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ABC FAMILY OUT-RANKED KEY FEMALE COMPETITORS
ON W18-49 FOR THE 2008-09 SEASON Out-delivered Lifetime, TLC, Bravo, Food Network, E!, Oxygen and We Source: The Nielsen Company, Mon-Sun 8-11pm, 2008-09 Full Season (9/29/08-9/27/09) , Live+Same Day (000s), rank among general entertainment ad-supported cable excluding sports/news nets & nets that program <50% of daypart. Cynopsis
Good morning. It’s Thursday, November 19, 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 Premiere: Tonight’s Finales: A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM IFC
Dinner With The Band
Don’t miss NYC chef Sam Mason hosts his favorite indie bands in a Williamsburg, Brooklyn studio where he and the band cook a meal and chat it up. The bands are then excused from their kitchen duties to perform their set. The show includes two exclusive band performances.
Premieres on IFC Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 11 p.m.
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Comedy Central will soon launch a six-episode stand-up series hosted by John Oliver, a regular on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, filmed in New York City, opens January 8 at 11p and features Oliver’s favorite comedians performing while he opens each episode and welcomes four stand-up guests during the hour-long show. Some of the comedians showcased include Paul F. Tompkins, Janeane Garofalo, Marc Maron, Brian Posehn, Kristen Schaal and Eugene Mirman among others. Avalon Television produces with Oliver and Avalon’s Richard Allen-Turner, David Martin, James Taylor and Jon Thoday executive producing. Real Time with Bill Maher will have an eighth season as HBO announced the show’s renewal yesterday. The new season premieres February 19 with hour-long episodes at 9p followed, for the first time, by a repeat episode at 11p. Real Time with Bill Maher is produced by HBO in association with Brad Grey Television. BIO debuts a fourth season of original series I Survived … on December 6 at 9p with 11 new episodes. In each one-hour episode, three ordinary people relate their amazing stories of survival in first-person accounts. NHNZ produces the series for BIO. ABC Family moved up the premiere date for two returning drama series:
National Geographic Channel released the ratings results for the first two nights of its Expedition Week which premiered last Sunday. National Geographic posted an average 0.59 rating among A25-54 in primetime (8-11p) on Sunday. Monday’s primetime ratings for Expedition Week programming held steady with an average of 0.55 with A25-54 and also delivered a tenth place primetime ranking with cable networks this night among A25-54. HISTORY’s series WWII in HD premiered last Sunday over two hours starting at 9p and attracted 1.1 million A25-54; 931,000 A18-49; and 2.6 million total viewers. The fifth and final episode of the series presenting WWII via original, never-before-seen color footage and narrated by Gary Sinise airs tonight at 9p. Oprah Winfrey’s much talked about interview with Sarah Palin this Monday resulted in The Oprah Winfrey Show delivering its highest audience in two years since the Osmond family made an appearance on the show in November 2007. The interview where Palin promoted her new book posted an 8.7 HH rating and a 13 share, reported Nielsen and CBS Television Distribution. Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of November 9, 2009) ~ DISTRIBUTION, CLEARANCE & CARRIAGE ~
Sewee Entertainment announced the syndicated series Andrew Young Presents was renewed for a third season, set to launch in first quarter 2010. To date, the series has been cleared in more than 85% of the US including 35 of the top 40 markets. Stations picking up the series include: FOX O&Os WNYW-WWOR/New York, WTXF/Philadelphia, WTTG-WDCA/Washington, D.C.; along with other stations around the country such as KCBS/Los Angeles, WSB/Atlanta, WFTV/Orlando, WSOC/Charlotte, WEWS/Cleveland as well as stations owned by Sinclair in Pittsburgh, Mobile, Richmond and Greensboro. Andrew Young Presents is also seen around the world in more than 175 countries through a deal with American Forces Net. ~ PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ~
Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) was tapped for the lead role in the TNT pilot Delta Blues. Lee’s character, Dwight Hendricks, is a Memphis police office living with his mother who moonlights as an Elvis impersonator. Delta Blues is from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s production banner Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television. Food Network renewed the series Sandra’s Money Saving Meals, starring Sandra Lee. The new season of Sandra’s Money Saving Meals begins production in January with 26 episodes, slated to premiere in the Spring. Sandra will also appear soon on Food Network’s sister network HGTV in four one-hour primetime specials Sandra Lee Celebrates for the holiday season: Holiday Homecoming, Magical Merry Christmas, Season of Surprise and Winter Wonderland Party. The specials will air on consecutive Saturdays starting November 28 at 8p. Sony Pictures Television and Harpo Productions are prepping for a new syndicated daytime show starring interior designer Nate Berkus, a regular on The Oprah Winfrey Show, cites B&C. The project is expected to launch in fall 2010. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CYNOPSIS MEDIA
