CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Cynopsis: Kids!
03/24/06
Good morning. It’s Friday, March 24, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing.
Funimation Entertainment has developed a two-hour anime block for syndication, made up of anime programming from Funimation’s anime library. Distributed by Olympusat, Colours TV is the first network to pick up the block, and will air it seven days a week from 10p-12midnight. Colours TV is available as part of Dish Network’s basic satellite TV package. Olympusat also distributes the 24/7 digital Funimation Channel. Funimation Entertainment is a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation.
Fox Searchlight Pictures and entered into a two-year, first-look deal with Hard C, the newly-formed production company of writer/director Jason Reitman and producer Daniel Dubiecki. Hard C plans to attract small funny projects, be a launch pad four young comedic filmmakers and actors as well as being home for Reitman and Dubiecki’s projects. Together Reitman and Dubiecki are the team behind Searchlight’s movie Thank You For Not Smoking, which opened last weekend. The movie is not for kids (it’s rated R), but it is funny. The two have collaborated on five award-winning short films over the last decade as well as directing and producing TV commercials
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Nickelodeon has entered into several deals in Japan to develop original animation content as well as acquire programming that will air on the network in the US, including:
- A deal with Japanese broadcaster and NHK affiliate, Domo Production Committee, to co-develop and produce short form series (26 x 2 min) based on NHK’s well-known and popular mascot Domo-kun, who also stars in a stop-motion series. Hatched from an egg, Domo-kun is a strong yet gentle brown furry creature, who has a pointy tooth-filled mouth, which is always open, loves garage band music and has when stressed or angry has a bit of a flatulence issue. The new Domo-kun series will air on Nicktoons Network in the US.
- Nick has also entered into a development deal with Japan’s Polygon Pictures, a 3-D animation house, to co-develop a new animated series based on the graphic novel, Akihabara@Deep, which is described by the networks as an edgy, colorful and fast-paced cyber-detective comedy/action/drama set in Tokyo.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Upper Deck Entertainment has entered into a partnership with Rittenhouse Archives, a sci-fi collectibles company, to create and distribute collectible trading card sets for upcoming Marvel’s feature films. Under the sublicense deal from UDE and Marvel Entertainment, Rittenhouse Archives will release the first trading card set, based on the Fox and Marvel Studio’s movie X-Men: The Last Stand, this May. The card sets will feature previously unseen images from the movie as well as autograph cards from X-Men actors such as Patrick Stewart and Kelsey Grammer. X-Men: The Last Stand will be released May 26, 2006.
VIZ Media, LLC will release the anime series Naruto on DVD in the US, with the first volume of Enter Naruto next Tuesday, March 28. The first Enter Naruto is comprised of four episodes and also includes a Naruto mini-poster. Since 2003, the Naruto series has been serialized in the US edition of the Shonen Jump and as a graphic novel series both published here by VIZ Media. The Naruto series launched fall 2005 in the US on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block; the In Japan the Naruto manga launched in the Japanese version of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1999, which was followed by the debuted of the anime series on TV Tokyo in 2002.
In other Naruto news … Panini, a producer of collectible products, and Inkworks, the trading card manufacturer, have released a new series of Naruto: Ninja Ranks trading cards. The base set of series includes 72 cards as well as randomly inserted bonus cards, with each pack containing nine trading cards. Naruto: Ninja Ranks trading cards are produced by Panini in the US, and distributed in the US exclusively by Inkworks.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Correction: It is Zola Mashariki, Fox Searchlight’s new VP/Production, who began as a production intern for the company five years ago and not Cynthia Lewis, President/Production as posted here yesterday. Prior to joining Fox Searchlight Mashariki was a corporate attorney with Proskauer Rose LLP in NYC.
