A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM USA NETWORK
Driving the industry standard by embracing the second-screen
- Character Chatter: The home base of two-screen sync opportunities providing fans with a real time feed of social buzz around USA series
- Transmedia Storytelling: Immersive narratives by show creators & partners, includes critically-acclaimed Psych Hashtag Killer social game &White Collar 36-Hours alternate reality experience
- Companion Apps: Incentivizing fans to watch in real-time through partnerships with GetGlue, Miso, Viggle and more.
Cynopsis
03.05.12
Good morning. It’s Monday, March 5, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
The Weather Channel: Ice Pilots at 9p
Bravo: Love Broker at 10p
FOX is airing the drama The Finder’s first season finale episode this Thursday prior to giving the series a month-long hiatus. FOX will then move The Finder to Fridays beginning April 6 at 8p. Upcoming new reality series Hotel Hell starring chef Gordon Ramsay which was originally scheduled to bow April 6 will now premiere this summer.
Later this spring, USA Network debuts its new 12-episode series Common Law on May 11 at 10p following Fairly Legal which is back starting March 16 for its second season. USA had previously slated Common Law to open in January though in December announced it would move the premiere date to this summer. The one-hour Common Law stars Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Jack McGee and Sonya Walger and will run through August 10. The series is from CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment.
Docu-sitcom Leave It To Niecy, starring actress/comedienne Niecy Nash opens on TLC March 25 at 10p. The eight episode half-hour series will combine storytelling aspects of the traditional sitcom genre combined with a non-scripted reality show following Nash in her personal life with husband Jay Tucker, her three kids and her opinionated mother. Leave It To Niecy is produced by Shed Media US for TLC. Last June, TLC aired the two-hour special Niecy Nash’s Wedding Bash which drew in close to 5 million viewers.
Programming Note: To honor the late Davy Jones, former lead singer of The Monkees, GSN will air an encore of Jones’ appearances on The Newlywed Game this Tuesday at 7p. The episode features Jones and his real-life wife, Telemundo actress Jessica Pacheco that originally aired on January 21, 2010.
Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: March 2-4, 2012
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Universal) $70.7 million opening weekend
Project X (Warner Bros.) $20.8 million opening weekend
Act of Valor (Relativity Media) $13.7 million 2 wk total $45.2m
Safe House (Universal) $7.2 million 4 wk total $108.2m
Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (Lionsgate) $7.0 million 2 wk total $25.7m
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Warner Bros.) $6.9 million 4 wk total $85.6m
The Vow (Sony) $6.1 million 4 wk total $111.7m
This Means War (20th Century Fox) $5.6 million 3 wk total $41.5m
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Sony) $4.7 million 3 wk total $44.9m
The Artist (The Weinstein Company) $3.9 million 15 wk total $37.1m
Source: Rentrak
Program Call: Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPTV Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, March 29, the week before MIPTV 2012 in Cannes. If your company is an official exhibitor at MIPTV this year and would like to have your programming included in our shopping guide, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company’s stand/booth location. To be included in this free and highly-viewed special edition, please send your submission to Lisa Ball at: [email protected] no later than Thursday, March 22, 2012. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you do not receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).
Many of the cast members of PBS’ Downton Abbey have been signed for a fourth and a fifth season, reports TVLine. Those who have apparently extended their contracts include Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora), Hugh Bonneville (Robert), Joanne Froggatt (Anna) and Brendan Coyle (Bates). The cast member’s original contracts carried them through the third season which is currently in production. Downton Abbey has not been officially renewed beyond the third season which is set to debut in the US next January. The season two finale which aired in February attracted 5.4 million total viewers and tallied the best audience in three years for PBS.
Making a comeback to sitcom TV, Leah Remini (CBS’ The King of Queens, CBS’ The Talk) landed a role on ABC’s comedy White Van Man. The plot is about a guy (Kyle Bornheimer) who is forced to put his dreams on hold to run the family handyman business from his father Tony (J.K. Simmons). Remini will play Tony’s sister Terry who keeps the lead character in line when he tries to sneak out to go to work again. ABC Studios is producing.
