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Cynopsis
07.11.13

Good morning.It’s Thursday, July 11, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
NBC: Hollywood Game Night at 10p
Teen Nick: Degrassi at 9p
USA: Summer Camp at 8p

Discovery: Airplane Repo at 10p

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The NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal has endorsed TVB’s position that Live Plus Same Day ratings data is most representative of the national C3 standard, adding that Live Plus Same Day should be the minimum ratings standard for local television viewing. “As consumers rely more and more on time-shifted viewing, we strongly believe that Live Plus Same Day ratings data best reflects how people watch television today and should be adopted as the minimum standard for local viewing measurement,” said Valari Staab, President, NBC Owned Television Stations. “With 63 percent of DVR playback occurring within the same day a show first airs, it makes perfect sense to update the local measurement standard to most accurately and reliably represent today’s television viewership habits.”

Kris, the one-hour Twentieth Television talker starring the oft black-and-white-clad Kris Jenner will premiere on Monday, July 15th and there’s already more buzz than what usually surrounds a six-week entry into the already-crowded talk show arena (which is not surprising, given the heat that always seems to emanate from anything Kardashian). Executive Producer Robert Lifton tells Cynopsis that the nattering about Jenner objecting to having co-hosts is not to be paid attention to. “She wanted to have co-hosts from the get-go,” says Lifton. “It’s an important part of the show and she’s 100% behind it. She’ll have a foil with whom she can talk about what she did the night before, like a West Coast Kelly & Michael.”  For now, the show will air on select FOX stations including Fox 5 in New York, Fox 11 in Los Angeles, Fox 9 Minneapolis, Fox 10 Phoenix, Fox 4 Dallas, and Fox 46 Carolinas. After the six weeks, expect Fox and Twentieth to decide the show’s future.  

It’s confirmed that Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who made her last appearance on ABC‘s The View on Wednesday, is heading to FOX News morning talk show Fox & Friends. She will replace Gretchen Carlson, who moves on to anchor a new daytime program this fall, and will join Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. Hasselbeck’s new gig is slated to start in mid-September. Her departure from The View follows the previously announced exits of the show’s co-creator Barbara Walters, and Joy Behar.

Charlie Sheen and his character Charlie Harper may be long gone from CBS‘ Two And A Half Men, but according to E! News the character’s illegitimate daughter is being written into the show. The 21-year-old young woman, named Jenny, has been described as sexy, gorgeous and gay. So she’ll share her deceased dad’s love for the ladies. The role will start out as recurring with the possibility of becoming a regular. The show, which goes back into production in August, will return this fall.

Auditions for the new season of FOX‘s American Idol have been slightly tweaked. Hopefuls vying for a spot on the singing competition will be allowed to bring a guitar with them, but will have to audition a cappella first. Then, producers will decide if the potential contestant can strum along as they sing. Season 13 auditions begin on Thursday, July 11 in Salt Lake City.

DIY Network has started production on Rev. Run’s Renovation [wt]. The new series will chronicle the home renovation of hip hop icon Joseph Simmons, a.k.a. Rev. Run and DJ Run from the  rap group, Run DMC. “This house has been the same for close to 13 years, so we are thrilled that it’s going to get the facelift it deserves,” said Rev. Run. “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get this thing done.  But it will not be without conflict.  Pray for the Reverend!” The show is slated to premiere in 2014.

Let the supernatural fun begin. Nickelodeon‘s new ghostly comedy, The Haunted Hathaways, premieres Saturday, July 13 at 8:30p. The series centers on the Hathaways and the Prestons, a not-so-typical blended family. The hijinks start after Michelle Hathaway and her two daughters relocate to a new home in New Orleans and quickly discover it’s already occupied by the ghostly jazz musician Ray Preston and his two sons.

PBS will air the first three episodes of Nazi Mega Weapons, this summer. The new six-part series recounts Germany’s engagement in World War II from a unique perspective; uncovering the engineering secrets of iconic megastructures, telling the stories of the engineers who designed them, and revealing how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever. The show debuts Wednesday, July 17 at 10p.

Jamie Babbit has signed on to direct Lorne Michaels‘ half-hour HBO comedy pilot, says The Hollywood Reporter. The untitled project was written by Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, who serve as executive producers with Michaels and also star as 30-year-old reporters trying to make it big in Atlanta. The pilot is set to begin production in September.

