{"id":68698,"date":"2017-09-25T23:33:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=68698\/"},"modified":"2017-09-25T23:33:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T20:33:20","slug":"star-trek-discovery-gets-nearly-10-million-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/entertainment\/star-trek-discovery-gets-nearly-10-million-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Discovery gets nearly 10 million viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first \u2014 and last \u2014\u00a0Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>\u00a0episode to air on CBS delivered ratings that were perhaps more impulse powered than warp speed given all the mystery and buzz, yet the glitzy sci-fi drama still picked up some impressive audience sampling.<\/p>\n

A special telecast of the series premiere of the first\u00a0Trek<\/em>\u00a0series in more than a decade delivered 9.6 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49, according to CBS\u2019 time zone adjusted nationals.\u00a0CBS expects the numbers to rise to 15 million viewers and a 3.0 rating when adding seven days of delayed viewing.<\/p>\n

CBS\u2019 unique distribution strategy for\u00a0Discovery<\/em>\u00a0now calls for the show to shift entirely to its CBS All Access streaming service for the rest of its run (which costs $6 per month). The action-packed second episode streamed immediately after the premiere online.<\/p>\n

One can\u2019t help but to compare\u00a0Discovery<\/em>\u00a0to the recent Sunday night premiere ratings for Fox\u2019s\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>-inspired dramedy\u00a0The Orville<\/em>, which got 8.6 million viewers and a 2.7 adult demo ratings and was aided by some strong NFL lead-in. Numbers for\u00a0The Orville<\/em>\u00a0have fallen off considerably in the show\u2019s regular Thursday night slot, however.<\/p>\n

CBS hopes fan interest in\u00a0Discovery<\/em>\u00a0will\u00a0boost subscriptions to All Access (from about 1 million currently to 4 million by 2020).\u00a0\u201cTry it; All Access is free to try and if you don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth the value, we get it,\u201d said CBS Interactive president Marc DeBevoise when asked to make a case to a skeptical fan. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be for everybody. We know some of our customers are going to be cord cutters, some are going to be people who want CBS another way and some just want the premium content we\u2019re offering. Also, it\u2019s not like we\u2019re price gouging here. I think it\u2019s a reasonable price for the value we\u2019re delivering. It\u2019s not just what you get on CBS, it is 10,000 episodes of content plus live TV. We have to show people the value of the service, and I think we will.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBS didn\u2019t release any streaming data for\u00a0Discovery<\/em>\u00a0but noted that Sunday was the streaming service\u2019s biggest day for new subscriptions ever (as you would expect).<\/p>\n

Discovery<\/em>\u00a0also made news Monday with a\u00a0photo of several of the show\u2019s starstaking a knee in solidarity with protesting NFL players. For more on\u00a0Discovery<\/em>, check out\u00a0our post-premiere interview with the show\u2019s executive producer Alex Kurtzman\u00a0breaking down the first two episodes,\u00a0our critic\u2019s review\u00a0and\u00a0our recap.<\/p>\n

Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>\u00a0airs on CBS All Access<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: ew.com<\/p>\n