Source: NSI, WRAP Sweeps, WDCW, May 08 vs. May 07 (PC/J Springer) Ranked on rtg, ties WTTG Rachael Ray/News with W25-54

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06/11/08

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 11, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Hello Deadliest Catch fans … a new series coming to Discovery on June 17th at 10p – After the Catch go behinds the scenes.  Host Mike Rowe sits down the captains and crews from Deadliest Catch and talk about a variety of topics including monster waves and the treacherous ice pack; close calls encountered by the fishermen over the years; deckhands and what they really think about their captains; and what life is like for these men when they are off the boat.

Tonight’s Premiere:
NBC: Celebrity Circus at 930p

Tonight’s Finale:
Bravo: Top Chef at 10p

Monday night’s premiere of Nashville Star on NBC (9p) posted a 2.2/6 A18-49 and 6.6 million total viewers.

Food Network hired Ted Allen, formerly of Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, as host for its new series Food Detectives. The show will look at commonplace misconceptions and myths about food and it will premiere July 29 at 9p during the network’s “Guy’s Night”.

FX has officially decided to not go forward with the remaining six episodes of its original scripted series Dirt, per Variety. During the first season 13 episodes were ordered and then more recently for season two, only seven episodes were delivered, in part a result of the writers’ strike.  ABC Studios and FX productions produced with Matthew Carnahan, Joe Fields, David Arquette and Courteney Cox as Executive Producers.

Former U.S. senator form NY, Al D’Amato will appear in a pilot for a potential new court show, reports THR. The show, produced by Twentieth Television, will focus on small claims cases and will likely be shot in Los Angeles.

Twentieth Century Fox TV purchased the U.S. format rights to the Canadian series Little Mosque on the Prairie, according to THR. The series is about a Muslim community living in a small prairie town. The show originally debuted on Canada’s CBC in January 2007.

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Towers Productions Inc. has entered into a talent and development agreement for a new reality TV series The Dating Doctor, featuring motivational speaker and author, David Coleman.  Coleman is the author of a handful of relationship how-to books including Date Smart! How to Stop Revolving and Start Evolving in Relationships; Making Relationships Matter; and his latest, Blue Prints for Success, and blog site www.datingdoctor.com. The Dating Doctor adds Coleman’s approach and game-changing techniques to relationships off the stage and into the real world in this one hour.

Jamie Kennedy will join the cast of CBS’ Ghost Whisperer as a regular next season, playing a psychology student at the local university.  Leaving the show, reports THR, is Jay Mohr who had been a regular for the past two season.

Casting Call: The CW would like to give deserving women a top-notch Hollywood makeover as part of its newest style competition series.  Teams of Hollywood stylists will compete to make their girl the most glamorous. Nominate yourself or someone you know for this makeover opportunity. Send an email to

along with your full name, age, height, weight, where you live, a recent photo and why you or your nominated person deserves this makeover.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:   The George Lucas-funded Entertainment Technology Center at USC chose the forward looking OnHollywood show to unveil a new gen Y-focused lab designed to bring together movie studio decision makers with Silicon Valley tech executives. The Anytime Anywhere Content Lab (AACL) is a high tech, hardware-rich test environment built to explore solutions for accelerating the creation, distribution and consumption of digital entertainment. A common cry at the conference is: Where are the next generation formats that take advantage of what digital has to offer? Involving both sides of the business in the equation from the beginning could hasten the development of the next great entertainment vehicle.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Universal Pictures picks up the option to develop a feature film based on the kid book series Dragonology, in a pre-emptive offer for a “very substantial sum.”  Screenwriter Leonard Hartman is attached to the project and has already begun work on a treatment.  From author Dugald A. Steer, the Dragonology books are published in the UK by Templar and in the US by Candlewick Press. So far there is no release date for the movie.  The deal was negotiated via Stephen Moore, The Paul Kohner Agency and Richard Scrivener, Templar’s Commercial and Operations Director.   Full edition: CYN KIDS.

CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  BBC Worldwide is planning to launch a suite of BBC-branded thematic channels into Africa on MultiChoice‘s DStv platform as of September 1. BBC Entertainment (comedy, drama and light entertainment), BBC Knowledge (factual and non-fiction entertainment), BBC Lifestyle (home, family and lifestyle) and CBeebies (kids) will replace existing channels BBC Food and BBC Prime.    Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL.

  Saturday – A18-49 Analysis:  ABC and FOX both claimed #1 Saturday night at 1.6/6 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX led the first two hours as the double Cops episodes won at 8p by averaging a 1.6/6 followed by America’s Most Wanted at 9p with a 1.7/6. NBC’s movie presentation at 1.7/6 just edged out ABC’s Disney movie by a smidge at 1.6/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, June 7, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

NBC: 3.0/6           NBC Saturday Night Movie: National Treasure [r] 3.0/6

FOX: 2.9/6           Cops 2.6/6, Cops [r] 2.9/6, America’s Most Wanted 3.1/6

ABC: 2.8/5             Wonderful World of Disney: Finding Nemo [r] 2.8/5

CBS: 2.6/5             CBS Movie: Sybil 2.3/5, 48 Hours Mystery [r] 3.4/7

UNIV: 1.2/2          Sabado Gigante 1.2/2

MNT: 0.8/2            My Saturday Night Movie: Under the Tuscan Sun 0.8/2

TELE: 0.4/1          Cine en Impacto II [7p] 0.3/1, Cine de Impacto 0.4/1

A18-49: ABC 1.6/6, FOX 1.6/6, NBC 1.4/5, CBS 0.8/3, UNIV 0.7/3, TELE 0.4/1, MNT 0.3/1

Sunday – A18-49 Analysis:  ABC made the winning pass Sunday night with a 3.8/12 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS’ 60 Minutes secured the top slot at 7p with a 1.4/5. Then at 8p, Million Dollar Password attracted the viewers with a 2.1/6. ABC dribbled past the competition as the NBA Finals coverage won at 9p with 4.9/14 and on through the 10p hour with 5.5/15.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, June 8, 2008 – time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

ABC: 6.0/11     Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [r] 2.8/6, Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night 1.8/3, GMC NBA Countdown 3.4/6, NBA Finals: LA Lakers at Boston 8.5/15

CBS: 5.3/9        60 Minutes [r] 6.5/13, Million Dollar Password 6.3/11, Cold Case [r] 5.5/9, The Unit [r] 3.0/5

NBC: 4.2/7        Most Outrageous Moments [r] 2.6/5, Most Outrageous Moments [r] 2.7/5, Most Outrageous Moments [r] 3.0/6, Most Outrageous Moments [r] 3.7/6, Dateline 5.5/9

FOX: 2.4/4      Don’t Forget the Lyrics! [r] 1.6/3,  The Simpsons [r] 2.6/5, King of the Hill [r] 2.3/4, Family Guy [r] 3.1/5, American Dad [r] 3.1/5

UNIV: 0.9/2       Hora Pico 0.9/2, Familia P. Luche 0.9/2, Noche de Estrellas 0.9/1, Pantera 0.9/2

CW: 0.6/1         One Tree Hill [r] 0.5/1, Everybody Hates Chris [r] 0.7/1, Aliens in America [r] 0.7/1, The Game [r] 0.7/1, Girlfriends [r] 0.7/1

TELE: 0.6/1       Junto al Tri 0.3/1, Rumbo Pregame 0.4/1, Rumbo al Mundial: Mexico vs. Peru 0.9/2, Cine Millonario 0.5/1

A18-49: ABC 3.8/12, FOX 1.8/5, NBC 1.8/5, CBS 1.6/5, TELE 0.6/2, UNIV 0.6/2, CW 0.4/1

 
Monday – A18-49 Analysis:  CBS secured #1 Monday night with 2.5/7 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p, Bones on FOX won with 2.2/7. During 9p, the CBS repeat comedies Two and a Half Men and Rules of Engagement placed first with an average of 3.1/8, while the premiere of Nashville Star on NBC posted a 2.1/6. CBS’ CSI: Miami encore with a 2.3/6 just barely nixed out the next nearest competition, NBC’s Nashville Star at 2.2/6. 

