http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:15:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com http://tvbythenumbers.com/favicon.ico http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/09/why-dvd-releases-come-out-so-close-to-season-premieres/62753/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/09/why-dvd-releases-come-out-so-close-to-season-premieres/62753/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:48:00 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=62753 There's been some commenting about why DVDs are released so close to season premieres before in general and also in relation to the Sons Of Anarchy release. At least in the case of SOA, HitFix's Alan Sepinwall got an answer.   Like Alan, I'd figured it was a way to use the DVD release to market [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/09/why-dvd-releases-come-out-so-close-to-season-premieres/62753/feed/ 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/22/true-blood-season-1-dvd-outsells-the-sopranos-first-season-dvd/57969/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/22/true-blood-season-1-dvd-outsells-the-sopranos-first-season-dvd/57969/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:28:30 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=57969 One outcome of all of the carnage at the TV trade publications is Claire Atkinson wound up writing about TV for the New York Post. That's a good outcome for people who like to read about TV and hopefully it's a good outcome for Ms. Atkinson. She has a story today about how the first [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/22/true-blood-season-1-dvd-outsells-the-sopranos-first-season-dvd/57969/feed/ 12 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/true-blood-triviality-2nd-season-dvd-continues-hot-streak/55007/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/true-blood-triviality-2nd-season-dvd-continues-hot-streak/55007/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:05:52 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=55007 After three weeks of release, True Blood's second season DVD (excluding Blu-ray) sales are still down versus last year, but nonetheless impressive. ]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/true-blood-triviality-2nd-season-dvd-continues-hot-streak/55007/feed/ 3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/01/serialized-dramas-overwhelmingly-top-tv-show-dvd-sales/40666/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/01/serialized-dramas-overwhelmingly-top-tv-show-dvd-sales/40666/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:13:14 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=40666 Led by HBO's True Blood most of the top TV show DVD sales for 2009 were led by serialized dramas.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/01/serialized-dramas-overwhelmingly-top-tv-show-dvd-sales/40666/feed/ 99 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/06/greys-anatomy-again-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-debuts-fourth-among-tv-shows-castle-seventh/29787/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/06/greys-anatomy-again-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-debuts-fourth-among-tv-shows-castle-seventh/29787/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:08:48 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=29787 These numbers are sales estimates via The-Numbers.com and do not include Blu*Ray sales. For the week ending September 27, 2009 the second week of release for the Grey's Anatomy's fifth-season DVD set again led all TV Show DVD sales for the week with an additional 84,080 units and $3.043 million in revenue.  Grey's two week [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/06/greys-anatomy-again-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-debuts-fourth-among-tv-shows-castle-seventh/29787/feed/ 170 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/greys-anatomy-its-always-sunny-and-the-big-bang-theory-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/28984/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/greys-anatomy-its-always-sunny-and-the-big-bang-theory-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/28984/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:38:08 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/29/greys-anatomy-its-always-sunny-and-the-big-bang-theory-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/28984 For the week ending September 20, 2009 Grey’s Anatomy led with both the most units sold with 259,089 and the most weekly revenue with $9.472 million for the fifth season DVD.  That's up from last year's fourth season debut with 225,545 and $8.331 million in sales. FX fan favorite, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia was [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/greys-anatomy-its-always-sunny-and-the-big-bang-theory-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/28984/feed/ 75 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/21/the-office-dominates-tv-show-dvd-sales-fringe-a-distant-second-for-the-week-ending-91309/27980/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/21/the-office-dominates-tv-show-dvd-sales-fringe-a-distant-second-for-the-week-ending-91309/27980/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:01:59 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=27980 Not only did The Office's fifth season dominate all TV show DVD sales for the week ending September 13, 2009, but in a week with limited movie releases, The Office was the #1 DVD of the week overall leading all movie and TV show sales.  Both in total units (407, 426) and sales ($13.9 million).  [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/21/the-office-dominates-tv-show-dvd-sales-fringe-a-distant-second-for-the-week-ending-91309/27980/feed/ 83 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/14/heroes-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-supernatural-strong-for-week-ending-96/27135/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/14/heroes-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-supernatural-strong-for-week-ending-96/27135/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:09:44 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=27135 In its first week of release, Heroes season 3 DVDs sold over 296K units and earned an estimated $11.1 million (updated with table)[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/14/heroes-leads-tv-show-dvd-sales-supernatural-strong-for-week-ending-96/27135/feed/ 131 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/09/heavy-rotation-on-usa-network-helpingncis-house-dvd-sales/26516/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/09/heavy-rotation-on-usa-network-helpingncis-house-dvd-sales/26516/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:56:30 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26516 First week DVD sales for NCIS's sixth season were up over season five's first week sales by more than 100%[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/09/heavy-rotation-on-usa-network-helpingncis-house-dvd-sales/26516/feed/ 39 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/08/house-leads-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-sales-increase/26511/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/08/house-leads-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-sales-increase/26511/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:13:47 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/08/house-leads-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-sales-increase/26511 In another week with a lot of new TV show DVD releases, House lead the pack with unit sales (223,000), with Smallville in second place (183,000). Dexter, last week's #1 fell to #6. [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/08/house-leads-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-sales-increase/26511/feed/ 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/dexter-tops-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-hangs-on/25800/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/dexter-tops-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-hangs-on/25800/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:10:56 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/31/dexter-tops-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-hangs-on/25800 Showtime's Dexter lead the new pack of TV DVD sellers with nearly double the unit sales of second place The Simpsons. True Blood continues to hang onto the weekly list [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/dexter-tops-dvd-sales-in-big-tv-week-true-blood-hangs-on/25800/feed/ 55 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/24/fans-still-bleeding-their-walletstrue-blood-tops-weekly-dvd-sales/25308/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/24/fans-still-bleeding-their-walletstrue-blood-tops-weekly-dvd-sales/25308/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:29:41 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/24/fans-still-bleeding-their-walletstrue-blood-tops-weekly-dvd-sales/25308 True Blood - The Complete First Season was back on top with the largest TV show DVD sales for the week ending August 16, 2009[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/24/fans-still-bleeding-their-walletstrue-blood-tops-weekly-dvd-sales/25308/feed/ 78 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/18/flight-of-the-conchords-second-season-leads-tv-show-dvds-true-blood-still-strong/24941/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/18/flight-of-the-conchords-second-season-leads-tv-show-dvds-true-blood-still-strong/24941/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:59:39 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=24941 Dollhouse fell off the list, True Blood stayed strong[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/18/flight-of-the-conchords-second-season-leads-tv-show-dvds-true-blood-still-strong/24941/feed/ 94 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/11/battlestar-galactica-sells-more-dvds-than-dollhouse-true-blood-still-biting/24544/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/11/battlestar-galactica-sells-more-dvds-than-dollhouse-true-blood-still-biting/24544/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:45:27 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=24544 If Dollhouse's chances for renewal beyond the 13 episodes already ordered hinge on big DVD sales, things don't look great after Season One's first week in release.[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/11/battlestar-galactica-sells-more-dvds-than-dollhouse-true-blood-still-biting/24544/feed/ 138 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/04/psych-monk-and-pushing-daisies-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/24115/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/04/psych-monk-and-pushing-daisies-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/24115/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:20:14 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/03/psych-monk-and-pushing-daisies-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/24115 Psych - The Complete Third Season led all TV Show DVD sales for the week ending July 26, 2009 and True Blood finally fell off the list[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/04/psych-monk-and-pushing-daisies-lead-tv-show-dvd-sales/24115/feed/ 51 