Thursday, October 14th, 2004

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CYNTHIA TURNER’S *CYNOPSIS* 10/14/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 14, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The American League Championship Series Game #1 won the ratings game on Tuesday night for Fox with a 5.5/15 A18-49 rating in fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC came in #2 for the night with a 3.7/10, followed by ABC 3.5/9, CBS 2.9/8, WB 2.3/6, UPN 1.3/3. At 8pm Fox was in front, as it was for the length of the game. CBS’ NCIS was #2 with a 3.6/10 and ABC’s pair of sitcoms was #3 with a 3.3/9. The preemption of Last Comic Standing for a pair of Father of the Pride eps left the hour on par with last week, earning a 2.4/7. WB’s Gilmore Girls won the hour among W18-34 with a 4.6/13. At 9pm ABC’s sitcoms won out among the non-sports programming with an overall 4.0/10 for the hour. Rodney, ABC’s freshman sitcom at 930p earned a 3.6/9, dipping from its According to Jim lead-in by two share points. NBC’s Father of the Pride (3.6/9) and Scrubs (3.6/9), was behind ABC. UPN’s Veronica Mars earned its demo high among W18-34 with a 2.2/6. CBS’ Clubhouse founds its demo high among A50+ with a 5.7/11; among the more key demos, it averaged in the neighborhood of a 5 or 6 share. At 10p NBC was in front with L&O: SVU, ahead of NYPD Blue’s 3.1/8 and Judging Amy on CBS (3.18). ABC and its Affiliate Association’s Board of Governors have come to terms on a new four year affiliation agreement. That deal includes the affiliates helping out with the network’s NFL Football license fees. The next step is the Agreement goes to the Affiliates for their consideration. Casting / Development / Production: You may remember with fondness the original 90m movie The Night Stalker with Darren McGavin playing the role of investigative reporter Carl Kolchak. That movie aired in 1972 and in September 1974 it became a weekly series on ABC. A wildly successful movie … not so much as a series. Well ABC may be taking another shot at it with Frank Spotnik as the creative force behind it, in his development deal with Touchstone Television, per Variety. The Commando Nanny, WB‘s sitcom slated for this season which has suffered two setbacks to date, has just been set back again with the exit of showrunner/exec prod Rachel Sweet. The show’s first setback was when its Australian star Philip Winchester broke his foot and was replaced with Owain Yeoman. Then Gerald McRaney went in for surgery to have a cancerous growth removed from his lung (he is expected to make a full recovery). The show was originally slated to launch on September 17. DJ Nash has signed a development agreement with Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet for a sitcom for NBC called My Other Life in Brooklyn. Based on Nash’s own experiences as an actor living with five single roommates while shooting Whoopi in NYC, and then returning to his wife and family on the weekends in LA. HBO is looking at a project called Powerball (Brad Grey Television), a 30m weekly series about a family who strike it rich when they win a 9 figure lottery. Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, the folks behind The Sopranos, are behind the project which has received a script commitment from the pay cabler, says Variety. Film Director Brett Ratner has signed a two year development deal with 20th with his own shingle Rat TV. Already he has two script commitment deals for two projects with CBS, per Hollywood Reporter. Just a Phase is the title of a new project for ABC Family about a teenager questioning his s#xual identity. Created by Carter Covington, Touchstone Television will exec prod. The Ralph Show (20th/WalkingBud) starring Ralph Macchio is one of those shows that cross over between reality, sitcom, scripted and improv’d, a la both Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Sanders Show. The project is at Fox and will be exec prod by Todd Holland. Miami Vice is coming to the big screen and thus far in negotiation to star in the two pivotal rolls are Colin Farrell as Sonny Crockett, and Jamie Foxx as Ricardo Tubbs. Also in negotiations to participate with Universal on this film, according to Variety, is Michael Mann, the show’s original exec producer, who is considering producing/directing the film. Anthony Yarkovich – who created the TV show – is on board as exec prod. Also keep an eye out for the original series to make its DVD debut some time in the next few months. Comedy Central has ordered up a third season of Reno 911 (Jersey Television) with 13 new eps scheduled to launch Summer 2005. An associate producer for Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor has filed court papers suing Bill O’Reilly for s#xual harassment, alleging three separate incidents of phone s#x. A suit was first filed by O’Reilly and Fox against the producer and her attorney, alleging extortion, and the s#xual harassment suit was filed thereafter. The O’Reilly suit claims the producer and her attorney had demanded $60 million in so-called ‘hush’ money to prevent the lawsuit from being filed. O’Reilly talked about the matter on his show yesterday and said it was the “single most evil thing I have ever experienced, and I’ve seen a lot. But these people picked the wrong guy.” NEW First Run / Off Net Syndicated Series 3-Week Track Record among A18-49 Rtgs (9/13- 10/3), listed alphabetically: TITLE w/e 9/19 w/e 9/26 w/e 10/3 Ambush Makeover (20th) 0.9 AA/1.2 GAA 1.1 AA/1.4 GAA 1.0 AA/1.4 GAA CSI (King World) 4.3 AA/4.8 GAA 4.8 AA/5.6 GAA 4.7 AA/5.3 GAA Fear Factor (NBC Universal) 1.6 AA/1.7 GAA 1.6 AA/1.6 GAA Girlfriends (Paramount) 1.4 AA/1.7 GAA 1.5 AA/1.9 GAA 1.5 AA /1.8 GAA Good Day Live (20th) 0.7 AA 0.8 AA 0.8 AA Home Delivery (NBC Universal) 0.9 AA/0.9 GAA 0.9 AA/0.9 GAA 1.1 AA/1.1 GAA The Insider (Paramount) 2.4 AA/2.4 GAA 2.3 AA/2.3 GAA 2.4 AA/2.4 GAA Jane Pauley (NBC Universal) 1.5 AA/1.5 GAA 1.5 AA/1.5 GAA 1.4 AA/1.4 GAA Larry Elder Show 0.8 AA/0.8 GAA 0.8 AA/0.8 GAA 0.8 AA/0.8 GAA Life & Style (Sony) 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA Live in Hollywood (Tribune) 0.6 AA/0.6 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.6 AA/0.6 GAA Malcolm in the Middle (20th) 2.8 AA/3.2 GAA 2.8 AA/3.4 GAA 3.0 AA/3.6 GAA Pat Croce (Sony) 0.6 AA/0.7 GAA 0.7 AA/0.9 GAA 0.6 AA/0.8 GAA Showtime/Apollo Classic (Tribune) 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.4 AA/0.4 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA Tony Danza Show (Buena Vista) 1.2 AA 1.1 AA 1.2 AA Twilight Zone (New Line) 1.6 AA/1.7 GAA 1.3 AA/1.3 GAA 1.6 AA/1.6 GAA Yes Dear (20th) 1.5 AA/1.7 GAA 1.4 AA/1.5 GAA 1.5 AA/1.7 GAA Source Nielsen Media Research NEW First Run / Off Net Syndicated Series 3-Week Track Record among A18-49 Rtgs (9/13- 10/3), listed alphabetically: TITLE w/e 9/19 w/e 9/26 w/e 10/3 Ambush Makeover (20th) 0.4 AA/0.6 GAA 0.5 AA/0.7 GAA 0.5 AA/0.7 GAA CSI (King World) 2.7 AA/2.7 GAA 2.4 AA/2.7 GAA 2.6 AA/3.1 GAA Fear Factor (NBC Universal) 1.0 AA/1.0 GAA 0.9 AA/0.9 GAA Girlfriends (Paramount) 0.9 AA/1.1 GAA 0.8 AA/1.0 GAA 1.0 AA/1.1 GAA Good Day Live (20th) 0.4 AA 0.4 AA 0.4 AA Home Delivery (NBC Universal) 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.6 AA/0.6 GAA The Insider (Paramount) 1.1 