A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM BRAVO

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Cynopsis
05.03.10

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 3, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .

Today’s and Tonight’s Premieres:
Univision: Pecadora at 12p
JLTV: Feed me Bubbe at 8p; Everyday Kosher Cooking at 830p; Organic Authority with Laura Klein at 9p
TLC: Best Food Ever at 9p; Ultimate Chili Challenge at 10p
Bravo: The Real Housewives of New Jersey at 10p
Nat Geo WILD: Swamp Men at 10p

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HISTORY

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Source: The Nielsen Company, L+SD; Highest Rated (HH cvg rating) & Most Watched (P2+gross impressions) based on HIST9/2/96-4/25/10, 4/25/10Sun/9-11p telecast.  Omniture April 2010 (Data available since July ’03).

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Showtime revealed its summer schedule, announcing three series premieres and debuts of returning series:

• The Green Room with Paul Provenza – New half-hour comedy series features comedian/actor/producer Paul Provenza in a roundtable with other top comedians, uncensored in front of a studio audience. Six half-hour episodes opens June 10 at 1030p.
• The Real L Word – New one-hour reality show inspired by The L Word series debuts June 20 at 10p with nine episodes.
• The Big C – Laura Linney headlines this new comedy about a wife/mother/teacher whose cancer diagnosis shakes up her life. 13 half-hour episodes premiere August 16 at 1030p.
• Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! – Season eight premieres with 10 half-hour episodes on June 10 at 10p.
• Weeds – Season six opens August 16 at 10p with 13 half-hour episodes.

Showtime is airing the season two finale of Nurse Jackie on June 7 at 10p with the season two conclusion of United States of Tara airing directly after at 1030p.

Tonight WE tv airs the new special Women on Death Row 5 at 8p followed by the third season premiere of Women Behind Bars on Tuesday at 10p. The two-hour special airing tonight is the network’s fifth documentary, offering an inside look at the lives of women in prison and those facing the death penalty. The 12-part series, Women Behind Bars is back for a third run chronicling real women in prison with many doing time for murder. Each episode profiles two different women’s lives examining their criminal cases and how they cope in jail on a daily basis.

This Thursday, MTV will launch two new extreme sports series as The Dudesons in America premieres at 10p followed by Ultimate Parkour Challenge at 1030p. The Dudesons in America follows four Finnish guys as they move to the US and attempt to take over America. Ultimate Parkour Challenge opens with a live one-hour episode following eight Parkour athletes from all over the world as they defy gravity and jump over barriers and obstacles such as the Queen Mary.

Doctors for Bret Michaels who is currently on NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice say rock star may be fine to appear in the reality series’ live finale on May 23. Michaels has been hospitalized in intensive care since he suffered from a brain hemorrhage the previous week.

Radio station KXGO-FM in Arcata, CA was sold by Redwood Broadcasting Company, Inc. to Lost Coast Communications, Inc. Redwood Broadcasting continues to won KJNY-FM in Ferndale, CA while Lost Coast Communications owns three other radio stations in CA.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: April 30-May 2, 2010
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Warner Bros.) $32.2 million – opening weekend
How To Train Your Dragon (Paramount)   $10.8 million – 6 wk total $192.4m
Date Night (20^th Century Fox)                 $7.6 million – 4 wk total $73.6m
The Back-Up Plan (CBS Films)                 $7.2 million – 2 wk total $22.9
Furry Vengeance (Summit Entertainment) $6.5 million – opening weekend
The Losers (Warner Bros.)                      $6.0 million – 2 wk total $18.1m
Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros.)           $6.0 million – 5 wk total $154.0m
Kick Ass (Lionsgate)                               $4.5 million – 3 wk total $42.2m
Death At A Funeral (Sony)                      $4.0 million – 3 wk total $34.8m
Oceans (Disney)                                    $2.6 million – 2 wk total $13.5m
Source: Rentrak

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HALLMARK CHANNEL

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Oliver Stone, the Academy Award-winning producer/writer/director and writer Bruce Wagner are teaming with premium network EPIX on a development deal for a one-hour scripted drama series. The project, Still Holding is based on Wagner’s novel of the same name about three different people living in Los Angeles and the travails of love and betrayal. Both Stone and Wagner will serve as executive producers.

