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02.09.10

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 9, 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 Premiere:
FOX: Past Life at 9p

Tonight’s Finale:
FUEL TV: The Adventures of Danny & The Dingo at 8p
NBC: The Jay Leno Show at 10p

CBS’ live telecast of Super Bowl XLIV goes down in the television history annals as the most watched Super Bowl ever, with an average audience of 106.5 million US viewers, according to preliminary data from Nielsen. Sunday’s game also topped as television’s most watched program of all time with 51.7 million households, beating out the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H on CBS which was seen by an average of 50.2 million homes. In addition, CBS’ Super Bowl coverage also tallied an average overnight HH rating/share of 46.4/68, with the top local market being New Orleans with a 56.3/82 followed closely by snow beleaguered Washington, D.C. with a 56.0/73. CBS also scored with the series premiere of reality program Undercover Boss immediately following the Super Bowl with 38.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched reality series launch ever and the highest new series premiere on television since 1987.

The CW set March premiere dates for its two upcoming midseason half-hour reality series:

• High Society – Series follows New York’s hottest society princess, Tinsley Mortimer and her group of friends. Premieres March 10 at 930p following the 90-minute debut of America’s Next Top Model at 8p. High Society is produced by Glassman Media and IMG Media.
• Fly Girls – Five attractive Virgin America flight attendants are the focus as they fly between hot domestic destinations such as Las Vegas, South Beach and New York City amidst parties, adventure and looking for love. Premieres March 24 at 9p following episodes of America’s Next Top Model at 8p and High Society at 9p. Produced by Collins Avenue Productions.

Nationally syndicated morning news show The Daily Buzz, targeting younger audiences and owned by ACME Communications, Inc. was renewed for a ninth run for the 2010-2011 season. The Daily Buzz is currently available in 163 markets, representing 59% of the US and 67 million TV households.

Recording artist Faith Evans is partnering with E1 Television and Ten2One Entertainment on a new reality series, It’s All About Faith, documenting her music comeback following a five-year break from the business. The series will follow Evans as she balances home life with her husband Todd and their four children while working on a sixth studio album in conjunction with her company, Prolific Music Group and distributed by E1 Music.

Michael Chiklis (The Shield) will star in ABC’s drama pilot No Ordinary Family from ABC Studios. The plot is about an American family whose members have special abilities and Chiklis will play the dad. Greg Berlanti wrote the script with Jon Feldman, who both worked on ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money.

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Laura Benanti will helm CBS’ comedy pilot Open Books, per THR. The multi-camera project, from Warner Bros. Television and Gail Lerner (Will & Grace) is about June (Benanti) a book editor working for a small publisher in New York.

Daniel Dae Kim (ABC’s Lost) was cast as one of the leads for CBS’ updated version of Hawaii Five-O, allowing the actor to remain in Hawaii for production. Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, the role played by Kam Fong in the original series.

In further casting news, Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights) will next appear in CBS’ comedy pilot True Love, reports THR. The project is an ensemble about four friends living in New York City and looking for love. Kelly will play Kate, a sweet Midwestern girl who is a strong-willed romantic type. True Love is produced by Sony Television and CBS Studios with Matt Tarses penning the script and executive producing; Jamie Tarses also executive produces.

Friday A18-49 Analysis: CBS bested the competition with a clean sweep Friday night at 2.1/7 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. CBS carried the 8p hour with Ghost Whisperer at 2.2/7 with ABC’s SuperNanny next at 1.5/5. The focus was on CBS’ Medium during 9p at 2.1/7 while UNIV’s Sortilegio followed at 1.9/6. Despite a slight ratings dip, CBS ended the night a winner at 10p with Numb3rs at 2.0/6 with ABC’s 20/20 a couple of paces behind at 1.8/6.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, February 5, 2010 (February Sweep Day 2) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 5.6/10      Ghost Whisperer 5.4/9, Medium 5.5/9, Numb3rs 5.8/10

ABC: 4.1/7         SuperNanny 3.5/6, Shark Tank 3.0/5, 20/20 5.9/11

NBC: 3.7/6         Law & Order [r] 3.6/6, Dateline 4.5/8, The Jay Leno Show 3.0/5

