A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TURNER ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS

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05.17.12

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 17, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Finales:
ABC: Missing at 8p; Grey’s Anatomy at 9p; Scandal at 10p
CBS: Rules of Engagement at 830p; Person of Interest at 9p; The Mentalist at 10p
NBC: 30 Rock at 830p; Community at 930p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM USA NETWORK

With the London Summer Olympics around the corner, NBC Sports outlined its coverage plans among NBCUniversal’s cable networks.  CNBC will air 73 hours of boxing including the debut of women’s boxing while Bravo will have 56 hours of tennis coverage.  MSNBC will host 155.5 hours in total covering a variety of sports from London.  All of MSNBC’s, CNBC’s and Bravo’s coverage is designed to complement the programming airing on NBC Sports Network which will release its Olympics coverage schedule soon.  Furthermore, Telemundo will offer 173+ hours of Spanish-language Olympics coverage, the most in NBCU’s history. 

New original series Trip Flip debuts with back-to-back episodes on Travel Channel June 28 at 9p and 930p.  The 13-episode series hosted by professional fun-seeker and travel expert Bert Kreischer offers vacationers a surprise fantasy trip of a lifetime. The weekly half-hour show follows Kreischer as he surprises passersby and entices them with a chance to spontaneously take an all expenses paid three-day vacation with Kreischer as their tour guide.  The first two episodes on June 28 highlight Kreischer in New Orleans and Oahu, Hawaii.  Trip Flip is produced for Travel Channel by High Noon Entertainment.

WE tv debuts new series L.A. Hair featuring Hollywood hairstylist to A-list celebrities, Kim Kimble on May 31 at 10p.  The eight-episode one-hour series follows Kim as she manages her team of stylists that also includes her mother Jasmine as they work with Hollywood’s top celebrities such as Brandy, Laila Ali, Omarosa, Mary Mary and more.  L.A. Hair is produced for WE tv by 3 Ball Productions, an Eyeworks company.

This summer, VH1 launches several new series: Yo! MTV Raps (VH1 Rock Doc) premieres June 7 at 10p; new series Mob Wives Chicago opens June 10 at 8p; VH1’s new docu-soap Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta opens June 18 at 8p; Hollywood Exes premieres June 27 at 9p; Big Ang debuts July 8 at 8p; Mama Drama premieres July 18 at 10p; and Marley (VH1 Rock Docs) bows August 4.  VH1 has a handful of returning series including VH1 Storytellers starting May 21 at 11p; Pop Up Video returns August 6; and Do Something Awards airs August 21 at 9p. 

A fifth season of Cake Boss featuring Buddy Valastro and his family-run bakery in Hoboken, NJ returns to TLC’s lineup on May 28 at 9p.  The new season has 16 all-new half-hour episodes including the series’ 100th episode.  High Noon Entertainment produces Cake Boss for TLC. 

UPFRONT 2012:  Here are the Upfront presentations set for today:

The CW at 10:30a, New York City Center; USA Network at 2:45p, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center

UPFRONT 2012: Turner Entertainment Networks

Turner’s TNT and TBS opened their Upfront yesterday morning with a quick video acknowledging the power loss mishap of last year followed by President of Turner Entertainment Networks Steve Koonin taking the stage pushing a very squeaky cart containing an overhead projector and referring to it as “the most modern technology ever used at an upfront presentation.”  His first transparency had three words: Heart, Humility, Hurry and then he wrote in Horror.  Steve went on to promise three of these four will be delivered in today’s presentation, but admitted he “just wasn’t sure which three.” And deliver Turner did with 14 new series in less than 100 entertaining minutes.

TNT:

For this summer, TNT has nine original series lined up, more than any other time in the network’s history.  One new series joining TNT” schedule is the new Dallas and another is the network’s first-ever reality competition series, The Great Escape.  TNT has also recently approved the medical drama Monday Mornings and the unscripted series Boston Blue (wt) and 72 Hours (wt). 

