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SEAL Team #12 – SEAL Team is Going to Visit the Queen!

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It was announced Thursday morning that SEAL Team was going to be distributed to the United Kingdom very soon. The series was picked up by Sky One, which is a British general entertainment channel. This is amazing news for CBS’s show because it is more difficult to sell a pro-American, pro-military show internationally due to it not going along with most international cultures. This is also great news for the producers and cast of the show because it is an additional stream of revenue for them. Also, if a show has international popularity, it is more likely to have more season orders and pickups. In addition to SEAL Team, the British network also picked up The Good Wife. Airing dates have yet to be released, but the network confirmed that the series would be aired during 2018.

 

With Thanksgiving around the corner, one could expect the series to hit another low in viewership, however, SEAL Team had 6.95 million viewers and a 1.1 Adults 18-49 rating. It seems that the impending holiday did not have an impact on the series.

 

Source: http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a843724/seal-team-with-david-boreanaz-sky-one/

SEAL Team #11 – Military Update

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At the beginning of the fall season, three military dramas were announced: CBS’s SEAL Team, NBC’s The Brave, and CW’s The Valor. Compared to the other shows, SEAL Team got a quick season order and currently is the only one that will be currently continuing after this season. As the season starts to reach the holidays, on November 16th, NBC announced that it will not be continuing The Brave. When looking at The Valor, the CW hasn’t requested more shows from that series, but it has requested more from its other new show, Dynasty. So as the season is coming to a close, it seems that only one military drama will remain standing.

Looking at the ratings for this week, it isn’t surprising that SEAL Team remains standing. The series had a major comeback with 7.24 million viewers and a 1.1 Adult 18-49 rating. While SEAL Team hasn’t been able to fully capture Survivor’s crowd, losing roughly 1.6 million viewers, the series is still on track to be successful.

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-gives-monday-good-girls-no-additional-episodes-brave-1059238

SEAL Team #10 – Managing Actors and Their Abilities

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SEAL Team requires a lot from its actors. The stunts and the emotional acting and take a large toll on them. In an interview with Denver’s DJ Sixsmith, David Boreanaz discussed the mental and physical requirements he faces to be on the show. While it is possible to get the best out of Boreanaz, the constant stunts and drama play a role on actors. This can cause problems when it comes to scheduling the show and ensuring the production days are efficient as possible. When looking at how this would impact the business side of television, this requires an effective production manager who understands the needs of the actors. If extra days are required to make up for an actors inefficiency, then the show loses more money. From the ratings and the full-season order, it is safe to say that the production manager has been doing a great job on the show.

Looking at the ratings for the November 8th episode, SEAL Team’s ratings bumped back up with 6.22 million viewers and a 0.9 Adults 18-49 rating. The viewership most likely spiked up because this was a new episode and the World Series was not on Wednesday.

SEAL Team #9 – Turning Los Angeles into Afghanistan

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Because the characters on SEAL Team are sent on missions around the world, usually to the Middle East, it is impossible for the show to actually send the cast and crew to these remote locations. Since most of scenes are set in the Middle East, the northern Los Angeles County, where the dry mountains take over the landscape, turns out to be an amazing location for SEAL Team to use as its backdrop. Working in the Los Angeles area has allowed for SEAL Team and the other military dramas to bring extra jobs to Hollywood. Other than using the locations in Los Angeles, because the shows typically have high pyrotechnics, specialists and companies have been getting work on the show. By bringing work to the Los Angeles area, SEAL Team’s producers are able to help the local economy and decrease expenses.

Because of the world series this week, SEAL Team had the lowest viewership with 4.67 million viewers and a 0.7 Adult 18-49 rating. Another reason the series had its lowest ratings is because the show was a re-run. CBS also decided to air a re-run at 10 pm. This airing had 3.37 million viewers and a 0.6 rating.

Source: http://beta.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-seal-team-military-20171101-story.html

SEAL Team #8 – Politics & Television

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While SEAL Team has earned itself to be a good new drama on CBS, it doesn’t stand alone from criticisms from individuals. It isn’t surprising that the show may take one stance over the other because of the subconscious of the writers producing the series. The show then gets a certain political view that some viewers might like or dislike. Amelia Hamilton, a contributing writer for News Busters, praises SEAL Team for “starting to become a reliably pro-American, pro-military show in a television landscape that doesn’t give us much to enjoy.” She continues to dissect the October 25th episode, “Collapse,” and how on numerous occasions the show begins to turn pro-American, pro-military. While, this idea is great for reaching another political demographic that might not agree with seemingly progressive Hollywood ideals, this also alienates some viewers. With three military themed dramas in the air waves, it seems that the military theme has gained popularity.

