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07.16.10
Good morning. It’s Friday, July 16, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .
Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery Channel: Man, Woman, Wild at 9p
TLC: DC Cupcakes at 10p
Saturday’s Premieres:
Animal Planet: Pit Boss at 10p
BIO Channel: Celebrity Ghost Stories at 9p; My Ghost Story at 10p
MTV2: Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors at 10p
Sunday’s Premieres:
National Geographic Channel: Fish Warrior at 10p
TLC: Strange Sex at 10p
Sunday’s Finale:
Investigation Discovery: On the Case with Paula Zahn at 10p
Update on AT&T U-verse / Rainbow Media situation, delivered with this statement from Rainbow, parent company of AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance Channel:
- “We’re pleased to have reached an agreement with AT&T for AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance Channel that truly recognizes the value of our networks. We look forward to continuing our partnership with AT&T and are excited to continue to bring their subscribers our award-winning programming, including the new season of AMC’s Mad Men on Sunday, July 25.”
NBC unveiled its fall lineup of new and returning series all clustered in a five-day period:
September 20: Chuck at 8p, The Event at 9p; Chase at 10p
September 21: The Biggest Loser at 8p; Parenthood at 10p
September 22: Undercovers at 8p, Law & Order: SVU at 9p; Law & Order: Los Angeles at 10p
September 23: Community at 8p; 30 Rock at 830p; The Office at 9p; Outsourced at 930p; The Apprentice at 10p
September 24: School Pride at 8p; Dateline at 9p; Outlaw at 10p
Prior to these premieres, NBC rolls out the NFL Kickoff on September 9 at 8p with the Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints. After that on September 12, Football Night in America debuts at 7p followed by Sunday Night Football at 815p with the Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins.
FX put forth its fall premiere schedule of original series starting with season three of Sons of Anarchy on September 7 at 10p; the series launch of Terriers is slated for September 8 at 10p; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia opens its sixth season September 16 at 10p followed by the sophomore season debut of The League at 1030p.
The CW picked up the Canadian comedy 18 to Life, adding the sitcom to its summer schedule August 3 with back-to-back episodes at 9p. Developed by the CBC and ABC, 18 to Life is a single-camera comedy about young neighbors who marry on a dare. The CW has access to the complete first season with 12 half-hour episodes produced by Galafilm and Sound Venture.
Logo acquired the off-cable syndication rights to the drama series Nip/Tuck as part of a four-year licensing pact with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. This represents the launch of Nip/Tuck in syndication. Logo bought the rights to all 100 episodes of the series over seven seasons and the episodes will air sequentially. Logo will premiere Nip/Tuck this October, running a stack of three episodes on one night in primetime, with a new three-episode stack airing each week.
Outdoor Channel teamed with CSE to acquire three new fishing shows that had previously aired on ESPN2. Madfin Shark Series, Spanish Fly and Zona! will all begin on Outdoor Channel next year.
Premium entertainment network, EPIX and digital entertainment studio, Worldwide Biggies Inc. made a first-look deal arrangement involving multiple projects. The first project under the new deal is a special titled My: Moment about Olympic gold medal skier Lindsay Vonn which is in production now and scheduled to air on EPIX in January 2011.
Paula Garces and Nolan Gerard Funk are joining the Syfy series Warehouse 13 in recurring roles starting with next Tuesday’s episode at 9p. Garces plays the spunky veterinarian Kelly, the first to notice strange events happening in the town while Funk plays Todd a resident whom Claudia (Allison Scagliotti) thinks of as a kindred spirit. Phillip Winchester is also guest stars playing a multi-character role of a Marine, cowboy, gladiator and mad scientist. Warehouse 13 is produced for Syfy by Universal Cable Productions.
