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Cynopsis
05.21.13

Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 21, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Lifetime: Extreme Moms at 9p
Oxygen: Bad Girls All Star Battle at 9p

Tonight’s Finales:
ABC: Dancing With the Stars: The Results Show at 8p
BET: The Game at 10p
TLC: 19 Kids and Counting at 9p
NBC: Grimm at 10p

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Seth MacFarlane took to Twitter to shoot down any talk that he might be returning as host of next year’s Oscars. “Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep,” MacFarlene posted on Monday. “However, I highly recommend the job, as [Craig] Zadan and [Neil] Meron are two of the most talented producers in the business.” While MacFarlane’s hosted Oscars was the most-viewed telecast in three years, it was panned by critics.
                        

Charlie Rose, host of PBS late night’s The Charlie Rose Show, co-host of CBS This Morning, and 60 Minutes contributor, is adding another show to his jam-packed schedule. Charlie Rose Weekend, which will begin airing Fridays at 8:30p in July on PBS, will include select segments from Rose’s late night PBS show, feature original interviews, and touch upon subjects such as politics, science, business, culture, media and sports.

Fasten your seat belts! Discovery Channel is buckling up for a wild ride inside the world of American street racing with Street Outlaws, premiering Monday, June 10 at 10p. From a 1969 Chevy Nova to a race-ready farm truck, the vehicles and their drivers come in all shapes and sizes and have one thing in common: the need for speed. Street Outlaws is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Studios.

Ice Road Truckers returns to battle more than just treacherous roads in an all new season premiering, Sunday, June 9 at 10p on History. This season, old rivalries hit an all-time high as two different companies with legendary truckers go head-to-head and try to drive each other out of business. Also, after a year on hiatus, the queen of the road, Lisa Kelly, returns and chooses a side. The series is produced for History by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia Company.

Are you ready for summer in Siberia? NBC has acquired the one-hour series Siberia from Sierra/Engine Television and Oscar-nominated producer Michael Ohoven’s Infinity Films. The scripted series about reality show contestants who encounter strange occurrences at the location they’re competing premieres Monday, July 1 at 10p. Says Jeff Bader, President, Program Planning, Strategy and Research for NBC Entertainment, “We believe a scripted series that offers a behind-the-scenes view of how a reality concept comes together  especially when things don’t go according to plan  will connect with our audience in a very satisfying way.”

Mistresses, a drama about the lives of a sexy, sassy group of four girlfriends premieres Monday, June 3 at 10p on ABC. The drama, from ABC Studios and based on the hit UK television series of the same name, stars Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan, Brett Tucker, Jason George and Erik Stocklin.

Yesterday was the 72nd Peabody Awards in New York City, of which Cynopsis was a proud sponsor. Thirty-nine awards were given out at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, both to individuals such as comedy king Lorne Michaels as well as to the first blog to win a Peabody, SCOTUSblog.com, which covers the Supreme Court. The biggest crowd reactions were reserved for ABC News’ Robin Roberts, who said she shared her struggle with cancer on Good Morning America because it was a “teachable moment,” and CBS’s 60 Minutes’ Joy in the Congo, about a Congolese man who taught himself to read music and eventually assembled an orchestra. 

The second season of IFC‘s Comedy Bang! Bang! kicks off on Friday, July 12 at 10p with 20 all new episodes and a robust line-up of guest stars, including Jessica Alba, Zoe Saldana and Zach Woods. The first ten episodes air from July 12 to September 13, followed by a short fall hiatus before picking back up on Friday, October 18 for ten more episodes. Host Scott Aukerman and musical cohort Reggie Watts are both returning to the show. Comedy Bang! Bang! is produced for IFC by Abso Lutely Productions.

NUVOtv‘s reality series Curvy Girls returns to strut its stuff for a second season on Tuesday, June 11 at 10p. The show is back in New York City with plus-size models Denise, Lornalitz, Ivory and Rosie juggling their professional and personal lives and offering an all-access pass into what it’s like being a curvy girl a skinny girl world. Kimora Lee guests on the season premiere.

