The week between Christmas and New Years Day was a good one for TV viewers. The most productive were in catch-up mode, binging Game of Thrones, This Is Us, Vikings, The Simpsons, Shooter and other favorites. In a surprise, The Sopranos surfaced in the top 20 nearly 18 years after its debut. Then again, the HBO series is a classic, and the benefits of an On Demand world is that the good stuff is always there.
Indeed, Freeform created a binge-opportunity for its digital savvy audience by making all 10 episodes of its new series Beyond available at once – and scored 3 out of the top 20 slots on XFINITY On Demand’s top 20 new series. Not coincidentally, Beyond was just renewed for a second season.
Other highlights: FOX premiered The Mick, starring Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). The new comedy was #1 among the week’s new episodes. And Showtime released the 6th season of Homeland nearly three weeks before it’s January 15 premiere. Fans were not disappointed.
Top 20 New TV Episodes: Dec. 26 – Jan. 1
|
Rank |
Movement |
Series |
Network |
|
1 |
– |
The Mick (series premiere) |
FOX |
|
2 |
-1 |
Love & Hip Hop: New York (ep. 7) |
VH1 |
|
3 |
+3 |
Vikings (ep. 15) |
History |
|
4 |
– |
Sherlock on Masterpiece (premiere) |
PBS |
|
5 |
-3 |
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (ep. 5) |
A&E |
|
6 |
-3 |
Shooter (ep. 7) |
USA |
|
7 |
– |
The Affair (ep. 6) |
Showtime |
|
8 |
-4 |
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (ep. 4) |
Bravo |
|
9 |
-2 |
Vanderpump Rules (ep. 8) |
Bravo |
|
10 |
– |
Homeland (premiere)* |
Showtime |
|
11 |
– |
Beyond (series premiere)* |
Freeform |
|
12 |
– |
Pure Genius (ep. 9) |
CBS |
|
13 |
– |
Beyond (ep 2)* |
Freeform |
|
14 |
-5 |
Dance Moms (ep 5) |
Lifetime |
|
15 |
– |
Beyond (ep 3)* |
Freeform |
|
16 |
– |
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (ep. 8) |
Bravo |
|
17 |
– |
The Bachelor (premiere) |
ABC |
|
18 |
-1 |
America’s Next Top Model (ep. 3) |
VH1 |
|
19 |
– |
Beyond (ep. 4)* |
Freeform |
|
20 |
+1 |
Good Behavior (ep. 8) |
TNT |
*Pre-Linear episode
Top 20 TV Series: Dec. 26 – Jan. 1
|
Rank |
Series |
Network |
|
1 |
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
|
2 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
|
3 |
Vikings |
History, Streampix |
|
4 |
Shameless |
Showtime |
|
5 |
Homeland |
Showtime |
|
6 |
Westworld |
HBO |
|
7 |
Good Behavior |
TNT |
|
8 |
The Simpsons |
FOX |
|
9 |
Designated Survivor |
ABC |
|
10 |
Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath |
A&E |
|
11 |
Love & Hip Hop |
VH1 |
|
12 |
Shooter |
USA |
|
13 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
|
14 |
Bad Girls Club |
Oxygen |
|
15 |
Alone |
History |
|
16 |
Family Guy | FOX, Adult Swim |
|
17 |
Chrisley Knows Best |
USA |
|
18 |
American Housewife |
ABC |
|
19 |
The Affair |
Showtime |
|
20 |
The Sopranos |
HBO |
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Ranking for the top 20 TV episodes is based on the total Xfinity On Demand views on the TV within seven days of an in-season show’s original airing. Shows marked with an (*) indicate it premiered on Xfinity On Demand in advance of the live airing. Views of most broadcast and cable programming within the first three days are included in Nielsen L+3 ratings.
Ranking for the top 20 TV series is based on cumulative past or current episode views of any TV series on Xfinity On Demand. This includes programming that is no longer airing as well.