A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

Cynopsis

03.01.11

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 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 Premiere:
Investigation Discovery: Cuff Me If You Can at 10p

Tonight’s Finale:
TLC: Fabulous Cakes at 10p

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Two frosh series, Shameless and Episodes received second season orders from Showtime.  Shameless starring William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum was granted a 12-episode order, while Episodes with Matt LeBlanc in the lead was renewed with a yet-to-be-determined number of new half-hour episodes.  Production on both series commences later this year.

Sunday’s 83rd annual Academy Awards presentation on ABC attracted an average of 37.6 million total viewers, and based on Nielsen’s Fast National ratings posted an 11.7 rating with A18-49 viewers.  Later the same evening, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards delivered 4.48 million viewers, making it the most watched post-Oscar JKL show since 2007.

E!’s  Live from the Red Carpet: The 2011 Academy Awards from 6-8pm drew in nearly 4 million total viewers, surpassing last year’s numbers by 9%, and making it one of E!’s top ten most watched telecasts.  Among A18-49, the show posted a 1.8 rating.

As of yesterday, Bloomberg Television launched a new daily business news program, Bloomberg West, highlighting in-depth coverage of technology companies, entrepreneurs, media giants, venture capitalists and more emanating from California.  The one-hour program, hosted by Emily Chang and Cory Johnson, airs weekdays at 3p PT/6p ET and can be viewed by Webstream at www.bloomberg.com/tv/   or via Bloomberg Television’s news channel currently available in more than 252 million households worldwide.

TV Land has ordered a third season of 22 episodes of Hot in Cleveland, which has averaged 3.2 million viewers this season and a 1.6 rating in the A25-54 demo.

 Dancing with the Stars – season 12 cast revealed last evening: Chelsea Kane, Chris Jerico, Hines Ward, Kendra Wilkinson, Kirstie Alley, Mike Catherwood, Petra Nemcova, Ralph Macchio, Romeo, Sugar Ray Leonard and Wendy Williams.

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are ready to premiere their newest reality series on Oxygen when Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings opens April 6 at 10p.  In each of the eight episodes, real-life married couple Spelling and McDermott transforms one couple’s ordinary wedding plans into a fabulous, once-in-a-lifetime event.  The series is produced by Life In a Bowl Productions and World of Wonder Productions.

Animal Planet traverses freshwater in search of dangerous fish as a new season of River Monsters opens April 10 at 10p.  Viewers will follow extreme angler Jeremy Wade in seven all-new episodes as he explores the globe for freshwater monsters such as a fish with toxic blood and a giant cousin of the piranha.  Icon Films produces the series for Animal Planet.

ESPN 3D will be televising all 15 games of the BIG EAST Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters, March 8-12.  This is the first time the full conference will be seen in 3D.

A note from Cyn:  Cynopsis will not cover the daily updates concerning Charlie Sheen and any related news of Chuck Lorre, CBS, Warner Bros. or any other person/entity in this mix, until the dust settles and we know the bottom line business related results. 
 
Program Call:  Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPTV Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, March 31, the week before MIPTV 2011 in Cannes. If you’re exhibiting at MIPTV this year and would like to have your programming included, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company’s stand/booth location. To be included in this free and highly-viewed special edition, please send your submission to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 25, 2011. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).

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Time Warner Cable added REELZCHANNEL on its systems throughout Texas including Austin, Waco/Killeen, Dallas, El Paso/Laredo/Rio Grande Valley/Corpus Christi and in San Antonio.

Hallmark Movie Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc. reached the milestone marker of 40 million subscribers, per Nielsen. 

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin landed a guest role on ABC Family’s new scripted one-hour drama Switched at Birth.  Matlin will portray Melody, the mother of Emmett, played by deaf actor Sean Berdy who has been promoted to series regular.  Switched at Birth is about two teen girls who find out they were switched at birth as newborns in the hospital.  Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Lea Thompson, D.W. Moffett, Lucas Grabeel and Constance Marie star in the series. 

