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04.27.09

Good morning. It’s Monday, April 27, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing.    

Tonight’s Finales:
NBC: Chuck at 8p; Heroes at 9p
SCI FI Channel: WCG Ultimate Gamer at 10p

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Beatrice Arthur, 86, star of two iconic television series, died peacefully Saturday at home. Beatrice won Emmy Awards for her role in the 1970s television series Maude and also for her role as Dorothy in the 1980s series The Golden Girls. Both series were hits in their respective decades, with Maude especially maintaining high ratings despite dealing with notably controversial issues. Known for her commanding height and resonant, baritone voice and dry delivery, Bea entered television as an actress in her 50s after performing on Off-Broadway and Broadway productions since the 1940s and winning a Tony Award for supporting actress in the musical Mame. In 1971, Norman Lear created the role of Maude, an outspoken and liberal-minded cousin of Edith Bunker’s character. Maude’s sparring with Archie Bunker was so popular a spinoff show was created, debuting in 1972. During more recent years, she made television appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Malcolm in the Middle. Bea is survived by two sons and two granddaughters.

This summer, ABC adds three new limited-run series affiliated with its ABC News’ Primetime franchise and is returning another, Primetime: What Would You Do?, per Variety:

• Primetime: Family Secrets – examines stories behind hidden family truths. Series will air Tuesdays at 10p June 23 to July 21.
• Primetime: Crime – focuses on famous criminal cases. Airs Wednesdays at 10p June 24 to September 9, with a few exceptions.
• Primetime: The Outsiders – profiles unusual people. Airs Tuesdays at 10p July 28 to September 8
• Primetime: What Would You Do? – no airdate has been set yet

NBC announced its summer series America’s Got Talent will now expand to a two-hour season premiere on June 23 at 9p and the start date of the new Great American Road Trip series has moved to July 7 at 8p. On America’s Got Talent, entertainer/producer/comedian Nick Cannon is the new host joining celebrity judges, David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne. NBC is also toying with the idea of having British singing sensation Susan Boyle make an appearance on America’s Got Talent after her smashing audition on the UK version, though nothing has been confirmed. America’s Got Talent is produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell’s SYCO Television. Great American Road Trip is produced by BBC Worldwide.

Through a unique joint partnership, both NBC and MTV will air the celebrity reality series I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! this summer from Granada America. The series premieres with a two-hour episode June 1 on NBC at 8p then one-hour episodes will continue airing June 2 to June 4 at 8p. More episodes will air on NBC Monday-Thursday from June 8 to June 18 at 8p with the final week’s episodes airing Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24 at 8p. Beginning June 7, MTV will air the previous week’s episodes in a marathon, as well as exclusive new footage and real time commentary from cast members. Additionally, both networks will cross-promote the series.

Furthermore, NBC announced a partial roster of celebrities participating in I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Those confirmed include Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (MTV’s The Hills), former NBA pro and TV personality, John Salley, supermodel and TV star Janice Dickinson, previous American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar, actor Stephen Baldwin, and pro wrestler and beauty queen Torrie Wilson. The other three celebrities and hosts for the show will be announced soon.

In a related story . . . even though a federal judge denied former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich the chance to travel to Costa Rica to be on NBC’s I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! series, he may be involved with promoting the show somehow. Blagojevich was present last Friday when the seven participating celebrities so far were revealed in a press conference and NBC and series producer Granada America are working on a way to have Blagojevich be on the show without traveling to Costa Rica. “At least, if I can’t participate, I can help promote it. At this point I am looking for a new line of work. This is a chance to make a living and support my little girls,” Blagojevich said.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: April 24-26, 2009
Obsessed (Sony)                                         $28.5 million – opening weekend
17 Again (Warner Bros.)                               $11.7 million – 2 wk total $40.0m
Fighting (Universal)                                      $11.4 million – opening weekend
The Soloist (Paramount)                               $9.7 million – opening weekend
Earth (Disney)                                             $8.6 million – 1 wk total $14.2m
Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount)                   $8.5 million – 5 wk total $174.8m
State of Play (Universal)                               $6.9 million – 2 wk total $25.1m
Hannah Montana The Movie (Disney)             $6.4 million – 3 wk total $65.6m
Fast & Furious (Universal)                            $6.1 million – 4 wk total $145.2m
Crank High Voltage (Lionsgate)                     $2.4 million – 2 wk total $11.5m
Source: Rentrak

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MTV approved 80 additional episodes of the dating series Parental Control from Reveille, reports Variety. The new order puts the series, where parents compete to find new partners for their children through blind dates, into its sixth season. Popular overseas, Parental Control airs in more than 130 countries across Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.

