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05.04.09

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 4, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing. 

Tonight’s Premieres:
Planet Green: Emeril Green at 8p; Whale Wars at 9p
VH1: New York Goes to Work at 10p; Gotti’s Way at 1030p

Tonight’s Finales:
VH1: I Love Money 2 at 9p
ABC Family: Roommates (series finale) at 1030p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM NICK AT NITE

Despite ranking third in ratings among A18-49 this past Thursday night, NBC is giving its newer police drama Southland a second season chance. The series, from creator John Wells (ER), was given a 13-episode order for a probable fall return on Thursdays at 9p. The 10p Thursday slot where Southland now resides, is reserved for NBC’s anticipated Jay Leno primetime program. Paranormal crime drama Medium also received a renewal order over the weekend. An exact number of new episodes were not confirmed for Medium, though 13 to 18 episodes are expected. Moreover, NBC is finalizing a renewal order for its new midseason sitcom Parks and Recreation starring Amy Poehler and two other series, Chuck and Law & Order will likely be renewed. NBC has also been involved all weekend in full-season renewal negotiations with 20th TV over My Name Is Earl’s fifth run. Additionally, several other pilots are awaiting their pickups including Community, Parenthood, Trauma, 100 Questions for Charlotte Payne and Off Duty. NBC is poised to make more announcements about new and returning series as the network serves up its “infront” presentations for advertisers and the press beginning today in New York.

Starting May 17, Fuse presents a new two-hour block of live music programming on Sundays featuring two acquired weekly series, Live From Abbey Road at 9p followed by Later … With Jools Holland at 1030p. Live From Abbey Road will watch as today’s hot performers such as Mary J. Blige, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Dave Matthews, record at the famous recording studio in London. Later … with Jools Holland has British pop star Jools Holland interview and perform with contemporary artists such as Radiohead, Morrissey and Vampire Weekend.

Local television stations are selling at down-and-dirty prices in Canada as CTVglobemedia sold three stations for a $1 each to Calgary-based cable operator Shaw Communications cites THR. Each of the stations, located in Brandon, Manitoba and Wingham and Windsor, Ontario, were all operating at huge losses and were expected to close soon if no buyer stepped forward. Shaw Communications made a similar offer to Canwest Global Communications Corp. for its five E!- branded conventional TV stations that are on the brink of closing, though no formal deal has been accepted.

BBC America will not premiere the third season of Hotel Babylon on May 15 as planned, opting to shelve the series return until sometime later this year. Instead, BBC America will debut the series Don’t Tell the Bride with two back-to-back episodes starting at 8p, with this series remaining on Fridays with double episodes at 8p and 9p.

The June 12 DTV transition date is just seven weeks away and Nielsen reports 3.5 million or 3.1% of US TV households remain completely unready for the change. Within the last two weeks since the last update, 100,000+ households made the switch and Hispanic households moved from being 5.4% unready to 5%.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 1-3, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox)   $87.0 million – opening weekend
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Warner Bros.)   $15.3 million – opening weekend
Obsessed (Sony)                                        $12.2 million – 2 wk total $47.0m
17 Again (Warner Bros.)                               $6.4 million – 3 wk total $48.5m
Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount)                   $5.8 million – 6 wk total $182.4m
The Soloist (Paramount)                              $5.6 million – 2 wk total $18.1m
Earth (Disney)                                           $4.2 million – 2 wk total $21.8m
Fighting (Universal)                                    $4.2 million – 2 wk total $17.5m
Hannah Montana The Movie (Disney)             $4.1 million – 4 wk total $70.9m
State of Play (Universal)                             $3.7 million – 3 wk total $30.9m
Source: Rentrak

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE from ABC

•   engaged viewers who see your commercials
•   $100K+/$150K+ households
•   people who live in major markets
•   women and families

your products aren’t generic
your media investment shouldn’t be either

www.abcstagepass.com
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Mark Burnett Productions made a deal to adapt the comedy Head Case, the original series shown currently on Starz, for audiences outside the US, reports Variety. Head Case, starring Alexandra Wentworth as a sought-after therapist to celebrities, is from Farrand/Bauer Co. and is currently seen in 89 territories. Mark Burnett Productions is already talking with broadcasters in such countries as Argentina, the UK and Columbia about producing localized versions featuring celebrities specific to each region.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Fears of online piracy’s adverse effect on Hollywood received a reality check over the weekend as X-Men Origins: Wolverine clawed its way to $87 million at the box office in its debut, despite being widely available on P2P file sharing sites a full month before its release. The movie topped the first two X-Men installments (although not the third,) despite lukewarm reviews and off-the-cuff advise from Vice President Joe Biden to avoid confined and crowded spaces. Of course, the success doesn’t mean that Fox, the FBI and MPAA will give up its hunt for the leaker.  Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. 

