‘The Game’ Returns Large for Wager with 7.7 Million Viewers
No demo numbers yet, but last night’s return of the Sport, which was canceled from by CW and resurrected on Bet, averaged 7.7 million viewers, in addition to a new series, Let’s Remain Collectively averaged 4.four million. The Game’s debut was a report for any scripted premiere on Wager. These are large numbers for just about any cable network.
update: here’s the press release:
THE CABLE DEBUT With the Game RANKS Because the #1 AD-SUPPORTED SCRIPTED Sequence PREMIERE IN CABLE Historical past
The Season 4 Premiere Telecast from the Sport Ranks Because the #1 Ad-Supported Sitcom Telecast In Cable At any time Viewed by 7.7 Million Viewers
The Series Premiere Of LET’S Remain Together Debuts because the #2 Series In Bet Historical past With 4.4 Million Viewers
NEW YORK, NY -January 12, 2011-BET’s scripted night of programming broke ratings data as millions tuned in on Tuesday, January 11 to look at the hour long cable debut with the Sport at 10:00 p.m.* and the sequence premiere of LET’S Stay Together at 11:00 p.m.* THE Sport was the #1 ad-supported sitcom telecast in cable Television background, garnering 7.7 million total viewers according towards the Nielsen Corporation and was the #1 THE GAMEtelecast on broadcast and cable ever. The premiere also ranks because the #2 telecast in Wager history among viewers(behind Wager AWARDS ’09).
LET’S Remain With each other, a fresh scripted sequence to the Network, ranked amongst the leading 5 ad-supported sitcom premieres in cable Tv history actually and was the #2 sequence telecast in Wager background behind THE Sport, debuting to four.4 million viewers between two.7 million households having a 3.0 protection rating on Tuesday, January 11 at 11:00 p.m.*
“We are thrilled to determine our audience react so very well towards the Game and LET’S Stay With each other,” stated Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO of Wager Networks. “It is distinct these two shows are genuine game changers for that Network and the confirmed accomplishment of last evening tells us that our viewers aren’t only obsessed with the varieties of programming that we offer, but carry on to crave on-air programming that displays and respects our voices.”
“We’re so proud that our scripted night time on tv done so nicely and it truly is a testament on the unbelievable casts, executive producers and writers for both equally THE Game and LET’S Stay With each other,” explained Loretha Jones, President of Authentic Programming at Wager Networks. “As we glance forward to our progress pipeline, it is distinct scripted will proceed to play a significant position in our original programming slate to tell far more of our stories that truly resonate with our audience.”
Following Wager Networks’ prosperous syndicate acquisition in February 2009, the Wager premiere of your GAMEpicked up where items left off at the conclusion of season 3 with all the show’s main cast- Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall, Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
Along with its outstanding on-air functionality, THE Sport had the highest sum of social media buzz of all other prime-time tv shows, according to Trendrr’s Prime-Time Television Exercise Chart for Tuesday, January 11, 2011. At a person point, commenting to the Game Facebook page averaged 893 likes per moment, and 750 comments per moment, after the query “What did you contemplate tonight’s episode?” inside the primary 28 minutes immediately after the post. THE Sport relevant topics dominated Twitter with 9 out of the top 10 trending topics 30 minutes into the plan. The exhibit also contributed 52% of site page views on Bet.com.
THE Game is executive developed by Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, and Kenny Smith. Salim Akil may be the Director of all episodes.
LET’S Stay Together, a romantic comedy that takes an unconventional glimpse to the lives of five young, ambitious African Americans, centers on a married few, an engaged few and also a single sister who all get courageous techniques as they navigate existence, like and matrimony. The fresh new, break-out cast includes Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Nadine Ellis, Erica Hubbard and RonReaco Lee.
LET’S Remain Collectively was established by Jacque Edmonds Cofer, that is also the show’s Executive producer coupled with, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah) and Shakim Compere. LET’S Remain Together is actually a Bet Studios Original Manufacturing.
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