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By the close of business yesterday, two bids were submitted to Tribune – one from Eli Broad and Ronald W. Burkle, and one from the Chandler family who are already Tribune’s largest shareholders. The offer from Broad and Burkle is to recapitalize the company with an infusion of $500 million, for which the bidders would receive 31% of the company. The remaining 69% would remain with the current stockholders. According to reports, the bid also includes nearly $11 billion in debt and an offer to give Tribune shareholders $27/share as a cash dividend, and leaving them with a $7/share equity, pegging the company value at $34 a share, up from where Tribune closed yesterday at $30.34. An unfinalized offer from the Chandlers couples the family with a group of private equity investors and together they would buy the Tribune newspapers, leaving Tribune to sell off its TV stations. What didn’t happen was a bid that offered to buy the entire company as a unit. A board meeting is planned for this weekend to review both bids.
Tonight’s Finale:
MTV: Real World/Road Rules Challenge at 10p
CBS’ Survivor will continue for two more editions, specifically the 15th and 16th editions, during the 2007-2008 season. This past fall, Survivor: Cook Islands averaged a 5.5/15 with A18–49 and a 6.8/16 among A25-54.
After debuting for a one-week run prior to Christmas, NBC has picked up the game show Identity as a series with a premiere date scheduled for sometime in March. The one-hour game show averaged a 3.2/9 among A18-49 and pulled in 9.3 million total viewers. Furthermore, NBC has renewed the comedies The Office and My Name Is Earl as well as the dramas Heroes and Law & Order: SVU for the 2007-2008 season. No surprises there.
NATPE Syndication Update:
- CBS Television Distribution‘s Rachael Ray has been renewed through the 2009-2010 season in approximately 70% of the US. Twenty-three of the top 25 markets have cleared the show including WABC/NY, and stations owned by Fox Television Stations, Meredith, Cox Communications, Hearst-Argyle Television, LIN Television, Jefferson-Pilot Communications and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! are now cleared in nearly 60% of the U.S. through the 2011-2012 season. Currently, Wheel has cleared in 17 of the top 20 markets, and Jeopardy! has cleared in 16 of the top 20 markets.
Court TV has reupped its original series Murder By The Book for a second season which has best-selling mystery authors putting forth their own perspectives on true-crime cases that intrigue them. The series is produced by Digital Ranch for Court TV.
DIY Network will debut a new series Wasted Spaces on January 24 at 9p that shows viewers how to use space already existing in their homes. The show will air on Wednesdays at 9p and at 930p.
Just yesterday a reader asked me “what happened to Daybreak?”, and now we know. ABC will put the show online, where the remaining six so-far-unseen episodes can be seen. They will begin streaming the eps as of January 29, beginning with the first episode.
UTA Online, the broadband unit of the talent and literary agent United Talent Agency is teaming with Veoh Networks, Inc. to launch a branded UTAO channel on Veoh next month which will spotlight emerging new talent and content created by current UTAO clients. Veoh users will have the chance to submit, view and share content on the ad-supported channel.
A three-way partnership has formed between the Warner Bros. Television Group, The CW and Sprint surrounding a new animated wireless series short based on the drama Smallville. The six-episode series produced for mobile and wireless is called Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles and it premieres today exclusively on the Sprint TVSM mobile video service. A new episode will debut each Thursday and be available via Sprint for the 6-week run of the series. Afterwards, the series will be available for streaming at www.CWTV.com starting February 22.
Two pilot orders for ABC:
–From Sony Pictures TV, a comedy called American Family. You know the story – family looks stable and healthy from the outside, but chaos rules behind closed doors.
–An untitled Rina Mimoun comedy pilot about a top level attorney who moves her practice from the big city to a much smaller Georgia city and join up with her father’s law practice. This pilot is from Warner Bros. TV.
NBC has ordered up a Tom Fontana/Barry Levinson drama called M.O.N.Y., from NBC Universal TV Studio. Also for NBC, a comedy called Area 52 about a space alien who the government is watching very carefully as he goes about his business in Arizona. This project is also from NBC Universal TV.
Casting Call: City Lights Television is searching for a competent female carpenter to appear in the second season of HGTV’s Don’t Sweat It. The woman should look 25 to 35 years old and can be of any ethnicity, but must be based in New York or willing to commute. She will manage home improvement projects that include installing shelves to building a tree house. Previous on-camera experience is preferred and the woman must be skilled in all areas of carpentry. Photos and resumes can be submitted immediately to [email protected] and auditions will happen next week.
Disney ABC Unlimited has named Shari Linker as VP, effective immediately, where she will continue to create customized initiatives for clients as well as sales development and strategic planning for the division. In addition, Gwen Grech has been upped to Executive Director/Integrated Sales, effective immediately. Gwen will take on expanded duties for the company’s co-branding advertiser efforts. Both executives report to Bill Bund, SVP/Integrated Sales.
WCBS-TV has elevated Joanna Brahim to Director/Communications and Community Affairs. She will be the main spokesperson for the station and manage daily media and talent relations, as well as internal communications duties and develop and execute community affairs projects for the station, working in tandem with Mike Nelson, VP/Communications, CBS Television Stations.
