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Golden Globes Numbers Were Worse Than Thought: Lowest Ever, Down 62%, A Third of Regular Audience

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Golden Globes Numbers Were Worse Than Thought: Lowest Ever, Down 62%, A Third of Regular Audience

The final numbers for the Golden Globes were worse than imagined. Just 6,913,000 tuned into the NBC show on Sunday.

Last year’s Globes had 18.3 million viewers.

What the heck happened?

Contributing factors were the scandals around the Globes which finally resonated for viewers. I’ve written about the Hollywood Foreign Press for years. But it finally sank in this year that the group has no black voters and constantly snubs black films.

This year, the revelations came just in the week leading up to the broadcast. Suddenly, three of the four acting winners in the main categories were black actors. It’s hard to believe those were the original choices, but I’ll accept it.

I don’t know how the Globes can change, but there is a replacement: the Critics Choice Awards. Diverse and professional, the voting membership of around 300 critics is qualified and unimpeachable. The show airs this Sumday on the CW Network. CBS should just pick it up and run it on their main networks. There’s never any controversy and the group’s choices are usually spot on.

 

Woody Allen-Mia Farrow Doc Ratings Fall From Last Week, No One’s Buying What They’re Selling

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Woody Allen-Mia Farrow Doc Ratings Fall From Last Week, No One’s Buying What They’re Selling

“Allen v. Farrow” is a ratings bust.

Sunday night’s episode 2 of the HBO mini series drew just 333K viewers. That was down from the previous week’s 349K.

No one is buying what filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering are selling. A mini series of hysterical fiction, “Allen v. Farrow” is simply not ringing true for viewers. Mia Farrow’s nearly 30 year old allegations against Woody Allen are coming off as fake and false, a scorned lover’s never ending vendetta against her one time boyfriend.

And it wasn’t like the Golden Globes drew eyes away from HBO. The Globes ratings were terrible.

“Allen v. Farrow” was beaten by about a dozen different cable shows, and finished at number 96 overall for Sunday cable shows.

Mia Farrow has given better performances– watch “Zelig” or “Broadway Danny Rose.” She’s not getting any awards for this one.

PREVIOUSLY ON SHOWBIZ411: Did Mia Farrow Get Her Ideas from this Song? and What About This Song? 

and Read About Mia Farrow’s Convicted Child Molester Brother

 

Nat Geo’s “Genius Aretha” Series Got No “Respect” So 8 Part Show Will Be Heavy on 80s Hits Like “Freeway of Love”

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Nat Geo’s “Genius Aretha” Series Got No “Respect” So 8 Part Show Will Be Heavy on 80s Hits Like “Freeway of Love”

National Geographic’s 8 part “Genius Aretha” special launches on March 21st with a reported Emmy worthy knockout performance by Cynthia Erivo. The series is said to be “dazzling” and nevertheless serious about civil rights issues from the 60s.

But if we’re looking for “Respect,” we won’t be hearing it in “Genius.”

I’m told that miniseries is light on early Aretha hits from the 60s like “Respect” and “Think” and even “Natural Woman.” That’s because they were scooped up early for the Jennifer Hudson biopic coming in August from MGM.

Instead, “Genius” will be heavy on Aretha’s 80s hits like “Freeway of Love,” “Jump to It,” and “Who’s Zoomin’ Who.” We may also get to hear Erivo perform Aretha’s version of “Nessum Dorma.” Rights to Puccini are open to everyone.

But since the Hudson movie is called “Respect,” they got that iconic Otis Redding song. “Genius” will feature Erivo singing “Don’t Play That Song for Me,” written by Atlantic Records chief Ahmet Ertegun, as well as “I Never Loved  a Man (The Way I Love You)” and “Son of a Preacher Man,” and “Chain of Fools” as well as Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.”

Insiders are raving about 14 year old Shaian Jordan, by the way, who they say steals the series as Young Aretha.

PS Someone at Nat Geo should take a few minutes and fix their IMDB pages. The three “Genius” series– about Einstein, Picasso, and Franklin– all run together as if they’re one show from 2017. No “Genius” in that.

 

Golden Globes on Track for Lowest Ratings Ever, Not a Good Omen for Oscars As Audience Hasn’t Seen Movies

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Golden Globes on Track for Lowest Ratings Ever, Not a Good Omen for Oscars As Audience Hasn’t Seen Movies

The Golden Globes posted early numbers today that indicate possibly their worst ratings ever, and by a lot. It’s possible fewer than 12 million people watched the show, down from 18 million last year.

