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Limitless- Post #11

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As the ratings show, Limitless is turning out to be a very popular series. It is one of the few shows this fall season that maintained fairly consistent audience size and rating numbers. Critics and viewers both agree that Limitless is a well liked show.  IMDb users gave the series an overall 8.2 out of 10 with 14,282 respondents.  While looking at the demographic breakdown of who delivered a rating, the numbers are fairly consistent among all genders and age groups.  Both men and women enjoy the show equally and the highest ratings came from individuals under 18, who rated the show a 8.9.  The group with the lowest rating was males over 45, giving Limitless a 7.4.  Despite this, a total of  75.4% of all participants gave the series an 8 or higher.

The website, MoviePilot agrees that Limitless turned out to be an amazing show.  Initial critic reviews were skeptical of Limitless’ performance since its premise is so similar to a lot of other shows. However, the storylines are exciting and the chemistry and development between characters are what make the show stand out from the rest.

 

Limitless- Post #10

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Limitless experienced similar ratings than it did the week before. The episode that aired on Tuesday experienced a 1.5 rating and 7.1 million viewers. although the rating remained constant, about 140,000 less people watched this week’s episode over the one last week. While observing the viewership per week for Limitless, it tends to fluctuates regularly over time, showing that the decline is normal. The interesting aspect about this is that even though viewers rise and decline, the rating for Limitless remains somewhat constant with little change over time.

Despite this, Limitless has shown that they are one of the better performing and more popular shows of the fall season. Recently, Limitless’ Twitter page announced that they have been nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama. Limitless is up against other popular new shows such as: Blindspot, Heroes Reborn, and Blood & Oil.

Limitless- Post #9

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Last night’s episode of Limitless featured a lot of hidden references to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The characters had similar costumes on and dialogue.  The opening scene of the episode was nearly a shot for shot remake from the film. The reason why Limitless was like this is because one of the executive producers of the show is a big fan of Ferris Bueller. I think this was an bold move because the film is a comedy and the show is a drama. The blend of genres must have made last night’s episode interesting to watch for viewers questioning why there were references to an 80’s movie in a new drama series entirely unrelated.

Viewers seemed to have enjoyed it because the show’s ratings increased slightly over the previous week.  Last week’s episode of Limitless yielded a 1.4 rating and an audience of 7.45 million. Last night’s episode had an initial 1.5 rating and 7.84 million people watching.

Limitless- Post #8

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Limitless has been doing extremely well this past week. Last week, a full season has been ordered by CBS for 22 episodes. According to the article on Broadcasting Cable, Limitless averaged a 2.4 rating among 18-49 year olds and 11.4 million viewers.

Limitless’ rating’s last week from episode 5 yielded a 1.3 rating and an audience of 7.85 million people. This is slightly lower than episode 4 which had a 1.4 rating and 8.1 million viewers. Despite this slight decline, I am very surprised at how consistent Limitless’ rating and viewers are.  The show has not experienced any major decline in numbers and continues to attract the same audience quantity. Because of this, Limitless has gotten a lot of praise from CBS executives. CBS Entertainment president, Glenn Geller, stated that, “We’re excited how Limitless continues to evolve creatively each week and stand out with its unique style of storytelling…It’s off to a strong start in a highly competitive environment.”

Also, another Bradley Cooper cameo is expected to occur in episode 6, airing tonight, resulting in the potential of a ratings boost.

Limitless- Post #7

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Limitless has been doing very well since it’s release about a month ago. Reviews now have been a lot better since initial critic reviews before Limitless officially went on the air. The Orlando Sentinel calls Limitless “a standout for its creative visuals and fresh approach to the crime procedural.” The article also compliments Limitless on its impressive audience size, and predicts that it will grow even larger when executive producer Bradley Cooper makes another cameo in the episode on October 27.

Despite this positive review, Limitless experienced another decline in ratings and viewers. Last week, Limitless was rated at 1.4 with 8.1 million people watching, over a 1.5 million decline from its premiere. Limitless was beaten in ratings by the premiere of Chicago Fire on NBC. The show had a 1.8 and 7.37 million people watching.

