A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SYFY

Cynopsis
10.02.13

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 2, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: Super Fun Night at 9:30p
Bravo: Top Chef at 10p
Cooking: My Grandmother’s Ravioli at 8p
E!: The Soup Investigates at 10:30p
Fuse: Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce at 11p
NBC: Ironside at 10p
Ovation: A Young Doctor’s Notebook at 10p
World: Independent Lens at 8p

Tonight’s Finale:
FX: The Bridge at 10p

 A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

It’s countdown to launch for Revolt. CEO Keith Clinkscales, who will be sharing the buzzed-about net’s strategy for drawing Millennials at the Cynopsis Future TV Summit (http://www.cynopsisfuturetvsummit.com/) on October 17 in New York City, says music is the lure.
Cynopsis: What is Revolt offering the 18-34 audience it’s targeting?
Clinkscales: Music is the currency of these viewers. We’ll give them an active knowledge of what’s going on, with access to music all the time.
Cynopisis: Revolt put out a call for talent on YouTube. Have you discovered anyone yet?
Clinkscales: Yes, we have. Millennials are quite comfortable being the star – they know they’re just one tweet away.
Revolt debuts Monday, October 21.

Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist George Will left his long-time spot at ABC News to join Fox News Channel as a commentator. Will had been a panelist on ABC’s This Week since 1981. An ABC spokesperson told HuffPost the relocation of This Week from Washington to New York to accommodate This Week host and GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos contributed to D.C.-based Will’s decision.

Scripps Family Networks channel GAC is rebranding. “The reimagined Great American Country marks a natural evolution for what was previously known as GAC,” said Burton Jablin, president of Scripps Nets. “Think of it as a love letter to America, with heart and soul.” Living up to the net’s name, a new red logo, inspired by the American flag, was also introduced.  

Disney XD is launching programming stunt “Pranksgiving” on Monday November 4. NBA players will prank the net’s stars; starting Monday, October 21, fans can go to DisneyXD.com/Crash and vote for which stars get tricked. Authenticated Watch Disney XD users will also get early access to new show episodes.

The first-ever YouTube Music Awards will be presented in NYC on Sunday, November 3, and livestreamed globally. Nominees will be determined by YouTube data such as views, then voted on by fans. Scheduled performers include Lady Gaga and Eminem; exclusive title sponsor Kia will be featured during the show.

Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, premiering on music net Fuse tonight, explores the New Orleans hip hop scene known as “bounce.” Freedia – who calls herself “a very unique personality” – tells Cynopsis, “This is a special music and a special culture that been around for years in a very special city. And now the world gets to see it all.” Docuseries debuts at 11p.

Tr3S, the Viacom net targeting Hispanic households, has partnered with Pepsi to offer fans a chance to win a backstage pass to a 3BALLMTY concert. “Pepsi is focused on bringing the excitement of now to Hispanic consumers in an authentic, culturally relevant way,” explained Pepsi’s Senior Director, Media and Digital Strategy Chad Stubbs.

Destination America explores the dark side of the paranormal world in When Ghosts Attack, promising first-person stories of “soul-sucking torment.” Series debuts Sunday, October 20 at 10p.

Frugality is rewarded on new Myx TV reality competition Cheap Date. “It’s not about how cheap you can be,” said EP George Chung, “but how creative you can get on a small budget.” The net’s first original dating series premieres Monday, October 14 at 8p, and will be available for VOD streaming on Myx’s web site the next day.

The clock is ticking… Cynopsis Future TV Summit – Content Innovation & Next Generation Advertising Models is October 17 in NYC. This 360-degree, in-depth look at TV’s opportunities and challenges at this critical moment in media, from the perspective of sellers, advertisers and content creators, is just two weeks away! To register: http://www.cynopsisfuturetvsummit.com/

ABC breathed life into comedy Beverly Kills, about a woman who retires from the mob. The Small Dog Picture Co. production nabbed a script-plus-penalty order from the net.

