A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SYFY

Cynopsis
04.22.13

Good morning. It’s Monday April 22, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Nat Geo: The Numbers Game at 10p
Sundance Channel: Rectify at 9p
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:
Bravo: LA Shrinks at 10p
Syfy: Lost Girl at 10p

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source: 2012 Spring GfK MRI; Base: W18+

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The Twitter accounts of CBS‘ 60 Minutes and 48 Hours were hacked on Saturday, April 20, resulting in tweets claiming President Barack Obama is “shamelessly in bed with Al-Qaeda.” Both 60 Minutes and 48 Hours issued follow-ups, noting that their accounts had been compromised, while CBS News tweeted that they were experiencing problems with both Twitter accounts. The issue was finally resolved and the hacker’s tweet was removed.

Speaking of tweeting, BBC America and Twitter have inked a deal to offer the first in-Tweet branded video synced to entertainment TV series. Twitter had struck branded content agreements with the Weather Channel and Turner Broadcasting’s March Madness coverage previously. This is the first time a sponsorship will be offered around episodic TV shows.

It looks like America wasn’t Ready for Love. NBC has canceled the dating series, after airing just two episodes. Grimm is moving into its Tuesday 10p time slot, beginning April 30, behind a previously scheduled two-hour episode of The Voice. Grimm will remain in the 10p Tuesday time slot through May 21. Dateline will replace Grimm at 9p on Fridays, beginning April 26. It has not yet been determined when or where remaining episodes of Ready for Love will be aired.

Fans of The Vampire Diaries will want to set their DVRs for Thursday, April 25 at 8p. The CW is airing an episode titled The Originals, a backdoor pilot spinoff of the series. It centers on Klaus as he returns to his roots in the French Quarter of New Orleans and is reunited with his protege Marcel.

E!‘s Pop & Politics will livestream the White House Correspondents dinner red carpet at the Washington Hilton in Washington D.C. for the very first time on Saturday, April 27. The livestream begins at 6p on www.eonline.com, with E!’s Alicia Quarles and Marc Malkin delivering all the insider information. The highlights of the event will air on E! News on Monday, April 29 at 7p.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences‘ Board of Governors has reversed a decision made in March 2012 to consolidate the outstanding lead and supporting actor and actress categories for miniseries and movies. The total number of long-form acting categories was slated to be reduced from four to two. Instead, there will be separate categories for lead and supporting actors and actresses in a miniseries or movie in 2013, as there was in 2012. The move was made because of the unanticipated resurgence of long form television production. The entry deadline for the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards is Friday, May 3. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 22 on CBS.

Saturday Night Live‘s Bill Hader returns to Turner Classic Movies for a third time this summer to host TCM Essentials Jr. Hader will present 13 films appropriate for parents to introduce to their kids, beginning Sunday, June 2, at 8 p with The Court Jester, the 1956 musical-comedy starring Danny Kaye. Wonder if Stefon will make a cameo appearance?

Music legend Stevie Wonder performs live on ABC‘s Dancing with the Stars on Monday, April 22 at 8p, as the remaining couples dance to his music. It marks the first time the show devotes an entire evening to one artist. Wonder will perform some of his classic songs, including Sir Duke and My Cherie Amour. Country music’s Hunter Hayes will also take the stage with Wonder for an opening performance. On Tuesday, April 23 at 9p, Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show – will feature music by seven-time Grammy Award winner will.i.am, performing his current single #thatpower, and international star Olly Murs,  performing his hit, Troublemaker.

MTV‘s Buckwild, the reality series canceled after its star Shain Gandee‘s death, will not be moving to another network. MTV, which controls rights to the show, has refused to let producers shop it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, MTV had been negotiating with producer J.P. Williams about the possibility of letting producers to take the series elsewhere, but a source said talks broke down.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates:  April 19-21, 2013
Oblivion (Universal)                             $38.2 million – opening weekend
42 (Warner Bros.)                               $18.0 million –  2 wk total $54.1m
The Croods (20th Century Fox)             $9.5 million  5 wk total $154.9m
Scary Movie 5 (The Weinstein Co.)        $6.3 million – 2 wk total $22.9m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Paramount)           $5.8 million – 4 wk total $111.2m
The Place Beyond the Pines (Focus Features) $4.7million – 4 wk total $11.4m
Olympus Has Fallen (FilmDistrict)           $4.5 million  5 wk total $88.8m
Evil Dead (Sony)                                $4.1 million – 3 wk total $48.4m
Jurassic Park (Universal)                      $4.0 million – 3 wk total $38.5m
Oz the Great and Powerful (Disney)       $3.0 million – 7 wk total $223.8m
Source: Rentrak

FOX has ordered a fifth and sixth season of Glee. “Glee continues to defy genres, break new ground and have a significant impact on popular culture,” said Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

WIGS (www.watchwigs.com and www.youtube.com/wigs), the top channel for scripted drama on YouTube, is moving forward with a second season of Lauren, the series which explores the consequences of dealing with sexual assault in the military and stars Jennifer Beals. The new season premieres on Friday, May 3 at 9a with four new episodes. Four additional episodes will be available on Friday, May 10 at 9a, while the final four episodes will debut on Friday, May 17 at 9a.

