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3/27/07
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, March 27, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing.
The American Idol Results Shows typically are expanded to an hour as we get down to the wire, but this year that expansion will happen about a month ahead of schedule. Beginning with the April 11th Results Show, originally scheduled for the standard 30m format, will now run an hour. The switch was to make sure that the departing near-Idol had his or her chance to sing a farewell tune.
Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: The Great American Dream Vote at 10p
A&E: Driving Force at 10p
Univision: Nuestra Belleza Latina at 10
Tonight’s Finale:
FX: Dirt at 10p
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Broadcast network primetime schedule changes:
- Veronica Mars returns to the CW lineup for the May sweep on May 1st at 9p and One Tree Hill returns on May 2nd at 9p. Both had been temporarily bumped for the Pussycat Doll competition series.
- Men in Trees returns to the ABC lineup on Thursday, April 12 at 10p, stepping into the time period for October Road which will have just completed its scheduled run. ABC had originally ordered six episodes of October Road, tho reports now are that these final two episodes will mark the beginning of season #2 when and if the show returns next season. Lest you think that sounds like a bad thing, remember this – both Grey’s Anatomy and The Practice did the same thing and it seemed to work out for them!
The next season of MTV‘s Punk’d kicks off on April 7 with a Sneak Peak Marathon of the full and final season, and then in a standard weekly format starting April 10 at 9p. This will be Punk’d last season. I know, that sounds like a rerun, but Brian Graden, Prez/MTV Networks Music Group said this truly was the final season. The season will also include the Punk’d Awards with Ashton Kutcher hosting and honoring all eight seasons of the series. That special is scheduled for June 5 at 9p.
Beginning its second year, the 24-hour Documentary Channel (DOC) has established a new Advisory Council of recognizable names involved with documentary filmmaking to offer programming support and guidance to the network. The council will include Ken Burns, Al Maysles, Freida Lee Mock, Barbara Kopple and Haskel Wexler. In addition, the network expects to reach 30 million subscribers by the end of this year. When DOC launched in January 2006, it started with more than 13 million household subscribers through EchoStar’s DISH Network. DOC also produces several original series which include:
- Treasures of the Academy – showcasing the Oscar-winning and nominated documentaries from the Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Interviews with filmmakers will also be incorporated. This series compliments DOC’s annual series of Oscar’s Picks which airs close to the Academy Awards telecast.
- DocTalk@USC – a monthly series which interviews documentary filmmakers featuring Mark Jonathan Harris, head of the documentary division at USC. USC students work on the production alongside DOC technicians.
- DOC-U – centers on student filmmakers and programs offered at the various film schools across the U.S. This series also displays student films.
- HotDocs and DocFest – two series that focus on new advances in the documentary industry and the festival circuits.
Trifecta Entertainment and Media has just cleared Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild in 60% of the U.S. for a fall 2007 launch. The weekly 30m show will air on such station groups as ABC, Belo, Capitol, CBS, Fox, Gannett, Hearst, Meredith, NBC, Raycom, Wiegel and Young.
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- Psst, hey buddy … wanna earn a quick $350 bucks? This is easy – if you’re currently a college student, all you have to do is write a 350 word essay about television – anything at all about television that appeals to you, or disappoints you, or makes you laugh, makes you tune in or tune out. Whatever you want – just make sure it’s about TV. Then, send it to me at [email protected] Subject: Cynopsis Weekender College Edition, and be sure to include your name, age, college, college year, and major (if you know it), and how you can be contacted. The top four will be published in the special Weekender edition on April 26,
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R. Lee Ermey has signed a new multi-year contract with The History Channel which will increase his exposure on the network. In addition to being host of Mail Call in its eighth season, R. Lee will work with the network to develop a new series and specials as well as expand his presence on the network’s web sites history.com and military.history.com.
E! Entertainment Television picked up the rights to U.K. network ITV‘s Katie and Peter celebrity reality show. Debuting on U.S. soil on April 21, the 22+ episode series will air as either a 30- or 60-minute run. The reality show follows the U.K. celeb couple of model Katie Price and singer Peter Andre. The two first met when they starred in the British I’m a Celebrity! Get Me Out of Here series.
Joining the lineup of Fox‘s drama pilot Company Man from Realtime Prods and 20th Century Fox TV is Jason Behr in the lead role. The role had originally been cast with Stephen Moyer, but the script was reworked and the lead re-cast, making the lead character much younger than originally planned.
Heather Locklear will play the title role in ABC‘s comedy pilot See Jayne Run from Brillstein-Grey TV And ABC TV Studio. The story revolves around Jayne, a stock broker and mother, attempting to balance career and being a parent.
There’s a lineup change in the Monday Night Football huddle – Joe Theismann will not be participating in the booth this year for ESPN. Rather, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski will be stepping in, and sitting next to Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser. Theismann will stay with the network in a different role.
This section has moved … full and expanded it has become our new daily edition Cynopsis: Digital . The edition focuses on the business of digital and broadband as it relates to the television industry and beyond. It’s already in your inbox, having arrived at around 4am this morning. It’s also presented as a daily podcast, available on the Cynopsis.com website as well as on iTunes. Check it out! This daily is being send to the entire Cynopsis subscriber base. If you prefer not to receive it, you can quickly unsubscribe here .
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Source: Nielsen Galaxy Explorer (1/29-2/25/07), Live+SD HH coverage area Prime time rating (M-Su 8-11p), ranked among all measured ad-supported cable networks. Nielsen NPower Length of Tune (11/27-12/31/06); M-Su 8-11p.