Former Friday Night Lights star Matt Lauria is joining ABC’s period drama pilot Gilded Lilys from Shonda Rhimes.
Irish actress Ruth Bradley snagged the title role of ABC’s Beauty and the Beast playing Grace, an embattled princess. Bradley will star along with Darius Campbell who will play Shiro, Grace’s “beast” of a bodyguard and Chris Egan will play her fiance Gorrick. This spring, Bradley will be seen playing Mary Maloney in the ABC miniseries Titanic scheduled on April 14 and 15.
Alex O’Loughlin is taking a leave of absence from production on CBS’ Hawaii Five-O. The actor’s representative made this statement: “Alex is taking a short break from Hawaii Five-0 to receive supervised treatment for prescription pain medication due to a recent shoulder injury.” CBS Television Studios also said in a release: “We respect and support Alex’s decision. Everyone at CBS Television Studios and Hawaii Five-O wishes him well and we look forward to his return.”
Based on the Mommy Track Mysteries book series, drama pilot Applebaum for CBS added Rachelle Lefevre as the lead. Lefevre will star as a former public defender that becomes a private investigator to fend off the boredom she has as a stay-at-home mom.
NBC handed Andre Holland (Friends With Benefits) a role on its single-camera comedy pilot 1600 Penn. Holland will play White House Press Secretary Marshall Malloy joining previously cast Josh Gad, Brittany Snow and Bill Pullman who plays the POTUS. Twentieth Century Fox Television is producing.
Keri Lizer’s comedy for NBC cast Minnie Driver to star opposite Andrea Anders in Lady Friends. The comedy is about two life-long female friends who live very different lives but can’t live without each other. Driver will play Jen, who has made terrible decisions in her life but is Nicole’s (Anders) steady rock.
Also for NBC, Amy Smart (Shameless) will next be seen in a pilot adaptation of the UK’s prison series Bad Girls as a seemingly perfect woman who is caught stealing and running up her friend’s credit card. John Wells is producing the pilot.
Julia Stiles landed a role on NBC’s pilot Midnight Run portraying Leah Kafka, a cult specialist with the FBI who investigates a series of disappearances within a cult-like commune in Alaska. Stiles last appeared on Showtime’s Dexter.
NBC’s pilot Revolution added Billy Burke in the one-hour drama project from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke.
In addition to Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto will also return for the second season of FX’s horror anthology series American Horror Story.
The lead for BET’s pilot Single Black Female snagged Gabrielle Union. The project is from The Game producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil centered on the host of a popular Atlanta-based talk show (Union).
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Think you’re an MVP in the world of sports media or will your rivals steal the spotlight? Enter the Cynopsis Sports Awards and bring home a crystal award for your shelf, recognizing the grit and strategy you’ve shown all year long. The awards will cover the best of 2011 from the world of television, radio and online, with categories that range from news shows to apps to marketing campaigns. Click on this link to learn more: http://www.cynopsis.com/sportsawards.
