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06.04.09

Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 4, 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:
NBC: The Listener at 9p
USA Network: Burn Notice at 9p; Royal Pains at 10p
Comedy Central: Tosh.0 at 10p

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SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research. Click here for full source data.

WE tv continues to promote all things bridal, as a new season of wedding-themed shows opens June 7 and its Sunday night programming block has been renamed to WE tv’s Wedding Sunday. Highlights of the block consist of the sixth season premiere of Bridezillas at 9p and a sophomore season debut of Amazing Wedding Cakes at 10p, with both preceded by an original special Top 10 Bridezilla Moments at 8p. To spur interest in the programming block, WE tv launched its “Grand Central Terminal Domination” promotion where the upper levels of Metro-North Commuter Railroad train bays at Grand Central Terminal are wrapped with 200 outdoor ads all this month in a campaign titled “Simply Weddings.” The campaign will also extend to taxi cabs in New York City and specific venues in Chicago. Furthermore, WE tv is teaming with Conde Nast’s Brides magazine with an advertising partnership and the show Bridezillas will be featured in a viral campaign and promo spots using the classic Nat King Cole song “Unforgettable.”   

Telemundo experienced a merry month in May, delivering primetime audience increases among A18-49 over May 2008. In Monday through Sunday prime, Telemundo’s A18-49 audience grew by +25% versus last year (646,000 vs. 516,000). In Monday through Friday prime, Telemundo delivered on average +34% more A18-49 over last year (700,000 vs. 523,000). Telemundo ratings delivery information based on NTI live + same day, 4/28/08-5/25/08 vs. 4/27/09-5/31/09.

VERSUS, the exclusive cable home of the NHL scored a big win Tuesday night with its Game 3 coverage of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final as the Pittsburgh Penguins went against the Detroit Red Wings. The game posted a 2.6 national HH rating and averaged 2.95 million total viewers.

Comcast Corporation extended its relationship with NHL Network, adding the network to its Digital Classic tier at the same time the 2009-2010 NHL season opens. Following this addition, the NHL Network will reach almost two-thirds of Comcast’s total digital subscribers. The NHL Network provides live NHL games in addition to special events on-location at NHL Winter Classic, NHL All-Star, NHL Entry Draft and Stanley Cup Final among other programming. In addition, NHL On Demand offers programming such as condensed games, player profiles, archived games and more.

Independent studio E1 Entertainment continues to make headway in Latin America, finalizing several deals at this year’s LA Screenings. The procedural cop drama The Bridge (13 eps, 60m) was picked up by AXN for paid television rights in Latin America and the feature film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (90m) was sold to Leda Films for all television rights in Latin America. E1 also finalized agreements with Leda Films involving The Deadliest Sea and the Lifetime original movie, Murder On Her Mind.

NBC added Super Bowl coach Tony Dungy and All-Pro and Super Bowl winning player Rodney Harrison as Analysts for its studio show Football Night in America. Tony and Rodney are not new to NBC as both participated in NBC’s Super Bowl XLIII pre-game coverage.

Canada’s Temple Street Productions and CBC Television began production earlier this week on a second season of Being Erica with twelve new episodes. Being Erica airs on SOAPnet in the US and is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide.

Correction: We inadvertently noted the premiere of the series Man Land on the wrong network. It debuted last Saturday on HGTV.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:   Rupert Murdoch wanted his number 2 back and what Rupert wants, Rupert usually gets. News Corp. announced that DirecTV CEO (and former News Corp. executive) Chase Carey will return to the company as President and COO assuming Peter Chernin’s role, effective July 1. (Carey took over at DirecTV when it was part of News Corp. in 2003.)  He will also assume the title of Deputy Chairman and will oversee the News Corp. empire from New York instead of LA. Mr. Carey’s previous roles include co-COO of News Corp., co-COO of Fox Entertainment and CEO of Fox Television. His tenure with News Corp. dates back to 1988.  Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. 

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  CBeebies orders up a new in-house music-themed preschool series ZingZillas (52×22).  Featuring the Zillas, a group of musical primates that create the ZingZilla sound, the series showcases all sorts of music genres from rock to opera to help get toddlers moving.  Simultaneously BBC Worldwide acquires the global distribution rights for TV, merchandise, DVD and publishing for ZingZillas.  Set to launch on CBeebies in spring 2010, ZingZillas grooves into production this month through December 2009 at Pinewood Studios.  Full edition: CYN KIDS. 

