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11/06/06
Good morning. It’s Monday, November 6, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.
After just one airing, Fox has pulled The Rich List from its Wednesday night schedule. The Rich List debuted with a 1.5/4 A18-49, down three share points from its Bones lead-in. Filling the one hour hole on Wednesday nights will be another original episode of The O.C. There is some speculation Fox would ultimately like to return The O.C. to Wednesday nights, and devote Thursdays to an all comedy lineup. And one other change for Fox – Happy Hour is now officially off the schedule. Filing in on Thursday nights at 830p will be a rerun of ‘Til Death.
NBC has also made a program change by moving up its scheduled plans to take Twenty Good Years off the schedule. Beginning this week on Wednesdays, NBC will air an extended version of The Biggest Loser, airing from 8-10p. The other Wednesday comedy, 30 Rock, will as originally planned moved to Thursdays as of 11/16.
Tonight’s Finale:
Lifetime: Off the Leash at 630p
Nielsen Media Research has decided to wait indefinitely on releasing its first-ever Average Commercial Minute MIT Data File Service, measuring the number of people watching commercial minutes. The service, which was delayed from its original release date, was scheduled to begin December 11. The delay is presumably due to disagreements between Nielsen clients and how they would like to see the data configured regarding DVR vs. live commercial minutes. Nielsen plans to schedule a meeting with clients to discuss the best configuration for the data and after that will figure out a date to roll out the new service.
Bill O’Reilly is embroiled in a controversy and a potential investigation involving comments he made on his show last Friday night. With Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline as a guest, O’Reilly made comments on-air pertaining to an abortion clinic in Kansas. Citing an “inside source” at the clinic, O’Reilly said the clinic, led by Dr. George Tiller, performed late-term abortions and failed to report alleged rapes of victims aged 10 to 15 years. Dr. Tiller has called for an investigation of the state Attorney General and O’Reilly over these comments, concerned that patient’s records have been made public. Dr. Tiller plans on asking the Kansas Supreme Court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and take possession of the records of 90 patients from two clinics. Attorney General Kline is a strong abortion opponent and is currently in a tight re-election battle with Democrat Paul Morrison. In 2004 Kline requested the patient records from the clinic, which the clinic said would be tantamount to invasion of privacy and doctor/patient confidentiality. Only recently did Kline receive the records. Kline says he did not provide the “inside” information to O’Reilly, nor did his office. Attorneys who represent Dr. Tiller and the clinics said it was “preposterous” that the information came from an insider at one of the clinics. At this time, it is not clear if O’Reilly’s source had broken state or federal laws by revealing patient information or if O’Reilly himself or his staff viewed the actual records. Both O’Reilly and his show’s staff would not comment to the press over the weekend.
Weekend Box Office Estimates: November 3-5, 2006
Borat (Fox) $26.8 million – opening weekend
Santa Clause 3 (Buena Vista) $20.0 million – opening weekend
Flushed Away (Paramount/DreamWorks) $19.1 million – opening weekend
Saw III (LGF) $15.5 million – 2 wk total $60.1m
The Departed (Warner Bros.) $8.0 million – 5 wk total $102.3m
The Prestige (Buena Vista) $7.8 million – 3 wk total $39.4m
Flags of Our Fathers (Paramount/DreamWorks) $4.5 million – 3 wk total $26.6m
Man of the Year (Universal) $3.8 million – 4 wk total $34.0m
Open Season (Sony) $3.1 million – 6 wk total $81.4m
The Queen (Miramax) $3.0 million – 3 wk total $17.6m
Source: Box Office Mojo
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CBS has launched a new broadband-only series on its Innertube site today. The Papdits was originally created for primetime television, but after two years in development, first on Fox and then with CBS, it had been passed on last May. A quick revival – and now it will show up on Innertube, as well as available to Verizon V-Cast customers from CBS. The Papdits is about a family from Kashmir who are traveling the US by RV. The docu-comedy series focuses on the family’s interaction with “unsuspecting Americans” during their travels. Produced by Bull’s Eye Entertainment and Sony/CBS Paramount, the project is written by Ant Hines.
CBS has ordered up a new 13 episode series from Mark Burnett Prods., an unscripted series that has a decided pirate theme. According to Variety, the series will not be simply Survivor on a pirate ship, but says the action will take place both on land an on sea. Casting is expected to begin shortly, and the untitled series could be on the air by summer.
Rumors abound that the previous episode order of 13 for the NBC project Singles Table from 20th Century Fox, has received a reduced order for only 6 episodes. These rumors come on the tail of the news NBC is cutting costs, including programming costs.
John Corbett will join the Showtime comedy pilot Manchild based on a BBC series about four male friends in the midst of midlife crises. Corbett’s character, a pot-smoking former Deadhead, has regular setbacks with both work and women.
Fox has ordered a script from Tommy Schlamme to produce a US version of the Canadian series The Tournament about an underdog kids baseball team as it makes its way thru an entire baseball season. If it sounds familiar to US viewers, could be you saw the Canadian show on US cable network OLN (now known as Versus) last season. Exec producing for Fox are three from the original Canadian series – Howard Busgang, Howard Nemetz and Marty Putz.
Even before season three has launched, ABC Family has ordered Season #4 of Wildfire, with a 13-episode order. Produced by Lionsgate, season #3 is scheduled to launch on January 1st at 8pm, and Season #4 is looking at a fall debut, says Variety.
Casting Call: SiTV is looking for rappers, ranters, poets and just plain folks’ opinions on various topics for its new Flow & Tell music video series. Set to debut in 2007, the show mixes people’s thoughts with music videos. It will visit San Antonio on November 7 (11a-5p). More info at www.sitv.com .
Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC ranked #1 Thursday night with 5.6/14 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS came next at 5.3/13, and then NBC 4.8/12, UNIV 2.6/6, CW 1.8/4, FOX 1.5/4 and TELE 0.2/1. In the see-saw battle for each hour this night, CBS won at 8p with Survivor: Cook Islands with 5.5/14 and ABC’s Ugly Betty was second with 4.4/11. At 9p, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy was on top with 9.0/21, while CBS’ CSI was second at 6.9/16. FOX’s season premiere of The O.C. was in fifth place this hour with 1.5/3. Rounding things out, NBC took the 10p hour with ER at 5.6/15. Univision was #4 each hour and overall with the Latin Grammys Special, beating CW, FOX and TELE.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Thursday, November 2, 2006 – SWEEP DAY #1 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 10.2/16 Survivor: Cook Islands 9.0/14, CSI 12.8/19, Shark 8.8/15
ABC 9.5/15 Ugly Betty 9.3/14, Grey’s Anatomy 13.8/20, Six Degrees 5.3/9
NBC 7.4/12 My Name is Earl 5.8/9, The Office 5.2/8, Deal or No Deal 7.9/12, ER 8.9/15
UNIV 3.1/5 Latin Grammy 2006 Especial 3.1/5
CW 2.5/4 Smallville 2.9/4, Supernatural 2.0/3
FOX 2.4/4 ‘Til Death 2.9/4, Happy Hour 2.2/3, The O.C. [p] 2.2/3
TELE 0.4/1 Marina 0.4/1, Amor Mio 0.4/1, Amores 0.4/1, Decisiones 0.4/1
A18-49: ABC 5.6/14, CBS 5.3/13, NBC 4.8/12, UNIV 2.6/6, CW 1.8/4, FOX 1.5/4, TELE 0.2/1
Friday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS led a clean sweep Friday night with a 3.3/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC was #2 at 3.0/9 followed by ABC 2.5/8, CW 1.6/5, UNIV 1.5/5, FOX 1.3/4 and TELE 0.3/1. CBS began its charge at 8p with Ghost Whisperer in first at 3.6/11, and NBC’s 1 vs. 100 took second with 3.2/10. CBS’ Close to Home won with 3.0/9 at 9p, while NBC came in second again with Las Vegas at 2.8/8. Then at 10p, CBS’ Numb3rs was #1 at 3.2/10, ahead of NBC’s Law & Order at 3.0/9.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Friday, November 3, 2006 – SWEEP DAY #2 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 7.3/13 Ghost Whisperer 7.2/12, Close to Home 7.6/13, Numb3rs 7.2/13
NBC 6.5/11 1 vs. 100 6.6/11, Las Vegas 5.7/10, Law & Order 7.1/13
ABC 4.9/8 Grey’s Anatomy [r] 4.1/7, 20/20 5.3/9
CW 2.9/5 Friday Night Smackdown 2.9/5
FOX 2.4/4 Vanished 2.2/4, Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy 2.5/4
UNIV 2.0/3 La Fea Más Bella 2.4/4, Mundo de Fieras 1.8/3
TELE 0.5/1 Marina 0.5/1, Amor Mio 0.5/1, Amores 0.5/1, Decisiones 0.5/1
A18-49: CBS 3.3/10, NBC 3.0/9, ABC 2.5/8, CW 1.6/5, UNIV 1.5/5, FOX 1.3/4, TELE 0.3/1
Saturday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS led the competition Saturday night with a 2.4/8 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX came next at 2.3/7, and then NBC 1.6/5, ABC 1.5/5, UNIV 0.8/3 and TELE 0.3/1. FOX’s double dose of Cops episodes averaged a 2.2/7 to win at 8p, followed by the CSI: Miami encore on CBS at 2.0/6. Things switched at 9p, with CBS’ CSI repeat winning with 2.6/8, with FOX’s America’s Most Wanted in second at 2.4/7. CBS held sway at 10p again with 48 Hours Mystery delivering a 2.7/9.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Saturday, November 4, 2006 – SWEEP DAY #3 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 5.9/11 CSI: Miami [r] 5.3/10, CSI [r] 6.0/11, 48 Hours Mystery 6.3/12
FOX 4.0/7 Cops 3.3/6, Cops [r] 4.0/7, America’s Most Wanted 4.3/8
NBC 3.8/7 Dateline: NBC 3.6/7, Law & Order: CI [r] 3.3/6, Law & Order: SVU [r] 4.4/8
ABC 3.2/6 Saturday Night Football: Virginia Tech vs. Miami 3.2/6
UNIV 1.4/2 Sábado Gigante 1.4/2
TELE 0.4/1 Quinceanera [7] 0.3/1, Cinemundo Sabado/Estreno 0.4/1
A18-49: CBS 2.4/8, FOX 2.3/7, NBC 1.6/5, ABC 1.5/5, UNIV 0.8/3, TELE 0.3/1
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1962 The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s racist apartheid policies and called on all member states to terminate economic and military relations with the country. Following the 1960 massacre of unarmed demonstrators at Sharpeville near Johannesburg, South Africa, the international movement to end apartheid gained wide international support.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Monday, November 6, 2006
ABC The 40th Annual CMA Awards
CBS How I Met Your Mother, The Class, Two and a Half Men, Old Christine, CSI: Miami
CW Everybody Hates Chris, All of Us, Girlfriends, The Game
FOX Prison Break, Justice
i Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Charlie’s Angels, Diagnosis Murder
MNT Desire, Fashion House
NBC Deal or No Deal, Heroes, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip
TELE Marina, Amor Mio, Amores, Decisiones
UNIV La Fea Mas Bella, Mundo de Fieras, Cristina
