How is Jeremiah doing in the ratings?
From what we have heard, Jeremiah is doing very well and each time an episode airs, it draws more viewers in. This is good news for making the show available on DVD and overseas — not to mention a very good possibility of a third season as well! From J. Michael Straczynski himself: Both Showtime and MGM called to offer congratulations on our first ep. Stargate, airing a brand new episode right before us, with an established audience, pulled a 2.9 and a 5 share, excellent by pay cable standards. Our first real ep out of the box *also* got a 2.9 and a 5 share, AND it also grew by quarter hours, ending up at a 3.1 for the last quarter hour, indicating again that we hold viewers and add as we go, a very good thing. So everybody’s happy. (Mar.19.2002) Showtime is quite happy. We’re generally out-pulling Stargate, which is an established show with a reliable audience, and each episode we build our audience by quarter hours, meaning people who stumble onto it stick around. (Apr.8.
