Cynopsis
04.20.10

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 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:
Sundance Channel: The Lazy Environmentalist at 8p
Spike TV: Deadliest Warrior at 10p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM USA NETWORK

• Launched #1 New Series 4 Years Running: Psych (’06), Burn Notice (’07), In Plain Sight (’08), Royal Pains (’09)
• 5 of the Top 10 Originals on Cable P18-49 & P25-54: Burn Notice, White Collar, Psych, In Plain Sight, & Law & Order: CI
• More Affluent and Younger Audience
• Biggest Delivery in P18-34 Ever

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

Tonight at 7p ET, the full 2010 NFL schedule will be revealed exclusively via NFL.com while simultaneously the NFL Network will air the two-hour special NFL Total Access: 2010 Schedule Release Presented by GMC Sierra. NFL.com will be the first place fans can view the weekly schedules of all 256 regular season games, along with the opposing teams, sites and times. A new interactive application is also available at www.nfl.com/schedules/interactive .

Smithsonian Channel premieres a second season of its original series, The Real Story beginning this Sunday at 8p. The series delves into the factual inspiration behind popular movies such as the Exorcist, Silence of the Lambs, Casino, The Bourne Identity and The Hunt for Red October. 

National Geographic Channel offers up a timely world premiere special with Naked Science: Iceland Volcano Eruption on April 29 at 8p. The documentary relays information about the Icelandic volcano before, during and after the eruption on April 14.

On Saturday at 9p, BBC America delivered record ratings and viewers for the season premiere of Doctor Who. The series opener tallied 682,000 and posted a 0.89 rating among A25-54 in addition to nearly 1.2 million total viewers. Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith in the title role, airs each Saturday at 9p.

Kathleen (Kathie) A. Juan died earlier this month on April 8 at Liberty Commons Skilled Care Center in Chatham, MA following a brief battle with an illness. Kathie worked for CBS for nearly 35 years in the communications department in New York. She was an editor, writer and researcher who had a wonderful sense of humor and with her talent for words, was dubbed “the grammar guru” by one of her co-workers at CBS. Kathie is survived by a brother and a cousin. Donations can be made in Kathie’s name to the Broad Reach Hospice, 390 Orleans Road, North Chatham, MA 02650.

UPFRONT 2010: VH1

VH1 is hosting its upfront presentation today in New York City where the network is unveiling production plans for 44 original series this year in an effort to increase its connection to young adults and their interest in music, celebrities and real-life stories. So far this year, VH1 has launched 18 series and other new series include:

• You’re Cut Off! – Nine spoiled young women are told they cannot go shopping and are cut off from their cash and conveniences in this “spoiled rotten rehab” series. Produced by Fly on the Wall Productions; premieres June 14 at 9p.
• Money Hungry – Ten teams comprised of two overweight pairs work to shed the weight to earn $100,000 in prize money. Premieres this summer.
• My Big Friggin Wedding (wt) – New docu-series follows five couples as they plan and execute the wildest weddings ever. Produced by 495 Productions.
• Wedding Wars (wt) – Competition/elimination series watches as engaged couples battle against each other for a dream wedding. Produced by 495 Productions.
• Diary of a Hip Hop Girlfriend – Eight-part docu-soap series follows four women who are each in love with a well-known rapper. Produced by Monamie Entertainment and NFG-TV.

VH1 picked up one new series:

• Fantasia for Real 2 – A second season will follow recording artist, Broadway star and single mom Fantasia as she juggles her professional and personal life. Premieres 4Q 2010.

VH1 okayed two pilots in development:

• Eva Longoria Development Pilot: Beso: Waiting on Fame – Series about the aspiring celebrities who flock to Eva Longoria’s Hollywood restaurant BESO.
• Estranged with Dr. Drew Development Pilot with Dr. Drew – In each episode, Dr. Drew works with a different couple whose relationship is in tatters. Pilot will be produced by Picture This Television.

A sampling of VH1’s previously announced 2010 new series include:

• Dad Camp – Docu-reality series will transform six irresponsible guys into respectable dads. Premieres May 31.
• Football Wives – Series will focus on the spouses of professional football players.
• Ocho Cinco (wt) – Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver and current Dancing with the Stars contestant will star in his own series where he focuses on his happiness off the field. Premieres July 11.
• The T.O. Show – Season two follows Terrell Owens as he once again looks for another team in the off-season and reconnects with his kids and his ex, Kari. Premieres July 11.

More information about VH1’s upcoming new series and various new music programming announcements can be found at cynopsis.com.

