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Toonami |OT4| Set Sail for One Piece!
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Schadenfreude
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No million-breakers but steady first two hours. One Piece (and Soul Eater) dethrone Bleach. IGPX what are you doing.
Wow. What happened? Bleach always breaks a million. Always. I don't think I can remember a night when Bleach hasn't broken a million. And Soul Eater beat it? What was on at that time of night that the anime fans ditched Bleach? I am really shocked here. IGPX tanking like...well, a tank. At least OP had decent numbers for its first night. Hopefully things go up this week.
mightynine
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That's an interesting night, ratings wise.
Maybe shows with the letters G, X and P are just bad luck?
Maybe shows with the letters G, X and P are just bad luck?
lazybones18
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Oh great 22 more weeks of Bad Luck Brian. Kill me
Unspeakable Evil
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Finally Neogaf is back. 
Bleack not breaking a million.
One Piece and Soul Eater beating it.
Massive drop from IGPX. :/
huh
Bleack not breaking a million.
One Piece and Soul Eater beating it.
Massive drop from IGPX. :/
huh
Come on now, IGPX might be boring, but it's not painfully bad like... that other show.
There was a UFC thing on Saturday, I know that much. No idea what else could have stifled the block's top ratings that much, though.
Dat #1 and #2 show.
DAT IGPX DROP. Holy shit is that bad. I mean, we did all say it felt like the block came to a screeching halt there, but man is that awful. I'm curious if they even wait to see if it rebounds. This is right about the point in the series that they scuttled GXP off into the 3 am hour. Maybe they'll let it go one more week. Might be seeing Thundercats move back into that slot really soon.
Dat #1 and #2 show.
DAT IGPX DROP. Holy shit is that bad. I mean, we did all say it felt like the block came to a screeching halt there, but man is that awful. I'm curious if they even wait to see if it rebounds. This is right about the point in the series that they scuttled GXP off into the 3 am hour. Maybe they'll let it go one more week. Might be seeing Thundercats move back into that slot really soon.
They're better off just moving Eureka up a slot, I can't imagine TCats would play well there.
I doubt they'll move it after 1 terrible week, but yeah if this happens again, I totally expect Thundercats and IGPX to swap or something.
Thundercats has always had pretty solid ratings, even in reruns.
mightynine
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I know it's Turner PR-spin, but it seems like the shows did well in the demos:
mightynine
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#SwitchBleachAndNarutoWithOnePieceAndSoulEaterAndDontForgetSymbionicTitanS2KThxBye
Unspeakable Evil
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If Toonami gets another upgrade next year can Tom 5 become Tom One?
Doctor Decimate
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so even though Bleach through Soul Eater are all under a million, they came in at #1 in their timeslots for 18-24 and 18-34. One Piece and Soul Eater especially. so i guess that means TV ratings as a whole were down.
that drop for IGPX is completely unacceptable. it got beaten by BOTH EUREKA SEVEN AND THUNDERCATS
that drop for IGPX is completely unacceptable. it got beaten by BOTH EUREKA SEVEN AND THUNDERCATS
It will be interesting to see these year over year numbers from here on out. This coming Saturday is going to be May 25. Toonami relaunched last year on the same weekend on May 26.
Doctor Decimate
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KuwabaraTheMan
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Happy to see the One Piece and Soul Eater hour doing the best, and IGPX crashing and burning. It's hardly a surprise, given that it's original run got ratings so awful they had to move it to a death slot to finish its run.
ThatObviousUser
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IGPX being a ratings black hole pleases me in a self-reinforcement kinda way. Still not cool to have Toonami's original series tank, but... eh...
ASSauLTxMasTER
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Woo, I hope those ratings cause some push-backs & push-ups for some shows.
Did the viewers drop during Bleach already? ALSO, regarding One Piece
Did the viewers drop during Bleach already? ALSO, regarding One Piece
Opening 7, is that the original WITH SPECIAL SINGERS?!
Doctor Decimate
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the staff said IGPX did well. just not well enough to justify its production. Cartoon Network, probably due to the costs involved, was expecting it to equal Naruto, or beat it.
Shard said:
i doubt this was the case. Bleach still managed to be #1 in its key demographics; i will be surprised if Black Dynamite and The Boondocks do not see a ratings drop, too.
I doubt it, the two are completely different beasts at this point. No one was ever clamoring for the return of IGPX like they were for Megas.
I hope they do the same thing with the English VA's.
Doctor Decimate
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hey guys, help me out. i'm trying to prove a point. link me to videos and pictures of the most violent and intense scenes from One Piece.
mightynine
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I don't think the YOY numbers will see as big of an increase from here on out - but the real test will be when you're comparing six hour block to six hour block.
Schadenfreude
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I was physically cringing when I saw this scene.
Doctor Decimate
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oh damn. i remember that one. good christ, i was cringing too.
BassForever
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Glad to see One Piece ruling the roost
And I'd guess the reason for the poor Bleach numbers was some of the die hard fans didn't bother to watch because it was a filler episode.
And I'd guess the reason for the poor Bleach numbers was some of the die hard fans didn't bother to watch because it was a filler episode.
*winces unconsciously*
Oh man that's a good one, I winced.
Doctor Decimate
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"I don't think you understand the differences in youth culture between Japan & America either. It's common for a kids show to feature bloody scenes in JP because the culture was once dominated by a Samurai way of life. The appearance of such in OP doesn't change the fact Toei aims it at K6-11 there. The writing occasionally extends beyond the experience of that age demog, but mostly stays within it. That's why it's less mature than the other 3 shows. No one ever aimed Bleach, Naruto, or Soul Eater at such a young demog there."
this is what i am dealing with.
this is what i am dealing with.
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