Source: Nielsen Company, Live (000), DS4 STD Premieres, Sun 10-11p (7/19/08-8/2/09), Based on Prior 13 wk, Sun 10-11p (4/13/09-7/12/09). Best Season to date DS4 (7/19/09-8/2/09), DS3 (6/8/08-6/22/08), DS2 (7/22/07-8/5/07), DS1 (7/23/06-8/8/06). Qualifications on request. For more, visit ScrippsNetworksAdSales.com.

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08.13.09

Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 13, 2009, and this is 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:
Animal Planet: Into the Pride at 8p
Discovery Channel: American Loggers at 9p
Military Channel: Special Ops Mission at 10p

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After receiving criticism from within the television industry, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and CBS announced yesterday it will not time-shift any of the award presentations. Previously on July 30, both entities said they would time-shift eight award categories in order to add more entertainment segments for the three-hour show. Now all 28 awards will be included during the live telecast of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards airing on CBS September 20 at 8p. John Shaffner, Chairman/CEO of the Television Academy said this about the change, “This decision was made to mend relationships within the television community and to allow executive producer Don Mischer to focus his full attention on producing the creative elements in the telecast. Our goal is to celebrate the year in television, honor excellence and this year’s great achievements with the support of our industry colleagues and our telecast partner, CBS.”

MTV introduces viewers to a new fashion-themed reality series House of Jazmin next Tuesday at 1030p. The series is about the life of Jazmin Whitley, a 20-year old emerging fashion designer with her own line, Li Cari.  Jazmin manages her high-pressure career with support she receives from family and friends. House of Jazmin is produced by Candy TV.

Lifetime Television set the premiere date of Sherri, its newest comedy series for October 5 at 7p. The multi-camera series stars actress/comedienne and co-host of ABC’s The View, Sherri Shepherd. Sherri will be scheduled as one half of an hour-long comedy block prior to returning comedy Rita Rocks at 730p. For the first week, both series will be stripped with new episodes, though the following week Sherri will move to its regular time slot of Tuesdays at 10p followed by Rita Rocks at 1030p. Lifetime ordered 12 episodes of Sherri, the network’s first wholly-owned comedy that is produced in New York. 

NBC Sports extended its deal with USA Gymnastics to have the largest gymnastic events air on NBC and its cable counterpart Universal Sports through 2012. Leading up to the Summer Olympics in London, Universal Sports will be the official cable and digital media partner for the quadrennium. NBC Sports will continue to be the place to watch major domestic and international gymnastic events like the Tyson American Cup and Visa Championships as well as the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Furthermore, Universal Sports’ partnership with the International Gymnastics Federation will allow the network to carry coverage of the World Championships and more.

Today, TNT begins 18 hours of coverage of the 91st PGA Championship starting with the first round at 2-8p from Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, MN. Round two coverage opens Friday at 2p.  Rounds three and four continue over the weekend starting at 11a on Saturday and Sunday until 2pm when CBS Sports picks up the weekend coverage until 7p.

Comedy Central ordered six new episodes of weekly series Tosh.0, featuring the perspective of Daniel Tosh as he dishes on viral videos and current issues pertaining to the web. Comedy Central debuted Tosh.0 with 10 episodes in early June, airing the half-hour show on Thursdays at 10p. The new episodes will open October 8 at 10p.

Production company Career Sports & Entertainment (CS&E) will have its new weekly original series, The $ports Take air on VERSUS starting August 25 at 630p. The series, hosted by Rick Horrow, known as The Sports Professor, will cover topical sports business news and feature leaders in the industry such as league commissioners, sportscasters, politicians and celebrities.

Primetime Emmy® Awards Note: The next installment of the Cynopsis presents: Emmy® Awards 2009 special edition series will focus on Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama / Comedy Series.  Upcoming in this series are … 

• 8/19 Special Edition:  Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
• 8/24 Special Edition:  Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

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Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) made an affiliate deal with Titan Broadcasting. The deal involves making LBI Media’s Hispanic network Estrella TV a multicast channel of Titan’s KFRE/Fresno-Visalia. Currently, KFRE-TV reaches around 2% of the US Hispanic population.

