Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 10, 2009 February 11, 2009 9:52 pm
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CBS’s impressive procedural lineup of NCIS, The Mentalist and Without a Trace managed to push the network to first place for the evening among households, beating Fox by nearly one full rating point (10.9 vs. 10.0). Among viewers, the network was second, but just barely (17.39M vs. 17.49M).
Moving to Fox, American Idol declined from last week’s numbers but it was the numbers of Fringe that were more concerning. The show’s retention fell to below 50% among both viewers and adults 18-49 with week-to-week declines of 18% among viewers and 14% among adults 18-49.
Although in third place overall, NBC was competitive among adults 18-49, finishing in a tie for second place with CBS in the demo thanks in large part to another solid outing from the two-hour Biggest Loser and better-than-normal numbers from a special episode of Dateline.
Rounding out the rest of the evening, ABC was in fourth place with two ‘Charlie Brown‘ specials, each of which performed poorly, back-to-back episodes of Scrubs (which has unfortunately not been able to capture any significant audience) and True Beauty, which away from normal lead-in The Bachelor, performed very poorly. The CW’s lineup of 90210 and Privileged failed to break even 2 million viewers. My full analysis of the night’s ratings follow after the jump.
Wachowski Brothers Taking on Superman Reboot? February 11, 2009 8:16 pm
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Check out this very, very interesting rumor. AICN was sent in a scoop from a reader who had seen an interview with V for Vendetta director James McTeigue on a Berlin telvision station, and the director revealed that the Wachowski brothers’ next project, Plastic Man (of which he was scheduled to do some 2nd-unit shooting) has been put on hold at Warner Bros.
The bigger news, however, has to do with what the scooper has to say about the Superman franchise:
Bryan Singer has refused to undertake a re-boot of the Superman franchise and has left the Executives at WB with no choice but to takea fresh creative direction.
He stated the Wachowski Brothers had been approached to re-boot the franchise as a trilogy and they are currently reviewing their options as its like being asked to take the final play in a superbowl final. Says if they do agree, he will likely either succumb to providing second unit support on the movie or will champion the directorship of Plastic Man – He started to giggle as he stated its like a young child for the Brothers and they wont give that up easily.
Christopher Nolan Directing Inception February 11, 2009 8:07 pm
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Christopher Nolan’s next project will not be a ‘Dark Knight’ sequel, instead, the director is taking on an original screenplay he wrote called Inception for Warner Bros. Nolan hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010.
“Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov said. “We are thrilled to be collaborating again with him and Emma on this exciting new motion picture.”
According to THR, Inception is described as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”
Angels & Demons Movie Trailer February 11, 2009 7:40 pm
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Columbia Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming ‘Da Vinci Code prequel, Angels & Demons based on the novel by Dan Brown. Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Watch the trailer embedded below
You can watch the trailer in high definition at MSN.
Angels & Demons hits theaters on May 15, 2009.
EA To Release Video Game Based on G.I. Joe February 11, 2009 7:30 pm
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Electronic Arts today announced that development on a video game based on the G.I. Joe brand is underway. The game will be released in summer 2009 to coincide with the theatrical release of G.I. Joe August 7, 2009. The game will be released on all major console and handheld platforms.
The full press release follows after the jump.
ABC Picks Up Superhero Comedy February 11, 2009 7:20 pm
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ABC has greenlit No Heroics, a single-comedy pilot based on the British series of the same name. No Heroics is about a group of superheroes with less-than-formidable powers who hang out at a bar. The pilot was co-written by Will & Grace alum Jeff Greenstein and original show creator Drew Pearce. Greenstein and Pearce are executive producing for ABC Studios with Andrew Zein of Tiger Aspect, which produces the British series for ITV.
Third Star Trek Trailer Will Be Released on March 6th February 11, 2009 7:14 pm
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As if we needed another reason to go check out Watchmen on March 6th. Paramount Pictures yesterday announced that they will be debuting a third trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek film in theaters attached to Watchmen on March 6th. The trailer, which will feature new footage, will also be available online on Apple.com in HD starting on the morning of March 9th.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 9, 2009 February 10, 2009 11:53 pm
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The 8:00pm hour featured the first press conference of President Barack Obama. Airing on all four major nets, the conference averaged a 23.4 household rating, 36.94 million viewers and a 12.4 rating among adults 18-49. ABC drew the largest portion of that audience (11.49 million viewers and a 4.1 A18-49 rating) while Fox drew the smallest share (5.92 million viewers and a 2.2 A18-49 rating). Here’s the breakdown:
ABC: 7.5/11 HH rating/share, 11.49M viewers, 4.1/10
CBS: 6.2/9 HH rating/share, 9.78M viewers, 3.0/8
NBC: 6.0/9 HH rating/share, 9.75M viewers, 3.1/8
FOX: 3.7/6 HH rating/share, 5.92M viewers, 2.2/6
Elsewhere on the evening, The Big Bang Theory posted series high ratings airing out of an original episode of Two and Half Men. The second-year comedy managed to retain an impressive 98% of its lead-in’s A18-49 demo rating and 88% of its viewers. CSI: Miami then closed the night for CBS as the evening’s second most-watched program, rounding out another solid Monday night lineup for CBS.
