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Cinemax’s first primetime original series, actioner Strike Back, got off to a promising start Friday, drawing 567,000 viewers for its premiere 10 PM across Cinemax’s universe of 16.7 million homes. That was Cinemax’s best ratings performance in the time slot in six years, since a broadcast of Titanic in 2005. Including the 11 PM and 12 AM repeats, Strike Back averaged 1.1 million viewers. The debut of Strike Back was on par with the 2010 premiere of Starz’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which drew 659,000 viewers in the same Friday 10 PM slot when available in 21.6 million homes. Of the more recent pay cable premieres, Strike Back was comparable to Showtime’s Episodes and Starz’s Torchwood: Miracle Day when the channels’ distribution is taken into account. Here is a list of recent pay cable premieres:
Meanwhile, there is promising signs for Lifetime’s new drama Against the Wall following its soft start three weeks ago with 1.8 million viewers. In Week 2, the series held even in total viewers and ticked up 2% in adults 18-49 to 651,000. Then, in its third airing last night, the family/cop drama grew in all ratings categories, including total viewers (1.9 million, up 6%) and adults 18-49 (705,000, up 8%).
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So glad to see Against the Wall getting some viewers. The show’s really good and deserves a look.
STRIKE BACK better have done well for all of the advertising dollars they must have spent. I can’t tell you how many magazine ads Ive seen for it and the pre-movie advertising for it has been going on all summer.
Lots of cross-network promotion and lots of advertising dollars for so-so ratings. Almost no fan action on social network sites. A series needs mythology, characters you can care about, not just action and sex, to make it to season two. Looking forward to ratings for episodes 2 and 3..
I have to admit I actually like Strike Back. While Sullivan’s Stapleton’s gratuitous nudity got on my nerves after 5th time, the series is the kind of mindless fun you have to watch now and again.
Against the Wall has definitely improved since the pilot, which was poorly written and researched. If the series can maintain or improve the quality, Lifetime just might have good series on their hands.
I really liked Strike Back. It was a fast paced and action packed hour of TV that has been sorely lacking on TV since 24 ended.
It’s going to be interesting to see the numbers for episode 2. Cinemax posted it for free on their website and also on Maxgo.com
Saw two episodes of Strike Back. As a bang bang shoot em up it was average. The story itself was terrible. For instance, a super secret elite unit supposedly manned by experts and top people come across as very amateurish. They suspect something is going to happen in an Indian hotel, yet have only two people on site and then they are just checking in when the terrorist act. Usual heroic derring do follows. Too many plot holes, illogic and impossible happenings. Great fiction. But asks to suspend your disbelief. A solid C. For production values.
Against the Wall is not good but it got a raw deal from Lifetime, airing after the expanded Project Runway & that meant that ATW didnt start until 10:30 PM – too late for a lot of people. The Sunday night slot gave them a regular 10 PM start which accounts for the tiny uptick in viewers – but it will have to work hard to get beyond that.
Strike Back is bad. This is suppose to be HBO’s house. They spent all the money on Production Value and ZERO on story. These guys are military and they lose their target in a hotel stairway? OH WAIT and they escape and get captured twice, yet meanwhile their first partner is shot in the head on video? AMC has half the budgets and Breaking Bad is still leaving me guessing. This is a bad first showing for a premium channel. It feels like regular tv with some swearing and skin.
I really liked the show. The premier episode made me want more. I hope more people feel the same as I do so the show will be around for a while. By the way, does anyone know the name of the theme song and the artist?
If referring to Strike Back, it’s Riot Rhythm by Sleigh Bells
please also air on HBO. I am not ordering Cinemaxn
Love both shows. Against the wall getting better each week great cast. Strike Back is without a doubt one of the best shows on TV. Your not afraid to let your two leading men get hurt, most shows would never do that. Look forward to the show each week. Oh and someone needs to tell us who is singing the song and when we will b able to download it. “This an’t no place for a hero” is that the correct name of the song?
Thanks for putting interesting shows on TV
Susan DiCarlo
J. Thompson said it was: Riot Rhythm by Sleigh Bells
I would also like to know what is the name of the theme song. I really enjoy the series, just wish the audio was a little better. Sometimes I can’t understand what’s being said. Great Show.
Thanks J Thompson, for the name of the theme song.
Apologies to J. Thompson, but he is incorrect about the title song.
The name of the song is “Short Change Hero” by The Heavy
your right it’s SHORT CHANGE HERO BY THE HEAVY ON THE ALBUM THE HOUSE THAT DIRT BUILT