The series depicts rabid fans and intense rivalries, and “raises important questions about how we’re raising our children,” said Esquire head of original programming Matt Hanna. Show premieres Tuesday, January 14 with back-to-back eps at 9p and 10p.

E! picked up a series about plastic surgery gone bad. Botched will feature the efforts of plastic surgeons and reality vets Dr. Terry Dubrow (husband of Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Heather Dubrow) and Dr. Paul Nassif (ex-husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Adrienne Maloof) giving victims of knives gone wrong “a second chance at beauty,” said EVP of programming and development Jeff Olde. Series debuts in summer or fall of 2014.

Along with a two-hour special television event for the return of Whale Wars on Friday, December 13 at 9p, Animal Planet introduced its first interactive episode, Whale Wars: Blood and Water online at AnimalPlanet.com/WhaleWars. The show “represents a new type of storytelling experience that’s richer and more immersive than anything we’ve done before at Discovery Digital Media,” said Miguel Monteverde, VP of digital media.

Nat Geo follows the quirky life of a man dubbed “the Forrest Gump of Middle Earth,” who makes his home off the grid, in the trees of the Pacific Northwest. The Legend of Mick Dodge, produced by Screaming Flea and Pawn & A King Productions, premieres Tuesday, January 7 at 10p.

On a special one-hour ep of Long Island Medium, Theresa Caputo catches up with past clients to find out how her readings changed their lives. Expect surprises and, of course, tears on the show, airing Sunday, December 8 at 9p. 

Telenovela La Vida Sigue (The Life We Lead) is “an intense drama where love is the only thing that can overcome life’s unexpected turns,” said MundoFox EVP of Programming Adriana Ibanez. Drama begins Monday, December 9 at 8p.

Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to Quincy Jones during the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival in April. Jones will appear at several events during the festival, including the 50th anniversary screening of The Pawnbroker, his debut as a film composer.

In case you haven’t heard there’s an Anchorman sequel coming out… E! News‘ Giuliana Rancic is hosting E! Entertainment Special Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, featuring Will Ferrell and the rest of the cast, on Wednesday, December 18 at 9pm, the day the movie premieres.

The tables are turned on Private Screenings host Robert Osborne when he’s the one who sits in the interviewee chair. In TCM‘s Private Screenings: Robert Osborne, Alec Baldwin quizzes his friend about his life and memorable celeb encounters. Special airs Monday, January 6 at 8p.

Great American Country is bringing back cooking show Kimberly’s Simply Southern for a third season, featuring Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman. New eps launch in spring 2014.

Reelz‘ police/medical drama Cracked and cop show King return for sophomore seasons on Monday, January 6, at 11p and 12a.

Chris Elliott (How I Met Your Mother) will guest on Community‘s season five, reports TVLine. The NBC comedy returns Thursday, January 2 at 8p.

Elliott Gould, Nasim Pedrad and Seaton Smith will join the new incarnation of the John Mulaney comedy at Fox, which had first been developed by NBC, says the Hollywood Reporter. Comedian Mulaney is a writer on SNL, where Pedrad is a cast member.

Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) will co-star with Gael Garcia Bernal in Amazon pilot Mozart in the Jungle. Bernadette Peters (Smash) is also in the cast.

Join Cynopsis Sports next week for the All-Star webinar on December 10, Sports’ Social Media Superstars: Insider Secrets to Engaging Sports Fans on Multiscreens. Clickhere to register!

Former Carnival Films (Downton Abbey) creative director Sally Woodward Gentle has set up a new independent production company, Sid Gentle Films Ltd. to produce high-end scripted drama productions and series.

TV One original movie A Christmas Blessing, from Russ Parr (The Undershepherd), focuses on a newly-widowed mother of four who meets a troubled divorced dad – “a really poignant story,” D’Angela Proctor, SVP of Programming and Production, tells Cynopsis. “It brings several bleak yet everyday themes to light, but is ultimately hopeful and inspiring.” Movie airs Saturday, December 7 at 8p.

