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NEW YORK LOVES WENDY … AND SO DOES CHICAGO!
Both runs of THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW have shown significant growth in key female demos in her first three weeks in Chicago (WFLD). First Run Second Run W25-54 +19% W25-54 +25% Contact Debmar-Mercury for more information. Source: NSI WRAP Overnights, Live, % inc.=week of 7/13 vs 7/27/09, Shr to tenths. Cynopsis
Good morning. It’s Friday, August 14, 2009, and this is 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 Finale: Saturday’s Premiere: Saturday’s Finale: Sunday’s Premieres: Sunday’s Finale: A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL
More adults 25-54 Wake Up With Al!1 than any other morning cable news program!
Continued growth in week 2: Wake Up With Al! featuring Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams Source: 1 Nielsen Media Research/NPOWER. 2 Nielsen Media Research/StarMedia. For complete source go to: www.twcmediakit.com/cynopsis ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
British fashion experts Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are coming to the US to help style-impaired American women in TLC’s new show, Making Over America with Trinny and Susannah. The new series debuts August 21 at 10p and in each 60m episode the duo has four days to completely overhaul each style-challenged woman’s life. Trinny and Susannah are the original hosts of the UK’s version of What Not to Wear and most recently they starred in ITV’s Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation. Making Over America with Trinny and Susannah is produced by ABC Media. Travel Channel expands host Andrew Zimmern’s horizon as he stars in the new series Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World premiering September 1 at 10p. Taking components from the series he headlined for three seasons, Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods, in this new series Andrew will discover unusual rituals and traditions found in countries as well as their native cuisine. Episode one travels with Andrew to Cuba where he explores this rarely seen country’s culture, beauty and food. New episodes run through October 27 and other destinations in store for Andrew during the first season include Belize, Germany, the Kalahari, Wisconsin, South Africa, Florida, Sulawesi and Bali. Tremendous! Entertainment produces the series for the Travel Channel. Comedy Central opens a four-part Futurama epic titled Into the Wild Green Yonder premiering August 30 at 9p. The network will debut 26 new episodes of the animated series in mid-2010. The series is produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. Prior to the start of the new fall season, NBC is offering a slew of past episodes of current and returning shows available via NBC.com for a limited time. Show titles include: 30 Rock, America’s Got Talent, Chuck, Days of Our Lives, Friday Night Lights, Great American Road Trip, Heroes, Kings, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Listener, Merlin, The Office, Parks and Recreations, The Philanthropist, Southland, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and The Wanted. Primetime Emmy® Awards Note: The next installment of the Cynopsis presents: Emmy® Awards 2009 special edition series will focus on Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama / Comedy Series. Upcoming in this series are …
If you’re among the nominees … congratulations!! And if you’d like to send us a description or brief bio of the nominated series/director/actor/writer (maximum of 150 words – emailed 48 hours prior to publication date), we will include it in our special edition. Please send the description to me at A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HISTORY
A groundbreaking documentary that reflects history as it happened
on Sept. 11, 2001 … For Your Emmy® Consideration: Outstanding Nonfiction Special 102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA From the first plane that hit the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower, this special weaves together footage and sound taken by over 100 eyewitnesses, presented with no narration and no commercial interruption. Preserved for this generation, and for the future. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
In addition to Cartoon Network bringing back new seasons of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Adventure Time, the network also approved two new animated series:
Actor Tony Danza may go back to school. The former talk show host and star of comedies Taxi and Who’s the Boss? possibly will headline a new reality show titled Teach. Producers of the show are waiting on the voting outcome of a resolution by Philadelphia education officials to see if Danza is allowed to co-teach 10th grade English at Northeast High School. The vote happening next week will also approve production of 13 episodes. The Philly school district would receive $3,500 per episode, plus expenses and the right to view footage and make objections on content if needed. If approved, A&E Network will air the series, though no firm air date has been set. Danza is currently going through first-year instructor training and has received a vote of confidence from Mayor Michael Nutter who wrote a public letter to school commissioners in favor of the project. Denzel Washington may cross over into series television, working as an executive producer on the cop drama Billy Stiles. FOX is discussing picking up the project about an intelligent gang member who becomes a cop. Billy Stiles is based on a short story written by Virgil Williams who would also executive produce along with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch of Escape Artists. ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~
CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Sony took an important step toward opening up the proprietary world of digital books. By the end of the year, the e-Reader maker will convert its eBook store to the industry standard EPUB format, an open standard created by a group of large publishers including HarperCollins and Random House. Sony also announced it will get rid of its proprietary anticopying software, replacing it with an Adobe solution that restricts sharing and copying. Following the change, books bought on the Sony store can be read on a variety of devices – rather than just Sony products. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Cartoon Network gives the go ahead on two new original animated series, Regular Show and Horrorbots, as well as picking up new episodes of The Marvelous MisAdventures of Flapjack and commissions additional scripts for Adventure Time. Full edition: CYN KIDS. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE WESTDOC
Listen. Learn. Network. Pitch. Triumph.
