A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM LIFETIME

Cynopsis
06.26.13

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 26, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
CBS: Big Brother at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:
ABC: How to Live with Your Parents at 9:30p 
Food: Restaurant Stakeout at 10p
Travel: Toy Hunter at 9p

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Producing duo Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager are reportedly close to signing on with FOX‘s American Idol, according to The Wrap. Under their production company Den of Thieves, the pair has plenty of experience creating big televised music events. Ignjatovic and Prager took over production of the MTV Movie Awards in 2012 and have also produced MTV’s Video Music Awards, VH1’s Divas concert and the CMT Music Awards. The duo will join Idol’s new showrunner, Per Blankens.

TV Land‘s Hot in Cleveland is reuniting Carol Burnett and Tim Conway of The Carol Burnett Show. The duo turns up on tonight’s episode at 10p. In the story, Nick (Conway) has the hots for Victoria’s mother Penny (Burnett) instead of his ex-girlfriend Elka (Betty White).

RIVR Media, a go-to production company for the Scripps family of networks, is set launch two new series. The Willis Clan, premiering on GAC on Thursday, June 27 at 8p, follows parents Toby and Brenda Willis as they raise their 12 children on their remote farm in the hills of Tennessee. Catastrophe Inc., set to premiere on HGTV on Sunday, July 14 at 10a, follows crews helping homeowners get back up on their feet after something’s gone terribly wrong with their house. 

WSI, a division of The Weather Company, and Climate Control have announced a partnership to provide climate-related content to television weather forecasters nationwide. Under the deal, Climate Central will provide science content and analyses on weather-related climate trends, which will be distributed via WSI’s Max and Fusion products for broadcast meteorologists. Climate Central’s climate change content will be a feature of the basic subscription packages beginning in July 2013.

History.com has announced two new web series, based on popular shows and characters from Swamp People and Counting Cars on History. Swamp People: After the Hunt and Count’s Kustom’s After Hours will each run exclusively on History.com and History apps. Count’s Kustom’s After Hours delves deeper into the lives of Danny and the Count’s Kustom’s staff, after the shop doors close. Swamp People: After The Hunt follows the lives of the swampers after the 30-day gator hunting season ends.

Grace Phipps, who guest stars as Ben’s new love interest Megan on Baby Daddy, will participate in a live Twitter chat during the East Coast broadcast of the ABC Family series on Wednesday, June 26 at 8:30p. Fans should tweet Phipps at @grace_phipps and include the hashtag #BabyDaddyChat.

Save the date! The annual Cynopsis: Sports Business Summit is set to take place on Aug. 14 in NY, and will feature some of the biggest names in sports today. In addition, we are holding our Women of Action cocktail event celebrating and discussing the impact women are having in the sports industry the night before, on August 13.

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Starz is partnering with Sony Pictures Television to greenlight Outlander, an original series adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s international bestselling books. The network has ordered 16 episodes, which will begin filming in Scotland this fall. The series, which is being produced by Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining and Supply Company and Left Bank Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television, is slated to premiere in 2014.

Edyson Entertainment Inc. has signed a first-look deal with UK, Toronto and LA-based media conglomerate, Content Media Corporation. Edyson will continue to source, develop, and produce properties with a special focus on scripted drama, long form and mini-series. In addition, the company will work closely with Content Media CEO John Schmidt and Television President Greg Phillips as the distributor continues to build its portfolio through exclusive collaborations with leading producers.

Primeridian Entertainment has announced that the company’s principal Arcadiy Golubovich and partner Tim O’Hair will produce and finance a television project about the postwar rocket and space race between the United States and the USSR. Acclaimed screenwriter Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek) will write the pilot and treatment for the show, which will span the collapse of Nazi Germany through the 1960s. The series has yet to be titled.

