Source: NHI Galaxy Explorer, L+SD Cvg Rtg.Total viewers based on 10/30/07 NPower prog cume.Rank=ad supported cable,excl.sports,progs/tkg,movies=t/c,10/29-11/4/07,Ties w/The Hills w/W18-49. Brdcst. comptn= A18-34 L+SD US Rtg orig tc,Prime.

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11/09/07

Good Morning.  It’s Friday, November 9, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. 

According to the LA Times, here is a quick look at the status of current shows which have been, or will be affected by the current WGA strike:

• Late night: nearly all now are in reruns, with the exception of Nightline. 
• Daytime: Soaps should be fine until some time mid-first qtr 2008; The View on ABC will continue as usual
• Primetime:  A quick review of the primetime series finds most have approx half of their ordered episodes written.  A few exceptions of shows that are now fully written and expected to air as originally scheduled: HBO’s In Treatment and The Wire; The Shield and Thirty Days on FX; and Stargate Atlantis on Sci Fi.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery Channel: Man vs. Wild at 9p followed by one-hour special Bear’s Mission Everest at 10p
 
Tonight’s Finales:
HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher at 11p
 
Saturday’s Premieres:
CMT: Trick My Trucker at 9p
 
Sunday’s Premieres:
UNIV: Lo que no Vio de los Latin Grammy at 7p and Bailando por un Sueno Campeonato Internacional de Baile at 8p
 
Sunday’s Finales:
HBO: Tell Me You Love Me at 9p and Curb Your Enthusiasm at 10p
Food Network: The Next Iron Chef at 9p

The Martha Stewart Show has been renewed for a fourth season. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution renewed the daytime show in more than 60% of the U.S. including 17 of the top 20 markets and NBC O&Os in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami and San Diego. Other stations clearing the show for the 2008-09 season including several affiliated stations from Fox, Belo, Fisher, Scripps, Hearst, Allbritton, Clear Channel and other broadcast groups.

In January, Comedy Central will begin the twelfth season of Comedy Central Presents, the half-hour series featuring stand-up comedians. A few of the comedians in the new upcoming season include Brian Posehn, Big Jay Oakerson, Dan Mintz and Bonnie MacFarlane.

ION Media Networks, Inc. will soon have a hi-def version as ION Television HD, airing the full lineup of ION Television’s programming in HD will begin in first quarter next year.

WorldLink, a multiplatform advertising sales company, and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution are partnering in an advertising sales agreement regarding Warner Bros.’ movie package sold to AMC. Starting now, WorldLink will manage all general market and direct response ad sales for the 22 Warner Bros. feature films airing on AMC with titles such as The Last Samurai, Two Weeks Notice, Million Dollar Baby, Batman Begins plus more.

Toronto-based Insight Sports Ltd. will launch its two-year old television channel World Fishing Network (WFN) this week via its first U.S. carriage agreement with Verizon FiOS TV. Programming on the 24/7 WFN will will range from American angling, saltwater and freshwater fishing, competition and advice shows to international fishing tournaments, travel destinations and conservation. As part of its American premiere on Verizon FiOS TV, WFN will be available in twelve states: California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.

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A&E has shot a pilot for an unscripted series called Celebrity Garage Sales in which host Illeana Douglas helps her buddy celebs put on a garage sale, with all proceeds going to charity. In the pilot episode, a garage sale with Tom Arnold was featured, reports THR.  Celebrity Garage Sales is produced by Franzke Entertainment

Fox has ordered up a new comedy starring Bernie Mac, tentatively titled Starting Under, from Bruce Helford and Warner Bros. TV, reports Variety. The premise is Mac has just been divorced, and is now living with his teenage son, and perhaps adding insult to injury – also ends up working for his son.

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Carey Chase was promoted to Media Director up from Media Supervisor with Zephyr Media Group, the Evanston, IL-based marketing and advertising firm.