Looking at ratings, for the October 25th episode, SEAL Team had 6.92 million viewers and a 1.0 rating for Adults 18-49. These are both decreases from the previous week. SEAL Team also still has been unable to capture viewers from its lead-in, Survivor.

SEAL Team #7 – CBS’s Winning Streak

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According to a Broadway World article, CBS placed first in viewers for the fourth consecutive week in a row. SEAL Team was in the top ten on broadcast dramas with ratings of 6.9 million viewers and a 1.0 for the Adults 18-49 ratings share. In addition to SEAL Team, CBS is able to be proud of The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, 9JFK, and Wisdom of the Crowd, that placed high in key demographics. This is important to CBS because other than bragging rights, it ensures that advertisers want to spend money on the company’s programs.

However, an issue that the program is facing is the failure to carry in viewers from Survivor, which had 8.12 million viewers and a 1.8. Because of the inability to capture viewers, the network lost 1.22 million viewers and a 0.8 for the Adults 18-49 ratings share. If CBS wants to continue making SEAL Team a winner, it must find a way to capture those viewers.

SEAL Team #6 – Full Season Order

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SEAL Team (CBS) has officially earned a full season order from CBS on Thursday, October 12th. The show has done extremely well lately with 7.88 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 age demographic. This is the second full season order given by CBS. The first season order came after the first airing of Young Sheldon, the show did so well that the network gave them a full season order the next day.

In an article found on MoviePilot by Rachel Carrington there are three reasons why SEAL Team earned it’s season order: the military basis, the action, and the heroes. SEAL Team has done an incredible job sticking to the military genre by getting assistance by retired military personnel. The show also was dives into realism with the action it creates. Lastly, the cast that was chosen by the shows executives entices the correct audience the show desires. David Boreanaz is an extremely well known star for his career on bones and has been receiving get admiration for the role he is playing in the military themed series.

SEAL Team #5 – Media Competition

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The fall season currently has three military dramas being produced: SEAL Team (CBS), The Brave (NBC), The Valor (The CW). All three series have premiered and SEAL Team currently has the highest amount of viewers with the second week having 8.39 million viewers (TV By the Numbers). The Valor is ranked last with 1.21 million viewers (TV By the Numbers) on the shows premiere. These military shows are in trouble because, according to an Adweek article, only two are destined to survive. I agree with this idea because the military theme could be overused with three military dramas in the current media marketplace.

I also think that The Valor is the most likely to fail because of how late in the season it premiered. SEAL Team premiered on September 27th and The Brave premiered on September 25th. The Valor only premiered on October 9th. This allowed for The Brave to have three episodes and SEAL Team to have two episodes before the premier of The Valor. This leaves The Valor at a disadvantage. Most military audiences have chosen a show before the series premiered.

SEAL Team #4 – Series Premiere and Ex-Military Personnel

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This past week SEAL Team killed it in the ratings during the show’s series premier. According to a TV By the Numbers article, it was the only new show for the night and did well. It had the most viewers of the night with 9.7 million viewers. The article continues to state that it was able to hold the viewers from Survivor, which was the lead in. In the share, it had a 1.5 for ages 18-49.

Outside of the series premier, the series developed the show my bringing in ex-military personnel so they could bring the show to real life. CBS News discussed the importance of bringing in ex-military to maintain the correct point-of-view. Most of these ex-military men and women work in the writing room to keep the story on pace and tell it accurately. One of the ex-military personnel, Greg, talked about the issues that veterans have coming back from the army and not knowing what to do. This was a genius move by the show runners because it allows the show to stay current and not alienate an entire audience of veterans and their families.

SEAL Team #3 – Adweek Review

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CBS’s Seal Team is set to premiere tonight at 9:00 PM EST. While the show has not been seen by the general public, Adweek decided to rank CBS’s new fall shows and talk about if the show is good for your brand. Out of the six new shows coming to CBS, Seal Team was position in fourth place beating 9JKL and Wisdom of the Crowd. However, placing 4th out of six is not promising for the new show.

Adweek gave this review because the plot seems to be more interested in action sequences than the show’s characters. The critique then went on to say that purchasing advertising time in Seal Team is only good “if you’re buying inventory on the other CBS procedurals.” This bad review can decrease the support of advertisers to purchase space in the available commercial time for Seal Team. This can cause a major problem because the show may end up losing money for CBS instead of making a profit.

Source: http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/cbs-stays-doggedly-on-brand-with-its-new-fall-shows-aside-from-a-big-gamble-on-young-sheldon/