Following in second place for the night was ABC, which as noted above, was paced by President Obama’s press conference. The Bachelor, airing one hour later than normal, managed to retain nearly all of its viewers and adults 18-49 rating from the week prior (-1 and -2 percent, respectively).
NBC finished in third this week, one spot better than last week’s outing, but the network saw disappointing ratings from both Heroes (which is now back to where it was before its post-Super Bowl episode) and Medium. Both shows were off by upper single digits.
With no lead-in support an original episode of 24 dipped by 7% among viewers and 8% in adults 18-49 rating, falling slightly below its more usual numbers.
And rounding out the night, The CW decided to run repeats of both Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
My full analysis follows after the jump.
H2 Teaser Poster February 10, 2009 8:12 pm
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Dimension Films has released the teaser poster for Rob Zombie’s H2, the sequel to the director’s 2007 remake Halloween. Click to enlarge.
H2 hits theaters on August 28, 2009.
Brett Ratner To Direct Youngbloods February 10, 2009 6:31 pm
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Brett Ratner is attached to direct a big screen adaptation of Robb Liefeld’s comic book series Youngblood. Reliance Big Entertainment recently aquired the rights to the comic book and is fast tracking the project.
Source: Variety
Tron 2.0 Trailer Will Premiere at San Diego Comic Con February 10, 2009 6:25 pm
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Comic Book Resources reports that director Joseph Kosinksi is returning to the San Diego Comic Con this year to premiere the first trailer for Tron 2.0:
“This year, he’s going to have a trailer, not of the entire film, but just what he’s been shooting. He started shooting in April, and given his pedigree and what I know about the film and what I know about Joe—the film will be amazing. So he’ll show that trailer there,” publisher Barry Levine revealed during the New York Comic Con panel for Radical Studios.
DreamWorks Chooses Disney for Distribution February 10, 2009 6:14 pm
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The Walt Disney Stuidos has agreed to enter into an exclusive long-term distribution arrangement with DreamWorks Studios. Under the agreement, Disney will handle distribution and marketing for approximately six DreamWorks films each year. The first film is expected to hit theaters in 2010.
DreamWorks was more recently aligned with Paramount. Universal Pictures was another possible partner, but the two studios decided not to partner about a week ago.
The full press release follows below the fold. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 8, 2009 February 9, 2009 11:48 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, February 7, 2009 February 8, 2009 9:55 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 6, 2009 February 7, 2009 6:35 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 5, 2009 February 6, 2009 1:59 pm
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With CBS out of the loop (the network aired a full lineup of repeats), ABC easily won the night across all three main categories, with growth from two of the network’s three shows (Ugly Betty was down). Grey’s Anatomy led the network (as the night’s most watched program among households, viewers and adults 18-49) with more than 15 million viewers, leading into a crossover-themed episode of Private Practice, which held onto a strong 85% of its total lead-in audience and an even more impressive 91% of its A18-49 audience.
In second place for the evening was Fox, which was led by timeslot winner Bones among households and viewers. It seems like no matter where Fox places the show, it performs solidly. The show posted gains from its timeslot premiere by more than 750,000 viewers. Lead-out Hell’s Kitchen declined by double-digits from the week prior (when it aired out of an original episode of American Idol) but managed to grow from its lead-in by 9% in the key A18-49 demographic, placing a competitive third place for the hour in that demo.
The biggest disappointment came from NBC. The network’s attempts to heavily advertise their Thursday night lineup during the Super Bowl (which as everyone knows included airing The Office directly after the Super Bowl/postgame) failed and failed badly. Every single episode for the evening declined from their last original airings including The Office. This was NOT the result that NBC wanted from their advertising push. I mean, a loss of viewership from the Super Bowl episode of The Office was expected, but for the show to have returned even below its last original episode — even if by just a little bit (-4% among viewers and -6.5% among adults 18-49) — is just horrible, horrible news.
