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01.25.10

Good morning! It’s Monday, January 25, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you from the NATPE 2010 Convention in Las Vegas, which officially kicks off this morning.  And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here.

Tonight’s Premieres:
BBC America: Top Gear at 8p; Inbetweeners at 9p
ABC Family: Greek at 10p
FX: Damages at 10p
Showtime: State of the Union at 1030p; La La Land at 11p

Tonight’s Finale:
Planet Green: Blood, Sweat and Takeaways at 10p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DEBMAR-MERCURY

Friday’s two-hour Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon raised more than $57 million from the general public with more being tallied from corporations, larger private donors and iTunes sales figures. So far, the single “Hope for Haiti Now” is the top-selling iTunes album in 18 countries, making it the biggest single day album pre-order for iTunes ever. The telethon attracted a total of 16.1 million viewers across six broadcast networks with a 4.3 rating among A18-49. ABC had the largest broadcast audience of 4.6 million viewers. These preliminary TV ratings do not include major cable networks such as MTV, CNN and VH1. Donations can still be taken for Haiti relief by visiting HopeForHaitiNow .org or by calling 877-99-HAITI.

New series Food Tech on HISTORY premiered last Thursday at 9p, serving 718,000 A18-49; 784,000 A25-54; and 1.6 million total viewers. 

MTV’s first season finale of Jersey Shore last Thursday, delivered a 4.8 rating among P12-34 and more than 4.8 million total viewers. This concluding episode’s audience is more than three times the series premiere. Following the final episode, MTV aired Jersey Shore: The Reunion which posted a 4.9 among P12-34 and four million plus total viewers.

Veteran film actress Jean Simmons, 80 died last Friday due to lung cancer. Throughout her impressive film career that began in 1944, Jean starred with the likes of Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracy, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier and she won a Golden Globe for the 1955 musical Guys and Dolls starring opposite Marlon Brando. Jean also starred on stage in Sondheim’s musical A Little Night Music then later appeared on such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote and Star Trek: The Next Generation and the memorable 1983 TV miniseries The Thorn Birds from which she won an Emmy Award. Jean is survived by two daughters, Tracy Granger and Kate Brooks.

James Mitchell, who portrayed Pine Valley millionaire Palmer Cortlandt on ABC’s All My Children, died last Friday in Los Angeles of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease along with pneumonia. James’ last appearance on All My Children happened earlier this month on January 5, marking the daytime drama’s 40th anniversary episode. Prior to his 30-year stint on All My Children, James was an accomplished dancer appearing in leading roles on Broadway in such musicals Brigadoon, Carousel, Carnival, Paint Your Wagon among others in addition to dancing with the American Ballet Theater in New York, Europe and South America and touring with the Agnes de Mille Dance Theater throughout the US. He also appeared in a number of films including That’s Dancing, The Turning Point, The Bandwagon with Fred Astaire and Deep In My Heart with Cyd Charisse. James is survived by his partner Albert Wolsky. Memorial services will take place at a later date.

Morning News Weekly Average Ratings (week of January 11, 2010)
NBC: 5.73 million total viewers; 2.1/14 and 2.56 million A25-54
ABC: 4.34 million total viewers; 1.5/10 and 1.87 million A25-54
CBS: 2.92 million total viewers; 1.0/7 and 1.23 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: January 22-24, 2010
Avatar (20th Century Fox)                         $36.0 million  6 wk total $552.8m
Legion (Sony)                                          $18.2 million  opening weekend
The Book of Eli (Warner Bros.)                  $17.0 million  2 wk total $62.0m
Tooth Fairy (20th Century Fox)                  $14.5 million  opening weekend
The Lovely Bones (Paramount)                 $8.8 million  7 wk total $31.6m
Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.)               $7.1 million  5 wk total $191.6m
Extraordinary Measures (CBS Films)         $7.0 million  opening weekend
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (20th Century Fox) $6.5 million  5 wk total $204.2m
It’s Complicated (Universal)                      $6.2 million  5 wk total $98.6m
The Spy Next Door (Lionsgate)                 $4.8 million  2 wk total $18.7m
Source: Rentrak

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SPEED

Coming off record ratings in 2009
NASCAR ON SPEED IS BIGGER THAN EVER
SPEED connects you with passionate NASCAR fans with exclusive coverage of …

• Gatorade Duel at Daytona 2/11
• NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race 5/22
• NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 5/23
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony
• Daily NASCAR coverage on NASCAR Race Hub
• NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Trucks Series awards ceremonies

NATPE News:

• Debmar-Mercury said E! Entertainment’s docu-series True Hollywood Story was cleared in more than 65% of the US for a Fall 2010 launch as a syndicated Monday-Friday strip. Station groups including Fox, CBS, Weigel, Sunbeam, Capitol, Scripps, Raycom and Landmark have picked up the series chronicling the lives of Hollywood celebrities. The series has more than 180 60m episodes.
• Independent producer and distributor, Entertainment Studios, Inc. will debut a three-hour E/I kids block in hi-def for kids age 13-16 starting Fall 2011. Additionally, Entertainment Studios has the hi-def E/I series PETS.TV and The Young Icons, which are both cleared in 95% of the US as well as the new series Career Day, scheduled to launch in Fall 2011.

Debmar-Mercury is working with ITV Studios to premiere a new US version of the British daytime talk show The Jeremy Kyle Show this year. Debmar-Mercury will debut the talk show via a limited, on-air preview over several weeks. Then in 2011, Debmar-Mercury will pivot the talk show into a full national syndication launch. In the UK, The Jeremy Kyle Show has been on the air since 2005 and is consistently one of the most-watched daytime programs.

