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Cynopsis

09/14/06

Good morning. It’s Thursday, September 14, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.

CBS’ Rock Star: Supernova concluded last night by naming the summer series winner Lukas Rossi as the rock band’s new lead singer.  Now the band will have to name something else – itself. Last month a rock band from California filed a lawsuit against the show, the network and the three musicians individually who make up the TV rock band Supernova (that’s Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted), for trademark infringement.  The California band has been working under the name Supernova for nearly two decades.  The US District Court issued an injunction yesterday barring anyone other than the original Supernova band from performing, recording or selling music using the name, at least until the court has made a final ruling in the case. That kind of throws a monkey wrench into the TV series band’s plans to release two original songs over the internet today, and begin working on an album due out in November, released by Epic Records, not to mention their worldwide tour set to kick off in January.

Tonight’s Premieres:
CBS:  Survivor: Cook Islands at 8p
A&E:  Dallas S.W.A.T. at 10p
Showtime: The Underground at 10p

ABC Newsman Bob Woodruff has recovered enough from his injuries sustain in Iraq last January, that he plans to be back at work this fall, assuming a more regular schedule.  ABC News plans to have him eventually return to reporting the news on-air, tho at this point there is no set schedule when that will happen. One of Woodruff’s first assignments back at the network is to report on what the last eight months of his life has been like.
 
Overall, CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2006 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, including its weeknight Late Night Show, was viewed by approximately 63.5 million viewers, representing a 2% increase from last year’s total of 62.3 million. The Women’s Finals were viewed by 10.8 million people, up 10% from last year, while the Men’s Finals were down by 5% at 18.1 million viewers. Now, just imagine if Agassi had made it into the finals!
 
DIRECTV, Inc. and video audience measurement company TNS Media Research, are partnering to launch an audience measurement service which will delve into interactive subscriber households. TNS will use aggregated and anonymous clickstream data from 250,000 DIRECTV subscribers to provide reports on viewing and interactive activity. DIRECTV is interested in this information to better understand their customers’ use of its interactive platforms. DIRECTV currently has 15.5 million subscribers.
 
During its launch week of September 25, VERSUS (formerly OLN network) will debut three new series:

• Shark Hunters – East vs. West premieres September 25 at 10p: Ten fishing teams from each coast battle for $1 million to see which one can capture a world record-breaking mako shark.
• The Huntley Way – sneak peak at 930p on September 29: Hollywood actor Huntley Ritter and veteran outdoorsman Ronnie Hall, each approach fishing and hunting in different ways.
• Off the Hook premieres September 29 at 10p:  Four Brooklyn fishermen travel the country to find the best fishing holes and bring comedic, New York-style attitude everywhere they go.

In addition, VERSUS will debut new episodes of several of its returning series and serve up many specials during its launch week.
 
CONCERT.TV, the digital network that programs live music performances and documentaries, has a new licensing agreement with Northstar Media, to air the full library of the music show Later With Jools Holland. Northstar Media, on behalf of its U.K. partner, 3DD Entertainment, has offered all 221 episodes in a three-year deal. CONCERT.TV will begin airing the show in October and will also have exclusive TV On Demand rights in North America. Later With Jools Holland has been on the air in Great Britain since 1992 and features music guests ranging from Elton John, The Foo Fighters and Sheryl Crow to Willie Nelson and the Dixie Chicks.
 
MTV’s Yo Momma, the comedy competition show that searches for the person with the most colorful language, will premiere its second season, entirely based in New York City, on October 23 at 6p. Created, executive produced and hosted by Wilmer Valderrama, the show will air daily Monday through Friday. Prior to the series premiere, MTV will air a Yo Momma marathon of episodes from the first season on October 21.
 
The African-American lifestyle network, TV One, has four new series currently in production which are expected to premiere next month through January:

• Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes?, premieres October 7 at 10p. This thirteen, one-hour episode series takes comedian Bill Bellamy on the road with his own brand of humor to host a comedy competition. Produced by Funny Man Productions.
• Black Men Revealed (wt), premieres October 15 at 10p. Weekly series listens in as four brothers play a game of dominos while discussing hot and controversial topics. Comedian David Arnold will host and keep the conversations flowing. The eight one-hour episodes are produced for TV One by MacVision, Another Bright Idea Entertainment and King Artist Management.
• Snoop’s Youth Football League (wt), this eight episode, half-hour program takes an inside look at Snoop Dogg the father, coach and community leader as last year he began the Snoop Youth Football League in the Los Angeles area. Produced by Strange Fruit Film and TV, Natural Resources Media Tech Group LLC and Axcess Sports and Entertainment.
• I Married a Baller, a reality series that follows the lives of famous sports couples. The eight half-hour episodes are produced for the network by Turner/Love Productions.