IFC has greenlit Garfunkel & Oates, starring Riki Lindhome (Gilmore Girls) and Kate Micucci (Raising Hope) and produced by Abominable Pictures, about the misadventures of a comedy/folk duo. The net also ordered a pilot presentation of American Storage from Dakota Pictures, about a storage facility employee who befriends a man living in one of the units.

Dish Network and Disney dodged a blackout – for now – with a short-term extension to their 2005 deal that expired Monday. At risk were cable nets including ESPN, Disney Channel and ABC Family, and ABC-owned stations in eight markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Dish chairman Charlie Ergen has told investors he would operate without Disney channels if the price is too high.

Dish customers counting on Media General‘s 18 stations in 10 states weren’t so lucky – a carriage fee dispute left about a million homes affected, starting Tuesday morning. The companies’ retrans agreement expired in June, but Media General had extended negotiations for 90 days.

Meanwhile, Cable One announced Tuesday that it had dropped CNN, CNN en Espanol, CNN Headline News, Turner Classic Movies, TruTV and Boomerang from its lineup, after failing to strike a new deal with Turner. The cabler, which reaches about 730,000 customers, tried to negotiate a separate deal to keep TBS, TNT and the Cartoon Network, but all Turner programming went dark.

Business channel CNBC nabbed off-network cable rights to ABC‘s Shark Tank. Citing the “practical knowledge and aspirational theme” of the business reality show, CNBC CEO and president Mark Hoffman called it “pitch perfect for CNBC at night.” Show launches its cable run January 2014.

Outside Television, the adventure lifestyle net, has signed a distribution deal with Cox Communications. Outside has already inked pacts with Comcast Xfinity and the National Cable Television Cooperative, making it available in 35 of Nielsen’s 50 largest markets.

Echo Bridge announced it’s distributing health and wellness series Healing Quest. The show, airing on over 100 PBS stations, is in its eleventh season in production.

The Face‘s U.K. ratings aren’t looking too pretty. According to early numbers, the modeling competition, which airs on Oxygen Stateside, drew 132,000 viewers Monday night for Sky Living net, a .6 market share.

A pair of freshman series scored high grades from Nielsen Monday night. The second outing of NBC‘s The Blacklist drew a 3.3/9 rating in A18-49, making it the evening’s top scripted show. The third ep of Fox‘s Sleepy Hollow averaged a solid 3.0/8 in A18-49, down only 3 percent from last week. CBS‘s Hostages didn’t fare as well on its second appearance, with a 1.5/4 rating in the demo – but it did get a 50 percent gain in A18-49 in Live+3 from its premiere. Fox warhorse Bones was the only series to gain week to week. At 2.2/6 the show, in its ninth season, was up 16 percent.

NBC was the sole net to rise year-to-year in both A18-49 (up 7 percent) and total viewers (up 19 percent) during premiere week. ABC was up 5 percent in the young demo, but down 4 percent in total viewers. CBS was down 8 percent in A18-49 and 3 percent in total viewers, while Fox dropped 15 percent A18-49 and 13 percent in total viewers.

Third quarter was the charm for some nets. 3Q results were good news to Discovery Channel, which boasted its best 3Q numbers in net history among M25-54, and was the top network in television among M18-49 the week of August 5 (thank you, Shark Week). OWN also touted a record-high quarter, with double digit growth versus 2Q (up 31 percent W25-54 and up 35 percent in total viewers). 

Destination America‘s A Haunting debut on Sunday ranked as the net’s best premiere ever of an original series among P18-49 (184K) and W25-54 (136K).

Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 9/23/13

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

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 9/23/13       

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 homes.
* = 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 A18-49 for the week of: 9/23/13

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 homes.
* = 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 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 P2+ (000) for the week of: 9/23/13

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of September 23, 2013)

NBC Nightly News:  8.02 million total viewers; 1.6/7 and 1.93 million A25-54

ABC World News:    7.23 million total viewers; 1.5/6 and 1.83 million A25-54

CBS Evening News: 6.14 million total viewers; 1.2/5 and 1.45 million A25-54

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

Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers with 4.2/11, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s The Voice drew 4.1/12 in the 8p hour to beat CBS’s How I Met You Mother (3.1/9) at 8p and Fox’s Bones (2.3/6) at 8:30p. The Voice grew to 5.1/13 in the 9p hour, to drown out CBS’s 2 Broke Girls (2.4/6) and Mom (2.2/6). NBC continued to dominate at 10p, with new drama Blacklist scoring 3.3/9 versus a 2.2/6 for ABC’s Castle.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, September 30, 2013 – time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

A18-49:  NBC 4.2/11, FOX 2.6/7, ABC 2.1/6, CBS 2.1/6, UNI 1.5/4, TELE .5/1, ION .5/1, CW .3/1, UMA .2/0

Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC grabbed the most A18-49 viewers with 6.4/17, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Fox snatched the 7p hour with football, scoring 7/20 as NBC was warming up for its game with 2.0/6. NBC grabbed the lead at 8p with 5.8/16 versus 2.6/7 for ABC’s premiere of Once Upon a Time. With its game in full swing at 9p, NBC ran away with a 7.6/19 against a 2.4/6 average for Fox premieres of Family Guy and American Dad. At 10p NBC scored 7.7/20 versus a 1.6/4 for CBS’s The Mentalist.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, September 29, 2013 – time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

A18-49:  NBC 6.4/17, FOX 3.0/8, ABC 2.0/5, CBS 1.6/4, UNI 1.2/3, TELE .5/1, UMA .3/1, ION .2/1

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: ABC grabbed the most A18-49 viewers Saturday night with 2.2/8, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC won every hour with its college football game, outscoring CBS Comedy Time 1.7/7 to .8/3 at 8p and new NBC drama Blacklist 2.2/8 to .8/3 at 9p. ABC’s numbers had risen even higher by 10p, reaching 2.5/9 versus a 1.0/3 for CBS’s 48 Hours.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, September 28, 2013 – time period averages.  Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

A18-49:  ABC 2.2/8, CBS .8/3, NBC .7/2, UNI .6/2, TELE .4/2, FOX .3/1, UMA .3/1, ION .2/1

Revolt TV announced a pair new hires. Whitney-Gayle Benta joins the net as Senior Vice President of Music and Talent. Benta was previously at MTV News. Inga Dyer has been named Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs. Dyer served as senior counsel for BET Networks.

Kim Martin is stepping out of her role as President and GM of WE tv, reports Deadline, moving into an advisory role at AMC Networks.

H2O Productions has tapped Philippe Stoltz to serve as Managing Director. Stoltz had been Executive Producer at Endemol France.

Elliott Chalkley is joining Zodiak Media as Vice President, Sales. Chalkley had been responsible for regional sales at BBC Worldwide.

Izzie Pick Ashcroft will join Ryan Seacrest Prods. as Vice President, Current, Unscripted Programming early next year. Pick Ashcroft is SVP, Programming Development and Production at BBC Worldwide Prods.

YES Network has promoted Daniel Guernsey to Senior Creative Director, On-Air Promotions. Guernsey had been Creative Director, On-Air Promotions since 2012.

Univision founder Frank Louis Fouce died September 22 of lymphoma. He was 85. Fouce was one of the founders of Spanish International Communications, the first group of Spanish-language and UHF TV stations, which became Univision after its acquisition by Hallmark.

 A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE MEDIA INSIGHTS AND ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Speakers Include:
Elizabeth Ellers, Univision, Jack Wakshlag, Turner Broadcasting System, Jeffrey Graham, Twitter, Tom Ziangas, AMC Networks, Fred Leach, Facebook, Luis Duarte, DirecTV Latin America, Kristen Rasmuson, Netflix and more!
Click here for the full list.