WESTDOC: The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference September 14th – 16th , 2009 Doubletree Suites Hotel – Santa Monica, Ca. Meet Program Buyers, Network with Producers, Attend Pitchfest. For Registration, Schedule and Speaker Information visit:
~ RATINGS ~
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: In a tight race Wednesday night, NBC came out on top among A18-49 at 1.9/6 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC was in charge at 8p with the America’s Got Talent Re-Cap show at 1.6/6 followed by UNIV’s En Nombre del Amor at 1.4/5 and in third place ABC’s Millionaire and FOX’s Bones repeat tied at 1.3/5 apiece. During the 9p hour, NBC surged with the fresh episode of America’s Got Talent at 3.0/9 with ABC’s Wipeout taking out second place with 2.2/7. UNIV moved past the competition at 10p with weekly Don Francisco Presenta at 1.8/5 while ABC’s Primetime: Crime and CBS’ CSI: NY encore tied for #2 at 1.5/5 each. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. NBC: 4.7/8 America’s Got Talent Re-Cap Show 3.9/7, America’s Got Talent 7.1/12, The Philanthropist 3.0/5 ABC: 3.8/7 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 4.2/8, Wipeout 3.4/6, Primetime: Crime 3.7/7 CBS: 3.8/7 Old Christine [r] 2.4/5, Gary Unmarried [r] 2.5/5, Criminal Minds [r] 4.1/7, CSI: NY [r] 4.7/8 FOX: 2.4/4 Bones [r] 2.7/5, Lie To Me [r] 2.1/3 UNIV: 2.2/4 En Nombre del Amor 1.9/4, Manana es Para Siempre 2.5/4, Don Francisco Presenta 2.2/4 CW: 0.7/1 America’s Next Top Model Encore [r] 0.7/1, America’s Next Top Model Encore 2 [r] 0.8/1 MNT: 0.6/1 World’s Funniest Moments [r] 0.5/1, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Revealed [r] 0.7/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.6/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.6/1 ION: 0.4/1 Reba [r] 0.4/1, Reba [r] 0.4/1, Wednesday 9PM Movie: Hard To Kill [r] 0.4/1 A18-49: NBC 1.9/6, UNIV 1.8/6, ABC 1.7/5, CBS 1.4/4, FOX 1.2/4, TELE 0.6/2, CW 0.5/2, MNT 0.3/1, ION 0.2/0
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Crown Media Holdings, Inc., owner and operator of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel tapped Mark J. Kern as SVP/Communications and Media Relations. Prior to this appointment, Mark served as an independent communications consultant offering media and public relations, corporate communications and publicity efforts. At Crown Media, Mark will report to William J. Abbott, President/CEO. Rodney Sherard began a new job with Birmingham-based digital services company Dirextion Inc. as Special Projects Director. In this newly established position, Rodney will manage the company’s advertising sales initiatives covering supplemental products in addition to standard advertising business in the Southeast. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HISTORY
One of the greatest adventures in history, relived in the present.
For Your Emmy® Consideration
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone Equipped with just a compass and basic maps, four modern day explorers attempt to retrace one of the toughest expeditions of all time: Henry Morton Stanley’s search across the wilds of Tanzania to find Dr. Livingstone.Friday Fun Fact: The collecting of beer coasters is called tegestology. This day in History: 1953 – The whiffle ball was invented. No information on when the whiffle bat was invented. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What was the nickname of the Mercury station wagon driven by Pete, Linc and Julie on The Mod Squad? WOODY Kudos to: Robin Zorn-RZTV Prod/New York; Mark Berger-AFLAC-NY/Ossining; Nick Waldrip-Discovery Communications/Atlanta; Lynn Marzetti-viamedia/Troy; Kathy Alexander-SpotPlus/Dallas; Larry Glazer-WTTW/Chicago; Steve Hirsen-Sherman Oaks; Justin Ross-Rossworks/LA; Frank Belcastro-High Noon tv/LA; Renee Moffitt-Vision Media/Anthem AZ Today’s Trivia Question: Chandler Bing once said, “Okay, it’s his first time out, so he’s probably going to want to do some of the touristy things. I’ll go to Cats, you go to the Russian Tea Room.” Who was Chandler referring to? (Email A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
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