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, June 9, 2008 – time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

CBS: 5.4/9          The Bill Engvall Show 4.2/7, How I Met Your Mother [r] 4.1/7, Two and a Half Men [r] 6.9/11, Rules of Engagement [r] 5.5/9, CSI: Miami [r] 5.9/10

FOX: 5.1/8            Bones [r] 4.9/9, House [r] 5.2/8

ABC: 3.9/7             The Bachelorette 4.5/7, The Mole 2.7/5

NBC: 3.9/7           American Gladiators 3.3/6, Nashville Star [p] 4.2/7

UNIV: 2.1/4          Al Diablo con los Guapos 2.3/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.2/4, Cristina 1.8/3

CW: 0.8/1            Gossip Girl [r] 0.9/2, One Tree Hill [r] 0.7/1

MNT: 0.7/1           Celebrity Expose [r] 0.8/1, Celebrity Expose [r] 0.7/1

TELE: 0.7/1          La Traicion 0.5/1, Victoria 0.8/1, Pecados Ajenos 0.7/1

A18-49: CBS 2.5/7, FOX 2.4/7, NBC 2.1/6, ABC 2.0/6, UNIV 1.8/5, CW 0.4/1, MNT 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1

John Hendricks advanced to EVP/Interactive and Broadcast Sales with the Tribune Company starting immediately. In this position, John will mange national and local sales initiatives for Tribune’s 23 TV stations and more than 50 websites among other duties. He will work closely with Dana Hayes, Jr., SVP/Sales for Tribune Interactive, who will now report to him.

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Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live+SD, Bridezillas season 5 premiere (6/1/08 9p-10p): W18-49 (000) compared to all WE tv original season/series premieres to-date (12/31/01-6/1/08) & Bridezillas season 4 premiere (6/17/07 9p-10p). Subject to qualifications upon request.

This day in History:  1937 – Marx Brothers’ “A Day At The Races” was released

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Whose vault are you attempting to open if you use this password – “A fool and his money are soon parted.” ?  JACK BENNY’S VAULT.  Kudos to: Bob Brewer-Opus 3 Artists/NY; Dennis Maguire-Bright House Networks/Tampa, FL; Bob Von Kohorn-INVISION Inc/NY; Brad Stern- OMSC/Woodbury; Skip Engle-Editech Inc/Omaha; John Kukla- KDFW/KDFI/Dallas; Barbara Spafford-Spafford Creative/Mobile; Kyle Brawner-KDAF/Dallas; Sam Johnson-J&M Advertising/Van Nuys; Steven Wishnoff-Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/LA; Troy DeVolld-Reveille/LA; Sam Zoda-Granada America/LA

Today’s Trivia Question: What was the name of the magazine which provided the setting for the sitcom Anything But Love?  (Email
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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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Wednesday, June 11, 2008

ABC: Wife Swap [r], Supernanny [r], Men in Trees
AZTECA: Vidas Al Limiti, Historias Engarzadas, Bellezas Indomables
CBS: Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular [r], Criminal Minds [r], CSI: NY [r]
CW: America’s Next Top Model [r], Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance
ION: ER, ER, ER
MNT: Under One Roof, In Living Color [r], Dad’s Funniest Videos
NBC: Most Outrageous Moments [r], Most Outrageous Moments [r], Law & Order [r], Law & Order [r]
PBS: Pledge Programming
TELE: La Traicion, Victoria, Pecados Ajenos
UNIV: Al Diablo con los Guapos, Fuego en la Sangre, Don Francisco Presenta

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