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Program Partners has promoted two of its executives by naming David Hutchinson to the new role of SVP/Program Operations and New Media and Chad MacDonald as Executive Director/TV Research, Regional Sales Manager. David will oversee upgrades to the company’s program distribution systems and technologies as well as expansions of the company’s brands to new media outlets. Chad will combine his research and sales roles to benefit the company’s diverse program slate.
Nomi Ernst Leidner has been hired by Sundance Channel as Director/Development where she will report to Lynne Kirby, SVP/Original Programming and Development. Previously, Nomi was Supervising Producer at Style Network.
David Haslingden has been named CEO of National Geographic Channel US (NGC), which is a joint effort between Fox Cable Networks and National Geographic Ventures and a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of the not-for-profit National Geographic Society. David will also retain his position as CEO of National Geographic Channels International and Fox International Channels, and will report to NSC’s board of directors. In addition, Steve Schiffman has been elevated to Acting GM of NGC, where he will report to David Haslingden. Both appointments follow the announcement that NGC Founding President Laureen Ong will become COO of STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation based in Hong-Kong.
The CW affiliate, WDCW/Washington has upped Brett Burke to LSM and Ashley Messina to NSM. Both positions are effective as of April 2.
Dan Mason has been appointed President/CEO of CBS Radio to provide oversight for the company’s daily operations and 144 radio stations. He reports direct to Leslie Moonves, President/ CEO, CBS Corporation. Dan returns to CBS Radio full-time after being an adviser and consultant to CBS and other global companies in the radio broadcasting industry for the last five years. Previously, he served as CBS Radio President from 1995 to 2002.
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- Nelvana‘s animated series to be available via BT Vision Download Store
- XM satellite radio launches Robbie Schaefer’s Stuck In A Real Tall Tree on XMKiDs
- Teen Wolf – again?
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- Canada’s CBC sign multi-year Canadian rights deal with National Hockey League
- here! Films picks up North American rights to the Icelandic soccer dramedy Eleven Men Out
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- The winners of the first annual YouTube Video Awards are now streaming!
- ABC.com launched its first original series Voicemail not tied to one of its shows.
- Cablevision formed the Digital Marketing and Commerce Group
SUNDAY – A18-49 Analysis: CBS completed a third weekend win Sunday night with 3.6/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS took the 7p hour with the NCAA Basketball Championship Runover and 60 Minutes at 4.0/14. ABC led 8p with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition by delivering a 4.2/11. At 9p, it was FOX’s turn to lead with new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad averaging a 3.8/9. Then CBS hoisted up another win at 10p with the conclusion of Cold Case and Without a Trace at 3.7/10.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, March 25, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 8.2/14 NCAA Basketball Runover/60 Minutes 9.0/17, 60 Minutes/Amazing Race 7.1/12, Amazing Race/Cold Case 7.2/11, Cold Case/Without a Trace 9.3/16
ABC 4.9/8 America’s Funniest Videos 4.8/9, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 7.0/11, Desperate Housewives [r] 4.5/7, Brothers & Sisters [r] 3.1/5
NBC 4.7/8 Dateline: NBC 3.5/7, Grease: You’re the One That I Want 4.5/7, Deal or No Deal [r] 6.2/10, The Apprentice: Los Angeles 4.4/8
FOX 3.5/6 The War at Home [r] 1.9/4, The War at Home 2.3/4, The Simpsons 4.1/7, King of the Hill 3.7/6, Family Guy 5.0/8, American Dad 4.2/7
UNIV 1.6/3 La Hora Pico 1.1/2, Bailando por la Boda de mis Sueños 1.8/3
CW 1.1/2 Pussycast Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll [r] 1.1/2, 7th Heaven [r] 1.1/2, America’s Next Top Model [r] 1.3/2
TELE 0.4/1 Cine Beethoven 5 0.3/1, Cine Scary Movie 0.4/1
A18-49: CBS 3.6/10, FOX 2.8/8, ABC 2.6/7, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.3/4, CW 0.7/2, TELE 0.3/1
This Day in History: 1955 – On “Goodyear Playhouse,” Steve McQueen made his network television debut, starring in “The Chivington Raid”.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia: This actress, named after her mother’s cat, represented the state of Florida in the Miss America Pageant in the ’70s. Who is she? DELTA BURKE. Kudos to: Kudos to: Joanne Milano–RJ Palmer/NY; Alan Kress-Law Offices of Alan Kress/NY; Mike Boyd-HGTV/Knoxville; Henry Bernard-MMT Sales, INC/NY; RT Harris-Harris Corp/Kansas City; Yvette Clark-Azteca America/Fort Worth; Kristin Staskowski-Marketron International/Birmingham; Skip Engle-Editech Inc/Omaha; Ann Fogelhut/Ann of Arrowhead Media/Lake Arrowhead, CA; Dennis C. Aimino-KABC/LA; Susan Levtan-Kaleidoscope Entertainment/LA; William “Chip” Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood
Today’s Trivia Question: Freddy Rodriguez from Six Feet Under played the brother of Carla on what show? ( 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
03.27.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ABC: Dancing With the Stars: Performance Recap, Dancing with the Stars: Results Show, The Great American Dream Vote [p ]
CBS: NCIS [r], The Unit [r], Shark [r]
CW: Gilmore Girls [r], Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
FOX: American Idol, House
ION: Mama’s family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Diagnosis Murder
MNT: American Heiress, American Heiress
NBC: Dateline NBC, Law & Order: Criminal Intent [r], Law & Order: SVU[r]
PBS: Nova [r], Frontline World, Independent Lens
TELE: Marina, Zorro, Decisiones
UNIV: La Fea Más Bella, Destilando Amor, Nuestra Belleza Latina [p ]
