Spring Forward

Coming off the heels of Kimmel’s awesome Oscar show, featuring Handsome Men’s Club (below) and Robert Downey Jr., we’re going straight into preparing for May sweeps and NBA prime time shows.





We are also very excited to move forward with more episodes of The Marriage Ref taping in April. Be sure to check out last night’s hilarious episode featuring Alec Baldwin, Kelly Ripa and Jerry Seinfeld below. And next week will be rocker Sheryl Crow, the hilarious Kirstie Alley, and funny man Jimmy Fallon at 10pm EST only on NBC, and stay tuned for more great shows coming your way.

The Bonnie Hunt show has had some great guests the past few months including Mark Ruffalo, Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek, Serena Williams in February after her win at the Australian Open, and the always hilarious Tracy Morgan.

We've had a great time over at The Wanda Sykes Show. A few weeks ago, Kellie had a fun hanging out with Lisa Kudrow backstage, and this past weekend some great guests stopped by. Watch this Saturday at 11pm EST on FOX as George Lopez, Craig Robinson and Annabelle Gurwitch stop by to chat with Wanda!

We're really excited about our two newest clients: The Daily Line and Young Hollywood.com!

The Daily Line is a great new daily sports show debuting April 5 at 6pm on Versus. Jo, Celia and Jennifer just visited the new studio on 36th Street to meet the team and hosts - sports personality Liam McHugh, Playboy and Maxim model Jenn Sterger, comedian Reese Waters and oddsmaker and statistics guru Rob DeAngelis. They’re a fun bunch and we’re looking forward to working with them on this new show! Most of all, we're excited to work with one of our favorite producers, Jay Peterson! Check out the great promo below.

We are also gearing up for the launch of YoungHollywood.com in April! This great new client has their very own studio in the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, which will be the first and only media outlet on site. Young Hollywood is the perfect place to get a more intimate look at celebrity life – as told by the celebrities themselves! Avoiding gossip, Young Hollywood focuses on the fun part of being a celebrity. See below for an exclusive video with Carrie Underwood following her as she geared up to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl XLIV.

Finally, we are so excited about Oprah Magazine’s 10th Anniversary edition! This issue will celebrate all aspects of the past 10 years as well as look forward to the future. CTB has been hard at work with everyone over at O to make this a great issue. Make sure to look for the issue when it hit stands!

In Case You Missed It: Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Alexander and Martha Stewart on The Marriage Ref!

Marriage Ref Ratings on the Rise!

At 10 p.m., "The Marriage Ref" (2.8/8 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) grew week-to-week by 8 percent in adult 18-49 rating (2.8 vs. 2.6) and by 26 percent or more than 1.5 million persons in total viewers (7.6 million vs. 6.0 million). "The Marriage Ref" is currently #1 for the hour among the major networks in all key adult-female demos.

"The Marriage Ref" retained 93% of its 18-49 lead-in, up from last week's 90% retention and 69% two weeks ago, when the "Ref" slot premiere followed a 4.9 rating for the second half-hour of a special "Office."

The Wanda Sykes Show!

Watch Saturday's episode featuring Lisa Kudrow, Bill Maher, Aisha Tyler and Suze Orman!

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Central Talent Booking Mentioned in the NY Post

Click HERE to see the article about The Marriage Ref!

In Case You Missed It: Madonna, Ricky Gervias and Larry David on The Marriage Ref!

Check out the latest reel of The Wanda Sykes Show!

And be sure to check it out every Saturday at 11pm EST/PST on FOX!

Jerry Seinfeld Cohosting Live with Regis and Kelly!

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ABC's JKL: After the Academy Awards Draws Most-Watched Post Oscar Telecast Ever

Based on Nielsen's True Fast National Live + Same Day Ratings:

On its fifth post-Oscar telecast, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards was up over the prior year’s telecast for the second year in a row, increasing by 9% in Total Viewers. The late-night program drew its most-watched post-Oscar broadcast ever. Host Jimmy Kimmel welcomed two-time Academy Award®-nominated Robert Downey Jr. with a musical performance by Grammy Award® winner Keith Urban.

• Among all Jimmy Kimmel Live telecasts, Sunday’s post-Oscar show drew the show’s largest audience in 4 years – since 2/5/06. In fact, it was JKL’s third-largest audience overall, behind only its two post-Super Bowl telecasts (on 1/26/03 and 2/5/06).

In Case You Missed It: JKL's Post-Academy Awards Show!

Check out Handsome Men's Club featuring Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, Sting, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and more!

Also Robert Downey, Jr reveals the new Iron Man 2 Trailer!

And a hilarious "PBS documentary" about Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz!

Finally, Kimmel informs Kevin James he wasn't nominated for the Academy Awards!

Be sure to watch this Sunday!

