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08.24.11
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 24, 2011, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .
Tonight’s Premieres:
FOX: Buried Treasure at 8p
Syfy: Ghost Hunters at 9p
Animal Planet: Confessions: Animal Hoarding at 10p
Bravo: Top Chef Just Desserts at 10p
Docu-series Confronting goes inside the prison mediation process when the one-hour program premieres on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network September 17 at 10p. Episodes of Confronting follows the emotional story beginning with a crime followed by the victim and offender as they embark on a transformative journey together coming to terms with the tragic event that binds them. The offender learns of the pain and suffering caused by their wrong-doing while the victim has a chance to express their feelings and must decide if forgiveness is a possibility. Confronting is produced for OWN by RelativityREAL.
Discovery Channel’s new series, Carfellas set in the world of a used car business is set to premiere a sneak preview on August 29 at 10p and 1030p directly after a new episode of American Chopper. The series features Mike DeLucia “Mikey D.” and his used car dealership and is produced by Leftfield Pictures for Discovery Channel.
Beginning later this fall, TNT rolls out the return of four primetime original series as part of the network’s fall/winter schedule:
- Leverage in its fourth season is back starting November 27 with eight new episodes.
- The Closer launches five new episodes as part of its seventh and final season on November 28 at 9p. The Closer will conclude its seventh season with a round of six all-new episodes during summer 2012 followed by the premiere of Major Crimes.
- A run of five new episodes of Rizzoli & Isles in its second season will be back as of November 28 at 10p.
- A fourth season of Southland debuts January 17 at 10p with ten episodes.
Updates to Syfy’s fall 2011 schedule were released yesterday:
- Paranormal Witness is a new original series premiering September 7 at 10p following Ghost Hunters on Wednesdays.
- Several series season finales are booked this fall: Eureka on September 19 at 8p; first season ender of Alphas on September 26 at 10p; Haven with a sophomore season finale on September 30 at 10p; and Warehouse 13 with a two-hour season three conclusion on October 3 at 9p.
- In October, Syfy has three series premieres scheduled: Sanctuary’s season four debuts October 7 at 10p; Scare Tactics on October 10 at 9p; Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files on October 19 at 10p.
A new primetime competition series Sweet Genius on Food Network spotlights master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel. Beginning September 22 at 10p, the eight-episode Sweet Genius follows four of America’s top pastry chefs as they compete each week in three different elimination challenges judged by Ben-Israel. The final chef remaining will win a $10,000 cash prize. Jane Street Entertainment produces the series.
New Jerseylicious spin-off series Glam Fairy launches on The Style Network beginning October 23 at 8p. The 10-episode one-hour series features makeup artist Alexa Prisco as she builds her own business and gains new clients. Glam Fairy” is produced by Endemol USA for The Style Network.
Sunday’s first season finale of Oxygen’s The Glee Project attracted 1.2 million total viewers.
Jimmy Kimmel’s real-life uncle, Frank Potenza known as “Uncle Frank” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! died yesterday at the age of 77. Mr. Potenza was a former New York policeman, a Korean War veteran and security guard in Las Vegas. He joined his nephew’s show in 2003 as a security guard and on-air contributor and even re-located to Los Angeles to appear regularly on the show.
Correction: In Tuesday’s edition, we inadvertently left out the title of National Geographic Channel’s new series, Rocket City Rednecks which premieres September 28 at 9p and 930p.
Program Call: Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPCOM Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, September 29, the week before MIPCOM 2011 in Cannes. If you’re exhibiting programming at MIPCOM or MIP Jr. this year, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company’s stand/booth location. To be included in this free and highly-read special edition, please send your submission to Lisa Ball at: [email protected] no later than Friday, September 23, 2011. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).
As of this Thursday, Cablevision is adding BBC America, TV One and REELZCHANNEL to its lineup on iO TV as part of the iO Package. The trio of channels is now offered in some markets as of yesterday and will be available across Cablevision’s entire service by Thursday.
NBC picked up a one-hour wrestling drama from Jerry Bruckheimer and former pro wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock. Johnson is on board as an executive producer. NBC gave the period project about the world of wrestling in the 1980s a put pilot commitment. Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television is producing. Brent Fletcher and Seamus Kevin Fahey are co-executive producers and writers and KristieAnne Reed is also a co-executive producer. Bruckheimer TV’s Jonathan Littman is also on board as an executive producer.
FOX also has a drama project on the way from Jim Uhls, writer on Fight Club, per Variety. The project is titled Tightrope about an FBI agent who has extraordinary ability at finding, turning and using criminal informants, making them over to be completely trustworthy. 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment are producing with Uhls serving as executive producer with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope.
