Ratings Report: 'Trese' Debuts With Huge Global Numbers
Javicia Leslie - Alamy
Broadcast: The CW’s Batwoman has had a tumultuous run so far in its limited-time on-air with only two seasons under its belt. The show was formerly led by the model and actress Ruby Rose until she was written out after the end of the first season and replaced by Wallis Day. The mantle of Batwoman would be taken up by the new lead Javicia Leslie, playing the ex-con turned vigilante Ryan Wilder, who takes up the cowl after finding the Batsuit and uses her skills to avenge her mother’s death. Ruby Rose claimed that the reasons for her departure were due to more physical problems with being the lead in an action superhero show after a harrowing back injury and subsequent surgery. EW reports that Rose believes in Wilder’s ability to lead the show and has nothing but praise for the new carrier of the Batwoman moniker, "I think she definitely knows what she's doing and she seems fantastic," Rose says. "I think that honestly, I was so proud and so happy when I was told who would be replacing me. I'm just really stoked and I'm definitely going to watch the next season as well and see how it all comes together." Season two of Batwoman has been fairing pretty well over its past few episodes with an average 0.09 rating in the demo and viewer average of 425,000 overall, breaking into the seventh spot in the top ten among cable broadcasts.
Khary Payton, Eleanor Matsuura, and Josh McDermitt - Jace Downs/AMC
Cable: AMC’s juggernaut that is The Walking Dead might be coming mostly to a close in the next year as The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead will both be ending after many seasons. The newest show to enter the Walking Dead universe on the other hand called Walking Dead: World Beyond debuted during the last fall season and will also end after the second season which will premiere this fall, confirmed by co-creator and writer Scott Gimple. In the meantime, season 7 of Fear the Walking Dead reaches its grand conclusion after a different sort of season telling segmented and smaller stories that follow fewer characters for most of its 16 episode run, with next season following the same path with the future uncertain. Fear The Walking Dead is sticking around for now with strong showings in its final two episodes with 0.19 and 0.20 ratings among the demo in episodes 15 and 16 while boasting an average viewership of 955,000. Fear The Walking Dead will return this fall.
Streaming: Based on a best-selling Filipino comic of the same name comes Trese, a new Netflix-produced anime production and has gathered a large following due to the popularity of the beloved graphic novels and their faithfulness to Philipino culture. The portrayal of Manila, the use of Filipino actors and voice talents to fully flesh out the English dub, and the meticulous detail by the animators has been lauded by critics and fans alike. New viewers can count on its stellar storytelling by bringing to life some of The Philippines ’ darkest folklore to animated form in a tense horror-thriller. The story follows a young girl Alexandra Trese, who acts as a sort of bridge between the supernatural world and humanity and investigates when these two sides collide or violate supernatural pacts. As reported by Esquire, Trese has been dominating the global streaming market and is currently the #1 watched show in the Philippines, #3 in Qatar, #4 in the United Arab Emirates, and #5 in Jamaica, with it debuting in the top 10 in 11 different countries in its first 24 hours and top 10 in 19 countries as of June 13th. That wave has not been translated to the US but audience scores are high with a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, critic ratings from Ready Steady Cut, NME, and Polygon have praised the show’s creativity and showcasing of Filipino’s unique folklore, storytelling, and animation. Trese is available on Netflix and premiered on June 11th, 2021
The Penthouse III - SBS
International: In the same vein as shows like Downton Abbey is the third and final installment of the beloved K-Drama The Penthouse III. The series showcases the illustrious lives of the rich and powerful living in a penthouse setting as we follow someone much lower on the totem pole, Oh Yoon Hee, that is attempting to climb the ladder of chaos towards the top and become the Queen of the Penthouse. The show has been a dynamite hit for SBS and has generated almost 9 million viewers with its premiere on June 4th.
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Notes: Ratings calculated based on the average of the last two episodes. Series featured are U.S. Based and must have at least one or more Non-white characters in main or leading roles.
