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3/05/07
Good Morning, it’s Monday, March 5, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Joining ABC’s Dancing with the Stars will be veteran TV star John Ratzenberger. After The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore’s withdrawal from the show, Ratzenberger will step in to take his place. Ratzenberger was originally asked to participate this season by the show’s producers, but had a conflict with his schedule until now. He will also have the disadvantage of only two weeks of rehearsals, where his competitors have four, before the series premieres on March 19 with a two-hour special at 8p.
Tonight’s Finale:
CBS: The Class at 830p
SOAPnet has renewed I Wanna Be A Soap Star for a fourth run premiering in August, with host Cameron Mathison of ABC’s All My Children. Production begins in May and casting for the 10 episodes will occur in Miami on March 17; in New York on March 24 and in Los Angeles on March 31. This time, viewers will have a say in choosing the winner before the live season finale. The winner gets a role on NBC’s Days of Our Lives. The reality series is produced by LMNO Cable Group for SOAPnet.
The fifth season finale of USA’s Nashville Star (March 1 at 10p) lassoed in 1.4 million A25-54 viewers, 1.4 million A18-49 viewers and 3.0 million total viewers.
The national Spanish-language television network V-me launches this afternoon at 130p. The 24-hour digital broadcast service presented by public television stations and carried on basic digital cable and satellite, launches in 28 million homes and with over 60% of all U.S. Hispanic households. V-me’s programming is organized into four areas, kids, lifestyle, factual, and movies and specials. V-me is the first venture announced by the newly-formed media production and distribution company, V-me Media Inc. Content includes news, lifestyle programming, movies and specials, as well as 36 hours of kids programming every week.
Clarification: The new on-air look and rebranding for The Biography Channel will be seen only in the U.K. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
And after many requests, Cynopsis Weekender College Edition is coming back! We did this once before in November 2005 and it was wonderfully successful, so we’ll do it again on April 26, 2007. We will accept 350 word editorials from current college students all around the country and the world. The four most insightful, original, humorous and/or well-written pieces will be included in a future edition of Weekender , and each winning editorial will be awarded a prize of $350. College Professors, moms and dads – encourage your students to participate! All entries should be emailed no later than midnight on Friday, April 20th to me at [email protected], SUBJECT: Weekender College Edition. Students – be sure to include your name, age, college, college year, and major (if you know it), and how you can be contacted. Good luck!
Weekend Box Office Estimates: March 2-4, 2007
Wild Hogs (Buena Vista) $38.0 million – opening weekend
Zodiac (Paramount) $13.1 million – opening weekend
Ghost Rider (Sony) $11.5 million – 3 wk total $94.7m
Bridge to Terabithia (Buena Vista) $8.6 million – 3 wk total $57.9m
The Number 23 (New Line) $7.1 million – 2 wk total $24.7m
Norbit (Paramount/DreamWorks) $6.4 million – 4 wk total $82.9m
Music and Lyrics (Warner Bros.) $4.9 million – 3 wk total $38.7m
Black Snake Moan (Paramount Vantage) $4.0 million – opening weekend
Reno 911!:Miami (Fox) $3.7 million – 2 wk total $16.4m
Breach (Universal) $3.5 million – 3 wk total $25.4m
Source: Box Office Mojo
ABC has ordered up a new reality series starring Shaquille O’Neal, from RDF USA. So far untitled, the network has ordered six episodes featuring O’Neal will visiting with Florida kids in elementary and junior high school and working with them on losing weight and getting into shape, reports Variety.
CBS has ordered a pilot of the UK series Game Show in My Head from Katalyst Films, Fox21 and Hat Trick, says Variety. While the UK show features contestants doing to do a bevy of funny and bizarre things to win a million bucks, the format for the US version so far is under wraps
Casting Call: National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer series, currently in its third season and starring Cesar Milan, is looking for problem pooches and their owners to appear on the show. The nationwide search will stop in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami. To submit your canine calamity, send in a 5-7 minute video of you and your dog documenting at least three instances of the dog’s bad habits, along with your age and occupation, dog’s name, age and breed. Explain your dog’s problem, how they affect your life as well as why you love your dog. For more information – check out http://dogpsychologycenter.com/submissions.php.
A new deal between BBC and YouTube, where both will create two BBC-branded entertainment channels on YouTube and a third ad-supported channel which will house approximately 30 daily BBC News video segments available only outside the U.K. The two BBC entertainment channels will feature clips of new shows and promos tied in with current series such as Doctor Who and Life on Mars, as well as video diaries of the stars of these shows.
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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has appointed Frank Serpe as CFO to succeed Michale Sileck in this position who was upped to WWE’s COO. Frank has been with WWE for 20 years and was previously the company’s SVP/Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.