Sarah Wayne Callies (FOX’s Prison Break) was cast as the female lead in AMC’s new drama series Walking Dead, per EW.

Casting Call: A television show is seeking guys and girls aged 21 to 30 living in Brooklyn, NY. Interested applicants must be smart, funny and single who want to have a great summer in Brooklyn and in addition must be available for an 8-week production schedule beginning in July. Send your name, age, three photos and describe why you are perfect for the show to: [email protected] or visit RPDBcasting .com.

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

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SOURCE: TV GUIDE MAGAZINE MAY 2002

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Thursday  A18-49 Analysis: CBS led Thursday night at 3.4/10 among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, CBS arrived at #1 with Survivor at 4.1/13 followed by FOX’s Bones at 2.6/8. ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy topped during 9p with 3.8/11 and NBC’s comedies The Office and 30 Rock averaged a second place ranking with 3.1/9. CBS resumed its first place status at 10p with The Mentalist at 3.2/10 with ABC’s Private Practice next at 2.9/9.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, April 29, 2010 – time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

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CBS: 8.5/14         Survivor 7.6/13, CSI 8.5/14, The Mentalist 9.4/16

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ABC: 5.3/9             FlashForward 3.5/6, Grey’s Anatomy 7.0/11, Private Practice 5.4/9

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FOX: 4.6/8             Bones 5.9/10, Fringe 3.4/5

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NBC: 3.1/5            Community 2.8/5, 30 Rock 2.6/4, The Office 4.2/7, 30 Rock 3.3/5, The Marriage Ref 2.8/5

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UNIV: 2.0/3           Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.2/4, Mujeres Asesinas 1.4/2

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CW: 1.9/3              Vampire Diaries 2.1/4, Supernatural 1.7/3

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TELE: 1.1/2            Premios Billboard 1.1/2

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ION: 0.7/1            Ghost Whisperer 0.6/1, NCIS 0.7/1, NCIS 0.8/1

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A18-49: CBS 3.4/10, ABC 2.8/8, NBC 2.4/7, FOX 2.3/7, UNIV 1.7/5, CW 1.3/4, TELE 0.9/3, ION 0.2/1

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Ed Wilson, Chief Revenue and Sales Officer with Tribune Company since 2009 and also Tribune Broadcasting’s President since 2008 announced over the weekend he is leaving both positions effective immediately. With that said, Ed will remain with the company as a consultant.

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This day in History:  1966 – The game “Twister” was featured on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  My name is  Destiniki, the God of Decision.   Most who wish to consult me must climb to the top of the nearest mountain and wait for me to reach out from the clouds and tap them on the shoulder, spin them around three times and then whisper  the answer to their query in their ear.  However, my biggest challenge now lives in a major US city, and he’ll just go to the roof of the tallest building when he needs my help.  Who is this troublesome person?  BALKI BARTOKOMOUS on PERFECT STRANGERS  Kudos to: Matt Taukus-ZenithMedia/NY; Rhonda Schulik-ION Media Networks/Marietta; Jeremy Kestenbaum-MTV Networks/NY; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Larry Glazer-WTTW/Chicago; Tom Boyd-WGN/Chicago; Patricia Holguin-Camp Soho/Studio City; David Scott Jones-Marleigh Ent/LA; Shelly Callahan/Fullerton, CA; David Stern-Bard Ent/Melbourne; Bernard Bourret-Intent Pictures/Toronto;
 
Today’s Trivia Question:   The charter for this town is “Questions Are A Burden To Others; Answers Are A Prison For Oneself.”  What is the name of the town?  (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
05.03.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010

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ABC:  Dancing with the Stars
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Big Bang Theory, Big Bang Theory, CSI Miami
CW:   One Tree Hill,  Gossip Girl
FOX:  House
ION:  Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Chuck, Law & Order, Law & Order
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, American Experience
TELE:  El Clon, Perro Amor, Done Esta Elisa?
UNIV:  Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe

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