Thursday A18-49 Analysis: FOX dominated the A18-49 viewers Thursday with a 5.4/15, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, American Idol on FOX won with a 5.1/15 while reruns of CBS’ comedies The Big Bang Theory and Rob placed second at an average of 2.9/9. FOX held sway over the demo during 9p with more American Idol at 5.7/15 and it was new episodes of NBC’s comedies The Office and Up All Night that came next at an average of 2.1/6. Then at 10p, NBC’s new drama Awake premiered at #1 by delivering a 2.0/5 and CBS’ The Mentalist repeat and Univision’s La Que No Podia Amar tied for #2 at 1.7/5 each.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, March 1, 2012 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
FOX: 10.8/17 American Idol 10.8/17
CBS: 6.1/10 The Big Bang Theory [r] 7.0/11, Rob! [r] 5.5/9, Person of Interest [r] 6.2/10, The Mentalist [r] 5.9/10
NBC: 3.0/5 30 Rock 2.5/4, Parks and Recreation 2.4/4, The Office 3.1/5, Up All Night 2.2/3, Awake [p] 4.0/7
ABC: 2.4/4 Wipeout [r] 2.7/4, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 2.4/4, Jimmy Kimmel Live [r] 2.1/4
UNIV: 1.9/3 Una Familia con Suerte 1.9/3, El Talisman 1.6/3, La Que No Podia Amar 2.0/3
ION: 0.8/1 Cold Case 0.8/1, Cold Case 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 0.9/1
CW: 0.7/1 Vampire Diaries [r] 0.7/1, Supernatural [r] 0.6/1
TELE: 0.7/1 Maid en Manhattan 0.8/1, Flor Salvaje 0.8/1, Relaciones Peligrosas 0.5/1
TF: 0.4/1 Cine de Las Estrellas THR [r] 0.4/1, El Capo 0.3/1
A18-49: FOX 5.4/15, CBS 2.1/6, NBC 1.9/5, UNIV 1.6/4, ABC 1.1/3, TELE 0.6/2, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.3/1, TF 0.3/1
Chris Walters was tapped by The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) in the newly-minted position as COO. Chris joins TWCC from Bloomberg L.P. where he served as COO of the Bloomberg Industry Verticals Group. At TWCC, Chris will supervise the company’s technology, finance, legal and human resources teams. He will report to David Kenny, TWCC Chairman/CEO.
Relocating to Los Angeles, Otto Padron will oversee KWHY-TV as President/COO of Meruelo Media Holdings Inc. Otto previously was VP/Programming and Promotions for Univision. In his new role, Otto will also be the Executive In Charge of the daily operations and administration at KWHY-TV.
Spanish-language news network CNN en Espanol named Willie Lora as News Director. Willie will move to Atlanta to take on his new position where he becomes the network’s primary news content executive. Prior to this appointment, Willie was with the network as Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Headlines & Highlights
Available on Monday mornings and located on our homepage, Headlines & Highlights wraps up last week’s important and ongoing topics to jumpstart your week… along with a little fun commentary for good measure.Monday’s pre-roll and video advertising space is available.
Contact Mike Farina (203.218.6480) for additional information and to schedule your spot
This day in History: This day in History: 1992 – Ethics committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Where did Tony Petrocelli practice law after leaving Boston? San Remo. Kudos to: Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NYC; T. J.Healy-Black Sheep Productions/Wilmington, Delaware; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Linda Grillo-Viacom Media Networks/NYC; Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa Del Rey; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment, Inc/LA; Paul Blutter-General American Group, Inc/Northridge, CA; Cammie Buerry-Station Casinos/Las Vegas.
Today’s Trivia Question: What is Neal Caffrey’s middle name? (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 & Lisa
03.05.12
Cynthia Turner – Founder and Publisher / [email protected]
Lisa Ball – Contributing Editor / [email protected]
Cynopsis Ad Sales:
Mike Farina – VP/Sales and Marketing – 203-218-6480 / [email protected]
Classifieds – Trish Pihonak- 203-381-9096 / [email protected]
To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here.
To unsubscribe from this edition, click here.
Cynopsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here .
