Social Media Buzz on New & Returning TV Shows

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The new iteration of the serial drama, which originally aired on Fox from 2005–09, has generated more than 10 times the user engagement on major social platforms since May than any other new broadcast show this TV season, according to a study by analytics firm ListenFirst Media. “Prison Break” also edged out every returning show on the fall broadcast schedule, with 19.5 million total engagements from May through the end of August.

There’s no guarantee that big social chatter will translate into big ratings. In fact, six of the top 10 most-buzzed-about shows heading into the fall 2015 season, as measured by ListenFirst, were ultimately canceled: NBC’s “Heroes Reborn,” ABC’s “The Muppets,” CBS’s “Limitless,” and Fox’s “Minority Report,” “Grandfathered,” and “The Grinder” each got the axe. The top two shows on social engagement were “Supergirl,” which is returning on CW, and Fox’s “Scream Queens.”

Top New Broadcast Programs for 2016-17

Fox “Prison Break”: 19,495,934
NBC “This Is Us”: 1,560,911
CBS “MacGyver”: 558,073
ABC “Speechless”: 505,161
Fox “Pitch”: 338,870
Fox “Son of Zorn”: 260,796
Fox “Lethal Weapon”: 252,469
ABC “Designated Survivor”: 240,726
ABC “American Housewife”: 199,160
Fox “24: Legacy”: 197,163

Top Returning Broadcast Programs for 2016-17

ABC “America’s Funniest Home Videos”: 19,296,194
NBC “America’s Got Talent”: 17,687,373
Fox “Empire”: 10,441,249
ABC: “Grey’s Anatomy”: 9,212,687
ABC “Dancing With The Stars”: 8,845,100
CW “The Flash”: 7,524,560
NBC “The Voice”: 7,258,008
ABC “Once Upon A Time”: 7,172,048
Fox “Scream Queens”: 6,313,512
CW “Supernatural”: 4,630,960

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