In its 5^th exhibition,
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
DELIVERS AGAIN ON ABC

#1 Program for the Night with A18-34, A18-49, A25-54,
Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11

ABC’s Best Saturday Performance with A18-49 in nearly 9 Months!

WARNER BROS. MOVIES MAKE BASIC BETTERSource: NTI, US Rtg thru 11/20/05, ties AMW w/A18-34. Harry=11/19/05, 8-11pm. Highest rtg since 2/26/05 excludes sports.

CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Cynopsis

11/23/05

Good morning.  It’s Wednesday, November 23, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. 

A couple of notable CBS premiere dates:

• January 17 at 9-10p:  Love Monkey starring Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something single record exec, working and dating in NYC
• January 23 at 930-10p:  The Jenna Elfman Show about a single woman with the single goal of balancing her legal career with finding true love.  (Out of Practice returns to the time period in March.)
• TBA: The Unit and The New Adventures of Old Christine premiere dates have not yet been announced, but are expected soon.

After 25 years in the anchor chair, Ted Koppel closed his final Nightline show last night suggesting viewers give the new rendition of his late night news program a shot (it starts on Monday), warning “If you don’t, I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.”

* MORE GOOD STUFF *Court TV’s online service Court TV Extra will provide feeds from the trial of Saddam Hussein starting on Monday, November 28.  Coverage will be provided on a 20-minute delay from Baghdad, beginning at 4a, continuing until 9a, weekdays.  Obviously the schedule of the trial may vary, and Court TV Extra will keep viewers up-to-date on the day to day changes or delays. If you’re not awake or aware between 4a and 9a, on-demand clips will also be available thru the day. While there is a monthly fee for Court TV Extra ($5.95/month), new subscribers can sign up for a free 30-day trial period.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia will be launching a new magazine this spring called Blueprint, targeting 30-somethings and the designing of their first homes. This announcement follows another last month that the company has formed a partnership with KB Homes to build entire housing communities, using Martha’s vision as its guide.

On November 27, the Sci Fi Channel will debut its miniseries The Triangle.  Starting today, four days before the network premiere, NBC Universal Cable will offer two specials – The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets and SciFi Inside: The Triangle, as free VOD supplements.  Participating affiliates include Time Warner Cable, Adelphia, Insight Communications, Patriot Media and Verizon.  Additionally, NBCU Cable will provide taggable spots for affiliates that sign up for the specials to help promote the offering.  Lester Holt will host the specials from NBC New Prods.

Berl Rotfeld, creator and producer of the TV series Greatest Sports Legends, died this past Friday at his home in Pennsylvania.  He was 77.  A leader in sports programming, Mr. Rotfeld created the program Greatest Sports Legends in 1972, for which he received an Emmy Award and was nominated for two others. The program can still be seen today on ESPN Classic.  He is survived by his wife Carole, and his sons Bruce and Steve.

There is a 90-second advertisement called Stand Off for the new Microsoft Xbox 360, an ad that reportedly will never make it to air and perhaps when you see it you’ll know why.  Nonetheless, it’s definitely worth seeing – check this out:  http://www.adjab.com/files/2005/11/xboxstandoff.wmv.  Apparently the link doesn’t work for everyone, hopefully it will for you.

Note to self:  Settle in on the evening of December 8 and watch National Geographic Channel’s Inside Grand Central.  You go thru this commuter hub twice daily and probably never knew about the secret tunnels and operations, or that it covered 48 acres in the middle of Manhattan with nearly three quarters of a million people passing thru it everyday.  Have you been to the whispering arch in front of the Oyster Bar? I wonder if they’ll include it in the special.

* NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *As Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry prepare for their spring wedding, VH1 prepares for a second season of My Fair Brady, the reality show that captures the goings on in the Knight/Curry household. My Fair Brady is produced by Mindless Entertainment and 51 Pictures.

NBC has ordered a script of a comedy project from Tannenbaum Co. and Warner Bros. TV, and written by Jarrad Paul about a single guy just dumped for his partner. Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum will exec prod along with Jarrad Paul.

A few projects coming from Gross Entertainment and Touchstone Television, according to Variety: ABC:  20 Questions is a conspiracy thriller project set in Washington DC, written by Thomas Hines. Day Break is listed as an action thriller, and the concept is not being shared as yet.  NBC: Bond Street is a drama project set in a hipper-than-the-rest-of-the-room NYC hotel. This project is from writers Zev Borow and Matthew Carnahan.NBC is looking at a 30m comedy project from Grand Productions and Fox Television Studios called Dad, about a man raising his teenage kids, while also looking back to his years as a teen with his father.  Gary Randall is exec producing, along with Eric Wasserman and Eric Siegel who are also writing the comedy.

