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Cynopsis Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 24, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here . Thursday’s Premieres: Friday’s Premiere: Sunday’s Premieres: Sunday’s Finales: After striking for almost two weeks, producers and crew members on NBC’s The Biggest Loser have forged a new agreement, ending their labor dispute. The reality series’ production companies Reveille, 3Ball and 25/7 settled on an agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), with provisions concentrating in particular on health benefits. The deal includes allowing the show’s crew members to count their work hours toward their health insurance benefits. Another stipulation says beginning next summer, IATSE members need to work 400 hours, instead of the current 300 hours minimum, every six months to retain or achieve health insurance coverage. SOAPnet premieres a third season of its original scripted series Being Erica on January 26 with 13 hour-long episodes airing on Wednesdays at 11p. The series focuses on 30-something Erica Strange who has the uncanny ability to go back in time to sort out her past regrets and troubles with the help of her mysterious therapist, Dr. Tom. Being Erica is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Oxygen is ramping up a sixth season of its original series Bad Girls Club as the show returns to the West Coast beginning January 10 at 9p with an all-new cast of seven females. During its fifth season, Bad Girls Club averaged 1.7 million total viewers and 1.1 million A18-49 viewers. Bunim-Murray Productions produces the series. TLC is moving its series What Not To Wear to Tuesday nights from Fridays starting December 21 at 9p. The series has been a staple on Friday nights since it launched in 2003 and the final Friday night episode will air December 17 at 9p. What Not To Wear is produced by BBC Productions for TLC. MTV announced its 2011 award show schedule:
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Outside mediation efforts to try and resolve the carriage dispute between Comcast and Tennis Channel did not work, despite both parties agreeing to the mediation process, reports B&C. The carriage disagreement between the two entities will now be heard by an FCC administration law judge. Julia Louis-Dreyfus will next headline the pilot Veep for HBO. The comedy centers on former US Senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus) who becomes the Vice President of the US, a position that is nothing like she expected and everything everyone warned her about. Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci are writing the pilot and Iannucci will also direct and serve as executive producer with Chris Godsick and Frank Rich. Louis-Dreyfus will additionally produce the project. Discovery Studios, the full service production division of Discovery Communications made a long-term overall deal with Executive Producer Eddie Barbini of Blue Frog Pictures. Barnini will produce exclusive series and specials for Discovery Studios, the biggest supplier of content for Discovery’s networks. Casting Call: QVC seeks part-time on-air guests and experts in the areas of culinary, fashion, fitness, beauty, gardening and home decor as well as health and wellness. Guests should be located in the New York, Philadelphia or Baltimore/DC area and be willing and able to travel to suburban Philadelphia even on short notice. Persons interested in being guests on QVC and experts in the areas outlined should email a resume and/or a press kit along with a recent photo and a letter of interest to [email protected]. Also, please include city and expertise in the subject line of the email. Casting Call: Family-owned floral and event decorating businesses are needed for a television series in development. Please contact sloane@sloanecooperdevelopment. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PEABODY AWARDS Call for Entries
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Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 11/15-11/21/10 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 11/15-11/21/10 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 11/15-11/21/10 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 11/15-11/21/10 Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of November 15, 2010) Saturday A18-49 Analysis: FOX held onto its #1 status Saturday night albeit a narrow win at 1.8/6 among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. FOX’s back-to-back Cops episodes won at 8p by averaging a 1.7/6 followed by ABC’s Saturday Night Football at 1.5/5. Things flip-flopped during 9p as ABC’s college football did best at 1.8/5 while FOX’s AMW: America Fights Back was second at 1.7/5. ABC then polished off the final win of the night with more college football at 1.8/6 and CBS’ 48 Hours Mystery was #2 at 1.4/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, November 20, 2010 (November Sweep Day 24) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD CBS: 3.9/7 Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.5/6, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.6/6, 48 Hours Mystery 4.5/8 ABC: 3.8/7 Saturday Night Football 4.0/7 FOX: 3.2/6 Cops 3.0/5, Cops 2 [r] 3.4/6, AMW: America Fights Back 3.2/6 NBC: 2.0/4 Notre Dame Football: Army vs. Notre Dame [game started 730p] 2.2/4 UNIV: 1.3/2 Sabado Gigante 1.3/2 ION: 0.7/1 Saturday 7PM Movie: Pay It Forward 0.6/1, Saturday 9PM Movie: The Family Stone [r] 0.8/1 TF: 0.5/1 Futbol Liga Mexicana Sat: America vs. San Luis 