TNT’s current and new series:
Rizzoli & Isles  season 3 opens June 5 at 9p
Franklin & Bash  season 2 debuts June 5 at 10p
Dallas  two-hour series premiere June 13 at 9p
Falling Skies  two-hour season 2 premiere June 17 at 9p
The Great Escape  series launch June 24 at 10p
The Closer  final six episodes begin airing July 9 at 9p
Perception  series premieres July 9 at 10p
Leverage  season 5 debuts July 15 at 8p
Major Crimes  series debuts August 13 at 10p (then moves to 9p)
Southland  season 5 set for February 2013
Monday Mornings  new series coming in early 2013
Boston Blue (wt)  new series coming in 2013
72 Hours (wt)  new series coming in 2013

TNT’s scripted series in development:

• King and Maxwell based on David Baldacci’s characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are not your typical private investigation duo.  Both are former secret service agents and they happen to have a razor-sharp chemistry.  CBS Television Studios is producing.
• The Last Ship is an action/adventure project based on the novel by William Brinkley about the crew of a naval destroyer who is forced to confront their existence when a pandemic decimates most of the earth’s population.  Produced by Platinum Dunes.
• Legends is a suspenseful, action thriller drama developed by Howard Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Mark Bomback based on the novel Legends by Robert Littell.  The plot follows a deep-cover operative, Martin Odum who has the unusual ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. From Fox Television Studios.
• Lew Archer is based on a character from Ross McDonald’s about “the original P.I.”.  Project is from The Closer creator James Duff and Close to Home creator Jim Leonard.  Warner Horizon Television is producing.
• Tom Clancy’s Homeland Security is described as an event-based procedural written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and set in Tom Clancy’s world of espionage about domestic intelligence operatives pitted against enemies within and outside the country. 
• Untitled Steven Bochco Murder Mystery Project will be a crime drama which intimately dissects a single murder case over an entire season.
• Untitled Ron Shelton Family Drama centers on a disgraced football coach who loses his high-profile job in L.A. and moves his three kids and 70-year old father to Louisiana.

TNT’s unscripted series in development:

• American Troubadours  Reality competition project is from Nigel Lythgoe, film star Matthew McConaughey and Anastasia Brown and sets out to discover the best unsigned bar band in America.  Produced by Nigel Lythgoe Productions and J.K. Livin Foundation.
• Cold Justice is a docu-drama that follows former prosecutor Kelly Siegler and crime scene investigator Yolanda McClary as they track cold cases.  EPs on the project are Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer, Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz.  Produced by Wolf Films and Magical Elves.
• Rivals  is a series set in the glamorous world of thoroughbred horse racing.  From BermanBraun, Promark Productions and Go Go Luckey.
• 24/7: Los Angeles  Project from documentary filmmaker Robert Port giving an up-close look at the men and women who protect the streets of Los Angeles.  From Port Films.

TBS:

TBS is developing original comedy programming for two types of comedy lovers: the comedy relatables who like to be reminded of their own lives and the comedy rebels who enjoy more irreverent, provocative humor.  For the comedy relatables, TBS has two new sitcoms on tap this summer: Men at Work and Sullivan & Son and both will be paired in the schedule with The Big Bang Theory.  TBS will further debut the scripted comedy series Wedding Band followed in early 2013 by the premiere of Cougar Town with a new season at its new home with TBS.  For the comedy rebels, TBS has the new competition series King of the Nerds (wt) and the recently approved Deon Cole’s Black Box and Who Gets the Last Laugh? (wt). 

New series for TBS:
Men at Work  new series launches May 24 at 10p
Sullivan & Son  new series debuts July 19 at 10p
Wedding Band  new series coming in December
Cougar Town  now a TBS original series set to debut in early 2013
King of the Nerds (wt)  new series coming soon
Deon Cole’s Black Box  new series coming in 2013
Who Gets the Last Laugh? (wt)  new series coming in 2013

TBS’ scripted series in development:

• The Kid  Plot centers on a young and socially naive golf prodigy named Quinn who teams up with Joey, an unconventional new caddy who teaches him more than just golf.  Warner Horizon Television is producing.
• Most Likely  It has been 10 years since high school and the former “most likely to succeed” star student returns to his hometown after losing his job.  He ends up working for the former and still most popular jock in town.  From Warner Horizon Television.
• Zone Lord  Conan O’Brien is EP on this project about three roommates who wake up one morning to discover an evil but very hip alien has moved into their building along with his diminutive navigator.  Produced by Conaco LLC and Warner Horizon Television.

