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23:05 - Power - Season 2 - Sets Starz Ratings Records
“POWER” SEASON TWO PREMIERE FLEXES MUSCLE
FOR STARZ WITH NETWORK RECORDS
1.43 MILLION LIVE+SD 9PM ET/PT EPISODE PREMIERE VIEWERS – MOST EVER FOR A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES
SEASON PREMIERE EPISODE
3.62 MILLION LIVE+SD WEEKEND VIEWERS –
MOST EVER FOR A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES
FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS, #1 SATURDAY SHOW ON CABLE;
#6 FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 1-7 IN TOTAL VIEWERS
Creator Courtney Kemp Agboh and Executive Producer/Star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Drama, “Power,” Storms to Record Results
Beverly Hills, Calif., June 9, 2015 – “Power,” the STARZ Original series and 2014 summer breakout hit, blew past its previous viewership highs in its second season debut on Saturday, June 6, 2015 with season premiere and total weekend Live+SD viewership results that established new record highs at STARZ.
1.43 million Live+SD viewers made the second season premiere episode of “Power” destination viewing on Saturday, June 6 at 9PM ET/PT, the most ever for a STARZ Original series season premiere episode.1
Tripled the original “Power” audience from June 2014 series premiere (462,000) with growth of nearly 1 million viewers since “Power” first debuted on STARZ.2
The first episode of season two of “Power” grew by 32% from the season one finale (1.08 million).3
3.62 million Live+SD gross weekend viewers made “Power’s” second series premiere the most watched episode ever for a STARZ Original series, besting episode five from “Spartacus: Vengeance” (3.33 million weekend viewers).4
Live+SD weekend viewership grew by 79% compared to the “Power” series premiere weekend
(2.02 million).5
Live+SD weekend viewership grew by 47% compared to the “Power” season one final weekend
(2.46 million).6
“Power” is now an even bigger hit with African-American audiences, as the season two premiere episode was the #1 show on all of cable television on Saturday among African-Americans (1.11 million) and #6 for the week of
June 1-7 on a viewership projections basis.7
Additional demographic data shows that “Power” played well with younger audiences (54% A18-49) and across gender lines with a new viewership surge with women (52% W18+) in comparison to season one which had a slight male skew (49%, M18+; 45% W18+).8
Strong results on social media: #1 on Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings for Saturday and in the weekly top 10 for series and specials.9
“Power” season one averaged more than 4.7 million multiplatform viewers including linear/multiplex repeats, extended DVR, STARZ ON DEMAND, STARZ PLAY, and other on demand/online platforms.10
”Power” airs in more than 175 countries/territories worldwide. Starz retains all global distribution and home entertainment rights to the series. “Power” season two is ten episodes long and airs exclusively on STARZ
at 9PM ET/PT.
About “Power”
“Power” is the story of a visionary crime drama set in two different worlds: the glamorous New York club scene and the brutal drug trade.
Season two has the main “Power” players fighting to stay on top and picks up right where season one left off:
James “Ghost” St. Patrick doubling down on his drug business to save his nightclub and dream of a legitimate future. Ghost’s work troubles pale in comparison to juggling his relationship with his wife, Tasha, and his first love, Angela, who’s also an Assistant US Attorney investigating his drug organization.
Ghost is set further back from his dream by his business partner, Tommy, who loves the drug game, and his former mentor, Kanan, fresh out of jail and looking for revenge.
“Power” is led by Omari Hardwick (Sparkle, For Colored Girls, Kick Ass, “Being Mary Jane”) as main character ‘James “Ghost” St. Patrick’; Lela Loren (Snitch, “Gang Related”) who plays ‘Angela Valdes,’ an old flame of James’s who unexpectedly reenters his life; Naturi Naughton (Fame, “The Client List,” “Mad Men”) as ‘Tasha St. Patrick,’ wife, confidant and willing accomplice to James, and Joseph Sikora (Jack Reacher, Safe, “Boardwalk Empire”) who plays ‘Tommy Egan,’ childhood best friend and business partner to “Ghost.” Sinqua Walls (“Teen Wolf,” “Friday Night Lights,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) stars as ‘Shawn,’ driver to the St. Patrick family and son of ‘Kanan,’ played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who taught Ghost and Tommy everything they know.
