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05.14.13

Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 14, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
FOX: So You Think Your Can Dance at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:
CBS: NCIS at 8p, NCIS: Los Angeles at 9p, Golden Boy at 10p
FOX: New Girl at 9 p, The Mindy Project at 9:30p
Spike: World’s Worst Tenants at 10p

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“We’re making the biggest investment in original programming in our history to ensure that FOX continues to engage viewers and move the culture more than any other entertainment brand,” said Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, yesterday, at the network’s Upfront presentation at the Beacon Theatre in New York. While he admitted that last year was not Fox’s best, he trumpeted what he called the “year-round original programming” that will makes up FOX’s primetime slate for the 2013-2014 television season.

Jack is back! Kiefer Sutherland returns as Jack Bauer in the compressed, 12-hour event series 24: Live Another Day. The show retains its original real-time format with 12 episodes representing 24 hours and is set to debut in the summer of 2014.

• Dads (from 20th Century Fox Television and Fuzzy Door Productions) stars Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi as successful gaming entrepreneurs and childhood best friends whose lives get turned upside down when their fathers move in.
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (produced by Universal Television) focuses on a hotshot detective (former SNL’er Andy Samberg), who gets a new Captain (Andre Braugher) with a lot to prove.
• Enlisted (from 20th Century Fox Television) is an irreverent but heartfelt comedy about three brothers on a small Florida Army base and the group of misfits who surround them.
• An action-packed police drama set 35 years in the future, Almost Human (from Warner Bros. Television, Bad Robot Productions and Bonanza Productions Inc.) focuses on a time when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.
• Sleepy Hollow (from 20th Century Fox Television and K/O Paper Products) is modern-day retelling of Washington Irving’s classic, Ichabod Crane.
• Kids take over the kitchen in Junior MasterChef [wt] (from Shine America and One Potato Two Potato), a culinary competition series for kids between the ages of eight and 13 who love to cook.
• Gang Related (from 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Entertainment, Chris Morgan Productions and Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions) is a gritty action-drama centered on  Detective Ryan Lopez, a former gang member turned rising star in Los Angeles’ elite Gang Task Force.
• Rake (Sony Pictures Television, Fedora Entertainment and Essential Media & Entertainment Pty Ltd.) follows the comedic and chaotic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Deane.
• Animated comedy series Murder Police (from 20th Century Fox Television and Bento Box Animation) follows a dedicated, but inept detective and his colleagues in a twisted city precinct.
• Surviving Jack (from Warner Bros. Television, Doozer) is an ensemble series is about a man becoming a dad, as his son is becoming a man.
• Us & Them (from Sony Pictures Television and BBC Worldwide Productions) focuses on a pair of young lovers whose path to happily-ever-after is complicated by the screwed-up people closest to them.
• Wayward Pines (from FX Productions) is an intense, mind-bending thriller starring Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent unraveling a mystery in an Idaho town  in which nothing is what it seems. The show is set to premiere in 2014.

NBC took over the stage at Radio City Music Hall to announce its new lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 season, which its execs say will be a winning combination of returning series, new comedies and dramas, and the latest season of The Voice, the top reality program on television. First, Parks & Recreation’s Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson (Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman) assessed last year’s season and offered some terrifying new programming ideas. Here’s a look at what’s actually coming up on NBC.

About a Boy (from Universal Television, Working Title Television, True Jack Productions and Tribeca Productions) centers on a man-child whose carefree world is disrupted when a needy single mom and her 11-year-old son move in next door.

The Family Guide (from Universal Television and Aggregate Films) focuses on the Fishers, a clan brought closer together by divorce.

The Michael J. Fox Show (from Sony Pictures Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment) centers on Mike Henry, a news anchor who decides to return to work, five years after putting his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Sean P. Hayes stars as a divorced gay dad who juggles a career, his pushy mom and weekends with his teenage daughter in Sean Saves the World (from Universal Television and Hazy Mills Productions).

Undateable (from Warner Bros. Television and Doozer Productions) centers on a confident slacker, who teaches his roommate and romantically challenged friends all about the game of love.

The families of a pregnant teenage girl and her boyfriend collide, when they learn they’re expecting and decide to wed on Welcome to the Family (from Sony Pictures Television and FanFare Productions).

Believe (from Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot Productions) tells the story of an orphaned girl with special powers and her quest to stay one step ahead of the sinister forces after it.