TBS’ unscripted series in development:

• Norm MacDonald is Trending  TBS ordered a pilot presentation of this talk show featuring former SNL star Norm MacDonald who hosts.  MacDonald along with a team of correspondents sift through pop culture and social media to find the funniest and most bizarre and entertaining events. 
• Untitled Competition Game Show  Described as a different and physically challenging competition series developed by Jared Hoffman and produced by Alloy Digital’s Generate Studios.

UPFRONT 2012: CBS

CBS announced its 2012-2013 primetime schedule yesterday afternoon at Carnegie Hall.  CBS has ordered four new series and made several time period changes in primetime.  By night, CBS is making changes to Mondays by adding a new half-hour comedy Partners at 830p preceded by veteran How I Met Your Mother then 2 Broke Girls at 9p and returning Mike & Molly at 930p and Hawaii Five-O at 10p.  Tuesday nights will be capped off by new series Vegas at 10p.  Wednesday nights remain the same.  On Thursdays, CBS creates a one-hour comedy block with The Big Bang Theory and by moving Two and a Half Men to a new night followed by returning drama Person of Interest at 9p and new drama Elementary at 10p.  For Fridays, CBS is moving veteran series CSI: NY to open the night at 8p followed by new legal drama Made In Jersey and capped off by Blue Bloods at 10p.  Saturday continues with its Crimetime programming and 48 Hours Mystery and then on Sundays CBS moves The Mentalist to air at 10p. 

CBS is returning 19 series including The Big Bang Theory, Person of Interest, 2 Broke Girls, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, CSI: NY, Blue Bloods, 48 Hours Mystery, The Mentalist and The Good Wife.

For mid-season, CBS will bring back Undercover Boss, new reality series The Job, the new drama Golden Boy and new comedy Friend Me.

CBS Fall 2012 Primetime Schedule: (new shows in italic and bold)

Monday: How I Met Your Mother, Partners, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O
Tuesday: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Vegas
Wednesday: Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Thursday: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest, Elementary
Friday: CSI: NY, Made In Jersey, Blue Bloods
Saturday: Crimetime Saturday, Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours Mystery
Sunday: 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, The Good Wife, The Mentalist

CBS’ new fall dramas:

• Elementary stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu is Dr. Joan Watson and both lead a modern-day series version featuring the crime-solving duo in New York City.  Following a fall from grace in London, Sherlock Holmes escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with a sober companion, Dr. Watson.  Aidan Quinn also stars as Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson.  CBS Television Studios is producing.
• Vegas stars Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in this drama based on the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth generation rancher charged with bringing order to Vegas in the 1960s.  Quaid plays Ralph Lamb while Chiklis plays Vincent Savino, a ruthless Chicago gangster who plans to take over Vegas.  CBS Television Studios is producing.
• Made In Jersey is a drama about a young working-class woman Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street smarts to navigate among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.  Martina’s new boss, the firm’s founder Donovan Stark (Kyle MacLachlan) soon notices her ingenuity and resourcefulness.  Produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios.

CBS’ new fall comedy:

• Partners is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, about two life-long best friends and business partners whose “bromance” is tested when one becomes engaged to be married.  David Krumholtz plays Joe, Michael Urie is Louis and Sophia Bush plays Ali who is engaged to Joe.  Produced by Warner Bros. Television.

CBS’ new mid-season series:

• Golden Boy is a drama about the meteoric rise of an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City.  Theo James stars as Walter William Clark, Jr. who through flashbacks relates his story from a street kid to the most powerful man in law enforcement.  Warner Bros. Television is producing.
• Friend Me is a comedy about two 20-something best friends who move from Indiana to Los Angeles to start cool new jobs but can’t agree on how to socially engage in their new city.  Rob played by Nicholas Braun wants to embrace the L.A. scene by meeting people while Evan played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse prefers to socialize online at home in his underwear.  Produced by CBS Television Studios in association with The Tannenbaum Company.
• The Job is a new reality show from Michael Davies and Mark Burnett.  Each week talented candidates are chosen from around the country for a chance to win their dream job in one of America’s top companies.  Lisa Ling hosts the show and guides the participants through several rounds of intense interviews.  Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Embassy Row.