* EXECUTIVE MOVES *Grey Worldwide‘s Jim Heekin named his first key exec hires since he started his new position as Chairman/CEO on September 6.  Both Suresh Nair and Nat Puccio were named as EVP/Co-Directors of Global Strategic Planning.  Both Suresh and Nat were previously EVP/chief strategy officers for North America at Interpublic Group of Cos.’ McCann Erickson Worldwide.

Viacom Inc. has elected seven independent Directors to the Boards of its two new companies that will be created following the separation of Viacom.  Four Directors will join the Board of CBS Corporation and three Directors will join the Board of new Viacom upon completion of the separation, which is expected to take place by the end of 2005.  Sumner M. Redstone and Shari Redstone will serve on both Boards as Chairman and non-executive Vice Chair, respectively.

• Elected Directors of the CBS Corporation are: Charles K. Gifford, Bruce S. Gordon, Ann N. Reese and Judith A. Sprieser. They join previously announced CBS Board members David R. Andelman, Joseph A. Califano, Jr., William S. Cohen, Philippe P. Dauman, Leslie Moonves and Robert D. Walter.
• Newly elected Directors of the new Viacom are: Thomas E. Dooley, Ellen V. Futter and Robert K. Kraft. They join previously announced new Viacom Board members George S. Abrams, Philippe P. Dauman, Tom Freston, Alan C. Greenberg, Charles E. Phillips, Jr., Frederic V. Salerno and William Schwartz.

 * RATINGS*Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of 11/14-11/20/05:
Primetime      (000)    Total Pgm Day   (000)
USA              2709     NICK              2118
ESPN             2589     NAN*              1468
TNT              1987     USA               1273
FOXNEWS 1778     TNT              1128
TBS              1701     CARTOON 1107
NAN              1609     ESPN              1062
LIFETIME         1547    TBS               1042
CARTOON 1473     ADULT SWIM*     987
SPIKE            1247     FOXNEWS 926
HISTORY 1228     LIFETIME         926
 Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 109,600,000 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 A18-49 for the week of 11/14-11/20/05:
Primetime     (000)     Total Pgm Day   (000)
ESPN             1339     TBS               626
USA              1246     USA               624
TBS              1061     ESPN              603
TNT              871      NAN*              580
FX               660      TNT               556
SPIKE            644      NICK              485
MTV              609      ADULT SWIM*     461
LIFETIME         595     LIFETIME         427
COMEDY  568      FX                373
DISCOVERY        481     MTV               337
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 109,600,000 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 week of 11/14-11/20/05:
ESPN     Chiefs/Texans            3780
USA     WWE Mon 10p              3011
USA     WWE Mon 9p               2973
MTV     Laguna Beach             2699
ESPN    NFL Prime Time           2177
FX      Nip Tuck                 1971
ESPN    Coll. Fball Saturday (745p) 1865
ESPN    Coll. Fball Saturday (4p)       1859
MTV     Real World XVI           1808
TBS     Legally Blonde (Sun 6p) 1791
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total U.S. Television Universe of 109,600,000 homes

Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of 11/14-11/20/2005:
ABC:     Desperate Housewives             14,280
CBS:    CSI                                 12,930
ABC:    Grey’s Anatomy                    12,040
ABC:    Lost                                11,960
ABC:    NFL Monday Night Football       9200
NBC:    ER                                  8960
CBS:    Without a Trace                   8730
ABC:    EM: Home Edition                 8590
CBS:    CSI: Miami                        8310
CBS:     Survivor                                           8260
Source:  Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer

Nov Sweep: Day #19 – Monday — A18-49 Analysis:  According to Nielsen Media Research‘s fast affiliate ratings for Monday evening, that is time period averages only, ABC led with a 5.4/13 from 9-11p among A18-49.  CBS was #2 with a 5.0/12, followed by NBC 4.0/10, Fox 3.4/8, WB 1.6/4, UPN 1.5/4. At 8p ABC’s Wife Swap was in front with a 4.8/12, out-delivering CBS’ King of Queens/How I Met Your Mother combo of 3.8/10. At 9p the first hour of the Monday Night Football game between Minnesota and Green Bay scored a 5.6/13, again beating CBS by 2 share points. At 10p CBS’ CSI Miami pulled out in front with a 6.5/16, over ABC’s 5.7/14. Medium on NBC, featuring an “appearance” by, or perhaps the apparition of, Rod Serling, scored a 4.7/12, an improvement over last week by one share point.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: Monday, November 21, 2005, for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. 

