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08/06/07
Good Morning. It’s Monday, August 6, 2007, and this is your first early morning briefing.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation released its first GLAAD Network Responsibility Index today. The report mapped the quantity, quality, and diversity of images of LGBT people on network television. It looked at all 4,693 hours of primetime programming on the five major broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, and NBC, for a 12 month period beginning June 1, 2006. Each network was assigned a grade based on GLAAD’s findings for each network, and the percentage of primetime hours in which there were LGBT representations. Here’s how the networks ranked:
1. ABC received a Good rating, as GLAAD determined 15% of its primetime programming hours included LGBT representations
2. The CW had a Fair with 12% of its programming hours being LGBT inclusive
3. CBS received a Fair, with just 9%.
4. NBC, once home to Will & Grace, was given a Fair for its 7%.
5. FOX received a Failing grade with only 6%.
In addition to the study, the 12th Annual GLAAD Where We Are On TV diversity report will be issued in early September. More info at GLAAD.org.
Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: Fat March at 9p
VH1: The Pick-Up Artist at 9p, Mission: Man Band at 10p and The Rock Life at 1030p
Tonight’s Finales:
NBC: Age of Love at 9p
MTV: Making the Band at 10p
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~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
NBC ordered up additional seasons of summer reality series America’s Got Talent for a third term and Last Comic Standing for a sixth.
CW has pushed up the premiere date of Gossip Girl by one week, with the debut now scheduled for September 19 at 9p, immediately following the premiere of America’s Next Top Model. If you’re still trying to keep all the dates straight – consider downloading the 2007-08 Fall Primetime Broadcast network Schedule on the home page of www.cynopsis.com.
BBC America present the U.S. premiere of the comedy series Lead Balloon, co-written and starring Jack Dee, on September 8 at 10p. The story line centers on Rick Spleen a well-known stand-up comedian who is disillusioned with his life and career.
The Daily Show’s Indecision 2008 is ramping up, and on the on ramp are four presidential hopefuls – Senator Joseph Biden is on this Wednesday, Senator John McCain is scheduled for August 16, Governor Tommy Thompson on the 20th, and Barack Obama finishes up on the 22nd.
Weekend Box Office Estimates: August 3-5, 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) $70.2 million – opening weekend
The Simpsons Movie (Fox) $25.6 million – 2 wk total $128.6m
Underdog (Buena Vista) $12.0 million – opening weekend
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal) $10.6 million – 3 wk total $91.7m
Hairspray 2007 (New Line) $9.3 million – 3 wk total $78.9m
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.) $9.3 million – 4 wk total $260.8m
No Reservations (Warner Bros.) $6.6 million – 2 wk total $24.1m
Transformers (Paramount/DreamWorks) $5.95 million – 5 wk total $296.3m
Hot Rod (Paramount) $5.0 million – opening weekend
BRATZ (Lionsgate) $4.3 million – opening weekend
Source: Box Office Mojo
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~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
FOX’s new President/Entertainment, Kevin Reilly outbid CBS and signed a series deal for a new drama produced by Shawn Ryan and Twentieth Century Fox Television. The untitled program is about the residents of a haunted house over several decades. Michael Cuesta is expected to direct and executive produce.
TNT agreed to another drama project, Truth in Advertising from the producing team of Greer Shephard and Michael Robin. The network is expected to order the pilot episode, written by The Closer writer/producers Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny and produced by Warner Horizon TV. The drama is about the fast-paced world of advertising and the overly-ambitious young executives at the Rothman, Greene and Mohr agency.
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~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) advanced Edie Lauw to VP/Worldwide Television Finance. She will manage financial planning and analysis for MGM Worldwide Television in addition to handling negotiations to purchase new programming, cable, VOD, syndication and made-for-TV movies. Edie will continue to be based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Century City.
Bo Bradshaw will join GREAT!, the Atlanta-based promotion agency, as Marketing Director for its Nashville office. Bo will be the GREAT! liaison for all CMT Radio Network radio affiliate promotions. His previous experience includes more than 20 years in the broadcast business.
Napster tapped Christopher Allen to serve as its COO. Allen, who joins the company today, will be responsible for product strategy, development and marketing. He will report to Chris Gorog, Chairman/CEO.
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~ RATINGS ~
Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: FOX was the leader of the pack Thursday night with 3.2/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX led a double whammy the first two hours: at 8p Don’t Forget the Lyrics! did a 2.9/10 to win and during 9p So You Think You Can Dance shimmied into first place with a 3.5/11. CBS stood alone at 10p as the Without a Trace rerun delivered a 2.4/7 to be #1.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, August 2, 2007 time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 5.6/10 Big Brother 8 4.6/9, CSI [r] 6.1/11, Without a Trace [r] 6.1/11
FOX 5.5/10 Don’t Forget the Lyrics! 5.1/10, So You Think You Can Dance 5.9/10
ABC 2.7/5 Ugly Betty [r] 2.8/5, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.7/5, Men in Trees [r] 2.5/5
NBC 2.4/4 My Name Is Earl [r] 3.0/6, 30 Rock [r] 2.6/5, The Office [r] 2.8/5, Scrubs [r] 2.4/4, ER [r] 1.9/3
UNIV 1.8/3 Amar sin Limites 1.3/2, Destilando Amor 2.2/4, Noticias Univision Presenta 1.8/3
CW 1.3/2 Smallville [r] 1.4/3, Supernatural [r] 1.3/2
TELE 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.6/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1
A18-49: FOX 3.2/10, CBS 2.5/8, NBC 1.5/5, UNIV 1.4/4, ABC 1.1/4, CW 0.8/3, TELE 0.4/1
This Day in History: 1911 – “Queen of Comedy” Lucille Ball, was born in Jamestown, NY.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the short-lived TV series, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, what was the name of the “haunted” seaside dwelling where the Muir family resided? GULL COTTAGE Kudos to: Joanne Milano-RJ Palmer/NY; Joel Segall-Monterey Media/White Plains,NY; Karla Layden-CW11/NY; Karen Kelly-SPUH/New Brunswick, NJ; Robin Winslett-GJR Entertainment, LLC/Alvin, TX; Molly Connors-Charter Communications/St. Louis; Jackie Blumer-Charter Media/St. Louis; Ed Horwitz-LMNO Productions/Encino, CA; Gail Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Lorrie Shilling-DIRECTV/El Segundo, CA; Sheila K. Moore- KUVI/Bakersfield, CA
Today’s Trivia Question: In the film “Cool Hand Luke”, starring Paul Newman, Luke participates in what sort of competition? ( Click here 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.)
Later — Cyn
08.06.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Monday, August 6, 2007
ABC: Wife Swap, Fat March [p], Supernanny
CBS: How I Met Your Mother [r], Old Christine [r], Two and a Half Men [r], Rules of Engagement, CSI:Miami [r]
CW: Everyone Hates Chris [r], All of Us [r], Girlfriends [r], The Game [r]
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen [r], Hell’s Kitchen
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Who’s The Boss?, Who’s The Boss?, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: IFL Battleground [r]
NBC: Age of Love [r], Age of Love [f], Dateline
PBS: Antiques Roadshow [r], History Detectives [r]
TELE: Madre Luna, La Esclava Isaura, Amor Mio
UNIV: Amar sin Limites, Destilando Amor, Cristina
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