UPFRONT 2012: Adult Swim

Adult Swim introduced a slate of new pilots for its 2012-2013 season:

• Untitled Animated Harold & Kumar Project (in development)  Animated version of the blockbuster comedy series.  Produced by Lionsgate.
• Rick & Morty  Half-hour animated project about a genius inventor grandfather and his not-so-smart grandson.  From Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.
• Colonel Wallace (wt)  15-minute animated pilot about an eccentric Southern fried chicken magnate and his adventures with his family.  Created by Greg Cohen.
• Coffin Dodgers 30-minuted animated pilot about a group of misfit curmudgeons who get into Animal House-style trouble at a suburban retirement home.  From Dave Silverstein and Matt Jeser.
• Green Bench: The American Day Dream  30-minute live action show centered on a group of friends who pool their money to buy a large office space for their business but they don’t know what their business is.  Produced by Dakota Pictures.
• Freestyle Love Supreme 30-minute live action program about I.T. guys who work on their freestyle rapping at the office.  From Ars Nova.
• King Star King 15-minute animated project about a modern-day he-man who is half-warrior, half-idiot.  From artist JJ Villard and Eric Kaplan.
• Rolling With Dad 30-minute animated show about a brilliant but disable man who has to deal with his much less intelligent family.  From Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.

UPFRONT 2012: MundoFox

New US Spanish-language broadcast network, MundoFox launching this summer, presented its inaugural programming lineup at a star-filled event for advertisers during the Fox Hispanic Media Upfront yesterday at the Ziegfeld Theatre in Manhattan. MundoFox, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a joint venture between Fox International Channels and the RCN Television Group.  MundoFox’s slate of programming targets the “New Latino” viewer with a mix of original news and entertainment as well as exclusive sports events. 

The MundoFox 2012 lineup includes:

• El Capo follows the story of the wealthiest and most-wanted drug trafficker in Colombia. Produced by Fox TeleColombia for RCN Television.
• Kdabra Mystery series involving magic and intrigue merging the real and the supernatural worlds involving the main character, a 17-year old teenager who has escaped from a dark community. 
• Corazones Blindados  An action drama police series about the life of a policewoman torn between loyalty to her kidnapped husband and her romantic feeling for her boss.
• Tiempo Final  Weekly series where the characters face a dead end or a fate that will change their lives forever.
• Alla Te Espero  A daytime drama about a Latin family torn apart by distance, betrayal and the broken promise of their American dream.
• Santisimas  The Latin version of Sex and the City about five women from different backgrounds who in their pursuit of happiness find both internal and external obstacles.
• Minuto para Ganar  An entertainment show adapted from the US program Minute to Win It.
• Los Pobres Ricos  Plot centers on a wealthy family cut off from their riches by betrayal from within.  Fate and necessity force them into an uneasy alliance with a rival family but love springs in unexpected places.
• El Joe  A period drama set in the 1970s based on the exclusive story of music legend Joe Arroyo.
• Nat Geo Kids  Popular kids’ magazine turned into television by MundoFox with original kids programming produced by National Geographic.
• Amo de Casa  Series centered on a young banking executive who instead of a promotion finds himself out of a job, then his wife divorces him and he takes on a job as a housekeeper where he finds loves in unlikely places.
• UFC  Live action from the top mixed martial arts organization featuring the best fighters in the world.  Live events will air throughout the year on MundoFox.

UPFRONT 2012: Vme

Yesterday, Spanish-language network Vme unveiled its 2012-2013 programming in front of a live audience at the Instituto Cervantes.  At their presentation titled “Be Different. Be You – Vme Television Diferente” the network emphasized its unique partnership with public television.  Vme now reaches 10 million Hispanic homes in the US in more than 40 markets and reaches out to Spanish-dominant Latinos as well as those who are bicultural and bilingual. 