CBS     9.7/15   King of Queens 7.5/11, How I Met Your Mother 6.9/10, 2-1/2 Men 10.2/15, Out of Practice 8.9/13, CSI: Miami 12.4/20

ABC     9.4/14   Wife Swap 8.2/12,  ABC MNF: Minnesota Vikings v. Green Bay Packers 9.9/15 (9-11p avg)

NBC     7.4/11   Surface 5.8/9, Las Vegas 7.8/11, Medium 8.6/14

FOX     5.0/7    Prison Break [r] 3.7/6, Prison Break 6.3/9

WB      3.0/4    7th Heaven 4.0/6, Related  1.9/3

UPN     2.4/4   One on One 2.2/3, All of Us 2.5/4, Girlfriends 2.6/4, Half & Half 2.4/3

A18-49            ABC 5.4/13, CBS 5.0/12, NBC 4.0/10, Fox 3.4/8, WB 1.6/4, UPN 1.5/4

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION

Martha is Cooking in Phoenix
KNXV/A – 11:00a-12:00n

• Highest rating on the station 9am-5pm
• Up +33% vs. October ’05
• Up +54% vs. Year Ago Time Period
• Grows +11% on The View lead-in
• Head-to-head beats Tyra Banks on KSAZ by +54%

 Source: NSI WRAP Overnights, 11/3/05-11/17/05 vs. Oct ’05 and Nov ’04, Live HH rating, 1/4 hour lead-in.

The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1903 – Colorado Governor James Peabody intervenes in a strike in the Cripple Creek gold mines.  By sending in the state militia, Peabody signaled his desire to break the Western Federation of Miners, led by William “Big Bill” Haywood.  Peabody’s action reversed the early successes of the strike, which called for, among other things, an eight-hour work day.  Soldiers protected strikebreakers and arrested union supporters, and when a union supporter bombed a railroad station, killing several strikebreakers, public sentiment turned against the union.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In the film 13 Going on 30, Jennifer Garner stars as a young woman, reliving her high school days back in the 1980s.  During the scene when she begins to dance at a work-related party, she imitates the dancers of what music video?  MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER        Kudos to:  Karen Feigenbaum-Logo/MTV Networks/NY; Kristina Gonera-iN Demand Networks/NY; John Mooney-Edna Cowan Management/NY; Shirley Stone-By Kids For Kids/Rhinebeck NY; Tennille Lyons-KDAF/Dallas; Pam Tierney-MMT/Chicago; Rachel Bishop-MMT Chicago/Chicago; Jason Roland-KMIZ TV/Columbia MO;  Julie Foster-KSLA/Shreveport LA; Shannon Hobbs-Ascent Media/Burbank; Luke Do-Horizon Media Inc/LA; Danielle Rosenfeld-Channel 10/Israel; Sandra Kleinfeld-CanWest MediaWorks Inc/Toronto; Sheldon Weibe-Eclipse Magazine/Calgary AB Canada

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV

Family. Friends. Freedom.
We have a lot to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at
Court TV®.
P.S. This season, set a good example for the kids.
Take a Pilgrim to lunch. If you can find one.

No Trivia Question Today, instead, this Thanksgiving note:  Arlo Guthrie will take 18 minutes out of his Thanksgiving holiday to sing Alice’s Restaurant tomorrow at 12 Noon on WAXQ 104.3 FM (you can “listen live” at http://www.q1043.com/main.html) and WFUV 90.7 FM (listen live at http://www.wfuv.org/).

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT

Admit It. You thought Spandex looked Hot!

I Can’t Believe I Wore That – Premieres December 5th at 10p ET
Another True Original from WE.
For more information go to www.sales.we.tv

Later — Cyn
11.23.05 – 5:09a
Cynopsis Ad Sales – Barbara Shapiro – 203-583-1224 /

Classified Ad Sales – Trish Pihonak – 203.381-9096 /

If you’d rather listen than read, you can sign up for the Cynopsis: In Your Ear podcast available for download each morning by 630a at www.cynopsis.com or via iTunes 4.9 listed in the podcast directory under “News”  as well as under Yahoo Podcast http://podcasts.yahoo.com/.

Subscribe, unsubscribe, or change a subscription for any Cynopsis edition: www.cynopsis.com
Archived Editions: www.Cynopsis.com
Press Release Fax: 203-381-9318
All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free.
Copyright Cynthia Turner 2005

Cyn opsis  CLASSIFIEDS —

JOB OPENING: LOCAL SALES MGR/WBXX TV/KNOXVILLE: 3-5 exp as local sales leader w/ proven success.  Motivate team, maintain strong relations & increase mrkt share in metered middle mrkt.  Res to: 
(12/2)

JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR /WE/LI: Resp for scheduling all programming elements for the network. Cable scheduling pref. Strong comp. skills. Detail oriented. Comm degree pref. resumes
  (12/1)

JOB OPENING: PROMOTION COORDINATOR/Scripps Networks-Knoxville: Coordinate and schedule all on-air materials. College degree & 2yrs+ local cable network exp. pref’d. Resume:
and reference job # 4886-U (11/30)

