Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/10/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, May 10, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. NBC takes Friday night with a 2.9/11 A18-49 rating according to data from Nielsen Media Research. ABC was second for the night with a 2.3/9, followed by CBS 2.3/8, Fox 1.3/5, UPN 1.1/4. […]
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Friday, May 7th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/07/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, May 7, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. As is their way, the WB has announced early the first of the new primetime additions for next season — Jack & Bobby, the primetime drama NOT about the Kennedy clan, but rather […]
Thursday, May 6th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/06/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 6, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. SERIES FINALES: Friends, tonight at 9p on NBC. Anybody want to place a bet on rtg? I’ll guess a 28 HH rtg. MTV Networks had their group upfront-a-thon last night in NYC and […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/504 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 5, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing, from the NCTA Conference in New Orleans. Thanks in part to David Smith’s refusal to carry the show and the noise in the press as a result, ABC News Nightline‘s Friday night reading […]
Tuesday, May 4th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/04/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 4, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing, from the NCTA Conference in New Orleans. NCTA – an annual conference where cable networks show their wares, and new cable nets are announced. This year is no different. Get out your scorecard […]
Monday, May 3rd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/03/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, May 3, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing, from the NCTA Conference in New Orleans. More fall out from Sinclair Broadcasting Group David Smith’s decision to preempt last Friday night’s ABC News Nightline in his ABC station markets. You’ll recall last […]
Friday, April 30th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/30/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, April 30, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliates will not air tonight’s special Nightline wherein Ted Koppel will read off the names of those killed in action in Iraq. The group posted a statement on […]
Thursday, April 29th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/29/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 29, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Comcast Corporation withdrew its $59.9 billion offer for Walt Disney Corporation yesterday. Comcast’s original unsolicited February 11 bid to trade 0.78 Comcast shares for every Disney share fell through as Disney’s shares rose. […]
Wednesday, April 28th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/28/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 28, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. American Idol is certainly taking its punches this week with the most recent voting off of popular African American singer Jennifer Hudson. Hudson has appeared on numerous celebrity chats, and entertainment news mags, […]
Tuesday, April 27th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/27/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 27, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. What will $2 million get you these days? About 30 seconds … on the final episode of Friends. And ponying up to the ad bar are Anheuser-Busch, Gatorade, GM, Chevy, GE, Universal Studios, […]
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