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5/23/07
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, May 23, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Finales:
FOX: American Idol (2-hour Results Show) at 8p
ABC: Lost at 9p
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
Stone Phillips will be leaving Dateline NBC and the network next month when his contract is up. Co-Anchor Anne Curry will continue as the single anchor for Dateline. Phillips has been with Dateline for 15 years when he joined NBC News in 1992.
The History Channel has renewed Digging for the Truth for a fourth season which will begin in third quarter with a two-hour special on pirates of the Mediterranean. The series will also sport two new hosts: former Navy fighter pilot Hunter Ellis and adventurer Zay Harding. Joining these two will be the other series regulars, archaeologist Kara Cooney and military and diving expert Charles Ingram. The series is produced by JWM Productions.
June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season and The Weather Channel has scheduled a week’s worth of specials through June 7. The network will air special editions of Storm Stories and TWC is sending its weather correspondents to hurricane hot zones such as New Orleans and Pensacola Beach for live reports on hurricane-related topics.
Network Evening News Update: ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson has had four straight weeks in the top position among total viewers, households and A25-54. Being first in all three categories hasn’t happened for ABC since November 1996. For the week of May 14, 2007 here is how the evening newscasts ranked:
ABC: 8.05 million Total Viewers & 2.1/10 A25-54
NBC: 7.16 million Total Viewers & 1.7/8 A25-54
CBS: 6.17 million Total Viewers & 1.5/7 A25-54
AmericanLife TV Network has a new Sunday primetime drama block starting June 3 featuring the classic shows St. Elsewhere at 8p, Hill Street Blues at 9p and L.A. Law at 10p. The entire block then airs each Sunday evening again at 11p.
So there you are, wandering thru Times Square in NYC next month, when you happen to notice a 4′ cube suspended 40′ in the air. Surely, you’ll wonder what it’s all about, and without calling you Shirley, I’ll tell you. Encased and manacled inside the cube will be magician Criss Angel who will have all of 24 hours to figure his escape from the concrete cube. At the end of the 24 hours, the cube will come crashing to the ground. All of this is a pr stunt to promote Angel’s show on A&E, Criss Angel Mindfreak, which is scheduled to debut on June 5, one day after the Times Square “show,” assuming, of course, he escapes. You can catch Angel’s cube show at 46th & 8th Avenues, which will also be taped for a future episode of Mindfreak.
Fans of the cancelled CBS post-apocalyptic serial Jericho, who launched a series of campaigns to try and save the show, earned a personal letter from CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler on the show’s message boards on cbs.com. She writes that she was touched by the response, which included a flood of emails, an online petition and a MySpace page, and says CBS hopes to let the fans know how the show would have ended. If ever there was an opportunity for a digital extension, this is it!
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~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
All indicators point to AMC picking up a new drama pilot called Breaking Bad from Sony Pictures Television and starring Bryan Cranston. The story is about a chemistry teacher who after finding out he is terminally ill, uses his chemistry skills to set up a meth lab with the goals of generating enough money that his family will be financial set after he dies. Other castmates includes Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris. No official comment from AMC as yet on this project.
Casting Call: Sci Fi Channel will kick off a nationwide search for the newest cast member of Ghost Hunters next month, who will appear in an upcoming episode of the show. Wannabes can submit an audition video on SciFi.com from June 6 utilizing interactive tools such as the Ghost Hunter’s Gear Guide. Three finalists will compete during the annual Ghost Hunters Live telecast on Halloween night.
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~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Tim Brooks, EVP/Research at Lifetime Networks has announced his retirement at the end of this year. Tim, who has had a 30-year career as a research executive at NBC, USA Networks and NW Ayer, began at Lifetime in 2000. Tim has also spent much of his career as a television historian and authored the book The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, which won an American Book Award, and should be in everyone’s library.
Azteca America named Karen Davis as EVP/Marketing. She will report to CEO Adrian Steckel and be based in Azteca’s Century City headquarters. Karen was most recently heading up The Meadows Group, a consulting firm specializing in start-up TV and new media ventures. She has also served as CMO of Todosport.com, Senior Director for Television and Media at the NBA, and more.
Rico Hill joins Cartoon Network US as VP/Programming and Acquisitions. Hill will oversee programming for both Cartoon Network and Boomerang, including scheduling, on-air events planning and program acquisitions. Hill will be based in Atlanta and report directly to Bob Higgins, SVP/Programming and Development. Hill spent the last decade with Nickelodeon where most recently he served as Executive Director/Production and Development, Nickelodeon Animation.