James Spader stars in The Blacklist (from Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment) as a former FBI’s Most Wanted fugitive, who surrenders to help catch a long-thought-dead terrorist.

Chicago PD (from Universal Television and Wolf Films) centers on the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and the intelligence unit of District 21 of the Chicago Police Department.

Students of Ballard High School, a place that educates the children of Washington, D.C.’s elite, are taken hostage by a vengeful mastermind in Crisis (from 20th Century Fox Television).

Crossbones (from Universal Television, Parkes/MacDonald Productions and Georgeville Television) centers on diabolical pirate Blackbeard as he reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars in Dracula (from Flame Ventures, Sky Living, Playground Entertainment, Universal Television, NBCUniversal International Television Production and Carnival Film & Television), a provocative new drama about one of the world’s most iconic characters.

Blair Underwood stars in Ironside (from Universal Television, Davis Entertainment and Yellow Brick Road Productions), a retread of the Raymond Burr series, as a detective refused to be defined by the wheelchair that confines him.

The Night Shift (from Sony Pictures Television) focuses on the special breed of men and women who work at San Antonio Memorial into the wee hours of the night.

New alternative series include: The Million Second Quiz (from All3 Media America, Studio Lambert and Universal Television), a live competition that spans 12 consecutive days and nights; Food Fighters  (from Universal Television and Electus), an ultimate culinary clash that’s one part cooking competition, one part game show; and American Dream Builders (from Universal Television), which features America’s top designers, builders, architects and landscapers putting their talents to the test on extreme home renovations.

Barbara Walters officially announced her retirement on yesterday’s episode of The View on ABC. After 50 years on television, the broadcast journalist, who turns 84 in September, plans to step away from the limelight in the summer 2014. Walters will remain on The View through next season, stepping down after production wraps. She will continue to serve as co-executive producer of the show and return for special occasions.

The first round of stars performing at the 2013 CMT Music Awards have been announced. Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift will all take the stage during this year’s live show. Hosted by Jason Aldean and Kristen Bell, country music’s first fan-voted awards show will be broadcast from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 5 at 8p on CMT and CMT.com. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in coming weeks.

Also on the award show front, The Recording Academy and CBS have set dates for the Grammy Awards in 2014 and 2015. The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday, January 26, 2014 and be broadcast 8p live on CBS. The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2015.

Get ready to hit the road with Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark. Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia premieres Friday, June 21 at 9:30p on Cooking Channel. With vintage suitcases in hand, the witty duo embark on a road trip not to be missed and tops off each episode with a party and an original cocktail inspired by their travels. From mud baths in the California desert to synchronized swimming in Miami, Alie and Georgia leave no stone unturned as they tour the country in style with a healthy shot of humor. The series is produced by Linguine Pictures.

Tribune Broadcasting and MGM Television have joined forces on a new programming operations relationship for THIS TV, the 24/7 free digital network that features movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s library of over 4,000 titles. Effective fall 2013, Tribune Broadcasting will oversee all programming operations for the digital network.

ITV has acquired a controlling stake in High Noon Entertainment, a leading supplier of non-scripted entertainment shows in the US and producer of hit shows Cake Boss and Tough Love. The move is another step forward in ITV’s strategy of building a strong international content business and is a significant addition to the group’s portfolio of production companies. Paul Buccieri, Managing Director ITV Studios International and President and CEO ITV Studios America, will have direct responsibility for High Noon Entertainment. 

LatinoAmerica Television will debut two new series: Machos de Chile, a drama that follows the relationships and conflicts of a strong, traditional family, and La Lola de Argentina, a comedy that observes the ultimate paradox of a once stalwart playboy as he suffers the experiences of being female.

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HBO has had a change of heart. After originally passing on the James Gandolfini drama Criminal Justice, an adaptation of Peter Moffat’s 2008 BBC crime series, the network has ordered seven episodes of the retooled show. The network plans to air it as a seven-hour limited series.
 
Oxygen Media has greenlit the docu-series Pastors of L.A. to premiere in fall 2013. The show will give viewers a revealing look at six boldly different mega-pastors in Southern California, who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with parishioners to the very large and sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit. The show is being produced by L. Plummer Media.