Vme introduced six new original series produced in collaboration with its sister company, Plural Entertainment based in Miami:

• Desaparecidos (Missing) With more than 500,000 Latinos disappearing each year in the US, journalist and program host Marian de la Fuente in collaboration with Vme uses this program to highlight the problem and delve into actual cases.  The program will also air on radio and TV and utilize online tools and printed materials to interact directly with viewers.
• El Dorado Reality/adventure series where competitors battle to complete challenges that are uniquely designed to enhance the history of the location.
• Mujeres con Pantalones (Women with Power to Bring Change)  Co-produced with host Marian de la Fuente, this series features powerful women who seek to change things in all corners of the world and in all walks of life. 
• Una Vida en Escena (An Actor’s Life)  Executive producer Lorena Rojas works with her friend and mentor, actress Adriana Barraza to welcome TV, movie and theater actors, directors, producers and writers into the Adriana Barraza Acting Studio in Miami.
• Entre Paginas (Between the Pages)  Literature series hosted by actor/writer and comedian Orlando Urdaneta as he goes inside the minds of the world’s best authors through exclusive interviews.
• Informe Robinson  Interview show that goes beyond the famous names and faces in the world of sports.

Other programming on Vme:

• Exploring the World with Vme: the network offers up several travel and nature programs such as Kalimantan, Historias de Animales, Naturaleza (Nature), in addition to travel series Destinos con 1, 2, 3 (Destination 1,2, 3) and half-hour entertainment travel series C’est la vie. 
• Under drama, Vme serves up two: the romantic Equator and the mystery drama Grand Hotel.
• Vme’s returning programs include: entertainment news show, Pase VIP; movie review and news show, En Pantalla; parenting program, TuBeBe; nature programming franchise, Planeta Feroz; pet focused show, Mi Mascota; music news and reviews of Latin music and more show, Nota Musical; daily cooking show, Vme Cocina; topical interview and issues show, Jorge Gestoso; family-friendly drama series, Africa de mi Corazon; Spain’s smash hit similar to The Wonder Years, Cuentame Como Paso; primetime police drama with a brilliant K-9 as the protagonist, Comisario Rex; and primetime miniseries drama, Estelares Vme. 

UPFRONT 2012: Azteca America

Mexican network aimed at US Hispanic audiences, Azteca America offered up its 2012-2013 Upfront programming.  Azteca America also plans on hi-def transmissions beginning May 31.

New programming includes new series, Fabrica de Huevos that combines animated sketches from the comedy movie from Mexico, Huevo Cartoons with live-action segments showing how Latinos live in America.  The network serves up new comedy show, El Pelado de la Noche, a daily, late-night series combining stand-up, comedy sketches, music and interviews with a unique Azteca America flavor. Quiero Ser un Grupero is a competition reality series following a battle of the bands in the grupero genre of music.  More grupero culture is presented in Echale Primo and Trayectoria al Exito.  Another competition reality series is La Isla, where celebrity contestants use strategy and their wits to topple each other to become master of their domain and the last survivor.  Azteca America has the following returning series:  Extranormal, Al Extremo and the musical reality show La Academia.   In sports, the network holds the exclusive rights to air select soccer matches of the FLM soccer league, in addition to boxing in the US and Mexico as well as the network’s newsmagazines Deporte Caliente and Antesala Deportiva.  Mixed martial arts will also soon be joining Azteca America’s lineup.  And lastly, Azteca America’s news division, Azteca Noticias with bureaus across the US and Mexico will present extra coverage in 2012 for the presidential elections in the US and Mexico.
 
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Full-time 24/7 channel, BBC World News now boasts 300 million households in distribution worldwide following recent agreements with Comcast in the US, TV4 in Sweden, ERT S.A. in Greece and D life, a major distribution deal with Disney in Japan.  The US distribution for BBC World News increased by 100% due to the deal with Comcast that carries the channel in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Northern California, Michigan and elsewhere. 

Independent public television station, KCET, serving Southern and Central California forged a syndication agreement with American Public Television (APT) to distribute its original series, Your Turn to Care hosted by Holly Robinson Peete.  The multi-platform series airs on public television stations across the US beginning July 1 (check local listings).  APT will distribute four half-hour episodes of Your Turn to Care that highlight the care-giving journey as told by the caregivers themselves.  Currently, more than 70 public television stations have picked up the series. 

Yesterday, Viacom and Time Warner Cable agreed to resolve their pending litigations.  TWC subscribers will be able to watch Viacom’s programming via TWC TVTM, Time Warner Cable’s in-home streaming app for tablet devices.  Time Warner Cable consumers will also receive more on-air channels from Viacom including MTV Hits, MTV Jams and Centric.  Viacom programming will be launched on TWC TVTM during the next several weeks. 

