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3/19/07
Good morning, it’s Monday, March 19, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Carol Burnett has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the 20th Century Fox‘s series Family Guy, claiming copyright infringement. Burnett’s suit alleges the show used a depiction of her cleaning woman character in an 18 second segment last year, thereby stepping over the copyright line and infringing on Burnett’s exclusive rights to her name and her character. Additionally, the suit claims Family Guy used a slightly altered version of The Carol Burnett Show theme music, again without permission. A statement issued by 20th Century Fox chalks the usage of the character up to parody.
Tonight’s Premiere:
ABC: Dancing with the Stars at 8p
Tonight’s Finale:
CBS: Rules of Engagement at 930p
fuse will premiere its half-hour original series The Whitest Kids U’Know tomorrow night at 11p. This musical/comedy show featuring a group of five male performers, will parody politics, pop culture, gender topics and serve up bawdy humor through videos and musical comedy shorts. Jim Biederman, known for his work on Kids in the Hall and The Tom Green Show will Executive Produce.
The debut of TV Guide Channel’s second season of Idol Tonight, the pre-show to FOX’s American Idol, saw 50% ratings increases in key female demos: W18-34, W18-49 and W25-54 all delivered a current 0.3 rating over the 2006 premiere of the program at 0.2 for each demo. Idol Tonight airs on Wednesdays at 8p on the TV Guide Channel.
Clearances for Program Partners‘ newest daily game show Let’s Play Crosswords has reached 65% of the country, including 30 of the top 40 markets. Clearances include stations from Tribune, Sinclair, McGraw-Hill, Raycom groups among numerous others, as well as the NBC owned and operated stations in NY, LA, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco.
Weekend Box Office Estimates: March 16-18, 2007
300 (Warner Bros.) $31.2 million – 2 wk total $127.5m
Wild Hogs (Buena Vista) $18.8 million – 3 wk total $103.9m
Premonition (Sony) $18.0 million – opening weekend
Dead Silence (Universal) $7.7 million – opening weekend
I Think I Love My Wife (Fox Searchlight) $5.7 million – opening weekend
Bridge to Terabithia (Buena Vista) $5.1 million – 5 wk total $74.9m
Ghost Rider (Sony) $4.0 million – 5 wk total $110.2m
Zodiac (Paramount) $3.1 million – 3 wk total $28.9m
Norbit (Paramount/DreamWorks) $2.7 million – 6 wk total $92.4m
Music and Lyrics (Warner Bros.) $2.2 million – 5 wk total $47.4m
Source: Box Office Mojo
Fox has ordered up six episodes of Anchorwoman from Studio 21 and starring Amber Smith. This hybrid reality/scripted series is about a supermodel who returns home to Texas and becomes the anchorwoman for the local news station.
ABC has signed on two popular Brits to host a new pilot, Wanna Bet?, a remake of the German Wetten, dass … ? show. Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, better known as Ant and Dec, have hosted U.K. shows such as Pop Idol, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Wanna Bet?, exec produced by Phil Gurin, will start production on a pilot which may also air as a special. The format includes a mix of celebrity interviews, music, and normal Joes attempting bizarre stunts, according to Variety.
Joining the cast of the CBS pilot project Babylon Fields from 20th Century Fox TV is Kathy Baker. The drama is about dead people coming back to life and just picking up where they left off. Baker plays a woman who axed her abusive husband to death, and now he’s back.
Fox‘s drama project Hackett from Sony Pictures TV, about a teacher from a large New England city, moving back to his hometown in Ohio, has been pushed back for midseason consideration. The show had not yet been able to cast the title character.
In CW‘s new drama pilot I Am Paige Armstrong from ABC TV Studio, Jaime Ray Newman has been cast in the title role. The action takes place in a Congressman’s office, where his twentysomething idealistic aide, Paige Armstrong, becomes fed up with her Congressman’s antics, and decides to run against him in the upcoming election.
Sam I Am from ABC TV Studio, a comedy pilot for ABC has added Kevin Dunn to the cast that stars Christina Applegate as a woman suffering from amnesia. Dunn plays Applegate’s father.
Casting Call: The producers of ABC’s Supernanny are looking for certified personal trainers, yoga instructors and aerobics coaches to appear on a new weight loss reality show for ABC. If you are a fitness expert and love to get people in shape and inspire them to change their lives, then the producers want to hear from you. Hurry, though, as the application deadline is March 23. Go to www.getfitontv.com/trainer for information on auditions and to download the application.
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- Will Emma Watson return as Harry Potter’s friend Hermione Granger?
- Pakistan will get a new kid-targeted satellite TV channel
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- Venevision International inks deals with Lolafilms and Latido Films
- An Inconvenient Truth in German classrooms
- MTV Networks Latin America to launch MTV Radio and Vh1 Hit Radio within network’s websites
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- MySpace unveils The Impact Channel, where online politicking meets social networking.
- National Geographic goes green with an ambitious online initiative including acquisition of The Green Guide.com
- Salon.com premiers Hometown Baghdad, a 35-webisode series based around three young Iraqis.
