or


[09/17/13 - 09:53 AM]
"The Queen Latifah Show" Posts Highest New Daytime Series Premiere of the Year
Sony Pictures Television spins the numbers for Monday, September 16.

[via press release from Sony Pictures Television]

"The Queen Latifah Show" Posts Highest New Daytime Series Premiere of the Year

Key Demo Up 60% in NY, 200% in LA

CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 17, 2013 -- The Queen Latifah Show, the new multi-topic, daytime talk-variety show from Sony Pictures Television, Flavor Unit and Overbrook Entertainment debuted Monday to strong ratings and massive increases over both lead-ins and year-ago time periods. The premiere episode featuring Oscar-nominee and Golden Globe-winner, John Travolta and a performance by musical phenom Willow Smith scored a solid 1.7/5 NSI weighted metered market average which was up 31% from last year's time period average and up 21% from its average lead-in among households (*Note Washington, DC and Richmond, VA were excluded due to breaking news). Factoring in secondary telecasts in several leading markets, the premiere delivered a 2.0 cumulative rating. Queen Latifah was also up 80% in the key W25-54 demographic compared to last year's time period averages and grew 29% over its lead-in averages. It is the second highest rated premiere of a new daytime talk show since The Dr. Oz Show debuted in 2009.

On the major CBS owned and affiliated stations in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Dallas, Queen Latifah outperformed the shows that it replaced in its time periods last year by 60%, 200%, 117% and 260%, respectively, in the key W25-54 demographic.

"These premiere ratings are confirmation of Queen Latifah's broad appeal," said Holly Jacobs, Executive Vice President of Syndicated and Reality Television. "We look forward to building on this initial success in the days and weeks to come."

"It's incredibly exciting to see such a positive response to the show we've been crafting for the past year," says Executive Producer Corin Nelson, "And it's just the beginning of how we plan to showcase all of Latifah's talents and the quality of guests and entertainment this show will give viewers every day."

In addition to upcoming celebrity guests including Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Sharon Stone, and Jake Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah's premiere week will also include musical guests such as Willow Smith and Tom Higgenson, surprise performances, Latifah's comedic take on pop culture and everyday heroes who are changing lives in their local communities.

The Queen Latifah Show is a daytime talk-variety series that showcases Queen Latifah's extraordinary range of talents as a global entertainment icon. Corin Nelson serves as Executive Producer. The show is produced by Flavor Unit, Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television and is cleared on major station groups around the country, including the CBS Television Stations. Visit www.queenlatifah.com for more information about the show and where to watch.

ABOUT SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

Sony Pictures Television (http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com), a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) boasts a current program slate that includes top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms. SPT has 18 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 15 countries outside the U.S. and also maintains offices in 32 countries. SPT's worldwide television networks portfolio includes 124 channel feeds available in 159 countries, reaching more than 800 million households worldwide. SPT also creates original content for and manages SPE's premium video website, Crackle. Additionally, SPT owns production company Embassy Row and is a part owner of cable channel Game Show Network (GSN), 3D channel 3net, premier horror/thriller website and VOD service FEARnet and national U.S media sales company ITN Networks, Inc. SPT advertiser sales is one of the premier national advertising sales companies and handles the commercial inventory in SPT's syndicated series as well as in U.S. digital businesses including FEARnet, DrOz.com and PlayStation.

About Flavor Unit

Flavor Unit Entertainment is a production company owned and operated by Queen Latifah and her partner, Shakim Compere. Flavor Unit Entertainment, which started in New Jersey and is now based in Miami, is quickly establishing itself as one of the most important production companies in the film industry. They began by executive producing Disney's box office # 1 hit Bringing Down the House and then continued with Beauty Shop for MGM and The Perfect Holiday for Paramount. They have also produced The Cookout with Lion's Gate, as well as the film Just Wright with Fox Searchlight. On the small screen, they executive produced HBO's critically acclaimed film Life Support which garnered a number of awards including an Emmy nomination and Golden Globe win for Queen Latifah . Flavor Unit Entertainment made a multi-year deal with BET to create new original programming including the original movie The Cookout 2 and its first-ever scripted romantic comedy titled Let's Stay Together which premiered with 4.4 million viewers. In 2011, Flavor Unit Entertainment's original film Single Ladies, was expanded into VH1's first hour-long scripted series with approximately 3 million viewers throughout its two season run. Flavor Unit produced Latifah's film Joyful Noise. Most recently, Flavor Unit produced Lifetime's Original Movie, Steel Magnolias which stars Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott and Alfre Woodard. The movie premiered in October 2012 as the third most-watched telecast ever on the network, averaging 6.5 million total viewers. Flavor Unit most recently struck a multi-year licensing deal with Netflix. Their first release includes the thriller, House of Bodies which stars Terrence Howard and Peter Fonda.

About Overbrook Entertainment

Overbrook Entertainment, founded by partners James Lassiter, Will Smith and run along with partner Jada Pinkett Smith, is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment focused in film and television and has produced a diverse slate of both critically acclaimed and blockbuster feature films, which have generated more than $2.5 billion dollars in worldwide box office receipts and even more in home video sales. Some of Overbrook's most successful films include Ali, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, Hancock, The Secret Life of Bees, and most recently, The Karate Kid. Overbrook's most recent feature project was After Earth, which premiered in May 2013.