Today in Cynopsis Kids, listen to the audio version here, or subscribe to iTunes CynKids podcast
- V-me launches later today with Spanish language programming for preschoolers
- Daniel Radcliffe to star in the final Harry Potter movies
- OneBigGame is a new non-profit video-game publisher that aims to raise money for kid’s charities
Today in Cynopsis International, listen to the audio version here or subscribe to iTunes Cyn Int’l podcast
- New national Spanish-language television network V-me launching today at 130p
- BBC and YouTube ink multi-year agreement for 3 BBC-branded channels
- MTV Networks U.K./Ireland CEO Michiel Bakker stepping down after 20 years at company
THURSDAY – A18-49 Analysis: FOX swept in and took over Thursday night with a 9.9/24 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS came next at 4.2/11, and then ABC 2.9/7, NBC 2.8/7, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 1.0/2 and TELE 0.5/1. Starting at 8p, FOX’s American Idol results show was more than double its nearest competition at 10.4/26, and then at 9p FOX kept up a good show and won with Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? with 9.4/22. CBS then won at 10p with a repeat of Shark at 3.2/9.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, March 1, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
FOX 14.2/21 American Idol (Results Show) 15.4/23, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 13.0/20
CBS 9.0/14 Survivor: Fiji 8.5/13, CSI [r] 10.1/15, Shark [r] 8.3/14
ABC 5.6/9 Ugly Betty [r] 5.0/8, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 7.2/11, Men in Trees [r] 4.8/8
NBC 4.0/6 My Name Is Earl [r] 4.7/7, The Office [r] 4.2/6, Scrubs 4.3/6, 30 Rock 3.6/5, The Black Donnellys [r] 3.5/6
UNIV 2.2/4 La Fea Más Bella 2.7/4, Mundo de Fiera 2.2/3, Aqui y Ahora 1.8/3
CW 1.6/2 Smallville [r] 1.8/3, Supernatural [r] 1.5/2
TELE 0.6/1 Marina 0.6/1, Zorro 0.6/1, Decisiones 0.5/1
A18-49: FOX 9.9/24, CBS 4.2/11, ABC 2.9/7, NBC 2.8/7, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 1.0/2, TELE 0.5/1
FRIDAY – A18-49 Analysis: CBS and NBC locked horns Friday night with both winning at 2.5/8 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC was second with 1.9/6, and then CW 1.6/5, UNIV 1.4/5, FOX 1.3/4 and TELE 0.5/1. NBC nudged into first at 8p with 1 vs. 100 at 2.8/9, just a tenth of rating point in front of CBS’ Ghost Whisperer repeat at 2.7/9. At 9p, CBS with a Close to Home encore and NBC with Las Vegas tied for #1 with 2.5/8. Then at 10p, ABC elbowed all other nets aside and won with 20/20 at 2.5/8.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, March 2, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 5.9/10 Ghost Whisperer [r] 5.9/10, Close to Home [r] 6.4/11, Numb3rs [r] 5.5/10
NBC 5.5/10 1 vs. 100 6.2/11, Las Vegas 5.2/9, Law & Order [r] 5.0/9
ABC 3.7/7 Grey’s Anatomy [r] 3.0/5, Wife Swap [r] 3.0/5, 20/20 5.1/9
CW 2.9/5 Friday Night Smackdown! 2.9/5
FOX 2.7/5 The 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards 2.7/5
UNIV 1.8/3 La Fea Más Bella 2.4/4, Mundo de Fiera 1.7/3, Casos de la Vida Real: Edición Especial 1.4/3
TELE 0.6/1 Marina 0.7/1, Zorro 0.6/1, Decisiones 0.5/1
A18-49: CBS 2.5/8, NBC 2.5/8, ABC 1.9/6, CW 1.6/5, UNIV 1.4/5, FOX 1.3/4, TELE 0.5/1
SATURDAY – A18-49 Analysis: FOX was second to none Saturday night with a 2.5/8 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. Tying for second place was CBS and NBC both at 1.6/5, followed by UNIV 1.3/4, ABC 1.2/4 and TELE 0.1/0. FOX was the winner at 8p with its back-to-back Cops episodes averaging a 2.4/8. FOX stayed in the lead at 9p with America’s Most Wanted with 2.6/8. Then at 10p, NBC slipped in first with an encore of Law & Order: CI at 2.1/6.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, March 3, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 4.6/8 NCIS [r] 4.6/8, Cold Case [r] 4.3/8, 48 Hours Mystery 4.8/9
FOX 4.2/8 Cops 3.7/7, Cops [r] 4.1/7, America’s Most Wanted 4.4/8
NBC 4.1/7 Dateline: NBC 3.5/6, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.9/7, Law & Order: CI [r] 4.9/9
ABC 2.6/5 Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy [r] 2.9/5, Movie: Head of State [r] 2.5/5
UNIV 1.7/3 Sábado Gigante 1.7/3
TELE 0.2/0 Vas o No Vas [7] 0.3/1, Seguro Y Urgente 0.1/0, Cinemundo del Sabado 0.1/0
A18-49: FOX 2.5/8, CBS 1.6/5 NBC 1.6/5, UNIV 1.3/4, ABC 1.2/4, TELE 0.1/0
This Day in History: 1960 – After 2 years in the United States Army, Elvis Presley returned to civilian life. Not since the return of General Douglas Mac Arthur from battle has a soldier gotten such publicity.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia: On M*A*S*H, what was the name of BJ’s wife? PEG Kudos to: Aaron Weiler-Cartoon Network/Atlanta; Tiffany Jackson-University of Georgia/Athens; Nicole Walters-nbbc/NY; Rhiannon Sharpe-OTX/NY; Brett Calvert-ECCA /San Antonio; Christine Gaither-The Marketing Store/Lombard, IL; Steve McDonald-KDAF/Dallas; Rachel Falleroni-The HorseTV Channel/Calabasas, CA; Renee Moffitt-Long Form Media/Temecula, CA; Peter Keir-Horizon Media/LA; Pat Brady-CESD Talent/LA
Today’s Trivia Question: On Happy Days, what was the original name of the sign at the drive-in before it was changed to Arnold’s? (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.)
Later — Cyn
03.05.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Monday, March 05, 2007
ABC: Wife Swap, Supper Nanny, What About Brian
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, The Class [F ], Two and Half Men, Rules of Engagement, 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
MNT: Wicked, Wicked Games, Watch Over Me
NBC: Deal or No Deal, Heroes, The Black Donnellys
PBS: Dr. Christine Northrup, Elvis Lives, the 25th Anniversary Concert
TELE: Marina, Zorro, Decisiones
UNIV: La Fea Mas Bella, Mundo de Fiera, Cristina