A single-camera comedy script from Sony Pictures Television and Adam Sandler’s company Happy Madison was nabbed by ABC, reports Variety. The comedy plot is set in 2016 about a guy who thinks his life is perfect until he’s struck by lightning which takes him back to the year 2011. Daniel Sweren-Becker is penning the script and he will be executive producer along with Doug Robinson and Steve Carr.
Rev. Al Sharpton lands an official role as host of a nightly talk forum on MSNBC. For several weeks, Sharpton has been guest hosting during the network’s Live at 6 p.m. show and yesterday the network said he will take over that time period as host permanently. Sharpton’s program is titled PoliticsNation and it debuts next Monday.
Fresh off his stint on TNT’s cancelled drama Men of a Certain Age, Andre Braugher may be up for a recurring role on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU. Braugher is in negotiations now to play an attorney for the underprivileged who may get close to Det. Benson (Mariska Hargitay).
Isaiah Mustafa was cast in a recurring role on ABC’s upcoming remake of Charlie’s Angels. Mustafa will play Det. Ray Goodson, a handsome cop who used to date and be engaged to Angel Kate (Annie Ilonzeh). Charlie’s Angels debuts September 22 at 8p on ABC. Mustafa will make his first appearance on the series in about the fourth episode.
E! Entertainment signed TV personality Ross Mathews to a comprehensive agreement involving the development of a new pilot and additionally expands his on-air duties for the network. Mathews will continue to be a regular guest on E!’s Chelsea Lately and he will also be a guest correspondent for the network’s franchises Live from the Red Carpet and E! News. Mathews pilot deal with the network also involves Borderline Amazing Productions.
Casting Call: Producers of Mad Scientist’s & Inventors Workshop are searching for backyard/garage inventors who would like their own inventions/creations highlighted in the show’s pilot episode. The show will help the inventor in areas such as marketing, promotions and funding in addition to taping the process, the inventor and the item for segment inclusion on the program and promotional use by the inventor. For more information about the show, interested participants should send an email to: [email protected].
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 8/15-8/21/11
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
USA 1253 ADSM* 696
AEN 896 USA 598
HIST 871 NICK 554
MTV 837 NAN* 509
TNT 804 ESPN 463
TBSC 705 TNT 456
FX 697 AEN 455
ESPN 694 TBSC 422
TRU 582 FX 398
FOOD 574 HIST 386
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data. All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 115,900,000 homes
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Primetime listing only includes those networks broadcasting more than 51% of the primetime hours (M-Su 8p-11p)
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 8/15-8/21/11
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
USA 3393 NICK 2269
DSNY 2595 DSNY 1893
TNT 2293 USA 1491
HIST 2023 ADSM* 1323
FOXN 1884 NAN* 1248
AEN 1823 TNT 1123
ESPN 1623 TOON 1123
SYFY 1346 FOXN 1093
FX 1328 ESPN 925
ADSM 1309 AEN 918
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 115,900,000 homes
* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Primetime listing only includes those networks broadcasting more than 51% of the primetime hours (M-Su 8p-11p)
Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 8/15-8/21/11
MTV Jersey Shore Season 4 10p 5475
AEN Storage Wars 1030p 2781
HIST Pawn Stars 1030p 2697
AEN Storage Wars 10p 2671
EN Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2597
ESPN Jets/Texans 2510
MTV Teen Mom Season 3 2505
USA WWE Entertainment 9p 2500
HIST Pawn Stars 10p 2384
USA WWE Entertainment 10p 2379
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 115,900,000 homes
Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 8/15-8/21/11
NBC NFL Pre-Season 3.7/10 4800
CBS Big Brother 13 SUN 3.2/9 4166
FOX NFL on FOX Pre-Season 3.1/10 4030
CBS Big Brother 13 WED 3.1/11 4137