This should be worrying to the Oscars, set for April 25th. For one thing, they’re two months away, which is a long time to be celebrating the same movies.

Second, the Globes numbers do indicate that not many people have seen this year’s movies, and they’re not going to by April.

There is simply no buzz in the air despite this group of films being above average, a really great group of movies. But they also small films, indies, no blockbusters to mitigate the art house films. And that’s really the problem. The pandemic has just watered down everything.

ABC and the Academy may have to adjust their thinking about how this year’s show could possibly do, given the circumstances. There are going to be a lot of lowered expectations. Maybe they can get Adele to come sing some old Oscar Best Song winners. That would be my first move.

What Year is It? One Fifth of iTunes Top 100 Is Oldies, from “Sweet Caroline” to “You’re So Vain” to “Call Me Maybe”

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What Year is It? One Fifth of iTunes Top 100 Is Oldies, from “Sweet Caroline” to “You’re So Vain” to “Call Me Maybe”

Maybe it’s a sign of needing comfort food music.

Or maybe it’s just that the current pop releases are not very satisfying. But 20 of the top 100 iTunes singles this morning are oldies. Yes, people are downloading old songs.

Indeed, Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” from 1971, is number 6. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears is number 9.

Shaggy’s “It Wasn’t Me,” from 2000 is number 4.

“California Dreamin'” by the Mamas and the Papas, circa 1965, is number 13.

And on and on it goes.

Singles by Carly Simon, Bread, and ABBA are sprinkled through the charts. There also more recent oldies from Lady Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen thrown in there for good measure.

“Stayin’ Alive” from the Bees Gees is on there. So is the Pet Shop Boys’s “Let’s Make Lots of Money,” but that might be explained by its use in a current commercial.

On the other hand, Nick Jonas’s new “Superman,” which debuted on “SNL” on Saturday night, isn’t selling at all. Before the show it was around number 30, and that’s where it’s stayed. Usually a song like that would get a good sales bounce. But “Spaceman” has remained, oddly, in space.

The same thing has happened on the album charts, where many groups’ greatest hits, heavily discounted.

No one is likely more shocked than the 60s and 70s hit R&B pop group The 5th Dimension. Two of their greatest hits albums are at numbers 6 and 7!  That may have to do with an excellent piece on CBS Sunday Morning about Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr, who have a wonderful new album of Beatles songs.

 

 

Ratings: Golden Globes Numbers INCOMPLETE But Early Figures Look Dismal, All Eyes on the Downward Trend Over Last Decade

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Ratings: Golden Globes Numbers INCOMPLETE But Early Figures Look Dismal, All Eyes on the Downward Trend Over Last Decade

UPDATE 2:54PM: Early numbers are very incomplete but they dont look good. Right now the numbers for the west coast aren’t in. But the average looks like a shocking 6 million. Even if it’s twice that, 12 million with the west coast, then the show really tanked.
What’s clear from the three most Eastern time zones is that viewing went down hour by hour, from 6 million to 5.4 to 4.7 million. Each hour would have to triple or more to be considered bad. Frightening.

While we wait for the Golden Globes ratings, here’s how they’ve trended:

Last year’s awards ceremony drew 18.3 million viewers and a 4.7 rating among adults 19-49 according to Nielsen. That was down a slight 2% on 2019 in total viewership and half a point ratings-wise. For comparison, in 2019 the awards show ended up scoring a 5.2 rating and 18.6 million viewers, up a few percentage points from the 2018 telecast which drew a 5.0 rating and 19 million viewers.

The highwater mark was in 2004, with almost 27 million. In 2014 they were down to 20 million. There’s been a steady incremental decline since then, with 2017 briefly returning to 20 million and then a slow fall to last year.

The Globes benefited last night from little competition. There was no major sporting event to draw away viewers.

(Watch) Jane Fonda’s Speech at the 2021 Golden Globes Was One of the Best in the Show’s History

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(Watch) Jane Fonda’s Speech at the 2021 Golden Globes Was One of the Best in the Show’s History

Jane Fonda keeps it real, all the time.

Her speech tonight at the Golden Globes, accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award, was one of the best in the show’s history. It addressed the power structure in Hollywood, lack of diversity, how to make things better in the most gracious way imaginable. And what a turnaround for Fonda, who has fought so long in Hollywood for respect by doing the right things and never veering from her core positions. Plus, she looked great.

