Snapshot: New series premieres: Prodigal Son (Fox, 1.0 rating in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers), Bluff City Law (NBC, 0.8, 4.8) Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, 0.8 rating in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers), All…
As the industry is fixated on the launch this fall of Disney+ in November, followed by the debuts of HBO+ and Peacock early next spring, the oldest TV platforms, the broadcast networks, opened their new seasons Monday night in subdued fashion. Live+Same Day ratings are no longer a currency the networks use, though they are still an indicator of which shows are breaking through.
Fewer and fewer people watch television live — look no further for fresh evidence than the overnight Monday ratings. The start of a new broadcast season used to be an event, with viewers, who had been waiting for months to get fresh episodes of their favorite series, flocking to TV. Now there is fresh scripted content on multiple platforms year round, and the urgency to watch live is gone because all programs are available on demand.
It was rougher sledding for the other newcomers. As recently as a couple of years ago, opening to a 0.7 Live+SD demo rating was a death sentence for a show. Last night, CBS’ new legal dramaand NBC’s new Jimmy Smits legal dramaBluff City Law a vote of confidence last month with a backup script order. NBCUniversal, which is entering the streaming wars with Peacock, has increasingly been focused on series’ digital performance, touting the enormous online success of modest linear TV performers likee, so we will have to wait and see how the family/legal series’ multi-platform play performs, but its
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