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Available to all Cyn opsis Media readers Cyn opsis Media conducted a study to understand the progress being made in Advanced Advertising and iTV solutions. In partnership with Ensequence, WE tv, Wedding Central, & Comcast Spotlight, Cyn opsis Media is providing our readers with the understandings & findings of this industry-wide investigation. ~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2-11/6/09 ranked by HH Rtg NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2-11/6/09 ranked by HH Rtg Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2-11/6/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2-11/6/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 11/9-11/15/09 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 11/9-11/15/09 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 11/9-11/15/09 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 11/9-11/15/09 Monday A18-49 Analysis: CBS tipped the scales in its favor Monday night at 3.9/10 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, FOX’s House was on top with 5.0/13 and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars cha-cha’d into second place with 3.7/9. CBS’ comedies Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory averaged a first place during 9p at 4.8/12 while ABC’s Dancing with the Stars remained in #2 at 4.1/10. CBS won at 10p with CSI: Miami at 3.7/10 and ABC again came in second, this time with Castle at 2.5/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, November 16, 2009 (November Sweep Day 19) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 10.4/16 Dancing with the Stars 12.1/18, Castle 6.9/12 CBS: 7.2/11 How I Met Your Mother 5.1/8, Accidentally on Purpose 4.7/7, Two and a Half Men 8.4/13, The Big Bang Theory 7.9/12, CSI: Miami 8.5/15 FOX: 5.8/9 House 7.3/11, Lie To Me 4.3/6 NBC: 3.2/5 Heroes 3.2/5, Trauma 3.4/5, The Jay Leno Show 3.0/5 UNIV: 2.2/3 En Nombre Del Amor 2.1/3, Sortilegio 2.4/4, Cristina 2.1/4 CW: 1.6/2 One Tree Hill 1.7/3, Gossip Girl 1.5/2 ION: 0.6/1 Ghost Whisperer 0.5/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.8/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.8/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.5/1 A18-49: CBS 3.9/10, FOX 3.8/10, ABC 3.4/9, NBC 1.8/5, UNIV 1.7/4, CW 1.2/3, TELE 0.6/1, ION 0.3/1 Tuesday A18-49 Analysis: CBS was the leader Tuesday night among A18-49 with 3.4/9, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. CBS’ NCIS was in charge through 8p at 4.1/11 followed by NBC’s combo of Merry Madagascar and The Biggest Loser averaging a 3.2/9 with ABC’s V just a step behind at 3.1/9. At 9p the networks switched places as NBC’s The Biggest Loser did best at 3.7/10 and CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles placed second at 3.4/9. Then at 10p, CBS was #1 with The Good Wife at 2.6/8 with NBC’s The Jay Leno Show at #2 with 1.9/6 followed closely by ABC’s The Forgotten at 1.8/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (November Sweep Day 20) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 10.0/16 NCIS 12.3/19, NCIS: Los Angeles 9.3/14, The Good Wife 8.4/15 ABC: 7.0/11 V 6.0/9, Dancing with the Stars Results 10.2/16, The Forgotten 4.9/8 NBC: 4.8/8 Merry Madagascar 4.7/7, The Biggest Loser 5.5/9, The Jay Leno Show 3.8/7 FOX: 3.9/6 So You Think You Can Dance 3.9/6 UNIV: 2.2/3 En Nombre Del Amor 2.1/3, Sortilegio 2.5/4, Aqui y Hora 1.8/3 CW: 1.3/2 90210 1.5/2, Melrose Place 1.1/2 ION: 0.6/1 Ghost Whisperer 0.4/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.8/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.8/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.6/1 A18-49: CBS 3.4/9, NBC 3.0/8, ABC 2.7/8, FOX 2.4/7, UNIV 1.7/5, CW 0.9/3, TELE 0.6/2, ION 0.3/1 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Jeremy Gonzalez was hired by National Geographic as Director/Research to lead the ad sales group in New York. Jeremy will manage developing ad sales research efforts for National Geographic and WILD. Previously, Jeremy was the Senior Manager of the Ad Sales Research team at FX. DirecTV named Pepsi executive Michael White as President/CEO, effective January 1. Michael succeeds Chase Carey in this position who departed DirecTV in June to return to News Corp. as Vice Chairman/COO. Michael will also join DirecTV’s Board of Directors. At Pepsi, Michael served as CEO of PepsiCo International and Vice Chairman of PepsiCo. