Source: NSI WRAP Overnights, 6/30-7/4/08, Ranked on A18-49 Live Rtg, 14 LPM Wtd Mrkt Avg,  Mag=Programs Listed

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07/14/08

Good morning. It’s Monday, July 14, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
BET: Hell Date at 730p
BBC America: Top Gear at 8p
Planet Green: Emeril Green at 8p
TNT: The Closer at 9p; Saving Grace at 10p

Premiering today in syndication:
Wendy Williams TV Show on FOX O&Os in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit

In a statement issued early Friday evening, SAG leaders said they still want to negotiate the final offer given to them from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers nearly two weeks ago. The AMPTP said their offer was indeed the last and best offer available, calling it a “take-it-or-leave-it proposition” which will not be enhanced further. Carol Lombardini, EVP/Business and Legal Affairs of AMPTP also said in statements released on Friday from last Thursdays meeting between the AMPTP and SAG leaders, that the offer in fact may be trimmed back if the economy continues to weaken. Transcripts from the meeting also quoted Lombardini saying to SAG’s negotiating committee, “It is important to be clear: What we gave you on June 30 was our final offer. It doesn’t get any better than that. That is the best deal you are going to achieve from us.” So far the AMPTP has not declared the situation an official impasse, which if confirmed by the National Labor Relations Board, would legally allow the studios to implement all or a portion of its final offer proposal.

Lifetime Television renewed Army Wives from ABC Studios for an 18-episode third season. The drama is currently in its second season airing Sunday nights at 10p.

Crash, the original drama series based on the Oscar winning movie of 2006, is set to debut on Starz on Friday, October 17 at 10p.  Co-produced by Lionsgate and Starz Entertainment, the series stars Dennis Hopper. Starz has ordered 13 episodes.

The second season debut of USA Network‘s Burn Notice drew 5.39 million viewers, and a 1.8/6 A18-49 rating, according to Nielsen.  Those numbers represent a 35% jump in total viewers over last year and a 20% increase in the key adult demo.

Tony Snow, 53, former White House press secretary and former Fox News Channel news anchor died on Saturday at Georgetown University Hospital of recurrent colon cancer. Tony spent 17 months as spokesman for President Bush and was known for his lively exchanges with reporters. He left his White House post, taking on his current position as commentator with CNN saying he needed to make more money than his government salary. Politics and journalism were interchangeable focal points of Tony’s career as he was a speech writer for President George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s, followed by working for the Washington Times as a conservative editorial writer and later as a syndicated columnist. These positions led him to be hired in 1996 by Fox News to the first host of Fox News Sunday. Tony is survived by his wife, Jill Ellen Walker and their three children: son, Robbie and daughters, Kendall and Kristi.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: July 11-13, 2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal)          $35.9 million – opening weekend
Hancock (Sony)                                         $33.0 million – 2wk total $165.0m
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (New Line) $20.6 million – opening weekend
Wall-E (Buena Vista)                                  $18.5 million – 3 wk total $162.8m
Wanted (Universal)                                    $11.6 million – 3 wk total $112.0m
Get Smart (Warner Bros.)                            $7.1 million – 4 wk total $111.5m
Meet Dave (Fox)                                        $5.3 million – opening weekend
Kung Fu Panda (Paramount)                         $4.3 million – 6 wk total $202.0m
Kit Kitteridge: An American Girl (Picturehouse) $2.4 million – 4 wk total $11.0m
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) $2.2 million – 8 wk total $310.8m   
Source: Box Office Mojo

PBS announced plans for a 12-hour miniseries from Ken Burns based on the national parks of the U.S. The documentary will be scheduled over six nights in the fall of 2009 and will chronicle the origins of the national park system using archival material and hi-def cinematography.

