Friday, October 15, 2010

NBC's The Event, Blog 3.

The Event has been declining in ratings since its premiere 4 weeks ago. It's still performing better than NBC's Chase, which is TV By The Numbers' choice for next show to be canceled. I honestly haven't watched the show since the pilot, so I don't know if the plot has improved. It's competing with Monday Night Football and Dancing with the Stars

What I'm really excited for is the premiere of The Walking Dead AMC on Halloween. According to Variety, the network is "throwing all of its weight behind the global launch" of The Walking Dead. The show will be distributed to channels in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. There doesn't seem to be much other news, but the buzz around this show has been mostly positive. 

The Walking Dead comes from the director of the Shawshank Redemption and the producer of Terminator. Though the content of the show may seem like a contrast to the rest of the original programming on AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad), the quality of the content of The Walking Dead will fit right in.