Rounding out the night’s remaining programs, CBS followed in third place for the evening among viewers and fourth place among adults 18-49, while The CW held up decently against strong competition with its lineup of Smallville and Supernatural (more so Smallville).
My full analysis of the night’s ratings follows after the jump. (more…)
Caprica Hits DVD on April 21st February 5, 2009 7:43 pm
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Caprica, the upcoming Battlestar Galactica spinoff starring Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker, will premiere exclusively on DVD on April 21st from Universal Home Entertainment, SCI FI Channel announced.
The feature-length prequel will be available on DVD as a limited-edition uncut and unrated version before the series’ broadcast premiere on the SCI FI Channel in 2010.
Source: TV Shows on DVD
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 4, 2009 February 5, 2009 7:21 pm
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Sex and the City Sequel on the Way; Entire Cast Returning February 5, 2009 6:34 pm
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New Line has confirmed that a sequel to last year’s hit release, Sex and the City, is on the way and that the entire cast will be returning. The confirmation came from New Line Cinema spokeswoman Candice McDonough who revealed that star Sarah Jessica Parker, her three co-stars (Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon) and writer/director Michael Patrick King are all signed on for a sequel.
New Line’s parent company Warner Bros. hopes to have the sequel out in summer 2010.
Released last May on a budget of just $65 million, Sex and the City went on to gross an impressive $415.3 worldwide ($152.7 million domestically and $262.6 from foreign markets).
Source: Variety
Martin Cambell in Negotiations to Direct Green Lantern February 5, 2009 6:07 pm
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Warner Bros. is currently in negotiations with Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) to direct the live-action film based on the DC Comics property, Green Lantern. Variety reports that in terms of DC properties being set up for movie treatments, the project, along with Jonah Hex (which begins production this April, directed by Jimmy Heyward), have taken priority at the studio in the wake of other stalled DC titles including Superman and Justice League.
Greg Berlanti (ABC’s drama Eli Stone) wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.
WB Hopeful For Many More Years of Batman Films February 5, 2009 5:48 pm
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During Time Warner’s earnings call yesterday, CEO Jeff Bewkes said that the studio would like to ensure Batman and Superman and perhaps Sherlock Holmes become long-lasting franchises, such as what they have/had with Harry Potter:
“We look at Harry Potter. It’s fantastic to have franchises that last that long. We want to do that with Batman and Superman and perhaps Sherlock Holmes. The sequels are as good, with new characters added, as were the originals. That wasn’t the case in the years ago. Warners has more tentpoles as an on-going strategy taht very much lifts its distribution and performance. We think that’s going to hold up our slate in the 2009 – 2010 period. We’ve got four more big tentpoles coming this year.”
via /Film
New Fox Terminator/Dollhouse Promo February 4, 2009 6:54 pm
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While we’re all well aware of the uphill battle Fox is facing in terms of finding success from their upcoming Friday night Terminator/Dollhouse lineup, this new promo at least proves they’re trying. I’d say they did a good job with this new Grindhouse-like promo for the two shows (premiering Friday, February 13th). Watch the promo below, and lets hope the shows do well in the ratings.
New Watchmen Viral Video: “The Keene Act & You” February 4, 2009 6:44 pm
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Warner Bros. has posted a new video on the Watchmen viral website The New Frontiersman. The video is a Government Public Service Announcement from 1977 titled “The Keene Act & You” explaining how the new act will make the streets safer by removing costume vigilantes. Watch it embedded below.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
America’s Army Most Downloaded War Game of All-Time February 4, 2009 6:23 pm
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The US Army has announced that its PC shooter, America’s Army, is the most-downloaded war game of all time. According to official estimates, the game has been downloaded 42,611,601 times in its various forms, with the most recent version having been downloaded 2.4 million times between January and July 2008.
Source: IncGamers
Mass Effect 2 May Be Going Multiplatform February 4, 2009 6:10 pm
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During the company’s fiscal year conference call, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello dropped some hints about a few games, including BioWare’s space-themed RPG franchise Mass Effect, indicating it may not have an exclusive console home on the Xbox 360:
“[In Q4], BioWare will release Mass Effect 2 on multiple platforms,” he said during a Tuesday earnings call.
While the original game was exclusive to the 360, it later appeared on PC. Riccitiello did not mention any console in his statement, but when Edge Online, who reported the news, tried to contact EA, a rep said that “the company could not get into specifics about what Riccitiello meant by his ‘multiple platform’ comment.”
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