HGTV hired Heather Armstrong, known as America’s “mommyblogger” under an exclusive programming development agreement where she will team with the network’s online and on-air production units to create new programming. Armstrong will headline HGTV’s social media efforts which will be unveiled in more detail this spring and continue to blog on her website at dooce.com.

Many more pilot pick-ups by FOX and NBC last Friday:

• FOX approved a drama pilot called Breakout Kings about a group of marshals working with ex-cons to capture criminals who break out of prison. The project is from writers and executive producers Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora and 20th Century TV.
• FOX is moving forward with a legal drama titled Pleading Guilty from Jon Avnet, 20th Century TV and Chernin Entertainment. Based on the novel by Scott Turow, the storyline is about Mack Malloy, an ex-cop who now is employed as a partner in a prestigious Chicago law firm.
• NBC gave a nod to a pilot for the multi-camera comedy This Little Piggy from ABC Studios. The plot is about two adult siblings who fall on hard times and move back into their childhood home with an older brother and his family. Originally, the project was written as a spec and given a presentation order in March 2009 by ABC through ABC Studios. Steven Craff and Brian Bradley are writing and executive producing.
• NBC gave a further order to another comedy pilot Nathan vs. Nurture about an ambitious heart surgeon who was adopted and finds his biological parents and his underachieving siblings. David Guarascio and Moses Port wrote the script and are executive producing.

Thursday  A18-49 Analysis: ABC was the top performer Thursday night among A18-49 at 3.4/9, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. FOX led at 8p with Bones at 3.5/10 followed by a pair of The Big Bang Theory repeat episodes on CBS averaging a 2.2/6, NBC’s comedies Community and Parks and Recreation averaging a third place at 2.0/5 and in fourth place ABC’s premiere of new drama The Deep End at 1.8/5. ABC rallied at 9p, winning with Grey’s Anatomy at 4.7/12 with NBC’s sitcoms The Office and 30 Rock next with an average of 3.2/8 and in a close third place CBS’ CSI at 3.1/8. ABC held #1 through 10p with Private Practice at 3.6/10 with CBS’ The Mentalist next at 3.1/8 and NBC’s last primetime The Jay Leno Show in third at 1.4/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, January 21, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 7.5/12      The Big Bang Theory [r] 4.2/7, The Big Bang Theory [r] 4.6/7, CSI 8.8/14, The Mentalist 9.3/16

ABC: 6.5/10         The Deep End [p] 4.7/8, Grey’s Anatomy 8.2/13, Private Practice 6.6/11

FOX: 5.6/9           Bones 7.2/11, Fringe 4.1/6

NBC: 3.2/5           Community 3.0/5, Parks and Recreation 2.7/4, The Office 4.1/6, 30 Rock 3.4/5, The Jay Leno Show 2.9/5

CW: 2.0/3           Vampire Diaries 2.3/4, Supernatural 1.7/3

UNIV: 1.9/3        Hasta Dinero Separe 1.8/3, Sortilegio 2.6/4, La Rosa De Guadalupe 1.4/2

ION: 0.8/1          Ghost Whisperer [r] 0.7/1, NCIS [r] 0.8/1, NCIS [r] 1.0/2

TELE: 0.5/1         Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.7/1, Perro Amor 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.4/1

A18-49: ABC 3.4/9, FOX 3.1/8, CBS 2.8/8, NBC 2.2/6, UNIV 1.5/4, CW 1.4/4, TELE 0.5/1, ION 0.4/1

BBC Worldwide added Robert Nashak as EVP/Digital Entertainment to head the company’s gaming business and to create new outlets across various gaming platforms. Based in Los Angeles, Robert will report to John Smith, Chief Executive, BBC Worldwide. Previously, Robert worked for Electronic Arts (EA) where he served as VP of that company’s social gaming group.

Sandy Grushow, founder of the digital entertainment studio Filmaka, was tapped by media advisory firm MediaLink LLC as CCO. Sandy will lead idea generation as well as branded entertainment for the company’s clients and their agencies. MediaLink’s client roster includes Microsoft, AT&T, Unilever and General Electric among others.

This day in History:   1995 – The defense gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  Poppo worked at the New York Chronicle on what classic TV series?  THE PATTY DUKE SHOW  Kudos to: Miriam Stocker-BET/Royal Oak MI; Charles Mannino-Tyco Telecomm/Eatontown; Brad Stern/Floral Park NJ; Joanne Milano-RJ Palmer/NY; Dale Warshaw-KMSB-KTTU/Tucson; Joanne Stern-WGN/Chicago; Frank Hagan-Circa Pictures/Beverly Hills; Steven Wishnoff/LA; John Mazur-PBS National & KCET Local/PTZ; Margie Hernandez/LA;

Today’s Trivia Question: Attorney Alan Stone is so fearful of these characters that he one refused to cross examine a witness because he was one of them.  Who are these characters?  (Email [email protected] 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
01.25.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010

ABC:  The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, Castle
AZTECA: Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Extranormal de Impacto, Al Extremo
CBS: How I Met Your Mother [r], Accidentally on Purpose [r], Two and a Half Men [r], Big Bang Theory [r], CSI Miami [r]
CW:   One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected
FOX:  House, 24
ION:  Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Chuck, Heroes, Jay Leno Show
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, American Experience, Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, Perro Amor, Victorinos
UNIV:  Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Sortilegio, Cristina

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