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM IAB IAB Professional Development – Fall Classes Open Leveraging the expertise of our members, the IAB delivers cutting-edge training on the latest tools, techniques and best practices in interactive advertising. Each low-cost, high-output module gives marketers, agencies and publishers the skills they need to succeed in the rapidly changing digital landscape. Classes are led by industry leaders such as Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo!, Nielsen, comScore, Q Interactive, Audience Science and more. For more info: www.iab.net/professional_development . This day in History: 1863 – U.S. President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Who was the very first woman to host a late night show — permanently or as a substitute? ARLENE FRANCIS WHO HELPED FILL THE 26-WEEK VOID BETWEEN JACK PAAR’S LEAVING THE TONIGHT SHOW IN MARCH 1962 AND JOHNNY CARSON STARTING HIS LONG STINT IN OCTOBER 1962. JOAN RIVERS FIRST APPEARED ON THE LATE NIGHT SHOW IN FEBRUARY 1965. Kudos to just one — Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY. Well done! Today’s Trivia Question: Laura Petry was given a gift by her husband Rob, an heirloom owned by the family for generations. Unfortunately, it fell into the garbage disposal and was unceremoniously ground up. What was the heirloom? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Media Facebook Page here – all of our Job Listings and Top Stories reported here first! Cynopsis Ad Sales: Member of Interactive Advertising Bureau (iab) To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here . JOB OPENING: SYNDICATION PROFESSIONAL/Danny Lipford Media: Exp placing nationally syndicated tv show. Must have established contacts w stations/groups. Some travel. No ad sales. Benefits/Salary/Commission. JOB OPENING: SR. COUNSEL, PROGRAMMING, CABLEVISION/NY:Negotiate draft transactions, handle diverse legal programming issues. Needs JD, 6+ yrs relevant inhouse or law firm experience. 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Strong business partner exp. Ad Servers/Yield systems req. Res + CL to JOB OPENING: STRATEGIC MKTG MGR/(USA)/NBCU/NY: Devel. & execute revenue generating, multi-platform mktg opportunities for potential & current clients, support USA network’s sales goals. BA 5 yrs exp. www.nbcjobs.com , #1109143 (11/20) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS/Nat’l Geo Channel, DC. Lead/develop promo partnerships. BA & 7yrs exp & cable network pref. Apply www.FoxCareers.com job# FNG17451 (11/20) 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 SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: MKTG INTERN/Smithsonian Channel/NYC: Min 12-15 hrs/wk, Must be JR/SR, Projects incl Copywriting, Rsrch, Sales Support, Social Mktg. Mgrs provide guidance. http://www.sho.com/site/about/careers.do . The Job ID is 2556BR (11/24) SPRING INTERNSHIPS CREDIT ONLY: Rock Ridge Music/Newark NJ: call tour promoters & retail stores, work directly w/RRM staff & artists, Internet promo/research, computer savvy, familiar w/social networking sites 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 SITUATION WANTED: DIRECTOR/VIDEOGRAPHER who luvs beauty, fashion. Directs TV shows, spots, Web BTS etc worked wt Jessica Simpson, Ken Paves, Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Beckwith, P!nk.. http://hepburn.la; SITUATION WANTED: CASTING DIRECTOR/PRODUCER 13+yrs exp. reality TV casting & producing. Intelligent, hardworking and great sense of humor! Available immediately, link to resume: http://realitystaff.com/?id=625, SITUATION WANTED: MEDIA/MARKETING/DIGITAL/ON-LINE/NYC : Entry Level Position for recent College Grad. Comm Major. Exc Organizational Skills, and Computer Skills. SITUATION WANTED: PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR (NY) Ultra-creative, award winning, all formats, all genres, all major networks and major cable. Fast, frugal and fun! SITUATION WANTED: MARKETING, SALES, BUS DEV, STRATEGY, REV GEN, ROI, CHANNELS, MATRIX MGT., BRANDING, ADVERTS, COMM (NYC)+25 yrs mgt/hands-on. LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ellencrich Email: SITUATION WANTED: EIC/LINE PRODUCER with 10+ yrs exp. Variety, Docu-Reality, Game Show, Scripted, Live, Competition- Mngd biz of Prod. Co’s. for major TV & cable nets. MM/EPB budgets, union&non SITUATION WANTED: RESEARCH DIR/STRATEGIST – See what 20+ yrs media, Nielsen, Hisp, research, sales, presentation experience can do for you.Email: SITUATION WANTED: 20+ yrs. experience in TV Broadcasting & Cable ACCOUNTING/FINANCE. Seeking FT/PT or Temp-to-Perm position: SITUATION WANTED: DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & ART DIRECTION (NYC)20 years experience working concept through completion. 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