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04.04.13

Good morning. It’s Thursday April 4, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Bravo: Tabatha Takes Over at 10p
NBC: Hannibal at 10p
Outdoor Chanel:  Jack Link’s Major League Fishing at 9p
TBS: Men at Work at 10p
TLC: Casino Confidential at 8p; America’s Worst Tattoos at 9p; NY Ink at 10p

Tonight’s Finales:
Animal Planet: North Woods Law at 10p
History: Big Rig Bounty Hunters at 10p
Weather: Hacking the Planet at 8p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM USA NETWORK

It’s finally confirmed. Tonight Show host Jay Leno will leave the NBC program in spring 2014, the network announced on Wednesday. Leno will be replaced by Jimmy Fallon, the current host of NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. As part of the transition, The Tonight Show will return to New York. Lorne Michaels will be the show’s executive producer.

The Weather Channel hosted its first Upfront presentation – ever. At the Mandarin Oriental in New York City, Weather Company Chairman CEO David Kenny announced five new series, three new web series, and a refresh of the network’s look. The Weather Channel and Twitter have also formed a partnership to enable video in-Tweet using Twitter cards technology. Meteorologists Jim Cantore and Maria LaRosa co-hosted the event, which was kicked off by The Human Weather Choir, who created a rainstorm using their voices and bodies. Really, it was very cool. Here’s a look at some of what the network has coming up.

New Series:
Weather That Changed The World, which premieres Thursday, June 6, at 9p, focuses on how extreme conditions created dramatic turning points in history. (Produced by Pioneer Productions)
Storm Warriors, which debuts in August 2013, combines the power of machines and extreme conditions to show how people survive and work in the world’s worst weather environments. (Produced by WAGTV)
Strangest Weather on Earth, which debuts in September 2013, presents fascinating explorations of weird and wacky extreme weather from airborne fish to saucer clouds to a wave made of rock. (Produced by Pioneer Productions)
Freaks of Nature, which debuts in September 2013, focuses on people who possess the power to control, manipulate or conquer nature, performing feats that could harm or kill the average human. (Produced by Off The Fence)

GMC TV has also unveiled its Upfront slate, which includes 66 originals, among them movies, series and stage plays. In addition, the network announced it will accelerate its name change to UP to June 1 instead of September 1.

For a full listing of the Weather Channel’s and GMC’s upfronts, go to Cynopsis.com and click on Upfronts.

USA Network has announced its summer schedule. Look for two new series, including the drama Graceland from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin, premiering Thursday, June 6 at 10p, and the reality competition series Summer Camp from the producers of Big Brother, premiering in July. Returning series include Burn Notice, which makes its seventh season debut on Thursday, June 6 at 9p, Royal Pains, which makes its fifth season debut on Wednesday, June 12 at 9p, and Necessary Roughness, which makes its third season premiere on Wednesday, June 12 at 10p. Spy drama Covert Affairs returns for its fourth season on Tuesday, July 16 at 9, followed by the third season return of Suits at 10p.

Everyone’s favorite nanny, Jo Frost, is returning in the new TLC series, Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost. Frost will be giving advice to fractured families of all sizes and structures, from rebellious teenagers causing conflict to bullying at school to battling parents on the edge of divorce. TLC has ordered six episodes of the series, kicking off with a 90-minute premiere on May 28 at 9. Five hour-long episodes will follow. Eyeworks USA is the producer.

Lifetime‘s Project Runway is getting super sized for the remainder of its season with expanded two-hour episodes, starting Thursday, April 11 at 9p. It all leads up to the show’s two-part finale, beginning April 18, which showcases the finalists working on their collection and hometown visits with co-host and mentor Tim Gunn. On April 25, the season concludes with the final runway show at Lincoln Center, where Michael Kors returns as the finale’s guest judge to help determine the winner with Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Zac Posen. In addition, on Thursday, May 2 at 9p, The Project Runway Season 11 Reunion Special airs, featuring all 16 designers from the season.

