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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Overnights
ABC's 'V' has year's top scripted debut
Much-hyped show averages a 5.0 in 18-49s, even beating CBS's 'NCIS' in the 8 p.m. slot, and boosts network to No. 2 for the night
Television
CBS orders more 'Accidentally on Purpose'
Network wants five more episodes of Monday sitcom starring Jenna Elfman despite so-so ratings thus far in the heart of its comedy lineup
Sports TV
Fox surges ahead on Yankees baseball
Huge ratings for the World Series deliver the best fall week for a broadcast network since 2004, thanks to the Bronx Bombers
Cable recap
'Project Runway' loses some of its strut
Ratings are off sharply since its debut on Lifetime. It's now drawing a smaller audience than in its last season on Bravo.
Broadcast recap
Faltering, once sure-fire medical dramas
All three new series are failing, even as returning shows flourish. What ails? Writers trying to rewrite the formula (charts).
Alternative media
The growing clout of digital signage
As more boards go up, more Americans notice them, and that's leading to more advertising dollars--and lots more to come
Here & there
Bloomberg joining the pay wall herd
Other shorts: WSJ: We're in a New York state of mind - Programming notes: Alley getting reality show - Toyota's F1 sponsorship goes off track
TV This Week
For Bill Cosby, an honor worth the wait
He's accepting the Mark Twain Prize for humor from the Kennedy Center, after twice turning it down. On PBS at 8 p.m.
Overnights
Fox wins third straight night with Series
Averages a 4.8 in 18-49s, well ahead of No. 2 CBS with a 3.9 rating as the Phillies beat the Yankees, forcing a sixth game
Sports TV
On Fox, the best Series since 2004
Game four posts highest numbers for any game in five years, averaging 22.8 million total viewers and pushing Fox to best-ever fourth quarter
Sports TV
Fan fave Favre pumps hefty NFL ratings
Packers-Vikings game averages 29.8 million viewers, second-highest ever on Fox, as former Green Bay star takes on old team
Alternative media
Big stink: Col. Sanders slips into the UN
Well, not the real colonel but an actor dressed like him, and he got the royal treatment. Now the august body is crying fowl.
Research
Millennial mom: Catch her if you can
She's more inclined to set her own agenda in life, and she's a lot more wired in. Talking with Mr. Youth's Brandon Evans.
TV Reviews
'V,' lost in space in a trip back in time
ABC sci fi drama, a remake of a 1983 mini-series about an invasion of earth by aliens, moves quickly, perhaps too quickly
Here & there
TNT saves axed drama 'Southland'
Other shorts: Out West, another newspaper shuts down - Study: A third spent less on Halloween this year - Inquirer: Oops, the Phillies didn't win the Series
TV This Week
'By the People': The rise of Obama
HBO two-hour special traces the candidate's path from promising first-term senator through his election to the White House
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This week in out of home
Your client with holiday shoppers
How to reach Americans as they flock to malls to shop for gifts, using traditional signage as well as the new digital formats
What's new in alternative media
A classic white dress shirt, on the cuff
'Oops, sorry, didn't mean to offend'
Mary Hatchet, not your sorority queen
Now here's a car you just gotta love
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosting the Oscars
The duo will share the job at the 82nd annual event
airing March 7 on ABC
Mitch Levy becomes ECD at Digitas
Matt Dowshen becomes head of account management at Ogilvy
Abigail Pesta rises to editor at large at Marie Claire
JoAnn Grigioni rises to VP of talent at Comedy Central
J. Mark Wirthlin becomes president and COO at The Modellers
Elizabeth Chmurak becomes associate producer at CNN
Stu Courtney becomes editor at ChicagoBreakingSports.com
Jordan Hoffner joins Ben Silverman's Electus
Brian Kroski becomes president and CEO at Artinfo
Fox HR head Adrienne Gary leaving
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Features
TV Reviews
'Cougar Town,' better than you'd think
The theme of older women with younger men is a tired one but this sitcom works because it reaches beyond. It's well done.
TV Reviews
'White Collar,' cool if you're 14 or so
USA copper pairs up an FBI agent and an ex-con in a crime-solving caper whose plot is as implausible as it is hackneyed
TV Reviews
'The Jeff Dunham Show,' for dummies
He makes them talk but what they say isn't funny. The new Comedy Central show is a throwback to the early years of cable.
Spot: Glimmer of optimism for fourth quarter as inventory tightens
Ad spending: Third quarter is looking better but not by much
Spot: Full-service restaurants join fast food in upping ad spending
New Orleans: TV tightens as auto returns and political kicks up
Forecast: Slower global ad recovery, held back by U.S.
Forecast: Stil lots of hurt this year, but 2010 looks less painful
In the Media Economy Newsletter.
Yesterday's feature stories
Sports TV: Fan fave Favre pumps hefty NFL ratings
Alternative media: Big stink: Col. Sanders slips into the UN
Research: Millennial mom: Catch her if you can
TV Reviews: 'V,' lost in space in a trip back in time
Here & there: TNT saves axed drama 'Southland'
Out of Home: Big stink: Col. Sanders slips into the UN
Overnights: Big chill for CBS's Sunday dramas
Television: Media buyers: November belongs to Fox
Sports TV: Another home run for World Series
Overnights: CBS scares up a Friday night win
TV Reviews: 'Big Bang Theory,' in the sweet spot
Out of Home: Your client with holiday shoppers
Here & there: Now on your iPhone, NBA games
Overnights: 'Vampire' stakes out a new series high
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