  [september 2013]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S


· QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW, THE (SYNDICATION)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[02/19/25 - 12:06 PM]
"Shifting Gears" Surges to Three-Week High in Multiplatform Viewing Among Total Viewers
After three days of viewing on linear (2/12/25), the acclaimed comedy starring Tim Allen, was the No. 1 program of the night in both Total Viewers (5.78 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.57 rating).

[02/19/25 - 07:01 AM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Ratings Increase in 2024 Driven by Growth in Key Series Among African American Women 25-54
Four returning shows saw season-over-season ratings growth with Women 25-54 from prior seasons: "Ready to Love" Season 9 (+8%), "Belle Collective" Season 4 (+8%), "Belle Collective" Season 5 (+36%), and "Love & Marriage Detroit" Season 3 (+4%).

[02/18/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb. 10: Romance Sweeps the Top 10 Off Its Feet for Valentine's Day
The Italian getaway "La Dolce Villa" topped the English films list (19.8 million views), hitting the Top 10 in 90 countries, while Amy Schumer's "Kinda Pregnant" followed hot on its heels at No. 2 (13.7 million views).

[02/18/25 - 09:22 AM]
"The White Lotus" Season 3 Premiere Checks in with 2.4 Million Viewers, Up 57% Growth from Previous Season
After 36 hours the Season 3 premiere has doubled the Season 2 premiere episode during the same amount of time, and grew 90% since Sunday night, bringing the domestic audience to 4.6 million cross platform viewers.

[02/18/25 - 06:02 AM]
The CW Network Delivers 1.8 Million Total Viewers for NASCAR Xfinity Series Season Opener
The season opener at Daytona delivered the largest audience for any Xfinity Series race in almost three years, with 1.8 million total viewers, according to Nielsen fast national ratings.

[02/17/25 - 04:03 PM]
"SNL50: The Anniversary Special" Watched by 14.8 Million Viewers and Scored a 2.53 Rating in the 18-49 Demo Across Both NBC and Peacock in Live + Same Day Viewing
It's NBC's most-watched primetime entertainment telecast in both categories in five years (since the 2020 Golden Globe Awards).

[02/17/25 - 11:03 AM]
ABC Scores Significant Tuesday Night Linear Win Over Original Series Network Competition for First Time This Season in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
Powering Tuesday nights at 9 p.m., "High Potential" continued its remarkable momentum becoming the No. 1 show of the night on broadcast and cable, earning 8.35 million Total Viewers and 0.69 rating in Adults 18-49.

[02/12/25 - 10:43 AM]
ESPN NBA Viewership Update: Luka Doncic's Lakers Debut Delivers 2.01 Million Viewers
The telecast peaked at 2.55 million viewers and won the day among people and males 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

[02/12/25 - 10:23 AM]
Puppy Bowl XXI Reaches 12.8 Million Viewers and Was #1 Non-Sports Cable Telecast on Sunday, February 9
Sunday's programming event became the highest-rated Puppy Bowl ever on Discovery, TBS and truTV and Animal Planet's highest-rated in four years.

[02/12/25 - 09:35 AM]
CBS "FBI" Line Up Wins Tuesday Night with #1 Show "FBI"
"FBI" was the #1 show of the night, beating the #2 show of the night by nearly +1 million viewers.

[02/11/25 - 01:15 PM]
FOX "Super Week" Kicks Off, Breaking Records with "The Floor" as Season's #1 Entertainment Series Telecast and New Survival Competition "Extracted" Off to a Wild Start
For six consecutive seasons, FOX has delivered the highest-rated unscripted entertainment series telecast.

[02/11/25 - 12:00 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb. 3: "Kinda Pregnant" Delivers, "The Night Agent" Holds Strong in Top 10
Fans also basked in the Southern charm of Season 4 of "Sweet Magnolias," which debuted at No. 4 in English TV (4 million views), and flocked to the Australian limited series "Apple Cider Vinegar" (No. 5 in English TV, 3.8 million views).

[02/11/25 - 11:38 AM]
FOX Sports' Presentation of Super Bowl LIX Delivers Most-Watched Super Bowl of All-Time with 127.7 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
Philadelphia's big win in the bayou peaked at 137.7 million viewers in the second quarter (8:00 PM - 8:15 PM ET), per Nielsen Media Research.

[02/11/25 - 11:01 AM]
"The Day of the Jackal" Becomes Peacock's Most-Watched New Original Drama Series
Viewership of the series in its first 75 days has surpassed that of any other original drama series in the same timeframe.

[02/07/25 - 01:13 PM]
ABC Claims Top 5 Shows Among Adults 18-49 in Cross-Platform Broadcast Series Rankings
Driven by stellar streaming viewership on Hulu and Disney+, three ABC titles more than triple their seven-day linear averages, including "High Potential" (+297%), "Abbott Elementary" (+270%) and "Shifting Gears" (+242%).