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10/13/08

Good morning. It’s Monday, October 13, 2008 – Columbus Day, and this is not really a first early morning briefing – at least not a full fledged one. 

This is more a reminder Cynopsis editions are off today and the office is closed.  Cynopsis Kids and Cynopsis International are reporting all week from MIPCOM 2008 in Cannes, France, and Gwen and Ariana’s first editions will come to you tomorrow. 

In the meantime, here are a few bits of news for you and the all important classifieds.  Also remember, we’re checking emails all the time anyway – even when the office is closed, so if you need something, just holler!  We’ll be back tomorrow –

Tonight’s Premieres:
TLC: Little People, Big World at 8p
ABC: Samantha Who? at 930p
NBC: My Own Worst Enemy at 10p

Over on NBC, Universal Media Studio’s Knight Rider received a go-ahead for four more scripts. Thus far the remake of the 1980s hit show has not performed well overall yet it is considered a vehicle to attract young male viewers. The series airs on Wednesdays at 8p.

CBS made a pact with Google-owned YouTube to have many of its TV programs available on the video-sharing site in full-length form. YouTube is streaming classic CBS shows such as Star Trek and the original Beverly Hills 90210 as well as new season premieres of Showtime Networks’ Dexter and Californication. CBS and YouTube are selling commercials around the streamed episodes with both sharing the ad revenues. To date, this is the first deal YouTube has made to offer long-form content.

SCI FI Channel made a network license deal with RHI Entertainment to air the U.S. premieres of five original television movies. The partnership includes basic cable rights to horror/thriller titles such as Hellhounds, Rise of the Gargoyle, Alien Western, Carney and Sand Serpents. Each two-hour movie is produced for RHI by Muse Entertainment Enterprises and will be added to SCI FI’s “Most Dangerous Night of Television” weekend franchise.

ABC renewed I Survived a Japanese Game Show for a second season with 10 new episodes, reports Variety. The stunt reality series from A. Smith and Co. is slated to begin next summer.

Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: October 10-12, 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Buena Vista)          $17.5 million  2 wk total $52.5m
Quarantine (Sony/Columbia)                       $14.2 million  opening weekend
Body of Lies (Warner Bros.)                        $13.1 million  opening weekend
Eagle Eye (Paramount/DW)                         $11.0 million  3 wk total $70.6m
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Sony)          $6.5 million  2 wk total $20.8m
The Express (Universal)                              $4.7 million  opening weekend
Nights in Rodanthe (Warner Bros.)               $4.6 million  3 wk total $32.4m
Appaloosa (Warner Bros./NL)                   $3.3 million  4 wk total $10.9m
The Duchess (Paramount Vantage)              $3.3 million  4 wk total $5.6m
City of Ember (Fox)                                    $3.2 million  opening weekend
Source: Box Office Mojo

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FUSE

ABC is resurrecting the sci-fi thriller V, the 1980s miniseries about alien lizards on Earth, writes Variety. Scott Peters (The 4400) is writing the new adaptation which ABC picked up as a spec script and Warner Bros. TV is producing. Peters will executive produce along with Jace Hall of HDFilms who will work to bring V to other platforms such as gaming.

The CW has a spinoff in the works based on its reality series America’s Next Top Model. A pilot was ordered for Operation Fabulous, starring ANTM regulars Jay Manuel and J. Alexander, who will travel cross-country giving average women full makeovers. The project is backed by Tyra Banks and her Bankable Productions; Ken Mok and his 10×10 Entertainment; as well as Kristina Productions.

Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS came on the strongest Thursday night at 4.9/13 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS thrived at 8p as Survivor: Gabon won with 4.4/12 ahead of NBC’s sitcoms My Name Is Earl and the debut of Kath & Kim averaging a 3.0/8 (Kath & Kim posted a stand-alone 3.2/9 at 830p). The season premiere of CSI on CBS overwhelmed the competition with 7.1/17 while a new Grey’s Anatomy on ABC came next at 5.6/13. Despite two new series openers in the 10p hour, NBC’s venerable drama ER won with a 3.9/11 in front of ABC’s Life on Mars at 3.7/10 and CBS’ Eleventh Hour at 3.2/9.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, October 9, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 9.6/15          Survivor: Gabon 7.7/12, CSI [p] 13.9/21, Eleventh Hour [p] 7.2/12

ABC: 7.7/12             Ugly Betty 5.8/9, Grey’s Anatomy 9.8/15, Life on Mars [p] 7.5/13

NBC: 5.5/9            My Name Is Earl 4.4/7, Kath & Kim [p] 4.7/7, The Office 5.5/8, SNL: Weekend Update 6.4/10, ER 6.0/10

FOX: 4.9/8            MLB NLCS Game 1: LA Dodgers at Philadelphia 5.1/8 [815p start]

CW: 2.3/4             Smallville 2.6/4, Supernatural 1.9/3

UNIV: 2.3/4          Cuidado con El Angel 2.4/4, Fuego en La Sangre 2.8/4, Rosa de Guadalupe 1.8/3

MNT: 0.8/1           My Thursday Night Movie: Dracula 2000 0.8/1

TELE: 0.7/1          El Juramento 0.4/1, Dona Barbara 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 1.0/2

A18-49: CBS 4.9/13, ABC 4.0/10, NBC 4.0/10, FOX 2.3/7, UNIV 2.0/5, CW 1.5/4, TELE 0.5/1, MNT 0.4/1

Later — Cyn
10.13.08

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