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HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL
The network that ranks #1 in interest
among total adults 18+ and women 18+.
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Source: June 2006 BETA Research Cable Subscriber Interest Study. Ranking among 35 reported ad-supported emerging/digital networks (exclude commercial-free networks).
Cynopsis
07/02/07
Good Morning, it’s Monday, July 2, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Joel Siegel, movie critic for ABC’s Good Morning America, died Friday after succumbing to colon cancer. He was 63. Siegel, who often added a dash of humor to his weekly reviews, was respected for his movie knowledge and focused judgment of films and actors and recognized by his ever-present thick mustache and glasses. Siegel got his start in the television industry in 1972 at WCBS-TV then later moved to WABC. Siegel then joined the team at Good Morning America in 1981. Throughout his career, he won five New York Emmy Awards, a public service award from the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith and was singled out by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association for general excellence in individual reporting. Siegel is survived by his wife, Ena Swansea and son Dylan.
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~ MORE STUFF ~
USA Network’s premiere of Burn Notice last Thursday night at 10p (with the finale of The Starter Wife at 9p as a lead-in) set the network on fire as it delivered 2.2 million A25-54 viewers and 2 million A18-49 viewers, making it the top-ranking show of the night with both of these demos.
BET‘s July lineup, which starts July 9, will include 5 new shows:
- Hell Date is a reality program debuting at 730p about singles believing they are on a date with a potential soulmate only to be faced with their date from hell.
- Take The Cake takes over at 11p as interactive game show through text messaging and e-mail.
- Baldwin Hills begins on July 10 at 10p as a docu-drama about 12 African American teens with different economic ways of living.
- Socially Offensive Behavior (S.O.B.) takes a look into what people are really talking about through hidden cameras beginning July 25 at 10p.
- Hot Ghetto Mess follows at 1030p with host Charlie Murphy looking at ways for viewers to improve their communities.
Weekend Box Office Estimates: June 29-July 1, 2007
Ratatouille (Buena Vista) $47.2 million – opening weekend
Live Free or Die Hard (Fox) $33.2 million – opening weekend
Evan Almighty (Universal) $15.1 million – 2 wk total $60.6m
1408 (MGM/Weinstein) $10.6 million – 2 wk total $40.3m
Fantastic Four (Fox) $9.0 million – 3 wk total $114.8m
Knocked Up (Universal) $7.4 million – 5 wk total $122.4m
Ocean’s 13 (Warner Bros.) $6.1 million – 4 wk total $102.1m
Pirates: At World’s End (Buena Vista) $5.0 million – 6 wk total $295.7m
Sicko (Lionsgate) $4.5 million – 2 wk total $4.6m
Evening (Focus) $3.4 million – opening weekend
Source: Box Office Mojo
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~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
If you haven’t been able to follow all the cast changes of ABC‘s Boston Legal, here’s a quick rundown. Not returning in the fall – Julie Bowen and Constance Zimmer. Returning for multiple episodes – Gail O’Grady, Mark Valley, Saffron Burrows and Rene Auberjonois. New to the cast this fall – John Larroquette, Tara Summers and Taraji Henson. And finally, upped from a recurring to a regular character – Christian Clemenson. Now, go forth and watch TV.
Audra McDonald has signed to co-star in the new Grey’s Anatomy spinoff for ABC, Private Practice, opposite Kate Walsh. McDonald will replace Merrin Dungey, and will play one of Addison Forbes Montgomery’s friends from medical school, along with Taye Diggs as the other friend.
Scott Patterson will join the cast of CW’s Aliens in the role originated by Patrick Breen in the pilot. The story is about two teenagers living in Wisconsin – one born and bred, the other a Pakistani Muslim exchange student who comes to stay with the family. Patterson plays the husband/father.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TV GUIDE NETWORK
From the producers of Project Runway and Top Chef comes
America’s Next Producer
Hosted by Ananda Lewis
premiering July 18th On TV Guide NETWORK ™
Contestants will compete before a panel of expert judges including
David Hill, Matt Roush and special industry guests to become the TV producer to bring America the next generation of hit shows.
For information on how we can work for you this upfront, go to www.tvguide.com/tvadsales
Contact Richy Glassberg or your AE 212.852.7500
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
J. Christopher Reyes will leave the Tribune Company Board of Directors immediately following the next schedule board meeting on July 18, citing his departure is due to personal business considerations and commitments. He has served as a member of the board since 2005 and sits on the audit and nominating and governance committees.
