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07.02.09

Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 2, 2009, and 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.  

In late August, Bravo ushers in the return of two reality series:

• Season three of its docu-series Flipping Out premieres on August 17 at 10p featuring obsessive-compulsive house-flipper Jeff Lewis and his eclectic staff as they struggle with today’s real estate market. Authentic Entertainment produces.
• The Rachel Zoe Project is back for a sophomore season starting August 25 at 10p as viewers follow the Hollywood stylist and her team as they criss-cross the country hosting charity functions, attending store openings and red carpet galas. Original Media produces this series for Bravo.

Discovery Channel embarks on an experiment of survival for its newest series titled The Colony, premiering July 21 at 10p. In this new 10-episode series, 10 volunteers with different backgrounds will live isolated for two months in an abandoned warehouse as if the world as we know it has been destroyed. Inside this 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse, located in downtown L.A., these 10 people will have no electricity, no running water and no communication with the rest of the world and during this two month period will be charged with building a functioning society. Original Productions, a unit of FremantleMedia produces The Colony for Discovery Channel.

In August, Universal HD introduces a new block of programming featuring three series that were canceled before the end of their original network runs including some previously unseen episodes. Universal HD Rediscovered TV airs Fridays starting at 9p and includes That’s Life (2000) from CBS; Sex, Love, & Secrets (2005) from UPN; and Cuts (2005) also from UPN.

Sleuth also has picked up the action series Seven Days starting next month which originally aired on UPN from 1998-2001. Seven Days is about an ex-CIA agent with a photographic memory who turns back the clock seven days to prevent catastrophic events with the help of a time machine. Seven Days will air Sundays in August from 7p-3a.

Veteran actor Karl Malden, 97, died of natural causes yesterday at his home in Brentwood. Karl, whose television and film career spanned six decades was best known for his starring role in the ABC TV series The Streets of San Francisco and his Oscar-winning supporting actor role in Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire from 1952. Karl was nominated for an Emmy Award during each of the five seasons of The Streets of San Francisco, yet his win came for the 1984 miniseries Fatal Vision on NBC. Well-respected throughout the industry, Karl served on the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was the Academy president from 1989-1991. He also was active within the Screen Actors Guild, serving on their board in the 1960s through the early 1970s and was honored with SAG’s lifetime achievement award in 2003. Karl will also be remembered for two other attributes: his bulbous nose, the result of multiple football injuries in high school, and for his authoritative and soothing voice used in numerous TV commercials. Karl had roles in many notable films including All My Sons, Ruby Gentry, I Confess, On the Waterfront and Gypsy among others. The prolific actor also was home on the stage where his career began and later when his career was established did revivals of Desire Under the Elms and The Desperate Hours. Karl is survived by his wife and former actress, Mona Greenberg. The couple was married in 1938 and celebrated their 70^th wedding anniversary last December. Karl also has two daughters, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Nielsen reports progress continues to be made with switching all US households to DTV. Since the actual transition date of June 12, more than 800,000 US homes have made the switch with half that number converting last week. This now leaves 1.5% of US homes or 1.7 million total homes remaining completely unready.

American Latino Syndication, a wholly-owned division of LATV Networks said its nationally syndicated shows American Latino TV and LatiNaton have both received a firm go, picking up enough affiliate renewals to secure eighth and sixth seasons respectively. Both series will premiere the week of September 28, 2009.

SCI FI Channel is in development on a new version of Alien Nation, the feature film from 1988 that resulted in a subsequent spinoff series on FOX, per Variety. Tim Minear will write and Fox 21, the alternative production unit of 20th Century Fox TV will produce. Alien Nation is about a veteran cop and his alien detective partner working together in a world where aliens are living on Earth and trying to assimilate in society. Additionally, SCI FI is readying for its major rebrand next Tuesday when SCI FI officially becomes Syfy on-air and online at Syfy.com. Coinciding with the rebrand, SCI FI (or Syfy) will launch the new series Warehouse 13 with a two-hour premiere Tuesday at 9p.

National Geographic Channels International is co-producing two new series with Lonely Planet Television based in Australia. The first is a 13-part series called Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled premiering this November on Nat Geo Adventure where Lonely Planet travel writers and photographers will explore areas off the beaten track. The second series, Graham’s World follows British filmmaker Graham Hughes as he travels by himself to every country without using airplanes. Graham’s World will have eight episode run on Nat Geo Adventure debuting next year.

