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10/24/08

Good morning. It’s Friday, October 24, 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 .
 
Saturday’s Finales:
NBC: America’s Toughest Jobs at 8p
WE tv: The Locator at 9p

Sunday’s Premieres:
HBO: Calzaghe/Jones 24/7 at 830p
History: Cities of the Underworld at 9p
We tv: My Fair Wedding at 10p

Sunday’s Finales:
WE tv: Bridezillas at 9p
AMC: Mad Men at 10p
IFC: Z Rock at 1130p

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~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~

More political ratings gold: NBC’s Meet the Press this past Sunday morning, featuring Colin Powell’s anticipated endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, averaged 6 million viewers along with a national 4.3/12 HH rating. This was the largest audience for Meet the Press since February 8, 2004 when the late Tim Russert interviewed President George W. Bush. Also on October 19, ABC’s This Week pulled in nearly 3.4 million viewers and CBS’ Face the Nation had close to 2.9 million viewers.

For political junkies wanting to watch multiple news updates on election night, November 4, DirecTV offers a special Election Mix Channel, cites Variety. DirecTV will spotlight election coverage from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC as well as alternating feeds from Comedy Central and BBC America. Eight networks will be on screen simultaneously and viewers will select one to hear audio and also have the option to go full screen with any one network. DirecTV will broadcast Election Mix Channel in both hi-def and standard def beginning 7p on November 4 until 6a November 5. DirecTV offers a similar interactive service for its sports programs.

CBS will give frosh comedy Gary Unmarried a shot in the arm by re-airing the pilot episode next Monday at 930p, replacing Worst Week, says THR and Live Feed. The network is hoping the higher rated Two and a Half Men will give the new sitcom a viewer boost. Wednesday’s night’s Gary Unmarried averaged 7.8 million viewers and posted a 2.5/7 among A18-49.

Telemundo announced it will repurpose the telenovela Sin Senos no Hay Paraiso on the Mun2 cable network beginning next January, according to Multichannel News. This move comes after the series has done well with younger viewers on Telemundo averaging approximately 1.2 million A18-49 viewers this month, representing a 162% audience bump compared to October 2007.

Correction: Fox Reality Channel’s season two of My Bare Lady 2: Open for Business will follow the four adult film stars as they attempt to manage a business. The reality series opens November 8 at 10p with eight 30m episodes.

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~ DISTRIBUTION, CLEARANCE & CARRIAGE ~

Hallmark Channel acquired the rights to a multitude of family-friendly films from Twentieth Television. The movie package, totaling 80 titles, will be programmed on Hallmark Channel as well as Hallmark Movie Channel and title examples include Big, Cheaper by the Dozen, My Cousin Vinny, Waitress, to the world television premiere of Young at Heart.

Outdoor Channel will gain a packaging improvement from Comcast Corporation starting November 4. Outdoor Channel will be moved from the sports and entertainment tier to a position on the digital classics tier on most Comcast Digital Cable systems in Colorado. The network estimates this elevation could equal 250,000 in additional subscribers.

Retro Television Network (RTN) will launch on WRCB-DT in Chattanooga on November 1.

MSNBC will be the last of the three cable news networks to premiere a hi-def version, reports Multichannel News. Originally planning an HD launch this fourth quarter and missing that opportunity for the highly competitive election season, MSNBC says it will have its hi-def simulcast ready to launch in second quarter 2009. CNN launched its hi-def version in September 2007 and Fox News Channel followed suit this past May.

~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~

SCI FI Channel approved a pilot for a new series based on the network’s Ghost Hunters franchise from Pilgrim Films and Television. Ghost Hunters: College Edition (wt) follows college students and a team of experienced investigators as they search for supernatural hot spots throughout the U.S. and the world.

E! will keep comedienne/author Chelsea Handler in her late-night place as the network okayed new episodes of the comedy talk show Chelsea Lately through 2009. Chelsea Lately airs weeknights at 1130p.

HBO is taking Curb Your Enthusiasm back into production this December for a seventh season. Ten new 30m episodes will be ready to debut in 2009. The comedy completed its sixth season, headlined by Larry David and Cheryl Hines, in November 2007.

Casting Call: ABC’s The Bachelorette is seeking the next bachelorette to star in a new installment of the reality series where one female gets to choose her true love from among 25 eligible and handsome bachelors. Female applicants must possess intelligence, beauty, charm, style and a winning personality. To apply or nominate someone visit www.thebachelor.tv and complete the online application or nomination form.

~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Chief executives from ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC highlighted their concerns about interference that could come as a result of the FCC’s plan to utilize “white space” spectrum for a new generation of mobile broadband devices. In a letter addressed to FCC chairman Kevin Martin, News Corp. President-COO Peter Chernin, Walt Disney President-CEO Robert Iger, CBS Corp. President-CEO Leslie Moonves and NBC Universal President-CEO Jeff Zucker urged the commission to follow standard practice and seek public comment and peer review of an engineering field report released last week by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology.    Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:   Coolabi acquires UK indie licensing agency Licensing By Design, which gives Coolabi licensing and merchandising rights to properties including the kid-aimed Bagpuss, The Clangers and Ivor the Engine.  We can look forward to merchandising programs for all three series, which were created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, which all continue to air.  Fran Huxley, Managing Director, Licensing By Design will serve as a consultant on a part-time basis for Coolabi.  Thomson Financial reports Coolabi purchased Licensing By Design in a deal worth about US $660,000.  Full edition: CYN KIDS.

CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:   ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s SevenOne International inked a bunch of fiction deals coming out of MIPCOM. action concept‘s Gaping Abyss is heading out to 40 countries, France, Japan, Russia, and Thailand, while Lionheart Entertainment‘s The Bridge war movie goes into 25 territories such as the U.K.  Aftermath: Population Zero from Cream Productions heads over to nearly 50 places, including Australia, China, Finland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Sweden.  In addition, contracts were signed for broad TV movie packages with broadcasters in the French-speaking regions of Belgium, Canada and Switzerland.  The remake rights to Inosan Productions‘ romantic comedy Mythological X were also sold in Greece.  Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL.

~ RATINGS ~

Wednesday – A18-49 Analysis:  FOX hit it out of the ballpark Wednesday night with 4.5/13 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. World Series Game 1 carried FOX to home base each hour: at 8p the combination of World Series Pregame and the opening half hour averaged a 3.5/11 while the comedies Old Christine/Gary Unmarried on CBS came next averaging a 2.4/7; during 9p baseball pushed the ratings up to 4.7/12 while the new Stylista on The CW premiered with a 1.1/3 ranking sixth overall; and at 10p the World Series posted its highest ratings of the night at 5.1/13 and CBS again placed second with CSI: NY at 3.9/10.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD

FOX: 8.8/15       World Series Pregame 6.3/11, World Series Game 1: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 9.2/15

CBS: 7.9/13        The New Adventures of Old Christine 5.1/8, Gary Unmarried 5.0/8, Criminal Minds 9.5/14, CSI: NY 9.2/15

ABC: 4.4/7          Pushing Daisies 3.7/6, Private Practice 5.5/8, Dirty Sexy Money 3.9/6

NBC: 4.1/7          Knight Rider 4.4/7, Deal or No Deal 4.8/7, Lipstick Jungle 3.2/5

CW: 2.3/4           America’s Next Top Model 2.9/5, Stylista [p] 1.6/2

UNIV: 2.3/4         Cuidado con El Angel 2.5/4, Fuego en La Sangre 2.7/4, Don Francisco Presenta 1.6/3

TELE: 0.8/1         Dona Barbara 0.6/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.8/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 1.0/2

MNT: 0.7/1          Tony Rock Project 0.7/1, Under One Roof [r] 0.5/1, World’s Funniest Moments 0.7/1

A18-49: FOX 4.5/13, CBS 3.5/9, ABC 2.3/6, NBC 1.9/5, UNIV 1.8/5, CW 1.6/4, TELE 0.7/2, MNT 0.4/1

~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~

Amy Rapp joined Meredith Vieira Productions as EVP to manage daily operations for the company. Prior to this appointment, Amy served as Head/Development at NorthSouth Productions.

TLC named Howard Lee as VP/Production and Development, East Coast. Howard previously served in this same position for the launch of Planet Green. TLC also tapped Denise Contis as VP/Production and Development, West Coast. Both report to Nancy Daniels, SVP/Production and Development while Howard is based at TLC’s main office in Silver Spring, MD and Denise is based in Los Angeles.

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Friday Fun Fact:   Sold as Dr. Miles Compound Extract of Tomato in the 1830’s, ketchup was once used as medicine in the United States.

This day in History:  1992 – The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  What quirky TV series featured an FBI agent who liked his coffee “Black as the midnight without a moonlight”?  TWIN PEAKS  (and of course he liked his “damn fine cherry pie”)   Kudos to: Anthony Salerno-MAXUS/NY; Steve Matela-Eurocinema/Charlotte, NC; Jeff Grimshaw-American Ingenuity TV/Washington, DC; David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NY; Jennifer Shinkle-Learfield/Jefferson City, MO; Hank Bordowitz-The Bordowitz Media Werx/Macomb, IL; Deirdre LaVerdiere-Bloomberg Television/Chicago; Tim Rank-HRP/St. Louis; Dirk van de Bunt-Guthy-Renker LLC/Santa Monica, CA; Matt Sautter-Dish Network/Denver; Leigh Bingham-Harris BCD/Denver; Nadine Dekema-H&H Productions/Beverly Hills; Jack Krayson- SCTV/Toronto

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  Friday, October 24, 2008

ABC: Wife Swap, Supernanny, 20/20
AZTECA: Camino a la Fama, Viernes Espectacular: With Honors
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: Matchstick Men
MNT: Friday Night Smackdown!
NBC: Deal or No Deal, Crusoe, Life
PBS: Washington Week, Now on PBS, Bill Moyers’ Journal, Slavery and the Making of America (Conclusion) [r]
TELE: Dona Barbara, El Rostro de Analia, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Fuego en la Sangre, La Rosa de Guadalupe

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