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02.22.13

Good morning. It’s Friday February 22, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
PBS: American Masters at 9p
Discovery Channel: Yukon Men at 10p
IFC: Out There at 1030p

Tonight’s Finales:
Discovery Channel: Gold Rush (Live) at 8p
CBS: CSI: NY at 9p

Saturday’s Premieres:
DIY Network: Renovation Realities at 9p
WE tv: Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? at 9p

Sunday’s Special:
ABC: Oscars Red Carpet (Live) at 7p; The 85th Annual Academy Awards (Live) at 830p

Sunday’s Premieres:
Discovery Channel: Silver Rush at 8p
DIY Network: A Bryk at a Time at 9p

NBC’s talent show America’s Got Talent just got spicier as former Spice Girl Mel B (aka Melanie Brown and Scary Spice) is joining Howard Stern and Howie Mandel on the judges’ panel, replacing Sharon Osbourne.  America’s Got Talent will be back this summer.

After airing only four episodes, FX has renewed new original drama The Americans for a 13-episode second season. Starring Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich and created by Joe Weisberg, the series January 30 premiere was the most-watched debut of any FX series ever with 5.11 million total viewers. The nine remaining episodes will air Wednesdays at 10p with the season finale on May 1.  To celebrate the series’ renewal, FX will air a marathon of the first five episodes back-to-back starting at 10p on March 1.  The Americans is produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.

Nielsen Co. is doing nothing less than expanding the definition of television by instituting a comprehensive plan to capture all video viewing including broadband, Xbox and iPads.  Timed to the start of the next broadcast TV season in September, Nielsen expects to have new hardware and software tools ready for the approximately 23,000 TV homes it samples. The measurement will also capture viewership from so-called “over-the-top” television programming delivered via broadband to a TV set. For now, Nielsen will count TV-connected devices such as Microsoft’s Xbox, Apple TV and Roku’s set-top; iPads or computers will be added later. Nielsen says its eventual goal will attempt to capture video viewing of any kind from any source. 

VH1 adds a trio of new shows to its spring 2013 programming slate: The Gossip Game from Magilla Entertainment, District Media and Monami Entertainment premieres Monday, April 1 at 9p; I’m Married To A… produced by Fishbowl Worldwide Media debuts Sunday, April 21 at 8p; and the five-hour special VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists will air Tuesday, March 5 at 9p.  T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle is also back for a third season beginning Monday, April 8 at 10p and is produced by 51 Minds and Category 5 Entertainment. 

Programming Alerts: This Saturday, Centric airs Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace at 9p.  The event marks the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Organization and features performances by Sting, Wyclef Jean, Valerie Simpson and more hosted by Malcolm Jamal-Warner.  The program also airs on BET Sunday, March 3 at 11a.

Also on Saturday, IFC will air the 28th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards at 10p with on-air sponsors including Capital One, Lincoln, Outlook.com, Stella Artois and T-Mobile.

A new season of Oprah: Where Are They Now? returns to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s schedule on Tuesday, March 19 at 10p.  The series features updates on celebs such as Dennis Rodman, Gennifer Flowers, Marion Jones and Sinbad. 

Logo will open a new season of its documentary series WHAT!? with the world premiere of WHAT!? The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling on Tuesday, March 19 at 9p.  Other subsequent weeks include WHAT!? Why Men Cheat on March 26 at 10p; WHAT!? Chasing Beauty on April 2 at 9p; WHAT!? I’m a Stripper on April 9 at 10p; WHAT!? The Long and Short of Body Hair on April 16 at 10p; and WHAT!? I Think I’m An Animal on April 23 at 10p.

Entertainment Studios, Inc. reveals the national clearance for Supreme Justice with Judge Karen has reached 86%.  The daily series, shot exclusively in HD, was picked up by CBS Television Station Group, Weigel Broadcasting, Lin, Belo, Mission, Raycom, Block, Corredor, ComCorp, Journal, Scripps, Roberts and Meredith.  It’s produced and distributed by Entertainment Studios.