Me-TV made an affiliation deal with KATU-TV in Portland, OR owned by Fisher Communications.  KATU-TV will launch Me-TV on June 24, 2012.  Me-TV is now cleared in more than 79% of the US on more than 122 affiliates.

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Sundance Channel approved a new original non-fiction series, Get to Work.  The docu-series with eight one-hour episodes is presently in production and set to premiere this August.  The series focuses on the back-to-work program in San Diego, a tough boot camp that gives hope to people who are chronically unemployed defined as those who have no jobs, no direction and feel like they have no chance.  Sharp Entertainment is producing. 

Casting Call: A new makeover series for HGTV, hosted by a celebrity designer and produced by High Noon Entertainment, is casting for entertainment professionals in the Los Angeles area who are stumped on a design for a room in their own home.  Selected homeowners will receive free design and contracting services, considerable free labor and other show resources though the homeowners must contribute appropriate funds to complete the specific project.  For more details please email [email protected] and include your name, address/contact info, budget, what room needs a makeover and why and photos of you and your space. 

Casting Call: Spike TV’s original series Ink Master produced by Original Media is readying production for season two and is looking for human canvases to get inked on TV by top tattoo artists.  An open casting call is taking place next Monday from noon to 8p at Slate located at 54 West 21st Street in New York City.  Interested participants must be at least 25 years old and located in the New York Tri-State area and be available this summer.  Applicants must bring a valid photo ID to the open casting call and be prepared to show the area they would like to have tattooed.  The show is looking for people with great personalities.  For more details or questions, please send an email to [email protected] . 

Tuesday A18-49 Analysis:  CBS had the winning lineup Tuesday among A18-49 viewers at 3.2/9, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen.  At 8p, NCIS on CBS was #1 with a 3.6/11 followed by NBC’s America’s Got Talent at 3.3/10.  The tables turned during 9p as NBC’s America’s Got Talent won at 3.7/10 and CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles was second at 3.0/8.  CBS then gained the final win of the night as the second half of NCIS: Los Angeles topped at 10p with a 3.1/9 ahead of Univision’s La Que No Podia Amar at 2.3/6.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, May 15, 2012  (May Sweep Day #20) time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 10.4/17         NCIS 12.0/20, NCIS: Los Angeles 9.6/15

ABC: 5.3/9               Cougar Town 2.3/4, Cougar Town 2.2/3, Dancing with the Stars Results 8.8/13, Private Practice 4.9/8

NBC: 5.3/8                America’s Got Talent 6.4/10, Fashion Star 3.2/5

FOX: 3.7/6                Glee 3.7/6, Glee 3.6/6

UNIV: 2.3/4            Una Familia con Suerte 2.0/3, Abismo de Pasion 2.3/4, La Que No Podia Amar 2.6/4

ION: 0.8/1               Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.9/1, Flashpoint 0.7/1

TELE: 0.7/1              Maid en Manhattan 0.9/1, Corazon Valiente 0.7/1, Relaciones Peligrosas 0.6/1

CW: 0.6/1                90210 0.7/1, LA Complex 0.4/1

TF: 0.3/1                 Cine en Familia Tue [7p start r] 0.2/0, Cine de Las Estrellas Tue [r] 0.4/1

A18-49:  CBS 3.2/9, NBC 2.8/8, FOX 2.5/7, UNIV 1.9/5, ABC 1.7/5, TELE 0.5/2, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.4/1, TF 0.3/1

Effective immediately, Albert Rodriguez was named COO with Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. (SBS).  Albert will supervise all daily operations of SBS and will continue to manage the revenue and profits of the company’s consolidated operations encompassing radio, television, interactive and entertainment divisions.

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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Where did Dr. “Mike” Quinn, Medicine Woman hail from? Boston, though the show centered around her time in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1867. Kudos to: Carol Teichman-Comcast Spotlight/Bloomfield, CT; Ed Goode-Connelly Partners/Boston MA; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Matthew Willence-ITN Networks/NYC; Phillip Larson-Larson & Larson Media/Houston; Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf-Lookout Marketing/Minneapolis; Roz Seibold-EDA/Tucson; Claire Goldsmith-Compass Point Media/Minneapolis; Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa Del Rey; Alan Perris-TheTelevision Academy/North Hollywood; Sheila Manning-Sheila Manning Casting/Beverly Hills.

