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Cynopsis

04.21.11

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 21, 2011, 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 . 

Tonight’s Premiere:
Food Network: 24 Hour Restaurant Battle at 10p

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Summer for FX opens in June with the premiere of a new comedy and two returning original programs:

• Wilfred, the network’s new original live-action comedy starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann launches June 23 at 10p with 13 episodes. From FX Productions.
• Also on June 23, a second season of Louie opens at 1030p with 13 episodes.  FX Productions produces.  The complete frosh season of Louis will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 21.
• The seventh and final season of Rescue Me premieres July 12 at 10p with 9 episodes produced by Apostle, The Cloudland Company and DreamWorks Television in association with Sony Pictures Television.

New home renovation series Spouse vs. House (formerly titled Mad About The House) featuring design expert Ryan Brown premieres on TLC May 4 at 10p following the series Extreme Couponing.  In each of the six episodes of Spouse vs. House, a couple is given $25,000 to re-do three rooms in their home though before any design decisions are made, the wife is told she has to move out for three weeks, while the husband handles the renovation by himself.  Meanwhile, the wife is working with Ryan Brown to create her dream space in a replicated room in a “doll house.”  When the two looks are revealed the couple discovers if their style choices are similar or far apart.  Pilgrim Films and Television is behind Spouse vs. House which is based on a format by Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd. for TLC.

Tonight, NBC presents a 12-minute sneak peak of its upcoming singing competition series The Voice hosted by Carson Daly at 1135p just before The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  The preview will feature The Voice’s four pro musician coaches, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.  Also this Saturday at 1130p, NBC will air a two-minute version of the sneak peak before SNL. The Voice officially premieres April 26 at 9p and a second episode airs at 9p on May 3.  Beginning May 10, The Voice will air on Tuesdays at 8p.

BBC America spreads out the premiere dates of three series with all assembling on the network’s Supernatural Saturday lineup:

• Frontier sci-fi drama series Outcasts with eight one-hour episodes debuts June 18 at 9p.  The series is a co-production of Kudos Film & Television, BBC America and BBC. 
• Bedlam with six one-hour episodes opens this fall on October 8 at 9p.  The series is a co-production of BBC America and Red Productions.
• A fourth season of Being Human with eight one-hour episodes opens in spring 2012 and picks up where the season three finale concluded.  Being Human is a co-production for BBC America, BBC Drama Productions and BBC Three and is produced by Touchpaper Wales, a unit of Zodiak Media Group which also distributes the series. 

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Ricki Lake considers a return to syndicated television as host of a new talk show.  Lake signed a development deal with Twentieth Television for a possible one-hour syndicated show rolling out in fall 2012.  The program would be based in Los Angeles and the topics discussed on the show would likely be relevant to Lake’s personal experiences involving family, marriage, parenting, divorce, weight loss and overall well-being.

Comedian and writer, Andy Samberg named as the first-ever Chief Shark Officer (CSO) for Discovery Channel’s 24th annual summer Shark Week programming event.  Throughout the week, Samberg will film on-air wraps and host a special.  Samberg is currently in his sixth season as a cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.  In 2010, Shark Week attracted the most viewers to date with nearly 31 million people.

Starz’ new original drama Boss, headlined by Kelsey Grammer playing a fictional corrupt Chicago mayor Tom Kane with a dark secret, has rounded out its cast.  Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) will play Tom’s wife Meredith; Jeff Hephner (Hellcats) landed the role of Alex Zajac an ambitious young politician; Hannah Ware (Cop Out) will play Tom’s estranged daughter Emma; and Kathleen Robertson (Hollywoodland) will take on the role as Tom’s organized aide Kitty O’Neil.  Oscar-nominated film director Gus Van Sant is also on board to direct the first episode.  Production on Boss commences next Wednesday in Chicago on the eight-episode series from Starz and Lionsgate.

Two more original cast mates of the series Dallas will join TNT’s new Dallas pilot, cites TV Guide.  Charlene Tilton reprises her role of Lucy Ewing, J.R.’s niece and Steve Kanaly is back as Ray Krebbs, the former Southfork ranch hand who discovered he is J.R.’s half brother.  TNT’s Dallas pilot begins its production schedule in Texas later this month or next month.  Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray were previously confirmed to appear in the pilot. 

A new foodie reality series is in the works for VH1 titled Famous Food featuring seven celebrities who are handed the opportunity to launch a West Hollywood restaurant.  The celebrities involved are Heidi Montag, Danielle Staub, Jake Pavelka, DJ Paul, Juicy “J”, Ashley Dupre and Vincent Pastore and together they will renovate the location, create the menu and more. VH1 gave the project ten episodes with a planned fall premiere.

