{"id":1864,"date":"2015-04-14T19:34:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2015-04-14T19:34:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T19:34:43","slug":"american-odyssey-second-episode-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/04\/14\/american-odyssey-second-episode-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"American Odyssey: Second Episode Slip"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second episode of American Odyssey\u00a0<\/em>premiered on Sunday night to a bit of a smaller audience than last time. \u00a0The second episode brought in a .8 rating\/2 share in 18-45\u00a0with 4.05 million total viewers according to Tv By the Numbers. \u00a0It came in second for its 10 o’clock time slot behind Revenge<\/em> on ABC which earned a .9 rating in 18-49 but\u00a03.84 million total viewers. \u00a0The time slot is very interesting because Battle Creek\u00a0<\/em>lost in 18-49 with a .7 rating, but won overall pulling in 6.48 million total viewers. \u00a0Revenge is the most popular for younger audiences, and Battle Creek<\/em> is the most popular overall with older demographics, leaving American Odyssey\u00a0<\/em>in second overall, appealing to some people 18-49 but also a slightly older demographic. \u00a0American Odyssey’s lead-in A.D.: The Bible Continues\u00a0<\/em>brought in strong numbers with\u00a07.75 million total viewers. \u00a0This could be helping keep some viewers for American Odyssey<\/em> since the demographics may be similar. \u00a0According to Deadline, American Odyssey<\/em> fell -27% from its first episode, which did not have the most successful turnout to begin with. \u00a0It is normal for numbers to fall a little bit from the pilot episode, but when the numbers start relatively low it is hard to come back from. \u00a0Deadline is already predicting the show to not be renewed, and possibly cancelled before all of the first season airs. \u00a0Tv By the Numbers is also predicting the show to be cancelled, but only time will tell.<\/p>\n

Publicity wise, the Facebook page is doing another Twitter Q&A with one of the stars of the show, Jake Robinson, this Tuesday at 8:30 pm. \u00a0The Explore American Odyssey<\/a> page has been updated to reflect material for each new episode. They have also been running promos on NBC, but there hasn’t been too much other publicity being pushed. I think the best way to sum up all of the reviews for the show so far is from Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus: “With a been-there-seen-that premise and multiple muddled plots, American Odyssey can’t escape the shadows of its superior predecessors in an age of solid spy\/action television”. \u00a0The people who are already fans of the show are very engaged.<\/p>\n

The writer\/director\u00a0of American Odyssey\u00a0<\/em>Peter Horton did an interview with the Hollywood Reporter about the show. \u00a0He said that he thought the show was better suited for a television network as opposed to cable because it’s a big enough show to handle a network, while it’s good enough quality to raise the bar for networks to compete with cable networks. \u00a0Horton also spoke about one of the show’s biggest challenges which is balancing the three separate main characters storylines. \u00a0He said that this season is mostly focused on Odelle and her journey home, but the focus will shift to the other two characters in the future. \u00a0You can find the full interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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