Cynopsis
04.02.10

Good morning.  It’s Friday, April 2, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .

Tonight’s Premieres:
Fuse: Fuse’s Top 20 Countdown at 5p
ABC: Wife Swap at 8p
Fox Movie Channel: Fox Legacy at 8p
FUEL TV: American Misfits: The Quest for Gnar at 8p
The Documentary Channel: The Pyramid Code at 830p
Syfy: Stargate Universe at 9p; Merlin at 10p
CBS: Miami Medical at 10p

Sunday’s Premieres:
Animal Planet: Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom at 7p
BET: Sunday Best at 8p

USA Network serves up new seasons of two returning series on the same night back-to-back as Royal Pains debuts June 3 at 9p followed by Burn Notice at 10p. Universal Cable Productions produces Royal Pains while Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment produces Burn Notice.

Discovery Channel also has back-to-back premieres scheduled on the same night later this month as Deadliest Catch opens its sixth season with 16 episodes on April 13 at 9p followed by the new series launch of Construction Intervention at 10p. In the new season of Deadliest Catch, the crab fishermen must deal with dangerous weather conditions, crew conflict and the death of Capt. Phil Harris. Construction Intervention centers on Charlie “The Bulldog” Frattini, a 20-year construction expert who manages some of the largest projects in New York City. Both series will continue to air on Tuesday nights at their respective times.

This summer, Animal Planet is bringing back new episodes of its series Dogs 101 and Cats 101, sharing traits of unusual and common breeds of both animals. Animal Planet also announced it is expanding this franchise in a special episode showcasing the pros and cons of other potential pets such as parrots, rabbits and geckos. Powderhouse Productions produces Dogs 101 and Cats 101 for Animal Planet.

GolTV picked up the exclusive US TV rights for the first-ever international soccer-themed reality series, Soccer Aces. The series will travel around the world offering up-and-coming players a chance to try for the professional leagues. Legendary soccer players Zinedine Zidane and Enzo Francescoli will judge all contestants. GolTV will debut the series on April 27. The only show tryout in the US will be held in Houston on April 10. Players trying for the show must be 18 years or older. Information about the tryouts can be found at www.socceracestv.com or www.goltv.tv .

Univision Interactive Media, Inc., the digital component of Univision Communications Inc. is teaming with online gaming information destination, GameSpot. The alliance covers GameSpot providing content for a new Spanish-language gaming site at Univision.com. In turn, Univision will share with GameStop the results of a proprietary gaming research study it conducted revealing growth in the US Hispanic gaming market.

Si TV made a multi-year carriage extension deal with Dish Network. The English-language network serving the Latino community, will continue to be found on Dish Network’s Classic Silver 200 and Classic Gold 250 programming packages and via many Dish Latino packages.

E1 Entertainment is working with Tijuana Entertainment and LA Laker’s forward, Ron Artest to develop and produce the reality series, They Call Me Crazy. With the reputation of being a bad boy, the series will reveal a different side of Artest as he offers mentorship to aspiring artists through his hip-hop label, Tru Warier which will receive support with marketing and distribution from E1 Music. Artest will serve as executive producer through his Tru Warier Enterprises, Inc. Other executive producers on the project include E1 Entertainment’s John Moranyniss and Tara Long as well as Tijuana’s Troy Searer and John Foy. E1 will also manage global distribution for the series.

Former CNBC reporter, Rebecca Jarvis joined CBS’ The Early Show as Newsreader for the Saturday edition in addition to becoming the Business and Economics Correspondent for CBS News. Jarvis is based in New York and her new position began yesterday.

S. Epatha Merkerson, a 16-year veteran of NBC’s Law & Order has asked show producers to end her contract following this current 20th season. Merkerson handed in her request before the drama went into production on the final episode this season so her character can have a proper send-off. Throughout her years on the show, Merkerson has appeared in nearly 400 episodes of the cop drama. NBC is hoping to close an off-network deal with TNT which would offset production costs and therefore make a 21st season possible.

