Saturday's "Doctor Who," "Demons" set BBC America record
David
- Doctor Who and new sci-fi series Demons deliver highest ever
primetime rating -
Television's longest running hit science fiction series, Doctor Who,
continues to break records for cable channel BBC AMERICA. On Saturday,
January 2, the U.S. premieres of Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two
followed by Demons, delivered BBC AMERICA its highest ever primetime
rating and delivery in total viewers. That same day, a Doctor Who
marathon assisted in delivering BBC AMERICA its best total day
delivery ever in A25-54 in Live and Live + Same Day DVR. BBC AMERICA's
previous highest ever primetime rating was delivered by the first
special, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars, which aired two weeks
earlier.
Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two was the last of three Doctor Who
specials airing three straight Saturdays on BBC AMERICA. The finale to
David Tennant's era as the Tenth Doctor and Russell T Davies as lead
writer, the special saw Tennant's Doctor regenerating into actor Matt
Smith's Eleventh Doctor, whose adventures will begin on BBC AMERICA
this spring.
Over 1.335 million viewers watched the program on Saturday, ranking
BBC AMERICA #8 in coverage rating during the premiere among ad
supported cable nets for A25-54.
That same night the premiere of Demons, from the writers of Hex and
Merlin, delivered BBC AMERICA its highest rated premiere ever for a
new series in Live + Same Day. Starring Philip Glenister (Life on
Mars, Ashes to Ashes), the contemporary spin on the legacy of Bram
Stoker's Dracula finds the last descendant of Van Helsing battling the
underworld of modern-day London. The series continues with U.S.
premiere episodes on Saturdays at a new time, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on BBC
AMERICA.
During the first commercial break of Demons on Saturday, BBC AMERICA
viewers saw a teaser of the next season of Doctor Who, from new lead
writer and executive producer, BAFTA-winner Steven Moffat.
This week Doctor Who: The End of Time, Parts One and Two reached the
number 1 and 2 spots on the Top TV Episodes chart on the iTunes Store
in the U.S. All of David Tennant's final specials are available to
purchase and download on the iTunes Store.
The BBC will release The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Parts One
and Two on DVD and Blu-ray, Tuesday, February 2. A 5-disc set, Doctor
Who: The Specials Collection, which includes The Next Doctor, Planet
of the Dead, The Waters of Mars, The End of Time, Parts One and Two
and a 16-page booklet with an introduction written by David Tennant,
hits stores the same day.
Note to editors:
Saturday, January 2, was BBC AMERICA's best prime delivery ever in P2+
and A25-54 in Live and Live + Same Day DVR.
Saturday, January 2, was BBC AMERICA's best total day delivery ever in
A25-54 in Live and Live + Same Day DVR.
The End of Time, Part Two was BBC AMERICA's highest delivery ever in
P2+ and A25-54 in Live and Live + Same Day.
In Live + Same Day, The End of Time, Part Two three airings on
Saturday were seen by a total of 1,335,000 viewers and 753,000 A25-54.
Versus all ad supported cable nets in A25-54 Live + SD, BBC AMERICA
ranked #8 in coverage during the premiere of The End of Time, Part
Two, #12 in coverage in prime.
Demons was BBC AMERCA's highest rated premiere ever for a new series
in Live and Live + Same Day.
Among Persons 2+, the Demons ranks as the #2 telecast of all-time on
BBC AMERICA in Live and #6 in Live + Same Day.
Source: Nielsen NH1, 1/2/10 Live and Live+ Same Day.
BBC AMERICA brings audiences a new generation of award-winning
television featuring news with a uniquely global perspective,
provocative dramas, razor-sharp comedies, life-changing makeovers and
a whole new world of nonfiction. BBC AMERICA pushes the boundaries to
deliver high quality, highly addictive and eminently watchable
programming to viewers who demand more. It is available on digital
cable and satellite TV in more than 66 million homes.
RichA
> BBC AMERICA STARTS 2010 WITH BEST EVER NIGHT AND DAY
>
> - Doctor Who and new sci-fi series Demons deliver highest ever
> primetime rating -
ANYTHING with Philip Glenister in it has to be good.
