Report: 'Legend of the Seeker' Outperforms Almost Every CW Show
Bill is not always inspired to be as curious about certain numbers and shows as I am, but I'm not always inspired to actually look at ALL the numbers to see if there's anything worth actually being curious about either. Shame on us!
Thank goodness we have commenters like Chris S, who chimed in with a comment on the weekly syndication rankings and inspired me to be curious:
Funny how syndication is nearly a dead medium for first run scripted programming yet Legend of the Seeker managed to outperform everything on the CW (except for Smallville) in the Live+SD for the week. Hopefully it can maintain near this number week to week.
Legend of the Seeker is the first, first-run scripted series in syndication since we started this blog, and since 2002's She Spies. The two hour premiere of LOTS averaged 4.31 million when it aired Saturday and Sunday 11/8 & 11/9. The number is the cumulative average of the premiere airing, regardless of when and where it aired across the country.Chris is absolutely right, that # eclipses everything on the CW for the week of November 3-9 other than Smallville. But then again, those numbers are better than recent performance of even SciFi's Battlestar Galactica too, so we're not picking on Gossip Girl.
Can LOTS keep it up? That is the question. Please note: some people seem to think LOTS is a CW show because it airs on the CW affiliate in their local markets. It's not a CW show, it's syndicated by Disney/ABC and in many markets does not air on the CW.
| RANK | PROGRAMS | ORIG | Persons Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON | ESP | 14,832 |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | 10,690 |
| 3 | JEOPARDY | CTD | 8,637 |
| 4 | TWO-HALF MEN | WB | 7,899 |
| 4 | OPRAH WINFREY SHOW | CTD | 7,867 |
| 6 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | 6,330 |
| 7 | FAMILY GUY-MF | 2/T | 6,261 |
| 8 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | 6,042 |
| 9 | CSI NEW YORK | CTD | 5,340 |
| 10 | SEINFELD | SPT | 5,008 |
| 11 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | 4,853 |
| 12 | SEINFELD-WKND | SPT | 4,636 |
| 13 | LAW & ORDER:SVU | NBU | 4,511 |
| 14 | EVRY LVS RAYMOND | CTD | 4,496 |
| 15 | LEGEND OF THE SEEKER | DAD | 4,305 |
| 16 | 2008 NFL REG SEASON GAMES | ESP | 4,289 |
| 17 | INSIDE EDITION | CTD | 4,097 |
| 18 | GEORGE LOPEZ | WB | 4,073 |
| 19 | GEORGE LOPEZ WKND A | WB | 4,012 |
| 20 | HOUSE | NBU | 3,917 |
Report: 'Legend Of The Seeker' Performing Well
In its first week on the air, Disney-ABCβs Legend of the Seeker scored a 2.9 live plus same day household rating, with more than 4.1 million viewers tuning in the for the fantasy hourβs two-hour premiere on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2. Thatβs 53% higher than the premiere rating of syndicationβs last major first-run action hour, NBCβs She Spies, which debuted at a 1.9 in 2002.
Video: Preview of Episode 5 - Listener
Title for Episode 10 revealed
| Ep # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Airdate |
| 1 | "Prophecy" | Mark Beesley | Ken Biller & Stephen Tolkin | November 1, 2008 |
| After his father's murder, Richard learns about the prophecy that has named him the first true Seeker in a millennium. | ||||
| 2 | "Destiny" | Mark Beesley | Ken Biller & Barry Schkolnick | November 1, 2008 |
| Using the wisdom of wizards, Richard chases Fane in hope of taking back the sacred Book of Counted Shadows. | ||||
| 3 | "Elixir" | Charlie Haskell | Mike Sussman | November 29, 2008 |
| 4 | "Bounty" | Jesse Warn | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 8, 2008 |
| An evil cartographer sells magical maps that allow bounty hunters and henchmen to track Richard's every move. | ||||
| 5 | "Brennidon" | Jonathan Brough | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | November 15, 2008 |
| Richard finds that the D'Harans have taken over the village in which he was born. | ||||
| 6 | "Listener" | Mark Beesley | Stephen Tolkin | November 22, 2008 |
| Richard and Kahlan rescue a young boy who has the ability to look into people's eyes and read their thoughts. | ||||
| 7 | "Identity" | Garth Maxwell | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | December 6, 2008 |
| Zedd is captured by a corrupt wizard; Richard and Kahlan save the village of Drendril from bad magic. | ||||
| 8 | "Denna" | Michael Hurst | TBA, 2008 | |
| 9 | "Puppeteer" | TBA, 2008 | ||
| 10 | "Confession" | TBA, 2008 | ||
| 11 | Michael Hurst | TBA, 2008 | ||
Interview: Ted Raimi, Back in New Zealand
From About.com
This week you're guest-starring on both Legend of the Seeker and Supernatural. How weird is that?
It's fantastic! It is a weird coincidence, for many actors -- not for me, sci-fi is my bag, you know, and aura. So I would call this, not a bizarre week but a fantastic week for me. Just last night I was on Supernatural for The CW ["Wishful Thinking," as nerdy guy Wes], and Saturday night I believe, in Los Angeles anyway, it will be Legend of the Seeker ["Bounty," as Sebastian the mapmaker]. [See this page for stations and air times in your area.] It's a good sci-fi week for Ted Raimi.
Read More...
iTunes: Wizard's Rule Podcast Chapter Three "Bounty"
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Wizard's Rule ~ Chapter Three "Bounty"
Highlights for this week include:
News~ CW INterviews with Craig Honer, Two interviews with Bridget Regan
The Show~
The good, sword fighting, Zed & The Mapmaker.
The bad this episodes director and those scenes with Kahlen...
Wizard's Rule Listener Mailbag
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Book Comparison And Discussion, WARNING IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOKS OR DON"T WANT PLOT POINTS SPOILED FOR LEGEND OF THE SEEKER STOP LISTENING AFTER THE MAIL BAG WE WILL TRY NOT TO SPOIL THINGS BUT SOME STUFF WILL BE DISCUSSED LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK YOU WHERE WARNED!!!
Although, this episode is light on spoilers so it's probably actually safe...
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Video: Preview of Episode 4 - Brennidon
Video: New "Hope" Trailer
Don't miss the new "Legend of the Seeker"
Darken Rahl puts a bounty on the Seeker's head, turning Richard Cypher from hunter to hunted. Ted Raimi guest stars as a maker of magical maps who sends the bounty hunters on Richardβs trail. Go to www.legendoftheseeker.com to find out where to watch it in the US this weekend.
If you missed the 2-hour "Legend of the Seeker" premiere, many US stations are showing the second hour again this weekend, while a few are running the entire two hours. If you want to check out the whole 2-hour premiere now, you can get it from iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=293550570&s=143441
Don't forget to watch Bridget Regan tonight β Jimmy Kimmelβs show on ABC.
iTunes: Wizard's Rule Podcast Chapter One "Prophecy & Destiny"
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Wizard's Rule ~ Chapter One "Prophecy & Destiny"
In in this episode, we talk about the actual premier episode of Legend of The Seeker, we discuss what we liked and didn't like, the major differences between the book and the show, dive into great detail about who, what and why, the Sword of Truth, Gar's, Richard Cypher, Kahlen Amnell, Dell Bradstone A.K.A. Chase, Darken Rahl, Adie The Bone Woman & Zed
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