Martin Scorsese presents Mel Brooks with the American Film Institute’s 41st Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film, at a private black tie gala at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 6. The special airs on TNT Saturday, June 15 at 9p and as part of an all-night tribute to Brooks on TCM on Sunday, July 24 at 8 p.

Travel Channel‘s new series Rock My RV with Bret Michaels, premiering Sunday, May 26 at 9p, is hooking up one lucky fan with the ultimate prize: a luxurious RV custom-built and designed by Michaels and his Rock My RV design team and the chance to appear on the show’s one-hour finale. Fans can log onto www.TravelChannel.com beginning June 3 to enter the contest, which runs through July 15.

Bruce Boxleitner has been cast as a series regular on Hallmark Channel‘s Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove. He’ll play Bob Beldon, owner of the local Cedar Cove Inn, Thyme and Tide. The drama is set to premiere Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.

America’s favorite medical guru is re-filling his prescription. FOX has renewed Sony Pictures Television‘s Dr. Oz on 13 TV stations in 13 markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. In addition, it has added seven more markets. Among them: Los Angeles, where the show will switch over from ABC’s KABC in 2014; Dallas; Houston; Phoenix; Minneapolis; Orlando; and Charlotte. FOX did not renew the show in Atlanta. Dr. Oz is produced by Harpo Productions with Sony Pictures Television.

International distributor DCD Rights has inked North American sales with Acorn, an RLJ Entertainment Inc. brand, for FremantleMedia Australia’s new drama series Mr & Mrs Murder. Their commitment extends to season two subject to Network 10 confirmation of re-commission. The 13-part murder mystery series, produced by Fremantle Media Australia in association with Bravado Productions, will make its broadcast and DVD debut in North America in 2014.

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Friday A18-49 Analysis:  ABC won the night among A18-49 viewers Friday with a 1.6/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, ABC’s Shark Tank and Univision’s Porque el Amor Manda tied for #1 at 1.3/5, while NBC’s Dateline was #2 at 1.0/5, followed by CBS’ Undercover Boss led at 1.0/4. ABC’s Shark Tank was first at 9p at 1.9/7. Univision’s Amores Verdaderos ranked second at 1.8/6.  At 10p, ABC’s 20/20 continued the networks reign at the top at 1.5/5. NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams trailed at 1.3/4.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, May 17, 2013 time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

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ABC: 3.7/7             Shark Tank 3.3/6, Shark Tank 4.1/7, 20/20  3.6/7

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NBC: 3.6/7             Dateline NBC 3.7/7, Rock Center with Brian Williams 3.4/6

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CBS: 3.4/6         Undercover Boss 3.7/7, Undercover Boss [r] 3.5/6, 48 Hours Special 2.9/5

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UNIV: 1.9/3            Porque el Amor Manda 1.7/3, Amores Verdaderos 2.3/4, Que Bonito Amor 1.7/3

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FOX: 1.5/3            Kitchen Nightmares [r] 1.3/3, Bones [r] 1.7/3

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TELE: 0.9/2             Pasion Prohibida 0.7/1, La Patrona 0.9/2, Senor de los Cielos  1.1/2

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ION: 0.7/1             Cold Case 0.7/1, Cold Case 0.7/1, Cold Case  0.7/1

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CW: 0.6/1               Nikita 0.7/1, Supernatural [r] 0.5/1

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UMA: 0.2/0            Cineplex Fri [7p start r] 0.2/0  Cineplex Fri  0.2/0

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A18-49:  ABC 1.6/6, UNI 1.4/5, CBS 1.3/5,  NBC 1.3/4, CBS 1.0/2, TEL 0.8/3, FOX 0.7/3,  CW 0.4/1,   ION 0.3/1, UMA 0.1/1

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Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News, the United Kingdom’s commercial network news service, has been named President of NBC News. Turness will be responsible for all aspects of the NBC News division, including NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, Meet the Press, and Dateline, as well as its news bureaus around the world. She will also oversee all breaking news, investigative and enterprise reporting, and Peacock Productions.

