Monday, July 08, 2019
Comedy Central Closes Q2 Strong; Hallmark Channel June Weddings Stunt Scores in Ratings
Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, recorded a strong quarter of ratings growth for Q2 2019, driven by the brand's core, young male demos. Among M18-34, ratings jumped +12% to a 0.25 rating, Comedy Central's biggest year-over-year growth in that demo since 2014. For P18-34, Comedy Central ratings increased +6% (0.21), the second straight quarter that the brand posted growth in the demo. It's the first time since 2014 that the brand grew ratings year over year in consecutive quarters.
Comedy Central also finished the quarter averaging a 0.19 P18-49 total day rating, up +1% from last year. The #1 brand in comedy has now posted year over year ratings growth in 5 of the last 6 quarters. Comedy Central also recorded a stellar June, averaging a 0.27 rating among M18-34, up +21% from the same month last year. The brand earned a 0.19 P18-49 rating, building +3% over a year ago. Comedy Central recorded its best quarter ever with 1.7 billion social streams, up +30% versus the same quarter last year. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah earned 700 million streams on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the quarter, +18% year over year. It is the most engaging late night show in its competitive set across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Hallmark Channel's annual "June Weddings" programming franchise said its final "I Do" of the 2019 wedding season at the end of June, claiming the #1 spot on cable during weekend prime for the entire month of June. The event's five all-new Saturday night original movies averaged a 2.1 Household rating, 2.1 million Total Viewers, and 259,000 Women 25-54. Other key Nielsen highlights (Live +SD): "June Weddings" boosted the network to be the highest-rated and most-watched cable network during weekend prime for the month of June. All five original premieres were the highest-rated and most-watched program of the day on their respective air dates among Households. Premieres reached 8.4 million unduplicated total viewers.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, May 5
The Simpsons - "The Tell-Tale Pants" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself.
Krapopolis - "Olive Oil Crisis" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Deliria loses her memory when she and Stupendous transform into geese; Tyrannis tasks Shlub with procuring olive oil for Krapopolis.
The Great North - "You've Got Sail Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Wanting a chance at casually making out, Judy suddenly finds herself with three separate dates to handle simultaneously; Beef goes to meet a friend he met online, only to find out that he's a cruise ship captain, and therefore a dire enemy.
Grimsburg - "Younger Games" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
In an attempt to become immortal, Marvin drinks a special potion that causes rapid de-aging; the department hires a new lieutenant.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 29)
Friday, May 3
- Zendaya (K.C. Undercover/Shake It Up) - Watch Zendaya on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Simu appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Paula Pell (Girls5eva/Mapleworth Murders/A.P. Bio) - Paula appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ron Funches (Loot/Powerless/Undateable) and Adam Pally (Indebted/Making History/The Mindy Project/Happy Endings) - Ron and Adam are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) - Hannah talks about Hacks on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke talks about Mother of the Bride on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Kim Fields (The Upshaws/Living Single/The Facts of Life/Baby, I'm Back) - Kim talks about The Upshaws on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- William H. Macy (Sports Night) - William talks about his latest film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
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