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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 10, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. In the headlines again, this time with more specific news, NBC announced yesterday Jay Leno will host a new live primetime comedy/talk show beginning fall 2009. The Monday-Friday hour-long show based in Burbank will air at 10p/EST and 9p/CST. The new show will contain some of the same elements as The Tonight Show including an opening monologue, guests, comedy skits like “Headlines,” “Jaywalking”, as well as more topical content and newsmakers. It should be pointed out, however, that this new show will not be a simple remake of The Tonight Show. Leno will get an entirely new set … the vertical striped curtain and desk belong to Tonight Show. In making this unprecedented move of stripping a primetime talk show, NBC realizes the show will have a lower ratings threshold than a scripted series and be more economical to produce. Leno said, “Do we expect to beat CSI or the other first run shows at 10p? No, but they only have 22 episodes, and we’re new every night.” Leno has been host of The Tonight Show since May 25, 1992 and his last bow will be May 29, 2009. Conan O’Brien will become the immediate new host of The Tonight Show on June 1, 2009 and Jimmy Fallon will take over in O’Brien’s spot as host of Late Night on March 2, 2009. ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
The 2009 National Association of Television Program Executive (NATPE) Market & Conference is scheduled for January 26-29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The theme is “Content Commerce Connections” and the conference will target the convergence of programming, advertising and emerging media. To date more than 300 exhibitors have signed up, including all of the major syndicators as last year. Two small changes tho – Warner Bros. will move from the exhibition floor to the Suites and CBS Domestic Television is returning to the floor. Rick Feldman, NATPE President/CEO says so far 400+ buyers from 50 different countries are registered to attend, with many more – in fact most – attendees expected to register during the month of January (as they always do). This year’s conference will also highlight a series of original demonstrations using new digital and mobile video technologies making their debut at NATPE as the conference played a role in bringing together the technology companies and content developers. Some of the participating companies include MobiTV, NOKIA, Kyte Media, Image Metrics Animation, Loopt.Com, Tapioca Wireless, CityVoter.Com among others. Investigation Discovery premieres a new docu-series The Shift on December 21 at 10p. The six-part series follows homicide detectives working for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department with cameras having exclusive access into their job providing justice for victims and their families. Lucky Rabbit Media produces for the network. VH1 will premiere its new eight-episode reality series Confessions of a Teen Idol January 4 at 8p. The series takes a group of former teen idols from the 80s and 90s and under the tutelage of Scott Baio, former child star now producer Jason Hervey and celebrity psychologist Cooper Lawrence, each are given the tools and confidence to make a career comeback. The heartthrobs include Christopher Atkins, David Chokachi, Billy Hufsey, Jeremy Jackson, Eric Nies, Jamie Walters and Adrian Zmed. The series is co-produced by Bischoff Hervey Entertainment and 3 Ball Productions. Bravo will introduce viewers to a second season of The Millionaire Matchmaker in time for Valentine’s Day on February 12 at 10p. Viewers will watch as Patti Stanger, owner of an exclusive Los Angeles matchmaking firm, and her staff chooses potential mates for male millionaires and new for this season, the company will work on behalf of wealthy female and gay clients. Intuitive Entertainment and Bayonne Entertainment produce the series. VH1’s premiere of original series Real Chance Of Love Monday night at 9p delivered a 1.4 A18-49 rating and 2.6 million viewers. Following at 10p, the season finale of Scream Queens posted a 1.0 rating among A18-49 and 1.7 million viewers. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISH NETWORK MEDIA SALES
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A new one-hour weekly syndicated variety series will feature singer/musician/producer/arranger Brian McKnight in The Brian McKnight Show from Litton Entertainment. The show, slated for a fall 2009 debut, will include live performances from comedians, musicians and other entertainers. LATV, the bicultural and bilingual entertainment/music network distributed through digital multicast, launched on KTXL/Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, the FOX affiliate owned by Tribune last Friday. KTXL becomes the fourth Tribune affiliate for LATV and the 35th digital multicast affiliate in the U.S. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
TBS is going a little Greek as the comedy-targeted network ordered a presentation for a 30m late-night show tentatively titled Frat House from Bunim-Murray, cites THR. The project, similar to Will Ferrell’s 2003 comedy Old School, is about three guys plated by Bret Ernst, Theo Von and Bert Kreischer who long for their old frat house days. ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~
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CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Little Airplane Productions is growing again with the launch of Little Airplane Books. Helmed by writer/director/producer Tone Thyne, Little Airplane Books will develop and produce original books targeted to preschoolers and early readers. The new division will host a special reading event at Little Airplane Studios in NYC, December 18 at 5p, which will include actress Marcia Gay Harden reading to kids. In September of this year Little Airplane set up Little Airplane Films. Founded by Josh Selig, Little Airplane Productions produces preschool shows including The Wonder Pets, Go, Baby!, Oobi, and 3rds & Bird! Full edition: CYN KIDS.