JOB OPENING: REGIONAL ACCT DIR/SCREENVISION/LA: Dev,  present & sell integrated media prgrms to clients in LA & W. Coast mrkts. Sales exp in radio, TV & Cable ind. a must. Much travel req’d.  Email res:
(11/30)

JOB OPENING: MGR, MKTG & PROMOTION, CSTV/NY: Strong strategic, traditional and electronic, marketing background; demonstrated acquisition and retention expertise; min. 5-7 yrs exp; See: www.cstv.com Resumes:
(11/30)

JOB OPENING: VICE PRESIDENT, CONSUMER MARKETING, VH1/NYC. 10+yrs Marketing exp. in TV/Branded Ent/New Media, Strg Strat thinker/creative, Proven track rcrd of brand building, Strng Leader  EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (11/30)

JOB OPENING: VICE PRESIDENT, PROG&DEVELOPMENT, Comedy Central/NYC. Min 5+yrs Dev Exp, Min.2+@Director Level, Stg exp w/scripted&non, Proven track w/show success, Strg Indus/prod relatnshps EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (11/30)

JOB OPENING: VICE PRESIDENT, INTEGRATED MARKETING, SPIKE/NYC. 12+yrs Marketing exp. w/intgratd/AdTrade/Adv/Commrcl prodction, Strg strat thinker/creative, Proven track rcrd, Strng Leader  EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (11/30)

JOB OPENING: SR RES. ANALYST/Scripps Networks Brand Research-KNOXVILLE: 3-5 yrs nat’l TV exp; proficient in market research, stats & TV data, Nielsen software and media math. Email:
. Ref job #4898-U  (11/30)

JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR, OLN -Stamford – Oversee the coordination and publishing of the daily program log for OLN, including commercial copy procedures.  Resume/Salary:
  EOE/AA/Drug Free (11/29)

JOB OPENING: TV NETWORK/CABLE & SPOT BUYER:  Openings in Boston. Two top national agencies with high profile accounts have openings. E-Mail in confidence Roche & Company Media Search @
  PH: 888-426-3900 (11/24)

JOB OPENING: SR MGR. RESEARCH, SALES INVENTORY MTV Music – Manage inventory, create strategy to align channel and sales goals. Understand programming strategy. 5-7 yrs exp in TV Research /Sales. EOE Apply to: www.mtvncareers.com (11/24)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASSISTANT-TV One, LLC, Chicago Office. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual. Visit our web site for a detailed job description and application details. www.tvoneonline.com (11/24)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – TV One, LLC, NY Office. Candidates must have strong experience in Ad Sales. Visit our web site for a detailed job description and application details. www.tvoneonline.com (11/24)

JOB OPENING:JR ACCT MGR/ON LINE PROMO AGENCY/LA: Prepare proposals, presentations & client reports. Fast pace enviro. Exc written/oral comm skills. Advanced w/ MS PP. BA req’d/relevant field. Res:
  (11/29)

JOB OPENING: SECRETARY /AMC/NY Supports busy Mktg dept. Proficiency w/MS Office, detail-oriented/deadline driven. resumes to
(11/24)

JOB OPENING: ACCT EXEC/GALAVISION/NYC: Highly-motivated w/ exc. selling/media/presentation skills & extensive agency/client relations. Span-speaking pref’d, Fax res & cvr letter to (212)953-0191 or:
Subj: AE (11/29)

WINTER INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here.  They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only.  For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at
.

Winter Internship Credits Only: PRODUCTION/RESEARCH INTERN, Lion TV/History Detectives – NYC: Assist in story research for PBS series; some admin work. College credit. Send resume to:
  (11/24)

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED —

SITUATION WANTED: Successful, award winning MARKETING/SALES PROFESSIONAL. Tackles job with tremendous intensity. Exceeds goals and objectives.  Possesses unique abilities to perform at very high level. 
  (11/29)

SITUATION WANTED: Energetic, personable, outgoing, responsible college graduate seeking full time MEDIA POSITION in NYC. Bachelor of Arts in Communication: Radio/TV. Quick learner, team player, self-starter.
(11/24)
 
E-mail
for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email
for specs.

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT:  Wednesday, November 23, 2005

ABC              Kenny Chesney: Somewhere in the Sun, Lost, Invasion
CBS              Still Standing, Yes Dear, Criminal  Minds, CSI: NY
FOX              Movie Special:  Anger Management
NBC              E-Ring, NBC Special: Faith Hill: Fireflies, Law & Order 
i                      Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, Early Edition, Doc
UPN              America’s Next Top Model, Veronica Mars
WB               One Tree Hill [r], One Tree Hill[r]
TELE             El Cuerpo del Deseo,  Corazon Partido, Decisiones
UNIV             Contra Viento y Marea, La Esposa Virgen,  Don Francisco Presenta