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George RR Martin's NIGHTFLYERS Hits Syfy!! DOC WHO, SUPERGIRL & STAR WARS!! Sunday TV!!

Based on the acclaimed story by George R.R. Martin (“Game of Thrones”), Syfy’s new outer space adventure “Nightflyers” was adapted by screenwriter Jeff Buhler (2008’s “Midnight Meat Train”). Is it the next “Game of Thrones”?

TV Guide says:

... Nightflyers is no fun. It's a grim, drab, thematically underdeveloped plot delivery system. It's a network show with a bigger budget and more blood. …

CNN says:

... A tediously generic haunted-house-in-space odyssey, one that Syfy is either (charitably) experimenting with or (more likely) rapidly exhausting by making all 10 episodes available simultaneously with its linear-TV debut. …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:

... does a poor job in its first hour giving viewers reasons to care about the characters before putting them in jeopardy. …

The Boston Herald says:

... What starts intriguingly turns sillier the deeper you go. …

Variety says:

... Nightflyers is a fine addition to an onscreen canon that’s already well-stuffed--that of the space horror story. But it flails when it comes to doing anything new with a metaphor that’s been worn thin, that of space travel as an escape from grief. …

The Hollywood Reporter says:

... Some interesting biotechnological paranoia keeps Syfy's George R.R. Martin adaptation from feeling like just another "haunted house in space" take on the genre, but only barely. …

Premiering tonight:
Berlin Station (Epix) Dec. 2
Nightflyers (Syfy) Dec. 2

Last Sunday AMC aired its lowest-rated “Walking Dead” mid-season finale to date. Just the same, it was easily the night’s top-rated scripted show.

The Walking Dead
(Adults 18-49; newer weeks to the left)
(2.0) (1.8) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (2.5) 2018
(3.4) (2.8) (2.6) (3.0) (2.8) (2.8) (2.9) (3.6) 2018
(3.4) (3.3) (3.6) (3.4) (3.9) (3.8) (4.0) (5.0) 2017
(5.4) (4.9) (4.7) (4.9) (4.7) (5.0) (5.3) (5.7) 2017
(5.1) (5.0) (4.9) (5.2) (5.4) (5.7) (6.0) (8.4) 2016
(6.9) (5.8) (6.0) (6.0) (6.1) (6.1) (6.6) (6.8) 2016
(7.0) (6.7) (6.5) (6.2) (6.8) (6.7) (6.2) (7.4) 2015
(8.2) (7.0) (7.0) (7.3) (7.5) (6.9) (6.2) (8.0) 2015
(7.6) (7.0) (7.3) (6.9) (7.6) (7.0) (7.7) (8.7) 2014
(8.0) (6.7) (6.4) (6.3) (6.4) (6.6) (6.8) (8.2) 2014
(6.1) (5.7) (6.0) (6.2) (6.8) (6.8) (7.1) (8.2) 2013
(6.4) (5.4) (5.5) (5.7) (5.7) (5.7) (5.6) (6.1) 2013
(5.4) (5.4) (4.9) (5.6) (4.9) (5.4) (5.1) (5.8) 2012
(4.7) (3.6) (3.5) (3.8) (3.6) (4.2) (---) (---) 2012
(3.5) (3.1) (3.2) (3.4) (3.1) (3.6) (3.8) (---) 2011
(3.0) (2.8) (2.4) (2.5) (2.5) (2.7) (---) (---) 2010

Fear The Walking Dead
(Adults 18-49; newer weeks to the left)
(0.7) (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) 2018
(0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (0.7) 2018
(0.7) (0.6) (0.8) (0.9) 2018
(0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (1.6) 2018
(0.8) (0.8) (0.9) (0.8) 2017
(0.7) (0.8) (0.9) (0.8) 2017
(1.0) (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) 2017
(1.3) (1.6) (1.5) (1.6) 2016
(1.5) (1.2) (1.6) (1.6) 2016
(1.9) (1.9) (2.0) (2.1) 2016
(2.1) (2.5) (3.1) (---) 2016
(3.4) (3.4) (3.3) (---) 2015
(3.6) (4.1) (4.9) (---) 2015

