Game of Throne‘s “Eastwatch” Breaks Show’s Viewership Record
This Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones was nothing less than amazing. We got some big returns, long-awaited reunions, epic meet-ups and a couple of huge revelations.
Maybe that, and the fact that we’re getting closer to the end of this season is what made “Eastwatch” the most viewed Game of Thrones episode to date, with 10.72 million viewers.
The record was previously owned by “The Spoils of War” with 10.2 million viewers, which only held it for seven days, as it aired just over a week ago.
There are only two episodes left of Season 7, and with them being significantly longer than before, we have no doubt “Eastwatch” won’t keep this record for long.
Source: Deadline.
AMC’s The Walking Dead Season 5 Premiere Hits Series High
The Season 5 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead was viewed by a series high 17.3 million viewers (11 million fell in the 18-49 demographic).
The Season 5 premiere was the series’ most talked-about episode ever on Twitter with more than 1.32 million tweets. The Walking Dead is also one of the only shows in Twitter history to take up all 10 trending topics in the U.S. at once.
The zombie series’ previous record was 16.1 million viewers (10.4 in the 18-49 demo) for its Season 4 premiere.
Last week, AMC renewed The Walking Dead for a sixth season.
H/T: Inside TV @ EW
FX Renews American Horror Story: Freak Show Sets Ratings Record
FX has announced the fifth season renewal of American Horror Story. The 13-episode Season 5 will premiere in October 2015.
The news comes after the series reached new heights with the Season 4 premiere which is subtitled Freak Show. Overnight ratings showed that the premiere was watched by 6.1 million viewers and a 3.1 18-49 rating — both franchise highs. With Live+3 DVR playback now factored in, Freak Show‘s season premiere was viewed by 10 million total viewers, with 6.5 million landing in the 18-49 demo, becoming the most watched telecast in FX’s 20-year history.
H/T: TVLine
VH1’s Hit the Floor Season Finale Surges in Ratings
VH1’s Hit the Floor had 2.4 million total viewers (1.1 million in the key 18-49 demo) tune in for its second season finale (surging surging 26 and 38%).
Nearly 2.5 million viewers tuned in to find out the answer to the season-long mystery: Who. Killed. Olivia? Was the identity of the killer a surprise to you?
H/T: TV by the Numbers
In related news: You can expect much more Hit the Floor in 2015. VH1 announced two weeks ago that the soapy basketball drama will be returning for a third season. Hit the Floor‘s season two was the number one ad-supported cable scripted drama among women 18-49.
VH1 scores just before the buzzer, proudly picking up its hit scripted series Hit The Floor for a third season of drama on and off the court.
The series has pulled impressive ratings during the first two seasons, finishing as the #1 new scripted series of the summer on cable among Adults 18-49 in its debut season and currently ranking as the #1 ad-supported scripted drama on cable among women 18-49. Season 2 of Hit the Floor was a magnet for fans on social platforms, consistently ranking amongst the Top 10 most social shows on TV Monday nights on Twitter.
“Hit The Floor delivered again with fantastic ratings and social media engagement in season two, especially among women,” said Susan Levison, EVP of Original Programming & Production for VH1. “We look forward to seeing what kind of trouble the Devil Girls will get into next season.”
The cast for season two includes: Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise, Taylour Paige, Logan Browning, Valery Ortiz, Katherine Bailess, Jonathan McDaniel, McKinley Freeman, Rob Riley, Adam Senn, Brent Antonello, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe and Don Stark.
H/T: VH1