CMT is teaming with reality producer John Irwin and his company Irwin Entertainment (VH1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew and Sober House) for a hillbilly-styled series called All Jacked Up, reports THR. During eight 30m episodes, the series with host C. Thomas Howell travels the US looking for crazy people and stunts such as eating contests, demolition derbies, jet-powered outhouses and more. All Jacked Up is scheduled to premiere August 22 at 830p.

ABC picked up the 13-episode adventure/drama Gravity from Fox TV Studios, cites THR. The series, starring Ron Livingston, is produced internationally with Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions and will also air on Canada’s CTV, Germany’s ProSieben and the BBC. The storyline of Gravity is set in the near future about eight astronauts from five countries who are involved in an unknown assignment traveling the solar system. ABC will air the series this summer. James Parriott serves as creator/executive producer along with executive producer Michael Edelstein. Omni Film Productions’ Brian Hamilton and Michael Chechik also serve as executive producers.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  The Chinese government‘s plan to launch mandatory web filtering software across the country has been delayed after freedom-of-speech advocates, industry groups and foreign officials criticized the move. No new deadline has been announced nor was any background given as to why the measure was delayed.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  CBBC unveiled two new commissions for kid-targeted series from BBC North, a sitcom and a factual series to be produced in Manchester, yesterday at the UK’s annual Showcomotion Children’s conference.   Full edition: CYN KIDS. 

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/15-6/21/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   5.6 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                              4.8 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                               3.9 AA / 3.9 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            3.8 AA / 5.7 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 3.8 AA / 5.1 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            3.5 AA / 3.6 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.4 AA / 4.0 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                          3.0 AA / 4.3 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 2.8 AA / 3.3 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         2.7 AA / 2.7 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/15-6/21/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Family Guy (2/T)                                            2.3 AA / 2.6 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                1.9 AA / 2.4 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                1.8 AA / 2.0 GA
King of Queens (SPT)                                      1.5 AA / 1.8 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                       1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                      1.4 AA / 1.9 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                         1.4 AA / 1.9 GAA
Friends (WB)                                                  1.4 AA / 1.6 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.3 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           1.2 AA / 1.8 GAA
House of Payne (2/T)                                      1.2 AA / 1.5 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              1.2 AA / 1.2 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Monday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC held onto its Monday night lead among A18-49 with a 2.4/7, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC delivered a double dip win the first two hours as The Bachelorette at 8p posted a 2.5/8 followed by CBS’ repeat comedies How I Met Your Mother/Rules of Engagement at 1.8/6. Then at 9p, ABC’s second half of The Bachelorette placed first with 2.9/9 while more CBS’ sitcom encores of Two and a Half Men/The Big Bang Theory followed at 2.7/8. NBC had a turn at #1 through 10p as Dateline won with 2.2/6 with CBS playing second fiddle again with a CSI: Miami rerun at 2.0/6.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, June 29, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 4.8/8          How I Met Your Mother [r] 3.5/6, Rules of Engagement [r] 3.7/6, Two and a Half Men [r] 5.9/10, The Big Bang Theory [r] 5.1/8, CSI: Miami [r] 5.4/9

ABC: 4.6/8           The Bachelorette 5.3/9, Here Come the Newlyweds 3.2/6

NBC: 4.0/7           Law & Order [r] 3.4/6, Law & Order: CI [r] 3.9/6, Dateline 4.6/8

FOX: 2.7/5           American Idol Michael Jackson Encore [r] 2.7/5

UNIV: 2.1/4          Cuidado con el Angel 2.1/4, Manana para Siempre 2.4/4, Cristina 1.7/3

ION: 0.7/1           Ghost Whisperer 0.4/1, NCIS [r] 0.7/1, NCIS [r] 0.9/2      

MNT: 0.7/1          Masters of Illusion [r] 0.6/1, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Revealed [r] 0.8/1

CW: 0.5/1            Gossip Girl [r] 0.6/1, One Tree Hill [r] 0.5/1

TELE: 0.5/1          Mas Sabe el Diablo 0.4/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.6/1, Los Victorinos 0.5/1

A18-49: ABC 2.4/7, CBS 2.1/6, NBC 1.5/5, UNIV 1.5/5, FOX 1.4/4, TELE 0.5/1, MNT 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1, ION 0.3/1

Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: Week to week, NBC maintained its Tuesday night winning berth at 2.6/8 among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC attracted the most viewers during 8p with the repeat episode of America’s Got Talent at 2.3/8 while CBS’ NCIS repeat came next at 2.0/7. At 9p, NBC’s ratings had positive momentum with the new episode of America’s Got Talent zooming to 3.7/11 and UNIV’s Manana para Siempre was #2 with 2.1/6. Then at 10p, CBS’ 48 Hours Mystery topped the pack with a 2.0/6, denying NBC a clean sweep as it placed second this hour with its Law & Order: SVU encore at 1.9/6. 

