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12.04.09

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 4, 2009, 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 Finales:
USA Network: Monk (series finale) at 9p; White Collar at 10p
Animal Planet: Pit Bulls and Parolees at 10p

Saturday’s Finales:
BBC America: Robin Hood (series finale) at 9p
Spike TV: The Ultimate Fighter at 9p

Sunday’s Premieres:
BIO: I Survived … at 9p; Shatner’s Raw Nerve at 10p

Sunday’s Finale:
CBS: The Amazing Race at 8p

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Reports abound involving ABC News’ political guru George Stephanopoulos being offered Diane Sawyer’s morning job on Good Morning America. Stephanopoulos has not officially said yes, though he has been considered to be the likely person to replace Sawyer when she transitions to the anchor chair at World News in January.

Golf Channel set the premiere date for the next installment of original series The Haney Project for March 1 at 9p. This next season features actor Ray Romano as he hopes to improve his golf game with help from Tiger Woods’ swing coach Hank Haney. Romano follows NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley from season one. Production on the second season is currently underway with filming at various locations and golf tournaments. The Haney Project is produced by the Golf Channel in association with The WorkShop, LLC.

ABC set the return date for Flash Forward to March 4, about three months later than originally anticipated.  The plan is to air only first run  from the 24-episode season from March thru to the end of the season.  It remains to be seen how the new schedule will play out on April 29 – a key date within the series.

MTV gave The Hills a sixth season renewal and its spinoff series The City a nod for a sophomore season, cites Variety.

Science Channel opened its new series Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible Tuesday night at 10p with the largest A25-54 audience in the history of the network for a series debut. The premiere episode attracted 192,000 A25-54; 146,000 M25-54; and 372,000 total viewers.

truTV’s recent premiere episode of new series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura delivered 767,000 A18-49 viewers; 812,000 A25-54 viewers; and 1.6 million total viewers. 

Discovery Channel will open its four-part special Clash of the Dinosaurs with double episodes each night beginning this Sunday at 8p with the final episodes airing December 13 at 8p.

BBC America will air the US premieres of three Doctor Who specials where David Tennant ends his turn in the title role. Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars airs on December 19 at 9p; Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One airs December 26 at 9p; and the final special Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two airs January 2 at 8p.

Digital Rights Group (DRG) picked up the global rights (excluding the UK) for the game show Secret Fortune. The series, with eight one-hour episodes, will premiere on BBC One next year in primetime and was created and produced by Wild Rover Productions. DRG’s Zeal Entertainment unit is marketing the series.

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc., parent company of Outdoor Channel, announced the network has launched, effective immediately in Puerto Rico via Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd., a subsidiary of Liberty Global.

HGTV is enlisting the help of Mark Burnett and his production crew to produce the fifth season of its primetime series HGTV Design Star. Casting and production for the next season is expected to move quickly. To be considered for the show, candidates can visit HGTV.com/designstar for information on how to apply. Submissions must be postmarked no later than January 19, 2010.

FOX tapped actor Kevin Pollak, known for his film roles in Casino, A Few Good Men among others, as host of its upcoming game show Our Little Genius. The game show that tests little geniuses on a variety of subjects will premiere January 13 at 9p following American Idol. Our Little Geniuses, produced by Mark Burnett Productions and Zoo Productions, will move to its regular time slot of Tuesdays at 9p on January 19.

FOX is working on a proto-type sketch comedy pilot developed and approved by FOX’s head of alternative programming, Mike Darnell. The 30m untitled project is being referred to as “Inside Jokes” and will showcase an ensemble comedic cast. Merv Griffin Entertainment will produce with Kevin Connolly set to executive produce. The pilot is being shot this week with host Cameron Bender and five cast members, Mary Scheer, Jay Phillips, Carrie Wiita, Paul Schackman and Lauren Rose Lewis. The idea was created by Ted Brunetti who also executive produces along with Ron Ward and John Moffitt.

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Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/16-11/20/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   7.3 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               6.2 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              6.1 AA / 6.2 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 5.3 AA / 7.1 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            4.7 AA / 7.3 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            4.5 AA / 4.6 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.6 AA / 4.2 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         3.2 AA / 3.2 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         3.1 AA / 3.2 GAA
The Office (NBU)                                              3.0 AA / 3.6 GAA *NEW*
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/16-11/20/09 ranked by HH Rtg
The Office (NBU)                                               3.0 AA / 3.6 GAA
Dr. Oz Show (SPT)                                            2.6 AA / 2.6 GAA
Everybody Hates Chris (CTD)                             2.1 AA / 2.6 GAA
My Name Is Earl (2/T)                                       2.0 AA / 2.3 GAA
Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? (2/T)           1.7 AA / 2.3 GAA
The Wendy Williams Show (2/T)                         1.2 AA / 1.2 GAA
America’s Funniest Home Videos (DAD)               0.7 AA / 0.8 GAA
Street Court (NBL)                                             0.6 AA / 0.9 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/16-11/20/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                2.8 AA / 3.6 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                            2.6 AA / 3.1 GAA
The Office (NBU)                                             2.4 AA / 2.8 GAA *NEW*
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              2.0 AA / 2.1 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.9 AA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 1.8 AA / 2.1 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               1.7 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            1.5 AA / 2.3 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                        1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            1.5 AA / 1.5 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/9-11/13/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
The Office (NBU)                                               2.4 AA / 2.8 GAA
My Name Is Earl (2/T)                                       1.3 AA / 1.5 GAA
Everybody Hates Chris (CTD)                             0.9 AA / 1.1 GAA
Dr. Oz Show (SPT)                                            0.8 AA / 0.8 GAA
Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? (2/T)           0.7 AA / 0.9 GAA
The Wendy Williams Show (2/T)                         0.7 AA / 0.7 GAA
America’s Funniest Home Videos (DAD)               0.4 AA / 0.4 GAA
Street Court (NBL)                                             0.3 AA / 0.5 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Wednesday  A18-49 Analysis: FOX won the A18-49 demo by a skosh Wednesday night at 2.9/8, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. CBS glowed in first place at 8p with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at 3.8/11 while FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance placed second at 2.3/6. FOX shot to the top during 9p with Glee at 3.6/10 with CBS’ Grammy Nomination Concert ranking #2 with 2.3/6. CBS ended the night a winner with a Criminal Minds repeat at 2.2/6 followed by NBC’s The Jay Leno Show at 1.5/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 4.9/8           Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [r] 5.6/9, Grammy Nomination Concert 3.9/6, Criminal Minds [r] 5.3/9