CBS Big Brother 13 THU 2.9/8 3842
FOX MasterChef TUE 2.9/8 3781
FOX Hell’s Kitchen MON 2.9/9 3762
NBC America’s Got Talent TUE 2.8/8 3728
NBC America’s Got Talent WED 2.5/7 3245
FOX MasterChef SP 2.4/8 3220
FOX MasterChef MON 2.4/6 3160
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of August 15, 2011)
NBC: 7.55 million total viewers; 1.7/7 and 2.17 million A25-54
ABC: 7.27 million total viewers; 1.6/6 and 1.96 million A25-54
CBS: 5.62 million total viewers; 1.3/5 and 1.66 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: A three-way tie for #1 occurred Saturday between CBS, FOX and NBC at 0.8/3 each among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. FOX won at 8p with the average of double Cops repeat episodes at 1.0/4 and CBS got the silver medal with its US Champion Gymnastics at 0.7/3. FOX was the champ again at 9p with the average of American Dad and The Cleveland Show in reruns at 1.0/3 and CBS’ with Crimetime Saturday rebroadcast was next at 0.9/3. CBS then took over first place during 10p with a 48 Hours Mystery encore at 1.1/4 followed by Univision’s Sabado Gigante at 0.8/3.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, August 20, 2011 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 3.3/6 Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.4/5, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.6/7, 48 Hours Mystery [r] 3.8/7
NBC: 1.9/4 Gymnastics US Championships 1.8/3, Law & Order: SVU [r] 2.2/4
ABC: 1.2/2 ABC Saturday Movie of the Week: Phineas & Ferb The Movie 1.0/2, America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 1.5/3
FOX: 1.2/2 Cops [r] 1.6/3, Cops 2 [r] 1.7/3, American Dad [r] 0.8/2, The Cleveland Show [r] 0.8/2
UNIV: 1.2/2 Sabado Gigante 1.2/2
ION: 0.5/1 Saturday 8PM Movie: Master and Commander [r] 0.5/1
TF: 0.2/0 Futbol Liga Mexicana Sat: Santos vs. Morelia 0.2/0, Cine de Las Estrel Sat 2 0.2/0
TELE: 0.2/0 Futbol Estelar: Chivas vs. Monterrey 0.3/1, Cine de Impacto II: Three Kings 0.2/0
A18-49: CBS 0.8/3, FOX 0.8/3, NBC 0.8/3, UNIV 0.7/2, ABC 0.5/2, ION 0.2/1, TF 0.2/1, TELE 0.2/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC scored the winning ratings Sunday at 3.0/9 with the A18-49 viewers, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s Dateline did best at 7p with a 1.3/4 followed closely by a rerun of America’s Funniest Home Videos on ABC at 1.2/4. NBC’s NFL Pre-Season game between San Diego at Dallas spiked in a win at 8p with a 3.4/11 and CBS’ Big Brother, usually the time period winner was #2 at 3.2/9. NBC’s NFL Pre-Season game continued in first place during 9p with a 4.0/11 and Univision’s Pequenos Gigantes was next at 1.9/5. NBC finished the night a victor with the final of its NFL Pre-Season game coverage at 3.5/10 and ABC’s 20/20: Sixth Sense delivered a 1.4/4 in second place.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, August 21, 2011 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 5.7/10 Dateline 3.8/7, NBC NFL Pre-Season: San Diego at Dallas 6.4/11
CBS: 3.8/7 60 Minutes [r] 5.0/9, Big Brother 4.7/8, The Good Wife [r] 2.3/4, CSI: Miami [r] 3.3/6
ABC: 3.4/6 America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 3.0/6, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [r] 2.8/5, Sunday 20/20: Sixth Sense 3.9/6
UNIV: 1.7/3 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.9/2, Pequenos Gigantes 2.2/4, Sal y Pimienta 1.5/3
FOX: 1.5/3 American Dad [r] 1.0/2, Bob’s Burgers [r] 1.2/2, The Simpsons [r] 1.7/3, The Cleveland Show [r] 1.5/3, Family Guy [r] 2.1/3, In the Flow with Affion Crockett 1.4/2
ION: 0.5/1 Monk 0.4/1, Monk 0.6/1, Monk 0.5/1, Psych 0.6/1
TELE: 0.4/1 Cine Millonario: Van Helsing 0.4/1
TF: 0.3/1 Cine de Las Estrel Sun 0.3/1, Fiesta de Pelicula Sun 0.3/0
A18-49: NBC 3.0/9, CBS 1.5/4, UNIV 1.3/4, ABC 1.2/4, FOX 1.2/3, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1, TF 0.2/1