The last “Walking Dead” of 2018 also did better in the key demo last week than “Empire,” “The Conners” and any other scripted show except “This is Us”:

Top TV Series
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
2.1 (1.8) (2.0) (---) (2.1) (2.1) (2.2) (2.3) (2.4) This is Us
2.0 (1.8) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (2.5) (---) The Walking Dead
2.0 (1.0) (2.0) (1.1) (0.8) (2.3) (1.9) (0.8) (2.2) 60 Minutes
1.6 (1.3) (1.4) (1.6) (1.3) (1.5) (1.4) (1.6) (1.5) Survivor
1.6 (1.4) (1.7) (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) (1.9) (1.9) (2.1) The Voice (Mo)
1.5 (0.6) (1.4) (1.5) (1.2) (---) (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) Empire
1.5 (1.4) (1.6) (---) (1.6) (1.6) (1.8) (1.8) (1.8) The Voice (Tu)
1.4 (1.4) (1.5) (---) (1.8) (1.7) (2.4) (---) (---) The Conners
1.4 (1.2) (0.6) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.5) 9-1-1

Sundays, Sept. 30-Nov. 25, 2018
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
6.1 (5.8) (6.5) (7.4) (5.9) (5.1) (7.0) (6.0) (6.1) NFL Football
2.0 (1.8) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (2.5) (---) The Walking Dead
2.0 (1.0) (2.0) (1.1) (0.8) (2.3) (1.9) (0.8) (2.2) 60 Minutes
1.0 (0.8) (1.0) (0.8) (0.7) (1.2) (1.0) (0.9) (1.3) God Friended Me
0.9 (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (0.9) (0.7) (0.8) AFH Videos
0.9 (1.2) (1.0) (1.3) (---) (1.3) (0.9) (1.3) (1.1) Bob’s Burgers
0.9 (0.8) (0.8) (0.7) (0.8) (1.1) (1.0) (0.8) (1.1) NCIS LA
0.8 (0.7) (---) (0.7) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Real Hwives Atlanta
0.8 (1.6) (0.9) (1.9) (---) (1.3) (1.0) (1.8) (1.4) The Simpsons
0.8 (0.8) (0.7) (1.0) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.8) (0.3) Talking Dead
0.7 (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (---) (1.1) (0.9) (1.1) (1.2) Family Guy
0.7 (0.7) (0.6) (0.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Hallmark Movie
0.7 (0.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Shark Tank
0.6 (0.7) (0.6) (---) (0.7) (0.8) (0.8) (0.7) (---) DWTS Junior
0.6 (0.6) (0.6) (0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (---) Madam Secretary
0.6 (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.8) (---) (0.8) 90-Day Fiancé
0.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Real Hwives OC
0.5 (0.6) (---) (0.6) (0.4) (---) (0.4) (0.4) (0.5) Keeping/Kardashians
0.5 (0.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Shark Tank
0.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Soul Train Awards
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Dirty John
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Cool Kids
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Gingerbread
0.4 (0.6) (0.5) (0.6) (---) (0.6) (0.5) (0.7) (0.8) Rel
0.3 (0.3) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) (---) Doctor Who
0.3 (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (---) (---) (---) Dream Corp LLC
0.3 (0.3) (0.3) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) On The Case
0.3 (0.3) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Return to Amish
0.3 (0.4) (0.4) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (---) (---) (---) SpongeBob
0.3 (0.4) (0.4) (0.4) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.3) (0.4) SportsCenter
0.3 (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.4) (0.5) (---) (---) Supergirl
0.2 (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) (---) (---) Charmed

Sundays, Sept. 30-Nov. 18, 2018 (selected cable)
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
0.2 (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Outlander
0.2 (0.2) (0.2) (0.1) (0.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Ray Donovan
0.1 (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Busy Tonight
0.1 (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (---) (---) Camping
0.1 (0.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Escape/Dannemora
0.1 (0.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) My Brilliant Friend
0.1 (0.0) (0.0) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Sally4Ever
0.1 (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (---) Star Wars Resistance
0.0 (0.0) (0.0) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Enemies

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