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JOB OPENING: ACCT EXEC.  AD SALES/NY: Multimedia co. seeks AE w/ 7+ yrs TV ad sales exp. Excellent agency relationships & proven track record. Sports bckgnd a +. Send resume and cov ltr Attn: Rose to [email protected] (5/22)

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JOB OPENING: REALITY TV SHOW RUNNER/Denver: 5 yrs exp producing cable series, ability to work w/ co. execs to deliver productions on time, on quality, on budget for Denver based Prod Co. Resume: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: REALITY TV CREW: 7 yrs exp on major cable or broadcast networks. Position can be remote or based in our Denver hq’s. Ability to add to the creative vision of project a must. Resume: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: ASSIGNMENT EDITOR/RNN TV/Rye Brook/NY: Research and story development and crew logistics. Assist in development, planning and follow up of all news stories. Res/cvr: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: LINE PRODUCER (News) RNN TV/Rye Brook/NY: Line and stack daily news broadcasts. Must have TV news producing experience. Res/cvr: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR/RNN TV/Rye Brook/NY: operate control room boards & monitor programming, log all transmitter readings, overnight & wkend hours avail. Resume: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR/RNN TV: assist director of ops, supervise master control team and live events; manage schedules, implement policies and train news employees. Resume: [email protected] (5/22)

JOB OPENING: DIR, SCHEDULING/WEtv/NYC: Oversees all aspects of short term ntwrk prmg strategies, inventory usage, comp analysis, stunt prmg; 2+yrs mgr or above pgmming/rsrch, resumes to: [email protected] (5/19)

JOB OPENING: WRITER/PRODUCER/Lifetime TV/NY: Write & produce high impact promo campaigns for scripted & unscripted series. 3+yrs On-Air Promo TV exp. Apply: www.aenetworks.com/careers.html (5/19)

JOB OPENING: DIG. MEDIA ANALYST/A+E NETWORKS/NY: Define analytics reqs for web, mobile/gaming/social apps.Lead A/B testing, implementation, QA. Build reports/prsntions.3+yrs Omniture/reqd. 5yrs web anlytic www.aenetworks.com/careers (5/19)

JOB OPENING: ADV-PLATFORM ASSET PROD MGR/AMC/NYC: Manage product life-cycle & project plan effectively for progmmng content delivered to VOD, iTunes, Netflix. Submit res at: http://tinyurl.com/c9m33x9 (5/18)

JOB OPENING: SCHEDULING MANAGER/WE tv/NYC: research/analyze competitive data, create monthly VOD schedule, strategic scheduling Resumes to: [email protected] (5/18)

INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected].

SITUATION WANTED: SPORTS WRITER/RADIO PERSONALITY: Experience hosting sports show. Contributor for Bleacherreport & 4th Phase Blog. Previous experience at two Knoxville radio stations. [email protected] (5/23)

SITUATION WANTED: PRODUCER’S ASSISTANT/LA: Has been Asst. Producer for Kevin Costner. Line Producer & Accountant for indie feature. Completed the Disney Intern Program. MBA in Entertainment and MS Finance. [email protected] (5/22)

E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 888.702.3858 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012

ABC: Missing [f], Grey’s Anatomy [f], Scandal [f]
AZTECA: Lo Que la Gente Cuenta, Al Extremo, El Pelado de la Noche
CBS: Big Bang Theory [r], Rules of Engagement [f], Person of Interest [f], The Mentalist [f]
CW: Perez Hilton All Access, Vampire Diaries [r]
FOX: American Idol, Touch
ION: Cold Case, Cold Case, Criminal Minds
NBC: Community, 30 Rock [f], Community, Community [f], Awake
PBS: This Old House Hour, Frontline, Independent Lens
TELE: Una Maid en Manhattan, Corazon Valiente, Relaciones Peligrosas
UNIV: Una Familia con Suerte; Abismo de Pasion, La Que No Podia Amar

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