CBS‘ new reality series The American Baking Competition is set to premiere on Wednesday, May 29 at 8p. Based on the hit UK format The Great British Bake Off, the American series will be hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy. The winner will be crowned the best amateur baker in America and win $250,000. He or she will also be awarded a publishing contract to publish their own cookbook with Simon and Shuster’s Gallery Books. Executive producers are Richard McKerrow and Jay Bienstock; the production company is Love Productions Ltd.

The search for Bigfoot continues. Animal Planet‘s hit series Finding Bigfoot has been renewed for a third season, rolling out with 12 new episodes this fall.

Chef Gerry Garvin returns to the Cooking Channel in search of the best Southern-inspired dishes in the second season of Road Trip with G. Garvin, premiering Tuesday, May 7 at 9p.

Disney Channel has ordered a third season of Austin & Ally. Production resumes in Los Angeles in July, with season three scheduled to premiere in October 2013.

Academy Award nominated actor Sam Shepard is joining the cast of Discovery Channel‘s first, scripted mini-series Klondike [wt]. Shepard will play the role of Father Judge.

Ari Melber has been tapped to co-host MSNBC‘s The Cycle. He replaces Steve Kornacki, who departed to host Up.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

TLC has confirmed that the original cast members of Breaking Amish will star in the new spin-off series, Breaking Amish: Brave New World, set to premiere Sunday, May 12 at 10p. In addition, the network has selected a new group of young Amish and Mennonite men and women, who are eager to live a life beyond the limited upbringings they’ve known, for a second season of Breaking Amish. The series is scheduled to premiere later this summer.

Nielsen is expanding the global footprint of its online advertising measurement solution, Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings. Currently available in the United States and United Kingdom, Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings is slated to launch in Australia, Canada, Germany and Italy in the coming weeks.

Starz Worldwide Distribution has finalized an international television distribution agreement with VH1 for the upcoming 2013 VH1 TV series, Hit the Floor (previously known as Bounce). The TV series will contain ten, one-hour episodes in its first season. Starz Worldwide Distribution will represent Hit the Floor to all markets for television, excluding the United States. The series will be available for licensing at the start of MIPTV next week.

Westwind Pictures hit series Little Mosque will make its U.S. TV premiere on Pivot, the new cable network from Participant Media. Pivot has acquired all six seasons (91 episodes) of the Canadian show, which will makes its debut in August 2013.
 
UK factual production house World Media Rights has announced the sale of the series World’s Weirdest Weapons to UKTV’s Yesterday, Britain’s biggest factual channel. The UK deal follows a host of international acquisitions for the series, including territory deals in Germany, France and Australia. The series was premiered by Discovery’s Military Channel in the US, where the show was named Top Secret Weapons – Revealed. BBC Worldwide handles international distribution outside of North America and the UK.

Banijay International has licensed Stars In Danger: The High Dive to free-to-air nationwide broadcaster Channel One (Perviv) in Russia. Eight episodes of the one-hour show are currently in production with leading Russian producer Red Square for primetime broadcast later this month.

ITV Studios Global Entertainment will launch crime drama Shetland at MIPTV next week. The news follows the announcement that the show has been re-commissioned by BBC1 for a second series, in collaboration with BBC Scotland and produced by ITV Studios. Following its successful two-part debut on BBC1 last month, Shetland will return for a second run as a six-part series with Douglas Henshall returning to the lead role as Detective Jimmy Perez.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/25-3/29/13 ranked in order by HH Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB)                              7.4 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                  7.3 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                          6.6 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                             6.0AA
Family Feud (2/T)                                          4.9 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                4.8 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            3.8 AA
Family Guy (2/T)                                            3.4 AA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                        2.8 AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T)                            2.6AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/25-3/29/13 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB)                              4.0AA
Family Guy (2/T)                                           2.3 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                               2.2 AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T)                          1.8 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                         1.7 AA
Family Feud (2/T)                                         1.7 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                 1.6 AA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                      1.4 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                            1.3 AA
Friends (WB)                                                1.3 AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Tuesday A18-49 Analysis:  NBC led among A18-49 viewers on Tuesday with a 2.1/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s Voice began the night on top at 8p at 4.5/14, and FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen followed at 2.0/6. At 9p ABC’s Dancing with the Stars took over the lead at 2.3/6, followed by Univision’s Amores Verdaderos at 2.0/5. Univision’s Amor Bravio leapt into first at 10p at 1.7/5, while ABC’s Body of Proof followed at 1.4/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, April 2, 2013  time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 6.4/10             NCIS [r] 7.3/12, NCIS: Los Angeles [r] 6.6/10, Golden Boy 5.2/9