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 5/18-5/24/09 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   5.9 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                               5.0 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                              4.6 AA / 4.8 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                 4.3 AA / 5.6 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                            3.9 AA / 4.0 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                            3.9 AA / 6.1 GAA
Family Guy (2/T)                                             3.5 AA / 4.1 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                 3.2 AA / 3.6 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                         2.8 AA / 2.9 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                      2.8 AA / 3.7 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                         2.8 AA / 2.8 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 5/18-5/24/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg
Family Guy (2/T)                                            2.4 AA / 2.7 GAA
Two and a Half Men (WB)                                2.2 AA / 2.7 GAA
Seinfeld (SPT)                                                2.0 AA / 2.2 GA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                    1.6 AA / 2.1 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                             1.5 AA / 1.5 GAA
King of the Hill (2/T)                                       1.5 AA / 1.7 GAA
King of Queens (SPT)                                      1.5 AA / 1.8 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                   1.4 AA
Friends (WB)                                                  1.4 AA / 1.6 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                           1.3 AA / 1.3 GAA
TMZ (WB)                                                      1.3 AA / 1.3 GAA
George Lopez (WB)                                         1.3 AA / 1.7 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                           1.3 AA / 2.0 GAA
Source: NSS Galaxy Explorer, Live+SD

Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: NBC’s eclectic lineup took top honors Tuesday night with A18-49 at 2.8/8 A18-49 according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p, NBC’s new reality series I’m A Celebrity . . . delivered a 2.2/7 which was one tenth of a rating point ahead of CBS’ NCIS encore at 2.1/7. The special Inside the Obama White House won the 9p hour for NBC at 2.6/7 while CBS’ The Mentalist rerun placed second at 2.3/7. Then at 10p, NBC completed its clean sweep with the season finale of Law & Order: SVU at 3.5/10 ahead of CBS’ 48 Hours Mystery repeat at 2.0/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated.  Live+SD

CBS: 6.5/11        NCIS [r] 7.4/13, The Mentalist [r] 7.0/11, 48 Hours Mystery [r] 5.2/9

NBC: 5.8/10         I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! 3.7/7, Inside the Obama White House: Brian Williams Reports 6.0/10, Law & Order: SVU [f] 7.7/13

FOX: 2.9/5           House [r] 2.6/5, Mental 3.2/5

ABC: 2.5/4           According to Jim 2.6/5, According to Jim 2.5/4, ABC News Special: Earth 2100 2.5/4

UNIV: 2.2/4          Cuidado con El Angel 2.3/4, Manana para Siempre 2.7/4, Aqui y Hora 1.6/3

CW: 0.9/2            Hitched or Ditched [r] 0.8/1, Hitched or Ditched 1.0/2

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

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

A18-49: NBC 2.8/8, CBS 2.1/6, UNIV 1.7/5, FOX 1.5/4, ABC 1.2/4, CW 0.6/2, TELE 0.6/2, MNT 0.5/1, ION 0.1/0

iCueTV, Inc. tapped Patrick Gates for a senior management role with the company. Patrick joins from Discovery Communications where her served as President/GM of Discovery Commerce.

ABC News added four new digital reporters to its team of seven which was established in 2007 located at various foreign posts. Clayton Sandell, based in Denver, will cover breaking news in the region in addition to news about the environment, climate change and alternative energy; Tahman Bradley, based in Detroit, will cover Michigan and neighboring states as well as target the auto industry; Karen Travers returns to ABC News’ White House Team as a digital reporter covering the Obama administration; and Matthew Jaffe will cover the Treasury Department, financial news and the overall economy.

Distributor Global Telemedia elevated Anne Corsak to VP/Sales and Marketing. Since Anne joined Global Telemedia five years ago, she has spearheaded sales growth both domestically and in international markets and has led many successful marketing campaigns.

This day in History:  1939 – The first shopping cart was introduced by Sylvan Goldman in Oklahoma City, OK. It was actually a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:   This TV commercial in the early 1990’s featured a group of five selling Old Milwaukee Beer.  What was the name of this quintet?  (Hint:  Before this campaign was pulled from the air, the quintet made two appearances on Married with Children.)  THE SWEDISH BIKINI TEAM  In 1991 the Center for Science in the Public Interest pronounced the ad “unfair, misleading and irresponsible.”  Apparently expecting this fivesome to swoop in with beer in hand and make life a little better for the Old Milwaukee customers, was an unrealistic expectation, and the campaign was withdrawn. Kudos to: Andy Hilton-WAVY/WVBT/Norfolk; Steve Matela-Eurocinema/Charlotte; Oliver Chan-Fox Cable/New York; Ryan Hedlund-Flatirons Creative Management/New York; Richard Quan-Imaginary Time/San Francisco; Will Givens-KSWB/San Diego; Jake Guswa-Warner Bros./Burbank

Today’s Trivia Question:  A device was created to make sure TV viewers couldn’t change the channel during commercials.  The BlipVert took a 30-second commercial and condensed it down to a 3-second blip.  The blipvert had an unfortunate side effect — for the sedentary viewer the device caused a build up of electrical charges in their nervous systems, and they exploded.  Not good for ratings.  What clever reporter discovered this device and revealed its use to the viewing public?    (Email
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 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: Big Bang Theory [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: Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls (7p), Movie: Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls (9p)
MNT: My Thursday Movie: Original Sin
NBC:  I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here, The Listener [p ], The Listener
PBS:  This Old House, Antiques Roadshow
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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