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Good morning. It’s Monday, January 16, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing. CBS is prepping for the launch of a new series — a series you may not have heard anything about, and if you’re not really careful, you could miss it altogether. The Courier is called a microseries – that is the episodes are less than a minute long and will air nightly during the 9pm commercial break, beginning January 24, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Courier is about a man desperately trying to rescue his kidnapped wife by trying to figure out various clues while working against the clock. The show will be sponsored by GM’s Pontiac Torrent SUV, which will also be prominently featured in the spots. Additionally, CBS will show the episodes on its website, and will make it available to your mobile. The goal of this series is obvious – getting viewers to sit through the commercial break, with the added incentive of returning nightly. Tonight’s Premieres: *MORE GOOD STUFF*The concept of The Runner was first brought to ABC in 2000 by Live Planet, and ABC was all over it. However, following a variety of problem, not to mention 9/11, the project was back-burnered and eventually passed on. Well, it’s back. This time Live Planet, Mark Burnett Prods. and Yahoo are considering launching The Runner, tho this time on the internet. The idea is simple — a Runner attempts to make it from Point A to Point B, without being detected by you, me or anybody else playing along. Following the Runners progress on the internet, normal folks are encouraged to try to “capture” the runner and win a bounty. Nothing official on this project as yet. Just one week before NATPE conference in Las Vegas, Buena Vista Television announced it will be offering into syndication its Disney Channel shows Lizzie McGuire and Even Stevens, both sold on a straight barter basis. The shows are also being sold as meeting the FCC Children’s Programming requirements, and can go toward a local station’s weekly 3-hour FCC needs. Attention Arrested Development Fans — February 10. Mark it on your calendar. That will be the two hour season (series?) finale of this show, beginning at 8p. Wonder how it will do opposite the Olympics Opening Ceremony …. Showtime and ABC have inquired about picking up the show, tho no news on this front as yet. Fox is also making a program change – Malcolm in the Middle will move to Sundays at 7p starting January 29. Replacing it on Friday nights at 830p will be a second episode of The Bernie Mac Show. The only really awkward bit about the timing, is this past Friday’s episode of Malcolm was a Part 1; Part 2 won’t air until the 29th. NBC Universal Cable Entertainment’s new mystery network Sleuth has gained carriage deals on DIRECTV as of this spring and on the DISH Network by this summer. Sleuth is a 24/7 network focusing on the crime, mystery and suspense genres. It launched on January 1 with approx 5 million subscribers, and by virtue of these two satellite deals as well as deals with Time Warner Cable among others, it will be available to 22 million subs by this summer. Two-time Academy Award winner Shelley Winters died on Saturday at her home in California. She was 85. Winters won the Oscar in 1959 for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank, and again in 1965 in A Patch of Blue. She was also nominated in 1951 for A Place in the Sun, and again in 1972 for The Poseidon Adventure in which she did all her own stunt work – swimming and all. Her career began as a “blond bombshell” in a variety of movies including The Great Gatsby and Frenchie, but that image was replaced by a reputation as a considerable character actress when she played the frumpy factory worker opposite Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun. * NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION * TCA Updates: PBS: Renewals:
New series include:
* EXECUTIVE MOVES *Razor & Tie Entertainment has named J.W. Johnson as SVP/Music Publishing, to head up the division, based at the company’s headquarters in New York City. He will report to co-owners Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. J.W. was most recently Senior Director, Writer/Publisher Relations for BMI. LAIKA Entertainment has appointed executive Dan Philips to the new post of VP/Head of Production. Most recently Mr. Philips headed the Art Department at Toronto’s DKP Studios from since 2003. Marc Graboff has been named President/NBC Universal Television, West Coast, reporting to Jeff Zucker, CEO/NBC Universal Television Group. Marc will oversee the day-to-day operations and administration of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal TV Studio. Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment, and Angela Bromstad, President, NBC Universal TV Studios, will continue to report directly to Zucker on all creative and programming matters but will report to Graboff on all business, operational and administrative matters. Barbara “Bo” Argentino has been named SVP/Advertising and Media Sales for NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Bo will oversee the advertiser sales department based in New York City. * RATINGS *Thursday — A18-49 Analysis: NBC led the pack on Thursday night among the A18-49 with a 5.6/14, according to final numbers from Nielsen Media Research. CBS was a close #2 with a 4.1/11, while ABC was a close #3 with a 3.9/10. At 8p ABC’s Dancing with the Stars 90m show delivered a 4.6/12, while NBC’s combo of Will & Grace and Four Kings also averaged a 12 share. At 9p NBC pulled in front with a 5.9/14 for My Name is Earl and The Office held much of that audience delivering a 5.1/12. At 10p, an original episode of ER was well in front with a 6.7/17 over an original Primetime and a repeat of Without a Trace. Live + Same Day Ratings: Thursday, January 12, 2006 – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. ABC 9.3/15 Dancing With the Stars 11.4/18, Crumbs [p] 8.1/12, Primetime 6.5/11 CBS 9.3/15 CSI: Miami [r] 6.8/11, CSI [r] 11.6/17, Without a Trace [r] 9.5/16 NBC 7.9/12 Will & Grace 6.5/10, Four Kings 6.0/9, My Name is Earl 7.7/11, The Office 6.5/10, ER 10.2/17 Fox 3.4/5 That ’70s Show 3.3/5, That ’70s Show 3.5/5, The OC 3.4/5 WB 3.2/5 Smallville 3.3/5, Beauty and the Geek 2 3.1/5 Univ 2.2/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.5/4, Alborada 2.5/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.7/3 UPN 1.7/3 Everybody Hates Chris [r] 2.5/4, Love Inc.[r] 1.6/2, Eve [r] 1.4/2, Cuts [r] 1.3/2 A18-49: NBC 5.6/14, CBS 4.1/11, ABC 3.9/10, Fox 2.5/4, WB 2.3/6, Univision 2.0/5, UPN .9/2
Live + Same Day Ratings, Friday, January 13, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 7.6/13 Ghost Whisperer 7.1/12, Close to Home 7.4/12, Numb3rs 8.3/14 ABC 7.0/12 Dancing with the Stars 8.8/15, In Justice 5.5/9, 20/20 6.8/11 NBC 5.4/9 Outrageous TV Moments 4.4/8, Outrageous TV Moments 4.8/8, Dateline NBC 6.7/11, Book of Daniel 4.8/8 Fox 3.2/5 Bernie Mac Show 2.6/4, Malcolm/Middle 2.4/4, Trading Spouses 3.5/6 UPN 2.7/4 Friday Night Smackdown 2.7/4 Univ 2.0/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.1/4, Alborada 2.3/4, Cristina 1.6/3 WB 1.8/3 What I Like About You [r] 1.5/3, Living With Fran 1.5/2, Reba 2.4/4, Twins 2.0/3 A18-49: CBS 3.3/9, ABC 3.1/9, NBC 2.5/7, Fox 2.1/6, UPN 1.9/6, Univision 1.7/5, WB 1.1/3 Saturday — A18-49 Analysis: The clear winner on Saturday night was CBS and the Denver Broncos — CBS picked up an 8.5/23 A18-49 rating, according to fast affiliate numbers from Nielsen, for the NFL game between Denver and the New England Patriots. Fox was ranked #2 overall with a 3.3/9, while NBC and ABC tied at a 1.7/5. Univision averaged a 1.2/3 for the night with its standard Saturday night fare, Sabada Gigante. Live + Same Day Ratings: Saturday, January 13, 2006 – time period averages Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 14.1/24 NFL: Patriots vs. Broncos 14.1/24 (8-11p average) ABC 4.7/8 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships 4.7/8 Fox 4.5/8 Cops 5.0/9, Cops [r] 5.0/8, America’s Most Wanted 4.9/8 NBC 4.4/7 Crossing Jordan [r] 3.8/7, Medium [r] 3.7/6, L&O: SVU [r] 5.5/9 Univ 1.5/3 Sabado Gigante 1.5/3 A18-49: CBS 8.5/23, Fox 3.3/9, ABC and NBC 1.7/5, Univision 1.2/3 Today in History: Today’s Trivia Question: What current primetime doctor played a role in the film Catch Me If You Can? ( Later — Cyn Cynopsis : In Your Ear podcast available for download at iTunes and/or Yahoo Podcast at http://podcasts.yahoo.com/ Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS — JOB OPENING: PROMO SCHED COORD/ BBC AMERICA-NY: Support Mgr Promo Sched w/ promo scheduling strategies, daily promo logs & promo assets. Attn to detail, exp in promo sched. Res & Cov lett: JOB OPENING: RESEARCH MANAGER/WWE, Inc./Stamford, CT Professional w/ 5+yrs TV Research exp./ Demonstrated exp. driving research projects. Product knowledge a must. BA/BS, Apply: www.wwe-careers.com (1/21) JOB OPENING: NBC Universal: PRODUCTION MANAGER – Bravo, NY. Oversee print & digital media projects. 2-3 yrs exp. Mac literate. www.nbcjobs.com keyword job # 468639. (1/21) JOB OPENING: NBC Universal: PRINT DESIGNER – Bravo, NY. Ad campaigns, collateral & press kits. 3-5 yrs print exp. www.nbcjobs.com keyword job # 468598. 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Prod mgmt creative teams dvlpng ad & promos for US nets.10yrs+ prod mgmt exp advrtsng/promos, TV short form prod, great rolodex. www.discovery.com . Job req#3283 (1/20) JOB OPENING: MARKETING MANAGER/SCRIPPS NETWORKS-KNOXVILLE: Solid knowledge branding & creative concept development a must.3-5 yrs advertising agency exp a plus. BA pref’d. Resume: JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH ANALYST, TBS-LA Miami. Support ad sales; LatAm sources IBOPE, TGI; presentations skills; 4+ yrs media research; English/Spanish must. 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