Monday A18-49 Analysis: FOX was on fire Monday winning with a 2.6/7 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. FOX scorched the competition at 8p with Hell’s Kitchen at 2.5/8 and ABC’s Bachelor Pad was second at 1.9/6. FOX continued to sizzle in #1 during 9p with a second episode of Hell’s Kitchen at 2.7/7 while ABC’s Bachelor Pad and Univision’s La Fuerza del Destino tied for #2 at 2.0/5 each. Then at 10p, NBC’s broadcast of G4’s season finale of American Ninja Warrior climbed to #1 at 1.9/5 and Univision’s Don Francisco Presenta followed with a 1.3/4.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, August 22, 2011 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 3.7/6 Bachelor Pad 4.2/7, Castle [r] 2.7/5
FOX: 3.5/6 Hell’s Kitchen 3.4/6, Hell’s Kitchen 3.6/6
CBS: 3.0/5 How I Met Your Mother [r] 2.3/4, How I Met Your Mother [r] 2.5/4, Two and a Half Men [r] 3.5/5, Mike & Molly [r] 3.4/5, Hawaii Five-O [r] 3.3/5
NBC: 2.4/4 America’s Got Talent [r] 2.5/4, American Ninja Warrior 2.3/4
UNIV: 2.1/3 Teresa 2.2/4, La Fuerza del Destino 2.4/4, Don Francisco Presenta 1.7/3
ION: 0.9/1 Without a Trace 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 1.0/2
TELE: 0.6/1 Mi Corazon Insiste 0.5/1, Flor Salvaje 0.6/1, La Casa al Lado 0.8/1
CW: 0.3/1 Gossip Girl [r] 0.4/1, One Tree Hill [r] 0.3/0
TF: 0.2/0 Dona Bella 0.2/0, Ultimo Matrimonio 0.2/0, Reto de Mujer 0.2/0
A18-49: FOX 2.6/7, UNIV 1.7/5, ABC 1.6/4, NBC 1.5/4, CBS 1.3/4, TELE 0.5/1, ION 0.4/1, CW 0.2/0, TF 0.1/0
Psychiatrist and media personality Dr. Janet Taylor tapped as Head of Guest Support Services Team on The Jeremy Kyle Show premiering September 19 in more than 90% of the US. The show is from distributor Debmar-Mercury and producer ITV Studios America.
Full-service creative services advertising agency, KO Creative hired Teall Barnes as Director/Business Development. Teall’s new job will have her work with internal creative teams and entertainment companies to develop and executive various marketing tools.
Effective immediately, Indianapolis-based advertising agency Young & Laramore (Y&L) added two to its team: Joe Botich at EchoPoint Media, a unit of Y&L as a Digital Media Strategist and Brad Bobenmoyer at Y&L as an Account Director. Joe will report to Sue Doron, EchoPoint Media Director and Carolyn Hadlock, Y&L Executive Creative Director. Brad will focus on the Stanley Steemer and Farm Bureau Insurance accounts for Y&L, reporting to Barbara Biancalana, Director/Account Management.
Former BBDO Atlanta executive Kyle Lewis joins Modea, an independent digital advertising agency as Executive Creative Director. In his new position, Kyle will work in tandem with Co-Founder David Catalano to expand the agency’s creative department and its capabilities. Kyle also reports to David Catalano.
Don Gorski was hired by Intersport as SVP/Media Sales, effective immediately. Don will be located at the company’s New York office.
Lori Neuhardt rejoins ABC News as Design Director for ABC News Digital. Lori’s scope will head the creative and design team at ABC News Digital. Most recently, Lori was with NBCUniversal Digital Studio as Art Director/Creative Director.
Big Fuel Detroit added Robert Anderson as EVP/Managing Director. At Big Fuel, Robert will report to Jon Bond. Prior to this appointment, Robert worked for Rapp Dallas where he served as Executive Creative Director.
Michael Hazan moved to JUMA Entertainment in the role as Head/Development, West Coast and Co-Executive Producer. Michael reports to Robert Horowitz, President, JUMA Entertainment. Alaina Killoch and Dionne Clifton, both development executives at JUMA will now report to Michael Hazan. The company also is transferring Lewis Fenton to its New Hope, PA offices to manage the company’s expansion in the East.
Rob Spodek promoted to SVP/CFO for NBCU’s Syfy and Chiller where he will be in charge of all financial facets of Syfy and Chiller as well as Syfy Ventures and other associated projects. Based in New York, Rob reports to Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller.
Caroline Giegerich elevated to VP/Innovations with Initiative in the company’s Los Angeles office. Caroline will spearhead the company’s future operations and clients’ needs by researching cutting-edge emerging platforms and new content in an effort to reach the client’s target audience.
