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Good morning. It’s Monday, April 25, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Nielsen Media Research issued the following statement in response to the disclosure about the relationships among Don’t Count Us Out, News Corp., and the Glover Park Group political lobbying firm:
At the Glover Park Group website, the company describes itself as “offering comprehensive client service from the earliest strategic planning to the final execution of advocacy and image advertising campaigns.” Here is the full text of what is included in the Glover Park Group website, also available at http://www.gloverparkgroup.com/content/casestudies/casestudies_count.shtml :
Don’t Count Us Out describes itself in all of its press releases as “Don’t Count Us Out, (DCUO) – a group of grassroots, labor and media industry representatives raising public awareness about the under-counting of minority consumers by Nielsen and its Local People Meters (LPM) system.” In a statement from DCUO, the coalition says it has never hidden the fact that News Corp. has helped it financially, and that at this point Nielsen is just trying to “… change the topic from the plain fact that right now Nielsen’s monopoly ratings service is not fully accredited in any market in the United States except one. Nielsen should spend more time fixing its broken ratings system and less time slinging mud at community activists.” Certainly more will be heard from these groups in the days ahead. * NEW ORDERS / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *
NBC Universal has signed playwright Julianne Grossman to a development deal to turn her one woman stage show, From Bonkers to Botox, into a series for television. According to Hollywood Reporter, Grossman will develop the show as a 30m comedy for next year’s development cycle. MTV has ordered 20 eps of a new series called Score, with host Ryan Cabrera. The idea is two contestants, both vying for the attention of a potential date, will write and perform an original song. Cabrera will also work with both contestants on their music, lyrics and performances. The songs will also be made available on MTV’s website. Casting begins this summer and the show is looking at a fall launch. * CASTING UPDATES *
NBC:
* MORE GOOD STUFF *
Put the speculation aside, the deal is done – Will & Grace will be back for an 8th season, which may well be their last season. NBC has ordered 24 eps and a clip show. There was some speculation NBC and the cast would not come to terms after expected salary cuts for each of the players, but all has been ironed out, and the cast in fact will get salary increases. NBC will pay less, however, in the license fee for the show to an estimated $4 million/ep, down by a million from the current season. Music cable network Fuse will try to appeal to its core 12-34 audience with two new series debuting in May and June and four new projects currently in development for 2005:
In Development for Q4 2005 – 2006
Weekend Box Office Estimates: April 22-24, 2005 Comcast Cable has inked a multi-year affiliation deal with WAPA-America that will enable LIN TV Corporation‘s Hispanic programming service to go after Comcast distribution opportunities in the US. WAPA-America’s service is geared for satellite and cable distribution. The programming originates from the corporation’s Puerto Rican station, WAPA-TV, which features locally produced news and entertainment programming as well as shows from the station’s title library. * RATINGS *
Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS led must see Thursday with a 6.9/19 A18-49, according to final numbers from Nielsen Media Research. NBC was a nearby #2 with a 5.7/16, leaving the others in the dust: Fox 2.5/7, UPN 2.0/5, ABC 1.7/5, WB 1.1/3. At 8p Survivor pulled in a 6.8/20, with the combo of sitcoms on NBC ranking #2 with a 10 share. CSI led the 9p hour with a 9.2/24, well ahead of #2 The Apprentice with a 6.5/17. And at 10p ER scooted ahead for NBC with a 7.4/20 over CBS’ Without a Trace repeat averaging a 4.6/12. FINAL HOUSEHOLD RATINGS: Thursday, April 21, 2005, for all Networks – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 13.1/21 Survivor 11.7/20, CSI 16.9/26, Without a Trace [r] 10.6/18 NBC 8.4/14 Joey 5.3/9, Will & Grace 5.7/9, The Apprentice 8.9/14, ER 10.8/18 ABC 3.8/6 Jake in Progress [r] 3.2/6, Jake in Progress 3.1/5, Extreme Makeover 3.2/5, Primetime Live 5.0/8 FOX 3.6/6 The O.C. 4.4/7, Tru Calling 2.8/4 ABC 3.8/6 Jake in Progress [r] 3.2/6, Jake in Progress 3.1/5, Extreme Makeover 3.2/5, Primetime Live 5.0/8 UPN 3.3/5 WWE Smackdown 3.3/5 WB 1.8/3 Blue Collar TV 1.9/3, Blue Collar TV [r] 1.9/3, Blue Collar TV [r] 1.8/3, Blue Collar TV [r] 1.7/3 A18-49 CBS 6.9/19, NBC 5.7/16, Fox 2.5/7, UPN 2.0/5, ABC 1.7/5, WB 1.1/3 Friday – A18-49 Analysis: NBC, CBS and ABC all share the crown according to fast affiliate ratings for Friday night from Nielsen Media Research, each posting an 8 share for the night, a fairly uninspired evening. At 8p ABC was in front with an hour of repeats from America’s Funniest Videos delivering a 2.2/8, ahead of the tied 2.0/7 for both NBC and CBS (CBS’ Joan of Arcadia finale). At 9p NBC was in front with a 2.7/9 share for Third Watch, with Fox’s last hour of its movie Maid in Manhattan pulling up as #2 with a 2.6/8 for the hour. ABC and CBS each managed a 6 share. At 10p CBS jumped ahead with NUMB3RS posting a 3.2/10, ahead of ABC’s 20/20 with a 2.8/9 and NBC’s L&O: Trial By Jury with a 3.0/9. Fast Affiliate Ratings: Friday, April 22, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 6.3/11 Joan of Arcadia [F] 5.2/10, JAG 6.5/11, NUMB3RS 7.3/13 NBC 6.1/11 Dateline 5.3/10, Third Watch 6.0/10, L&O: Trial by Jury 6.9/12 ABC 5.0/9 AFV [r] 4.8/9, AFV [r] 5.1/9, Hope & Faith [r] 3.6/6, Hope & Faith [r] 3.6/6, 20/20 6.4/11 FOX 4.0/7 Movie: Maid in Manhattan 4.0/7 WB 1.9/3 What I Like About You 1.6/3, Reba [r] 1.6/3, Reba [r] 2.3/4, Living with Fran 2.2/4 UPN 1.8/3 Star Trek Enterprise 1.9/4, Top Model [r] 1.8/3 A18-49 NBC 2.6/8, CBS 2.4/8, ABC 2.3/8, Fox 2.2/7, WB 1.2/4, UPN 1.1/4 Saturday – A18-49 Analysis: Fox won the night on Saturday according to fast affiliate numbers from Nielsen Media Research, with an overall 3.1/10, ahead of NBC and ABC tied for second with a 1.9/6, and CBS 1.8/6. Fox’s coverage of the Phoenix 500 car race easily won both hours of primetime viewing from 8-10p with a solid 10 share for each hour. Behind Fox at 8p was ABC and CBS, tied at a 5 share; and at 9p all three broadcast nets behind Fox were tied at a 6 share. At 10p NBC led with a 2.6/8 for L&O, followed by the final hour of ABC’s Jurassic Park III. Fast Affiliate Ratings: Saturday, April 23, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 5.0/9 NCIS 4.4/8, Cold Case 5.3/10, 48 Hours Mystery 5.3/9 FOX 4.7/9 NASCAR ’05: Phoenix 500 4.7/9 NBC 4.4/8 Crossing Jordan 2.8/5, L&O: SVU 4.4/8, L&O 6.1/11 ABC 3.7/7 WWOD: Laura Ingalls 3.8/7, Movie: Jurassic Park III 3.7/7 A18-49 Fox 3.1/10, NBC and ABC 1.9/6, CBS 1.8/6 A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COMCAST SPOTLIGHT Comcast Spotlight enables advertisers to demographically segment their markets through Adcopy. Adcopy lets you simultaneously run different commercials in the same market allowing you to talk to different people differently. And with Adcopy, advertisers can be more targeted than they could ever be on broadcast. Comcast Spotlight – Spot cable finally delivers. For more information click here. The History Channel presents This Day in History: Answer to yesterday’s Trivia Question: Before Delta, who used the motto: “It’s the only way to fly”? WESTERN AIRLINES, before it was acquired by Delta. Kudos to: Marge Pistulka-Empower MediaMarketing/Coral Springs; Jim Cosco-Tippingpoint Labs/Newton MA; Steve Gleason-Media General Bcst Group/Richmond; Scott Pesner-NMA Ent & Marketing/NY; Patti Clements-KXRM, KXTU/Colorado Springs; Eric Byers-KTXL/Sacramento; Greg Carroll-IMG TWI/Santa Barbara; Allison Weiss-Impact Marketing & Promotions/Tanzana; John Selig-KSWB/San Diego; and Ron Margaretten-Smart Media/Prague, Czech Republic. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV
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