The Orchard made a multi-faceted, exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with action sports entertainment provider, Video Actions Sports (VAS Entertainment). The Orchard will market and sell VAS videos and films online and via mobile outlets such as iTunes and Hulu. VAS content includes the action sports genres BMX, mountain biking, motocross, skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing and much more.

South Korean network, Arirang TV launched yesterday via terrestrial TV in the US in New York, Chicago and Atlanta. On June 1 of this year, Arirang TV launched in Los Angeles and now combined with this new three-city launch, the network reaches nearly 13 million households in the US with its 24-hour English content.

Declaring it to be one of its biggest development deals ever, AMC acquired the rights to Robert Kirkman’s comic book series The Walking Dead for a new television series project. The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors, headed by police officer Rick Grimes, who seek a safe haven together against zombies who have overtaken the world. Frank Darabont will write, direct and executive produce the project and Valhalla Motion Pictures’ Gale Anne Hurd and Circle of Confusion’s David Alpert will also executive produce along with Kirkman. The Walking Dead launched its first issue in October 2003 by Image Comics.

CBS is working with DreamWorks Television to revamp the British crime drama Wire in the Blood for the US, reports TheWrap. The plot centers on a clinical psychologist who partners with a female detective to investigate murders. The original Wire in the Blood aired on ITV in the UK from 2002 until 2008 and US audiences may have seen it on BBC America. For the new version, Ildy Modrovich will write the pilot, Terry McDonough will direct and Sandra Jobling, one of the original ITV producers will executive produce through Coastal Productions.

Ernie Hudson was tapped to join NBC’s drama Heroes in a recurring role, per THR. Hudson will portray Captain Lubbock, a Baltimore detective. The storyline involving Hudson’s character is still under wraps but it is known Captain Lubbock is seeking to capture one of the other characters.

Casting Call: Juma Entertainment is casting for telegenic au pairs living in the Los Angeles area for a yet-to-be-titled reality series. The company is also seeking families who want or already employ au pairs. Interested applicants can send an email to
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CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Facebook began testing a leaner, meaner, speedier version of its social networking platform for casual users dubbed “Facebook Lite,” per TechCruch. (News of the service leaked late Tuesday night when Facebook invited more folks than in intended to beta test the service.) Similar to the Facebook’s popular mobile version, Lite would offer stripped down functionality including friend requests, wall writing, photo posts and video viewing. The service is also contoured for parts of the world (like Middle America) where broadband has been slow to develop.    Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.    

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Kidz Bop builds on its kid/tween-targeted brand with its newest audio release, Kidz Bop 16, and showcasing kid performers.  The album features a new ensemble of kid performers that serve as the new face of the brand, The Kidz Bop Kids, as well as the label’s first original artist, 12-year-old singer/songwriter Sinai Rose.  The five Kidz Bop Kids star on the album and will be showcased in music videos and Kidzbop.com.  In addition to appearing on the current album with her song LOL, Sinai Rose will also be featured on Kidz Bop Christmas and Kidz Bop 17 and her full-length debut album in 2010.  In its first week Kidz Bop 16 sold 38,000+ units and debuted on The Billboard Top 200 Album chart at number 8, the 10th Kidz Bop title to do so.  Additionally, Kidzbop.com experienced its strongest month ever this July, surpassing 3 million video streams and 1+ million visits. Full edition: CYN KIDS.    

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Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/27-7/31/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   5.8 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               4.8 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 4.1 AA / 5.3 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            3.9 AA / 4.0 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            3.8 AA / 5.8 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.6 AA / 4.3 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                               3.6 AA / 3.7 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                       3.0 AA / 4.0 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 2.9 AA / 3.3 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         2.7 AA / 2.8 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                          2.7 AA / 3.9 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/27-7/31/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Family Guy (2/T)                                            2.6 AA / 3.1 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                2.1 AA / 2.8 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                1.8 AA / 2.1 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                      1.7 AA / 2.3 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                       1.6 AA / 1.8 GAA
Friends (WB)                                                  1.6 AA / 1.8 GAA
King of Queens (SPT)                                      1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.4 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           1.3 AA / 1.8 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                         1.3 AA / 1.7 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            1.3 AA / 1.3 GAA
TMZ (WB)                                                      1.3 AA / 1.3 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Tuesday  A18-49 Analysis: NBC was successful with the A18-49 demo Tuesday night at 2.9/9, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p, FOX was in the hot seat with Hell’s Kitchen at 3.2/11 with CBS’ NCIS next at 1.9/6. NBC powered back at 9p with America’s Got Talent at 3.5/10 with CBS in second place with Big Brother at 2.5/7. NBC surged upward a bit to 3.7/11 during 10p with the second half of America’s Got Talent while ABC’s Primetime: The Outsiders came next at 1.4/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