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Hit Entertainment unveils its new kid-targeted program development slate, which include three properties:

• Mike the Knight (52×10) is a CG animated preschool-aimed series created by Alexander Bar (Lunar Jim).  The series revolves around Mike, a 10-year-old boy, who wants to be a knight, who sets out to protect his kingdom and make mom proud and do the very best he can.
• Also in the works for preschoolers is another CG animated series titled The Real Mees (52 x 10), which encourages kids to believe in themselves.  Created by Dan Good (Waybuloo), the program focuses on a group of characters as they transform from cocoons into quirky personalities.  Hit is working in conjunction with the team at indie production company Absolutely Cuckoo.
• Kids Hate Clowns (52×13) is a new 2D animated comedy in the early stages of development from Firestep & Impossible Pictures.  Targeted to K8-12, Kids Hate Clowns follows Chloe a prim/proper 13-year-old and what happens when three relatives, who happen to be clowns, show up at her home and move in.

Full edition: CYN KIDS. 

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM MSNBC

Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC claimed a victory Thursday night with A18-49 at 3.6/10 according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research.At 8p, CBS’ Survivor did best with 3.6/11 followed by FOX’s Bones at 2.3/7 while new episodes of ABC’s Ugly Betty debuted in fourth place at 2.0/6. Viewers were transfixed by ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy during 9p at 5.1/13 with CBS in second place at 3.7/9. Then at 10p, ABC polished off another win with the season finale of Private Practice at 3.5/10 with CBS’ Criminal Minds next at 2.3/7 and NBC’s Southland in third at 2.0/6.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, April 30, 2009 (May Sweep Day 8) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD

CBS: 7.8/13     Survivor: Tocantins 7.0/12, CSI 9.7/15, Criminal Minds 6.7/11

ABC: 6.9/11      Ugly Betty [p] 4.6/8, Grey’s Anatomy 9.4/15, Private Practice 6.7/11

FOX: 4.8/8       Bones 5.6/9, Hell’s Kitchen 4.1/6

NBC: 3.8/6      My Name is Earl 3.3/6, Parks and Recreation 3.2/5, The Office 4.4/7, 30 Rock 3.6/6, Southland 4.3/7

UNIV: 2.2/4     Cuidado con el Angel 2.0/3, Manana es para Siempre 2.6/4, Mujeres Asesinas 1.8/3

CW:  1.9/3      Smallville 2.0/3, Supernatural 1.8/3

MNT: 1.1/2      My Thursday Movie: The Transporter 2 1.1/2

TELE: 0.7/1     Dona Barbara 0.7/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.7/1, El Cartel 0.7/1

ION: 0.4/1      Reba 0.3/1, Movie: The American President [r] 0.4/1

A18-49: ABC 3.6/10, CBS 3.2/9, FOX 2.5/7, NBC 2.5/7, UNIV 1.8/5, CW 1.3/4, MNT 0.6/2, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.2/0

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) upgraded Kylie Munnich to VP/Distribution, Australia and New Zealand where she will supervise licensing operations in both regions. Based in Sydney, Kylie will manage a local licensing team, reporting to Ross Pollack, SVP/Distribution, Asia. Additionally, Jack Ford, EVP/Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand will leave his post but will remain on as a consultant, working with Kylie during the transition period.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE from THE WEATHER CHANNEL

This day in History:  1989 – Oliver North, a former White House aide was convicted of shredding documents and two other crimes. He was acquitted of nine other charges stemming from the Iran-Contra affair. The three convictions were later overturned on appeal.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:    If you’re allergic to Carob, Cumin, Nutmeg, Scallops, Wheat Germ, among other stuff, what TV character are you? NILES CRANE on FRASIER  Kudos to: Alex Leff-Abc family/NY; Jose Rolon-Current TV/NY; Terri Werlau-The Hotel Networks/NY; Tina Blosz-MTV Networks/New York; Brooke Romagnano-WNOL/New Orleans; Wil Allmendinger-The Hotel Networks/Chicago; Kandy Hartsfield-KDAF/Dallas; Heidi Hoffmeister-WVUE/New Orleans; Yvette Turner-KPIX/San Francisco; Janet Smith-The Levich Agency/Renton, WA; Lynn Gutstadt-LG Communications/San Francisco; Valerie Dunn-KKNW/Seattle

Today’s Trivia Question submitted by Hamilton Fisher/BBC America:  Who was the first African-American man to kiss an African-American woman on American TV?  (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009

ABC: Dancing with the Stars, Castle
AZTECA: Los Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Historia Detras del Mito, Al Extremo
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, CSI: Miami
CW: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
FOX: House, 24
ION: Reba, Reba, NCIS, NCIS
MNT: Masters of Illusion, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
NBC: Deal or No Deal, Medium (9-11p)
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, American Experience 
TELE: Dona Barbara, El Rostro de Analia, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso, El Cartel
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Manana es para Siempre, Cristina

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