A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OXYGEN MEDIA

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Cynopsis
04.19.13

Good morning. It’s Friday April 19, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery: Sons of Guns at 9p, Blade Brothers at 10p
TLC: I Found the Gown at 10p

Tonight’s Finales:
IFC: Out There at 10p

Saturday’s Premieres:
History 2: How Sex Changed the World at 10p
Own: Raising Whitley at 10p
Science: Outrageous Acts of Science at 10p

Sunday’s Premieres:
Animal Planet: Ice Cold Gold at 10p
CMT: Dog and Beth: On the Hunt at 8p, Guntucky at 9:30p
E!: What Would Ryan Lochte Do? at 10p; Married to Jonas at 1030p
VH1: I’m Married to A . . . at 9p

Sunday’s Finales:
Style: Big Rich Atlanta at 9p

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM USA NETWORK

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Fashion Strike-out?  It’s all a matter of opinion. The writers of E!‘s Fashion Police are on strike and at a standoff with both E! and Rugby Productions, the production company owned by FP star Joan Rivers. The strike, sanctioned by the Writers Guild of America, alleges that while Fashion Police is one of the network’s highest-rated shows, its writers lack health and pension benefits, residuals, and industry-standard compensation. The writers are insisting they be covered by a Guild agreement and compensated appropriately. E! Brass responded that they are ready to sit down and negotiate with WGA representatives, while Rivers has repeatedly said she supports the writers and wants them to have a fair deal.

Its official. The reign of primetime’s favorite serial killer is ending. Showtime has confirmed that the upcoming eighth season of Dexter will be its last. “When it debuted in 2006, Dexter redefined the genre, by taking the anti-hero to new heights and pushing the boundaries of the television landscape,” said Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “Dexter paved the way for the next generation of award-winning hit Showtime series.” The show’s eighth and final season premieres Sunday, June 30 at 9p.

The 2014 date for The 71st Annual Golden Globes Awards has been set. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and producer Dick Clark Productions have announced that the show will air live on NBC on Sunday, January 12 from 5-8p PT and 8-11p ET. The festivities will be held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Nominations for the awards will be announced on December 12.

The final eight un-aired episodes of the ABC comedy Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 will be available for viewing on May 17 on ABC.com, iTunes and Hulu. Series star Krysten Ritter shared the news on her Twitter page. ABC pulled the struggling series in January.

Due to the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, a bomb-themed episode of ABC‘s Castle, originally scheduled to air on Monday, April 22, has been pushed. Out of sensitivity to what happened earlier this week on the East Coast, the episode in which NYPD Detective Kate Beckett accidentally trips the sensor on a bomb has been rescheduled for Monday, April 29.

Universal TV‘s alternative studio has inked a first-look deal with Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz‘s Push It Productions. Sykes and Hurwitz will work to develop and produce non-scripted projects.

Soul of the South, a new network targeting African-American viewers, will launch in 20 markets throughout the southern U.S. and several northern and Midwestern cities on May 27. The launch was made possible through a $10 million investment from several entities. The network will feature both entertainment and news programming. By the summer’s end, the network expects to be in 50-60 markets.

Twentieth Television has named Robert Lifton executive producer of Kris, the new daytime talk show hosted and executive produced by Kris Jenner. Set for a Monday, July 15 premiere, the summer talk show preview will be available for six weeks on select FOX-owned stations, including FOX 5 in New York and FOX 11 in Los Angeles, with additional cities to be announced in the upcoming weeks. Lifton created and oversaw E! Entertainment’s weekday program, Daily 10.

Food Network‘s long-running competition series Food Network Star will be back for a ninth season this summer. Culinary icons Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay will lead the charge to discover the best new faces in food television. In the one-hour season premiere on Sunday, June 2 at 9p, twelve contestants arrive in Los Angeles ready to stir, saute, and steam their way to stardom. In new twists this season, focus groups of Food Network fans will also have their say on contestant performances, and one finalist will be brought back after elimination for another chance at victory. Food Network Star is produced by LEG/Triage Entertainment.

Discovery‘s Mythbusters returns on Wednesday, May 1 at 9p. The series kicks off all-new episodes by revisiting the first myth that was ever tested 10 years ago: finding out if a rocket-propelled car can actually fly. Other highlights this season include a Breaking Bad crossover episode, a collaboration with the Deadliest Catch captains, and an episode featuring Indycar driver Ryan Briscoe and Olympic runner Wallace Spearmon.