0.6/1, Cine de Las Estrel 0.4/1 TELE: 0.5/1 Cine de Impacto: The Marine 0.4/1, Cine de Impacto II: Shooter 0.5/1 A18-49: FOX 1.8/6, ABC 1.7/6, CBS 1.2/4, NBC 0.8/3, UNIV 0.8/3, TF 0.5/2, TELE 0.5/2, ION 0.3/1 Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC finished on top Sunday night with a 7.3/18 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. CBS captured the 7p hour with 60 Minutes at 3.7/10 and NBC’s Football Night in America Part 2 and Part 3 averaged a 3.3/9 in second place. NFL football trumped the competition at 9p on NBC with an average for Football Night in America Part 3, the NFL Pre-Kick and the start of the game at 6.4/17 while ABC’s American Music Awards presentation came next at 3.9/9. NBC’s NFL game between the NY Giants and Philadelphia charged up to an 8.7/20 during 9p and ABC’s AMA show stayed solidly in second place at 4.6/11. Ratings for the last hour of NBC’s NFL match through 10p remained even at 8.7/21 and ABC also was planted again in #2 with a 4.2/11. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, November 21, 2010 (November Sweep Day 25) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. NBC: 11.8/19 Football Night in America Part 2 5.2/9, Football Night in America Part 3 7.3/12, NBC Sunday Night Football: NY Giants at Philadelphia [830p-11p] 13.9/22 CBS: 8.6/14 60 Minutes 11.1/18, The Amazing Race 6.2/9, Undercover Boss 7.6/12, CSI: Miami 6.9/12 ABC: 6.1/10 America’s Funniest Home Videos 4.4/7, American Music Awards 6.7/11 FOX: 3.0/5 The Cleveland Show [r] 1.6/3, The Simpsons [r] 2.6/4, The Simpsons 3.6/6, The Cleveland Show 2.9/4, Family Guy 3.9/6, American Dad 2.9/5 UNIV: 2.1/3 Sal y Pimienta 1.2/2, Mira Quien Baila! 2.4/4 ION: 0.6/1 Sunday 7PM Movie: In Her Shoes [r] 0.7/1, Sunday 9PM Movie: In Her Shoes [r] 0.4/1 TF: 0.4/1 Futbol Liga Mexican: Santos vs. Jaguares 0.6/1, Cine de Las Estrel Sun 2 0.3/0 TELE: 0.4/1 Cine en Casa: The Ant Bully 0.4/1, Cine Millonario: Three Kings 0.3/0 A18-49: NBC 7.3/18, ABC 3.7/9, CBS 3.5/9, FOX 2.3/6, UNIV 1.6/4, TF 0.5/1, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1 Monday A18-49 Analysis: CBS notched another Monday night win among A18-49 with a 3.6/10, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. ABC dominated the 8p hour with Dancing with the Stars at 4.9/13 and FOX’s House was second at 3.4/9. CBS’ comedies Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly averaged a winning 4.2/11 during 9p while the debut of Skating with the Stars on ABC earned a silver medal in second place at 3.1/8. Hawaii Five-O on CBS did best at 10p with a 3.3/9 followed by the second hour of Skating with the Stars on ABC at 1.9/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, November 22, 2010 (November Sweep Day 26) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 9.6/15 Dancing with the Stars 14.6/22, Skating with the Stars [p] 6.1/10 CBS: 7.0/11 How I Met Your Mother 5.2/8, Rules of Engagement 4.7/7, Two and a Half Men 8.6/13, Mike & Molly 7.9/12, Hawaii Five-O 7.8/13 FOX: 4.5/7 House 5.5/8, Lie To Me 3.4/5 NBC: 3.2/5 Chuck 2.9/4, The Event 3.3/5, Chase 3.5/6 UNIV: 2.1/3 Eva Luna 1.9/3, Soy Tu Duena 2.7/4, Sal y Pimienta 1.6/3 ION: 1.0/2 Without a Trace 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 1.0/2, Criminal Minds 1.2/2 TELE: 0.6/1 Aurora 0.7/1, El Fantasma de Elena 0.6/1, Alguien Te Mira 0.5/1 CW: 0.5/1 90210 [r] 0.6/1, Gossip Girl [r] 0.5/1 TF: 0.4/1 Cine de Las Estrellas Mon 0.4/1, India 0.5/1 A18-49: CBS 3.6/10, ABC 3.4/9, FOX 2.6/7, UNIV 1.7/5, NBC 1.6/4, TELE 0.5/1, ION 0.4/1, TF 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Lori Heiss was named to the newly-minted position of Global Brand Manager at Shine Group. Lori will have responsibility over the continuing global strategy for and the management of Shine Group-owned brands. Based in London, Lori will begin her new role on January 4 and report to Alex Mahon, President. AETN International, a unit of A&E Television Networks, LLC (AETN) hired Liz Higgins as Director/Strategy and Business Development, Europe. When Liz begins her new position in January, the scope of her job includes developing AETN’s growth strategy and investment efforts for Europe across business outlets such as channels and digital distribution. Based in London, Liz will report to Dean Possenniskie, Managing Director, Europe. Previously, Liz worked for British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) as Business Development Manager. Charlie Singer is returning to MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA) and taking on a new position as SVP/Content and Creative for the US Hispanic network Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas. Charlie will manage the network’s overall programming and production goals for the US Latino market. Based in Miami, Charlie will report to Jose Tillan, GM/EVP of Tr3s. Meredith Corporation’s Local Media Group elevated Tom Cox to VP/Digital Sales and Steve Schwaid to VP/Digital Content. Tom has been with the company since 1998 and in his new responsibility he will continue to manage Meredith’s marketing efforts as part of the integrated digital sales area. Steve joined Meredith Local Media Group in 2008 and in his new capacity will continue his local news oversight in Atlanta. Bo LaMotte, SVP/Distribution at Universal Sports Network announced he is resigning his position. Bo has been with the network since it launched in 2006 and is departing to seek out other business opportunities. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
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