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My latest article on 3D movies pits Alice in Wonderland against How To Train Your Dragon. Read it at http://www.awn.com/articles/3d/mind-your-business-alice-vs-dragons-3-d.

Mark Simon seeing movies in 3D

Our free webinar on the Top 5 TV Pitch Tips went great last night. The replay, including the slide show, is available now. Register at www.PitchTvLikeaPro.com.

Information on the upcoming CS5 is now available at http://cs5launch.adobe.com/.

We are recorded 3 new TV Pitch Tip Audio Postcards today. We’ve recorded over 80 of them so far. Check out the first month free at www.TvPitchTips.com.

AFLAC is sponsoring a $25,000 contest for commercial describing what they offer. Details at http://aflac.com/10seconds/.

Here’s the latest ratings for kids TV. One interesting thing, SpongeBob is high in every demo, except teens. Once you get to the 12-17 demo, the ONLY animation in the top 10 is Family Guy.

Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 3/15-3/21/10 , 6a-6a:
K2-11                                             Total Delivery (000)
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 9:30a)         2567
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 11:30a)       2340
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 11a)            2279
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/21; 11a)            2175
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 9a)              2166
NICK:    iCarly (3/19; 8p)                                         2164
NICK:    iCarly (3/20; 12p)                                       2162
NICK:    Penguins of Madagascar (3/20; 10a)             2094
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/21; 11:30a)       2072
NICK:    Fanboy & Chum Chum (3/20; 10:30a)          2004
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.

Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 3/15-3/21/10 , 6a-6a:
K6-11                                             Total Delivery (000)
NICK:    iCarly (3/19; 8p)                                         1636
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (3/21; 8p)                   1554
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 9:30a)         1535
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/19; 8:30p)         1482
NICK:    Big Time Rush (3/19; 8:30p)                        1463
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (3/19; 9p)                         1427
NICK:    iCarly (3/20; 8p)                                         1427
NICK:    iCarly (3/20; 7:30p)                                    1419
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 9a)              1404
NICK:    iCarly (3/19; 7:30p)                                    1344
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.

Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 3/15-3/21/10 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14                                  Total Delivery (000)
NICK:    iCarly (3/19; 8p)                                         1340
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/19; 8:30p)         1254
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (3/21; 8p)                   1241
FOX:     American Idol (3/16; 8-10:02p)                    1229
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (3/20; 9:30a)         1169
NICK:    Big Time Rush (3/19; 8:30p)                        1121
NICK:    iCarly (3/21; 1:30p)                                    1112
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (3/19; 9p)                         1090
NICK:    iCarly (3/20; 8p)                                         1078
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (3/19; 8p)                       1066
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.

Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 3/15-3/21/10 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17                                      Total Delivery (000)
FOX:       American Idol (3/16; 8-10:02p)                     1202
FOX:       American Idol (3/17; 9-10:01p)                     1036
FAM:       Secret Life of the American Teen (3/15; 8-9p)  835
FOX:       Family Guy (3/21; 9-9:31p)                            734
NAN:       George Lopez (3/20; 11:30p)                          684
ADSM**: Family Guy (3/21; 11p)                                  676
NAN:       Everybody Hates Chris (3/16; 9:30p)               673
DSNY*:   Hannah Montana (3/16; 7:30p)                        670
NAN:       George Lopez (3/16; 10p)                               664
NAN:       George Lopez (3/20; 12a)                               663

ITVS

ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. We work with independent producers to create and present programs that take creative risks, advance issues and represent points of view not usually seen on public or commercial television.

http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html

There’s never enough time during the week to keep our desks clear. Late weekend nights trying to dig out from the clutter.

We are finishing up the accompanying slide show for Tuesday’s free webinar, Top 5 TV Pitch Tips.

Fox announced that they cancelled 24. Showrunner Howard Gordon says they are working on a feature script for 24 right now. Read an interview with him about it at http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/03/24-finale-.html