This day in History: 1869 – A patent for the waffle iron was received by Cornelius Swarthout.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Who did Leon Vance replace? Director Jenny Shepard on NCIS Kudos to: Christina Ricucci-Millenia 3 Television/MD; Seth Norman Greenberg-Stern Greenberg Productions Inc/NYC; Brian LaMotta-FOX Stations /NYC; Sheldon Levy-Optimedia US/NYC; Tim Rank-Stealth Creative/St. Louis; Will Allmendinger-SiriusXM/Chicago; Emily Gausman-Cuneo Advertising/Bloomington, MN; Tom Boyd-WGN-TV/Chicago; Diane Brounstein-Self-Employed/Las Vegas; Cammie Buerry-Station Casinos/Las Vegas; Rita Bonnell Illig-RBI Associates, Inc/Granada Hills, CA; Marcela Wilfong-Ocean Media, Inc/Huntington Beach CA
Today’s Trivia Question: On Hill Street Blues, Captain Furillo had his wife Faye, arrested for what crime? (Email [email protected] 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
08.24.11
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JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (TEMP) CREATIVE SERVICES/Hallmark Channel/LA: 1 yr exp in Production or Bachelor’s degree in Film Prod. Prof w Mac and PC req. See full posting and apply @ www.hallmarkchannel.com (8/25)
INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected] .
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: SALES/MARKETING FALL INTERNSHIP/PLUM NTWRK/NYC:Gain practical experience in the communications industry by working with a top-notch sales & marketing team at a multi-platform media company. Resume to [email protected] (8/31)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN SM Creative Services Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Learn creative process, print design and prod. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/31)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GRAPHICS ON AIR PROMO FALL INTERNSHIP/GSN/SM: Unpaid School Credit Only. Design and Graphics Projects. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/28)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: iN DEMAND/NYC: seeks self-starter supporting DIGITAL MEDIA/PR/MARKETING PROMOTIONS/RESEARCH. Familiarity w/social networks. Apply to: [email protected] (8/28)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN NY Digital & Aff Sales Distribution Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Learn client partnerships, industry research and analysis. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/26)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN Santa Monica Marketing & Promotions Digital Video Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Development and Prod of short form digital video content. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/26)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN Santa Monica Distribution & Affiliate Marketing Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Learn tools and tactics used in developing promos to drive value with affiliates. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/26)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN Santa Monica Programming Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Learn Programming department goals towards network identity. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/26)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: GSN Santa Monica Marketing & Promotions Fall Internship. Unpaid School Credit Only. Strategic partnerships, promotions, digital marketing. Send Resume and CL to [email protected] (8/26)
FALL INTERNSHIPS CREDITS ONLY: Media firm/Beijing: 40 hrs wkly. Unique/exciting media internship overseas.Includes RT flight to Beijing. Fluent Chinese reqd. Fluent English reqd. Apply: [email protected] (8/25)
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad … for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected]
SITUATION WANTED: MANAGER/DIRECTOR FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS/LA. 10+ yrs exp in corporate entertainment finance. Extensive background in financial budgeting, planning, modeling and executive presentations. [email protected] (8/31)
SITUATION WANTED: Jeanne Intile Burns, VOICE-OVER ARTIST, http://jburns.voices.com , www.allegro-music.com , [email protected], Cell: 845-721-9681. Specializes in unique character voices for various animated productions. (8/31)
SITUATION WANTED: SALES PLANNER/ASST-LA: 2+ yrs Sales Ntwrk exp. created sales proposals/power point presentations, online marketing/promotions, media math, detail-oriented, multitask, prioritize, MS Office. Contact [email protected] (8/31)
SITUATION WANTED: Recent college grad with internship experience in music and film production/post-production industries seeks full-time or part-time position in ANYTHING related to these fields. B.A in English. [email protected] (8/28)
SITUATION WANTED: I’ve written a 1-hour dramedy entitled, Tree House, which is loosely based on my life story. It’s, ” A Contemporary, Edgy, Multiplatform Show “. I’m looking for studio executive assistance. [email protected] (8/28)
E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 203.381.9096 for rates and specs for Job Openings.
Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
ABC: The Middle [r], Modern Family [r], Modern Family [r], Happy Endings [r], Primetime Nightline: My (Extra) Ordinary Family
AZTECA: Cosas de la Vida, Al Extremo, Extra Normal
CBS: Big Brother 13, Criminal Minds [r], CSI [r]
CW: America’s Next Top Model [r], America’s Next Top Model [r]
FOX: Buried Treasure [p], House [r]
ION: Without A Trace, Without A Trace, Criminal Minds
NBC: Minute to Win it, America’s Got Talent, Law & Order: SVU
PBS: Eden at the End of the World [r], Nova [r], Earth: The Operator’s Manual [r]
TELE: Mi Corazon Insiste, Flor Salvaje, La Casa de al Lado
UNIV: Teresa, La Fuerza del Destino, Rosa de Guadalupe
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