THURSDAY – A18-49 Analysis: ABC stepped up to #1 Thursday night with 6.0/16 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS and the usual victor FOX tied for second at 3.5/9, and then came NBC 2.7/7, CW 1.7/5, UNIV 1.7/5 and TELE 0.5/1. FOX did win at 8p with another installment of Are Your Smarter Than a 5th Grader? at 4.5/13. It was ABC’s hour during 9p as Grey’s Anatomy won with 8.8/22. Andy Barker P.I. also made its debut on NBC at 930p with a 2.4/6. Then at 10p, ABC came in first with its new drama October Road at 5.8/16, while NCAA Basketball on CBS was second at 3.3/9, followed by NBC’s new ghostly detective drama Raines in third place with 2.9/8.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, March 15, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
ABC 10.6/17 Ugly Betty 7.4/12, Grey’s Anatomy 14.6/23, October Road [p] 9.7/16
CBS 6.2/10 NCAA Basketball Championship First Round 6.2/10
FOX 5.4/9 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 7.3/12, Family Guy [r] 3.8/6, Family Guy [r] 3.4/5
NBC 5.0/8 The Office [r] 4.2/7, Scrubs 4.1/6, Andy Barker P.I. [p] 3.7/6, Raines [p] 6.7/11
CW 2.5/4 Smallville 2.8/5, Supernatural 2.3/4
UNIV 2.1/3 La Fea Más Bella 2.4/4, Mundo de Fiera 2.1/3, Aqui y Ahora 1.7/3
TELE 0.6/1 Marina 0.6/1, Zorro 0.6/1, Decisiones 0.6/1
A18-49: ABC 6.0/16, CBS 3.5/9, FOX 3.5/9, NBC 2.7/7, CW 1.7/5, UNIV 1.7/5, TELE 0.5/1
FRIDAY – A18-49 Analysis: CBS slam-dunked a clean sweep Friday night with an overall 3.4/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC dribbled in next with 2.4/7, and then ABC 2.2/7, FOX 2.0/6, CW 1.5/5, UNIV 1.4/4 and TELE 0.5/2. CBS with its coverage of NCAA Basketball Championship First Round games won every hour: at 8p CBS was first with 3.0/10, while the finale of NBC’s 1 vs. 100 came in second at 2.4/8. Then during 9p and again at 10p college basketball on CBS scored a winning 3.6/11 both hours.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, March 16, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 5.9/10 NCAA Basketball Championship First Round 5.9/10
NBC 5.5/10 1 vs. 100 – Finale 5.9/10, Identity 5.8/10, Raines [r] 4.9/9
ABC 4.6/8 Grey’s Anatomy [r] 4.1/7, Wife Swap [r] 3.9/7, 20/20 5.8/10
FOX 4.2/7 House [r] 4.4/8, The Wedding Bells 4.0/7
CW 2.8/5 Friday Night Smackdown! 2.8/5
UNIV 1.8/3 La Fea Más Bella 2.2/4, Mundo de Fiera 1.9/3, Casos de la Vida Real: Edición Especial 1.3/2
TELE 0.7/1 Marina 0.6/1, Zorro 0.7/1, Decisiones 0.7/1
A18-49: CBS 3.4/10, NBC 2.4/7, ABC 2.2/7, FOX 2.0/6, CW 1.5/5, UNIV 1.4/4, TELE 0.5/2
SATURDAY – A18-49 Analysis: CBS kept its pace and won Saturday night with 3.8/12 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. In #2 was FOX at 2.2/7, followed by ABC 1.6/5, NBC 1.5/5, UNIV 0.9/3 and TELE 0.1/0. From 8-11p, CBS beat out the regular time period winners with its continued coverage of the NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round games: at 8p CBS peaked with a 4.2/15; during 9p the ratings slid downwards slightly to 3.6/11; and finally CBS made a winning pass at 10p with 3.7/12.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, March 17, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 6.4/12 NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round 6.4/12
NBC 4.4/8 Dateline [r] 3.7/7, Law & Order [r] 4.5/8, Law & Order: CI [r] 5.1/9
FOX 3.9/7 Cops 3.0/6, Cops [r] 4.0/7, America’s Most Wanted 4.3/8
ABC 3.5/6 Celebrity A-List Bloopers 3.1/6, Movie: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde 3.6/7
UNIV 1.4/3 Sábado Gigante 1.4/3
TELE 0.2/0 Vas o No Vas 0.3/1, Seguro Y Urgente 0.2/0, Cinemundo del Sabado/Estreno 0.2/0
A18-49: CBS 3.8/12, FOX 2.2/7, ABC 1.6/5, NBC 1.5/5, UNIV 0.9/3, TELE 0.1/0
This Day in History: 1953 – For the very first time, the Academy Awards ceremony was aired on national television by NBC.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia: Last week in Cynopsis we mentioned Jason Biggs starring in a new primetime show for CBS. What other actor from American Pie is currently starring in a primetime sitcom and plays a character named Jeff. Bonus. Name the show! ‘TIL DEATH- EDDIE KAYE THOMAS (Stifler’s mom’s teenage lover). Kudos to: Seth Pelletier- Nielsen Media Research/ Oldsmar, FL; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Kerri L Berney-Oxygen Media/NY; Justin Tavares/Alexandria; Brian Nugent-KPIF/Chubbuck, ID; Tim Olsen-JSML Media/Minneapolis; Aimee Ruhl-KLJB/Davenport IN; Ginger Sheehy-Warren Miller Entertainment/Boulder; Adriana Sbardellati-SiTV/LA; Allison Weiss-Impact Marketing & Promotions/Tarzana, CA; Brenda Urquhart-Antley Drive Productions/LA; Susan Chalfant-FOX Interactive Media/Beverly Hills
Today’s Trivia Question: In the very first episode of My Name is Earl, what was the first number Earl carried out on his list of bad things? (click here 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.)
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03.19.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Monday, March 19, 2007
ABC: Dancing With the Stars [p ], What About Brian?
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Old Christine, Two and Half Men, Rules of Engagement [f ], CSI Miami
CW: Everybody Hates Chris, All of Us, Girlfriends, The Game
FOX: Prison Break, 24
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, ION Life
MNT: IFL Battleground
NBC: Deal or No Deal [2hrs], The Black Donnellys
PBS: Antiques Road Show [r], Local Programming
TELE: Marina, Zorro, Decisiones
UNIV: La Fea Mas Bella, Mundo de Fieras, Cristina
