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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 18, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. And the new co-anchors of ABC News Nightline are …. <<insert drumroll sound here>> … Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran, who will all be on hand on Monday November 28. Mr. Bashir will be based in New York along with Ms. McFadden, while Terry Moran will be based in Washington. The format will include multiple topics. While fulfilling their co-anchor positions on Nightline, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir will continue with their anchoring positions on Primetime and 20/20, respectively. Tonight’s Premiere: * MORE GOOD STUFF * MTV‘s launch of their new series Run’s House last Thursday at 1030p and more than 3.3 million total viewers tuned in. The show delivered a 1.8 P12-34 rating, ranking #1 in the time period in that demo among all basic cable. Debmar-Mercury Entertainment has acquired U.S. syndication and basic cable rights to USA Network’s drama series The Dead Zone, which will be available as of Fall 2006. The one-hour series, produced by Lions Gate Television and CBS Paramount International Television in association with Piller² and The Segan Company, is licensed internationally by CBS Paramount International Television IFC Films has picked up the Toronto International Film Festival title Pierrepoint, according to Hollywood Reporter. At the film festival, the film went under the title The Last Hangman, written by Jeff Pope and starring Timothy Spall. The story is about the British hangman Albert Pierrepoint who sent upwards of 450 people to their death between 1934 and 1956. The film is expected to be aired on IFC this summer or early next fall. Two new series coming to BBC America – Conviction is a crime drama set to join the lineup in early 2006; and Murder Prevention is also a crime drama that will launch in the spring. Both drama series have six episodes. BBC America has also scheduled a feature film: The Queen’s Sister about Princess Margaret, scheduled to air this spring. It’s just hard to get out of Rachael Ray‘s way these days. She has four series currently airing on Food Network including her longlasting 30-Minute Meals; she’s primed and set to roll out a new syndicated series with King World for next fall; and now a magazine: Every Day with Rachael Ray, published by The Reader’s Digest Association. The all-food any-cook-can-do-it glossy is set to launch on October 25 and will be published twice monthly. Last Friday I asked you this question: A few years ago I asked you what you thought about networks using the lower third for promotions, up next messaging, promotional crawls, etc. In general at the time, most figured it was a necessary evil, and as long as it didn’t interfere with the program For ’em:
Agin’ ’em:
And those networks you identified most frequently as the biggest offenders in “distracting, annoying” lower thirds are: MTV, VH1, E!, ESPN, USA, TNT, FX, NBC, WB, Bravo and whoever had The Incredible Hulk promo a couple of weeks ago with the Hulk growing to nearly 3/4 of the screen height. You know who you are. * NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION * Fox:
ABC has ordered a pilot for a comedy project called A Day in the Life from Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and produced by Sony Pictures Television. Per Variety, the show will follow the “24” format, with each season focusing on a single yet monumental day in the lives of a young married couple. Casting Call for Yo Momma: Are you a young adult living the LA area? Can you talk smack and tell the best Yo Momma jokes? This Wilmer Valderamma-created and hosted show for MTV is looking for contestants. For more info, contact 818-557-1138 or * NEW CARRIAGE/LAUNCH DEALS * Time Warner Cable will now offer ImaginAsian Entertainment, Inc.’s ImaginAsian TV (iaTV) as part of a new national carriage deal. The channel will be available on TWC’s LA digital basic tier on channel 134. TWC already offers iaTV’s Hit Asian Film Festival through iN DEMAND Networks. In addition, the Asian American TV network has signed on with Charter Communications, Inc. for airing on its LA cable system as of last week on channel 143. Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.’s newest on-demand network, TV Guide SPOT, will be carried on Insight Communication’s The Free Spot VOD Service. Other programming from Gemstar-TV Guide already a part of Insight’s service includes the TV Guide Channel, the interactive program i-Guide, and the network’s horseracing network TVG Network. TV Guide SPOT is available in 12 million homes via Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Networks digital cable homes. * EXECUTIVE MOVES * Concrete Pictures has hired Bob Lowery as VP/Business Development, and has promoted Michele Pew to Executive Producer & Writer. Both will report to Miles Dinsmoor, SVP/Production. Bob and Michele will play a crucial role in managing, developing and seeking out new relationships with Concrete Pictures’ existing and future clientele of television producers, networks, multi-system operators (MSOs), advertising agencies, industrial and new media companies. Court TV has named Brian Compare as its the new VP/Programming and Marketing Research. The announcement was made by Darren Campo, SVP, Programming, Strategy and Research. Brian will oversee daily operations of the research department, including all Nielsen, syndicated and primary research for programming and marketing analysis and development. He will also design and analyze research surveys and qualitative studies, and will be responsible for managing all focus groups, tracking studies, and segmentation studies. Congratulations Brian! ABC Radio Networks named Omar Thompson as VP/Marketing and Communications. He will be responsible for the company’s marketing and communications projects for its News/Talk, Sports, Music & Entertainment and Hispanic and Urban formats. He will be based in Dallas and report to Jim Robinson, ABC Radio Networks’ President. AIM Tell-A-Vision Group named several new execs to its West Coast operations. All the new divisional heads will report to Robert G. Rose, The AIM Tell-A-Vision Group’s CEO/Founder.