Limitless- Post #6

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Limitless is doing very well so far in the season. They maintained consistent ratings and viewers without any significant drops in the first two episodes.  Although, they have experienced a slight drop in ratings in the third episode.  Last week, Limitless was rated at 1.7, however, they still had 9.57 million viewers.  This is interesting because even though ratings dropped, viewership still remains consistent with the premiere.

As for live plus seven numbers from Limitless’ premiere, the show’s audience increased 45% to14.26 million people.  Also, according to The Wall Street Journal, its “18 to 49 audience was up almost 70 percent.”

Given their success so early in the season, sites such as Ad Week and TV by the Numbers are confident that Limitless will be destined to have a second season.

Limitless- Post #5

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As the third episode draws near, the first two episode ratings were exceptional.  As discussed before, the premiere’s ratings were 1.9 with 9.86 million viewers.  Interestingly, last week’s ratings were the same.  The episode was also rated at 1.9, however, viewership dropped.  Only 9.58 million people watched the second episode.  This near 300,000 person drop obviously did not show any effects in the 18-49 demographic. Despite this, Limitless still had 3.3 million more viewers than Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris and 5.4 million more than Quantico.

Even though the numbers dropped slightly, CBS plans on expanding Limitless’ reach. Just yesterday, CBS Studios International announced that they will license first- broadcast rights of Limitless to International markets. So far, multiple stations in various countries picked up the series, such as: the UK, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, New Zealand, Norway, parts of Africa, Finland, Latin America, Portugal, and India. The air dates in each country will vary.

This strategy is a very bold move by CBS and it will be interesting to see how the series holds up overseas.

 

 

Limitless- Post #4

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After the premiere of Limitless last week on CBS, initial ratings came in at 1.8 with a 6 share and 9.8 million viewers.  Although, these numbers adjusted in Limitless’ favor.  The final numbers turned out to be a 1.9 rating, 6 share, and 9.86 million watchers.

The only recorded competition in Limitless’ time slot was Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris.  The show recorded a lightly higher 2.1 rating and a 7 share.  However, only 5.91 million people watched the show, 3.95 million less than Limitless.  Interestingly the ratings only examined people age 18-49, meaning that more people in that age range watched Neil Patrick Harris, but there was an overall larger audience watching Limitless. Regardless of ratings, I think the overall audience is more beneficial to the longevity of the series.

I look forward to see Limitless’ viewership trends this week and in the weeks to come.

 

Limitless- Post #3

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Over the past few days, CBS has been generating a lot of hype over the premiere of Limitless tonight at 10.  Their campaign resides mainly on social media where they are posting to their Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages every hour revealing a different aspect of the show.  In addition, a poster has been released to promote the show, resembling a fake senator campaign ad to re- elect Eddie Morra.  A juice truck also drove around Los Angeles to give out “brain juice”

Despite this, critic reviews of the show remain skeptical.  The Wrap stated that Limitless has the potential of being good because of the differentiation from other cop shows, but initial impressions have them thinking the story is bland and too attached to the plot from the film.  Likewise, Flavorwire called the show “boredom with a bradley cooper cameo” for the same reasons.  The New York Times, The Atlantic, and USA Today all agree that Limitless is too similar to the film in both visuals and storyline.

 

 

Limitless- Post #2

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Initial reviews of CBS’s new action thriller, Limitless, remain somewhat skeptical.  One of the first published reviews from tv.com called the show “smooth and genuinely exciting” as well as “well- executed”.  However, they also reported the show to lack “substance” in the story.  Overall, the review deemed Limitless as visually appealing and enticing. [1]

Entertainment Weekly recently sat down with Limitless show director, Marc Webb.  Webb also directed both of The Amazing- Spidermans and revealed how the Executive Producer of both Spiderman and Limitless, Alex Kurtzman, referred him to the script.  Although, it is interesting how little involvement the director of Limitless, Neil Burger, had in the television adaptation.  Webb noted that him and Burger only “emailed once or twice”. [2]

Despite this, support from the film’s star, Bradley Cooper, executive producer, as well as the involvement of a successful director in the genre, Limitless seems to have all the right ingredients for a popular premiere next week.