Broadcast Morning News Weekly Average Ratings (week of July 5, 2010)
NBC: 4.65 million total viewers; 1.6/14 and 2.01 million A25-54
ABC: 3.92 million total viewers; 1.3/11 and 1.59 million A25-54
CBS: 2.33 million total viewers; 0.8/7 and 980,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: FOX sashayed to the top of the list Wednesday night at 2.3/8 among A18-49 viewers, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. A tied occurred between CBS’ Big Brother and FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance during 8p at 2.3/8 each followed by a tie for second place between NBC’s Minute to Win It and UNIV’s Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe at 2.0/7 apiece. NBC and America’s Got Talent ranked #1 at 9p with a 3.1/10 while UNIV remained in second place again, this time with Soy Tu Duena at 2.5/8. Then at 10p, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU repeat did best at 1.6/5 followed by CBS’ CSI: NY encore at 1.2/4.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 4.8/9 Minute to Win It 4.1/8, America’s Got Talent 6.6/11, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.8/7
CBS: 4.0/7 Big Brother 12 3.9/7, Criminal Minds [r] 4.3/7, CSI: NY [r] 3.7/7
FOX: 3.7/7 So You Think You Can Dance 3.7/7
ABC: 2.4/4 Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown [r] 2.4/5, The Middle [r] 2.2/4, Modern Family [r] 2.7/5, Cougar Town [r] 2.0/3, Castle [r] 2.7/5
UNIV: 2.1/4 Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.1/4, Soy Tu Duena 2.6/5, Don Francisco Presenta 1.6/3
ION: 0.8/1 Without a T race 0.8/1, Without a Trace 0.6/1, Criminal Minds 0.9/2
CW: 0.7/1 America’s Next Top Model [r] 0.7/1, America’s Next Top Model [r] 0.6/1
TELE: 0.7/1 El Clon 0.5/1, Perro Amor 0.6/1, Donde Esta Elisa? 0.9/2
A18-49: FOX 2.3/8, NBC 2.2/7, UNIV 1.9/6, CBS 1.6/5, ABC 1.0/3, TELE 0.6/2, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1
Javier Morgado begins a new position August 1 at Latina magazine as Director/Public Relations and Brand Development. Javier will supervise the magazine’s relationships with the media and strategic development of its print and online businesses. He reports to Lauren Michaels, Publisher and Galina Espinoza, Editorial Director. Previously, Javier was the Supervising Producer for NBC News’ Today show.
Tom Valasek was hired by Time Warner Cable Media Sales as VP/Business Development. The former automotive veteran will oversee Automotive media solutions for Time Warner Cable Media Sales. Tom previously was one of three Executive Directors with Rusnak Auto Group.
BET Networks appointed Robi Reed as VP/Talent and Casting, Original Programming. Robi will manage talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted programs while based in Los Angeles and reporting to Loretha Jones, President/Original Programming.
Maurizio Vitale joins OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network as SVP/Marketing where he will spearhead all on-air and off-air marketing and promotional efforts for the network launching January 1. He will be based in Los Angeles. Previously, Maurizio was with Discovery Networks EMEA as SVP/Marketing Communications.
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Friday Fun Fact: In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons. Do you think they mysteriously lose spoons as we do at home?
This day in History: 1985 – The All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV, was the first program broadcast in stereo by a TV network
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: The exterior of this nosey neighbor’s house in this 1964 sitcom is the same exterior as used in “The Partridge Family” and ” The Donna Reed Show”. Whose house is it? ABNER AND GLADYS KRAVITZ (Bewitched) Kudos to: Brian Grossman-HBO/New York City;Debra Haut -AdServices Inc/Hollywood;Michele Carroll-ITN Networks LLC/New York City;Allison Wright-MTV Networks/Detroit; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Rosemary Cunningham-Cox Reps/Chicago; Julie Houston-Donahoe Pace & Partners/Boise; Lisa Larson-KFYR/Bismark; Kathleen Campbell-ScreamFest/LA; Greg Stewart=Evolution Media/Burbank; Steven Wishnoff/LA; Peter Alexander/LA; Arthur Reinstein-Canwest Broadcasting/Toronto
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
ABC: Wife Swap [r], Primetime: What Would You Do?, 20/20
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS: 48 Hours Mystery, Medium [r], Flashpoint
CW: Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: House [r], The Good Guys [r]
ION: Without a Trace, Without a Trace, Without a Trace
NBC: The Jensen Project, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Need to Know, Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Washington Week
TELE: El Clon, Perro Amor, Donde Esta Elisa?
UNIV: Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Soy Tu Duena, Premios Juventud: Acceso Total
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