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Ratings Results of Interest:
On Syfy on Tuesday, Chucky slipped to a 0.20 rating with 517 total viewers (including its simulcast on USA), its lowest numbers yet. But NBCUniversal has an ownership stake in the show, and it is probably still doing well enough to get a second season nod. As expected, NBC’s La Brea rebounded this past Tuesday after taking a hit in the ratings last week going up against the World Series. The show pulled a 0.58 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 4.7 million total viewers on Tuesday, and it was the second highest rated scripted show for the evening. Currently, it appears to be on track for a second season renewal. Over On Monday on The CW, 4400 slipped a tick to a 0.07 score with 354 total viewers. But it airs on the network that prefers to renew shows rather than cancel them, so it should probably be okay. The full ratings for the week will be available in the Tuesday Sci Fi TV Update post.
Digital Ratings:
It was yet another slow week in the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 for genre entries. Netflix’s Lucifer remained at the Number 10 slot for the week of November 11th to 17th as the viewership for its sixth and final season is tapering off. Another Life had its second season premiere on Netflix that week but did not place in the Top 10. I currently have that one On the Bubble. Black Widow remained at Number 1 for Disney+ in the Top 10 for movies, and The Nightmare Before Christmas crept into the rankings that week at Number 8. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy entries on the streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Digital Ratings for the Week of Oct-11 to Oct-17
Streaming Originals
10 (9) Lucifer (Netlfix) 307 Million
Acquired Shows
8 (8) Good Witch (Netflix) 357 Million
10 (10) Supernatural (Netflix) 318 Million
Movies
1 (1) Black Widow (Disney+) 441 Million
8 (n/a) The Nightmare Before Christmas (Netflix) 151 Million
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
Actor Dean Stockwell passed away this week at the age of 85. He is well-remembered by sci fi fans as the co-lead next to Scott Bakula on Quantum Leap which ran for five season on NBC in the ’90s. He also had the recurring role as Brother Cavil on the Battlestar: Galactica reboot . . . The short-lived ’60s British series The Champions will be getting a big screen reboot starring Ben Stiller and Cate Blanchett. The original series followed three people rescued by an advanced civilization secretly living in Tibet who are given superpowers and told to use those powers to become “champions of law, order, and justice” . . . The Netflix original Korean-language film Time to Hunt will be getting an English-language reboot. That dystopian film takes place in a near-future Korea where young people must resort to criminal activity to survive. Be sure to follow r/SciFiTV for news, schedule updates, trailers, discussions, and more.
Sci Fi TV Schedule:
This coming week will be a busy one for sci fi and fantasy television with six premieres, two on the linear networks and four on the streaming services. On Tuesday, The Flash returns for its eighth season on The CW, kicking off the five-part Armageddon crossover event. Then in the lead-out hour, Riverdale returns for its sixth season. On Wednesday, the Marvel animated series Hit Monkey has its premiere on Hulu, releasing its first three episodes that day. On Thursday, Star Trek: Discovery returns with its first Season 4 episode available that day on Paramount+. On Friday, Amazon’s much-anticipated The Wheel of Time has its bow and will release its first three episodes that day. Also on Friday, Netflix’s live-action reboot of Coboy Bebop has its premieres with all episodes available for viewing that day. You can keep up with the Weekly Listings at this link and you can see the full Fall schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows at this link.
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