Cynopsis
04.27.10

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 27, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .

Tonight’s Premieres:
GolTV: Soccer Aces at 8p
IFC: Food Party at 10p; Dinner with the Band at 1030p
MTV: The Hills at 10p; The City at 1030p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HISTORY

Source: Nielsen MultiTrak, Prime (M-Su/8-11pm); L+SD; March 2010 (3/1-3/28/10). Based on AA (000).  Includes all ad-supported cable nets that air programming in 50%+ hours of primetime.

TNT renewed the cop drama Southland for a third season from producer John Wells and Warner Bros. Television. TNT is asking for 10 new episodes scheduled to commence airing in January 2011. TNT acquired the series prior to the show’s second season after NBC dropped it. During its second season on TNT, Southland averaged 2.7 million total viewers; 1.4 million A18-49 viewers and A25-54 viewers.

HISTORY premiered its series America The Story of Us Sunday night at 9p, attracting 2.6 million A18-49 viewers; 2.7 million A25-54 viewers and 5.7 million total viewers. This series launch becomes the highest-rated and most-watched special in the network’s history. America The Story of Us continues with five more episodes airing on Sundays nights at 9p with the finale scheduled on Memorial Day at 9p.

ABC will air a two-hour sixth season finale of Grey’s Anatomy on May 20 at 9p.

TBS introduces its next microseries, Gillian in Georgia sponsored exclusively by Chevy Malibu this Wednesday at 8p. The new series, starring Jill Marie Jones as Gillian, a young, hip New Yorker who visits her family in small-town Georgia, will debut within Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns. The network will air two new episodes each Wednesday for five weeks within commercials pods. Episodes of the microseries will also air on TBS.com.

Oxygen brings back a new season of Snapped, profiling stories of women who “snapped” and allegedly committed a violent crime. New episodes premiere this Sunday at 10p.

VH1 Classic is opening a fifth season of its hard rock and heavy metal original series That Metal Show on May 8 at 11p. Hosts Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine return in this 30m round-table talk show where rock stars discuss their past and current projects while interacting with fans in the studio audience.

Current TV opens a fourth season of its investigative docu-series Vanguard on May 19 at 10p. The first episode of the new season, Captive in North Korea, is a 30m special centered on the two Vanguard reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee who were captured in China by North Korean soldiers in 2009. The pair were held against their will in North Korea for more than four months and eventually freed and allowed to return to the US last August. Additional Vanguard episodes during season four will put a spotlight on lesser-known global issues that have high social impact.

Veteran TV comedy writer, Myles Wilder, 77, died April 20 from complications due to diverticulitis in Temecula, CA. Myles was also the nephew of writer/director Billy Wilder. During his career, Myles wrote for a slew of classic TV shows including 28 episodes of the ABC series McHale’s Navy from 1963-1966; 26 episodes and producer for CBS’ The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979-1985; in addition to other shows such as Wagon Train, Bachelor Father, The Lucy Show, The Doris Day Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch among many others. Myles also worked for Disney developing movies and was head of daytime TV for the Hanna-Barbera Studios. Myles retired from the entertainment industry in 1989 and in his retirement in Temecula five years later he raised avocados. Myles is survived by his wife, Bobbie, a daughter and son-in-law, two grandchildren and a godson. A memorial is planned for this Wednesday, 10a in Temecula at the England Family Mortuary. Rather than flowers, the family requests donations to the Friends for Pets Foundation in Sun Valley, CA.

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New active/lifestyle network Outside Television launches May 31 in 110 resort locations throughout the US. Programming will include Outside Today, The Outside Film Festival, The Outside Buzz, Untracked, Ride Guide and Primal Quest.
 

Syfy’s upcoming one-hour drama Haven began production last Tuesday in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia. Produced by E1 Entertainment in association with Pillar, Segan and Shepherd, Haven premieres on Syfy July 9 at 10p and on Canada’s Showtime July 12 at 10p. Adam Kane was tapped to direct the pilot. Haven is the first project to be produced by Syfy in the US as well as Universal Networks International’s pay TV channels around the world (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). Haven was co-commissioned by Syfy and Universal Networks International with Canada’s Canwest Broadcasting. E1 will also be involved with international distribution.

FX granted a pilot order to Outlaw Country a thriller/drama about a Southern family surrounded by organized crime, cites Variety. Josh Goldin is writing the script along with Los Angeles Times entertainment writer Rachel Abramowitz. Art Linson and John Linson (Sons of Anarchy) will executive produce while Shooter Jennings, son of country music star Waylon Jennings, will serve as executive consultant and music supervisor. Production by FX Productions begins this fall.

