Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks last week (all shows were in repeat except for NBC’s Fear Itself): SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (Air Date) 1. Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.3 (July 18) 2. Freaky Friday [ABC] 0.9 (July 19) 3. Fear Itself [NBC] 1.0 (July 17) [NEW EPISODE] 4. Smallville [CW] 0.6 (July...

Jul 21, 2008

Most people thought the opening of the new Batman movie would be big – but few thought it would be this big. The Dark Knight brought in more than $155 million in ticket sales in its first weekend – the biggest opening of any movie in Hollywood history. The other sci fi flick to debut is the kiddie animated entry, Space Chimps, which debuted at No....

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks for the  week of July 20, 2008 (all shows were in repeat except Fear Itself): SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (Date) 1. Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.1 (July 18) 2. Fear Itself [NBC] 1.0 (July 17) 3. Freaky Friday [ABC] 0.9 (July 19) 4. Smallville [CW] 0.6 (July 17) 4....

Jul 13, 2008

Audiences spent just shy of $36 million to give Hellboy II: The Golden Army the lead of the pack over the July 11-13 weekend, knocking Will Smith’s Hancock to the No. 2 spot in its second week. In the battle of the new sci-fi kiddie flicks, Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring Brendan Fraser, with its $20.5 million take on 2,811 screens beat out...

Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media fan-run convention in the U.S. recently revealed a star-studded list of celebrities including authors, actors and artists of science fiction, horror, fantasy and other genres. The convention runs over the three-day labor day weekend in Atlanta (four if you include Friday night’s activities). Below is a partial list of...

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks for the week of July 3 - 9, 2008.