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“Chucky” Again Experienced an Increase in Viewership on the Road to This Week’s Season Finale!
Keeping in mind that live viewership is hardly the be-all, end-all determination of how well a TV series is doing these days, as many people now choose to stream episodes of their favorite shows at their leisure rather than watching them live, it’s still always interesting to keep track of live viewership numbers for new horror shows, “Chucky” being one I’ve got my eye on.
“Chucky” actually airs every Tuesday night on both SYFY and USA, so we’ve got two different sets of numbers on the ratings charts every week. And those numbers continue to look strong on the road to this Tuesday night’s Season 1 Finale, with last Tuesday night’s penultimate episode “Twice the Grieving, Double the Loss” again seeing an increase in viewership.
While SYFY viewership for the episode was *slightly* down, the second-to-last episode of the debut season saw a notable uptick in USA viewership, interesting considering the fact that the previous week’s episode similarly saw a significant uptick in SYFY viewership. “Twice the Grieving, Double the Loss” pulled in 0.348 million viewers on USA last week, compared to the 0.278 million viewers who tuned in to watch “Cape Queer” on USA the previous Tuesday night.
As for the SYFY viewership, 0.350 million watched “Twice the Grieving, Double the Loss” last week, compared to the 0.377 million that tuned in to watch “Cape Queer” on SYFY.
For full context, here’s the episode-to-episode breakdown.
Episode 1, “Death by Misadventure”
- SYFY: 0.457
- USA: 0.358
Episode 2, “Give Me Something Good to Eat”
- SYFY: 0.390
- USA: 0.280
Episode 3, “I Like to Be Hugged”
- SYFY: 0.330
- USA: 0.352
Episode 4, “Just Let Go”
- SYFY: 0.282
- USA: 0.302
Episode 5, “Little Little Lies”
- SYFY: 0.252
- USA: 0.265
Episode 6, “Cape Queer”
- SYFY: 0.377
- USA: 0.278
Episode 7, “Twice the Grieving, Double the Loss”
- SYFY: 0.350
- USA: 0.348
Episode 8, “An Affair to Dismember” (Finale)
- SYFY: ??
- USA: ??
The season finale, titled “An Affair to Dismember,” airs on Tuesday night, November 30th on both SYFY and USA. You can preview the season’s final episode right here and below.
For a deeper dive into the new series, join BD writers Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman, who are covering the series on Horror Queers. Stream their first recap below.
The spooky comic book series Afterlife with Archie is getting a live action television series adaptation from Disney+, and Deadline reports that it’ll premiere for Halloween 2027.
The upcoming series from Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions brings to life the comic book from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla.
Afterlife with Archie turns the town of Riverdale into a zombie-overrun apocalypse — where the only thing scarier than the undead is trying to survive your teenage years…
“When a supernatural spell from a certain teen-witch backfires, unleashing an army of the possessed dead upon Riverdale, Archie and his friends must fight to stay alive, testing the friendships, romances, and loyalties that have always held them together.”
“Afterlife with Archie has always been about more than just zombies — it’s about the friendships, loyalty and humanity that make Riverdale worth fighting for,” said Ayo Davis, president, Disney Kids & Family. “Roberto, Greg, Sarah and Jon have such a deep appreciation for these characters, and they’ve built something that’s equal parts thrilling and heartfelt. Fans are going to fall hard for this new version of the gang … and maybe scream a little too.”
“The world of Archie and Riverdale is the gift that keeps on giving,” said Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks. “To bring Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s incredible story to life with our partners at Berlanti Productions, Archie Comics and Disney+ is a thrill for all of us at WBTVG.”
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Riverdale,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) will write the series.
“This was the comic book that started it all. Before there was a Riverdale, before there was a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, there was Afterlife with Archie, which I collaborated on with the best horror artist in the business, Francesco Francavilla,” Aguirre-Sacasa said. “Getting to turn Afterlife into a TV series for the amazing team at Disney+ with our incredible partners at Berlanti Productions, WB and, of course, Jon (Goldwater) and his Archie family is truly a full-circle moment — and the ultimate dream project for me. Time to say a prayer for Archie, Betty, Veronica and the whole gang, ‘cause THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING!!!!”
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