Casting Call: Doron Ofir Casting announces a pair of casting searches for two new food series. Both series are looking for professionals who have a broad knowledge of food such as executive-level chefs, sous chefs, cooks, grill masters, bakers, professional food bloggers, food critics, competitive cooking winners or caterers.

• Series one is a buddy tasting road trip seeking a duo with outgoing, adventurous personalities, talent and food expertise. The selected couple can be cousins, friends, rivals or married.
• The second series is looking for bold individuals who are funny, adventurous with larger-than-live personalities with a passion for food and a willingness to try the newest, biggest and best culinary finds in the world. All interested applicants must apply online via www.foodhostscasting.com.

Wednesday  A18-49 Analysis: FOX led a double whammy Wednesday night at 4.5/14 A18-49 viewers, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. During 8p, FOX’s Human Target got a bump in the ratings over last week to 2.3/8 followed by UNIV’s Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe at 1.9/6. FOX hit an even higher note at 9p with American Idol at 6.7/19 with ABC’s comedies Modern Family and Cougar Town averaging a 3.2/9 in second place. Then at 10p, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU finished first at 2.9/9 while the CSI: NY repeat on CBS trailed at #2 with a 1.7/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

FOX: 8.5/14        Human Target 5.1/9, American Idol 11.7/19

NBC: 4.7/8           Minute to Win It [r] 3.8/7, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.7/6, Law & Order: SVU 6.6/12

CBS: 4.3/7         Old Christine [r] 3.3/6, Accidentally on Purpose [r] 2.8/5, Criminal Minds [r] 5.1/8, CSI: NY [r] 4.7/8

ABC: 3.6/6           It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown [r] 3.0/6, The Middle 3.8/7, Modern Family 5.7/9, Cougar Town 3.8/6, Ugly Betty 2.7/5

UNIV: 1.9/3         Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.2/4, Corazon Salvaje 1.8/3, Don Francisco Presenta 1.7/3

CW: 1.5/2            America’s Next Top Model 2.2/4, Fly Girls 0.8/1, High Society 0.5/1

ION: 0.6/1           Ghost Whisperer 0.7/1, Ghost Whisperer 0.6/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1

TELE: 0.6/1          El Clon 0.6/1, Perro Amor 0.7/1, Donde Esta Elisa 0.7/1

A18-49: FOX 4.5/14, ABC 2.1/6, NBC 2.0/6, CBS 1.6/5, UNIV 1.4/4, CW 0.9/3, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.3/1

Fox Networks Group (FNG) launched Fox LOOK, a new business division specializing in international licensing and the production of unscripted content from Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Cable Networks. Longtime Fox executive, David Lyle will become President of Fox LOOK, reporting to Tony Vinciquerra, CEO. David will also work in tandem with Marion Edwards, President/International Television. Additionally, FNG upped Ravi Ahuja to EVP/Business Operations and Development to oversee business development and investment opportunities across the company’s TV distribution platforms. Ravi will report to Del Mayberry, EVP/CFO, FNG. Sarah Harden, currently SVP/Business Development will soon take on a new role within News Corporation and Erik Moreno, SVP/Corporate Development will now report to Ravi Ahuja.

TBS tapped Kathryn Ann Busby as VP/Comedy Development, responsible for working with writers and producers to develop new original series for the network. Based in Los Angeles, Kathryn Ann reports to Lillah McCarthy, SVP/Original Programming, TBS and TNT. Prior to this appointment, Kathryn Ann was the supervising producer for The Aisha Tyler Show pilot and before that was SVP/Production at New Line Cinema.

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04.02.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010

ABC:   Wife Swap [p ], Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, 20/20
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Al Extremo
CBS:  Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Miami Medical [p ]
CW:   Smallville [r], America’s Next Top Model [r]
FOX:  House [r], Kitchen Nightmares [r]
ION:   Movie: Daredevil, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Who Do You Think You Are?, Dateline NBC
PBS:  Washington Week, Now on PBS, Bill Moyers Journal, Time Team America
TELE: El Clon, Perro Amor, Donde Esta Elisa?
UNIV: Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Corazon Salvaje, Rosa de Guadalupe

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