HARRY POTTER CASTS ITS SPELL AGAIN ON ABC FAMILY

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (13^th basic cable run)
#1 HH, #1 P12-34, #1 P18-34, #1 P18-49

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (5^th basic cable run)
#2 HH, #1 P12-34, #1 P18-34, #2 P18-49

WARNER BROS. MOVIES MAKE BASIC BETTERSource: NTI Explorer, 125/5-12/11/05, Cvg Rtg.  Movies=telecast, Series=Trackage.  Stone=Sa 4:30p  Chamber=Su 3p, ties Santa Clause-Town (We 8p)

CYNTHIA TURNER’S
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12/19/05

Good morning.  It’s Monday, December 19, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Today’s Premiere:
NBC:    Deal or No Deal at 8p

Most recent update from the NBC Sales office is it’s inventory of the upcoming Winter Olympics is 90% sold.  The games officially kick off on February 10. Returning this year will be Anheuser-Busch, Coke, Visa, GM, among others, and new to the games will be Target, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson and Applebee’s, among others.

Last you saw Robert Novak he was abruptly leaving the set on CNN last August, apparently displeased with the questioning from by anchor Ed Henry over his alleged involvement in the CIA leak investigation.  Novak’s contract with CNN ends this month, and next time you’ll see him it will be on Fox News as a news contributor.

John Spencer, known most recently to viewers as Leo McGarry on The West Wing, passed away on Friday from an apparent heart attack.  He was 58.  Spencer’s first regular TV role was on The Patty Duke Show at the age of 17 as Henry Anderson. His next major series came years later when he played Tommy Mullaney on LA Law.  Spencer appeared in numerous films including War Games, Presumed Innocent, and The Rock in 1996. In 2002 he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Act in a Drama for The West Wing, and was nominated in the same category in 2003 and 2004.

Weekend Box Office Estimates: December 9-11, 2005
King Kong (Universal)                     $50.1 million – opening weekend
Chronicles of Narnia (Buena Vista)      $31.2 million – 2 wk total $112.5m
The Family Stone (Fox)                    $12.7 million – opening weekend
Harry Potter/Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.) $5.9 million – 5 wk total $252.6m
Syriana (Warner Bros.)                    $5.5 million – 4 wk total $22.3m
Walk the Line (Fox)                       $3.6 million – 5 wk total $82.5m
Yours Mine & Ours (Paramount)            $3.4 million – 4 wk total $45.1m
Brokeback Mountain (Focus)               $2.4 million – 2 wk total $3.3m
Just Friends (New Line)                   $1.9 million – 4 wk total $29.4m
Aeon Flux (Paramount)                     $1.7 million – 3 wk total $23.1m
Source: Box Office Mojo

* NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *Cable network Fuse has ordered 7 full-length episodes of Empire Square, an animated series based on a series of UK shorts created by Dave Rowntree, Ant Cauchi and Lloyd Salmons.  According to Hollywood Reporter, the series kicks off on January 25 at 11p, tho you can catch a sneak preview on December 24 at midnight.

NBC Universal Television has renewed its deal with exec producer Ronald Moore for another two year stint, where he will continue to produce and create new project, mainly in the sci-fi arena.  Moore is currently exec producer of Battlestar Galactica on the Sci Fi Channel which is preparing to launch its second season on January 6, says Variety.

* EXECUTIVE MOVES *Susan Kantor has been named SVP/Marketing at Warner Bros.’ TelePictures, per Broadcasting & Cable. Susan makes the move from 20th where she had been SVP/Marketing adn Creative since July 2003.  Stepping up to fill the vacant 20th slot will be Matthew Rodriguez, VP/Marketing.

The Brenalt Group selected John Doscher as Partner/GM. John assumes general management authority over the agency’s operating units and joins the ownership team of Alex Brenalt, Roberto Adrian and Hugo Chang.  Most recently John was SVP of The Cartel Group.
 
City Lights Television has appointed Irad Eyal to oversee the growth of its new division. As VP/Production and Emerging Media, he will be dedicated to producing television programs in new technologies including mobile entertainment, video-on-demand, high definition, and broadband, among others.            

Brad Hart has been upped to SVP/Production and Programming for Paramount Domestic Television. The announcement was made by Greg Meidel, President/Programming for the division.

Alan J. Sawyer has been named VP/GM of WUTB/Baltimore, the UPN affiliate owned by Fox. Alan makes the move to Baltimore from Orlando’s WOFL/WRBA, also Fox O&O stations.

* RATINGS *Thursday — A18-49 Analysis:   A rarity for a Thursday night: NBC led with a 4.9/13 A18-49, while CBS trailed by a share point with an all-repeat lineup delivering a 4.5/12, according to final numbers from Nielsen Media Research.  At 8p a one-hour Joey on NBC earned a 3.4/9, tying with the first hour of ABC’s The Santa Clause, followed by CBS and Fox who were a share point behind from 8-9p. At 9p the two-hour finale of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice earned a 5.7/15, a share point ahead of a repeat of CSI, and two share points ahead of Without a Trace. The ABC News special at 10p delivered a 1.8/5.

FINAL HOUSEHOLD RATINGS: Thursday, December 15, 2005, for all Networks – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. 