This Day In History sponsored by Military Channel: 1955 – Alfred Hitchcock Presents debuted on CBS.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What was the physical difference between “good” Spock and “evil” Spock in the Mirror Universe on Star Trek (1966-1969)? “Evil” Spock had a goatee. Kudos to: Mark Altabe-Citibank/Jersey City, NJ, Laurie Ulster-A&E/NYC, Richard Freedman-RJF Assoc./Bethesda, MD, Dan Woo-CBS Interactive/NYC, Will Allmendinger-Captivate Network/Chicago, Jim Roche-Me-TV/Chicago, Judy Margolis-The Ad Place/Dallas, Kathryn Kieser-Haworth Marketing and Media/Minneapolis, Jack Hodgson-School of Media & Strategic Communication/Stillwater, OK, Liz Ross-Sled Dog Studios/Los Feliz, CA, Frank DeCaro-Sirius/LA, Darlene Tipton-Fox Cable Networks/LA.

Today’s Trivia Question – “Evil Twins” Theme Week: What was the name of Phoebe’s twin sister on Friends (1994-2004), and on which NBC sitcom was she introduced? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.).

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE

Cynopsis Future TV Summit:
Content Innovation & Next Gen Advertising Models
October 17 |Grand Hyatt|NYC
This all-day conference bringing together expert speakers on topics including measurement, the Second Screen, the New Networks, a unique “5 People on Chairs: Meet the Millennials” guerilla Focus Group, and much more.

Sponsorship: Mike Farina (203) 218-6480 | Registration: Pete Romas (203) 899-8483

Gold: ABC Family | Silver: A+E & Rhythm | Participating: BrightLine, NCC & TruthCo. | Media: IAB

Keep Watching & Reading,
Lynn Leahey
10.02.13

Roberta Caploe: Editorial Director
Diane K Schwartz: Senior Vice President, Media Communications Group 

Cynopsis Ad Sales: Mike Farina | VP Sales & Marketing | 203-218-6480
Classifieds Sales: Trish Pihonak | Director of Operations & Content | 888-702-3858

To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here.
To unsubscribe from this edition, click here. Or for further assistance please email [email protected].

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE

Cynopsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here.

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, AD SALES/REELZ/Chicago: Exp’d ad sales professional w/outstanding relationships to lead sales effort in Chicago. Apply: [email protected] (10/9)

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/FX NETWORKS/LA: Analyze ratings trajectory of FX Networks and key competitors. Service all FX Networks & partner on custom requests and ad hoc needs. 2 yrs. exp. http://bit.ly/143jbMF (10/9)

JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST AD SALES RSCH/NBC UNIVERSAL/NY: 1-3 yrs media rsrch exp, supp Sports & Olympics sales research, proficient w/research software, able to visually communicate insights. Click Here  (10/9)

JOB OPENING: DIR PRGM, SERIES/Hallmark Channel/LA: Develop scripted series & current programs & oversee projects. 7+ yrs. exp. in prgmng at cable/brdcst co or prod co. Apply: www.hallmarkchannel.com/jobs (10/9)

JOB OPENING: SR TECH OPS DIR/CSI SPORTS/NY: Min 10 yrs TV Network exp. Resp. incl. overall workflow mgt, liaison to orig. facility/operator ops, tech & prod staff. Transmission/distribution exp req. Res/cvr to Rose: HERE (10/9)

JOB OPENING: FULFILLMENT SPECIALIST/A+E Networks/NY: Account mgmt. & customer service. Non-staff position. Full Info/Apply: http://www.aenetworks.com/careers (10/8)

JOB OPENING: DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE/PRODUCER: Established NY prodco. Develop, cast, shoot, edit sizzles. Proven hit making ability at network and/or prodco. Amazing opportunity. [email protected] (10/8)