BBC America‘s science-savvy series Bang Goes the Theory returns with three back-to-back-to-back new episodes on Tuesday, June 4 at 9p. The action-packed series goes from the sky (in a human-powered airplane) to the bottom of the sea (in the Royal Navy’s latest search and rescue submarine) and everywhere in between to answer some of the most common, and a few not so common, questions about science.
 

With the success of The Bible on the History channel in the U.S., Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. has secured new sales for its Emmy Award-winning, Bible Series of Miniseries. Key titles this package include: Jesus, starring Gary Oldman; Joseph, starring Ben Kingsley; Jeremiah, starring Patrick Dempsey; Abraham, starring Richard Harris; Jacob, starring Matthew Modine; and Samson & Delilah, starring Dennis Hopper. Additional religious-themed miniseries in this offering include Pope John Paul II, starring Jon Voight, and Mother Teresa, starring Olivia Hussey. Recent sales include: Rede Bandeirantes (Brazil), Gussi S.A. (Mexico), Multivision S.A. (Guatemala), Grupo Megavision (El Salvador), Televisora Nacional (Panama), City TV (Colombia), Telemundo of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), La Tele (Paraguay), Canal 4 (Nicaragua), and Sistema Nacional (Costa Rica). 

Scott Sassa has been named Vice Chairman at El Rey Network, the new English-language cable network geared toward young adult Latinos. The network, which will have nation-wide carriage via Comcast, is set to launch in December.

Granite Broadcasting Corporation has announced that broadcast veteran Bill Ransom will retire from his current role as President and General Manager of its WKBW-TV, the ABC affiliate serving Buffalo, New York. Ransom, who has been with Granite since 1989, will officially depart on June 30, 2013.

CMT has tapped Emmy Award-winning television veteran Quinn Brown for the newly-created position of Executive Producer. Brown is charged with overseeing all of the channel’s hosted news/entertainment shows from pre-production through post-production, including the recently launched CMT Hot 20 Countdown, CMT #1 Music and a Movie and various network specials. Brown previously helped launch Fuse News for Madison Square Garden’s Fuse TV.
 
George P. Johnson, a Project: WorldWide agency, has announced the appointment of marketing industry veteran Jude Braunstein as Executive Director, Client Services. Braunstein will be responsible for creating new brand communities and galvanizing those communities to action in ways that drive client business performance.

Global distributor Banijay International has appointed Jimmy Humphrey as Sales and Acquisitions Manager. Humphrey spent seven years at FremantleMedia Enterprises as Acquisitions and Development Executive before moving to an acquisitions role at Shine International. In his new post he will take responsibility for sales to UK, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Italy and Portugal, and acquisition of formats and finished tape for international exploitation in the UK, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.

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This Day In History, sponsored by Discovery Fit & Health: 1998 – The finale of Seinfeld aired on NBC.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of Bo and Luke’s car on The Duke’s of Hazard? General Lee. Kudos to: David Schaefer-Golf Channel/Orlando, FL; Lance Henik-MSI International/King of Prussia, PA; Pete Gautieri-A&E Networks/NYC; Robin Patterson-NBC Universal/Stamford, CT; Will Allmendinger-Captivate Network/Chicago, IL; Lisa Nordstrom-Compass Point Media/Minneapolis, MN; Lisa Jo Lampi/St. Paul, MN; Tom Boyd-WGN/Chicago, IL; Mark GuerinComcast Spotlight/Denver, CO; Melissa Friedman/Los Angeles, CA; Dan Dise-Omnicom Media Group/Burbank, CA; Courtney MacGregor/Torrance, CA; Sam Zoda-ITV Studios America/Los Angeles, CA; Leopold Myrie-OMD/NSW, Australia.

Today’s Trivia Question – What was the name of Jonathan and Jennifer’s dog on Hart to Hart? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com 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.).

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY MAY 14, 2013

ABC:Wipeout, Dancing with the Stars, Body of Proof
CBS: NCIS [f], NCIS: Los Angeles [f], Golden Boy [f],
CW: Leap Year
FOX: So You Think Your Can Dance [p], New Girl [f], The Mindy Project [f],
ION: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
MyTV: House, House
NBC: The Voice,  The Voice, Grimm
PBS: Annie Oakley: American Experience, CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal, Frontline
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: La Gran Pelea, Los Heroes Del Norte, Sin Ellas no Hay Paraiso
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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