Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/13/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, September 13, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. NBC‘s evening of premieres on Thursday night delivered the Peacock a good win, though just a notion ahead of ABC’s NFL Opening kickoff night. NBC delivered a 6.1/17 for the evening among A18-49 […]
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Friday, September 10th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/10/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, September 10, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. For its evening of premieres, Fox Wednesday was awarded with top dog status posting an overall 3.1/9 A18-49 according to Nielsen Media Research. Close second from NBC with a 3.0/9, thanks to two […]
Thursday, September 9th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/09/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, September 9, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. CBS won top bragging rights on Tuesday night with an overall 4.1/11 A18-49 rating according to fast national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC was #2 with a 3.2/9, followed by FOX 2.9/8, […]
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Wednesday, September 8th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/08/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, September 8, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Aside from NBC and Fox, all other network broadcasters aired reruns on Monday night. CBS‘ Monday night schedule still holds up, just one tenth of a point behind NBC’s original lineup (3.3/9 vs. […]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/07/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 7, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The FCC is expected to lay down a $550,000 fine on CBS for violation of indecency rules, going back to last winter’s Super Bowl half time show. The fine is the total of […]
Friday, September 3rd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/03/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, September 3, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The battle of the premieres on Wednesday night found Fox out in front with its two hour premiere of Renovate My Family pulling a 4.0/12 A18-49 rating for the night according to Nielsen […]
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/02/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, September 2, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Difficult to remember what round this is, but yet another lawsuit has entered the ring, filed against Fox‘s The Next Great Champ (though Fox Network is not named as a defendant). This one […]
Wednesday, September 1st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 09/01/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, September 1, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. MTV’s Video Music Awards drew a somewhat more modest viewership than in past years – because it was in Miami?, because it was tamer than in more notorious previous airings? Who knows – […]
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 08/31/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 31, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. NBC‘s coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics ended on Sunday night with the closing ceremonies averaging a 5.3/15 A18-49 rating according to Nielsen Media Research, with an average of 19.6 million viewers. For […]
Monday, August 30th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 08/30/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 30, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you live from sunny downtown Connecticut. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Hart Cole has ruled that Fox can go forward with its September 7 launch of reality series The Next […]
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