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 3/13-3/19/2006:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (3/14; 8-10p) 3223
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9:30a) 2961
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/19; 10a) 2911
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9a) 2813
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/18; 9:30a) 2777
FOX: American Idol (3/15; 9-9:30p) 2565
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/18; 10a) 2534
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/18; 9a) 2482
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/18; 10:30a) 2386
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/19; 10:30a) 2293
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data, total day 6a-6a, (Live + SD Data)
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 3/13-3/19/2006:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (3/14; 8-10p) 2143
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/19; 10a) 1946
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9:30a) 1888
NICK: Drake & Josh (3/18; 8:30p) 1794
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9a) 1766
FOX: American Idol (3/15; 9-9:30p) 1742
NICK: Avatar (3/17; 8p) 1676
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/18; 9:30a) 1628
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (3/17; 7:30p) 1623
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/18; 10a) 1618
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data, total day 6a-6a, (Live + SD Data)
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 3/13-3/19/2006:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (3/14; 8-10p) 2579
FOX: American Idol (3/15; 9-9:30p) 1984
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (3/17; 7:30p) 1481
NICK: Drake & Josh (3/18; 8:30p) 1412
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/19; 10a) 1409
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9:30a) 1308
NICK: Avatar (3/17; 8p) 1284
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (S) (3/17; 7p) 1273
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/19; 9a) 1252
NICK: Fairly OddParents (3/18; 10a) 1241
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data, total day 6a-6a, (Live + SD Data)
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 3/13-3/19/2006:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (3/14; 8-10p) 2293
FOX: American Idol (3/15; 9-9:30p) 1607
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (3/19; 10-11p) 1149
FOX: Simpsons (3/19; 7:59p) 957
FOX: Family Guy (3/19; 8:59p) 892
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Ed. (3/19; 8-9p) 886
FOX: War at Home (3/19; 8:30-8:59p) 802
ABC: Desperate Housewives (3/19; 9-10p) 759
USA: WWE Entertainment (3/13; 9-10p) 774
DSNY*: The Lizzie McGuire Movie (3/19; 8-9:45p) 750
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data, total day 6a-6a, (Live + SD Data)
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**New abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, March 18, 2006 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
ABC 1.7/7 Avg. (9a-12:30p)
Lilo & Stitch 1.3/6; Emperor’s New School 1.9/8; The Proud Family 1.8/7; That’s So Raven 2.1/8; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 2.3/9; Phil of the Future 1.8/8; Kim Possible 1.2/5; Power Rangers SPD 1.1/5
WB (Kids’ WB!) 1.5/7 Avg. (8a-12N)
Pillow Head1 0.7/6; Pillow Head2 1.3/7; Viewtiful Joe 1.3/6; The Batman 1.4/6; Xiaolin Showdown 1.7/7; Loonatics 1.7/7; Pokemon 1.6/7; Pokemon 1.9/8; JammX Kids (1hr) 0.6/3
FOX (4Kids TV) 1.4/6 Avg. (8a-12n)
Magical DoReMi 0.8/4; Magical DoReMi 1.3/6; Bratz 2.1/9; Winx Club 2.0/8; Winx Club 1.5/6; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.2/5; Sonic X 1.5/6; G.I. Joe 0.7/3
CBS (Nick on CBS) 0.7/3 Avg. (8a-9a/11a-12n*)
Lazytown 0.6/4; Go, Diego, Go 0.7/4; Little Bill 0.4/2; Backyardigans 0.8/3; Dora the Explorer 0.7/3; Little Bill 0.5/2; Blues Clues 1.0/4;
*various start times
NBC (Discovery Kids on NBC) Avg. 0.5/2 (10a-1p)
Tutenstein 0.4/2; Time Warp Trio 0.6/2; Trading Spaces Boys vs. Girls 0.8/3; Darcy’s Wild Life 0.5/2; Flight 29 Down 0.5/2; Endurance 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, March 18, 2006 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 5.2/25Avg. (8a-12n)
All Grown Up 2.4/21; Fairly OddParents 4.3/28; Jimmy Neutron 4.6/25; Jimmy Neutron 5.4/26; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.9/26; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.7/28; Fairly OddParents 6.7/28; Fairly OddParents 6.5/27; The X’s 4.8/20; Danny Phantom 5.0/22
CARTOON NETWORK 2.8/13 Avg. (8a-12n)
Cartoon Cartoon (1hr) 2.1/22; Ed, Edd & Eddy 2.3/15; Cartoon Top 5 (1hr) 3.3/16; Robotboy 3.1/14; My Gym Partner’s A Monkey 2.9/12; Ben 10 3.1/13; Ben 10 2.9/12; Zixx 2.4/10; Kids Next Door 2.3/10
DISNEY CHANNEL 1.3/6 Avg. (8a-12n)
Koala Brothers 0.8/7; Higglytown Heroes 0.9/6; Little Einsteins 1.5/8; Doodlebops 1.1/5; JoJo’s Circus 0.8/4; Stanley 0.8/3; The Wiggles 1.0/4; Lilo & Stitch 1.4/6; Lilo & Stitch 2.2/9; Buzz on Maggie 2.1/9
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1293; K6-11 601; TWEENS 9-14 396
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 773; K6-11 454; TWEENS 9-14 383
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 549; K6-11 346; TWEENS 9-14 248
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 121; K6-11 58; TWEENS 9-14 29
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Friday Fun Fact: The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
Answer to Yesterday’s trivia question: This show was a series of animated educational shorts that presented songs illustrating various subjects including multiplication tables, grammar, science and can’t forget history and the song lyrics “sitting here on capital hill”. What show was this? SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK Kudos to: Jon Emmet-OLN/NY; Deb Radlauer-Brandgrrl Marketing/NY; Paul Rubin-PR Productions/NY; Susan Engel-Bender/Helper Impact/NY; Tracy Raphael-Media First International/NY; Kurtis Humfield-Eden Prairie MN; Bonnie Dore-Bonnie Dore Productions/LA; Rey del Valle-Disney ABC Cable Networks/Burbank; Tod Visdal-Ad Club/Seattle; Aron Dunn-Portfolio Entertainment/Toronto; Robin Tameshitt/Toronto; Steven Sherman-Decode Entertainment Inc/Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: When Lucy and Ricky moved to the country, they posted a help wanted ad for an egg farmer. Who responded to the ad? (click here 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.)
Later — Gwen
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