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Unlike most past examples of shows hopping platforms, none of these relocations stemmed from connection cancellations.
Instead, these series were all purposely plucked from broadcast to boost the fortunes of their respective streaming overlords.
As Sporticos Anthony Crupitweeted Thursday, Amazon topped itsTNFratings guaranteesand all expectations with these Nielsen numbers.
Its also notable that last weeks rollout seemed to go pretty smoothly from a technical point of view.
Add in better-than-expected Nielsen numbers, and the NFL on Prime is off to a good start.
Now it just needs to maintain the early momentum over the course of the season.
WhosDancingWith Disney+?
At least there are some concrete numbers and specific Amazonian pronouncements by which to judge TNFs early track record.
So far, Disney+ and Peacock have said exactly nothing aboutDWTSandDays of Our Lives, respectively.
But its also not uncommon for streamers to offer some sort of vague but grandiose statement about high-profile projects.
press releases that arent backed up with context.
But most ratings statements offered by streamers arent worth a moments thought.
Still, in the case ofDWTS, it is possible Disney+ chooses to say something at some point.
So I definitely wouldnt read anything into the platforms silence.
tells VultureDWTSgot a notable boost the last few weeks.
There is another, admittedly sketchy, metric for evaluating theDWTSmove to Disney+: my own observation-based impressions.
And by this incredibly unscientific method, I think the show got off to a very good start.
It just kinda worked.
But viewers like my mom who decided to show up at 10 p.m. ## A NewDaysFor Peacock
And then theresDayson Peacock.
The daytime dramas big shift was easily the most rushed of this falls trio of transplants.
But the actual plan wasnt executed until barely six weeks before it happened.
Thats awesome for NBC News Now, but not so hot for NBC affiliates.
As for howDaysis doing so far on Peacock, thats a much trickier proposition.
Unless the internal data forDaysends up looking awful, Id say odds are good Peacock will be patient.
For one thing, the show is very inexpensive on a cost-per-episode compared to so much other streaming content.
Plus, Peacock really doesnt want to make enemies out of 2 million loyal soap-opera fans.