Julie Andrews returns to host “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2014” on Great Performances. The classical music event airs Wednesday, January 1 at 2:30p and 8p on PBS.

European media company Canal+ Group acquired a majority stake in U.K.’s Red Production Company. Red “is the perfect fit for our ambition to develop British and international content out of the UK,” said Olivier Courson, chairman and CEO of Studiocanal.

A+E Networks has struck a deal with Norway’s RiksTV to make History available to the network’s 500,000 subscribers.

Zodiak Rights announced deals for French zombie drama The Returned in Thailand (True Vision Group), Hong Kong (Now TV), Taiwan (PTS) and South Korea (AXN). The show, sold in over 40 territories, can be seen in the U.S. on Sundance Channel Thursdays at 9p.

Portugal has hopped aboard the Rising Star train. The hit talent show format from Keshet International was acquired by TVI, to launch in 2014. Other deals include the U.S. (ABC), Brazil, Spain, Italy, France, Russia, Germany, the Nordics and Hungary. In Israel, the show averages a 46.6 percent share.

Program Call:Cynopsis Media will be producing its annual NATPE Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, January 23, 2014, the week before NATPE Market and Conference opens at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort. If your company is an official exhibitor at NATPE 2014, please email Lynn Leahey at: [email protected] for details on how to submit listings.

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New Speakers Just Announced!
–  David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation
–  Daniel Slotwiner, Head of Ecosystem Measurement Team, Facebook
–  Dave Kaplan, VP, Bravo Ad Sales & Digital Research, NBCUniversal
–  Barry Stoddard, Vice President, Research, Disney
And more. Click here for the full program & speaking roster.

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CBS‘s Survivor hit a season-high 10.6 million viewers Wednesday, and bumped up four tenths among A18-49 for a 2.6/8 rating.

NBC‘s annual Christmas at Rockefeller Center saw a ten percent bump over last year, to a 2.3/7 A18-49 rating – its best in seven years.

CW‘s Arrow scored a season-high 3.2 million viewers Wednesday night, and bumped up a tenth to a 1.2/4 A18-49 rating.

Fast N’ Loud was the number one cable program among men on Mondays, excluding sports, for the seventh consecutive week on December 2. The 9p telecast posted 2.10 for M18-49 and 2.40 among M25-54. It was also the Discovery’s show’s highest rated telecast to date, with 2.67 million average viewers P2+.

In the week ending November 24, Jeopardy! set a season high with a 6.7 HH rating, up 22 percent over the same week last year. Number one game show Wheel of Fortune tied its season high at a 7.5 HH rating, up 19 percent versus last year.
 
Top 12 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of  11/18/13-11/22/13 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg

Big Bang Theory (WB)	3.1AA
Modern Family (2/T)	3.0AA
Family Guy  (2/T)	2.1AA
Judge Judy (CTD)	1.7AA
Family Feud (2/T)	1.7AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)	1.6AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)	1.5AA
Jeopardy (CTD)	1.5AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T)	1.3AA
King of the Hill (2/T)	1.1AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)	1.1AA
Cleveland Show (2/T)	1.1AA

Top 12 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of  11/18/13-11/22/13 ranked in order by HH Rtg

Judge Judy (CTD)	7.5AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)	7.5AA
Jeopardy (CTD)	6.7AA
Big Bang Theory (WB)	6.0AA
Family Feud (2/T)	5.5AA
Modern Family  (2/T)	4.8AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)	3.9AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)	3.6AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)	3.3AA
Inside Edition (CTD) Family Guy (2/T) Ellen DeGeneres Show (WB)	2.9AA

