Monday, November 30th, 2009

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM truTV


truTV ATTRACTS MORE YOUNG ADULTS IN PRIME:
M18-34   +33% vs 2008
F18-34    +30% vs 2008
A18-34    +31% vs 2008

WHEN THE GROWTH IS REAL, THE EFFECT IS ACTUAL.

truTV. NOT REALITY. ACTUALITY.
Click here for the full effect

Source: Nielsen Media Research. 2008: 12/31/07  11/20/08. 2009: 12/29/08  11/19/09.  Data based on live+sd.


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11.30.09

Good morning. It’s Monday, November 30, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing.  And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here.   

Tonight’s Premieres:
A&E Network: Intervention at 9p; Hoarders at 10p
HISTORY: Pawn Star$ at 10p


A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TWENTIETH TELEVISION


CASH IN ON ANIMATION DOMINATION

Television is enjoying a golden age of animation – and nobody does it better
than Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy and American Dad,
not to mention this year’s biggest new hit, The Cleveland Show.

Proven longevity. Superior repeatability. And hugely popular with young male viewers.
Twentieth’s animation domination is drawing audiences like nothing else in syndication.

FAMILY GUY   &   AMERICAN DAD
Available now. Contact your Twentieth Television rep.


~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~

FOX announced its midseason programming lineup with premiere dates for new and returning series as well as a couple of notable specials and finale dates:
January 8: Dollhouse (series returns) at 9p
January 10: The Simpsons 450th Milestone Episode at 8p; The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: in 3D! on Ice! At 830p
January 12: American Idol Part 1, two-hour premiere at 8p
January 13: American Idol Part 2 at 8p; Our Little Genius at 9p
January 17: Human Target: (series preview) at 8p; 24 Part 1, two-hour premiere at 9-11p (really! 9-11p)
January 18: 24 Part 2, two-hour premiere at 8p 
January 20: Human Target, series premiere at 9p
January 22: Dollhouse (series finale) at 9p
January 29: Kitchen Nightmares at 9p
February 4: Fringe (winter finale) at 9p
February 11: Past Life, two-hour premiere at 8p
March 14: Sons of Tucson at 830p

Programming Notes:

  • Due to the Presidential Address scheduled for this Tuesday evening at 8p,ABC moved its animated holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas to air on December 8 at 8p. This is the digitally-remastered 1965 special created by Charles M. Schulz. Also on December 8 at 830p, ABC will air Disney Prep & Landing, the network’s first TV special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios about the group of elite elves at Santa’s workshop known as Prep & Landing.
  • USA Network will air the series finale of Monk this Friday at 9p.

Bill Bresnan, 75, considered a cable pioneer as well as the Founder/Chairman of Bresnan Communications, died on Friday at his home in Greenwich, CT.  Bill was one of the cable industry’s leaders in many technological advancements including developing the first domestic satellite transmission and the first fiber optic communications system in the US. Throughout his career, he won numerous awards within the cable industry and was inducted into the Cable Television Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Bill also was a member of various boards of directors such as the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, The Cable Center, C-SPAN, Cable Television Laboratories and Cable TV Pioneers. He is survived by his current wife Ann Lessing Bresnan and her five children. He had six children and eleven grandchildren from his prior marriage of 43 years to Barbara Boettcher Bresnan who died 43 years ago. A memorial service for Bill will be at St. Mary’s Church in Greenwich this Wednesday at 11a and the wake will be Monday and Tuesday from 4-8p at the Leo P. Gallagher & Sons funeral home in Greenwich. Instead of flowers, the family respectfully requests a donation be made to the Ann and Bill Bresnan Foundation which, among other things, will continue to fund research into the rare form of cancer that afflicted Bill. Ann and Bill Bresnan Foundation, Bresnan Communications, Inc., One Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577-2596, Attention: Shawn Beqaj.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: November 27-29, 2009
Twilight Saga: The New Moon (Summit Entertainment) $42.5 million  2 wk total $230.7m
The Blind Side (Warner Bros.)                     $40.1 million  2 wk total $100.3m
2012 (Sony)                                             $18.0 million  3 wk total $138.8m
Old Dogs (Disney)                                     $16.8 million  1 wk total $24.1m
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (Disney)            $16.0 million  4 wk total $105.4m
Ninja Assassin (Warner Bros.)                    $13.1 million  1 wk total $21.0m
Planet 51 (Sony)                                       $10.2million  2 wk total $28.5m
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” (Lionsgate) $7.1 million  4 wk total $32.4m
Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox)           $7.0 million  3 wk total $10.1m
The Men Who Star At Goats (Overture Films) $1.5 million  4 wk total $30.6m
Source: Rentrak