Patty Winter
In article <tre9k5l813fv2tn8s...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>That same night the premiere of Demons, from the writers of Hex and
>Merlin, delivered BBC AMERICA its highest rated premiere ever for a
>new series in Live + Same Day. Starring Philip Glenister (Life on
>Mars, Ashes to Ashes), the contemporary spin on the legacy of Bram
>Stoker's Dracula finds the last descendant of Van Helsing battling the
>underworld of modern-day London.
I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
Patty
inf...@mindspring.com
wrote:
I watched it all the way through and found it pretty lame. I may give
it one more shot, but I doubt it will retain its high initial ratings.
Bill Steele
Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com> wrote:
Easy to sum up: Luke the Vampire Slayer.
Glenister even looks like Anthony Head.
Stan Brown
> I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
> anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
May I safely infer that you found it boring?
--
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hand fist of fate." -- /Wonderfalls/
Patty Winter
In article <MPG.25aed9385...@news.individual.net>,
Stan Brown <the_sta...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>06 Jan 2010 17:16:28 GMT from Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com>:
>
>> I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
>> anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
>
>May I safely infer that you found it boring?
Yes, you may. :-)
Even with Philip Glenister aboard.
There was some character development with the kid, but it seemed
like there was even more, "Oooh, look at all the different kinds
of monsters we can create on our computers!"
Patty
Dan Lanciani
| I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
| anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
I think I watched most of it, but it didn't make much of an impression.
The thing with the beak reminded me of something from Alice. Everything
else was vaguely familiar and not too exciting. I wish they had brought
back "Strange" instead...
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
Anim8rFSK
LOL, me too, and I don't even recall why.
--
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Stan Brown
>
> In article <MPG.25aed9385...@news.individual.net>,
> Stan Brown <the_sta...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> >06 Jan 2010 17:16:28 GMT from Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com>:
> >
> >> I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
> >> anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
> >
> >May I safely infer that you found it boring?
>
> Yes, you may. :-)
>
> Even with Philip Glenister aboard.
Thanks. I was sorry to have missed the premiere, but now I guess
that's 40 minutes of my life I can use for other purposes!
Jerry Brown
Wouldn't be the same without Ian Richardson.
Jerry Brown
--
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
Anim8rFSK
Stan Brown <the_sta...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 06 Jan 2010 23:07:58 GMT from Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com>:
> >
> > In article <MPG.25aed9385...@news.individual.net>,
> > Stan Brown <the_sta...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > >06 Jan 2010 17:16:28 GMT from Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com>:
> > >
> > >> I haven't seen any comments about "Demons" here (r.a.tv) yet. Did
> > >> anyone here watch it? I bailed out halfway through.
> > >
> > >May I safely infer that you found it boring?
> >
> > Yes, you may. :-)
> >
> > Even with Philip Glenister aboard.
>
> Thanks. I was sorry to have missed the premiere, but now I guess
> that's 40 minutes of my life I can use for other purposes!
I tried to watch it again last night and fell asleep about 3/4 of the
way through. Yes, it's very self conciously a Buffy rip off. Joyce is
there as well as Giles, and since they made Buffy a guy, they made
Xander a girl - exact same relationship - but they seem to have run
Willow and Cordelia together into one very hot girl, although there's an
'Amber' who might turn out to be Cordy, or possibly Harmony.
It's also one of those stupid presentations where they show the key
scene from the NEXT act at each commercial break, so you can pretty much
skip the show itself.
Buffy's name is "Luke" and it's really annoying when Willow is calling
"Luke, you must believe, Luke, use the force" :)
Watched the last few minutes as I typed this. No surprises.
shawn
wrote:
"Demons" won't continue with the good ratings. It was an okay show but
I can't see it drawing a large audience in the USA. It certainly
didn't manage it in the UK.
Arthur Lipscomb
"Bill Steele" <ws...@cornell.edu> wrote in message
news:ws21-CD54C1.1...@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
But on Buffy the Watcher was named Rupert Giles while on Demon he was named
Rupert Galvin.
Bill Steele
"Arthur Lipscomb" <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
Now that's what I call an homage. Same idea as naming a show "Warehouse
13."
Mark Nobles
> LOL, me too, and I don't even recall why.
I liked it a whole lot better than you did.
But then, I almost always do.