Source: Nielsen Media Research, 1/1/07-12/30/07, Live + 7 AA (000), HH, P2+, A18-49, A25-54, M-Su 8p-11p, Galaxy Explorer.  Trackage average for all new limited ad-supported cable series in 2007.  Subject to qualifications available on request.

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10/10/08

Good morning. It’s Friday, October 10, 2008, 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 Premiere:
USA Network: The Starter Wife at 9p

Saturday’s Premieres:
BBC America: The Graham Norton Show at 10p
TV One: Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes? at 10p

Sunday’s Premieres:
VH1: Rock of Love Girls at 9p; The Pick-Up Artist at 10p
BBC America: Skins at 10p
Food Network: The Chef Jeff Project at 10p

USA Network confirmed it has renewed the series Burn Notice for a third season and Psych for season #4. Each series got a 16-episode order. Burn Notice is produced by Fox TV Studios and Fuse Entertainment while Psych is from Universal Cable Productions and Tagline Pictures.

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign bought a commercial-free half-hour on CBS in primetime for a special on October 29 at 8p. On this night, CBS will move The New Adventures of Old Christine back to 830p and pre-empt Gary Unmarried. Washington-based advertising agency, GMMB placed the buy and Sen. Obama’s campaign also bought a half-hour on NBC and is in talks with FOX to make a like purchase but there could be a scheduling problem due to a potential World Series game that night. Other presidential candidates have bought longform buys in primetime before as Ross Perot made a similar purchase in 1992.

Discovery Channel introduces its new series Time Warp on Wednesday, October 15 at 8p with back to back 30m episodes.  Time Warp slows everything down to extreme slow motion, showing viewers how a juggler can toss around chain saws and not get hurt, a martial artist braking a stone slab, and other slowed down moments in time.  Hosting duties go to Jeff Lieberman, and the series is produced by Creative Differences.

VH1 has picked up a second season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew from Irwin Entertainment, with the first of 8 episodes set to premiere on October 23rd at 10p. A sneak peak of the first episodes will be available on VH1.com starting on October 17.

MTV tapped Whitney Port (The Hills) to star in a new series, The City which will follow her professional and personal life after she moves to New York City, per Multichannel News. The City is from Adam DiVello of Done and Done Productions, creator and executive producer of The Hills. The City will open in first quarter 2009 with Liz Gateley, Sean Travis and DiVello as executive producers; Colin Nash as co-executive producer; and Spike Van Briesen and Sophia Rossi as supervising producers.

This Is Your Life, which began as a radio show in 1948 then later was one of early TV’s biggest hits on NBC, will be making a comeback. Mark Burnett and Ralph Edwards Productions are teaming to produce a new version in a deal brokered by William Morris. This Is Your Life focuses on a participant who is surprised by stories and guests relating their past history.

Production started in North Carolina on the new HBO sitcom Eastbound and Down executive produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Jody Hill, Danny McBride and Best Best. The six-episode comedy stars Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a major league baseball pitcher who gets kicked out because of bad behavior and becomes a gym teacher at the middle school in the North Carolina town where he grew up. The series is slated to debut next year.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  It was another bloodbath on Wall Street yesterday as the Dow dropped 675 points to finish below 9,000 and Yahoo fell below $13 – its lowest level in 5 years. Speculation is swirling around the tech space regarding how the financial crisis will affect strategies, revenues and ultimately the fate of many companies. Prominent venture capital firm Sequoia Capital called a meeting in Silicon Valley to warn entrepreneurs to expect the worst, reports Gigaom. Prominent angel investor Ron Conway sent an email out this week warning start-ups to lower their “burn rate,” noting that “unfortunately history DOES repeat itself.” Analysts from Wachovia and Deutsche Bank dialed back forecasts for online advertising and entertainment revenues, respectively.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Cartoon Network unveils plans for a new original live-action/CGI movie based on Tiger’s Apprentice, the young-adult novel by Lawrence Yep and published by Harper Collins.  The movie features a screenplay by David Magee (Finding Neverland).  Jane Startz (Tuck Everlasting, Indian in the Cupboard) serves as executive producer on the movie.  Currently in pre-production at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Tiger’s Apprentice is set for release in 2010.  This movie project joins the network’s expanding development slate, which already includes the adaptations of comic books Firebreather, The Vanishers, Mice Templar and the sequel to the live-action Ben 10 movie.  Full edition: CYN KIDS.

CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Worldwide Television Distribution‘s content will have a new orange-tinted view in France following a long-term output agreement with France Telecom‘s Orange for its new Orange cinema series multi-platform pay TV service.  Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL.

Wednesday – A18-49 Analysis:  CBS had the winning lineup Wednesday night at 3.6/10 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX did best at 8p with Bones at 3.4/10 with the next nearest competitor NBC’s Knight Rider at 2.3/7. CBS took over at 9p as Criminal Minds delivered a 4.3/11 well ahead of NBC’s Biggest Loser coming next with 2.7/7 and ABC’s Private Practice in third at 2.6/7. CBS maintained nearly the same top rating during 10p with CSI: NY at 4.3/12 while ABC was second this hour with Dirty Sexy Money at 2.0/5 just a smidge in front of NBC’s Lipstick Jungle at 1.9/5. Elsewhere MNT premiered two programs this night: at 8p Tony Rock Project posted a 0.4/1 and World’s Funniest Moments at 9p finished with a 0.5/1.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD

CBS: 8.4/14        The New Adventures of Old Christine 5.0/8, Gary Unmarried 4.9/8, Criminal Minds 10.2/16, CSI: NY 10.1/17

FOX: 4.6/7           Bones 6.5/11, ‘Til Death 2.9/5, ‘Til Death 2.5/4

ABC: 4.2/7          Pushing Daisies 3.6/6, Private Practice 5.1/8, Dirty Sexy Money 4.0/7

NBC: 3.9/6             Knight Rider 4.2/7, The Biggest Loser 4.2/7, Lipstick Jungle 3.4/6     

UNIV: 2.3/4         Cuidado con El Angel 2.4/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.7/4, Don Francisco Presenta 1.9/3

CW: 2.1/3           America’s Next Top Model 2.9/5, 90210 [r] 1.3/2

MNT: 0.8/1          Tony Rock Project [p] 0.7/1, Under One Roof [r] 0.6/1, World’s Funniest Moments [p] 0.8/1

TELE: 0.7/1         El Juramento 0.4/1, Dona Barbara 0.8/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 1.1/2

A18-49: CBS 3.6/10, FOX 2.5/7, NBC 2.3/6, ABC 2.2/6, UNIV 1.7/5, CW 1.3/4, TELE 0.6/2, MNT 0.4/1

Our own Jennifer Franko, account executive for Cynopsis Kids, brought a new Franko into the world yesterday morning – Brett Joseph Franko.  Mother and child are doing just great, as are Ray and Troy, proud dad and big brother, respectively.  You Frankos do nice work!

Sean Cocchia advanced to SVP/Business Planning and Development with Disney Channels Worldwide where he reports to Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide. Sean will have responsibility over strategy and business planning as well as long-term and growth initiatives. Sean will also be involved with analyzing new business and improvement opportunities, new channels and acquisitions.

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Friday Fun Fact: Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are at least 20 years old, and sometimes not until 50 years of age or older.

This day in History:  1845 – The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, MD.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the classic sitcom Green Acres, Mr. Haney had a Bassett Hound who had a crush on Arnold the Pig. What was this dog’s name?  CYNTHIA  (no relation) Kudos to: Sakura Amend-Goodman Media International/NY; Greg Scordato/NY; Bob Brewer-Opus 3 Artists/NY; Steven Barker-Comcast Spotlight/Bingham Farms, MI; Mechael Tudor-Equity Media/Little Rock, AR; Marc Christian-KMID/Midland/Odessa, TX; Dan Birman-Daniel H. Birman Productions, Inc./Glendale, CA; Paul Blutter-General American Group, Inc./Northridge, CA; Terah Bingham- KJCT News 8/Grand Junction, CO; Robin Schmelling-BCMI/Palm Desert, CA

Today’s Trivia Question:  On the sitcom Three’s Company, what was Suzanne Somers’ character Chrissy’s actual first name?  (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  Friday, October 10, 2008

ABC: Wife Swap, Supernanny, 20/20
AZTECA: Camino a La Fama, Viernes Espectacular: Made in America
CBS: Ghost Whisperer, The Ex-List, Num3brs
CW: Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, America’s Next Top Model [r]
FOX: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
ION: Movie: Above the Law [7p], Movie: Tornado
MNT: Friday Night Smackdown!
NBC: America’s Toughest Jobs, Deal or No Deal, Life
PBS: Washington Week, Now on PBS, Bill Moyers’ Journal, Slavery and the Making of America (Part 2) [r]
TELE: El Juramento, Dona Barbara, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Fuego en la Sangre, La Rosa de Guadalupe

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