 
It’s “Rocktober” on VH1 Classic, now in 43 million households, as the network is set to debut a number of new series next month (as well as a couple in November):

• Classic Albums, premieres October 2 at 8p, is the story behind the making of classic albums such as Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The series will move to its regular Tuesday timeslot beginning October 10.
• Old School Hip Hop, premieres October 9 through October 13 at 9p: A series special that looks at the history of hip hop. Additional episodes will air throughout the fall.
• BBC Crown Jewels, premieres October 16 at 10p: Rarely seen BBC performances from AC/DC, Rod Stewart, The Police and more. Episodes will air each night the week of October 16 before moving to its permanent Thursday night time period.
• Class of . . ., premieres October 23: Beginning with the Class of 1977 and graduating to different years, this series will look at music and memories of each particular year.
• VH1 Classic Rock Docs, premieres November 13: Documentary series that tells the story about a band, artist or event such as Woodstock.
• Pop Up Video, premieres November 27: The popular franchise is back with reruns of the vintage series. 

 

CSTV Networks, Inc. and Broadband Enterprises are in a syndication partnership to distribute select CSTV broadband content across Broadband Enterprises’ network of more than 500 websites that target sports and college fans. The content includes college sports highlights, interviews, special features and archived footage. Broadband Enterprises will have the ability to sell advertising sponsorships around the programming.

NBC will offer streaming of its new fall primetime shows on www.nbc.com for free. The full-length episodes can be watched on the network’s ad-supported video player, NBC 24/7 after they air on the network. Furthermore, nbc.com will host blogs from the creators, producers or cast members for each episode. Included in the line-up will be the first four episodes of the new series 30 Rock and Twenty Good Years, and eight episodes of the new dramas Kidnapped, Friday Night Lights, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Heroes.

Starting this week, three new and returning CBS primetime series will stream on Google Video for free. The shows include the pilot episodes of Smith and The Class as well as the sophomore comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine. All three are produced by Warner Bros. Television and are available until September 17 at http://video.google.com/cbs.html.
 
Disney-ABC Television Group will again offer ad-supported, full-length primetime shows for free online at www.ABC.com starting September 23. In addition, the network and its affiliate base have agreed local ABC stations can feature the broadband player on their own web sites, giving them the chance to sell local ads within the programs and then retain that revenue. Programs available include new episodes of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy, as well as the new series Six Degrees, Ugly Betty, The Knights of Prosperity and The Nine. The shows will be on ABC’s website the day after their broadcast premieres. In other news, from September 14 to October 4, Disney-ABC Television Group will also make available one million free downloads of last season finale’s of Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and Lost on iTunes Million Hit Lowdown promotion. The idea is to catch viewers up on what they might have missed last season before the new season episodes premiere.

CBS has ordered a pilot called The Meant to Be’s from Glenn Gordon Caron.  It’s described as being about a dead woman who must return to Earth and do some good stuff before she can pass all the way over.

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to a new and untitled comedy project from Sony Pictures TV and Apostle about multi-generational thieves.  The younger is a 15 year old boy who moves in with his grandfather, the elderly thief.

Casting Call: DIY Network is hosting an open casting call for Stud Finder, the network’s next handyman or woman, in Denver on September 23 from 8a to 3p. Only the first 100 people to arrive first on September 23 are eligible to compete. Contestants must be at least 21 years old, have the skills necessary to build a home, be charismatic and passionate about DIY projects. Bring a photo of yourself and be prepared to tell about yourself and your dream show on DIY Network. Participants must stay until 2p to obtain prizes and to learn who has been chosen as the Denver finalist. Auditions will be held at the Ace Hardware – Alameda Station, Broadway Marketplace Center, 417 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80209-1517. The Denver area winner will win a trip to New York and be a finalist in a “live” final round on a national morning show next month. The final winner of the show will host a DIY Network series in early 2007.
 
Casting Call: The producers of Pimp My Cube are looking for people who are tired of their office space and want a wild or radical makeover. If you live in the tri-state area, send your name, contact information (email and phone number), where you work and include your dream office space ideas to: [email protected].
 

 
Art Bell, COO of Court TV, has decided to leave his post effective September 22, to explore other interests outside the company. Since Court TV joined Turner Broadcasting last May, Art has stayed to insure the transition phase went smoothly for the best interests of all. As the structure of Court TV’s marketing and programming departments shape up, Marc Juris and Marlene Dann will continue in their respective roles, reporting to Mark Lazarus.

Rozanne Englehart has been hired by Fox Movie Channel as Manager/Scheduling, where she will report to Adam Lewinson.
 
Lightworks Program Distribution has named Christine Luzano as Marketing Director to oversee all aspects of marketing for the company including the management and development of the LPD brand and its library of programming to domestic and international broadcasters, cable and satellite outlets, among other duties. She will report to John Cuddihy, Managing Director.
 