AA/1.1 GAA 1.0 AA/1.0 GAA 1.0 AA/1.0 GAA Jane Pauley (NBC Universal) 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA 0.5 AA/0.5 GAA Larry Elder Show 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.2 AA/0.2 GAA 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA Life & Style (Sony) 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.2 AA/0.2 GAA 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA Live in Hollywood (Tribune) 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.4 AA/0.4 GAA Malcolm in the Middle (20th) 1.8 AA/2.0 GAA 1.7 AA/2.0 GAA 1.8 AA/2.1 GAA Pat Croce (Sony) 0.3 AA/0.4 GAA 0.4 AA/0.5 GAA 0.3 AA/0.5 GAA Showtime/Apollo Classic (Tribune) 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA 0.3 AA/0.3 GAA Tony Danza Show (Buena Vista) 0.5 AA 0.4 AA 0.4 AA Twilight Zone (New Line) 0.9 AA/1.0 GAA 0.7 AA/0.7 GAA 0.9 AA/1.0 GAA Yes Dear (20th) 0.9 AA/1.1 GAA 0.9 AA/1.0 GAA 1.0 AA/1.1 GAA Source Nielsen Media Research In this season of syndication downgrades and program movements, Tony Danza Show has been upgraded in two markets: WCNC/Charlotte moved Danza from 3p to 4p as the news lead-in. He replaces Pauley at 4p (Pauley moved to 10a, and Starting Over moves to 3p). And KCWE/Kansas City on Monday will move Danza from 1pm to 9am, replacing Life & Style, which will go to 1pm. Casting Call: True Entertainment is looking for couples in the tri-state (CT, NY, NJ) area who are currently living together, to find out what it would like to be “Single Again.” The process will help one conflicted couple to figure out their future and during that time they will live apart. After a month, they decide if they want to reunite. Sound like fun? For more info and to apply, go to: http://www.trueentertainment.net/singleagain/ No actors; just real people in real relationships. NBC Universal Cable has upped Henry Ahn to SVP, reporting to David Zaslav, President. Henry will be responsible for leading the field sales team in securing the distribution of NBC Universal’s cable networks: Bravo, Bravo HD+, CNBC, MSNBC, CNBC World, ShopNBC, USA, Sci-Fi, Trio, Telemundo, mun2, and the Olympics on cable. Other uppings announced include: Lee Crain to VP/National Accounts and primarily responsible for Charter Communications, Adelphia Communications and assists with Comcast Cable. Bradley Fleisher to VP/Northeast Region, covering multiple sales territories on the East and West coasts. Elizabeth Asencio has been upped to VP/Southeast Region and Bruce Levinson to VP/Southwest Region. Billy Hall has joined TNT as VP/Programming, overseeing all scheduling for the network as well as managing the dept and the dept budget. Billy will be based in Atlanta and report to Ken Schwab, SVP/Programming for both TNT and TBS. Joe Piccirillo has been upped to SVP/Entertainment Ad Sales Research at Turner Broadcasting. In this capacity, Joe will have executive oversight of all research efforts supporting the Entertainment Ad Sales group headed by David Levy. Joe’s promotion is part of a strategic restructuring of the New York research operations aligning Entertainment, Sports and Cartoon Ad Sales Research more closely with the structure of their respective Ad Sales Divisions. Additionally, Katie Larkin has been promoted to VP/Ad Sales Research and Sales Strategy. Katie will work closely with TBS/TNT ad sales on strategic sales initiatives that will maximize revenue opportunities, in addition to her traditional research responsibilities. Tuesday, October 12, 2004. National Household Ratings for all Networks. Fast affiliate numbers which reflect time period data, not program data, and can change slightly once