Ed Adams has been named VP/Business Affairs and Sales at Cookie Jar Entertainment. In this new position, Ed will work with the company’s legal team on entertainment issues and the sales team for U.S. video and publishing sales. Based in Los Angeles, he will report to Toper Taylor, President/COO.
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- CNN and Internet Broadcasting team up to share national and local content
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~ RATINGS ~
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of 5/14-5/20/07
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
TNT 1358 TNT 694
USA 1328 USA 619
ESPN 925 ADSM* 582
TBSC 637 NICK 508
SPK 560 NAN* 445
SCIF 554 ESPN 423
FX 548 TBSC 409
DISC 533 LIF 375
LIF 522 CMDY 335
CMDY 509 DISC 333
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 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 5/14-5/20/07
Primetime (000) Total Pgm Day (000)
USA 2725 NICK 1979
TNT 2696 TNT 1334
ESPN 1869 USA 1242
FOXN 1372 NAN* 1175
LIF 1312 ADSM* 1154
TOON 1312 TOON 1002
NAN 1266 LIF 872
SPK 1149 ESPN 750
TBSC 1148 FOXN 747
HALL 1067 TBSC 727
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 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 5/14-5/20/07
TNT Spurs/Suns 2839
ESPN Suns/Spurs 2641
TNT Warriors/Jazz 2409
USA WWE Entertainment 10p 2382
TNT Suns/Spurs 2228
USA Sweet Home Alabama 5/20 2206
USA WWE Entertainment 9p 2178
VH1 Charm School 2034
USA Sweet Home Alabama 5/19 1927
ESPN Pistons/Bulls 1829
Source Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 111,400,000 homes
Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of 5/14-5/20/07
FOX American Idol Wednesday 14,140
FOX American Idol Tuesday 12,310
FOX House 11,970
ABC Grey’s Anatomy THU 9PM 11,890
ABC Desperate Housewives 9,360
CBS CSI 8,150
ABC Dancing with the Stars – MON 6,950
NBC Heroes 6,920
CBS CSI: Miami 6,860
ABC Lost 6,830
CBS The King of Queens 6,760
Source Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
MONDAY – A18-49 Analysis: ABC tripped the light fantastic to win Monday night with 4.9/13 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC came in second with 4.1/11, and then FOX 3.8/10, CBS 3.3/9, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 0.7/2 and TELE 0.5/1. The last performance finale of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was the big winner at 8p with 5.1/15. At 9p, the season finale of NBC’s Heroes came in first at 6.0/15, followed by ABC’s two-hour season finale of The Bachelor at 4.3/11 and the last hour of FOX’s 24 delivered a 4.0/10. At 10p, with a 5.3/14, more viewers tuned in to see The Bachelor chose his bride on ABC.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, May 21, May Sweep Day #26 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
ABC 10.2/16 Dancing with the Stars [f] 13.1/21, The Bachelor [2-hour f] 8.7/14
CBS 7.1/11 Two and a Half Men [r] 5.2/9, Two and a Half Men [r] 5.7/9, Two and a Half Men [r] 7.9/12, Two and a Half Men [r] 8.3/12, CSI: Miami [r] 7.6/13
NBC 6.7/11 Deal or No Deal 6.3/10, Heroes [f] 7.8/12, Law & Order: CI 6.1/10
FOX 6.1/10 24 [f] 6.1/10
UNIV 2.4/4 La Fea Más Bella 2.5/4, Destilando Amor 2.5/4, Cristina 2.2/4
CW 1.3/2 Everybody Hates Chris [r] 1.4/2, All of Us [r] 1.3/2, Girlfriends [r] 1.2/2, The Game [r] 1.2/2
TELE 0.7/1 Marina 0.7/1, Zorro 0.7/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1
A18-49: ABC 4.9/13, NBC 4.1/11, FOX 3.8/10, CBS 3.3/9, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 0.7/2, TELE 0.5/1
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This Day in History: 1876 – Boston’s Joe Borden pitched the very first no-hitter in National League history.
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
ABC: Lost [r], Lost [2-hr f]
CBS: NCIS [r], Criminal Minds [r], CSI: NY [r]
CW: One Tree Hill [r], One Tree Hill
FOX: American Idol [f]
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: American Heiress, Saints & Sinners
NBC: SNL in the 90’s: Pop Culture Nation [r], Dateline
PBS: Secrets of the Dead [r], The Blair Decade
TELE: Marina, Zorro, Esclava Isaura
UNIV: La Fea Más Bella, Destilando Amor, Don Francisco Presenta
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