CBS     9.3/15   Two and a Half Men [r] 6.4/10, How I Met Your Mother [r] 5.5/9, CSI [r] 11.5/18, Without a Trace [r] 10.2/17

NBC     7.3/12   Joey 5.5/9, The Apprentice [finale] 8.1/13

ABC     5.5/9    Movie: The Santa Clause 6.0/9,  Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown – America’s Health Insurance Crisis 4.4/7

Fox     3.1/5    The OC 3.8/6, Reunion 2.4/4

WB      2.5/4    Smallville [r] 2.5/4

UPN     2.2/4    Everybody Hates Chris 3.2/5, Love Inc. 2.0/3, Eve 1.9/3, Cuts 1.8/3

A18-49:  NBC 4.9/13, CBS 4.5/12, ABC 2.9/8, Fox 2.2/6, WB 1.6/4, UPN 1.3/4

Friday — A18-49 Analysis:   CBS won Friday night by either winning or tying each of the three hours of primetime, and overall coming up with a 3.1/10 A18-49, ahead of NBC 2.5/8, ABC 2.3/7, UPN 1.5/5, Fox 1.4/4, WB 0.9/3, according to fast affiliate numbers from Nielsen.  At 8p Ghost Whisperer turned up a 3.0/10, beating Charlie Brown by a single share point.  At 9p NBC and CBS tied in share, each posting a 9 for Close to Home on CBS and the second hour of Dateline on NBC.  At 10p CBS was the clear cut winner with a 3.4/11, while trailing were Law & Order: CI with a 2.5/8, and 20/20 with a 2.1/7.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: Friday, December 16, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. 

CBS     7.2/13   Ghost Whisperer 6.9/12, Close to Home 7.1/12, Numb3rs  7.7/14

NBC     6.4/11   Dateline NBC 6.6/12,  Law & Order: CI [r] 6.1/11

ABC     4.5/8    A Charlie Brown Christmas [r] 5.0/9, Hope and Faith [r] 3.8/7, Hot Properties 3.3/6, 20/20 4.9/9

UPN     2.9/5   Friday Night Smackdown 2.9/5

Fox     2.2/4    The Bernie Mac Show 2.3/4, The Bernie Mac Show [r] 2.2/4, Family Guy [r] 2.2/4, Malcolm in the Middle 2.2/4

WB      1.5/3    What I Like About You [r]  1.5/3, Holiday Special: A Scooby Doo Christmas [r] 1.4/3, Reba [r] 1.7/3, Twins [r] 1.3/2

A18-49:  CBS 3.1/10, NBC 2.5/8, ABC 2.3/7, UPN 1.5/5, Fox 1.4/4, WB 0.9/3

Saturday — A18-49 Analysis:   Fox led on Saturday night with a 2.7/9 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen.  At 8p CBS was well in front with the final half hour of the NY Giants/Kansas City football game, scoring a 4.9/17 from 8-830p.  However, that audience didn’t stick around for the remainder of the CBS lineup which included 90 minutes of animated Christmas fare.  Fox at 830p delivered a 2.8/9 for Cops, and held that share fully from 9-10p with America’s Most Wanted, winning the 9p hour. ABC, CBS and NBC all tied at 9p with a 7 share.  At 10p ABC and NBC were still tied, each now posting an 8 share, while CBS dipped to a 1.6/5.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: Saturday, December 17, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. 

NBC     5.4/10   Law & Order [r] 4.3/8, Law & Order: CI [r] 5.5/10, Law & Order SVU [r] 6.5/12

ABC     5.3/10   Movie: The Sound of Music 5.3/10

CBS     4.7/8    NFL Football Runover 9.1/17, Frosty the Snowman 5.0/9, Robbie the Reindeer Hooves of Fire 4.0/7, Robbie the Reindeer Legend of the Lost Tribe 3.2/6, 48 Hours Mystery 3.3/6

Fox     4.1/7    Cops 3.3/6,  Cops [r] 4.2/8, America’s Most Wanted 4.4/8

A18-49:  Fox 2.7/9, CBS 2.6/8, ABC 2.2/7, NBC 2.1/7

The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1972-The Apollo lunar-landing program ends this day, when the last three astronauts to travel to the moon splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 17 had lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 10 days before

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: If you “Leave the Driving to Us,” who exactly are you leaving it to?    GREYHOUND     Kudos to:  Marge Pistulka-Empower Media Marketing/Coral Springs FL; Judith Kerr-News Resources/NY; Dennis Degan-NBC Today Show/NY; Michael Harabin-Rai Corporation/NY; JJ O’Brien-NEAN/NY; Kathy Carlson-Cuneo Advertising/Bloomington MN; Chuck Gordon-Charter Media/Birmingham AL; Jim Hall-True Media/Columbia MO; Dale Warshaw-KWBA/Tucson AZ; Art Davie-WOW Productions/W. Hollywood; Cori Mozilo-Mixed Signals/LA; Linda Joffery-Sony Pictures TV/Culver City CA; May Lugemwa-LSL Productions/Studio City; Neil O’Brien-Thousand Island Productions/Brockville ON; Nancy Dixon-Welch-Eclipse Magazine & Sports Marketing/Tortola BVI; Guillaume Bouquet-France Televisions/Paris

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT:  Monday, December 19, 2005

ABC              Wife Swap,  ABC MNF:  Green Bay Packers v. Baltimore Ravens
CBS              King of Queens, How I Met Your Mother. 2-1/2 Men, Out of Practice, CSI: Miami 
FOX              Arrested Development, Arrested Development, Nanny 911
NBC              Deal or No Deal [p], NBC Special: Radio Music Awards
i                      Night of Joy, Early Edition, Doc
UPN              Everybody Hates Chris, One on One, All of Us, Girlfriends, Half & Half
WB               7th Heaven [r], Related [r]
TELE             El Cuerpo del Deseo, Los Plateados, Decisiones-Casos Extraordinarios, Decisiones
UNIV             Contra Viento y Marea, La Esposa Virgen, Cristina