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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 4, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing. And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here. Tonight’s Premieres: Tonight’s Finale: A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Will a new platform or technology kill the iPod?
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CBS ordered five more episodes of its new Jenna Elfman comedy Accidentally on Purpose, taking the season order up to 18 episodes. So far this season per Nielsen, Accidentally on Purpose is averaging 8.0 million total viewers and pacing at a 3.1/7 among A18-49 in its Monday at 830p time period. The comedy is produced by CBS Television Studios. Next Monday night, when TBS premieres its new late-night talk show Lopez Tonight, sister networks TNT and truTV will also simulcast the debut episode at 11p. During this opening episode, host George Lopez will feature three guests, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria-Parker and Kobe Bryant. Lopez Tonight will air Monday through Thursday at 11p on TBS and is produced by 2.2 Productions, paraMedia Inc. and Telepictures Productions. HISTORY has one new series and one returning series teed up for later this month:
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have been named the dual hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. You’ll remember Martin hosted twice before – for the 73rd and the 75th annual awardsfest. The Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 7, 2010 on ABC and be presented at the Kodak Theatre. Beginning today, Cowboys & Indians magazine along with RDF-TV are introducing a new weekly 30m show In the Bunkhouse featuring cowboy singer and storyteller, Red Steagall. The “cowboy variety” series opens today on the RDF-TV network and will air each Wednesday at 1p and again at 11p. In each episode, Steagall will engage viewers interested in keeping the cowboy culture alive. In the Bunkhouse is produced by USFR Media Group’s station, KTBU/Houston. Discovery en Espanol announced it posted its best October on record among total viewers, A18-49 and A18-34. In October primetime (Mon-Sun 7-11p), Discovery en Espanol delivered double-digit increases compared to October 2008 among A18-49: +47% 32,000 vs. 47,000; with A18-34: +29% 21,000 vs. 27,000; and a +51% jump with total viewers: 47,000 vs. 71,000. Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of October 26, 2009) ~ DISTRIBUTION, CLEARANCE & CARRIAGE ~
Twentieth Television, Inc. announced it has 23 markets, representing 45% of the US, lined up to launch the FX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia in broadcast syndication for Fall 2011. To date, the series was picked by the following Fox Television Stations: WFLD-WPWR/Chicago; KSAZ-KUTP/Phoenix; KMSP-WFTC/Minneapolis; and WOFL/WRBW/Orlando; on Tribune stations: WPIX/New York; KTLA/Los Angeles; WDCW/Washington, D.C.; KIAH/Houston; and WSFL/Miami; on CBS Television Stations: KYW-WPSG/Philadelphia; KTVT-KTXA/Dallas; WUPA/Atlanta; KSTW/Seattle; WTOG/Tampa; and KOVR-KMAX/Sacramento; on Sunbeam’s station: WLVI/Boston; and Adell Broadcasting’s WADL/Detroit. Canadian talk show Steven and Chris will be distributed for syndication in the US by Program Partners for the Fall 2010 season. The series will be offered on an all-barter basis with an 8m Local/6m National commercial split. The show originated on CBC Television last January 2008 with hosts Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman. To date, no clearances have been announced. Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media), owner of the newly launched national Spanish-language network, Estrella TV, added Estrellas Hoy, a new original show featuring behind-the-scenes and exclusive news updates about top Latino celebrities. The 60m show, which actually debuted on September 14, airs Monday through Friday at 3p. Distributor Solid Entertainment sold the US broadcast license rights of series High Tech Monorails to The Travel Channel in the US. The series, from RAK Productions, discovers the efficient and high-speed monorail systems connecting cities around the world. The program is also licensed on Japan’s Nippon TV; China’s Wuhun TV; Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast, Ltd., Italy’s RAI; Germany’s N-TV and in the Middle East. RHI Entertainment made a new multi-year distribution deal with Spanish broadcaster Telecinco to provide original television content for the broadcaster’s roster of channels. The deal covers more than 100 hours of new programming including miniseries, TV movies and library content. ~ PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ~