the finals come in, particularly for LIVE programming (i.e. Football). Source Nielsen Media Research. Time Period Averages Only. [p] = Premiere; [o] = Original; [r] = Repeat FOX 9.8/16 American League Championship Series Game #1 9.8/16 (8-11pm) [game ended at 11:41pm] CBS 7.7/12 NCIS 9.6/15, Clubhouse 5.2/8, Judging Amy 7.4/12 ABC 6.1/10 My Wife & Kids 5.6/9, George Lopez 5.6/9, According to Jim 7.2/11, Rodney 5.9/9, NYPD Blue 6.1/10 NBC 5.8/9 Father of the Pride 4.0/6, Father of the Pride 3.8/6, Father of the Pride 5.3/8, Scrubs 5.1/8, L&O: SVU 8.2/13 WB 3.5/5 Gilmore Girls 3.9/6, One Tree Hill 3.1/5 UPN 2.1/3 All of Us 2.3/4, Eve 2.3/4, Veronica Mars 1.9/3 A18-49 Fox 5.3/14, NBC 3.7/10, ABC 3.4/9, CBS 2.9/8, WB 2.3/6, UPN 1.3/3 A MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC CABLE DISTRIBUTION WARNER BROS. MOVIES MAKE BASIC BETTER MISS CONGENIALITY TAKES THE CROWN TBS’ #1 program with HH and all 18-49 demos! #5 program on ALL OF CABLE for the week with Adults 18-49 (out of 4500+)! Acquired movies took 7 of the top 20 spots on cable with Adults 18-49! Source: NTI Explorer, 10/4-10/10/04, US 000. Rankers excludes sports and news, Series=Trackage, Movies=TC. Miss Con=TBS, Sun 8p. 18-49 demos=M/W/A The History Channel presents This Day in History: 1947: Air Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier. Yeager, in the experimental Bell X One rocket aircraft, reached a top speed of Mach 1.015 over Edwards Air Force Base in California. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Paul Newman and Tom Selleck turned down the lead role in this film, eventually awarded to Harrison Ford. What was the name of this movie? While Selleck was a first choice for Indiana Jones, Newman was not. The movie offered to both these actors, and ultimately cast by Harrison Ford was WITNESS. Kudos to: David Bank-RBC Capital Markets/NY; Patrick Mackey-A&E/NY; Alan Browdy-Lifetime/NY; Chris Gholston-Turner Sports, TBS/Atlanta; Chris Claps-Discovery Comm/Chicago; Jody Ambrosio-E! Networks/Chicago; Stephen Rodgers-PRO/LA; Alan Berger-PHD/LA; Jeff Meier/LA; Jerrie Lynn Bryant/Simi Valley. Today’s Trivia Question: Who was the first standup comedienne Johnny Carson ever asked to take a seat on the couch during her first guest appearance? (*click* to respond to the trivia question and please be sure to include with your answer your name, company, city and time zone. Only the second four correct responses from each time zone will be listed in tomorrow’s kudo list.) A MESSAGE FROM COURT TV Investigate this! Court TV: The Investigation Channel’s Return On Image! 3Q04 WAS OUR HIGHEST RATED QUARTER EVER WOMEN 18-49 Click here for source Spot on ROI: Return On Investigation Later — Cyn Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis 10/14/04 5:28am To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change a subscription for any Cynopsis edition: www.cynopsis.com Archived Editions: www.Cynopsis.com Cynopsis Ad Sales 203-526-8978 Press Release Fax: 203-381-9318 All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynthia Turner 2004 CYNOPSIS CLASSIFIEDS *JOB OPENING:* DIR, INTEGRATED MRKTG, CMT/NYC. 6yrs Integ. Mrktg in TV/Adv., Xcellent mrktng/creative abilities, Strng knwldge music, leadership, Strng writing/comm. skills BA/BS req, EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (10/21) *JOB OPENING:* DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS, MTV2/NYC. 7yrs PR exp. Strng Bkgrnd music/TV/gamng. EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (10/21) *JOB OPENING:* SR.ANALYST/AD SALES RESEARCH, Lifetime Television, NY. 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