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JamesG · 05-12-2014, 05:46 PM

NBC's "Rosemary's Baby" in Ratings Hell
by James Hibberd
May 12, 2014

It’s a bouncing baby bomb: Part 1 of NBC’s high-profile "Rosemary’s Baby" miniseries performed surprisingly poorly in the overnight ratings.

The Mother’s Day remake of the classic horror novel and 1968 film delivered only 3.7 million viewers and a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 across its two-hour debut.

In the 9 p.m. hour, it was firmly beaten by the second half of ABC’s two-hour "Once Upon a Time" finale and tied by Fox’s "Cosmo".

In the 10 p.m. hour, "Rosemary’s" was edged out by both ABC’s "Revenge" and CBS’ "The Mentalist".

"Rosemary’s Baby" starred Zoe Saldana in the role made famous by Mia Farrow. Though reviews were mediocre (ranking only 53 out of 100 on Metacritic), one would have expected bigger numbers, if only due to its well-known title and receiving a fair amount of promotion.

Perhaps between "Once" being extended across 9 p.m. this week and HBO blowing up its ratings with "Game of Thrones" in the same hour, it was tough for a new genre program to convince viewers to flip over.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/12/ro...-baby-ratings/

icecream · 05-30-2014, 12:37 AM

My mom said it was really odd to air Rosemary's Baby on Mother's Day.

AB · 05-30-2014, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

My mom said it was really odd to air Rosemary's Baby on Mother's Day.

Never thought about that.

Vahan · 05-30-2014, 04:26 PM

I'm sure even Roman Polanski would disapprove of this remake.

jtmovies91 · 05-30-2014, 07:14 PM

Does anyone have a copy of this?

JamesG · 06-23-2014, 06:38 PM

Lionsgate is releasing the NBC miniseries "Rosemary's Baby" Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 19th.

Special Features:

- "Fear is Born: The Making of Rosemary's Baby"
- "Grand Guignol: Parisian Production Design"

robyrob · 06-23-2014, 06:45 PM

wouldn't it have made more sense to air this around Halloween and maybe promote or something?

tlc38tlc38 · 06-23-2014, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

wouldn't it have made more sense to air this around Halloween and maybe promote or something?

Everyday is Halloween now but I get what you're saying.

Bonniegirl · 07-14-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

My mom said it was really odd to air Rosemary's Baby on Mother's Day.

I thought that was odd too!

I actually enjoyed it. I was a big fan of the original, it wasn't nearly as good as that, but I still enjoyed it!

I liked the cat, he was adorable.

biffbronson · 07-15-2014, 04:54 AM

I got out of the habit of checking into NBC's primetime programming. It just seemed like there was always something more interesting on elsewhere...!

Mace Dolex · 07-15-2014, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

A "mini-series event"?

05-12-2014, 05:46 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,153	NBC's "Rosemary's Baby" Miniseries Bombs *NBC's "Rosemary's Baby" in Ratings Hell* by James Hibberd May 12, 2014 It’s a bouncing baby bomb: Part 1 of NBC’s high-profile "Rosemary’s Baby" miniseries performed surprisingly poorly in the overnight ratings. The Mother’s Day remake of the classic horror novel and 1968 film delivered only 3.7 million viewers and a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 across its two-hour debut. In the 9 p.m. hour, it was firmly beaten by the second half of ABC’s two-hour "Once Upon a Time" finale and tied by Fox’s "Cosmo". In the 10 p.m. hour, "Rosemary’s" was edged out by both ABC’s "Revenge" and CBS’ "The Mentalist". "Rosemary’s Baby" starred Zoe Saldana in the role made famous by Mia Farrow. Though reviews were mediocre (ranking only 53 out of 100 on Metacritic), one would have expected bigger numbers, if only due to its well-known title and receiving a fair amount of promotion. Perhaps between "Once" being extended across 9 p.m. this week and HBO blowing up its ratings with "Game of Thrones" in the same hour, it was tough for a new genre program to convince viewers to flip over. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/12/ro...-baby-ratings/ Attached Images

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,153	Lionsgate is releasing the NBC miniseries "Rosemary's Baby" Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 19th. Special Features: - "Fear is Born: The Making of Rosemary's Baby" - "Grand Guignol: Parisian Production Design"