And the latest reports from the MIPTV location in France — Apparently reports I mentioned yesterday of people buying ocean liner tickets is for real, though it’s the QM2, not the QE2.  Several in France have booked seats on the QM2 which sails to New York on 4/22, but one person tells me she’s #180 on the waiting list.  I guess not such a novel idea.  And the creative airline tracks people are taking to get home are astounding — many trips with five and six connections.  And how about this one — one guy at MIPTV tells me he drove to Rome to catch the Rome – Atlanta flight only to find out it had been cancelled.  Then he learned Alitalia had a Malpensa to JFK flight that had just been switched to a Rome departure – only the airline forgot to tell the US FAA … or for that matter any potential passengers the flight even existed.  After some last minute calls to the FAA, permission to fly was granted and a lowly 25 people boarded the 767 bound for NY.  Back in Cannes, Delta website indicates Tuesday Delta flight #0083 from Nice to JFK has been cancelled – but if you’re on it, please double check with the airline for any updates.  Make no mistake, Volcanic Ash is the great leveler — actor/comedian John Cleese took a $5000 cab ride to get back to the UK.   Now for the good news — BBC World News reports some airports within the European airspace will reopen this morning including some in the UK, France, Italy and Amsterdam.  Unfortunately, as the cloud moves a bit to the west, a couple of airports in Newfoundland have now been closed.  As for those still stranded in Cannes who apparently still have their sense of humor, I’m told this ‘moment in history’ has been given two nicknames – Magical Misery Tour and MIPcano.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM BRAVO

New syndicated series The Nate Berkus Show has reached clearances in 90% of the US and is set to premiere on September 13. Starring design expert and author, Nate Berkus, who has appeared regularly on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the series will air on all 10 of the NBC O&Os including WNBC/New York, KNBC/Los Angeles and WMAQ/Chicago. On most of the NBC O&Os, the new program will air in the afternoons paired with the talk show Ellen. Other stations picking up The Nate Berkus Show include Post-Newsweek’s KSAT/San Antonio and WKMG/Orlando; Hearst’s WCVB/Boston and KMBC/Kansas City; and Belo’s KMOV/St. Louis and KGW/Portland. The series is a partnership between Harpo Studios and Sony Pictures Television.

EPIX made a new distribution agreement with the Dish Network which will double the premium network’s reach to 30 million homes. The Dish Network offers EPIX a total of 14.1 million subscribers and it will be placed on the satellite provider’s hi-def package.

Litton Entertainment said its Litton Studios will produce six new original E/I series exclusively for ABC stations by September 2011. Station groups that have signed on to receive this new programming line-up of half-hour series include ABC O&Os, Cox, McGraw-Hill, Newport and Post-Newsweek. Litton continues to separately distribute other E/I shows such as Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller.

Bravo has a new original series in development titled Approval Matrix (wt) inspired by the weekly feature in New York Magazine. Approval Matrix is a studio-based, hosted show where four rotating pop culture gurus debate on which news items should be placed in the quadrants: Highbrow Brilliant, Highbrow Despicable, Lowbrow Brilliant and Lowbrow Despicable. The show will sport guest opinions and audience interaction. Ish Entertainment is developing this series for Bravo; Michael Hirschorn, Ethan Goldman and Wendy Roth will all serve as executive producers.

CBS has a new hidden-camera show in development headlined by Drew Carey, host of The Price Is Right, reports THR. The show’s title WTF! (huh? -ed.) translates to Wow That’s Funny! (ooooh -ed.) and Carey is partnering with producer Tom Forman on the project. A pilot presentation was shot on Saturday with Carey and a group of comedians who pulled some good-intentioned pranks on deserving people. One stunt will have them transform a late-night truck stop into a five-star restaurant for long-haulers. Raquel Productions in association with RelativityReal are producing WTF! with Jay Blumenfeld, Tony Marsh and Charlie Todd executive producing along with Carey and Forman.

Friday A18-49 Analysis: With stiff competition, UNIV won Friday night with a 1.4/5 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, UNIV’s Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe did best with 1.9/7 followed by NBC’s movie presentation at 1.2/5. Double ties happened during 9p as ABC’s Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and NBC’s movie shared #1 at 1.4/5 each while FOX’s Kitchen Nightmares repeat and UNIV’s Corazon Salvaje tied for #2 at 1.2/4 each. Networks hovered near the top at 10p though ABC’s 20/20 prevailed with 1.4/5 followed by NBC’s Dateline: Cracked at 1.3/4 and CBS’ Miami Medical at 1.2/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, April 16, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated, Live+SD.