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~ RATINGS ~

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/9-11/13/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   7.5 AA 
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               6.3 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              5.8 AA / 6.0 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 5.4 AA / 7.2 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            4.7 AA / 4.8 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            4.6 AA / 7.1 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.6 AA / 4.2 GAA 
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         3.3 AA / 3.4 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         3.1 AA / 3.1 GAA
The Office (NBU)                                              3.1 AA / 3.7 GAA *NEW*
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/9-11/13/09 ranked byHH Rtg
The Office (NBU)                                               3.1 AA / 3.7 GAA
Dr. Oz Show (SPT)                                            2.7 AA / 2.8 GAA
My Name Is Earl (2/T)                                       1.9 AA / 2.2 GAA
Everybody Hates Chris (CTD)                             1.9 AA / 2.2 GAA
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2/T)           1.7 AA / 2.2 GAA
The Wendy Williams Show (2/T)                         1.3 AA / 1.3 GAA
America’s Funniest Home Videos (DAD)               0.7 AA / 0.7 GAA
Street Court (NBL)                                             0.6 AA / 0.9 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/9-11/13/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                2.7 AA / 3.5 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                            2.5 AA / 2.9 GAA 
The Office (NBU)                                             2.4 AA / 2.8 GAA *NEW*
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              2.1 AA / 2.1 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   2.0 AA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 1.8 AA / 2.1 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               1.7 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            1.7 AA / 1.7 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            1.5 AA / 2.3 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                        1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/9-11/13/09 ranked byA18-49 Rtg
The Office (NBU)                                               2.4 AA / 2.8 GAA
My Name Is Earl (2/T)                                       1.3 AA / 1.5 GAA
Dr. Oz Show (SPT)                                            0.9 AA / 1.0 GAA
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2/T)           0.8 AA / 1.0 GAA
Everybody Hates Chris (CTD)                             0.8 AA / 0.9 GAA
The Wendy Williams Show (2/T)                         0.7 AA / 0.8 GAA
America’s Funniest Home Videos (DAD)               0.4 AA / 0.4 GAA
Street Court (NBL)                                             0.3 AA / 0.4 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Tuesday  A18-49 Analysis: ABC squeezed into first place Tuesday night, posting a 3.9/11 with A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, CBS’ NCIS held its #1 status in the time period at 4.4/13 while NBC’s The Biggest Loser came next at 3.2/9 followed closely by the winter finale of V on ABC at 3.1/9. During 9p, CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles topped with a 4.3/12 unseating ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Results finale at 3.9/11. ABC then had a surge through 10p as the second half of Dancing with the Stars season finale posted a 4.6/13 followed by CBS’ The Good Wife in second place at 2.8/8.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, November 24, 2009(November Sweep Day 27) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.


CBS: 10.3/17      NCIS 12.3/20, NCIS: Los Angeles 10.4/16, The Good Wife 8.1/14


ABC: 9.8/16          V [f] 5.7/9, Dancing with the Stars Results [f] 12.0/20


NBC: 4.7/8           The Biggest Loser 5.4/9, The Jay Leno Show 3.2/5


FOX: 3.3/5           So You Think You Can Dance 3.3/5


UNIV: 2.1/3         En Nombre Del Amor 2.0/3, Sortilegio 2.5/4, Aqui y Hora 1.6/3


CW: 0.7/1            90210 [r] 0.8/1, Melrose Place [r] 0.6/1


ION: 0.7/1           Ghost Whisperer 0.5/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.9/2


TELE: 0.6/1          Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.8/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.5/1


A18-49: ABC 3.9/11, CBS 3.8/11, NBC 2.9/8, FOX 2.1/6, UNIV 1.5/4, TELE 0.5/1, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.3/1


~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~

Twenty Twenty Television named Dominic Barlow as Head/Productionwhere he will manage a varied production slate including drama, factual, children’s and digital. Dominic currently produces Twenty Twenty’s period legal drama series Garrow’s Law for BBC One. Additionally, Emily Roe was hired asHead/Specialist Factual Development. She joins from Windfall Productions where she served as Head/Development. 


A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION


IT’s just around the corner!

Holiday Rock & Roll Bash 9
A benefit for The Lustgarten Foundation 

Thursday, December 10, 2009
B.B. King Blues Club, New York City
For more information call 516-803-2354 or go to
www.lustgarten.org/Bash9

With Cablevision’s support of The Lustgarten Foundation, 100% of every donation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.  Find out more atcurepc.org .


This day in History:  1971 – ABC-TV aired “Brian’s Song.” The movie was about Chicago Bears’ Brian Piccolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers. 

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009


ABC:  How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shrek the Halls, Find My Family, Castle [r]
AZTECA: Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Extranormal de Impacto, Al Extremo
CBS: How I Met Your Mother [r], Accidentally on Purpose [r], Two and a Half Men [r], Big Bang Theory [r], CSI Miami  [r]
CW: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl
FOX:  House, Lie to Me
ION:  Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Heroes, Trauma, Jay Leno Show 
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Pledge Programming, Lights: Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert  [r]
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, Ninos Ricos Padres Pobres, Victorinos
UNIV:  El Nombre del Amor, Sortilegio, Cristina

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