JOB OPENING: RSRCH SR ANLYST/ASS MGR/Media Behavior Inst/NYC: Aud/cons insights w/synd & cust.rsrch w/USA TouchPoints. Supp sales, strat & mktg. 3+yrs rsrch exp. Agncy/ntwrk+ USATP exp++ Kwldg MRI must. Res: [email protected] (3/10)
JOB OPENING: PRESS MANAGER/Syfy/NYC: Media strategist, spokesperson, press liaison. Candidate must have 3-5 years of experience at network, cable or agency. To apply, www.nbcunicareers.com #4675BR (3/10)
JOB OPENING: DIR PLANNING/Uni Cable Nets/NY: Oversee all inventory/pricing/proposals for 6 networks. Must be detailed/analytical/able to multi-task. Exp. in media req. DM/VCI/Spanish a + APPLY: [email protected] (3/10)
JOB OPENING: INV MGR-PLANNING/Uni Cable Nets/NY: Support Dir. on invntry mgmt/stewardship/revenue rptg. Must be detailed/analytical/able to multi-task. Exp. in media/DM/VCI/Spanish a + Apply: [email protected] (3/10)
JOB OPENING: DIR, INNOVATIONS/Initiative Media/LA: idea catalyst, present to existing, new clients dig media, tradit’l media & branded ent. 5+ yrs adv, media, dig, or related mktg/start-up knwlg a must. Apply: [email protected] (3/9)
JOB OPENING: SR DIGITAL PRODUCER/NYC: Deep interactive/video focus on mobile, web, webcast/satellite video, 3D/2D hybrid video. Team building & client-facing exp. Reports to Dir Digi Prod. Resume and cover to: [email protected] (3/9)
JOB OPENING: DIGITAL SALES COORD/tvguide.com/NY: 1-2 yrs digital exp. support team w/campaign & creative mgmnt. Liaison btwn agncy & Ad Ops, process invoices/billing discrepancies, assist planners day2day [email protected] (3/9)
JOB OPENING: NEWS EDITOR/Bravotv.com/NYC: Grow editorial around ntwrk stars/shows. Mng daily story assgnmnts/contributors. Strong kwldg Bravo brand. 4+ yrs exp pref’d. Freelance position. Resumes: [email protected] (3/9)
JOB OPENING: SR. PUBLICITY MGR-DIGITAL ENT & GAMES/BBC AMERICA/LA: Devlop/implment comms stratgy to raise profile of division. 4+ yrs proven track record gaming/dig ent comms. Knwldge of currnt/futre gaming trnds [email protected] (3/8)
JOB OPENING: JR. ANALYST, RESEARCH/Music Choice/NYC: Sales, mktg & prog research across multiple platforms. BA/BS, plus 1 yr relevant linear/VOD media research exp required, preferably with NPower/Rentrak http://musicchoicecareers.iapplicants.com (3/8)
JOB OPENING: CP/NFL/LA: Oversee new morning show. Periodically work overnight shifts. Knwldg of NFL or news prod and 5 yrs working in live sports/news TV and line producing studio shows required. Please apply www.nfl.apply2jobs.com (3/8)
JOB OPENING: MGR, SCHED & ACQ/History/NY: Manage all aspects of sched for all non-prime dayparts on History & History digital platforms.3+ yrs exp inschedin a tv/cable environment. To apply: www.aenetworks.com/careers.html (3/8)
JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH ANALYST/OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network/LA: 2-3 yrs exp in TV Research, detailed oriented, knowledge of Star & NPower required. Apply at: http://careers.own.tv/ (3/8)
JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION COORD/NYC: 3 mo. Proj. Apr-June; 7 day/wk show centered on hockey-passion/knowledge for sport required.Coordinate footage, personnel, etc. Prior experience, references req. Rez to [email protected] (3/8)
JOB OPENING: LINE PRODUCER/NYC: Full-time, exp in prod commercial shoots, docs and other long/short form content.Travel required. Rez to [email protected] (3/8)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST SPORTS/Univision NY: Research support for Univision Deportes. 1+ years Nielsen exp. Resume to [email protected] (3/7)
JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH ANALYST SPORTS/Univision NY: Research support for Univision Deportes. Nielsen exp a must, advanced systems (NPower). Resume to [email protected] (3/7)
JOB OPENING: DIR SPORTS RESEARCH/Univision NY: Manage research support of Univision Deportes. Nielsen exp a must. Report/analyze ratings, experience with estimates preferred. Resume to [email protected] (3/7)