Typically a film actress, Sean Young has signed on to join the cast of CBS’ daytime drama The Young and the Restless as a bartender named Meggie who enters into a relationship with Victor Newman, played by Eric Braeden. Young will debut in her new role mid-June.

Casting Call: Doron Ofir Casting announced the North East Casting for the VH1 docu-series My Big Friggin Wedding with 495 Productions. The series seeks couples who are planning weddings with lots of class and over-the-top attitude. Couples must be at least 21 years old. To apply, send an email to www.bigfrigginweddingcasting.com.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM gmc

Hollywood stars follow the “godfather of family-friendly entertainment,” Bill Cosby, to gmc in May! Friday Night Lights’ Kyle Chandler shines in the Emmy-nominated show, Early Edition; Joan of Arcadia joins our line-up with Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated, Amber Tamblyn. gmc is the place to showcase your commitment to family-friendly programming. The proof is in the pudding!

Friday A18-49 Analysis: NBC took over #1 Friday night at 1.5/5 among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, UNIV’s Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe won at 2.0/7 with NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are in second place at 1.3/5. NBC’s Dateline was first during 9p with 1.4/4 followed by the finale of ABC’s Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution at 1.3/4. A second hour of NBC’s Dateline stayed in first with 1.7/5 while ABC’s 20/20 was next at 1.2/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, April 23, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated, Live+SD.

NBC: 4.6/9         Who Do You Think You Are 4.2/8, Dateline 4.9/9

CBS: 3.4/6          Ghost Whisperer [r] 3.0/6, Medium [r] 3.0/5, Miami Medical 4.1/7

ABC: 2.5/5          Wife Swap 2.1/4, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 2.5/4, 20/20 3.0/6

FOX: 1.9/4           House [r] 2.1/4, Glee [r] 1.8/3

UNIV: 1.8/3         Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.2/4, Corazon Salvaje 1.7/3, La Rosa Guadalupe 1.3/2

CW: 1.0/2           Smallville 1.3/2, America’s Next Top Model [r] 0.7/1

ION: 0.7/1          Criminal Minds 9P 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 10P 0.9/2

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

A18-49: NBC 1.5/5, UNIV 1.3/5, ABC 1.2/4, CBS 1.0/4, FOX 0.9/3, CW 0.7/3, TELE 0.5/2, ION 0.2/1

Guru Studio based in Toronto hired Aaron Linton to its production team working on the preschool series Justin Time. Previously, Aaron heads the Toons unit at C.O.R.E. Digital.

Man Made Music promoted Kim Paster to GM and SVP/Production and Allison Meiresonne to VP/New Business Development and Partnerships. Kim is in charge of all business and legal affairs in addition to heading all production, scheduling and delivery of all company projects. In her new role, Allison supervises the company’s new business development initiatives with musical artists and rights holders. Both Kim and Allison report to Joel Beckerman, Founder/President.

Robert Voltaggio was elevated to SVP/National Ad Sales Pricing and Planning with Discovery Communications. Robert oversees all ad sales proposals and inventory management encompassing Discovery’s 13 US networks. He reports to Joe Abruzzese, President/Advertising Sales, Discovery Communications.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE

This day in History:  1986 – HBO had its signal hijacked from its satellite tower in Long Island by a man calling himself “Captain Midnight”.  The intrusion lasted 4-5 minutes and was seen by viewers along the East Coast. The man, John R. MacDougall of Ocala, Florida, was caught, fined $5,000 and placed probation for 12 months.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  Johnny and Maeve ran this neighborhood favorite, located nearby the Riverside Hospital in NYC.  What was the name of this establishment?   RYAN’S HOPE on the daytime serial Ryan’s Hope (ABC) Kudos to: Frank Belcastro-The Workshop/Bryn Mawr; Courtney Henley Anderson-That Girl At The Party/NY; Greg West-WATC/Atlanta; Laura Howard-Media Works Ltd/Owings Mills; Nancy Thurman-WALA WFNA/Mobile; Betsy Samuel-OpenTV/Golden CO; Jeff Peterson-Mind’s Eye Services/Milwaukee; Todd Turina-Stewart Talent/CTZ; Will Levine-Upper Management/PST; Howard Rosenstein-Meredith Video Studios/LA; Melissa Friedman/LA; Cathy Korda-ABC Entertainment/Burbank

Today’s Trivia Question:  If you’re afraid of the release space hamsters into his bloodstream, who are you and what is the source of this fear?  (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.)

Later — Cyn
04.27.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010

ABC:  Dancing with the Stars, Lost
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS: NCIS, NCIS: LA, The Good Wife
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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