HBO's 'True Blood': Audiences don't bite

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Channel Surfing: "True Blood" Lacks Bite in Ratings, "Fringe," "Sarah Jane Adventures," and More
Published 9/10/2008 by Jace (noreply@blogger.com) at Televisionary
... did in its initial outing (3.4 million) in June 2007, following the series finale of The Sopranos , and without the marketing and publicity support that HBO has given True Blood , which scored numbers lower than the last new installment of Big Love , which brought 2.88 million viewers to the pay cabler. (It originally launched with 4.56 million viewers; Deadwood attracted 5.79 million.) Ouch. HBO will be watching the cumulative numbers from the rest of the week very carefully. ( The Los Angeles Times ) NBC Universal has returned to iTunes after a year-long war with Apple ...

Modest Bite for HBO's 'True Blood'
Published 9/10/2008 at BuddyTV
... HBO should come up with better numbers when all these data are accumulated. Now for all its worth, the critical reception for True Blood hasn't been nearly as bad as how the ratings would tell them. And as for Ball? He can't be bothered. He tells Time Out Chicago that there was no pressure to equal the greatness that is Six Feet Under . I do the best show I can, then I go home and I have a life. Ultimately, it's just television. -Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist Source: Los Angeles Times (Image Courtesy of Team HBO)

Alan Ball's New HBO Show About People In Coffins Fails To Grab Viewers [Trade Roundup]
Published 9/10/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · True Blood's premiere drew just 1.44 million viewers—about a half-million better than Tell Me You Love Me, but 2 million short of what John From Cincinnati managed to score in its slot following The Sopranos's series finale. We haven't watched it yet, because we find vampires annoying. Enough with the biting and the capes, already! [LAT] ...

Television Proving Massively Unpopular
Published 9/10/2008 at Vulture
... Nobody watched True Blood, Fringe debuted to unspectacular numbers, and ratings for 90210's second episode were down 30 percent from last week's pilot. Did Grand Theft Auto V come out without our hearing about it? [LAT, ...

HBO Orders Second Season of ‘True Blood’ Because, Well, What the Hell Else Have They Got?
Published 9/17/2008 at Vulture
... , HBO just ordered a second season of Alan Ball's New Orleans–based supernatural drama after only two episodes. Why? We have no idea! Only 1.44 million viewers tuned in for the premiere, and ...

Fall TV Death Watch: Which New Shows Will Be Canceled First?
Published 9/18/2008 at Vulture
... stars, hilariously, as a suburban dad suffering from multiple personality disorder — he's also a secret agent with a license to kill. We'd hate to have been stuck with the bar tab on the night Ben Silverman came up with this idea. Premiere: October 13 Predicted date of cancellation: October 16 True Blood (HBO) Alan Ball's vampire show is off to a rocky start — reviews are mixed, and ratings are unspectacular — but HBO's already renewed it for a second season since ...

Fall TV Death Watch
Published 9/19/2008 at OH NO!!
... multiple personality disorder — he's also a secret agent with a license to kill. We'd hate to have been stuck with the bar tab on the night Ben Silverman came up with this idea. Premiere: October 13 Predicted date of cancellation: October 16 True Blood (HBO) Alan Ball's vampire show is off to a rocky start — reviews are mixed, and ratings are unspectacular — but HBO's already renewed it ...