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM STYLE NETWORK

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FX has closed a 10/90 deal with Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate’s television distribution company Debmar-Mercury for the George Lopez half-hour sitcom Saint George, starring and co-created by Lopez. The ensemble comedy revolves around the chaotic life of a recently divorced working class Mexican-American turned successful entrepreneur. Production of the series, by Lionsgate Television in association with Wind Dancer Films, Travieso Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, begins in August.

Bring on the wedding planner! Bravo Media has greenlit the new docu-series I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (wt), featuring the nuptials of former spouses Nene and Gregg Leakes. Each episode will follow NeNe as she prepares for her special day and enlists the help of celebrity wedding planner Tiffany Cook. Alongside NeNe is her bridal party, including The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Cynthia Bailey and Marlo Hampton. The series, which will premiere this fall, is produced by True Entertainment and NeNe Leakes Productions for Bravo.

Giovanni Ribisi has been tapped to replace Tommy Dewey as the star of in Seth MacFarlane’s Fox Comedy ‘Dads.’ Ribisi will take over the role of Warner, the co-owner of a successful video game company and a family man with a wife and two young children.

Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc., has announced an extensive multi-territory deal with leading independent home entertainment label Clear Vision. The U.K.-based company has acquired HV distribution rights to the first and second seasons of the kids’ hit My Little Pony Friendship is Magic in the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries and the Middle East.
 
Argonon, the independent global production company headquartered in London, New York, Vancouver and Los Angeles, has announced that Transparent Television, the fast growing indie with a reputation for factual content, has joined the group. The deal sees Argonon wholly acquire Transparent Television for an undisclosed sum, and founders Jazz Gowans and Richard Hughes become shareholders in the group.

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SCREENVISION

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Broadcast Morning News Shows  Weekly Average Ratings (week of April 8, 2013)
ABC: GMA 5.49 million total viewers; 1.7/12 and 2.05 million A25-54
NBC: Today 4.83 million total viewers; 1.7/12 and 1.98 million A25-54
CBS: This Morning 3.00 million total viewers; 0.9/6 and 1.04 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI

Broadcast Sunday Morning News Shows  Weekly Average Ratings (Sunday, April 14, 2013)
CBS: Face the Nation 3.16 million total viewers; 0.8 and 927,000 A25-54
NBC: Meet the Press 2.76 million total viewers; 0.6 and 684,000 A25-54
ABC: This Week 2.41 million total viewers; 0.5 and 609,000 A25-54
CBS: Face the Nation-2 1.63 million total viewers; 0.4 and 499,000 A25-54
FOX: FOX News Sunday 1.02 million total viewers; 0.3 and 332,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI

Wednesday A18-49 Analysis:  FOX came out on top Wednesday night delivering a 3.4/10 among A18-49, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, FOX’s American Idol ranked #1 at 3.2/10 and CBS’ Survivor: Caramoan followed at 2.7/8. FOX’s American Idol held onto the lead at 9p at 3.6/10. Following were ABC’s Modern Family and How to Live with Your Parents which combined for a 2.0/6 and Univision’s Amores Verdaderos at 2.0/5. At 10p, Univision’s Que Bonito Amor took over the top spot at 1.5/4. CBS’ Elementary took second place at 1.3/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

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FOX: 7.7/12          American Idol 7.7/12

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CBS: 4.9/8         Survivor: Caramoan 6.1/10, Criminal Minds [r] 4.5/7, Elementary 4.2/7

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ABC: 3.5/5           Suburgatory 3.6/6, Suburgatory 3.6/6, Modern Family [r] 4.1/6, How to Live with Your Parents, 3.9/6, Nashville [r] 2.1/3

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NBC: 2.3/5             Dateline Wednesday 3.5/6, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.1/5, Chicago Fire [r] 2.5/4

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UNIV: 2.1/3         Porque el Amor Manda 2.0/3, Amores Verdaderos 2.4/4, Que Bonito Amor  1.9/3

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TELE: 1.1/2            Pasion Prohibida 0.8/1, La Patrona 1.2/2, Senor de los Cielos 1.2/2