NBC: 4.4/8         NBC Movie of the Week: Secrets of the Mountain 4.7/9, Dateline 3.7/7

CBS: 3.6/7          Ghost Whisperer [r] 3.0/6, Medium [r] 3.2/6, Miami Medical 4.6/8

ABC: 2.9/5          Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution [r] 2.1/4, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 2.7/5, 20/20 3.8/7

FOX: 2.1/4           House [r] 2.1/4, Kitchen Nightmares [r] 2.1/4

UNIV: 1.8/3         Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.2/4, Corazon Salvaje 1.7/3, La Rosa Guadalupe 1.4/3

ION: 0.8/2          Movie: Panic Room [r] 0.4/1, Criminal Minds 9P 1.0/2, Criminal Minds 10P 1.0/2

CW: 0.8/1           Smallville 0.9/2, America’s Next Top Model [r] 0.7/1

TELE: 0.6/1         El Clon 0.6/1, Perro Amor 0.6/1, Donde Esta Elisa 0.7/1

A18-49: UNIV 1.4/5, NBC 1.3/5, ABC 1.3/4, CBS 1.1/4, FOX 1.1/4, CW 0.6/2, TELE 0.5/2, ION 0.3/1

Tennis Channel named Alexsondra S. Fixmer as Director/Business and Legal Affairs, reporting to Pierre Vudrag, Head/Business and Legal Affairs Department. Alexsondra is a transaction attorney and previously was an associate at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, a law firm in Los Angeles.

Sal LoCurto was tagged as SVP/Programming at Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network. Sal will be in charge of all facets of original program development, acquisitions, programming, scheduling and production for the network. He reports to Gavin Harvey, EVP/GM, Fuse.

Una Vez Mas, an Azteca America affiliate group, hired Luis F. Hernandez as VP/GM in the Dallas market. Prior to this appointment, Luis was GSM for Univision/TeleFutura KUVN and KSTR in Dallas.

Debra Goetz is now part of the Integrated Sales Marketing team at NBC Universal, joining as VP/Green is Universal and Healthy. Debra will be involved with NBCU’s overall integrated sales marketing efforts with a specific concentration on “Green is Universal,” the company’s environmental initiative as well as “Healthy at NBCU,” the company’s new health and wellness campaign launching this June. Debra reports to Maryam Banikarim, SVP/Integrated Sales Marketing, NBC Universal.

Sucherman Consulting Group Inc. tapped Erik Sorenson as EVP for the firm’s consulting practice. Erik will support projects for the company and supervise new business development. He reports directly to Stuart Sucherman, Founder/CEO.

Lisa Fischer will become SVP/Network Sales with ION Media Networks where she will head national ad sales on behalf of ION Television in addition to managing advertising agency and client relations. Based in New York City, Lisa reports to Stephen P. Appel, President/Sales and Marketing.

APA promoted Hayden Meyer as the agency’s tenth Partner. Previously, Hayden led the company’s Alternative & International Television Department, joining APA in this position in October 2006.

Veteran television director, Reza Badiyi is being honored by his peers for his many contributions as director on April 25 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event coincides with Reza’s 80^th birthday. Throughout his career, Reza has directed episodes of such shows as Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, The Incredible Hulk, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky and Hutch, Falcon Crest, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman among many others. He is also credited for developing the memorable opening sequence for The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Event proceeds will fund a college scholarship in Reza’s name for students interested in a career in TV and film directing.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE

This day in History:  1961 – FM stereo broadcasting was approved by the FCC.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:   Originally called the Laff Box, this canned laughter machine was later nicknamed what?  THE McKENZIE is the nickname of the laugh machine  Kudos to:  Fernanda Carolina-Leopard Films USA/NY; Marge Pistulka-Empower MediaMarketing/Coral Springs; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Jay Wheeler-Program Partners/Venice; David Garber-Linzack Prods/Woodland Hills; Jim Wyatt-Film Roman, Starz Media/Burbank;  Lorrie Shilling-DirecTV/El Segundo

Today’s Trivia Question:  First used by CBS in 1942, the Stanton-Lazarsfeld Program Analyzer (aka Little Annie) was designed to do what?     (Email [email protected] 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.)

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ™

Later — Cyn
04.20.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010

ABC:  Dancing with the Stars, Lost, V
AZTECA: Los Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Los 25 Mas, Al Extremo
CBS: NCIS [R], NCIS: LA [R], The Good Wife [R]
CW: 90210 [R], Life Unexpected [r]
FOX: American Idol, Glee
ION: Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC: Biggest Loser: Couples, Parenthood
PBS: Nova, Frontline, Independent Lens
TELE: El Clon; Perro Amor; Donde Esta Elisa?
UNIV: Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Corazon Salvaje, Aqui y Ahora

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