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CYNTHIA TURNER’S
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05/23/06
Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, May 23, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.
ABC will premiere five new reality series this summer, and for four of them, it’s not being too specific on the air date just yet:
How to Get the Guy – Premieres June 12, follows four young, available women living in San Francisco who are searching for Mr. Right with the help of two love coaches. From Scout Productions.
Buy It Now – Premiere date TBD, airing twice a week, this reality series will help families make their dream come true, but to achieve that they must auction off some of their most sentimental items on eBay. Produced by Flody Suarez, Jay Blumenfield & Tony Marsh and Tom Mazza, Jak Severson & Danica Krislovich.
Master of Champions – Premiere date TBD, each week six competitors battle to win the title of Master Champion in a variety of unusual challenges and stunts. Executive producers are Jonas Larsen and Anthony Ross for Y27 Entertainment.
One Ocean View – Premiere date TBD, young professionals escape hot New York City on weekends and head for a shared beach house with everything from romance to fun flings. Produced by Bunim-Murray Productions with Jonathan Murray and Joey Carson as Executive Producers.
The One: Making a Music Star – Premiere date TBD, aspiring singers will attend a professional music academy, then perform live for viewers who will vote to retain their favorites in the competition. The final winner will receive a recording contract from a major record company. Produced by Endemol USA.
Tonight’s Finale:
Fox: House at 9p
* MORE GOOD STUFF *
The CBS Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its Paramount Parks division, which includes seven family theme parks around the country, to Cedar Fair, L.P. for $1.24 billion in cash. There are some regulatory and other approvals that must be met, and the deal is expected to be final this third quarter.
Things are heating up at the Food Network this summer as it debuts two new series. Road Tested premieres July 11 at 10p, hosted by Paula Deen’s sons, Bobby and Jaime Deen. The guys take to the highways and byways of America in a convertible to find the best local, homemade foods. The second show also stars a Bobby – Chef Bobby Flay in Throwdown with Bobby Flay debuting on July 13 at 10p. Traveling around the country, Flay will seek out the best award-winning amateur cooks in a variety of categories – BBQ, wedding cakes, chili and more – and challenge these cooks to a surprise cook-off.
The Biography Channel presents a new series Psychic Investigators this summer featuring true-life crimes that happened in both the U.S. and Great Britain and solved by detectives with a paranormal bent. Two back-to-back episodes premiere on June 1; the first about the murder of Amie Hoffman and the second about the disappearance of Lynsey Quy. Each Thursday in June, the network will premiere two new episodes.
Looking for a December air date, Sony Pictures TV will bring to ABC the story of Raisin in the Sun, featuring the 2004 Broadway cast which includes Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald. According to Variety, the film will be produced by Storyline Entertainment and Bad Boy Worldwide Ent Group. When this story was first produced for both the stage and film in 1959, based on a book by Lorraine Hansberry, it was cast with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett Jr.
Viewers can get a sneak peek at the new season of Bravo’s Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List tomorrow exclusively on Yahoo!. In addition, fans of Kathy can help get her off the D-list and on to the A-list by voting online at offthelist.com and through a toll free number (1-888-kathydlist). So far, 100,000 voters have entreated Kathy to do one of the following to get herself off the D-list: join Scientology (18%); adopt a baby in Namibia (21%); give Ryan Seacrest a manicure/pedicure (22%); and the majority want her to spend quality time with Dame Judi Dench and release a sex tape (38%). The first episode of the new season premieres June 6 at 9p.
Univision Communications has asked potential buyers to submit a formal offer by June 8, according to Reuters. The high profile groups looking to bid at this point include Grupo Televisa, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Bain Capital, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and Cascade as well as a second consortium of Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Haim Saban.
Cynopsis Question for Buyers: Of all the new fall broadcast network series you’ve read about or seen tape on, which one are you most excited about? Respond here with Network Favorite in the subject line, and I’ll post your votes here on Friday. This one may take a little thought, so I’ll leave the question up thru Thursday’s edition.
Casting Call:
If you know of a 30-40-year-old female who in real-life is like the character Samantha Jones from Sex and the City, a major cable network is casting for a pilot soon and wants to meet her! The “Samantha” type is fashionable, hot, sexy, outspoken, opinionated, single and modern. If you or your “Samantha” friend lives in the tri-state NY area send a photo and contact information including phone and email address to: Robert Michael Mazza, Casting Director, 917-664-6594, robertmazza@aol.com.
Casting Call: The producers of Survivor 14, with support from the CBS affiliate WTEV-47, will be looking for the next crop of adventurous individuals, 10a-2p on June 3 at Krystal’s in Jacksonville Beach, FL. This casting call is open to U.S. citizens who live in the USA, are at least 21 years of age, in excellent physical and mental health and not currently a candidate for public office. Auditioners for the show must bring the completed application, the signed Release and Waiver form, proof of a valid U.S. Passport and a passport sized photo. Potential contestants can download the application and eligibility requirements and rules at www.cbs47.com.