Kathy Griffin was tapped to host ABC’s new competition show Let’s Dance, where celebrities will reenact famous dance routines. The five-episode show premieres November 23 following the Dancing with the Stars performance finale. FOX is heating up the kitchen with more of Chef Gordon Ramsay, giving a series order to Reveille for MasterChef. Ramsay will co-produce and headline the series where non-professional cooks compete to make perfect dishes. MasterChef is based on a UK format produced by Shine TV that has been a hit in the UK and Australia over the years. FOX ordered between 12 and 15 episodes of MasterChef, though the network has not revealed when it will roll out the new show. Shine International will distribute MasterChef internationally. Howard T. Owens, Mark Koops and Elisabeth Murdoch will executive produce for Shine Reveille; Ramsay, Ben Adler and Pat Llewellyn will executive produce for Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato banner. Jerry Seinfeld’s opening act on tour, comedian Tom Papa will star in the upcoming new NBC show Marriage Ref, cites THR. The series, produced by Seinfeld, will watch as Papa makes judgment calls about marital disputes after couples make their case in front of a panel of comedians and celebrities. The panel then tries to convince the Ref (Papa) which spouse is in the right. Production on Marriage Ref begins in January. British actor David Tennant, best known for playing the title role in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, will be seen more by American audiences as he headlines the NBC pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. The plot centers on Rex Alexander (Tennant) a top litigator in Chicago who suffers from panic attacks and ends up coaching clients to represent themselves in court. Universal Media Studios and BermanBraun are producing. David Semel, Barry Schindel, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are all executive producing, while Andrew Leeds and David Lampson are both writing and serving as supervising producers. Food Network’s What Would Brian Boitano Make?, featuring Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano as he prepares dishes and entertains from his San Francisco home, is ready to begin production of season #2 in December. Ten new episodes of the series, produced by Concentric Entertainment will premiere in early March 2010. A&E is prepping an untitled docu-series featuring actress Kirstie Alley. The network ordered 10 half-hour episodes which will debut sometime next year following Alley as she continues her struggle with her weight and is a single mom to two teenagers growing up in Hollywood. FremantleMedia North America will produce. George Moll, Alley, Robert Sharenow and Colleen Conway will executive produce.
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Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 10/26-11/1/09 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 10/26-11/1/09 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 10/26-11/1/09 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 10/26-11/1/09 Saturday A18-49 Analysis: FOX kept up its World Series momentum Saturday night, coming in first with A18-49 at 3.5/12, according to final national ratings from Nielsen, even with the rain delay. At 8p, college football on ABC won at 2.0/8 followed by a combo of World Series Pre-Game and The Cleveland Show repeat (rain delay programming) at 1.7/6. FOX overcame the competition at 9p, as the World Series swung into full-force with a 3.9/13 while more college football on ABC scored a second place at 2.2/7. FOX ended the night with a 5.0/16 for the World Series through 10p and ABC was second again with its Saturday Night Football at 2.1/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, October 31, 2009 (November Sweep Day 3) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. FOX: 7.1/13 FOX World Series Game 3 Pre-Game 4.0/8, The Cleveland Show [r] 2.9/5, FOX World Series Game 3: NY Yankees at Philadelphia 9.1/18 ABC: 4.2/8 Saturday Night Football: USC at Oregon/Texas at Oklahoma State 4.2/8 CBS: 3.8/7 Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.2/6, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.5/6, 48 Hours Mystery 4.7/9 NBC: 1.4/3 Notre Dame Football: Washington State vs. Notre Dame 1.4/3 UNIV: 1.2/2 Sabado Gigante 1.2/2 ION: 0.3/1 Saturday 9PM Movie: The Return 0.2/0 TELE: 0.3/0 Futbol Estelar: Tigres vs Tecos 0.2/0, Futbol Estelar II: Atlas vs. Pachuca 0.2/0 A18-49: FOX 3.5/12, ABC 2.1/7, CBS 1.1/4, UNIV 0.6/2, NBC 0.5/2, TELE 0.3/1, ION 0.1/0 Sunday A18-49 Analysis: FOX made a clean sweep of the night, winning the A18-49 demo with 8.1/20, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. During the 7p hour, FOX overpowered with the remnant of the FOX NFL Sunday National game and The OT at 10.3/28, with CBS’ 60 Minutes in second place at 2.2/6. Game 4 of the World Series on FOX won at 8p with a 6.8/17 while ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and CBS’ The Amazing Race tied for #2 at 3.3/8 each. At 9p, FOX’s World Series coverage shut out the competition with a 7.8/19 and placing second was ABC’s Desperate Housewives at 5.0/12. FOX’s ratings for the World Series dipped slightly through 10p to a 7.7/19, though still way ahead of next in line ABC with Brothers & Sisters at 3.3/9. