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Cynopsis
09.25.13

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, September 25, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
ABC: The Middle at 8p, Back in the Game at 8:30p, Modern Family at 9p, Nashville at 10p
CBS: Criminal Minds at 9p, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation at 10p
CNBC: Secret Lives of the Super Rich at 9p
Comedy: South Park at 10p
Esquire: The Getaway at 9p, Boundless at 10p 
Military: Nazi Hunters at 10p
NBC: Revolution at 8p, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at 9p
Sportsman Channel: Fred Bear: The Father of Bowhunting at 7p, Fred Bear: Kodiak Country at 8p

Tonight’s Finales:
BBCA: Broadchurch at 10p
Bravo: Top Chef Masters at 10p
Cooking: Kelsey’s Essentials at 8p
CW: Capture at 9p
MTV: Real World/Road Rules Challenge at 10p

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Producer Robert Zemeckis is heading to FOX, having landed a put pilot commitment for new family drama Billy Ray. Zemeckis will executive produce and direct. 

Starz CEO Chris Albrecht announced the network will focus on creating original content, with a goal of 75 hours of programming in three to five years, at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York on Tuesday. Starz has been a target of merger speculation since spinning off from Liberty Media in January.

Family restaurants on the brink of failure are given a chance to turn their fortunes around with the help of celebrated chef and restaurateur Rocco DiSpirito. Six-episode Food Network series Restaurant Divided debuts Thursday, October 24 at 10p.

Julianne Hough returns to Dancing with the Stars to guest judge on Monday, October 7 at 8p. Hough was a two-time professional champion on the reality series before making the transition to recording artist and actress.

New series Knife Fight and Brew Dogs, which air Tuesdays on Esquire, are uniquely suited to the new net because of their “authenticity,” Matt Hanna, Head of Original Programming, tells Cynopsis. “Knight Fight is a cooking competition that’s a little raw, a little rough around the edges,” says the exec. As for Brew Dogs, which focuses on two Scotsmen who have a passion for amazing craft beer, Hanna explains, “Men love food and beer… It just makes sense.” Knife Fight airs at 9p, Brew Dogs at 10p.

Ghosts, zombies and monsters come to life on Nickelodeon‘s Deadtime Stories. The show stars Jennifer Stone as “The Babysitter,” who shares stories from her collection of creepy tales each week. The half-hour series premieres Thursday, October 3 at 8p.

LMN‘s first original series, Killer Profile, features three highly trained criminal profilers who explore the troubled minds and disturbing exploits of America’s most vicious serial killers. Nonfiction series bows Sunday, October 13 at 9p.

A series of specials under the Greatest Mysteries umbrella premieres on Travel Channel on Sunday, November 3 at 9p, beginning with Greatest Mysteries: Smithsonian. Immediately following at 10p, new weekly series America Declassified investigates conspiracy theories, secrets and mysteries.

Guy Court, from the creator and producers of MTV‘s Girl Code and MTV2‘s  Guy Code, features real-life stories ranging from a plaintiff claiming his best friend dated his ex-girlfriend to a roommate who won’t wear deodorant. Half-hour MTV2 show bows Wednesday, November 6 at 11p.

Call for Submissions: Cynopsis is producing a Halloween Programming Guide which comes out on October 17 and will be sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers. If your network has a Halloween-themed programming, please send your listings to Cathy Applefeld Olson at [email protected] no later than Friday Oct 4. Please include the following information: type of program (i.e. series, special, documentary, movie or holiday-themed episode), title, dates and times of all airings (please indicate when the show first premieres and when subsequent encores will air). Cathy will send you a confirmation email following each submission (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit). Thanks!

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Starz is developing a drama series based on U.S. Immigration Officer Hipolito Acosta’s nonfiction book The Shadow Catcher. Gringo will chronicle a Mexican-American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who infiltrates one of Mexico’s deadly drug and human smuggling cartels.

Former Punk’d producer Nick Kreiss is developing a semi-autobiographical comedy for ABC. How to Be an Adult centers on a man-child trying to save his family business alongside his father’s widow.

HBO has picked up Emily Mortimer‘s (The Newsroom) comedy Doll & Em, created by the actress and her best friend, British actress Dolly Wells. The six-episode series centers on a British Hollywood star (Mortimer) who hires her childhood pal (Wells) to be her personal assistant.

Bones creator Hart Hanson and Secret Circle executive producer Andrew Miller are developing a drama for ABC. Based upon Chris Ewan‘s best-selling book series The Good Thief’s Guide, the show will follow the adventures of charming criminal Charlie Howard.

