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06.11.09

Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 11, 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.  

Tonight’s Premieres:
TV Land: She’s Got the Look at 9p
MTV: 16 & Pregnant at 10p
WE tv: Raising Sextuplets at 10p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM AMC

Nielsen released its final DTV transition update before Friday’s official conversion date. In its report, 2.8 million American households or 2.5% remain completely unready. Population segments that are the most unready for the digital transition are younger African American and Hispanic households while the elderly are the most ready. Nielsen further stated among the 56 metered markets, Albuquerque-Santa Fe is the least prepared market overall with 7.6% of households completely unready while markets in the Eastern US are the most ready.

AMC is on tap to premiere season three of its drama Mad Men August 16 at 10p, with the opening episode presented with limited commercial breaks. To prepare fans for the new season, AMC will air all 13 episodes from season two in a Mad Men marathon on August 10 from 7a to 8p. Furthermore, AMC is now offering season one available On Demand in both hi-def and standard-def while season two will be offered On Demand beginning July 20. Mad Men’s pilot episode is also available now via live streaming at www.amctv.com .

A&E Network is showcasing former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson’s new career as an interior designer in the upcoming original series Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design. The series will join A&E’s Saturday programming block The Big Fix beginning July 11 at 12p. The eleven-episode 30m series will follow Keyshawn and his assistants as they work with clients and their budgets to design everything from a master bedroom to a gourmet kitchen. Screen Door Entertainment produces the series for A&E.

Discovery Channel opens its 22nd annual Shark Week on August 2 at 9p. The popular programming week begins with a two-hour drama, Blood in the Water relating the first multiple shark attack in American history, the true story that inspired the movie Jaws. Six premieres as well as archived shark programming will air during this summer’s Shark Week and more shark information can be found at the companion website: discovery.com/sharkweek.

Discovery Channel’s finale episode of Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment Tuesday night at 10p drew in 1.2 million A18-49, 780,000 M18-49, nearly 1.4 million A25-54 and M25-54 831,000 viewers.

Actor Johnny Palermo was killed Monday in a car accident in North Hollywood, per THR. He was 27. Johnny appeared in more than 30 television shows and was a regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. He also appeared in three episodes of The CW’s Everybody Hates Chris.

Members of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) ratified a new two-year TV/theatrical deal yesterday at a margin of 78% to 22%. This new contract went into effect at 12:01a yesterday and expires June 30, 2011. A few of the deal terms include a 3% pay raise followed by a wage spike to 3.5% in the second year and a 0.5% pension and health plan contribution increase. In addition, jurisdiction and compensation for new media work were set into place for the first time, similar to what was negotiated in the DGA, AFTRA and WGA contracts last year.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

NGC is also now ranked #1 in Distinctiveness & Trust* among
all measured media brands in the EquiTrend®, 2009 Study.

For integrated media solutions visit us at natgeotv.com/solutions

*Harris Interactive® EquiTrend®, 2009 Study  tied for #1 in Quality and Trust   

Retirement Living TV (RLTV) made a licensing agreement with NBC for the rebroadcast rights to the Sunday morning political program Meet the Press.  The deal allows RLTV to air the weekly program after it airs on NBC and the deal represents a continuation of the relationship between RLTV and NBC that began in the last two years. RLTV will air Meet the Press on Mondays at 7p and 10p starting July 13. 

Fine Living Network (FLN) acquired the seven-episode 30m docu-series Mr. Friday from Beyond Distribution which debuts August 7 at 9p. At the behest of his wealthy, philanthropic mother, “Mr. Friday” aka former model Derek Friday, will switch roles with a hard-working and deserving person who receives his weekly trust fund check. Throughout the series, viewers will see Derek take on various tasks such as cleaning and feeding reptiles to hauling away other people’s junk.

FX approved a dramedy pilot called Terriers from writer Ted Griffin and Shawn Ryan. The plot is set in the world of private eyes about an ex-cop who teams with a younger hot-shot. Griffin and Ryan will also executive produce; Fox 21 will produce.

MTV is moving forward with a 23rd edition of The Real World which begins production this summer in Washington, D.C. and is scheduled to premiere next year. The 22nd season, The Real World: Cancun opens June 24 at 10p with eight new roommates living together in one of Mexico’s best hotels, the ME Cancun. Bunim-Murray Productions created the series and produce it for MTV.

Casting Call: Redbook Magazine is looking for couples to participate in their “Marriage Makeover” section where the couples work out marital problems with the magazine’s best therapist. Couples must agree to have their photographs taken and allow their real first names to be used in the piece. Willing couples who wish to be considered, right away must send their names, ages, a photo, a brief description of marital issues, how long they have been married, how many children and complete contact information to Brenda Della Casa at
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CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  The French Constitutional Council has overturned the French government’s controversial “three strikes” law that permits ISPs to disconnect repeat internet file sharers from the internet. The council categorized access to online communications as a “human right” that only a judge should have the power to take away from an individual. The law, the strictest measure yet drawn up to try and prevent online piracy, passed the French parliament on its second attempt in May with staunch support from the international music and film industries.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Nickelodeon picks up two new animated comedy series, Planet Sheen and T.U.F.F. Puppy and gives the go ahead on three series pilots.    Full edition: CYN KIDS. 