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, November 1, 2009 (November Sweep Day 4) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. FOX: 13.7/21 FOX NFL Sunday National 22.2/37, The OT 9.8/16, FOX World Series Game 4: NY Yankees at Philadelphia 13.5/22 ABC: 6.5/10 America’s Funniest Home Videos 4.6/7, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 6.5/10, Desperate Housewives 8.8/13, Brothers & Sisters 6.2/11 CBS: 6.4/10 60 Minutes 8.4/13, The Amazing Race 6.5/10, Three Rivers 5.0/8, Cold Case 5.9/10 NBC: 2.7/4 Football Night in America Part 2 1.9/3, NBC Movie of the Week: National Treasure [r] 2.8/4 UNIV: 1.1/2 Maria Todos Angeles 0.9/1, Viva El Sueno 1.3/2, Quien Tiene Razon? 1.1/2 ION: 0.4/1 Sunday Night Movie: Breach 0.3/0 TELE: 0.4/1 Cine Millonairo 0.4/1, Cine Millonario 0.5/1 A18-49: FOX 8.1/20, ABC 3.4/9, CBS 2.2/6, NBC 1.6/4, UNIV 0.7/2, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.2/0 Monday A18-49 Analysis: FOX stole home base and the A18-49 viewers Monday night with a 5.2/15, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. FOX began the night at 8p with a 4.7/13 for World Series Game 5 followed by a tie between ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and the average of CBS sitcoms How I Met Your Mother and Accidentally on Purpose at 3.3/8 each. FOX’s World Series coverage climbed to a 5.2/13 during 9p while CBS’ other comedies Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory averaged a second place showing at 4.5/11. Then at 10p, the World Series on FOX posted a 5.7/14, unseating the usual time period winner CBS’ CSI: Miami at 3.6/10. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, November 2, 2009 (November Sweep Day 5) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. FOX: 10.6/16 FOX World Series Game 5: NY Yankees at Philadelphia 10.6/16 ABC: 9.5/15 Dancing with the Stars 10.9/16, Castle 6.4/11 CBS: 7.1/11 How I Met Your Mother 5.4/8, Accidentally on Purpose 5.0/7, Two and a Half Men 8.4/12, The Big Bang Theory 7.7/12, CSI: Miami 8.0/13 NBC: 3.3/5 Heroes 3.5/5, Trauma 3.7/5, The Jay Leno Show 2.6/4 UNIV: 2.0/3 En Nombre Del Amor 1.9/3, Sortilegio 2.3/3, Cristina 1.8/3 CW: 1.5/2 One Tree Hill 1.6/2, Gossip Girl 1.4/2 ION: 0.7/1 Ghost Whisperer 0.5/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.8/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.8/1, Ninos Ricos 0.5/1, Victorinos 0.5/1 A18-49: FOX 5.2/14, CBS 3.8/10, ABC 3.0/8, NBC 1.9/5, UNIV 1.5/4, CW 1.1/3, TELE 0.6/1, ION 0.3/1 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Comedy Central elevated JoAnn Grigioni to VP/Talent where she will continue in her duties overseeing talent scouting on the East Coast in addition to fulfilling on and off-air talent positions for the network. Furthermore, JoAnn will be the executive in charge of production for the Comedy Central stand-up series Live at Gotham and Comedy Central Presents. Based in New York, JoAnn reports to Elizabeth Porter, SVP/Specials and Talent.
This day in History: 1922 – In Egypt, Howard Carter discovered the entry of the lost tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: The first televised NFL Game was 70 years ago on 10/22/39. Interestingly, there were no commercial breaks, but there were breaks in the telecast. Why were there breaks, and what was the solution? The game was aired on NBC and it was the Philadelphia Eagles losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 23-14. While there were 13,050 people in the stadium in Brooklyn, only an estimated 500 viewers watched the game on television in New York on NBC’s W2XBS. Others saw the game on TVs at the World’s Fair in the RCA Pavilion. According to Allen “Skip” Walz who was the NBC play-by-play announcer, “It was a cloudy day, when the sun crept behind the stadium there wasn’t enough light for the cameras. The picture would get darker and darker, and eventually it would go completely blank, and we’d revert to a radio broadcast.” Kudos to: Bob Brewer-Opus 3 Artists/NY; Steve Kurtzer-Zimmerman/Ft. Lauderdale; Jeff Anderson-Dish Network Satellite/Englewood; Christopher Gauntt-Creative Haven Entertainment/North Hollywood; Lorrie Shilling-DIRECTV/El Segundo; David Scott Jones-Marleigh Entertainment/LA; TJ Szymczak-YPM Inc./Irvine; Bobby Bittman-SCTV/Toronto Today’s Trivia Question: What BBC series carried the tagline “The most gripping sitcom since 1380.”? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Media Facebook Page here – all of our Job Listings and Top Stories reported here first! Cynopsis Ad Sales: Member of Interactive Advertising Bureau (iab) To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
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