Grammy winners Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine will serve as musical coaches on NBC’s new reality competition series The Voice debuting April 26 at 9p with a two-hour episode.  Two others will be added as music coaches for the series though have not been revealed. 

Casting Call:  Syndicated court show, Divorce Court is in production on its 13th season and is looking for couples – married or living together who are straight, gay or lesbian and on the verge of breaking up or already involved in a separation.  The show is also seeking business partners who are parting ways, teens who want to leave their parents, adults who want to break off contact with their parents and more.  Divorce Court’s Judge Lynn Toler provides free legal counseling and mediation help. All submissions are kept in the strictest confidence.  If you fit this description or you know someone who might be interested, please submit an email to: [email protected] or call Divorce Court at 310-369-9578.  Please include your brief story, contact information, photos and where you reside.

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Friday, A18-49 Analysis:  CBS led Friday night with an overall 1.6/5 A18-49 rating according to Nielsen Life + Same Day ratings.  Fox was a close #2 posting a 1.5/5 in the key demo.  At 8p Univision’s Eva Luna won the hour with a 1.7/6, quickly followed by Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares 1.6/5.  At 9p CBS was well in front with a 1.8/6, while Fox’s Fringe and Univision’s Triunfo del Amor both posted a 1.5/5.  And at 10p, Blue Bloods delivered for CBS with a 1.7/6; ABC and NBC tied each posting a 1.5/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, February 25, 2011 time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

CBS:  6.5/12    The Defenders 5.4/10; CSI: NY 6.8/12; Blue Bloods 7.4/14

NBC: 4.0/7      Who Do You Think You Are? 4.1/7; Dateline 3.9/7

ABC: 3.0/5      Supernanny 2.5/5; Primetime What Would U Do? 2.9/5; 20/20 3.6/7

FOX:  2.2/4     Kitchen Nightmares 2.2/4; Fringe 2.3/4

UNIV:   1.9/3   Eva Luna 2.2/4; Triunfo Del Amor 2.0/3; Rosa de Guadalupe 1.5/3

CW:   1.4/2     Smallville 1.5/3; Supernatural 1.3/2

ION:    0.8/2    Without a Trace 0.8/1; Without a Trace 0.9/1; Criminal Minds 0.9/2

TELE:   0.6/1   Aurora 0.5/1, Herederos del Monte 0.5/1, Alguien Te Mira 0.8/1

TF:     0.4/1    Cine de las Estrellas: El Implacable 0.4/1; India 0.5/1

A18-49:  CBS 1.6/5; Fox 1.5/5; ABC 1.3/4, NBC 1.3/4; UNIV 1.0/5; CW 1.0/3, TELE 0.4/1; ION 0.3/1; TF: 0.3/1

Corin Nelson becomes the new Executive Producer of syndicated series The Nate Berkus Show from Sony and Harpo.  Corin replaces Terry Murphy in this position.  Corin is a creator, developer and producer of several daytime and cable television shows including The Rosie O’Donnell Show from Warner Bros.; The Megan Mullally Show from NBC Universal; E!’s Chelsea Lately; MTV’s It’s On with Alexa among others.  As producer for The Rosie O’Donnell Show, the show won the Daytime Emmy for best talk show five times.  The Nate Berkus Show is distributed by CBS Television Distribution. 
 
CBS Radio Sales and Entercom Radio Sales advanced Latricia Simpson to VP/Sales up from Senior AE and Jaime Jacobs is now Senior AE up from AE.  Both Latricia and Jaime are based in Los Angeles.

Don Wachsmith named EVP/Radio Sales with AdLarge Media, LLC, a company that develops radio, digital and mobile advertising sales opportunities.  In his new role, Don will be based in Los Angeles reporting to Cathy Csukas, President.  Don joins AdLarge Media from Dial Global where he was EVP/Sales.

