4:00 pm - 05/07/2012
PBS announced today that “Sherlock” has a welcome home in the 21st century — Sunday night’s premiere of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!’s second season averaged 3.2 million viewers, not including those viewing through station replays, DVRs or online streaming. (Nielsen Fast National data, 2.1 household rating.) The premiere of the second season of the BAFTA Award-winning series more than doubled the average PBS primetime rating (based on metered market averages). New episodes of “Sherlock” debut each Sunday night on MASTERPIECE through May 20.
“Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have taken Sherlock and Watson to a whole new level,” said MASTERPIECE executive producer Rebecca Eaton. “We’re thrilled that viewers have responded so enthusiastically to this groundbreaking series.”
“The updated ‘Sherlock’ is witty and engaging, breathing new life into the classic stories,” said PBS senior vice president & chief TV programming executive John F. Wilson. “It’s the perfect combination of IQ and GQ for the PBS audience.”
PBS stations have brought viewers across the nation together for events dedicated to the new season, partnering with organizations across their communities for activities and screenings. Online, fans were given the opportunity to watch a sneak preview of the opening minutes of Series 2 on Facebook, beginning two weeks before broadcast; on May 2, a live-streamed fan Q&A from New York with actor Benedict Cumberbatch, co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue was shared across the Internet.
In addition, on May 6, nearly 15,000 fans checked in on the GetGlue entertainment social network, creating a social media reach of more than seven million people and earning the #3 trending spot on the site. Among the thousands of Sherlock tweets during broadcast, nearly 5,000 contained the official #SherlockPBS hashtag, according to social media monitoring service Meltwater Buzz.
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Sherlock Season Two - 3.2 Million American Viewers
PBS announced today that “Sherlock” has a welcome home in the 21st century — Sunday night’s premiere of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!’s second season averaged 3.2 million viewers, not including those viewing through station replays, DVRs or online streaming. (Nielsen Fast National data, 2.1 household rating.) The premiere of the second season of the BAFTA Award-winning series more than doubled the average PBS primetime rating (based on metered market averages). New episodes of “Sherlock” debut each Sunday night on MASTERPIECE through May 20.
“Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have taken Sherlock and Watson to a whole new level,” said MASTERPIECE executive producer Rebecca Eaton. “We’re thrilled that viewers have responded so enthusiastically to this groundbreaking series.”
“The updated ‘Sherlock’ is witty and engaging, breathing new life into the classic stories,” said PBS senior vice president & chief TV programming executive John F. Wilson. “It’s the perfect combination of IQ and GQ for the PBS audience.”
PBS stations have brought viewers across the nation together for events dedicated to the new season, partnering with organizations across their communities for activities and screenings. Online, fans were given the opportunity to watch a sneak preview of the opening minutes of Series 2 on Facebook, beginning two weeks before broadcast; on May 2, a live-streamed fan Q&A from New York with actor Benedict Cumberbatch, co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue was shared across the Internet.
In addition, on May 6, nearly 15,000 fans checked in on the GetGlue entertainment social network, creating a social media reach of more than seven million people and earning the #3 trending spot on the site. Among the thousands of Sherlock tweets during broadcast, nearly 5,000 contained the official #SherlockPBS hashtag, according to social media monitoring service Meltwater Buzz.
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Edited at 2012-05-07 09:07 pm (UTC)
Edited at 2012-05-08 09:25 am (UTC)
(I haven't watched my DVRed Scandal in Belgravia yet.)
Moms baby now lol It just feels werid to watch something so far away instead of a small
Screen in my bed lol
startin my summer reading woot woot!
PBS were always gonna have first pick to air it in America since, like Downton, they pay for some of it.
But I was annoyed at them cutting shit out, though.
I DO NOT NEED THIS, RN.
PS, is anyone as obsessed with Martin Freeman's hair color as I am, rn? Random as fuck, I know...
(I want a Who/Sherlock crossover, and Martha is fucking flawless. Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind an LOUK/Sherlock crossover too, and that is more plausible in this 'verse, Alesha Philips+Sherlock=WIN)
but yaaaas
EDIT: Ben = Benidict, sorry I'm having a slow day. xD
Edited at 2012-05-08 09:30 am (UTC)