The Jimmy Kimmel Live After the Academy Awards Oscar Special featuring Robert Downey, Jr., Keith Urban and a special appearance by Matthew McConaughey, Sting, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and many more!!! Watch it Sunday after the Academy Awards only on ABC!

The Marriage Ref Won Its Time Slot!

American Idol lifted Fox to the overall win Thursday for adults 18-49, but The Office & The Marriage Ref topped the adults 18-49 ratings from 9-11pm. Check out the full episode below, featuring Tina Fey, Eva Longoria Parker and Jerry Seinfeld!

A special one hour The Office put an adults 18-49 beatdown on the competition at 9pm, up 27% over 2/11 to a 4.7 rating. That likely gave The Marriage Ref a nice boost, as its regular timeslot premiere scored a 3.4 rating, winning the 10pm hour. Earlier in the night, Community (2.3 rating) and Parks & Recreation (2.3 rating, matching a season high) were both flat vs. their last originals on 2/11. Besides Winter Olympics weeks, it was NBC’s top 18-49 rated Thursday of the season.

At 9pm, Grey’s Anatomy was up 8% (vs. 2/18) to a 4.0 rating, likely as some Olympics viewers returned, but Private Practice may have been hurt more by Marriage Ref, it fell 4% to a 2.7 rating, it’s lowest original episode rating on a Thursday.
Free of competition from the Olympics, Survivor recovered a bit (+3%) to a 3.8 rating. CSI got a big bounce, up 16% (vs. 2/4) to a 3.7 rating. The Mentalist also seemed hurt by Marriage Ref, falling 14% (vs. 2/11) to a 3.2 rating.

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (Millions)
8:00	FOX	American Idol	5.9	18	17.899
	CBS	Survivor: Heroes v. Villains	3.7	11	12.401
	NBC	Community	2.3	7	5.056
	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy (repeat)	1.1	3	4.794
	CW	The Vampire Diaries (repeat)	0.8	2	1.787
8:30	FOX	American Idol	7.1	20	20.714
	CBS	Survivor: Heroes v. Villains	4.0	11	12.983
	NBC	Parks & Recreation	2.3	6	4.643
	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy (repeat)	1.3	4	5.298
	CW	The Vampire Diaries (repeat)	0.7	2	1.603
9:00	NBC	The Office	4.5	12	8.708
	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy	3.9	10	11.784
	CBS	CSI	3.7	10	15.522
	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.5	9	8.990
	CW	Supernatural (repeat)	0.6	2	1.565
9:30	NBC	The Office	4.9	13	9.349
	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy	4.1	11	11.792
	CBS	CSI	3.7	10	15.610
	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.1	8	7.192
	CW	Supernatural (repeat)	0.6	1	1.538
10:00	NBC	The Marriage Ref	3.7	10	8.059
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.3	9	15.233
	ABC	Private Practice	2.9	8	8.109
10:30	NBC	The Marriage Ref	3.2	9	7.355
	CBS	The Mentalist	3.1	9	14.323
	ABC	Private Practice	2.5	7	7.194

TV ratings: Olympics, 'Marriage Ref' rule Sunday

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010

The close of the Winter Olympics gave NBC another ratings win, as well as a good platform to launch its new show "The Marriage Ref."

The Peacock scored 19.8 million viewers and an 11.3 rating/18 share in households in primetime Sunday, easily beating the 11.45 million viewers and 6.8/11 for second-place CBS. ABC (8.35 million, 5.1/8) came in third, and FOX (4.4 million, 2.6/4) trailed.

NBC's 5.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic also led the night by a sizable margin. CBS, 3.1, took second, followed by ABC, 2.6, and FOX, 2.0.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.

NBC: Winter Olympics (18 million viewers, 10.2/17 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (10.7 million, 6.7/11)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (7.9 million, 4.4/7)
FOX: "'Til Death" - two episodes (2.8 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (4.8)

8 p.m.

NBC: Winter Olympics (23.3 million, 13.0/20)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (10.2 million, 5.8/9)
ABC: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" rerun (6.7 million, 4.0/6)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (5.4 million, 3.0/5)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (5.1 million, 3.0/4)

18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (6.0)

9 p.m.

NBC: Winter Olympics (20.75 million, 11.7/18)
CBS: "Undercover Boss" (15.1 million, 8.7/13)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (10.8 million, 6.7/10)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (5.8 million, 3.5/5)/"American Dad" rerun (4.7 million, 2.9/4)

18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (5.2)

10 p.m.

NBC: Winter Olympics (19.4 million, 11.3/18)/"The Marriage Ref" (14.5 million, 8.7/15)
CBS: "Cold Case" (9.8 million, 6.1/10)
ABC: "Brothers & Sisters" (8 million, 5.3/9)

18-49 leader: Winter Olympics (5.3)

Check out the first episode of The Marriage Ref!

and be sure to tune in March 4th for the premiere at 10pm (9pm Central) on NBC!