These numbers are current through Wednesday, December 30.
WHAT MATTERS:
- Though the broadcast networks almost completely shut down for business during the holiday weeks, cable had a surprising volume of scripted originals powering through. Many of those were on TNT, including the last episodes of cancelled Agent X (0.28/0.21) and Legends (0.15/0.09/0.10). The only real standout of the week was The Librarians (0.55); even with a nice finale spike, it was -42% in its sophomore season, but that still puts it a clear step ahead of most other TNT winter offerings.
Legends
Mondays, 10/9c, TNT
These numbers are current through Thursday, November 5.
WHAT MATTERS:
- Most notable this week was TNT entering the scripted original game after sitting out the first couple months of the fall. Results were decidedly mixed:
- Sophomore drama The Librarians was the top TNT 18-49 draw out of the gate, despite what may have been a tough scheduling break; it premiered with a 0.63 at 8/7c and dropped to 0.44 when facing The Walking Dead in its second hour. It'd be pretty solid if it can stay closer to the 0.63 half as it stays at 8/7c moving forward, though the year-to-year trend looks awful right now since it went up against the big 1.27 pilot a year ago.
Legends
Wednesdays, 9/8c, TNT
WHAT MATTERS:
- TNT's Legends (0.52) was another soft (and old-skewing) cable premiere in a summer that's been filled with 0.4 and 0.5 premieres on even the biggest cablers. And Franklin and Bash (0.28) looks like it may be the Covert Affairs of TNT this summer; it scored a bubble renewal last season and thanked its network by promptly collapsing by half year-to-year.
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