TV Ratings: Showtime s Your Honor Marks Biggest Debut Season in Network s History (EXCLUSIVE)
Mónica Marie Zorrilla, provided by
Feb. 17, 2021
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“Your Honor,” Showtime’s latest legal crime thriller (with a twinge of horror) starring Bryan Cranston and executive produced by showrunner Peter Moffat, concluded this past Sunday with record-breaking highs for the ViacomCBS-owned television network. The 10-episode miniseries is on track to be the biggest debut season in Showtime Networks’ history,
Variety confirmed in an exclusive interview with Kim Lemon, executive vice president of research, program planning & scheduling.
The show’s tragic Shakespearian conclusion, which aired on Feb. 14, has so far been seen by about 1.7 million viewers across platforms, a substantial increase of 29% compared to its penultimate episode (1.35 million viewers), which aired on Super Bowl Sunday. For Showtime, this marked the most-watched total night since the eighth-
Shira Haas & Israeli Filmmakers Appear at Virtual Film Festival
“Shtisel” and “Unorthodox” star Shira Haas discussed her latest film, the Ophir-winning (and potentially Oscar-nominated) drama “Asia” at the InFocus: Israeli Cinema film festival, appearing virtually via Zoom at a panel that also featured writer-producer Ron Leshem (“Valley of Tears,” “No Man’s Land,” “Euphoria”) and producer Alon Aranya (“Tehran,” “Your Honor”).
Presented by New Filmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Consulate Generals of Israel in Los Angeles and New York, the virtual festival also featured a program of five award-winning Israeli short films and a panel discussion with their directors.
Tehran and Showtime s Bryan Cranston-starring miniseries
Your Honor. Hear what Aranya is up to this year, and his advocacy of multi-language scripted TV. Then check out host Simon Applebaum s final thoughts on TV 2020 and initial predictions for what the medium will serve up this year.
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Simon Applebaum has covered the TV medium for more than 38 years. Now a regular MediaVillage columnist, he produces and hosts Tomorrow Will Be Televised, a program all about TV, now in its 12th year. Previously, he was a senior editor for various TV-centric … read more