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated.  Live+SD

CBS: 6.3/11        NCIS [r] 6.8/12, The Mentalist [r] 6.7/11, 48 Hours Mystery 5.4/10

NBC: 5.9/10         America’s Got Talent [r] 5.2/10, America’s Got Talent 7.6/13, Law & Order: SVU [r] 4.8/8

ABC: 2.3/4           The Superstars 2.5/4, Better Off Ted 1.2/2, Primetime: Family Secrets 2.5/4

UNIV: 2.1/4          Cuidado con El Angel 2.1/4, Manana para Siempre 2.5/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.7/3

FOX: 1.8/3           FOX Movie: Legally Blonde [r] 1.8/3

MNT: 0.8/1           Street Patrol [r] 0.9/2, Street Patrol 2 [r] 0.9/2, Jail [r] 0.8/1, Jail 2 [r] 0.8/1

CW: 0.6/1            90210 [r] 0.5/1, Hitched or Ditched 0.7/1

TELE: 0.5/1           Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.4/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.6/1, Los Victorinos 0.5/1

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

A18-49: NBC 2.6/8, CBS 2.0/6, UNIV 1.6/5, ABC 1.1/3, FOX 1.0/3, TELE 0.5/1, MNT 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1, ION 0.1/0

MTV Networks International (MTVNI), part of Viacom, Inc. tagged Roberto Bagatti as VP/Creative for MTV Networks International and Creative Director for World Design Studio in Milan. Roberto will be based in Milan, reporting to Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, EVP/Music Brands, MTVNI.

Juan Bongiovanni joined Mediaedge:cia (MEC) as Regional Interaction Director based at MEC’s Latin American regional headquarters, working on the accounts Sony, Colgate Palmolive, Sony Ericsson and Energizer. Juan will report to Michael Jones, CEO, Mediaedge:cia, Latin America.

Discovery Communications named James Gilbey as VP/Group Creative Director. James will head the creative development and implementation of advertising and ideas on behalf of the company’s international networks. James will manage a team of creative designers while working with senior executives company-wide to promote brand synergy as well as differentiation. Based at the company’s international headquarters in Silver Spring, James will report to David Shackley, SVP/Creative.

Neil Schaffer was tapped by Canoe Ventures as SVP/Finance to oversee finance, administration, accounting and reporting for the company. Most recently, Neil was the CEO of Longview Consulting Group, an advisory firm he started in 2005. In his new role at Canoe, Neil will report to David Verklin, CEO.

This day in History:  1947 – An object crashed near Roswell, NM. The U.S. Army Air Force insisted it was a weather balloon, but eyewitness accounts led to speculation that it might have been an alien spacecraft.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On TV, what is the name of the toughest street gang in Milwaukee, rivals of the Red Devils? THE FALCONS … The Fonz was a gang member when he first met Richie Kudos to: Michael O’Gara/NYC; Ashley Stevens-Viamedia/Lexington, KY; Joyce Pizzo-Deutsche Bank/New York; Daniel DeSimone-Lifetime Entertainment/New York; Season Elliott-REELZCHANNEL/Albuquerque; Frank Hagan-Circa Pictures/Los Angeles; Paul Blutter-General American Group, Inc./Northridge; Rob Chatlin-FX Network/LA; William “Chip” Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood

Today’s Trivia Question:   Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was the real identify of what dastardly TV villian?    (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009

ABC:  Samantha Who?, In the Motherhood, Grey’s Anatomy [r], Private Practice [r]
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Al Extremo
CBS: CSI: Miami [r], CSI [r], The Mentalist [r]
CW: Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Bones [r], So You Think You Can Dance
ION:  Movie: Assassins
MNT: My Thursday Movie: Big Trouble in Little China
NBC:  30 Rock [r], The Office [r], The Office [r], 30 Rock [r], The Listener
PBS:  This Old House, Antiques Roadshow, Soundstage
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, El Rostro de Analia, Victorinos
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Manana es para Siempre, Mujeres Asesinas

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