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CW: 1.0/2             Arrow [r] 1.0/2, Supernatural [r] 0.9/1

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ION: 0.5/1             WWE Main Event 0.8/1, Frost/Nixon 0.2/0

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UMA: 0.3/0            Cineplex WED [7p start r] 0.2/0, Heroes Del Norte 0.3/0, Futbol Central 0.3/1

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A18-49:  FOX 3.4/10,  CBS 1.9/5, UNI 1.7/5, ABC 1.6/5, NBC 1.1/3, TELE 0.9/2,  CW 0.5/1, ION 0.2/1, UMA 0.2/1

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AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, has announced three new appointments. Courtney Williams has been name to the newly created position of Managing Director of Business Development and Strategy, Asia Pacific, AMC/Sundance Channel Global. Donovan Castillo-Mohlman has been appointed Head of Programming and Scheduling, Asia Pacific, and Lorraine Ou has been named Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, AMC/Sundance Channel Global.

Eryk Casemiro has been appointed Chief Creative Officer, Kids for Marathon Media, a Zodiak Media company. He will manage creative aspects of all current kid productions and lead a team of executive producers, as well as oversee development and production opportunities for new content for children and families across all media platforms. Casemiro previously served as Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs at Klasky Csupo.

Brian Schwagerl has been named Senior Vice President Facilities Operations, Planning and Services at NBCUniversal. In this newly created position, Schwagerl will lead and oversee all aspects of facilities operations, service and project management for the company’s office, studio and technical space in the New York metro region. Schwagerl previously served as Vice President, Workplace Strategy & Services, Real Estate and Facilities Planning for Hearst Corporation.

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch later this year, has hired Andrea Stone and Tony Karon as Senior Online Executive Producers for Al Jazeera’s digital team. Stone and Karon will be responsible for managing both U.S. and global coverage for the channel’s website and other digital platforms and determine the overall editorial direction for the site. Stone last served as Senior National Correspondent for The Huffington Post. Karon was previously Senior Editor for Time magazine’s website.

TV5MONDE USA, America’s only 24/7 French language entertainment channel, has appointed Laura Strauss as Director of Affiliate Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. Strauss will handle distribution of TV5MONDE USA and Tivi5MONDE kid’s channel and spearhead acquisition, upgrade, and retention marketing in partnership with TV5MONDE USA’s current distribution partners. Strauss previously worked at TV5MONDE USA from 2008 to 2010 as Marketing Manager. She last served as Account Executive, Distribution, at GSN.

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Friday Fun Fact:  The word television has a mixed Latin and Greek origin, meaning far sight: Greek tele, far, and Latin visio, sight.

This Day In History, sponsored by Discovery Fit & Health: 1992 – Balki and Mary Ann wed on Perfect Strangers.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of Ross’ monkey on Friends? Marcel. Kudos to: Keith Marder-Halstead Property, NYC; Jane Pook/NYC, Tony Intelisano-Mark Anthony Entertainment/NYC; Katherine Naugher-Scripps Networks/Knoxville, TN; Jessica Jennings Harris-Continental Television/Chicago, IL; Cynthis New-Charter Media/Cape Girardeau, MO; Judy Margolis-The Ad Place/Dallas, TX; Rosemary Cunningham-Cox Reps/Chicago, IL; Lilian Lemer-MyMac Productions/Venice, CA; Terry Coyle-Coyle & Company/Los Angeles, CA; Courtney MacGregor/Torrance, CA; Ken DuBow-Opus Distribution/Sherman Oaks, CA; Anand Roy-The Walt Disney Company/Mumbai, India.

Today’s Trivia Question: What TV show was Earl of My Name Is Earl watching, when he developed his belief in karmic retribution? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with 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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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY APRIL 19, 2013

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ABC: Happy Endings, Happy Endings, Shark Tank, 20/20 [r]
CBS: Undercover Boss [r], Vegas, Hawaii Five-0 [r]
CW: Nikita, Oh Sit! [r]
FOX: Kitchen Nightmares [r]
ION: Cold Case, Cold Case, Cold Case
MyTV: Monk, Monk
NBC: Fashion Star, Grimm, Rock Center with Brian Williams
PBS: Washington Week, Need to Know, Live from Lincoln Center, Havana, Havana!
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: Furia Ciega, Batman Regress
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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