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NEW YORK,NEW YORK edited by Valerie Block Ceelo Green (left) and Adam Levine of The Voice. T NBC climbs out of ratings basement he broadcast television season comes to an end on Wednesday, but experts are already predicting the winners: Fox, once again, among the advertiserfriendly category of 18- to 49-yearolds, and CBS—again—among total viewers. ¶ But there is one surprise. NBC has broken its seven-year losing streak. Among the 18-to-49 crowd, the Peacock Network climbed out of the ratings basement, its 2.5 rating edging out ABC’s 2.4 for the No. 3 spot, according to Nielsen. ¶ “NBC did it on just two properties: the NFL, including the Super Bowl, and The Voice,” said Brad Adgate, head of research at Horizon Media. ¶ That’s some comfort for ABC, which has the edge over its rival in scripted shows and which is hoping it can pull ahead once all the DVR viewing is counted. “Without sports, NBC had a 2.0 rating,” noted an ABC insider. ¶ NBC, meanwhile, points out that Sunday Night Football was No. 1 in the 18-49 demographic, that The Voice is neck and neck with American Idol, and that Smash tripled the ratings for its time slot over a year ago. ¶ Still, NBC has plenty of programming holes to fill if it wants to maintain momentum. “Day to day, ABC’s lineup is stronger,” Mr. Adgate said. “I would expect ABC —matthew flamm to surpass NBC” next season. bloomberg news Putting JPMorgan mess in perspective Crain’s Arts & Culture Breakfast: The Art of Fundraising in the New Economy DATE: Thursday June 14, 2012 Join Crain’s New York Business at our Arts & Culture Breakfast as we will explore a critically important issue facing arts groups across the city – fundraising in the new economy. With the economy sputtering and Wall Street in decline, this is really the time for nonprofits to pull out all the fundraising stops. Crain’s New York Business will bring in the experts on both sides of the equation – the fundraisers and the funders – to discuss what’s working now. Karen Brooks Hopkins, Agnes Gund, Linda Shelton, and Arlene Shuler will join us for a candid and insightful discussion, moderated by Alair Townsend. PLACE: Con Edison Conference Center 4 Irving Place TIME: Networking Breakfast: 8:00-8:30AM Program: 9:00-10:00AM Karen Brooks Hopkins Panelists: Karen Brooks Hopkins Agnes Gund SO Agnes Gund UT DO L Linda Shelton Arlene Shuler PRE-REGISTER HERE: crainsnewyork.com/ events-crainsarts COST TO ATTEND: $60 for individual ticket(s) if pre-registered before May 22nd; $65 thereafter. $600 for table(s) of ten if pre-registered before May 22nd; $650 thereafter. President, Brooklyn Academy of Music President Emerita, Museum of Modern Art Linda Shelton Executive Director and Trustee, The Joyce Theater Foundation Arlene Schuler President & CEO, New York City Center Moderator: Alair Townsend Crain’s Columnist and Chair of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Sponsored by: For more information, call the Events Hotline at 212-210-0739. You must be pre-registered to attend this event. No refunds permitted. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called JPMorgan Chase’s stunning multibillion-dollar trading loss earlier this month “a hiccup.” A new exhibition opening May 22 at the Museum of the City of New York suggests he might be right. “Capital of Capital: New York City Banks and the Creation of a Global Economy” charts more than 200 years of booms and busts among the city’s banking institutions and features a trove of historic documents and financial artifacts, such as the original Buttonwood Agreement, which founded the New York Stock Exchange. While the exhibit, sponsored by Citigroup, captures how New York banks rose from being local credit lenders after the American Revolution to becoming the world’s leading financial center in the 20th and 21st centuries, it also documents the crashes and controversies that have often followed in their wake. Among them: the nationwide panics following the economic collapses of 1873 and 1907 and the “redlining” policies of some banks after World War II that discriminated against minority mortgage borrowers. “The history of New York City’s banks is filled with twists and turns,” said Susan Henshaw Jones, the museum’s president. “And the saga continues to the present day.” While JPMorgan’s current crisis has prompted an FBI inquiry, it might not be one for the history books. —shane dixon kavanaugh Media, is now charging restaurants a fee for each reservation comparable to what diners were paying, Mr. McKean said. Diners get 15% to 30% off and can reserve more weekend slots. The changes have already helped Savored double its New York restaurant client base to 400 and reel in big-name chefs such as Daniel Boulud and David Burke, whose DB Bistro Moderne and Fishtail, respectively, are now on Savored’s site. “Three months ago, we had just 200 restaurants in New York,” said Mr. McKean. “We should have 2,000.” —lisa fickenscher Savored tweaks its recipe Savored, a restaurant reservation and deal site, is struggling to find its identity amid a sea of discounters. Last week, it dropped its signature $10 consumer fee as well as a requirement that eateries offer customers a flat 30% discount. This comes after changing its name from Village Vines in 2001. “Placing the $10 charge on the consumer held back a lot of volume,” said co-founder Benjamin McKean. Indeed, dumping the customer fee in Chicago in March spurred a big increase in demand, he said. The 2-year-old company, which snared some big investors last year, including Hearst Interactive GOT YOUR BACK With New York turning into Bike City, this new gadget from Hammacher Schlemmer could come in handy for anyone twowheeling it around town. With the Bicycle Rearview Camera hooked up, taxis and delivery guys won’t be able to sneak up on riders anymore. 6 | Crain’s New York Business | May 21, 2012

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Crain's New York - May 21, 2012
Contents
Council Defies Mayor, Scares Business Leaders
Renegade Ceo Bucks Albany to Save His Hospital
Back to JPMorgan Chase’s Woes Have Some Local Bank Rivals Circling. in the Markets.
New York, New York
Hopes Rising Along B’klyn Waterfront in Sunset Park
Why Charlie Rangel Could Lose His Seat
Small Business
Viewpoint
Ibm Inside Big Blue’s Brain Trust, Which Pulled in More Than 6,180 Patents Last Year, the Most Ever by a Single Company. No Wonder the Stock Price Has More Than Doubled in the Past Five Years.
The List Our Annual Review of the New York Area’s Largest Publicly Held Companies, Ranked by Their 2011 Revenues.
What’s Up (And Down) at News Corp., Cbs, Bed Bath & Beyond, Vornado Realty, Mastercard, Jones Group, Revlon and Others.
For the Record
Classifieds
Real Estate Deals
The Week on the Web
Matchmakers Find Their Own Chemistry
Anne Fisher Tapping Into Human Emotions Pays Dividends
Hot Jobs
Executive Moves
Movers & Shakers Real Estate Veteran’s Surprising Switch
Gael Greene Dragonfly Lands on UES

Crains New York - May 21, 2012