* EXECUTIVE MOVES *
Superstation WGN
has hired Tom Bumbera as Director/Research. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the position.
Kim Hurwitz has been appointed as Affiliate Relations Director at The Tube Music Network.
Steve Santos has been named Director of Sony Pictures Television new syndicated series, The Greg Behrendt Show, set to debut this fall. The appointment was announced by Melanie Chilek, SVP/Syndication and Reality Programming, Sony Pictures Television and Dan Jbara, Executive Producer.
* RATINGS *
Sunday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC did a clean sweep Sunday night and was #1 with 7.0/18 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX was #2 at 3.5/9, then CBS 2.7/7, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.4/4, WB 1.1/3 and TELE 0.2/0. The evening began with a win for ABC at 7p with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Part 1 at 3.2/10. At 8p, ABC won again with Part 2 of Extreme Makeover: Home at 5.3/14. The first hour of the ABC Desperate Housewives finale at 9p hands down beat the rest at 9.2/21. Same scenario at 10p, Desperate Housewives on ABC ruled this hour with a 10.3/25.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Sunday, May 21, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
Sunday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC did a clean sweep Sunday night and was #1 with 7.0/18 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX was #2 at 3.5/9, then CBS 2.7/7, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.4/4, WB 1.1/3 and TELE 0.2/0. The evening began with a win for ABC at 7p with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Part 1 at 3.2/10. At 8p, ABC won again with Part 2 of Extreme Makeover: Home at 5.3/14. The first hour of the ABC Desperate Housewives finale at 9p hands down beat the rest at 9.2/21. Same scenario at 10p, Desperate Housewives on ABC ruled this hour with a 10.3/25.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Sunday, May 21, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
ABC 10.7/17 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Part 1 5.1/9, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Part 2 8.0/13, Desperate Housewives –Finale (2 hours) 14.9/23
* PRODUCTION /CASTING / DEVELOPMENT *
CBS 7.6/12 60 Minutes 7.1/13, Cold Case – Finale 8.4/14, CSI: Miami [r] 7.1/11, CSI: NY [r] 7.7/12
NBC 5.1/8 Dateline NBC (2 hours) 4.9/8, Movie: 10.5 Apocalypse 5.3/8
FOX 4.5/7 Simpsons [r] 3.2/6, Simpsons [r] 3.9/7, Simpsons – Finale 5.0/8, Family Guy 5.1/8, Family Guy (1 hour) 5.0/8
WB 1.7/3 Reba [r] 1.1/2, Reba [r] 1.5/3, Charmed – Finale 2.7/4, Charmed [r] 1.1/2
UNIV 1.6/3 Hora Pico 1.1/2, Chiquitibum 1.2/2, Reyes de la Pista (3 hours) 1.7/3
TELE 0.2/0 Movie: Treasure Planet 0.2/0, Movie: Tremors 0.3/0
A18-49: ABC 7.0/18, FOX 3.5/9, CBS 2.7/7, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.4/4, WB 1.1/3, TELE 0.2/0
The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1915 – Italy joined the Allied Forces during World War I as war was declared on Austria-Hungary. The war would rage on until 1919; the United States entered the war in 1917 when Congress authorized a declaration of war against Germany.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question (ANSWER AND QUESTION COURTESY OF Kevin Miller-New Wave Entertainment/Burbank): In the new series Raines, Jeff Goldblum plays a homicide cop. In what other TV show did he play a Private Detective? TEN SPEED AND BROWN SHOE Kudos to: Gary Ellis-A& E Networks/NY; Vanessa Marino-OMD/NY; Tony Fields-Indemand Networks; Carol Teichman-Comcast Spotlight/Berlin CT; Judy Margolis-The Ad Place/Dallas; Lorrie Shilling/Centennial CO; Charles Conner-Clear Television Channel/Tulsa OK; Brian Nugent-KPIF/Chubbuck ID; Stan Justice-Liberation Entertainment/LA; Joel Metzger-Clock Tower Productions/LA; Steve Rubin-Fast Carrier Pictures/LA; Peter Johansen-New Hip Entertainment/Studio City; Jill Boniske-Ato Ato Integrated Media Inc/Shanghai
Today’s Trivia Question: What TV show did Harry Anderson frequent as a smart-aleck con-artist? (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.)
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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FOOD NETWORK
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
ABC Stephen King’s Desperation (8-11p)
CBS The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (8-11p)
FOX American Idol, House [f]
NBC Outrageous TV Moments, Outrageous TV Moments, NBC Movie: 10.5 Apocalypse (part 2)
i Sue Thomas F. B. Eye, Doc, It’s a Miracle
UPN America’s Next Top Model [r], Veronica Mars [r]
WB Gilmore Girls [r], Pepper Dennis
TELE Tierra de Pasiones, Corazon Partido, Decisiones
UNIV La Fea Mas Bella, Barrera de Amor, Ver para Creer
