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Q: Which of these primetime programs delivers a. Medium A: E.R. (Delivering season after season!) CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Good morning. It’s Monday, January 23, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you from the NATPE Convention in Las Vegas: NBC has good news, and bad news. The good news is My Name is Earl and The Office have both been given full season orders for the 2006-07 season. The bad news is this is definitely the final seasons for both Will & Grace (no surprise there) and The West Wing (there’s the surprise). The decision to make this West Wing’s last season was not due to the sudden death of John Spencer (Leo McGarry), but was made before his death when the ratings this season were not up to previous seasons. The series finale has been scheduled for May 14, and a new president will be voted into office. The one-hour series finale for Will & Grace on May 18 at 9p. *MORE GOOD STUFF*NBC made a slew of other programming announcements – bringing back a couple of shows, introducing a few new ones, and moving others:
MTV‘s upcoming 17th season of The Real World will b based in Key West, Florida, and kicks off on February 28 at 10p with the first of 24 episodes from Bunim-Murray Prods. BET will debut a new 30-minute original show named …In Black on February 9 at 9p. The network is working with Nissan North America’s Infiniti on the program. …In Black spotlights five African American artists from the Infiniti in black campaign as they talk about design influences on art, culture and life. The show was developed by TRUE Agency and moderated by former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell. Pre-NATPE Clearances:
New at NATPE 2006:
* NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *TNT has ordered up the pilot plus 12 episodes of Saved with Tom Everett Scott and Elizabeth Reaser. Scott plays an EMT who is struggling with his own demons, not the least of which is a gambling addiction. Saved could join the schedule as early as this summer. This show is from Imagine Television and Fox 21. ABC has ordered up two more pilots, both from Touchstone TV:
Fox has also ordered up two more pilots:
* EXECUTIVE MOVES *Tim Overmyer has been named Division Manager, Southeastern region, of Twentieth Television. Effective immediately, Tim will be responsible for representing all of Twentieth Television’s first-run and off-net programming, as well as movie packages, before stations throughout the region. Based in Atlanta, he will report directly to Michael Newsom, SVP/Broadcast Sales, Southeastern and Southwestern region manager. Los Angeles attorneys Gary S.Raskin, Arnold Peter, Barbara M. Rubin and Jody Simon have formed Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon LLP, a new entertainment law practice based in Century City. The firm will focus primarily on entertainment law on behalf of production companies and distributors, financial entities, corporations seeking sponsorship deals, new media firms, trade associations and individual talent. In addition, the firm will be involved in other areas including real estate, labor and employment and general business practice. * RATINGS *Broadcast Daytime Ratings Rankings – Women 18-49, week of January 9-15, 2006: Thursday- A18-49 Analysis: CBS was the out and out winner on Thursday night, according to final numbers from Nielsen Media Research, posting an overall 7.0/18 A18-49, ahead of ABC 3.9/10, NBC 3.8/10, Fox 2.6/7, WB 2.1/5, Univision 1.9/5, UPN 1.0/3. ABC owned the first hour with Dancing with the Stars pulling a 5.1/14, over a repeat of CSI which earned a 12 share. However, CBS handily owned the rest of the evening: CSI at 9p delivered a 9.0/22, and Without a Trace at 10p 7.3/19. NBC’s highlight of the evening was My Name is Earl averaging a 5.3/13, and newbie Crumbs on ABC at 930p earned a 3.4/8 (dropping 6 share points from its lead-in). Live + Same Day Ratings: Thursday, January 19, 2006 – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 13.8/22 CSI [r] 9.5/15, CSI 16.9/25, Without a Trace 15.1/25 ABC 8.9/14 Dancing With the Stars 12.1/18, Crumbs 7.8/12, Primetime 4.7/8 NBC 5.4/9 Will & Grace 5.3/8, Four Kings 5.0/8, My Name is Earl 6.6/10, The Office 5.6/8, ER [r] 5.0/8 Fox 3.4/5 That 70’s Show 3.4/5, That 70’s Show [r] 3.5/5, The OC 3.3/5 WB 2.9/4 Smallville 3.2/5, Beauty and the Geek 2 2.6/4 Univ 2.2/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.4/4, Alborada 2.4/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.7/3 UPN 1.8/3 Everybody Hates Chris 2.6/4, Love Inc. 1.6/2, Eve 1.5/2, Cuts 1.4/2 A18-49: CBS 7.0/18, ABC 3.9/10, NBC 3.8/10, Fox 2.6/7, WB 2.1/5, Univision 1.9/5, UPN 1.0/3
Live + Same Day Ratings: Friday, January 20, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. ABC 7.5/13 Dancing with the Stars 10.0/17, In Justice 6.0/10, 20/20 6.5/11 CBS 6.1/10 Ghost Whisperer [r] 5.4/9, Close to Home [r] 5.9/10, Numb3rs [r] 7.0/12 NBC 4.7/8 Most Outrageous Moments [r] 4.0/7, Most Outrageous Moments 4.3/7, Dateline NBC 5.8/9, Book of Daniel 4.1/7 Fox 2.8/5 Bernie Mac Show 2.3/4, Bernie Mac Show [r] 2.5/4, Trading Spouses 3.2/5 UPN 2.2/4 Friday Night Smackdown 2.2/4 Univ 2.0/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.2/4, Alborada 2.4/4, Cristina 1.3/2 WB 1.7/3 What I Like About You [r] 1.3/2, Living With Fran 1.3/2, Reba 2.5/4, Twins 1.8/3 A18-49: ABC 3.2/9, CBS 2.6/8, NBC 2.2/7, Fox 1.9/6, Univision and UPN 1.6/5, WB 1.1/3
Live + Same Day Ratings: Saturday, January 21, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. ABC 4.7/8 Movie: Enemy of the State 4.7/8 Fox 4.3/8 Cops 3.9/7, Cops [r] 4.4/8, America’s Most Wanted 4.4/8 CBS 4.2/7 Cold Case 4.1/7, Numb3rs 3.8/7, 48 Hours Mystery 4.7/8 NBC 4.2/7 Crossing Jordan [r] 3.6/6, Medium [r] 3.7/6, L&O: SVU [r] 5.2/9 Univ 1.6/3 Sabado Gigante 1.6/3 A18-49: Fox 2.7/9, ABC 2.3/7, CBS and NBC 1.7/5, Univision 1.2/4
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