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TV LAND

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   5.9 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               4.9 AA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 4.2 AA / 5.6 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            4.1 AA / 6.2 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                               4.0 AA / 4.1 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                             3.6 AA / 3.6 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.5 AA / 4.1 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 3.1 AA / 3.5 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                        2.9 AA / 3.9 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         2.7 AA / 2.7 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         2.7 AA / 2.7 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                          2.7 AA / 3.7 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Family Guy (2/T)                                             2.6 AA / 3.0 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 2.1 AA / 2.7 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                1.9 AA / 2.2 GA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                       1.6 AA / 2.2 GAA
King of Queens (SPT)                                      1.6 AA / 2.0 GAA
House of Payne (2/T)                                      1.5 AA / 1.8 GAA
Friends (WB)                                                  1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                        1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.4 AA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           1.4 AA / 2.0 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC made a winning pass for the A18-49 demo Tuesday night with a 3.8/11 A18-49 according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p, NHL on NBC won the hour with a 2.0/7 followed by CBS’ NCIS repeat at 1.9/6. For the rest of the night, the NBA Finals on ABC scored and at 9p delivered a 4.6/14 with NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup next at 2.4/7. Then at 10p, ABC’s NBA action posted a top-rated 5.6/16 while NBC’s Stanley Cup coverage came in second once again at 3.4/10.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated.  Live+SD

CBS: 7.0/12        NCIS [r] 7.2/13, The Mentalist [r] 7.6/12, 48 Hours Mystery [r] 6.1/11

ABC: 5.9/10         Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night 2.2/4, GMC NBA Countdown 3.1/6, NBA Finals on ABC Game 3: LA Lakers at Orlando 8.6/15

NBC: 3.3/6         NHL Stanley Cup Finals #6: Detroit at Pittsburgh 3.4/6

FOX: 2.9/5           House [r] 2.6/5, Mental 3.1/5

UNIV: 2.1/4          Cuidado con El Angel 2.0/3, Manana para Siempre 2.5/4, Aqui y Hora 1.7/3

CW: 0.9/2            90210 [r] 0.8/1, Hitched or Ditched 1.1/2

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

TELE: 0.6/1           Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.5/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.7/1

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

A18-49: ABC 3.8/11, NBC 2.4/7, CBS 2.0/6, UNIV 1.6/5, FOX 1.4/4, TELE 0.5/2, CW 0.5/1, MNT 0.4/1, ION 0.1/0

The Hotel Networks, a unit of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, appointed Jeff Stettin as SVP/Business Development. Prior to joining The Hotel Networks, Jeff worked with TiVo Interactive Advertising where he served as VP/Interactive Ad Sales, Eastern Region.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PROMAX/BDA

This day in History:  1919 – Sir Barton became the first horse to capture the Triple Crown when he won the Belmont Stakes in New York City.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What do all of these people have in common: Molly (wife of Bert), Mundane (partner of Funt), Zelda the Nudge and Mrs. Wanda Wiggins?   ALL CAROL BURNETT CHARACTERS  Kudos to: Monica Caraffa-RDR Promotions/Media, PA; Bob Brewer-Opus 3 Artists/NYC; Marge Pistulka-Empower MediaMarketing/Coral Springs; Greg West-WATC TV/Atlanta; Don Tapani-KDFI/Dallas; Dory Melman Petsrillo-PMC/Dallas; Brian Nyenhuis-SpotPlus/Dallas; Kathy Alexander-SpotPlus/Dallas; Marrissa O’Leary-Wackiland Productions/Santa Monica; Alan Perris-The Television Academy/North Hollywood; Gary Moglovkin-NBC Studios/Studio City; Yvette Turner-KPIX-TV/San Francisco; Jim Van Dusen-Astral Media Radio/Winnipeg

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009

ABC:  Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night, NBA Countdown, NBA Finals: Orlando at LA Lakers (Game #1)
AZTECA: Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Historias Engarzadas, Al Extremo
CBS: New Adv. of Old Christine [r], New Adv. of Old Christine [r], CSI [r], The Mentalist [r]
CW: Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Bones [r], So You Think You Can Dance
ION:  Movie: Major League II
MNT: My Thursday Movie: Honeydripper
NBC:  I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here, The Office [r], 30 Rock [r], The Listener
PBS:  This Old House, Antiques Roadshow, Out of the Shadows
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo, El Rostro de Analia, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso
UNIV: Cuidado con el Angel, Manana es para Siempre, Mujeres Asesinas

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