ABC Entertainment has upped Vicki Drummer and John Saade to SVP/Alternative Series and Specials, reporting to Andrea Wong, EVP/Alternative Programming, Specials and Late-Night. Both Vicki and John will spearhead development of ABC’s slate of current and future alternative series. They will also mange the Alternative Series team.
 

Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC sashayed into first place Tuesday night with a 5.0/14 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX took over second place at 4.6/12, followed by CBS 2.8/8, NBC 2.2/6, UNIV 1.9/5, WB 0.6/2, TELE 0.4/1 and UPN* 0.2/0. FOX’s medical drama House beat the others at 8p with a 5.8/17; ABC’s premiere of Dancing with the Stars in its first hour came next at 4.8/14, with the series finale of Big Brother on CBS in third place with 3.1/9. ABC then shimmied to #1 at 9p with the second hour of Dancing with the Stars at 6.5/16, up 19% from last season’s debut in January.  ABC also captured first at 10p with the preview of Men in Trees at 3.7/10.

Live + Same Day Ratings: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 – time period averages. *Hourly UPN ratings average reflects a mixture of UPN and MyNetworkTV programming.  Source: Nielsen Media Research

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ABC      11.5/18    Dancing with the Stars [2 hr p] 13.2/20, Men in Trees [p] 8.0/13

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FOX      7.7/12     House 9.3/15, Standoff 6.1/9

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CBS      4.8/8       Big Brother: All Stars – Finale 5.3/8, Rock Star: Supernova 4.4/7, NCIS [r] 4.9/8

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NBC      4.6/7      Fear Factor – Finale 3.1/5, Law & Order: CI [r] 4.6/7, Law & Order: SVU [r] 6.1/10

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UNIV     2.2/4      La Fea Más Bella 2.4/4, Barrera de Amor 2.5/4, Ver Para Creer 1.8/3

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WB       1.1/2      Gilmore Girls [r] 1.0/2, Gilmore Girls [r] 1.1/2

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TELE    0.6/1       Tierra de Pasiones 0.7/1, Amores De Mercado 0.7/1, Decisiones 0.6/1

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UPN*   0.3/0     8-9p programming: 0.3/0, 9-10p programming: 0.3/0

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A18-49: ABC 5.0/14, FOX 4.6/12, CBS 2.8/8, NBC 2.2/6, UNIV 1.9/5, WB 0.6/2, TELE 0.4/1, UPN 0.2/0

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HGTV

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Source: NMR; L+SD; 1Design Star program rating Su 9/10/06 9P-10P, compared to all ad-supported cable programs 9/10/06 8P-11P among P25-54.  2Design Star program rating Su 9/10/06 9P-10P; compared to all PT programs (3/30/98-9/10/06). Subject to qualifications upon request.

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The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1752-Great Britain finally adopts the Gregorian calendar, used in much of Europe since 1582.  Depending on how you look at it, the eleven days immediately preceding this date never existed: after going to bed on the evening of September 2, Britons woke up on September 14.  Britain’s belated calendar reform also formally recognized January 1 as the first day of the year, replacing March 25.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What was the name of the Kung-Fu Caine’s brother who lived in America?  DANNY   Kudos to:  Phil Degliomini-NBC Universal/NY; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Ira Sperling-MTV Networks/NY; Dale Warshaw/Tucson; Coleen Raymann-Buena Vista Television/Burbank; Don St. Mars-St. Mars Studio/Pasadena, CA; Ken DuBow-First Look Studios/LA; Linda Jofery-Sony Pictures Television Research/Culver City, CA

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Today’s Trivia Question: Which Desperate Housewive’s actor/actress once played a roll as a stalker on Y & R? ( click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)

Later  — Cyn
09.14.06
 
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Thursday, September 14, 2006

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ABC                     Grey’s Anatomy [r], Grey’s Anatomy [r], Primetime
CBS                     Survivor Cook Islands [p ], CSI [r], Without a Trace [r]
FOX                     ’til Death, Happy Hour, Celebrity Duets
NBC                     My Name is Earl [r], My Name is Earl [r], The Office [r], ER [r]
i                       Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Doc, Diagnosis Murder
MNT              Desire, Fashion House
UPN                     Everybody Hates Chris [r], Love, Inc. [r], Eve [r], Cuts [r]
WB                      Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
TELE                    Tierra de Pasiones, Amores, Decisiones
UNIV                    La Fea Mas Bella, Barrera de Amor, Aqui y Ahora

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IN RE:  CYNOPSIS PUBLISHING UNSIGNED EMAILS TO THE EDITOR

Hi Cynthia,
 
I’m noticing a serious correlation between the level ignorance and overall snarkiness toward ethnic minority populations regarding the Survivor issue, and the writer’s lack of willingness to state their full name. Anyone who would complain that we don’t have a “white network” is ignorant of both the history of television and the history of this nation.
 