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This day in History:  1692 – In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: The combination of the company safe at the MASH 4077th under Colonel Potter was 42-Right, 36-Left and 42-Right.  What was the significance of those numbers for the Colonel?  HIS WIFE’S MEASUREMENTS  Kudos to:  Barry Schiffer-WJZ/Baltimore; Peter Butchen-NFL/NY; Doug Hochstadt-ABC/NY; Fred Petrosino-JBG/NY; Kathryn Kieser-Haworth Marketing and Media/Minneapolis; Greg Armstrong-KCDO/Denver; Kerri Huyck/Idaho Falls; Terri Rodger-Cougar Mountain Software/Boise; Alan Perris-The Television Academy/North Hollywood; Allison Weiss-Impact Marketing & Promotions/Tartan; Carol Cummings-Deluxe Syndication/PTZ; Greg Stewart-Evolution Media/Burbank; Graham Clegg/Toronto; Stephanie Brom-Petry Solutions/Paris; Arthur Reinstein-Shaw Media/Toronto

Today’s Trivia Question:  What show are you on if you’re dining at Monks?   (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
03.01.11

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JOB OPENING: AD SALES AC/NYC/BBC sales support, research, asset prep for mtngs, ensure delivery of advertising programs, manage creative delivery & track delivery process. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp  (3/8)

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JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, CURRENT SERIES /Nickelodeon/Burbank: mgmt of series prod & creative talent; Liaison b/t production & Network. Knowledge of Nick brand & audience. See full posting & apply: www.mtvnetworkscareers.com  (3/8)

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JOB OPENING: MANAGER, CONTENT & PROGRAMMING/ NICK DIGITAL/Nickelodeon/NYC: 4+ yrs exp in digital media. Strng interest in kids entertainment. Multi-task in deadline driven environment EOE/M/F/D/AAP.Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com  (3/8)

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JOB OPENING: MOBILE ACCT EXEC/Disney Interactive/NYC: Online media, branded ent. over 20 sites incl. Disney.com & Disney Mom’s & Women’s Ntwrk of sites. online Ad Sales exp & mobile media a must. [email protected] (3/8)

JOB OPENING: MOBILE SALES MGR/Disney Inter/LA: Drive rev selling Disney’s mobile solutions to top-tier advtsrs. 4+yrs mobile sales, 5+yrs online ad sales, 2 yrs mgmt. Full knwldg digi & mobile media a must. [email protected] (3/8)

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JOB OPENING: DIG. PRIMARY RSRCH DIR/NBC Universal/Longwood FL: lead custom prgrmng & sales rsrch projects on NBC.com, NBCSports.com & NBCOlympics.com & corp. initiatives such as mobile, online video & VOD apply: nbcunicareers.com (3/5)

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/NFL/NYC: Asst Rsrch Dir in daily resp & w/dvlpmnt & reporting on aud ratings for NFL games. BA degree and 2+yrs rsch exp. Strong organz’l & interpersonal skills. Apply to nfl .com (3/5)

JOB OPENING: CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS DIR/AOL/NY: Looking for a creative Communications Director with 8+ yrs exp in the women’s content space, public relations/corp comm/media. Apply: http://corp.aol.com/careers  , Requisition 119996 (3/5)

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JOB OPENING:  CASTING DIRECTOR, NYC  needed ASAP. Cast real people/families for a travel-style show. 5+years exp mandatory. You should be the best researching most convincing person on earth. [email protected]  (3/5)

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JOB OPENING: CONSULTANT, BRAND STRATEGY/INTEGRATED MKTG/truTV/NY: Dev strategic integrated mktg concepts & mng projects in support of ad sales 5+ yrs brdcast/cable integrated mktg exp. Apply: [email protected] (3/4)

JOB OPENING:  SALES ASSISTANT DIRECT RESPONSE AD SALES/Hallmark Channel/NY: Exp w/ad sales/advertising preferred to asst Direct Response team. Prof w MS Office req. See full posting and apply @ www.hallmarkchannel.com  (3/4)

JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR AD SALES/Hallmark Channel/NY: 2+ yrs related exp. Experience w/databases & proficiency w MS Office req. See full posting & apply @ www.hallmarkchannel.com  (3/4)

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JOB OPENING: COORD PROD/NYC Prod Co:  Mng three casting dir/3 diff series. Highly orgnzd. Exp in either prod management, production, or development positions in TV.  TV exp a must & casting exp a +.  Resume/cover: [email protected] (3/4)

JOB OPENING: MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER/QVC/WEST CHESTER PA:  has immediate Multimedia Designer opportunities to support mobile apps, interactive TV, etc. Exp w/mobile a must. View job descr & apply at www.qvc.com/careers (3/3)

JOB OPENING: CORP COMM MGR/Univision/NY: 5+ yr exp. TV background pref’d. Generate ratings releases & coverage. Dvlp & execute press materials & strategic media plans. Interest & exp in sports media a +. [email protected] (3/3)

JOB OPENING: PROJ MGR RSRCH/ATL: Mng jr staff members & asst Rsrch Dir in completion of complex special projs. 5+ yrs brdcst and/or cable TV rsrch or another media-related field a must. BA deg req’d. Resume: [email protected] (3/3)

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JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS/Hallmark Channel/New York: 12 yrs exp w/PR/Communications. Prior leadership exp managing PR/Communications function. See full posting and apply @ www.hallmarkchannel.com (3/2)

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JOB OPENING: SR EXEC. WEB PRODUCER/Owings Mills, MD: Mng web proj. & people. Exp: 5+ yrs web prod, online tech for formal/informal  education,  interactive dev using Flash, online course dev. using Moodle. www.mpt.org/careers (3/2)

INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free , and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: SALES MARKETING INTERNSHIP/Univision: provides practical experience in the communications industry and teaches daily operations within sales and marketing for Univision.com. Send resumes to [email protected] (3/5)

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SITUATION WANTED: PRIME TIME EMMY DOCUMENTARY, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER in L.A. Credits: National Geo, PBS, Discovery, History CH, TLC and MSNBC. Contact email: [email protected] (3/4)

SITUATION WANTED: WRITER’S ASSISTANT: Aspiring TV writer new to LA from NYC. Excellent Variety/USA Today reviews; Austin Film Festival/Nicholl quarter finalist. Work references available. [email protected] (3/4)

SITUATION WANTED:  MANAGER/DIRECTOR FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS/LA. 10+ yrs experience in entertainment. Extensive background in managing people, sophisticated financial modeling and executive presentations. [email protected] (3/3)

SITUATION WANTED: Experienced TV PRODUCER WITH MBA – I have an MBA and 9 years experience as a TV Producer. Ideally looking for a position that integrates content and brands. Also open to other opportunities. [email protected] (3/2)

SITUATION WANTED: RESEARCH DIR/SALES STRATEGIST: Upfronts coming? 20+ yrs media, Nielsen, Hisp, research, sales, and presentation experience. Email: [email protected] (3/2)

SITUATION WANTED: ANALYTICAL AE FOR DIGITAL or TV Ad Sales/NY: I assure you that I am qualified, and will prove to be a valuable addition to your firm. 3 yrs in Finance & 9 yrs in Ad Sales. Let’s grow together. [email protected] (3/2)

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011

ABC: No Ordinary Family, V, Detroit 1-8-7
AZTECA:  Cosas de la Vida, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS: NCIS, NCIS: LA, The Good Wife
CW:  One Tree Hill, Hellcats
FOX: American Idol, Raising Hope
ION: Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
NBC: The Biggest Loser: Couples, Parenthood
PBS:  In Performance at the White House, Frontline, Independent Lens
TELE: Aurora; Los Herederos del Monte, La Reina del Sur
UNIV:  Eva Luna, Triunfo del Amor, Aqui y Ahora

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