Thursday A18-49 Analysis:  FOX came out on top with the A18-49 viewers Thursday at 2.6/8, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS’ The Big Bang Theory led from 8 to 8:30p at 3.1/10, followed by FOX’s American Idol at 2.7/9. At 8:30p the two networks switched positions. FOX’s American Idol took the top spot at 3.3/10, while CBS’ Two and a Half Men came in second at 2.4/7. CBS’ The Big Bang Theory and Two Broke Girls led the pack at 9p combining for a 2.8/8, while FOX’s Glee and Univision’s Amores Verdaderos tied for second at 2.1/6. At 10p, CBS’ Person of Interest was #1 at 1.6/5, trailed by Univision’s Que Bonito Amore at 1.5/4 and NBC’s Hannibal trailed at 1.4/4

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, April 18, 2013  time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 6.0/10           The Big Bang Theory [r] 7.1/12, Two and a Half Men [r] 5.5/9, The Big Bang Theory [r] 6.8/11, Two Broke Girls [r] 4.9/8, Person of Interest [r] 5.6/9

FOX: 5.9/10              American Idol 7.8/13, Glee 3.9/6

ABC: 2.7/4            Wife Swap 3.0/5, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.7/4, Scandal [r] 2.3/4

UNIV: 2.2/3        Porque el Amor Manda 2.2/3, Amores Verdaderos 2.5/4, Que Bonito Amor 1.9/3

NBC: 2.0/3             Community 2.0/3, Office [r] 1.5/2, Parks and Recreations 2.0/3, Parks and Recreations 2.0/3, Hannibal 2.3/4

CW: 1.2/2               Vampire Diaries 1.4/2, Beauty and the Beast 1.0/2

TELE: 1.1/2              Pasion Prohibida 0.8/1, La Patrona 1.2/2, Senor de los Cielos 1.2/2

ION: 0.8/1                Without a Trace 0.7/1, Without a Trace 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 1.0/2

UMA:  0.2/0              Cineplex [7p start] 0.3/0, Heroes Del Norte 0.2/0, Rosario Tijera 0.2/0

A18-49: FOX 2.6/8, CBS 2.5/7, UNI 1.8/5, NBC 1.4/4, ABC 1.1/3, CW 0.8/3, TELE 0.8/2, ION 0.3/1, UMA 0.2/1

Stephen Greenberg, cofounder of Canadian indie producer and TV distributor Incendo, is stepping down and handing over full ownership to cofounder Jean Bureau. Bureau is becoming sole shareholder and president of the company, while Greenberg is becoming an industry consultant.

Peter Kuipers has been named Chief Financial Officer of The Weather Company, effective May 6. Kuipers, who currently serves as Vice President of Finance for the Americas Region of Yahoo! Inc., will assume a global role for Weather; partnering with all divisions to align the company’s finance and business strategies, develop plans and budgets, evaluate and monitor investment priorities, and execute an aggressive growth strategy.

Golden Village has announced that Kurt Rieder has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer to take on the new role as CEO of Mars Cinema in Turkey. Clara Cheo, Chief Financial Officer of Golden Village, will take over as interim CEO. Cheo, who has been with the company for over 17 years, will spearhead the continued expansion and upgrading of GV cinemas to provide a customer-focused movie experience to Singapore’s movie patrons.

Gary Stevenson is leaving his position as President of Pac-12 Enterprises. Stevenson helped launch Pac-12 national, regional and digital networks. Lydia Murphy-Stephans, who has been Executive Vice President and General Manager of Pac-12 Networks since their inception in August 2012, has been promoted to President of Pac-12 Networks.

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This Day In History, sponsored by Military Channel: 1978 – The final episode of Maude aired on CBS.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: The TV show Earl of My Name Is Earl was watching, when he developed his belief in karmic retribution was Last Call with Carson Daly. Kudos to: Jeff Comparetto-WEtv, AMC Networks/NYC;Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NYC; Linda Grillo-Viacom/NYC; Hank Bordowitz-The Bordowitz Media Werx/Ridgewood, NJ; Lisa Fikeys-Zimmerman/Chicago, IL; Daniel Dise-Omnicom Media Group/Burbank, CA; Daniel Dise-Omnicom Media Group/Burbank, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: Who was Adrienne reportedly spotted with after leaving Finch on Just Shoot Me!? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com 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.).

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY APRIL 22, 2013

ABC: Dancing With the Stars, Castle
CBS: How I Met Your Mother [r], Rules of Engagement, 2 Broke Girls [r], Mike & Molly [r], Hawaii Five-0 [r]
CW: Oh Sit!, 90210
FOX: Bones, The Following
ION: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
MyTV: Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: SVU
NBC: The Voice, Revolution
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, Independent Lens
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: Se Busca, Los Heroes Del Norte, Rosario Tijeras
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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