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08/02/07
Good Morning. It’s Thursday, August 2, 2007, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Helloooooo Whoopi! ABC’s The View will get a new moderator as Whoopi Goldberg will join creator/executive producer Barbara Walters and the other co-hosts starting September 4 as the new eleventh season begins. Since The View began, Whoopi has made thirteen guest appearances and was a co-host fourteen times.
Tonight’s Finales:
Fox Reality: The Academy at 8p
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THE COMPANY. BEGINS THIS SUNDAY at 8/7c ONLY ON TNT.
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
TNT has issued a fourth season renewal for its original crime drama The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick. The network has ordered 15 new episodes which will debut next summer. The show is currently in its third season airing on Mondays at 9p.
Ovation TV has scheduled a 14-day special event Art or Not? beginning August 12 and commencing with a one-hour original special produced by Triage Entertainment at 8p that explores the questions: “is it art?” or “is it not art?”. Over the two weeks, Ovation will present 25 programs that feature diverse perspectives on art from filmmaking, music, photography to acting that delves into the same theme, and viewers will have the chance to log their opinions at www.ovationtv.com . Also online, viewers will be able to vote on various art images then receive an instant tabulation of the results.
Plum TV has partnered with 1-800 Flowers.com to create a new show focused on entertaining called Celebrations. Host Alison Chace will interview celebrity chefs and other experts on entertaining for tips on throwing great parties. The show is currently airing in all Plum TV markets including Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Martha’s Vineyard, The Hamptons, South Beach and Sun Valley.
Coverage on VERSUS of the 2007 Tour de France drew in 20.5 million households, the best so far in the network’s history and topping coverage in 2005 that included Lance Armstrong’s final win. Traffic at VERSUS.com also increased during the 23-day period as page views jumped by 20% to 23.5 million.
TBS’ return premiere of the original comedy My Boys Monday night delivered 783,000 A18-34 viewers for the 10p episode and 818,000 A18-34 viewers for the 1030p episode. Furthermore, the combined episodes reached an average 1.18 million A18-49 viewers. Both episodes delivered a median age of 29.
Correction: iN DEMAND Network which has launched its new MOJO Mix VOD service on MSO Time Warner Cable, is also available to all affiliates that carry the MOJO network.
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
AMC – once known just as the movie channel – has announced its upcoming development slate which includes one mini-series and three hour-long original dramas – it ain’t just movies anymore …
- The Things They Carried – A miniseries based on the book by Tim O’Brien about a platoon in the Vietnam War. This project is being produced by Fox Television Studios
- Cutman – Set in the boxing arena, the series is based on the short stories by F. X. Toole, the same guy on whose story the film Million Dollar Baby was based.
- Two Unnamed Dramas – one is a political thriller set in Washington DC; the other is a basketball series about the on, and off-court lives of professional players.
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FRIEND. ENEMY. HERO. TRAITOR.
TNT takes you inside the shadowy world of the CIA
THE COMPANY
Starring CHRIS O’DONNELL, ALFRED MOLINA and MICHAEL KEATON.
The three week television event of the summer!
Begins This Sunday at 8/7c only on TNT
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Sony Pictures Television has advanced Colyn Scott to the position of Executive Director/ Multimedia Marketing and Operations to supervise the development, technical support and content management of digital and multimedia projects. Additionally, Mike Freeman has been upgraded to Executive Director/Marketing and will manage marketing efforts on behalf of several shows including The Shield, Rescue Me and Damages and syndicated court shows Judge Hatchett, Judge Maria Lopez and Judge David Young, as well as marketing and consumer product activities for the animated programs The Boondocks and The Spectacular Spider-man. Both will report to Alan Daniels, SVP/Marketing.
Cori Abraham has been elevated to VP/Development and Production with Bravo. Since she started at Bravo in April 2004, Cori has developed and executive produced original shows for the network including Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, Work Out, Top Design, Hey Paula and the Funny Girl stand-up comedy specials.
Former President and COO of Kestrel Communications Ned Simon has been hired as VP/Programming and Development for Career Sports & Entertainment. He’ll be responsible for growth and expansion of media content opportunities with networks, cable channels and other media content partners and properties, reporting to Jamie Sims, SVP/Media Services.
~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~
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- Disney acquires Club Penguin
- 38th season of Sesame Street
- A director for Justice League of America?