Don’t miss the Cynopsis Future TV Summit – Content Innovation & Next Generation Advertising Models, on 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 less than a month away! To register: http://www.cynopsisfuturetvsummit.com/

Academy award winner Vanessa Redgrave is set to star in the ABC limited series Black Box. She’ll play Dr. Hartramph, psychiatrist to Kelly Reilly‘s Elizabeth Black, a neuroscientist who struggles with mental illness.

Walking Dead alum James Allen McCuen and DanikaYarosh (See Dad Run) have  landed recurring roles on Showtime‘s Shameless.

Syfy has announced additional casting for its upcoming supernatural drama pilot, Dominion with the signings of Anthony Stewart Head, Roxanne McKee, Luke Allen-Gale and guest star Shivani Ghai. Produced by Universal Cable Productions, the pilot is set to begin shooting this month in Cape Town, South Africa.

David Alan Basche (The Exes) will guest star on the Tuesday, October 1 episode of CBS‘s Person of Interest.

FX has ordered a second season of its critically acclaimed drama The Bridge.  Look for 13 new eps to debut in summer 2014.

A&E‘s real-life crime series return Thursday, October 3. New episodes of The First 48 debut at 9p, followed by the season five premiere of Beyond Scared Straight at 10p.

To kick off season three of Investigation Discovery‘s Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, ID has partnered with Oddcast to develop “Number 1 Suspect,” an online interrogation game that leverages users’ Facebook data, allowing Kenda to test their character and truthfulness. The game is available at NumberOneSuspect.com and Homicide Hunter Facebook. Series returns Tuesday, October 1 at 9p.

Viewers turned to EXTRA for their post-Emmy coverage in New York and Los Angeles. The show ranked as the #1 magazine in New York (WNBC at 7p) and Los Angeles (KNBC at 7p)
among Households and A25-54.

Queen Latifah (1.5/4 household rating/share) is this season’s highest rated new daytime talk show. In its first week, the show, which premiered September 16, grew 60% from its lead-in (0.5/3) and jumped 60% over its year-ago time period average (0.5/3) among W25-54 to a 0.8/5 demo rating.

Top Ten Ad-Supported Basic Cable Network Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 9/16-9/20/13

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 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 Total Viewers for the week of: 9/16-9/20/13

Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 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 (000) for the week of:  9/16-9/20/13

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.
All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 114,600,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD

Top 11 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of  9/09-9/13/13 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg

Top Ten M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of  9/09-9/13/13 ranked in order by HH Rtg

CBS has promoted Mitch Graham to Vice President, Alternative Programming. Graham will oversee the slate of reality franchises under CBS Entertainment Executive VP of Alternative Programming Chris Castallo.

Steve Galloway has been named Senior Vice President, Business Development of illuminate Hollywood. Galloway previously ran his own consulting and held senior executive roles in content acquisitions, licensing and distribution for A&E Home Entertainment, Cinedigm, Reelz Channel and others.

NuContext Creative has appointed Michael Rola as Executive Director of Integrated Marketing. Rola last served as Director of Integrated Marketing and Synergy with Walt Disney Studios.

The Council for Research Excellence (CRE), a group dedicated to advancing the knowledge and practice of audience measurement methodology has added two new members: Artie Bulgrin, Senior Vice President, Research and Analytics at ESPN, Inc. and Susie Thomas, Senior Vice President, Director of Research and Insights, Palisades Media Group.

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Speakers Include:
Keith Clinkscales: CEO (Revolt Media)
Danielle Mullin: VP, Marketing (ABC Family)
Borja Perez: SVP, Digital and Social Media (Telemundo Media)

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This Day In History sponsored by Discovery Fit & Health: 1959 – ABC aired the last episode of the Mickey Mouse Club.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: What sitcom couple did Dawson refer to his parents as on Dawson’s Creek? Rob and Laura Petrie. Kudos to: Cindy McFaden-Comcast Spotlight/Fredericksburg, VA; Carly Dasso-ZADV/Oakbrook Terrace, IL; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA/Los Angeles, CA; Adrienne Spitzer/Beverly Hills, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: Who was the first actor to win an Emmy for his/her role on Modern Family? (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.).

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

ABC: The Middle [p], Back in the Game [p], Modern Family [p], Nashville [p]
CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds [p], CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [p]
CW: Arrow, Capture [f]
FOX: The X Factor
ION: WWE Main Event, Flashpoint [r], Flashpoint [r]
MyTV: Numb3rs [r], Numb3rs [r]
NBC: Revolution [p], Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [p]
PBS: Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation, NOVA [r], Skeletons of the Sahara
Telemundo: Dama y Obrero, Marido en Alquiler, Santa Diabla
UMA: Medio  Muerto 2, La Seleccion, La Madame
Univision: Porque el Amor Manda, La Tempesdad, Que Bonito Amor

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