Beyond Distribution has closed deals with Travel Channel, HGTV and Weather Channel. Travel Channel has licensed BBQ Crawl, a road trip that follows a world champion BBQ competitor. The series, which premiered on Travel + Escape Canada, is produced by RTR Media Inc. The Weather Channel has secured the second season of Highway Thru Hell. Produced by Great Pacific Media Inc for Discovery Canada, the series follows a fearless heavy rescue team keeping the Coquihalla Highway open in all conditions. Love It or List It continues with HGTV, which recently signed up the fourth season, as designer and realtor battle it out to persuade homeowners to either love their home with a makeover or buy a new one. Big Coat Productions produces the series for W Network Canada.

Hallmark Channel is introducing new on-demand services for Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS, Cablevision’s Optimum TV, and Bright House Networks customers. Starting June 26, authenticated subscribers will have access to the network’s family-friendly content on Hallmark Channel’s TV Everywhere website (hallmarkchanneleverywhere.com), including Home & Family and Marie and a selection of Hallmark Channel original movies. Episodes of Hallmark Channel’s primetime series Cedar Cove will also be available two days after their premieres. The content is accessible at no additional cost to viewers.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered an additional 16 episodes of the Tyler Perry drama The Haves and the Have Nots, bringing the total season order to 32. The show’s current cycle will air through September 3 with the new episodes premiering in early 2014. It is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios. 

HGTV has renewed Renovation Raiders for a second season. The series, featuring host and licensed contractor Amy Matthews, has had more than 6.1 million viewers tune in since its May 30 debut.

Charlie and Max Carver, who played the Scavo twins on ABC‘s Desperate Housewives and appear on the MTV series Teen Wolf, have been cast in the HBO pilot The Leftovers. They’ll play identical twins Scott and Adam Frost.

A major production company is going viral and wants to showcase original videos on its premiere Youtube channel. The company plans on featuring the top 350 videos on the site, and the best three will be awarded a prize. First place will be awarded $15,000, second $10,000, and third $7,500. All entries must be original and exclusively created and owned by the entrant, and the entrant must have all rights necessary to post the video and submit the entry. Entries must be submitted by July 15 and fall into one of the following categories: special effects, visual effects, after effects, light painting, video art/3D, graphic art videos, gaming, videos, high-end animation, stop motion, time lapse or magic tricks. For information on how to submit your 3-5 minute video visit: http://desireecasting.com/The_Ultimate_Video_Search or email directly to:
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The CBS premiere of Under the Dome delivered 13.14 million viewers, making it the most-watched summer drama premiere on any network since 1992, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Monday, June 24. The premiere, against NBC‘s final game of the Stanley Cup Finals, averaged 3.2/9 in adults 18-49 and 4.3/11 in adults 25-54.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 6/17-6/21/13

* = Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day.
Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8P-11P and Sun 7P-11P. Total day is Mon-Sun 6A-6A for household and demographic performance.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 6/17-6/21/13

Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8P-11P and Sun 7P-11P. Total day is Mon-Sun 6A-6A for household and demographic performance.

Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of:  6/17-6/21/13

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of     6/17-6/21/13

Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data

Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of June 17, 2013)

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: NBC led on Saturday among viewers A18-49 at 1.9/8, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals was #1 at 1.5/7, followed by Univision’s Sabado Gigante at 0.6/3. NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals remained on top at 9p at 1.9/8, while Univision’s Sabado Gigante remained in second at 0.7/3. NBC closed out the night in first place with the NHL Stanley Cup Finals at 2.3/9. Tied for second were CBS’ 48 Hours and Univision’s Sabado Gigante at 0.8/3.