* RATINGS * Saturday — A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the night on Saturday with a 2.7/9 A18-49 rating, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. Fast Affiliate Ratings provide numbers from time periods only – not program, and those numbers can easily change when the finals come out, particularly those for live sports events. With all that said, let’s move on thru the night. At 8p NBC delivered a 2.7/9, while CBS and Fox tied at a 6 share. At 9p NBC was again in front with a 2.7/9, with CBS close behind with a 2.5/8 for a repeat of CSI Miami. The third hour of NASCAR on NBC tied with CBS at 10p, each earning a 2.6/8. Fast Affiliate Ratings (measuring time period only!): Saturday, October 15, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 5.8/11 Cold Case [r] 4.8/9, CSI: Miami [r] 6.3/11, 48 Hours Mystery 6.2/11 NBC 4.8/9 NASCAR 2005-2006 4.8/9 FOX 4.2/8 MLB: ALCS Division Playoff Game #4 4.2/8 (8-11p avg) ABC 2.8/5 Lost [r] 2.6/5, Invasion [r] 2.4/4, Commander in Chief [r] 3.4/6 A18-49 NBC 2.7/9, CBS 2.2/7, Fox 1.9/6, ABC 1.2/4 Sunday — A18-49 Analysis: ABC won the night on Sunday by a wide margin, posting an overall 7.4/18 A18-49 according to fast affiliate numbers from Nielsen Media Research. Remember again the speech about fast affiliate ratings above – they apply here too. Football on CBS ran over significantly, pushing their primetime back, and again Fox had the NLCS playoff game. Prudent here to apply the ratings numbers to the time period, not the show. At 7p CBS’s football runover earned a 5.3/16; Fox was close behind with a 4.3/13. At 8p ABC’s EM: Home Edition took over the lead with a 6.5/16, and CBS was #2 with a 4.0/10. At 9p Desperate Housewives leaves ABC anything but desperate with a whopping 11.2/25. At 10p ABC kept up the momentum with Grey’s Anatomy earning an 8.6/21. Fast Affiliate Ratings (measuring time period only!): Sunday, October 16, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages only. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 8.9/14 60 Minutes 10.1/17, Cold Case 10.3/16, Movie: Walker Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire 7.5/11 NBC 6.3/10 Dateline NBC 5.5/9, The West Wing 5.3/8, Law & Order: CI 6.7/10, Crossing Jordan 7.6/12 FOX 6.7/10 MLB: NLCS Division Playoff Game #4 6.7/10 ABC 10.7/17 EM: Home Edition 5.3/9, EM: Home Edition 9.3/14, Desperate Housewives 15.8/23, Grey’s Anatomy 12.4/20 WB 1.9/3 Reba [r] 1.5/3, Reba [r] 1.7/3, Charmed 2.7/4, Blue Collar 1.5/2, Blue Collar [r] 1.6/2 A18-49 ABC 7.4/18, CBS 3.9/10, Fox 3.4/8, NBC 2.7/7, WB 1.2/3
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV
The History Channel presents This Day in History: Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Ralph Furley was the neurotic landlord to the “Three’s Company” gang. Several times throughout the series he mentions his intimidating brother. What was the other Furley brother’s first name? BART Kudos to: Ross Kramer-Viacom/Boston; Jennifer Gebhardt-Meltzer Media/NYC; Valerie Cooley-Elliott-D.M. & M/Reston Va; Adam Lubkin-WFOR/CBS4/Miami; Larry Glazer-Katz Continental TV Sales/Chicago; Kristina Emerson-Nielsen Media Research/Chicago; John Heiser-o2 ideas/Birmingham AL; Kandy Hartsfield-KDAF/Dallas; Jason Koyama-Horizon Media/LA; Cat Jossell-Synergy Management/Calabasas CA; Caroline Perry-Compass Advertising Inc/Beverly Hills; Max Straight-Laser Pacific Media Corp/LA; A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV But when you’re a psychic detective , Advertisers, it’s not all in your head: what you’ve heard about Court TV’s great ROI is true! Visit www.courttvmediakit.com for more information. Today’s Trivia Question: Before Dustin Hoffman landed the lead role in “The Graduate,” another gentleman was originally cast as Benjamin but the deal fell apart following a disagreement over his salary. Who was it? (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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