NBC: 4.9/8           Christmas at Rockefeller Center 5.6/9, Law & Order: SVU [r] 5.4/9, The Jay Leno Show 3.7/6

FOX: 4.3/7            So You Think You Can Dance 3.9/6, Glee 4.8/8

ABC: 3.4/6              Modern Family [r] 3.6/6, The Middle 3.8/6, Modern Family 3.9/6, Cougar Town 3.4/5, Eastwick 2.8/5

UNIV: 2.1/3           En Nombre Del Amor 2.1/3, Sortilegio 2.5/4, Don Francisco Presenta 1.8/3

CW: 0.7/1             Gossip Girl [r] 0.7/1, Vampire Diaries [r] 0.7/1

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

TELE: 0.5/1          Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.7/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.5/1

A18-49: FOX 2.9/8, CBS 2.8/8, NBC 1.7/5, ABC 1.7/5, UNIV 1.5/4, TELE 0.5/1, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.3/1

Discovery Communications advanced Mark Hollinger to the position of President/CEO of Discovery Networks International. Greg Ricca, current President/CEO of Discovery Networks International will depart the company following a transition period. Mark, who has been with Discovery Communications since 1991, will remain in his current role as COO until a replacement is found.

Trifecta Entertainment & Media added John Cummings as VP/Northeast Regional Manager to spearhead licensing of all company content and movie packages in this region.

Claudia Danser joined Outright Distribution as EVP/Sales and Co-Productions, Europe. Previously, Claudia was with BBC Worldwide for the last eight years in top sales positions.

Vicky Gregorian takes on a new role at Litton Entertainment as SVP/Domestic Syndication. Previously, Vicky was with New Line Cinema for more than ten years in the syndication division.  Well done Vicky!

Cablevision Systems Corporation upped Tom Montemagno to SVP/Programming Acquisition. Tom will continue to be the lead negotiator for Cablevision involved in acquiring programming for the company’s digital TV service, iO TV.

Moira Noriega was appointed Director/Content at Music Choice to supervise the development and growth of content and user-generated features found on Music Choice’s product platforms. Moira joins Music Choice from Hoodiny Entertainment Group where she was Director/Production.

Friday Fun Fact:  Ovaltine, the drink was from milk, malt, egg and cocoa, was developed in 1904 in Berne, Switzerland. It was originally named Ovomaltine. A clerical error changed it when the manufacturer registered the name.

This day in History:  1991 – Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released after nearly seven years in captivity in Lebanon.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  The original story on which this TV series is based was called “The Curse of the Capistrano” and written by Johnston McCulley in August 1919.  What was the name of the television series?  ZORRO  Kudos to:  Bill Timms-Peter Strain & Assoc/NY; Joe DelGrosso-WWE/NY; BJ Smith-EPIX/NY; Jim Kelsh-Comcast Spotlight/West Chester; Tom Nankival-WKOW/Madison; Renee Rochman-Vision Media Adv Group/Anthem; Matt Perry-Kelly Scott & Madison/Chicago; Dale Warshaw-KMSB KTTU/Tucson; Tracy Weisert-SAG AFTRA AEA/LA; Steve Rubin-Fast Carrier Pictures/LA; Lorrie Shilling-DirecTV/El Segundo; Vic Lowrey-Vic Lowrey Prods/Santa Clarita

Today’s Trivia Question:  This commercial was created in 1989 by Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, and featured numerous scenes from nature, but never showed the product itself.  What was the product?   (Email [email protected] 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, DECEMBER 4, 2009

ABC:  Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation, Ugly Betty, 20/20
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Al Extremo
CBS: Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Numb3rs
CW:  Smallville, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer [r]
FOX:  Dollhouse
ION: Movie: Batman (7-9p), Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa [r], Dateline NBC, Jay Leno Show
PBS: Washington Week, Now on PBS, Bill Moyers Journal, Jazz for Young People
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, Ninos Ricos Padres Pobres, Victorinos
UNIV:  El Nombre del Amor, Sortilegio,  Rosa de Guadalupe

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