Casting notes for Fox’s upcoming comedy series Cleveland – joining the lineup are Kevin Richardson as Lester, the next door neighbor; Sanaa Lathan as Cleveland’s love interest Donna; and Nia Long as one of Lathan’s two kids.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: After making all that fuss about bringing an offer, Yahoo spurned another proposal from Microsoft on Saturday, this one brought jointly with Carl Icahn as a 24 hour take-it-or-leave-it ploy. The deal called for a complex restructuring of the company that would have given Microsoft control of Yahoo’s search business and what was left to Icahn and his dissident slate of replacement board members. So in other words, they were asking Roy Bostock and Jerry Yang to sell off its most valuable asset then fire themselves. And Microsoft sent a man they view as a shameless corporate raider as the messenger. In its rejection letter Yahoo dismissed the proposal as “erratic and unpredictable” and questioned Mr. Icahn and his alternative board members’ ability to run the technology firm in the wake of such a fire sale. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  On the heels of this weekend’s release of Warner/New Line/Walden remake of Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, the next big 3D movie set to open this summer is Fly Me to the Moon on August 8.  From Summit Entertainment and distributed by nWave, Fly me to the Moon revolves around a group of houseflies that stow away on the NASA’s Apollo 11 mission and features the voices of astronaut Buzz Aldrin as himself, and actors including Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, Ed Begley Jr. among many others.  Fly Me to the Moon is the first made-for-3D animated feature film, and will be release only in 3D and IMAX.  Charlotte Huggins serves as a producer on both movies. Full edition: CYN KIDS.

CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (J:Com), in collaboration with MTV Networks Japan,  began airing 4 Nickelodeon animated series this month on its J:COM On Demand (1).  The free J:Com service will air 4 episodes a month for a total of 16 each for the SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Rugrats series.  Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL.

Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: FOX was the clear-blue winner Thursday night at 2.5/8 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. Despite stiff competition during 8p, audiences sat up and noticed CBS’ new Greatest American Dog at 2.1/8, which came in a hair over FOX’s Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? at 2.1/7. FOX was the solo leader at 9p as So You Think You Can Dance posted a 3.0/9. NBC took a turn in #1 as Last Comic Standing delivered a 2.2/6 at 10p. 

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, July 10, 2008 (July Sweep Day 8) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 5.5/10            Greatest American Dog [p] 6.2/12, CSI [r] 6.6/11, Swingtown 3.8/7

FOX: 4.8/9           Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 4.4/8, So You Think You Can Dance Results 5.3/9

NBC: 2.9/5            Last Comic Standing [r] 2.4/4, Last Comic Standing 3.2/6

ABC: 2.7/5            Ugly Betty [r] 2.1/4, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.2/4, Hopkins 3.8/7

UNIV: 2.0/4          Al Diablo con los Guapos 2.2/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.1/4, La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.7/3

CW: 1.3/2             Smallville [r] 1.3/2, Supernatural [r] 1.3/2

MNT: 1.0/2            My Thursday Night Movie: The Upside of Anger 1.0/2

TELE: 0.6/1           El Juramento 0.3/1, Victoria 0.8/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.8/1

A18-49: FOX 2.5/8, CBS 2.0/6, NBC 1.8/6, UNIV 1.8/6, ABC 1.1/4, CW 0.7/2, MNT 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1

Telemundo Los Angeles named Esteban Creste as VP/News for local stations KVEA and KWHY. Effective today, Esteban will manage daily news operations for both stations.

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This day in History: 1946 – Dr. Benjamin Spock’s book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published. Dr. Spock’s book is believed to be America’s second best-selling book after the Bible.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  What was Barnaby Jones’ favorite beverage he’d order, even in seedy bars?  MILK Kudos to: Christina Ricucci-Millenia 3 Television/Atlanta; Brian LaMotta–FOX/NY; Paul Gluck-LiveUpdate MultiMedia/Ardmore, PA; Jody Drewer-TV One, LLC/Silver Spring, MD; Mechael Tudor-EMHC/Little Rock, AR; Pam Jones-KSAT/San Antonio; Les Stipp-GSD&M’s Idea City/Chicago; Crystal Roberts-BET Networks/Chicago; Gail Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Patti Clements-KXRM/Colorado Springs; Matt Sautter-Dish Network/Denver; Cammie Buerry-Marshall-Fenn Five Star/Las Vegas

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Monday, July 14, 2008

ABC: The Bachelor: Where Are They Now? [r], The Mole: Take A Closer Look, The Mole
AZTECA: Camino a la Justica, Historias Engarzadas, Bellezas Indomables
CBS: The Big Bang Theory [r], How I Met Your Mother [r], Two and a Half Men [r], The Big Bang Theory [r], CSI: Miami [r]
CW: Gossip Girl [r], One Tree Hill [r]
FOX: Bones [r], House [r]
ION: Quantum Leap, The Dead Zone, ER
MNT: Celebrity Expose [r], Decision House [r]
NBC: American Gladiators, Nashville Star, Dateline
PBS: Antiques Roadshow [r] , History Detectives , The War of the World
TELE: El Juramento, Victoria, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso
UNIV: Al Diablo con los Guapos, Fuego on la Sangre, Cristina

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