Ben Bitonti has joined Wilhelmina Creative Management as Talent Manager.
- Kids get their own online news source News Flash Five, from PBS
- BabyUniverse and BabyTV.com ink a deal with HarperCollins
- Another new online community launches, this one specifically for teen girls
- Fortsmann Little’s IMG acquires global sports TV rights company CSI Sports
- Movie network ReelzChannel launching in Puerto Rico next week
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
USA 1110 TNT 566
TBSC 998 USA 558
AEN 873 TBSC 530
TNT 866 NICK 516
FX 834 AEN 493
LIF 811 NAN* 479
CMDY 709 LIF 473
DISC 667 ADSM* 458
VH1 619 FX 430
SPK 601 CMDY 402
ESPN 402
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 homes
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Primetime listing only includes those networks broadcasting more than 51% of the primetime hours (M-Su 8p-11p)
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of 1/8-1/14/07
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
USA 2613 NICK 2065
TNT 2035 NAN* 1280
LIF 1888 USA 1230
AEN 1841 TNT 1192
FOXN 1790 LIF 1016
TBSC 1643 AEN 990
NAN 1553 ADSM* 948
FX 1451 FOXN 936
DISC 1282 TBSC 910
AMC 1207 TOON 908
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 homes
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Primetime listing only includes those networks broadcasting more than 51% of the primetime hours (M-Su 8p-11p)
Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of 1/8-1/14/07
VH1 I Love New York 2740
USA WWE Entertainment – 10p 2645
USA WWE Entertainment – 9p 2439
MTV RW/RR The Duel 2015
AEN The Sopranos – 1/10 1834
FX Dodgeball 1799
BRAV Top Chef 1797
LIF To Be Fat Like Me 1737
FX Dirt 1678
VH1 White Rapper Show 1647
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 homes
Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of 1/8-1/14/07
FOX Tostitos BCS Natl Champ 13,797
FOX FOX NFC Playoff – Sat 13,650
ABC Grey’s Anatomy 12,199
FOX House 9,423
ABC Desperate Housewives 8,862
FOX 24 Preview Special 7.946
CBS CSI: Miami 6,746
NBC E.R. 6,614
NBC Law & Order: SVU 6,474
NBC The Office 6,470
Source Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 1/1-1/7/07 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 8.8 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.9 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 5.9 AA / 6.0 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 5.5 AA / 5.6 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 5.0 AA / 6.5 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 4.6 AA / 4.6 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD) 4.5 AA / 6.8 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony) 3.7 AA / 4.2 GAA
Friends (Warner Bros.) 3.6 AA / 4.2 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD) 3.6 AA / 3.7 GAA
King of Queens (Sony) 3.6 AA / 5.2 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 1/1-1/7/07 ranked by A18-49
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 2.7 AA / 3.5 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 2.4 AA
Friends (Warner Bros.) 2.4 AA / 2.8 GAA
That ’70s Show (Carsey Werner) 2.4 AA / 3.2 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 2.3 AA / 2.4 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony) 2.3 AA / 2.6 GAA
King of Queens (Sony) 2.3 AA / 3.3 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.2 AA / 2.2 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD) 2.0 AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 1.7 AA / 1.7 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data
Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: No doubt about it – FOX led a resounding victory overall Tuesday night as it aired a two-hour season premiere of American Idol at 15.7/36 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX’s Idol started off with a 14.1/34 at 8p, then did even better at 9p with 17.4/39. Finally at 10p, NBC won with a new episode of Law & Order: SVU at 4.7/12.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
1912: The ill-fated Scott expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover Amundsen had been there first.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: “My Dog’s Bigger Than Your Dog, My Dog’s Bigger Than Yours,” was the first line of a jingle used in an advertisement for what product? KEN-L-RATION DOG FOOD Kudos to: Julie Stowell-Tribune Media Services/Glen Falls NY; Tom Calato-WKMG/Orlando; Bob Von Kohorn-MTV Networks/NY; Jim Ryan-AETN/NY; Renee Moffitt-Long Form Media, Phoenix, AZ; David Burke-Quad-City Times/Davenport IA; Tom Nankival-WKOW-TV/ABC/Madison WI; Jim Hall -True Media/Columbia MO; Kelly Syers-Program Partners/Venice; Bill Evashwick-Traveling Light/Burbank; Marc Freden-On the Marc Prods/LA; Pat Brady-CESD Talent/LA; Anne Sorgi-Murphy-KCRA/Sacramento; Jody Cleveland-setOne Media/Koln Germany
Today’s Trivia Question: This small-town keeper of the law, kept his citation book in his cap, one bullet in his shirt pocket and was a cousin to his boss. Who is he? (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 have been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.
Later — Cyn
01-18-07
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i Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Charlie’s Angels
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TELE Marin, Amor Mi, Amor Mi, Decisiones
UNIV La Fea Mas Bella, Mundo de Fieras, Aqui y Ahora