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CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Talpa Media and Endemol are separating. Their cooperation agreement covered global TV format distribution and production. Following their divorce of sorts, each will operate independently with initiatives currently underway to be completed. Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL. ~ RATINGS ~
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 12/1-12/7/08 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 12/1-12/7/08 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 12/1-12/7/08 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 12/1-12/7/08 Saturday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC tallied a win Saturday night with 2.9/9 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC had a tight grip on the ratings this night as the Big 12 Championship game won each hour: at 8p ABC posted a 3.3/11; at 9p ABC held steady at 3.3/10; then in the final 10p hour ABC brought in a 2.5/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, December 6, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 5.5/10 Big 12 Championship: Missouri vs. Oklahoma 5.5/10 CBS: 3.6/6 Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.6/5, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.7/6, 48 Hours Mystery 4.6/8 FOX: 3.5/6 Cops 3.3/6, Cops 2 [r] 3.6/6, AMW: America Fights Back 3.5/6 NBC: 2.6/4 Crusoe 1.5/3, Law & Order [r] 2.3/4, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.8/7 UNIV: 1.3/2 Sabado Gigante 1.3/2 MNT: 0.9/2 My Saturday Night Movie: Miracle on 34th Street [r] 0.9/2 TELE: 0.4/1 Futbol Estelar: Atlante vs. Cruz Azul 0.6/1, Accion Extrema 0.2/0 A18-49: ABC 2.9/9, FOX 2.0/6, CBS 1.2/4, NBC 0.9/3, UNIV 0.8/2, TELE 0.5/2, MNT 0.4/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, December 7, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 7.5/12 60 Minutes 8.8/14, The Amazing Race 6.2/9, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Front of the Class 7.6/12 NBC: 7.0/11 Football Night in America [730p start] 2.5/4, NBC Sunday Night Football: Washington at Baltimore 8.1/13 ABC: 6.6/10 Ty Pennington: Behind the Scene 3.4/5, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 6.2/9, Desperate Housewives 9.9/15, Brothers & Sisters 6.8/11 FOX: 5.2/8 Allstate BCS Select Show 6.3/10, The Simpsons 4.0/6, Family Guy [r] 4.0/6, American Dad [r] 3.3/5 UNIV: 1.7/3 Hora Pico 1.3/2, Show Suenos: Amigos Al 1.8/3 CW: 1.0/1 Jericho 0.7/1, The CW Sunday Movie: The Cutting Edge 1.1/2 TELE: 0.4/1 Marav Mundo Disney 0.3/1, Cine Millonario 0.4/1 A18-49: NBC 4.3/11, ABC 3.7/9, FOX 3.6/9, CBS 2.8/7, UNIV 1.3/3, CW 0.5/1, TELE 0.3/1 Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, December 8, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 7.8/12 The Big Bang Theory 6.5/10, How I Met Your Mother 6.4/10, Two and a Half Men 9.5/14, Worst Week 6.7/10, CSI: Miami 8.9/14 ABC: 6.2/10 Charlie Brown Christmas [r] 6.1/9, Boston Legal [series finale] 6.2/10 NBC: 3.8/6 Chuck 4.4/7, Heroes 4.7/7, My Own Worst Enemy 2.3/4 FOX: 3.3/5 Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 3.4/5, Prison Break 3.2/5 UNIV: 2.3/4 Cuidado con El Angel 2.4/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.4/4, Cristina 2.1/3 CW: 1.7/3 Gossip Girl 2.1/3, Privileged 1.3/2 MNT: 1.1/2 My Monday Night Movie: Blizzard 1.1/2 TELE: 0.7/1 Dona Barbara 0.6/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.6/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.8/1, Cartel M [p] 0.9/2 A18-49: CBS 4.1/10, ABC 2.8/7, NBC 2.5/6, FOX 2.0/5, UNIV 1.8/5, CW 1.2/3, TELE 0.6/1, MNT 0.5/1
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SK Capital Partners, LP named Clark Winter as Chief Investment Officer where he will target, develop and communicate investment strategies on behalf of the company with top investors globally. Shannon O’Neill advanced to GM/New Media Group with the Golf Channel. Shannon’s duties include the daily oversight of all new media functions encompassing product, content, marketing, strategy and technology. Additionally, Golf Channel upped Jeff Foster to SVP/New Media Sales where he is charged with increasing revenue and managing Golf Channel Amateur Tour operations, digital sales and a new travel business. Furthermore, the network hired Bill Keating as VP/Digital Sales where he joins the new media team to also spur sales and develop partnerships. Barry Barnholtz has started and will head a new DVD production and distribution company called North American Motion Pictures (NAMP). Tom Sykes will join Barry as EVP. NAMP will focus on theatrical and direct-to-video feature films in a variety of genres including westerns, horror, action-adventure and comedy. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FUSE
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