Executive produced by Jackson, “Power” was created by Courtney Kemp Agboh (Emmy® nominated for "The Good Wife"), who serves as executive producer and showrunner. Mark Canton (300, Immortals, 300: Rise of an Empire), Randall Emmett (End of Watch, 2 Guns, Lone Survivor) and David Knoller (“Big Love," "Carnivàle”) also serve as executive producers. The series is produced in association with CBS Television Studios, G-Unit Film and Television - the production company launched by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Kemp Agboh’s Mawuli Productions Inc. and Canton’s Atmosphere Television.
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For more information visit the “Power” Facebook Page and follow @Power_ Starz on Twitter. Join the conversation with #PowerTV and #STARZ.
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22:35 - Royal Pains - Episode 7.02 - False Start - Sneak Peek
21:40 - Z-Nation - Season 2 - D.C Douglas to guest
Thanks to Mac for the heads up.
20:45 - The Fosters - Episode 3.03 - Déjà Vu - Promotional Photos
20:35 - Baby Daddy - Episode 4.14 - Lowering the Bars - Promotional Photos
20:20 - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season 2 - EP Teases the Arrival of Kimmy's Mom and More
As the addictive theme song to Netflix's freshman comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt taught viewers, "females are strong as hell." But Kimmy's strength will be tested in a big way in season two when the series introduces her mom.
"What I know about her is that she wore short skirts and maybe wasn't the most attentive mother so it might be a sad revelation who the mother was," Ellie Kemper told The Hollywood Reporter at an Emmy event held Monday at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. "[Kimmy] didn’t really have a family to go back to so I'm interested to know who that mom will be. I have a feeling whatever sadness is there will be dealt with a humorous way."
After nabbing great guest stars like Jon Hamm and Dean Norris in season one, the other big question is who will play Kimmy's mom. "Joan Cusack played my mom in the series finale of The Office which was amazing. That was great casting," said Kemper. "I'm not going to name any other woman because what if a woman gets insulted that I said they could play my mom? So I'll just name my mom, Dotty Kemper."
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19:05 - The Fosters - Episode 3.04 - More Than Words - Press Release
LENA FRETS A VISIT FROM HER ESTRANGED BROTHER
IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “THE FOSTERS,”
AIRING MONDAY, JUNE 29 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Lorraine Toussaint (“Orange is the New Black”), Travis Schuldt (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and Bruce Davison (“X-Men”) Guest Star
Burbank, CA (June 9, 2015)– After 20 years of estrangement, Lena’s brother Nate comes for a visit in an all-new episode of “The Fosters,” airing Monday, June 29, 2015 at 8:00PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
When Lena’s half-brother Nate (guest star Travis Schuldt, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) comes for a visit with Lena and her parents, Lena aims to get an apology for an offensive name he called her mother years ago. Meanwhile, Cole invites Callie, Jude and Connor to an LGBTQ prom.
“More Than Words” was written by Marissa Jo Cerar and directed by Daisy Mayer.
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14:10 - DreamWorks Animation Options Boom! Studios’ Graphic Novel ‘Cow Boy’ for TV
DreamWorks Animation has optioned Boom! Studios’ graphic novel “Cow Boy” for television, TheWrap has learned.
Brendan Hay, the showrunner behind the DWA/Netflix series “The Croods,” is attached to write and executive produce the animated series, which was brought into the studio by DreamWorks executive Ben Cawood.
Stephen Christy and Ross Richie of Boom! Studios will also serve as executive producers, according to insiders familiar with the deal.
A comedic western series with the visual appeal of “Calvin and Hobbes,” “Cow Boy” follows 10 year-old bounty hunter Boyd Linney, the one good and honest member of the outlaw Linney family, who’s determined to send every member of his ‘good fer’ nuthin’ kin to jail.
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10:15 - The Powerpuff Girls - New Look For The Girls Released
09:40 - Halt and Catch Fire - Episode 2.03 - The Way In - Promotional Photos
09:30 - Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce - Season 2 - Will Kemp and Daniel Lissing to Recur
Will Kemp and Daniel Lissing have signed on for recurring roles on the upcoming second season of Bravo’s Girlfiends’ Guide To Divorce. Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce follows Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein), a self-help book author whose seemingly perfect career and marriage simultaneously implode, and she finds herself navigating life as a single woman in her 40s.
Kemp will play Scott, a charismatic, off-beat, handsome vegan baker at Jo’s shop. Lissing is Payton, an actor friend from Becca’s childhood.
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