Is the next big thing really the same old thing? If you walk up to any major network executive with this question, there is a very good chance that they are going to respond by opening a portfolio stuffed with eight or nine properties that they are looking to revitalize. Advertisers are desperate to cling to familiar characters, […]
Let’s start off this latest edition of TV Quick Hits by discussing what has been one of our favorite topics as of late: How much TV is seemingly now relying on either remakes, revivals, or adapting things that first existed elsewhere. With that, of course there is a “Serial” TV show in development. The prospective series, per […]
Is there a takeaway from the fall TV season so far? We’re not so sure that there really is given that it was only nine days ago that the season officially started, but there is one lesson that Tuesday did drill into our head: Hype does not always mean success. At this time a year ago, was […]
We are living in the age of the DVR, and with that in mind, live+3 ratings are becoming increasingly important to gauge whether or not a show has the potential to go on past its original episode order. The ratings are in now for “Heroes: Reborn” in this measure, and the two-hour premiere surged all […]
Starz is in the middle of what we would call a renaissance, as many of its series are experiencing great ratings and also critical acclaim. “Power” is at the moment one of its network champions, given that it combines great rating with intense storytelling and a wonderfully diverse cast. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is one […]
One of the reasons that we have been fascinated with the ratings for “Fear the Walking Dead” has been seeing where the leveling-off point was going to be for the show. AMC debuted it with expectations through the roof, and with viewers more than aware that it was going to be premiering. This is not […]
September and October are huge months for TV on Netflix, at least so much as your desire is to binge-watch a number of shows that already aired during the past TV season. It’s a smart move for the most part on the part of networks / studios to get these out there for people to […]
The first Sunday of the fall season has officially come and gone, and while there were initially some delays when it comes to some of the ratings coming in, we’ve now got all of the information that you could want when it comes to how your favorite TV shows fared. ABC – The season premiere of […]
For all of those who were wondering if the ratings for “Downton Abbey” were going to plummet following the season 6 premiere, the good news that we have for you now is that it really doesn’t seem like there is any significant change at all … and we couldn’t be happier about that. For the […]
The official ratings are in now for Friday night’s season premieres, and we cannot say that we are too surprised by any of them. The good news for “The Amazing Race” is that if nothing else, it is at least solid. The start of season 27 drew in total a 1.1 rating in the 18-49 […]
