Proving that the ratings spike was more than viewer curiosity in sampling a TV effort from The Sixth Sense filmmaker, Wayward Pines continued to post big DVR lifts. And demonstrating again how misleading Live+Same Day ratings are these days, while the mystery drama declined in Week 4 in L+SD — it posted 1.0, 1.2, 1.2, 1.1 in 18-49 for the 4 telecasts, in L+7 it actually hit a series high in Week 4 (2.1, 2.3, 2.2, 2.4). The +118% lift the show got from L+SD to L+7 set a record for the biggest ever percentage-wise for a summer series.
The somewhat surprisingly solid and consistent ratings performance by Wayward Pines has not been left unnoticed. I hear there is interest in another season of the mystery series. Because of the long time frame between the project’s pickup/production and its air date, the options on all actors lapsed long ago. (Wayward Pines’ cast also includes Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino and Melissa Leo). I hear the idea is to explore a potential second installment with different characters and cast but in the same world, which would not be a straight anthology format. I hear talks are preliminary, and Fox brass are expected to meet with the Wayward Pines creative team soon to discuss the possibilities.
As a testament to the new reality where the digital ratings performance is as important if not more important that the linear one, NBC today renewed another drama whose launch had been delayed, Aquarius, on the strength of its digital performance, despite its lukewarm ratings on the network.
The somewhat surprisingly solid and consistent ratings performance by Wayward Pines has not been left unnoticed. I hear there is interest in another season of the mystery series. Because of the long time frame between the project’s pickup/production and its air date, the options on all actors lapsed long ago. (Wayward Pines’ cast also includes Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino and Melissa Leo). I hear the idea is to explore a potential second installment with different characters and cast but in the same world, which would not be a straight anthology format. I hear talks are preliminary, and Fox brass are expected to meet with the Wayward Pines creative team soon to discuss the possibilities.
As a testament to the new reality where the digital ratings performance is as important if not more important that the linear one, NBC today renewed another drama whose launch had been delayed, Aquarius, on the strength of its digital performance, despite its lukewarm ratings on the network.
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