ABC: 6.1/10             Splash 3.8/6, Dancing With the Stars 9.0/14, Body of Proof 5.6/9

NBC: 4.0/6           The Voice 8.7/14, The New Normal 2.8/4, The New Normal 2.2/3, Smash 2.1/4

UNIV: 2.2/3        Porque El Amor Manda 2.0/3, Amores Verdaderos 2.3/3, Amor Bravio 2.2/4

FOX: 2.0/3             Hell’s Kitchen 3.0/5,  New Girl [r] 1.6/2, The Mindy Project 1.6/2

ION: 1.0/2             Criminal Minds 1.0/2, Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds  1.0/2

TELE: 0.9/1            Pasion Prohibida 0.7/1, La Patrona 1.2/2, El Rostro de la Venganza 0.7/1

CW: 0.5/1             Hart of Dixie [r]  0.5/1, Beauty and the Beast [r] 0.5/1

UMA: 0.2/0            Cineplex TUE [7p start r] 0.3/0, Made in Cartagena 0.2/0, Rosario Tijeras 0.2/0

A18-49:          NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.8/5, ABC 1.7/5, FOX 1.5/4, CBS 1.4/4, UMA 0.1/0 , TELE 0.7/2, ION 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1

Cineflix Media Inc. has appointed Andrew Akman to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer of Cineflix Media.He will oversee the company’s corporate operations, information technology, and post-production and be responsible for setting up and overseeing the operations of partnerships and acquisitions. Akman previously served as vice president at Shaw Media.

Skydance Productions has announced the launch of a new television division as of May 1. Former Fox executive Marcy Ross will serve as president of Skydance TV. Ross was previously the executive vice president of current programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. She oversaw their shows including Glee, House, The Simpsons, New Girl, Family Guy, and many more.

Karen Finney has been named host of a new MSNBC program to air on weekends at 4p. Finney has been an MSNBC political analyst and guest host on the network since 2009. More details about the program will be announced in the coming weeks.

Veria Living has announced two senior executive moves. Raymond Donahue, who served as SVP of Programming Sales for Veria Living Worldwide, has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Donahue will oversee revenue-generating units including advertising sales, programming sales and new business development on a global basis and be responsible for corporate strategic and operational functions of senior management. Jennifer Liang has joined Veria Living Worldwide as Head of Global Content Sales and Strategy and will take on the international activities previously under Donahue’s purview. Liang previously served as Senior Director, Worldwide Sales and Strategy, at National Geographic.

Heather Weiss has been promoted to Vice President at Much and House Public Relations. Weiss will oversee the Entertainment and Music departments, the latter of which she started three years ago. Her clients include Mayim Bialik (Big Bang Theory), Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black), Jessica Sutta (former Pussycat Doll) and Steve Byrne (Sullivan & Son).

C2C Outdoor, an out-of-home (OOH) agency providing clients with a single source for strategy, negotiation and activation of OOH campaigns, has added Katelyn Sinon to its team of media planners. Sinon, who previously served as project coordinator at Parsons Brinckerhoff, will work with media vendors and clients to coordinate and execute campaigns.

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2013

ABC: Wife Swap, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest, Elementary
CW: The Vampire Diaries, Beauty and the Beast
FOX: American Idol, New Girl, The Mindy Project
ION: Without a Trace, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds
MyTV: White Collar, White Collar
NBC: Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Go On, Hannibal [p]
PBS: The This Old House Hour, History Detectives, Antiques Roadshow
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Rostro de la Venganza
UMA: Seguridad Nacional, Made in Cartagena, Rosario Tijeras
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Amor Bravio

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