Maria Dreyer has been upped to Senior Vice President, Advertiser Sales and Branded integration for Sony Pictures Television. She will act as liaison between advertiser sales, production, legal, marketing and clientele. Dreyer will also ascertain that deal points are agreed to by all parties for The Dr. Oz Show, The Queen Latifah Show and future programs and clients, as well as negotiate multi-platform branded entertainment partnerships on behalf of SPT.

Multiplatform media company Veria Living has named Russell Maitland as Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales. Maitland, formerly Vice President, National Sales Manager of Advertising Sales for HDNet, will be responsible for overseeing the development of the ad sales team and increasing national ad sales revenue for Veria Living. In addition, Heidi Corn has been appointed Digital Advertising Sales Manager. Her mandate will involve Veria.com, as well as the Veria Living television network. Corn last served as Marketing and Partnership Manager at Bonnier Corporation’s The Parenting Group.

Cablevision Systems Corporation has appointed Frank J. Mansour as Executive Vice President, Customer Service. Mansour, formerly First Vice President, strategy and development, contact centers of TD Waterhouse Investor Services, will oversee the company’s various contact and service centers, lead quality assurance programs and develop tools to track customer metrics.

Telemundo Station Group has appointed Robert Sarabia as Vice President of Sales for KTMD-TV, Telemundo’s local station in Houston. Sarabia, formerly Vice President and General Manager for Azteca America’s affiliate station in Houston, will be responsible for overseeing the station’s sales department and leading the staff to fully utilize Telemundo Houston’s media offerings for advertisers.

The National Wildlife Federation has hired longtime entertainment industry executive and former conservation organization president Maureen P. Smith as its Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Smith, a former top executive at Animal Planet, Fox Kids Network, Fox Family Channel and Jane Goodall Institute, will be play a key role in the global marketing and branding of NWF and its cherished mascot, Ranger Rick; internal and external communications; children’s publishing; digital products and online integration; consumer insight; and video and multi-media productions.

Alicia Menendez is joining Fusion as an anchor. She’ll deliver the top stories of the day and lead conversation about political news, social issues and world events. Menendez last served as host on Internet-based video streaming network HuffPost Live.

Mike Bogner has been promoted to Senior Counsel at HBO, effective immediately. Bogner joined HBO as an Associate Counsel in January 2011. He has been a member of the Film Programming team and has helped close output agreements with Fox, Universal, Warner and Summit, and EST transactions for HBO Home Entertainment.

Alison J. Horn has joined CBS Altitude Group as Director of Strategic Partnerships. The Altitude Group provides custom content solutions across all CBS assets. Horn, formerly of Premiere Radio Networks, will help open the Los Angeles office and make sure there is a strong presence in the Southern California market.

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This Day In History, sponsored by Military Channel: 1999 – After 19 nominations for her portrayal of Erica Kane on All My Children, Susan Lucci finally won an Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy Award.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Where did True Blood’s Jason read that everyone should have sex with a vampire at least once? Hustler magazine.  Kudos to: Matt Guertin-Active International/Pearl River, NY; Dacia Smith-Continental Television Sales/Chicago; IL; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; Dan Haberer, Creo Entetainment, Playa del Rey, CA; Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: Which daytime-turned-primetime actor presented Susan Lucci with her Daytime Emmy? (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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05.21.13

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – TUESDAY MAY 21, 2013

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ABC: The Bachelor: The Bachelor’s Funniest Moments, Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show [f]
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles [r], NCIS [r], NCIS [r]
CW: Vampire Diaries [r], America’s Next Top Model [r]
FOX: So You Think Your Can Dance
ION: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds
MyTV: House, House
NBC: The Voice,  The Voice, Grimm [f]
PBS: The Ghost Army CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal, Frontline
Telemundo: Pasion Prohibida, La Patrona, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: Juegos de Asesinos, Los Heroes Del Norte, Sin Ellas no Hay Paraiso
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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