FOX: 2.3/4          House [r] 2.3/4, Kitchen Nightmares 2.3/4

CW: 1.8/3          Smallville 1.8/3

UNIV: 1.8/3        Hasta Dinero Separe 1.7/3, Sortilegio 2.4/4, Gordo y Flaca: Ed 1.2/2

ION: 0.8/1          Friday 7PM Movie: Unbreakable 0.5/1, Criminal Minds 9P 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 10P 1.0/2

TELE: 0.6/1         Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.7/1, Perro Amor 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.5/1

A18-49: CBS 2.1/7, ABC 1.6/5, FOX 1.5/5, UNIV 1.4/4, CW 1.2/4, NBC 1.2/4, TELE 0.5/2, ION 0.3/1

Sesame Workshop named Daniel N. Lewis to the new position of Director/New Media Communications. Daniel will be in charge of developing and implementing a strategy involving social media to expand the organization’s reach and standing. Sesame Workshop is the non-profit entity that produces Sesame Street.

Jenny Smyth advanced to Trade Marketing Manager with Turner CN Enterprises, the licensing and merchandise unit of Turner Broadcasting. Jenny will now lead the development of marketing and promotional initiatives with the goal to increase awareness of Turner CN Enterprises. Jenny reports to Maria Rosaria Milone, Commercial Director.

Mediaedge:cia (MEC) added Star Kalatzan as Managing Director to lead clients including IKEA, Novartis, YUM! and Toys ‘R’ Us and others. Based in New York, Star will report to Lee Doyle, CEO, MEC North America as well as be part of the company’s North American Executive Committee.

Brian Doherty moved up to SVP/National Sales with The CW to supervise all national sales for the network and functioning as the main contact for advertisers, agencies and clients. Brian will also maintain leadership of the sales teams located in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Based at the network’s New York office, Brian will continue to report to Rob Tuck, EVP/National Sales, The CW.

Betsy Rella was appointed SVP/Client Management with OTX Research within the company’s television division where she will aid clients with audience and consumer research data to increase their revenue potential. Betsy will manage custom analysis for television clients and also be integrally involved with the company’s TV Dailies syndicated product.  Way to go Betsy!!!

Telemundo tapped Ramon Escobar as EVP/Telemundo Network News to provide oversight for the network’s entire news operations. Ramon will establish strategies for all news properties in addition to managing the news programming as well as the network’s domestic and international news bureaus. He will also be involved with developing on-air talent and communications. Ramon reports to Don Browne, President, Telemundo.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WE tv

This day in History: During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt instituted year-round Daylight Saving Time, called “War Time,” from February 9, 1942 to September 30, 1945. Thereafter, from 1945 to 1966, there was no federal law regarding Daylight Saving Time, so states and localities were free to choose whether or not to observe Daylight Saving Time and could choose when it began and ended. Radio and TV stations had to publish new schedules every time a state or town began or ended Daylight Saving Time.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Whose doorbell rang Fly Me to the Moon? JENNIFER MARLOWE on WKRP IN CINCINNATI  Kudos to:  Debra Haut-AdServices/Hollywood; Monica Caraffa-RDR Promotions/Media; Chris Claro/Westbury; Synda Kollman-Charter market Group/Boca Raton; Larry Glazer-WTTW/Chicago; Dale Warshaw-KMSB KTTU/Tucson; Margie Hernandez-Hispanic Market Consultant/LA; Jordan Beck-THE HUB/PST; Dennis Aimino-KABC/LA; Wendell Foster-ABC Entertainment Group/Burbank;

Today’s Trivia Question: Okay Lucy fans, this one’s for you. On the I Love Lucy show, Ricky eventually purchased a controlling interest of the Tropicana and renamed it. The questions are — what was the new name of the Tropicana and who was the guest performer at the Grand Opening? (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
02.09.10

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

 
ABC:  Lost [r], Lost, The Forgotten
AZTECA: Los Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Los 25 Mas, Al Extremo
CBS: NCIS, NCIS: LA, The Good Wife
CW:  90210 [r], Melrose Place [r]
FOX: American Idol, Past Life [p ]
ION: Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC:  The Biggest Loser: Couples, Jay Leno Show
PBS:  Nova, Frontline, Independent Lens
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo; Perro Amor; Sin T-T-S No Hay Paraiso
UNIV: Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Sortilegio, Aqui y Ahora

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