If people get to flippantly throw out blissfully ignorant statements like this in your Emails to the Editor, then I think it’s only fair and responsible that you, the Editor, should have the right to require that people sign all Emails to the Editor with their first and last name. It’s the least you can do for us all in the best interest of outting the village idiots and ensuring some level of multi-dimensional critical thinking among your readership before opening their big mouths.
 
Best,
Dominica Myers

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IN RE:  SURVIVOR

OK, I was not going to comment on this whole Survivor thing.  I really have no opinion on it either way.  I used to watch it, but I don’t anymore.  However, to see all of these comments about the BET network and the Hispanic networks, etc.  I’m sorry, but to say there is NO white network is a serious understatement!   ABC, NBC, CBS and even FOX are WHITE networks!!  Almost all of the cable networks are WHITE networks!  African Americans are vastly underrepresented in the mainstream major networks.  So that is why there is BET, TV One, etc.  In most of the top rated shows, there are either no or one (maybe two) African American characters (CSI, CSI Miami, CBS Monday Night, Lost, Law & Orders, etc.).  With the UPN going onto the CW, Sunday night will be the only night African American shows are showcased.

Big ups to shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Young and the Restless for having several African American characters and their own storylines.  Look around folks-we are not represented very well in the media industry or in Television.  As a media buyer in Atlanta (of all cities!!), there are very few of me (black buyers and planners) and even fewer on the sales side (rep firms!).  That is a glaring, serious problem and people are starting to notice.  I am well aware of this industry and an avid television watcher.  So, don’t talk to me about African American networks or shows, when you (Caucasians) could choose not to watch those and still have a plethora of quality shows to watch.  Those of us who want to see ourselves on broadcast television do not have the same choices.
 
 
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Pittsburgh PA said: From all of the comments I have read over the ‘supposed’ racist Survivor show, I’ve noticed that no one has added any comments about 2 additional shows coming out that were noted in yesterday’s

Carla – What was there to add or say?  HGTV was including AA in the tri state area.  I live in the south, so I had nothing to add.  I didn’t read that HGTV was pitting races up for remodeling projects.  Were you expecting someone to cheer that they were using minorities?  There wouldn’t be a cheer/comment needed or expected had the TV landscape been inclusive from the giddy up. 

Pittsburgh says: 
This is fantastic to have a show that showcases the variety of people in America. But for example, what about the Miss Black USA Pageant – why is this show not protested for singling out one race? We live in a nation where we have the BET network, many Hispanic channels on our cable systems, and even a gay and lesbian channel, but no white network.

Carla –
Once again you show you’re out of tune.  What is so fantastic about a diverse group on TV that competes in its ugliest form by deceiving, conniving, being directed, scripted, etc to win $600K after taxes?  Why is it to you so fantastic to showcase a diverse group?   What white woman or other race woman was denied entry in the Miss Black USA Pageant.?  It was created, because at 1 time blacks couldn’t be in the Miss USA pageant. I’ve never read or seen anywhere in the media that some other race woman was denied entry into any black pageant — have you?  You seem to miss the boat a lot on why Survivor’s ploy was protested —  he has been singled out for his lack of proper inclusion of other races in the past, and now he chooses  to include when ratings down, he says the rules, picks the groups – who do you think controls the game?

At some point they’ll be a mixed group, but before that we’ll see nothing but stereotypes, anger, feeling picked on etc.

You said “no white network??

What is ABC, NBC,  CBS, FX, etc to you then?  Its your ignorance expressed here is why I reject Survivor’s ploy to boost ratings.  Feel good in knowing Pittsburgh your ignorance and its reasoning for what you say is contagious and many have it.

–Carla

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Why in today’s day and age do we STILL live in denial about racism?  Yes, it still exists people!  The reason folks are concerned about Survivor’s new show format is that it pits races against one another.  Haven’t we; dare I say; “overcome” such scenarios?  And the majority of programming and films out are based from a Caucasian point of view…and there are some that do not have a single ethnic person on or in it as is if there are NO ethnic people in America or the world for that matter. Not to mentioned their portrayals typically are stereotypical versions at best.  Not until people complained did such shows like Friends sprinkle (using that term lightly) ethnic characters of substance or with more than 4 lines and a follow up visit into their format.

So no Pittsburgh, PA the shows for HGTV and Hip Hop Hold ‘Em are NOT racist shows, they’re just focused on a less often seen perspective.  And please let’s not “confuse” deliberate concocted racial division or just plain dismissal of existence (another way to discriminate is to act as if they don’t exist) with seeing life / experience through someone else’s perspective in order to uphold the denial that racism isn’t alive and well when we all know better.

Brooklyn, NY

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