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Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 4/4-4/8/11 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Two and a Half Men (WB)                               6.9 AA / 6.9 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                  6.9 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           6.6 AA / 6.6 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                              5.9 AA
Family Guy (2/T)                                            4.7 AA / 4.7 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                             3.9 AA / 3.9 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                          3.8 AA / 3.8 GAA
My Wife and Kids (DAD)                                 3.2 AA / 3.2 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                       3.0 AA / 3.0 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                        3.0 AA / 3.0 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 4/4-4/8/11 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                3.6 AA / 3.6 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                            3.2 AA / 3.2 GAA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T)                           2.0 AA / 2.0 GAA
The Office (NBU)                                            2.0 AA / 2.0 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                  1.6 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           1.6 AA / 1.6 GAA
My Wife and Kids (DAD)                                  1.6 AA / 1.6 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                1.6 AA / 1.6 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                              1.4 AA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                       1.4 AA / 1.4 GAA
That 70s Show (2/T)                                       1.4 AA / 1.4 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Tuesday A18-49 Analysis:   FOX led Tuesday night and the A18-49 demo with a 2.8/8, according to final national ratings from Nielsen.  Glee on FOX topped the charts at 8p with a 3.8/11 while CBS’ NCIS and NBC’s The Biggest Loser tied for #2 at 2.2/6 each.  ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Results show breezed into first place during 9p with a 3.0/8 and The Biggest Loser on NBC remained solid in second place at 2.5/7.  The season finale of Parenthood on NBC did best at 10p with a 2.5/7 and ABC’s Body of Proof was close behind at 2.4/6.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, April 19, 2011  time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

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CBS: 7.1/11          NCIS 8.5/13, NCIS: Los Angeles [r] 7.0/11, NCIS: Los Angeles [r] 5.8/9

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ABC: 7.0/11           Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 3.1/5, Dancing with the Stars Results Show 10.4/16, Body of Proof 7.4/12

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NBC: 4.2/7            The Biggest Loser 4.3/7, Parenthood 4.1/7

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FOX: 4.1/6             Glee 5.8/9, Raising Hope 3.0/4, Traffic Light 1.8/3

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UNIV: 2.1/3          Teresa 2.0/3, Triunfo del Amor 2.2/4

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ION: 1.0/2           Without a Trace 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 1.1/2

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TELE: 1.0/2          Aurora 0.6/1, Los Herederos del Monte 0.6/1, La Reina del Sur 1.7/3

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CW: 0.9/1           One Tree Hill 1.0/2, Hellcats 0.8/1

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TF: 0.4/1            Cine de Las Estrellas Tue [r] 0.4/1, India 0.6/1

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A18-49:  FOX 2.8/8, NBC 2.4/6, ABC 2.2/6, CBS 2.2/6, UNIV 1.6/4, TELE 0.9/3, CW 0.6/2, ION 0.5/1, TF 0.3/1

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RLTV added Heather Hull as a Sales AE in the Midwest territory for the network’s affiliate sales team.  Heather will be in charge of affiliate sales, client relations and regional distribution efforts on behalf of RLTV.  Heather will report to Betsy Brightman, VP/Affiliate Sales and Distribution.

John R. Soapes appointed President/GM at WYFF-TV, the NBC affiliate in Greenville-Spartanburg-Ashville, SC owned by Hearst Television.  For the last 10 years, John has been the GSM of Hearst’s WKCF-TV in Orlando, the market’s CW affiliate.  In his new position effective May 1, John succeeds Michael J. Hayes who is now President/GM of Hearst’s WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh.

Jose Rios advances to VP/Digital News Applications with FOX Television Stations (FTS), effective June 1. Jose will organize all digital news applications for FTS encompassing mobile apps.  He will also be involved directly with the stations to develop news talent and to pinpoint social media opportunities.  Jose will report to Jack Abernethy, CEO, FTS.

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing upped Anna McKean to Publicity Manager in the Children’s Publicity Department.

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This day in History:   1986 – Live on primetime television, Geraldo Rivera opened a vault that belonged to Al Capone at the Lexington Hotel in Chicago. You know the rest.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  What TV game show opened in part by identifying its home city as Hollywood, California, “The Dating Capital of the World”?   THE DATING GAME  Kudos to: Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; Barbara Oates-MediaVest/NY; Alan Rosenfield-Southeast Media Group/Miami Beach; Gail Goins-Eagle TV Sales/Atlanta; Sally Sluss-Charter Media/St. Louis; Dory Melman Petsrillo-Petry Television/Dallas; Kandy Hartsfield-KDAF/Dallas; Patti Rodriguez-KXRM KXTU/Colorado Springs; Frank Belcastro-High Noon Prods/LA; Nick Monroe-Monroe Photography/San Diego; Ken Dubow-Opus Distribution/LA; Jimmy Cuomo-Artboy/Hollywood

Today’s Trivia Question:  She ‘drove’ an antique Rolls Royce with the license plate MADAME.  Who was she?  (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.)

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Later — Cyn
04.21.11

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011

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ABC:  Wipeout [r], Grey’s Anatomy [r], Private Practice [r]
AZTECA:  Cosas de la Vida, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS:  Big Bang Theory [r], Rules of Engagement [r], CSI [r], The Mentalist [r]
CW:   Vampire Diaries, Nikita
FOX:  American Idol, Bones
ION:  Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  Community, The Paul Reiser Show, The Office, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock
PBS:  Antiques Roadshow, Secrets of the Dead, This Old House Hour [r]
TELE: Aurora, Los Herederos del Monte, La Reina del Sur
UNIV: Teresa, Triunfo del Amor

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