JOB OPENING: SR PRDCR NONFCTVDVLPMNT/NYC/LA: Talented dvlpr w/general cable exp. 5 yrs dvlpmnt/prod exp pref’d. Strong kwldg of Net Mandates. Will produce tapes, cast talent, prep pitches and manage systematic development. Resumes HERE (10/8)

JOB OPENING: SALES COORDINATOR, SALES PLANNING/Fox Broadcasting Co/NYC: Commercial inventory coordinator. 1-3 years network or agency experience required. http://bit.ly/1ask5CV (10/8)

JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIGITAL SALES PLANNING/Fox Broadcasting Co/NYC: 5+ yrs linear &/or digital sales planning exp req. Campaign & invent management of VOD & digital platforms, forecasting, reporting. http://bit.ly/11MJTHL (10/8)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASST/Sportsman Channel/WI: Provide support to Account Exes for Network Cable Commercial Spot Sales, maintain spot schedules, work with Traffic Dept. Strong Excel skills req’d. Agency/TV Sales exp helpful. Apply: www.thesportsmanchannel.com (10/5)

JOB OPENING: DIR NON-FICTION PRGM/Lifetime/NY: Develop & pilot new non-fiction programming & oversee current prods. 5+ yrs exp in prgmng at cable/brdcst co or prod co. Apply: www.aenetworks.com/career.html (10/5)

JOB OPENING: EXEC DIRECTOR/CINE/DC: Strategy, fundraising & oversight of film/TV awards & education nonprofit. 5+ years leadership exp in media, w/marketing exp pref’d. Resume to [email protected] (10/5)

JOB OPENING: DIR MKTG STRATEGY/Discovery Channel/MD: Innovator w/strategic 360 approach to ad cmpgns. Strong brand mgt/consumer mktg exp.Work w/rsrch to identify prtnrshps/manage mktg events. Exp. driving top TV brands. APPLY HERE (10/5) 

JOB OPENING: SENIOR AD SALES RESEARCH ANALYST/ESPN/NYC: 1-2 Yrs exp in media research. Candidate must have strong analytical and problem solving ability. Apply HERE (10/5)

JOB OPENING: UniRey-NY: TV AE’s, NYC-based: Needed to drive general market advertisers to new English Language network/Robert Rodriguez Net, EL REY. Min 2 yrs network/AE selling exp. Resumes to [email protected] (10/4)

JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION TEAM for Live Show, Secaucus, NJ: Veria Living is hiring: Exec. Producer, Producers, Asst. Producers, Director & Media Manager. 3-5 yrs exp. incl. live work. Resume & position sought to [email protected] (10/4)

JOB OPENING: ANCHORS for Live Show, NY Metro Area: Veria Living is seeking energetic, fun, friendly & compassionate hosts able to improvise & engage with audience. Resume, picture & show reel links to [email protected] (10/4)

EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at [email protected]

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

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: RLTV (NYC): seeks intern to support the Ad Sales and Marketing departments with research, marketing ideation, presentations and sales materials. Min 10 hrs/week. Submit resume/cover letter to: [email protected] (10/8)

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected].

E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 888.702.3858 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

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

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2, 2013

ABC: The Middle, Back in the Game, Modern Family, Super Fun Night [p], Nashville
CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CW: Arrow, Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r], Whose Line Is it Anyway? [r]
FOX: The X Factor
ION: WWE Main Event, Flashpoint [r], Flashpoint [r]
MyTV: Law & Order: Criminal Intent [r], Law & Order: Criminal Intent [r]
NBC: Revolution, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ironside [p]
PBS: Earthflight, NOVA [r], Quest for the Lost Maya [r]
TELE: Dama y Obrero, Mardio en Alquiler, Santa Diabla
UMA: El Quinto Mandamiento, La Seleccion, La Madame
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, La Tempestad, Que Bonito Amor

Copyright Cynopsis 2013

All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2013