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Another sign NBC’s comedy Up All Night might be a goner: star Will Arnett has agreed to star in Greg Garcia’s untitled half-hour pilot at CBS.  Garcia is writing and serving as EP and veteran director James Burrows is on board to manage the multi-camera effort.  Arnett is the first person to be cast with CBS Television Studios producing. This CBS project is in second position to Up All Night for Arnett.  Apparently NBC execs are considering nixing plans to keep the struggling series alive, following star Christina Applegate’s recent departure.

WE tv approved a new docu-series, Glam & Gold starring Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards-Ross and her husband, NFL star and two-time Super Bowl champ, Aaron Ross.  Production on the six, one-hour episodes is underway in Austin and Jacksonville and is slated to premiere this summer.  The series joins WE tv’s popular African American lineup and is produced for the network by Good Clean Fun.

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Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 2/4-2/8/13 ranked in order by HH Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB)                               8.0 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   7.7 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                             7.5 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                                6.9 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 5.5 AA
Family Feud (2/T)                                             5.2 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                           4.0 AA
Family Guy (2/T)                                               3.8 AA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         3.4 AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         3.3 AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 2/4-2/8/13 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB)                               4.7 AA
Family Guy (2/T)                                               2.7 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 2.7 AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T)                            2.0 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                             2.0 AA
Family Feud (2/T)                                             1.8 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.7 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                                1.7 AA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                         1.4 AA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                  1.3 AA
Maury (NBU)                                                     1.3 AA
Friends (WB)                                                    1.3 AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Tuesday A18-49 Analysis:  CBS had the winning lineup Tuesday delivering a 2.5/7 among A18-49, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen.  CBS led the 8p hour with NCIS at 3.5/10 and Univision’s Por Ella Soy Eva came next at 2.0/6.  CBS remained at #1 through 9p with NCIS: Los Angeles at 2.7/7 though ABC’s The Bachelor special was a mere tenth of a rating point behind at 2.6/7.  Also this hour, The CW premiered new series Cult with a 0.3/1.  Univision topped the competition at 10p with Amor Bravio at 1.6/4 and CBS’ Vegas was a close contender at 1.5/4 and the season debut of Body of Proof on ABC placed third at 1.2/3.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (February Sweep Day 19)  time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 9.8/15          NCIS 13.3/20, NCIS: Los Angeles 10.2/15, Vegas 6.1/10

ABC: 4.4/7             The Taste 3.1/5, The Bachelor: Sean Tells All 5.4/8, Body of Proof [p] 4.7/8

NBC: 2.4/4             Off Their Rockers 3.0/5, Off Their Rockers 2.8/4, Go On 2.1/3, The New Normal 1.9/3, Smash 2.3/4

UNIV: 2.3/4           Por Ella Soy Eva 2.3/4, Amores Verdaderos 2.4/4, Amor Bravio 2.0/3

FOX: 2.1/3             Raising Hope 2.2/3, New Girl [r] 1.6/2, New Girl 2.6/4, The Mindy Project 1.9/3

ION: 1.3/2             Criminal Minds 8P 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 9P 1.2/2, Criminal Minds 10P 1.5/2

CW: 0.8/1              Hart of Dixie 0.9/1, Cult [p] 0.6/1

TELE: 0.8/1            Pasion Prohibida 0.8/1, La Patrona 1.1/2, El Rostro de la Venganza 0.5/1

UMA: 0.2/0             Cineplex TUE [7p start r] 0.4/1, Made in Cartagena 0.2/0, Rosario Tijeras 0.2/0

A18-49:  CBS 2.5/7, UNIV 1.9/5, ABC 1.8/5, FOX 1.6/4, NBC 1.1/3, TELE 0.7/2, ION 0.6/2, CW 0.4/1, UMA 0.2/0

Wednesday A18-49 Analysis:  FOX secured another Wednesday night win among A18-49 at 4.1/11, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen.  American Idol on FOX took top honors at 8p with a 4.0/12 and CBS’ Survivor: Caramoan at 2.4/7.  At 9p, FOX’s American Idol ratings were steady-eddy at 4.2/11 and ABC’s comedies Modern Family and Suburgatory came next at an average of 3.0/8.  CBS’ CSI ended up in first place at 10p with a 2.3/7 followed by NBC’s Chicago Fire at 1.9/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 (February Sweep Day 20) time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