New speakers announced daily! Buy your tickets now to the Cynopsis Sports Business Summit and Women of Action as our events have ALWAYS sold out. On Aug. 13, don’t miss our state of women in sports business session that will include: Lesa France Kennedy– Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for International Speedway Corporation; Heidi Ueberroth-President of NBA International; CSN Mid-Atlantic President Rebecca Schulte; Pac-12 Networks President Lydia Murphy-Stephans; and Christina Miller– Turner Sports SVP and GM of NBA Digital. The panel will be moderated by espnW VP Laura Gentile. Tickets are on sale now for WoA as well as the Cynopsis Sports Business Summit on Aug. 14 at http://www.cynopsissportssummit.com.

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Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have entered into a five-year production and co-financing partnership. Under the terms of the pact Universal will market and distribute Legendary’s movies worldwide. The deal begins in 2014.

Summer Glau has booked a recurring role on The CW action drama Arrow. The Firefly star will play the beautiful and dangerous Isabel Rochev and will make her debut in the show’s second season premiere. 

Lord of the Rings alum Sean Astin has joined the cast of the FX drama pilot Strain. He’ll play Jim Kent, a political operative and the best friend of Corey Stoll and Mia Maestro‘s characters.

House‘s Lisa Edelstein has landed a multiple-episode guest spot on ABC‘s Castle. She’ll portray Rachel McCord, a smart, tough federal investigator.

Here comes the judge! Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) has been tapped to guest star on the fifth season premiere of CBS‘ The Good Wife. His character will rule on a case dealing with the death penalty.

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Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance amongA18-49for the week of:7/1-7/5/13

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 homes.
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day.
Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8P-11P and Sun 7P-11P. Total day is Mon-Sun 6A-6A for household and demographic performance.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 7/1-7/5/13

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 homes.
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day.
Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8P-11P and Sun 7P-11P. Total day is Mon-Sun 6A-6A for household and demographic performance.

 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of:  7/1-7/5/13

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of     7/1-7/5/13

Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data

Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of July 1, 2013)

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD

Universal Cable Productions has promoted Mark Binke to Executive Vice President, Production. Binke previously served as Senior Vice President, Cable and Digital Productions at Universal Television/Cable and Digital Production. In his new role, he’ll continue to lead the production and operations of series that shoot in North America and overseas.

Digital network Blip has appointed Chris Mohney as Vice President of Programming. Mohney, formerly editor in chief of Tumblr, will oversee all editorial and programming direction for Blip.com and Blip content across the web, and all digital platforms across the globe. He starts July 15.

Bill Keith has been named Vice President, Creative Services at UP, America’s uplifting family entertainment network. An award-winning writer, producer and creative director, Keith has worked for The Weather Channel, Tribune Creative Services and Turner Broadcasting during his 30-year career. He last served as executive producer at Crawford Media Services in Atlanta.

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Moderator:Chris Pursell: Director of Sports Content [Cynopsis: Sports]

Speakers:Rob Shaw: VP, Content/Media [Bloomberg Sports]
Gus Weber: Sr. Director of Digital Products [ESPN]
Chris Lencheski: President [Front Row Marketing Services] with Special Guest: Hall of Fame Coach, Barry Switzer

This Day In History, sponsored by Discovery Fit & Health: 1996 – CBS horror series American Gothic, which was created by Shaun Cassidy, was canceled after a single season.
 
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of the hotel on the 1980s ABC drama Hotel? St. Gregory. Kudos to: Diane Librizzi-La Loca Entertainment, Inc./NYC; James Taguchi-WTVR/Richmond, VA; David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NYC; Tricia McGee-HRP/NYC; Cynthia New-Charter Media/Cape Girardeau MO; Peter Steckelman-The Tennis Channel, Inc./Santa Monica, CA; Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Van Nuys, CA; Alan Perris-The Television Academy/North Hollywood, CA; Cammie Buerry-Station Casinos/Las Vegas, NV.

Today’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Shirley’s beloved stuffed animal on Laverne and Shirley?(Email trivia@cynopsis.comwith 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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Janet Di Lauro
07.11.13

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY JULY 11, 2013

ABC: Wipeout, Motive, Rookie Blue
CBS: The Big Bang Theory [r], Two and A Half Men [r], Big Brother, Elementary [r]
CW: The Vampire Diaries [r], Beauty and the Beast [r]
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen [r], Hell’s Kitchen
ION: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
MyTV: White Collar, White Collar
NBC: The Winner Is…, The Winner Is…, Hollywood Game Night [p]
PBS: The This Old House Hour, Frontline, Antiques Roadshow
Telemundo: Dama y Obrero, Marido en Alquiler, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: Futbol Central, Futbol
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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