NBC: 6.5/11        America’s Got Talent [r] 4.0/7, America’s Got Talent 7.7/13

CBS: 4.3/8           NCIS [r] 5.9/11, Big Brother 11 4.3/7, Medium 2.8/5

FOX: 3.2/5            Hell’s Kitchen 4.0/7, More to Love 2.3/4

ABC: 2.8/5           Millionaire 4.0/7, Better Off Ted 1.7/3, Better Off Ted 1.4/2, Primetime: The Outsiders 2.8/5

UNIV: 1.9/3         En Nombre Del Amor 1.8/3, Manana Es Para Siempre 2.4/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.6/3

MNT: 0.9/2          Street Patrol 0.9/2, Street Patrol 2 0.9/2, Jail [r] 1.0/2, Jail 2 [r] 1.0/2

CW: 0.5/1           90210 [r] 0.5/1, 90210 [r] 0.4/1

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

ION: 0.4/1          Boston Legal [r] 0.3/1, Boston Legal [r] 0.5/1, Boston Legal [r] 0.4/1

A18-49: NBC 2.9/9, FOX 2.4/8, CBS 1.8/6, UNIV 1.6/5, ABC 1.2/4, MNT 0.5/2, TELE 0.5/2, CW 0.3/1, ION 0.1/0

Chuck Gordon takes on new responsibility as National Sales Director for Birmingham-based digital services company Dirextion Inc. Chuck will recruit and train sales representatives as well as oversee daily operations within the advertising sales department. Chuck joins Dirextion from Charter Media’s Alabama unit.

FremantleMedia recruited Saurindra Kumar Barua (Raj) as Managing Director, FremantleMedia India. Located in Mumbai, Raj will report to Singapore-based Patrick Schult, CEO, FremantleMedia Asia. In his new capacity, Raj will create a new team and work with units within FremantleMedia to establish a viable production operation for the Indian market.

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This day in History:   1935 – The first roller derby match was held at the Coliseum in Chicago.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Donna Garlund, from the comedy series Out of this World, once depicted her fear as, “It’s just not right, the way it wiggles.” What was she afraid of?   JELL-O!  Kudos to: Katie Rutherford-WCWJ/Jacksonville; Jay Vincini-FKQ Advertising & Marketing/Clearwater; Beth Krinock-Zenithmedia/NY; Dana Bernard-WGN America/NY; Wil Allmendinger-The Hotel Networks/Chicago; Jeanette Gipson-J&A Integrated Thinking/Brentwood TN; Judy Margolis-The Ad Place/Dallas; Julie Syers-Briggs & Caldwell/Houston; Evan Weinstein/Worldrace Prods/LA; Steve Rubin-Fast Carrier Pictures/Los Angeles; Lori Aronsohn/Los Angeles; Suzanne Robertson/Santa Monica

Today’s Trivia Question:  What was the nickname of the Mercury station wagon driven by Pete, Linc and Julie on The Mod Squad?     (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009

ABC:  Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Grey’s Anatomy [r], Private Practice [r]
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Al Extremo
CBS: Big Brother, CSI [r], The Mentalist [r]
CW: Supernatural [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Bones [r], House [r]
ION:  Reba, Reba, Movie: Tango & Cash
MNT: My Thursday Movie: The Last King of Scotland
NBC:  30 Rock [r], Parks and Recreation [r], The Office [r], 30 Rock [r], Law & Order
PBS:  This Old House, Antiques Roadshow, Chasing Churchill
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, Ninos Ricos Padres Pobres, Victorinos
UNIV:  El Nombre del Amor, Manana es para Siempre, Tras la Verdad: Mujeres Asesinas

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