FOX: 8.5/13          American Idol 8.5/13

CBS: 6.5/10            Survivor: Caramoan 5.7/9, Criminal Minds 6.9/10, CSI 7.0/12

ABC: 4.3/7              The Middle 5.0/8, The Neighbors 3.8/6, Modern Family 6.2/9, Suburgatory 3.6/5, 20/20 Special Edition 3.5/6

NBC: 3.3/5             Whitney 2.1/3, Guys With Kids 1.9/3, Law & Order: SVU 3.8/6, Chicago Fire 4.1/7

UNIV: 2.3/4           Por Ella Soy Eva 2.3/4, Amores Verdaderos 2.5/4, Amor Bravio 2.1/4

CW: 1.6/2              Arrow 1.9/3, Supernatural 1.3/2

TELE: 0.8/1            Pasion Prohibida 0.8/1, La Patrona 1.1/2, El Rostro de la Venganza 0.6/1

ION: 0.7/1             WWE Main Event 1.0/2, Wednesday 9PM Movie: Man on Fire [r] 0.6/1

UMA: 0.2/0            Cineplex WED [7p start r] 0.4/1, Made in Cartagena 0.2/0, Rosario Tijeras 0.3/0

A18-49:  FOX 4.1/11, CBS 2.5/7, ABC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.9/5, NBC 1.5/4, CW 0.9/2, TELE 0.7/2, ION 0.3/1, UMA 0.2/1

Lori Conkling has joined NBCUniversal as EVP/Strategy and Business Development for a new formed unit of the company charged with the monetization of cross-platform content, spurring innovation and devising a digital strategy across mobile, social and online.  Conkling reports directly to Lauren Zalaznick, EVP, NBCUniversal

Neal Kendall was tapped as Executive Producer of the upcoming CBS syndicated late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show. Hall’s new show debuts September 9, 2013. 

Christine Maggiore-Escribano advances to SVP/Integrated Marketing Solutions at Telemundo Media.  Escribano will be based in New York.

A&E Network has hired two new programming executives: Gabriel Marano for the West Coast-based scripted department as VP/Drama Programming, Dave Mace for the East Coast-based non-fiction department as VP/Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming.

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Friday Fun Fact: There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.

This Day In History, sponsored by Discovery Fit & Health: 1918 – Birth date of the great radio and television announcer Don Pardo who got his start on NBC radio in June 1944.  His voice has been heard on NBC in parts of eight decades.  Happy 95^th Birthday, Don!

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Dana Carvey was famous for portraying which US President on NBC’s Saturday Night Live? George Herbert Walker Bush, POTUS #41. Kudos to: Richard Freedman-RJF Associates/Bethesda, MD; Ged Young-GC Marketing, LLC/Garden City, NJ; Douglas Hochstadt-ABC/NYC; Jerry Kapner-Kapner Group/Montclair, NJ; Joanna Kuebel-Entertainment Studios, Inc./Chicago; Ron Salcedo-Zimmerman/Nashville; Wendy Smith-Kids In Need/Minneapolis; Jaime Horowitz-Grant Stations/Huntsville, AL; Dale Warshaw-KMSB-KTTU/Tucson; Julie Houston-Tom Scott Communications Shop/Boise, ID; Squirrel Rippley-Dark Horse Media/Tucson; Bill Graff-REELZ/ Albuquerque, NM; Richard Quan-BSSP/San Francisco; Kerri Huyck-CFB/Pasco, WA; Allison Weiss-Impact Marketing & Promotions/Tarzana, CA; Anne Wettig-MundoFox/LA; Keith MacKechnie-The Actors’ Network/Vancouver, Canada.

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2013

ABC: Last Man Standing, Malibu Country, Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: Undercover Boss, CSI: NY [f], Blue Bloods
CW: Paper Heart
FOX: Kitchen Nightmares, Touch
ION: Cold Case, Cold Case, Cold Case
MyTV: Monk, Monk
NBC: Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams
PBS: Washington Week, Need to Know, Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Rostro de la Venganza
UMA: Sangre y Vino, Una Mision de Justicia
Univision: Por Ella Soy Eva, Amores Verdaderos, Amor Bravio

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