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SCI FI's Tin Man a hit with fans
December 3, 2007
When it comes to the classic story of The Wizard of Oz, today's generation of TV viewers let the SCI FI Channel know the tale is alive and well in a modern age. According to SCI FI's official press release regarding the Nielsen compiled ratings for the first night of the recently aired Tin Man miniseries, a reimagining of the L. Frank Baum classic, the first airing overtook Steven Spielberg's Taken to become the "most-watched telecast ever in overall viewership".
In recent years, SCI FI has climbed the cable ladder to ratings success, beating out many mainstream shows and minseries to become a top network for fans of science fiction and fantasty with such hits as Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Steven Spielberg's Taken, Frank Herbert’s Dune, and now Tin Man.
For more on the first night ratings success of the amazing Tin Man miniseries, starring Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Raoul Trujillo and Richard Dreyfuss, here's a look at the official press release:
SCI FI’S ‘Tin Man’ Miniseries #1 Telecast in Channel’s History
Wonderful Wizard of Ratings Soars Past TAKEN As The Channel’s Biggest Hit
Best Ever P2+, P18-49 and P24-54 Over 6.3 Million Viewers Tune In
New York, NY - December 3, 2007 - SCI FI Channel’s legacy of hit original miniseries continues. Night 1 of Tin Man, a wild re-imagining of L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz, premiered last night (December 2 @ 9-11pm ET/PT) to a 4.2 HH rating/3.93 million HHs, delivering more than 6.3 million total viewers (P2+), 3.8 million viewers P25-54 and 3.4 million viewers P18-49.*
Tin Man’s Night 1 performance made it the Channel’s most-watched telecast ever in overall viewership (P2+), as well as in both of its key demos, P25-54 and P18-49. The wizardly delivery has bested all of SCI FI’s previous miniseries, including the Emmy-winning Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN.
Best ever performance on SCI FI in P2+ (beating TAKEN Part 1's 6.1 million)
Best ever performance on SCI FI in P25-54 (beating TAKEN Part 1's 3.7 million)
Best ever performance on SCI FI in P18-49 (beating Frank Herbert’s Dune Part 1's 3.3 million)
Best ever performance on SCI FI in HHs (beating TAKEN Part 1's 3.91 million)
Night 2 of this three-part, six-hour saga airs tonight on SCI FI at 9pm ET.
Produced by RHI, Tin Man is a deliciously twisted take on L. Frank Baum’s children’s literary classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and stars Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Raoul Trujillo and Richard Dreyfuss.
SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scificom ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
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