Ratings News for Sunday 1/9 Premieres
Sunday was a big night for premieres as NBC debuted The Cape, Fox rolled out a new animated series Bob's Burgers, and Showtime kicked off Shameless and Episodes along with the fourth season of Californication.
The superhero themed series The Cape drew decent ratings with 8.6 million viewers and a 2.6 18-49 rating. Those numbers aren't great but for struggling NBC it is a good showing. Also encouraging is that the numbers were stable throughout the two hours which could be an indication that...
Who Will Win the BCS Championship Game?
The college football season comes to a close this evening as the 12-0 Oregon Ducks take on the 13-0 Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game. Both teams pack high octane offenses with Oregon averaging a nation-leading 49ppg and Auburn sixth at 43ppg. Heisman winner Cam Newton leads the Tigers with the Ducks' LaMichael James the premiere rusher. Who do you think wins the title? Vote in the poll and leave your thoughts in the comments!
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Thoughts on The Cape Premiere
NBC premiered the new series The Cape on Sunday night bringing another take on a superhero story to network TV. Essentially coming across as a replacement for Heroes it has potential going forward but failed to capitalize fully in the first two episodes. (more…)...
True Grit Continues Impressive Run
True Grit was able to overtake Little Fockers for the top spot at the box office this weekend. The only new release, Season of the Witch, came in third with a decent result considering how poorly the film is being received.
The Coen Bros. western remake of True Grit came in #1 after two weeks of being the runner-up and in the process has crossed the $100 million mark. With $15 million this weekend it now sits at a total of $110 million. Budgeted at just $38 million the film becoming a mains...
The Line Drive 1/9
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
•MLB 11: The Show impressions from CES have been posted at Operation Sports.
•Some new SSX: Deadly Descents details from EGM via Neogaf.
•Check out Marshawn Lynch's run recreated in Tecmo Bowl and a Mario version!
News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site.
•Knocked Up Spin-Off in the Works. Focusing...
Most Anticipated Game of Q1 2011?
What is the pulse of the community in regards to the upcoming releases in the first quarter of the year? This is the most crowded slate of sports titles for what is generally the slowest period of the year in recent memory. The MLB staples are there but they are joined by a Fight Night entry, the release of Tiger Woods being moved up in order to hit the market before The Masters, a WWE licensed arcade game, and two other fringe sport representations. Vote in the poll as to which game you are a...
AMC and A&E Set Series Premiere Dates
With Mad Men and Breaking Bad not due until summer, and The Walking Dead not returning until fall, AMC is starting to promote the original series that will fill the gap in the meantime. The Killing is a crime thriller that takes on a murder investigation as seen through three different points of view and is based on the popular Danish series Forbrydelsen. It will premiere on Sunday April 3rd at 10pm.
"The Killing" ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the detec...
Fight Night Champion Brutality Trailer
As the first M rated title ever from EA Sports the upcoming Fight Night Champion carries with it an explicit story mode. Besides that though the fights have been amped up with more blood and facial distortion. Continue on to check out a trailer that concentrates more on that end of things and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...