Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/30/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 30, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. While Fox did win the night on Wednesday with three original eps including Simple Life 2, the other big winner for the night was UPN who marked a 380% increase over the same […]
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Thursday, July 29th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/29/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 29, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Fox takes the win on Tuesday night thanks in large part to its newest reality series Trading Spouses. For the night Fox pulled a 3.5/10 among A18-49 according to Nielsen Media Research, a […]
Wednesday, July 28th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/28/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 28, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. 20th Television has officially cancelled On Air with Ryan Seacrest, which follows yesterday’s news that the show had been pulled from more than 20 Sinclair station lineups. The show will continue through and […]
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/27/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 27, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The WB will provide AOL Television with a full preview copy of their newest drama series Jack & Bobby, which debuts on the WB on September 12 at 9pm. AOL Television will offer […]
Monday, July 26th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/26/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, July 26, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. I’m baaaaaaaaack! The 2004 Democratic Convention kicks off in Boston today, and according to some estimates, the number of registered media attending is in the five figure rang – whereas the number of […]
Friday, July 16th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/16/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 16, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Reminder — Cynopsis is on vacation next week, returning on July 26. Have a good week! Yesterday is was Fox‘s turn to present to the Television Critics Association and as you can imagine, […]
Thursday, July 15th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/15/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 15, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. WB has built its network with a strong teen base over the past ten years, but yesterday Garth Ancier at the TCA event, told critics he thought “to the degree that we have […]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/14/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 14, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The WB has ordered up 13 more eps of its summer teen drama Summerland and will bring the show back midseason. The show has averaged a #1 ranking on Tuesday night among teens […]
Tuesday, July 13th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/13/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 13, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. On Saturday at the Television Critics Association, NBC’s Jeff Zucker called Fox “imitators.” Yesterday, ABC’s Stephen McPherson, President of ABC Primetime, said if you have a good idea “they [Fox] will steal it, […]
Monday, July 12th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 07/12/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, July 12, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Television Critics Association gathering kicked off on Saturday and as part of the opening act, NBC’s Jeff Zucker lobbied a few at Fox. Zucker said “Quite frankly, [Fox] used to be innovators, and […]
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