SCI FI Channel welcomes one new scripted series to its lineup this summer along with the return of three other series:

• Warehouse 13 – 13-episode centers on two Secret Service agents who are transferred to a mysterious top-secret storage facility in South Dakota that houses a strange object. Universal Cable Productions produces and the series premieres July 7 with its two-hour pilot at 9p.
• Eureka – is back with season 3.5 which picks up the story from the mid-season cliffhanger. Produced by Universal Cable Productions. Ten new episodes debut July 10 at 9p.
• Ghost Hunters International – this spin-off series to Ghost Hunters is back traveling this season to Austria, Ireland, Italy, Chile, Argentina and the Czech Republic in search of supernatural evidence. Produced in association with Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Films and Television and premieres July 8 at 9p.
• Ghost Hunters – the original series is also produced in association with Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Films and Television and premieres August 19 at 9p.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  MySpace has already found a new head honcho. As was rumored the company announced the hiring of Owen Van Natta as its new CEO, the former Chief Revenue Officer of Facebook who was instrumental in negotiating the early $240 million investment from Microsoft in the social network. Owen will be based in Los Angeles and report to Jon Miller, CEO of Digital Media and Chief Digital Officer for News Corp. Meanwhile music sharing venture Project Playlist, which Owen was recently hired to run, named MTV veteran and co-founder John Sykes as its new CEO.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Preschoolers get to do more than just dance and sing with The Wiggles as the group launches its first interactive online world WiggleTime.com ( www.wiggletime.com ).  The site is created specifically for preschoolers and their adults, and provides kids with an introduction to the internet in a safe environment and where they can play developmental games and watch video clips.  Parents can find parenting information and updates, including a monthly report about their child’s progress on the site.  The site can be played for free, but a premium service is also available with monthly subscription (about US$6, up to four kids per account), including a plan where $1.50/month is donated to UNICEF, which allows the sub access into a special area and game.   Full edition: CYN KIDS.

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  Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC had the cure Thursday night succeeding among A18-49 with 3.3/9 according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research.CBS’ Survivor was the champ during 8p with 3.5/11 while a tie occurred for second place between FOX’s Bones and the average of NBC’s comedies My Name Is Earl and Parks and Recreation at 2.3/7 each. At 9p, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy posted a 5.0/13, a healthy pace ahead of CBS’ CSI at 3.7/9. ABC also took the 10p hour as Private Practice won with a 3.3/9 followed by NBC’s Southland at 2.4/7, CBS’ Harper’s Island at 1.9/5 and the new UNIV series Mujeres Asesinas in fourth place at 1.7/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, April 23, 2009 (May Sweep Day 1) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD

CBS: 6.9/12     Survivor: Tocantins 6.8/12, CSI 9.2/15, Harper’s Island 4.7/8

ABC: 6.2/10      Grey’s Anatomy [r] 3.4/6, Grey’s Anatomy 8.9/14, Private Practice 6.2/11

FOX: 4.8/8       Bones 5.4/9, Hell’s Kitchen 4.2/7

NBC: 4.3/7      My Name is Earl 3.6/6, Parks and Recreation 3.4/6, The Office 4.4/7, 30 Rock 3.9/6, Southland 5.3/9

UNIV: 2.3/4     Cuidado con el Angel 2.1/4, Manana es para Siempre 2.7/4, Mujeres Asesinas [p] 2.1/4

CW:  1.9/3      Smallville 2.0/3, Supernatural 1.7/3

MNT: 1.0/2      My Thursday Movie: The Transporter 1.0/2

TELE: 1.0/2     Premios Billboard 1.0/2

ION: 0.3/1      MASH 0.4/1, MASH 0.5/1, Movie: Deep Blue Sea 0.3/0

A18-49: ABC 3.3/9, CBS 3.0/9, NBC 2.7/8, FOX 2.6/7, UNIV 1.8/5, CW 1.2/3, TELE 1.0/3, MNT 0.4/1, ION 0.1/0

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This day in History: 1989 – Student protestors took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:    On Dukes of Hazzard, what is Roscoe P. Coltrane’s middle name?  PURVIS  Kudos to: Kristyn Mangiamele-WE tv/New York; Joseph R. Gallante-Reelz Channel/NY; Howard Rosenstein-Meredith Video Solutions/NY; Rob Treut-ESPN Inc./Bristol; Natasha Powell-CMT/-KMSB/KTTU/Tucson; Irika Slavin-Warner Bros. Entertainment/Burbank; Miriam Aardahl-OMD/Los Angeles; Steve Abrams-My Network TV/Los Angeles; Lisa Michele McTigue-17′ 64′ Entertainment/Beverly Hills

Today’s Trivia Question:  What was the name of the helicopter service that was the cover for Airwolf?  (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009

ABC: Dancing with the Stars, Surviving Suburbia, Castle
AZTECA: Los Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Historia Detras del Mito, Al Extremo
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, CSI: Miami
CW: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
FOX: House, 24
ION: Reba, Reba, NCIS, NCIS
MNT: Masters of Illusion, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
NBC: Chuck [f ], Heroes [f ], Medium
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, American Experience 
TELE: Dona Barbara, El Rostro de Analia, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso, El Cartel
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Manana es para Siempre, Cristina

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