Erwin-Penland, the Greenville, SC-based advertising and marketing company, added Christopher Wailes as Associate Director/Public Relations. He will lead strategic development for all of the company’s public relations clients.

Today in Cynopsis Kids

• Mama Mirabelle celebrates Kwanzaa
• Chorion acquires Copyrights Group
• 12 animated movies submitted for an Oscar

Today in Cynopsis International

• Si TV looking to Jammin with unsigned bands
• Adult entertainment company Private Media Group, Inc. entering the U.S. market
• U.S. version of DLT Entertainment’s My Family sitcom possible

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• Another Piracy Bill makes the rounds in the Senate
• Warner Bros. acquires Lego Star Wars publisher TT Games
• Tivo adds PowerWatch measurement, detailing ad skipping and demographics

Wednesday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC hit a high note to win Wednesday night at 5.4/14 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC’s presentation of The 41st Annual CMA Awards gave the network a clean sweep of the night on this seventh day of November sweeps: at 8p the top rating was 5.3/15; followed by 5.8/14 during 9p; and back to 5.3/15 at 10p. 

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 (November Sweep Day 7) – National Final ratings.  Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

ABC: 10.0/16      The 41st Annual CMA Awards 10.0/16

CBS: 7.3/12         Kid Nation 4.4.7, Criminal Minds 9.2/14, CSI: NY 8.4/14

FOX: 4.1/6           Back to You 4.2/7, ’til Death 4.2/7, Kitchen Nightmares 4.0/6

NBC: 3.9/6          Phenomenon 3.7/6, Bionic Woman 4.0/6, Life 4.1/7

CW: 2.6/4           America’s Next Top Model 3.4/5, Gossip Girl 1.8/3

UNIV: 2.2/4        Amar sin Limites 1.6/3, Destilando Amor 2.9/5, Don Francisco Presenta 2.1/4

MNT: 0.6/1         Decision House 0.7/1, Meet My Folks 0.6/1

TELE: 0.5/1        Madre Luna 0.7/1, Esclava Isaura 0.6/1, Pecados Ajenos 0.4/1

A18-49: ABC 5.4/14, CBS 3.2/8, FOX 2.6/7, NBC 2.5/7, CW 1.9/5, UNIV 1.9/5, MNT 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1

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Friday Fun Fact: Onions are members of the Lily family.

This Day in History: 1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone was published.  John Lennon appeared on the cover. The magazine said it was not just a music magazine but was also about “…the things and attitudes that music embraces.”

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the TV series, Life with Bonnie (2002-2004), starring Bonnie Hunt, what was the name of Bonnie’s local morning talk show?  MORNING CHICAGO   Kudos to:  Tom Calato-Firehouse Subs/EST; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Alex Leff-ABC Family/NY; Meredith Wayne-TeleRep, Inc./NY; Buffy Johnson-Charter Media/St. Louis; Erin Green-Charter Media/St. Louis; Joanna Kuebel-Kelly, Scott & Madison/Chicago;  Skip Engle-Editech, Inc./Omaha, NE; Phil Gittelman-Personal Management/West Hollywood; Robb Gray, Jr.-Apex Media/Tucson; John Cordova-NBC Universal/Burbank

Today’s Trivia Question:  The 1970’s a series of commercials featured a man boasting about his wife. He says: “My wife … I think I’ll keep her”. What was the product being advertised?     (
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Friday, November 9, 2007

ABC: Men in Trees, Women’s Murder Club, 20/20
CBS: Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, Numbers
CW: Friday Night Smackdown!
FOX: The Next Great American Band, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
ION: Movie: Doom Runners [7p], Movie: Elvis Meets Nixon
MNT: Movie: Rocky II
NBC: Deal or No Deal, Friday Night Lights, Las Vegas
PBS: Washington Week, Now, Bill Moyer’s Journal, Do You Speak American? [r]
TELE: Madre Luna, La Esclava Isaura, Pecados Ajenos
UNIV: Amar sin Limites, Destilando Amor, La Familia P.Luche

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