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- HDNet picks up BBC’s Torchwood
- Latin Television, Inc. to divest itself of Latin Television in its entirety
- Univision Communications Inc. to sell off Univision Music Group with 4 companies in auction
Today in Cynopsis Digital, listen to the audio version here or subscribe to the iTunes Cyn Digital podcast
- Disney acquires Club Penguin for $350 million
- Discovery buys echo-friendly TreeHugger.com
- The FCC approves “openness” principles for wireless spectrum auction
- CBS Mobile strikes four new mobile advertising partnerships
~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/16-7/22/07 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.4 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.2 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 4.9 AA / 4.9 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD) 4.5 AA / 6.8 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 4.3 AA / 4.4 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 4.3 AA / 5.7 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony) 3.8 AA / 4.3 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 3.7 AA / 3.8 GAA
Friends (Warner Bros.) 3.2 AA / 3.9 GAA
Live with Regis and Kelly (Buena Vista) 3.1 AA
Millionaire (Buena Vista) 3.1 AA / 3.6 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/16-7/22/07 ranked by A18-49
Friends (Warner Bros.) 2.3 AA / 2.7 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 2.3 AA / 3.0 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony) 2.2 AA / 2.5 GAA
King of Queens (Sony) 2.0 AA / 2.7 GAA
That ’70s Show (Carsey Werner) 1.9 AA / 2.5 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 1.8 AA / 1.8 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 1.7 AA / 1.8 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6 AA / 2.3 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.5 AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 1.4 AA / 1.4 GAA
King of the Hill (Twentieth Television) 1.4 AA / 1.8 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data
Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: NBC took home the top prize Tuesday night with a 2.8/9 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC took off in the lead at 8p as America’s Got Talent pulled a 2.9/10 for the Top 10 performers, winning the hour. At 9p, NBC’s combo of America’s Got Talent and Singing Bee came in first with 3.3/10. ABC’s Primetime and NBC’s Law & Order: SVU repeat ended up sharing the #1 spot at 10p as both delivered a 2.1/6.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 (July Sweep Day #27) time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
NBC 5.9/10 America’s Got Talent [1.5 hours] 6.7/12, The Singing Bee 5.9/10, Law & Order: SVU [r] 4.9/9
CBS 4.5/8 NCIS [r] 5.4/10, Big Brother 8 4.7/8, 48 Hours Mystery 3.5/6
ABC 4.0/7 Just for Laughs [r] 4.1/8, Just for Laughs 4.5/8, Shaq’s Big Challenge [f] 3.6/6, Primetime: Family Secrets 4.2/7
FOX 2.8/5 On the Lot 1.6/3, House [r] 4.1/7
UNIV 1.7/3 Amar sin Limites 1.3/2, Destilando Amor 2.2/4, Ver para Creer 1.5/3
CW 0.9/2 Gilmore Girls [r] 1.0/2, Beauty and the Geek [r] 0.8/1
TELE 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.6/1, Esclava Isaura [2 hours] 0.6/1
A18-49: NBC 2.8/9, ABC 2.2/7, CBS 2.0/6, FOX 1.5/5, UNIV 1.3/4, CW 0.5/2, TELE 0.4/1
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THE #1 FOOD SHOW ON CABLE IS … 1
THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR
* Series was watched by over 27 million viewers 2
* Highest rated and most watched series in Food Network history. 3
* Finale was the #1 Prime program in all of cable for A25-54 and A18-49. 4
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This Day in History: 1824 – In New York City, Fifth Avenue was opened
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In various TV and movie roles, this actor has walked dogs, cleaned house, taught scuba and dated a “Friend”. Who is he? HANK AZARIA Kudos to: Kimberly Lopez-Fox News Channel/NY; Amy Jackson-Action Integrated Marketing/Norcross, GA; Michelle Steinbrugge-WKEF/Dayton, OH; Joshua Reams-503 Productions/Columbus, OH; Kurtis Humfeld-KMSP/Eden Prairie, MN; Eric Turner-Fox Station Sales/Dallas; Danny Green-SpotPlus/Dallas; Cass Ruff-Campbell Mithun/Minneapolis; Tom Giesen-High Noon Entertainment/Centennial,CO; Antonio Pacheco-Starz Entertainment/Denver, CO; David Goryl-Comedian/LA; Maggie Nye-Vendely Communications, Inc/Sherman Oaks, CA; Glenn Forbes-The Launch Picture Company/Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: In the movie Edward Scissorhands, what kind of hedge sculpture does Edward create for Helen’s yard? ( Click here 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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THE #1 FOOD SHOW ON CABLE IS … 1
THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR
* Series was watched by over 27 million viewers 2
* Highest rated and most watched series in Food Network history. 3
* Finale was the #1 Prime program in all of cable for A25-54 and A18-49. 4
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Later — Cyn
08.02.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Thursday, August 2, 2007
ABC: Ugly Betty [r], Grey’s Anatomy [r], Men in Trees [r]
CBS: Big Brother 8, CSI [r], Without a Trace [r]
CW: Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, So You Think You Can Dance
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Who’s the Boss?, Who’s the Boss?, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: My Thursday Night Movie: The Mod Squad
NBC: My Name is Earl [r], 30 Rock [r], The Office [r], Scrubs [r], ER [r]
PBS: This Old House Hour [r], Antiques Roadshow [r], PBS Previews: The War [r], When Parents Are Deployed [r]
TELE: Madre Luna,La Esclava Isaura
UNIV: Amar sin Limites, Destilando Amor, Noticias Univision Presenta
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