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/27/mad-men-tops-dvd-sales-in-first-week-true-blood-sees-sales-rise/23677/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/27/mad-men-tops-dvd-sales-in-first-week-true-blood-sees-sales-rise/23677/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:36:22 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/07/27/mad-men-tops-dvd-sales-in-first-week-true-blood-sees-sales-rise/23677 Emmy darling Mad Men was also the DVD sales darling its first week in release with nearly 100,000 units sold. While 2009 champ True Blood saw its weekly sales rise again. [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/27/mad-men-tops-dvd-sales-in-first-week-true-blood-sees-sales-rise/23677/feed/ 112 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/20/nhl-stanley-cup-2008-9-dvd-opens-at-2-for-tv-dvd-sales/23109/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/20/nhl-stanley-cup-2008-9-dvd-opens-at-2-for-tv-dvd-sales/23109/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:07:57 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=23109 This year's saga of the Stanley Cup sells 64,000 DVDs in its first week. True Blood]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/20/nhl-stanley-cup-2008-9-dvd-opens-at-2-for-tv-dvd-sales/23109/feed/ 13 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/14/entourage-stargate-atlantis-and-eastbound-down-open-atop-tv-show-dvd-sales/22772/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/14/entourage-stargate-atlantis-and-eastbound-down-open-atop-tv-show-dvd-sales/22772/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:41:49 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=22772 In its opening week, Entourage - The Complete Fifth Season sold over 167,000 units to lead TV show DVD sales estimates for the week ending July 5, 2009. [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/14/entourage-stargate-atlantis-and-eastbound-down-open-atop-tv-show-dvd-sales/22772/feed/ 13 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/07/true-blood-nearing-1-2-million-dvds-sold/22395/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/07/true-blood-nearing-1-2-million-dvds-sold/22395/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:14:16 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/07/07/true-blood-nearing-1-2-million-dvds-sold/22395 True Blood is still the leading TV show DVD seller for 2009.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/07/true-blood-nearing-1-2-million-dvds-sold/22395/feed/ 84 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/29/family-guy-volume-7-sells-274000-dvds-its-first-week/21636/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/29/family-guy-volume-7-sells-274000-dvds-its-first-week/21636/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:31:03 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/29/family-guy-volume-7-sells-274000-dvds-its-first-week/21636 Family Guy - Volume 7 debuts on the top of the TV Show DVD sales chart with 274,000 units sold in its first week, while True Blood continued to sell strongly[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/29/family-guy-volume-7-sells-274000-dvds-its-first-week/21636/feed/ 20 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/22/true-blood-nearing-1-million-dvds-sold-after-4-weeks/21251/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/22/true-blood-nearing-1-million-dvds-sold-after-4-weeks/21251/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:44:24 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/22/true-blood-nearing-1-million-dvds-sold-after-4-weeks/21251 HBO's True Blood: The Complete First Season is back on top of TV Show DVD sales with 136,000 units, a slight increase from last week.[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/22/true-blood-nearing-1-million-dvds-sold-after-4-weeks/21251/feed/ 76 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/16/weeds-sells-nearly-6-million-to-top-weeks-dvd-sales/20761/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/16/weeds-sells-nearly-6-million-to-top-weeks-dvd-sales/20761/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:04:40 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/16/weeds-sells-nearly-6-million-to-top-weeks-dvd-sales/20761 In it's first week in DVD release, Season 4 of Showtime's Weeds debuted at the top of the TV Show DVD sales for the week ending June 7, 2009 with almost $6 million in sales. [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/16/weeds-sells-nearly-6-million-to-top-weeks-dvd-sales/20761/feed/ 16 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/08/true-blood-dvd-sales-dwarf-those-of-the-closer/20326/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/08/true-blood-dvd-sales-dwarf-those-of-the-closer/20326/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:57:57 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/08/true-blood-dvd-sales-dwarf-those-of-the-closer/20326 In its second week of release on DVD, HBO's True Blood followed up its $17 million sales week with nearly $7 million more to remain on top for TV shows and #6 overall. The Closer could, by comparison, manage only $2 million in sales its first week.[...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/08/true-blood-dvd-sales-dwarf-those-of-the-closer/20326/feed/ 71 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/07/true-blood/20229/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/07/true-blood/20229/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:37:15 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=20229 HBO's True Blood had a huge opening week to lead all TV shows and was the #4 ranked DVD sold for the week with over 500,000 units and $17m in sales. [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/07/true-blood/20229/feed/ 107