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: NBC grabbed the most A18-49 viewers Wednesday with 2.5/7, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS won the 8p hour with a 2.6/8 for Survivor, followed by 2.3/7 for NBC’s Christmas at Rockefeller Center special. NBC’s SNL Christmas special took 9p with 2.9/8 versus a 2.4/7 average for ABC comedies Modern Family (3.2/9) and Super Fun Night (1.6/4). SNL kept up steam at 10p with 2.4/8, to beat 1.6/5 posted by ABC’s Nashville.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, December 4, 2013  time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS	5.7/3	Survivor 6.3/10, Criminal Minds 5.3/6, CSI 5.4/9
NBC	4.9/8	Christmas at Rockefeller Center 6.1/10, SNL Christmas 4.4/7
ABC	4.1/7	The Middle 4.6/8, Back in the Game 3.2/5, Modern Family 5.9/9, Super Fun Night 3.1/5, Nashville 3.8/7
FOX	3.3/5	The X Factor 3.3/5
CW	1.6/2	Arrow 1.9/3, Tomorrow People 1.2/2
UNI	1.5/2	Por Siempre Mi Amor 1.5/2, Que Vida Me Robo 1.6/3, Mentir Para Vivir 1.4/2
TELE	.9/1	Marido en Alquiler .9/1, Reina Sur .9/1, Santa Diablo .8/1
ION	.6/1	WWE Main Event .7/1, Flashpoint [r] .5/1, Flashpoint [r].5/1
UMA	.3/0	Cineplex .3/0, Cineplex .2/0

A18-49:  NBC 2.5/7, ABC 1.9/6, CBS 1.9/6, FOX 1.4/4, UNI 1.0/3, CW .9/3, TELE .6/2, ION .2/1, UMA .2/1

Byron Chapin has joined CSI Sports as Director of Sales. Chapin was previously at WGN America.

Todd Porch has been named Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Wholesale’s AdDelivery service. Porch to joining Comcast, Porch had been Executive Director of Advertising Operations and Account Management at Yahoo! Inc.

Viacom International Media Networks named Oliver Nitz Senior Vice President of Mobile Brand Licensing. Nitz had been at Red Bull Media House.

Actor Danny Wells died on November 28. He was 72. Wells appeared on numerous television shows, including Columbo, Kojak and Murder, She Wrote, and played Luigi on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

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Friday Fun Fact:Most raw oysters are still alive when they’re eaten.

This Day In History sponsored by Velocity. Drive Your Passion: 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica was published, in Scotland.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question:Which disapproving relative would warn Fred on Sanford and Son (1972-1977) to “Watch it, sucka!”? Aunt Esther. Kudos to: Keith Marder-Halstead Property/NYC, Nicole Elliott-The Weather Company/Atlanta, Ged Young-GC Marketing LLC/Garden City, NY, Russ Hodge-3 Roads Communications/Frederick, MD, Paul Prange-WWJ-TV/Detroit, Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale, Kyle Krebs-KXAS-TV/Dallas, Roz Seibold-EDA/Tucson, Jim Roche-Me-TV/Chicago, Squirrel Rippley-Dark Horse Media/Tucson, David Smith/Spokane, WA, Richard Quan-BSSP/San Francisco, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M&S Entertainment/LA, Myia Alston-American Forces Network/Riverside, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: On Lassie (1954-1973), why did the courageous collie leave the Martin family to live with a Forest Ranger?(Email trivia@cynopsis.comwith your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.).

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Keep Watching & Reading,
Lynn Leahey
12.06.13

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 2013

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ABC: Last Man Standing, The Neighbors, Shark Tank 
CBS: Frosty the Snowman, Yes, Virginia, NCIS: Los Angeles
CW: The Carrie Diaries, Nikita
FOX: Bones, Raising Hope
ION: Cold Case, Cold Case, Cold Case
MyTV: Monk, Monk 
NBC: Dateline: NBC, Grimm, Dracula
PBS: Washington Week, Charlie Rose, In Performance at the White House [r], In Performance at the White House [r]
Telemundo: Marido en Alquiler, La Reina del Sur, Santa Diabla
UMA: Speed Racer
Univision: Por Siempre Mi Amore, Lo Que la Vida Me Robo, Mentir Para Vivir

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