~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~
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- Vuguru’s web series Prom Queen can now be downloaded as a full-length movie at Amazon Unbox
- Boomerang hosts The Flagstones to The Flintstones marathon including the pilot for The Flintstones
- Warner Bros. Consumer Products has named Mattel as master toy license for DC Comics Universe
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- Spanish Broadcasting System syndicating MEGA TV’s Paparazzi
- TinselVision inks content and distribution deal with Zee TV USA
- High School Musical in Southeast Asia and Canada
Today in Cynopsis Digital, listen to the audio version here or subscribe to the iTunes Cyn Digital podcast
- EMI Music signed with SNOCAP to sell music through widgets
- MediaSpan and Broadcast Interactive provide station sites with plug-and-play citizen journalist tool
- The FCC’s CableCard rule goes into effect
~ RATINGS ~
THURSDAY – A18-49 Analysis: FOX took advantage of the competition Thursday night by winning with a 3.2/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX held the winning ticket at 8p as Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? came in first with a 2.9/10. At 9p, FOX strutted to the finish line in #1 with So You Think You Can Dance at 3.4/10. NBC squeezed in a win during 10p with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip at 2.0/6, just a tenth of a rating point ahead of CBS’ Shark rerun at 1.9/6.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, June 28, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
FOX 5.7/10 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 5.6/10, So You Think You Can Dance 5.9/10
CBS 5.1/9 Pirate Master 3.4/6, CSI [r] 6.5/11, Shark [r] 5.5/10
NBC 2.9/5 My Name Is Earl [r] 3.4/6, The Office [r] 2.8/5, The Office [r] 2.8/5, The Office [r] 2.8/5, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2.7/5
ABC 2.6/5 Ugly Betty [r] 2.6/5, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.8/5, Men in Trees [r] 2.6/5
UNIV 1.7/3 Yo amo a Juan Querendon 1.4/3, Destilando Amor 2.0/3, Aquí y Ahora 1.7/3
CW 1.2/2 Smallville [r] 1.3/2, Supernatural [r] 1.1/2
TELE 0.7/1 Marina 0.9/2, Zorro 0.7/1, Esclava Isaura 0.6/1
A18-49: FOX 3.2/10, NBC 2.1/7, CBS 2.0/6, UNIV 1.4/4, ABC 1.1/3, CW 0.7/2, TELE 0.5/2
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This Day in History: 1857 – New York City’s first elevated railroad officially opened. It was soon dubbed the “EL”.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia: This family patriarch is a lawyer and a model train fanatic. Who is he? GOMEZ ADDAMS. Kudos to: Adam DePaul-WMOR/Tampa; Cassel Kroll-The Lexicomm Group/NY; Michael Liebowitz-Grey/NY; Sterling Rome-AMC/NY; Tim Rank-Media Management, Inc./Chesterfield, MO; Ed Worthington-Worthington Productions/Horseshoe Bend, AR; Jim Smith- First Data Remitco/Dallas; Rich Koz-Weigel Broadcasting/Chicago; Alma Derricks-REV/LA; Lorrie Shilling-DIRECTV/El Segundo, CA; Lee Gallagher-The Ballpark Advertising Agency/Santa Monica; Dennis Aimino-KABC/LA
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Later — Cyn
07.02.07
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JOB OPENING: GM /Equity Media Holdings Corp. for Univision/Telefutura affiliates in Amarillo, TX: Must have TV sales and/or sales mgmt. exp; bilingual a +. Email resume to Connie Vaughn [email protected]. EEO (7/10)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Monday, July 2, 2007
ABC: Wife Swap [r], Extreme Makeover, Supernanny [r]
CBS: Old Christine [r], Old Christine [r], Two and a Half Men [r], How I Met Your Mother [r], CSI:Miami [r]
CW: Everyone Hates Chris [r], All of Us [r], Girlfriends [r], The Game [r]
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen [r], Hell’s Kitchen
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: IFL Battleground
NBC: Age of Love [r], Age of Love, Dateline
PBS: Antiques Roadshow [r], History Detectives, Simon Schama’s Power of Art: Bernini
TELE: Marina, Zorro, La Esclava Isaura
UNIV: La Fea Mas Bella, Destilando Amor, Cristina
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