A18-49: NBC 1.9/8, UNI 0.6/3, CBS 0.6/2, ABC 0.5/2, TEL 0.5/2, UMA 0.2/1, ION 0.2/1

Sunday A18-49 Analysis:  ABC was the leader on Sunday at  1.1/4 among A18-49, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 7p, ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos and CBS’ 60 Minutes tied for first at 1.0/4, followed by FOX’s The Cleveland Show and American Dad which combined at 0.7/3. ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap led at 8p at 1.3/4. FOX’s The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers combined at 1.2/4 for the second spot. At 9p, FOX’s Family Guy and American Dad combined at 1.5/4 for #1. ABC’s Whodunnit? and Telemondo’s Voz Kids tied for second place at 1.3/4. At 10p, Univision’s Sal Y Pimienta and NBC’s Crossing Lines tied for the top spot at 0.8/2. ABC’s Castle and CBS’ The Mentalist tied for second at 0.6/2.

A18-49: ABC 1.1/4, FOX 1.1/4, NBC 0.8/3, UNI 0.8/2, TEL 0.8/2, CBS 0.6/2, ION 0.2/1, UMA 0.2/1

Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the night among the A18-49 viewers at 3.3/10, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals led the pack at 2.9/9. ABC’s The Bachelorette placed second at 1.9/6. NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals continued its stronghold at 9p at 3.2/10, followed by ABC’s The Bachelorette at 2.1/6. NBC’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals finished the night at #1 at 10p at 4.1/12. CBS’ Under the Dome premiere followed at 3.3/9.

A18-49: NBC 3.3/10, CBS 1.9/5, UNI 1.6/5, ABC 1.6/5, TEL 0.8/2, FOX 0.6/2, ION 0.5/1, CW 0.2/1, UMA 0.1/0

Jonathan Greenberger is returning to ABC News as Executive Broadcast Producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Greenberger previously served as a senior producer on the show, helping to re-launch it when Stephanopoulos returned as its anchor during the pivotal election year.

Brian Levy has been promoted to Director, Direct Response Sales, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. A nearly 10-year veteran of NBCUniversal, Levy last served as Manager, Direct Response Sales, a post he assumed in 2011.

Allied Integrated Marketing has hired Karen Abrams as Vice President, Marketing and Promotional Strategies. Abrams will work with broadcast and cable television networks and other content distributors to promote their shows to consumers. She previously served as a partner at MerryMedia, a boutique media promotions firm where she developed promotional campaigns for clients including ABC Television Network, CBS Television Distribution, The CW Television Network and Twentieth Television. 

CAA client NFGTV, the production company behind VH1’s Love and Hip Hop franchise, is rebranding as Eastern. Owned by Toby Barraud and Stefan Springman, the management team headed by COO/SVP Mala Chapple is promoting several executives. David DiGangi has been named Vice President, Programming. Gregg Lieberman and Joshua Asen have been upped to Directors of Development. Lisa LeeKing has been named Casting Director. Eastern has also hired Marcia Xintaris as EIC and Adam Der Aris as Director of Post.

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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the name of the college Veronica, Logan, Wallace, Mac and Dick attended on Veronica Mars? Hearst College. Kudos to: Jordan Swaim-Figure 8 Films/Carrboro, NC; Erin Kelly-Horizon Media/NYC; Sasha M. Wolff-Discovery Communications/NYC; Lisa Richards-Harpo Productions/Chicago, IL; Erin Forfa-Jump Forward/Chicago/IL; Frances Ryan/Memphis, TN; Paul Blutter-General American Group, Inc./Northridge, CA; Kristin Means-Shed Media US/North Hollywood, CA; Robin Meryl-Corner of the Sky Communication Group/Edinburgh, Scotland.

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY JUNE 26, 2013

ABC: The Middle [r], Family Tools, Modern Family [r], How to Live with Your Parents [f], ABC’s The Lookout
CBS: Big Brother [p], The American Baking Competition, Criminal Minds [r]
CW: Arrow [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Master Chef
ION: WWE Main Event, Flashpoint, Flashpoint
MyTV: Numb3rs, Numb3rs
NBC: 2013 Stanley Cup Finals
PBS: Nature, NOVA
Telemundo: Dama y Obrero, La Patrona, El Senor de los Cielos
UMA: La Desapariciones
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, Amores Verdaderos, Que Bonito Amor

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