JOB OPENING: MGR, DIGITAL MKT & BIZ DEV/Qubo/NY: Develop and Support Digital Business Activities, including online, social media & internet. Exp in Kids media, a plus. Apply [email protected] EOE (3/7)
JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORD/CurrentTV/SF: Resp for assigning comml instr, editing bdcst logs & ensuring ad sales concerns are addressed during live prog. Min 1-3 yrs traffic exp. Knowledge of Orion preferred. [email protected] (3/7)
JOB OPENING: SALES OPS ASST TEMP/TV ONE/NY: Copy & order entry, data validation entry; crspond w/clnts. Attn detail MS Suite min 2 yrs office exp req’d. Brdway Sys; Ad Sales/Sales exp a+; Sal $22 per hr. Visit www.tvone.tv (3/7)
JOB OPENING: MARKETING ASST/TEMP/CABLEVISION MEDIA SALES/NYC: Min 2 yrs office exp. Microsoft office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Adobe Suite. Assist dept in presentations. More info/apply at www.cablevision.jobs req id 16912BR (3/7)
JOB OPENING: DIGITAL AE’S/NY & CHICAGO: 3+ years industry ad sales exp in digital, agency & client contacts req, established properties, not a start up, trl and ent required, good benefits send resume to [email protected] (3/6)
JOB OPENING: VP, RESEARCH & MKTG SVCS/NYC: Lead qualitative & quantitative research/analysis; Sr-Level position; Proactive; 10+ yrs exp w/ primary research, test+control data & applied research; Resumes: www.lodgenet.com/careers (3/6)
JOB OPENING: SSE/SALES PLANNER/Current TV/LA: Seeking exp planner to oversee TV and digital sales plan creation for sales team. Target new biz, create presentations and manage developmental account list. [email protected] (3/6)
JOB OPENING: SENIOR ANALYST, OXYGEN NETWORKS, SALES RESEARCH/NBC Universal: Experience with Nielsen NetRatings and ComScore Media Metrics. Please apply at www.nbcunicareers.com Job#4413 (3/6)
INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad … for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected].
SITUATION WANTED: BRITISH MALE VOICEOVER: Classic, authoritative, neutral British voice. 20 years experience. ISDN, Source-Connect, FTP. www.BritishVoiceover.net Contact: [email protected] 917-701-6432 (3/10)
SITUATION WANTED: NEED A BUDGET DONE?? LINE PROD/EIC: 15+ yrs. exp- budgets done in all formats TV & Features- Accurate, Reasonable fast turn around. Email: [email protected] (3/9)
SITUATION WANTED: Jeanne Intile Burns, VOICE-OVER ARTIST/VOICE COACH, Cell: 845-721-9681, E-Mail: [email protected], Web Links: www.castingnetworks.com/jburns, http://jburns.voices.com, www.allegro-music.com (“American Biographies”) (3/7)
SITUATION WANTED: MULTI CAMERA REMOTE CAMERA OPERATOR: Experience with, Basketball, Football, Racing, Sports etc… I can Travel to VA, MD, DC, NC, DE, KY, NJ, NY, TN, WV, Contact [email protected] (3/7)
SITUATION WANTED: DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER/LA BASED: Reality/Ent/Docs. Specializes in talent, tape, paper and packaging, agency and network savvy, runs on Batteries. [email protected] (3/6)
SITUATION WANTED: Dedicated & Experienced ADV. SALES PLANNER/NYC: Sales proposals, resolving client discrepancies, quarterly post analysis, special sales service projects, expert computer skills. Contact- [email protected] (3/6)
E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 203.381.9096 for rates and specs for Job Openings.
Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
ABC: The Bachelor, Castle [r]
AZTECA: Extra Normal, Buenas Noches America, Al Extremo
CBS: How I Met Your Mother [r], 2 Broke Girls [r], Two and a Half Men [r], Mike & Molly [r], Hawaii Five-0 [r]
CW: America’s Next Top Model [r], Hart of Dixie [r]
FOX: Alcatraz
ION: Cold Case, Cold Case, Criminal Minds
NBC: The Voice, Smash
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, Nova
TELE: Una Maid en Manhattan, Relaciones Peligrosas
UNIV: Una Familia con Suerte; El Talisman, La Que No Podia Amar
Cynopsis Media, a division of Access Intelligence
65 Lantern Road
Stratford, CT 06614
Ph: 203.381.9096
Fx: 203.386.8855
Copyright Cynopsis 2012
All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2012
To unsubscribe from just this Cynopsis email, please click here.