Norman Lear’s speech was lovely, too, thanking Carol Burnett and also addressing his own positive activism for the last eight decades.

Golden Globes Boost Chances for Oscar Noms for Jodie Foster, Andra Day, Rosamund Pike with Surprise Wins

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Golden Globes Boost Chances for Oscar Noms for Jodie Foster, Andra Day, Rosamund Pike with Surprise Wins

The Golden Globes don’t predict the Oscars, but a surprise nomination won’t hurt three actresses previously not in the game.

Rosamund Pike won Best Actress, Comedy/Musical for the dour satire, “I Care a Lot.” That puts her into the Best Actress category for the Oscars with Frances McDormand, Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan and another surprise winner tonight, Andra Day.

Day won Best Actress, Drama for “The United States vs, Billie Holiday.” Day now jumps into the Oscar Best Actress category as stated above. She gives an Oscar winning performance.

Jodie Foster jumps into the running for Best Supporting Actress for her Globes win in that category for “The Mauritanian.” That win was really a shock, not just to us but to Jodie, who accepted in her pajamas.

Frances McDormand may have lost herself the Oscar tonight for “Nomadland.”  She didn’t even participate. Unless she’s  ill– and I certainly hope she ‘s not– that was just rude, plain rude. (Unless, of course, she’d been tipped in advance that she wasn’t winning.)

The male actors awards, to Chadwick Boseman, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Daniel Kaluuya, were spot on.

Golden Globes Make Up for Racist Accusations With Awards to Best Black Actor and Actress, Best Picture to “Nomadland”

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Golden Globes Make Up for Racist Accusations With Awards to Best Black Actor and Actress, Best Picture to “Nomadland”

UPDATING GOLDEN GLOBES, PART 2

The HPFA was smart. They made up for the accusations of racism by choosing Best Actors in Drama both Black actors, the late Chadwick Boseman, and Andra Day, and “Nomadland” Best Picture. That should make up a little bit for their sketchy past. They also gave Best Supporting Actor to Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Bravo to all!

Best Actor, Drama, Motion Picture: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Best Director Motion Picture: Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”

Best Comedy/Musical: “Borat Subsequent Film”

Best Actor, Comedy/Musical: Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat”

Best Actress, Drama: Andra Day! “Billie Holiday” Amazing! Congrats! Frances McDormand didn’t even bother showing up. Viola Davis looked so happy for Andra!

Best Picture, Drama: “Nomadland”

 

 

UPDATING LIVE Golden Globes Give First Two Awards to Black Actors Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega After Ignoring Black Movies

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UPDATING LIVE Golden Globes Give First Two Awards to Black Actors Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega After Ignoring Black Movies

After Tina Fey and Amy Poehler “went there,” Laura Dern gave the Best Supporting Actor award to Daniel Kaluuya for “Jusdas and the Black Messiah.” There was no sound for Daniel so we almost didn’t hear his acceptance speech.

The other nominees looked surprised, but Bill Murray doesn’t care. Shock that Sacha Baron Cohen didn’t win for “Chicago 7.”

Angela Bassett looked outstanding. She gave Best Supporting Actor, TV: John Boyega for “Small Axe.” Very deserved.

Viola Davis leading a commercial for 50 years of L’Oreal. Interesting. They were a company with a huge Nazi background, no kidding. We’ve come a long way.

A coincidence that the first two awards wen to Black actors after ignoring Black movies? I don’t think so.

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Catherine O’Hara for “Schitt’s Creek.”

Animated Film: “Soul”

Actor in Limited Series, etc: Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True.” a win for HBO!

Movies: Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of Chicago 7.” Expected.

Norman Lear, what can you say? He’s amazing and wonderful. A gentleman as always.

Actress, Television Series, Drama: Emma Corrin “The Castle”

Best Song in a Film: Diane Warren from “The Life Ahead”

Best Score: “Soul”

Actor, TV Series Comedy or Musical: Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy: “Schitt’s Creek”

Best Actress Musical or Comedy: Rosamund Pike! for “I Care a Lot”

Actor, TV Series, Drama: Josh O’Connor “The Crown”

Foreign Language: “Minari,” which will be a regular Best Picture nominee at the Oscars

TV Series, Drama: “The Crown”

BIG SHOCK Supporting Actress Jodie Foster, “The Mauritanian”

TV Supporting Actress: Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”

TV Best Actress Limited Series: Anya Taylor Joy, “Queen’s Gambit”

TV: Limited Series: “The Queen’s Gambit”

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