{"id":32034,"date":"2016-09-20T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=32034"},"modified":"2016-09-27T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:05:46","slug":"918-hbo-ballers-tv-audience-rocks-show-rebounds-still-draws-fewer-1-0-million-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/20\/918-hbo-ballers-tv-audience-rocks-show-rebounds-still-draws-fewer-1-0-million-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/18 HBO &#8220;Ballers&#8221; TV audience &#8211; Rock&#8217;s show rebounds, but still draws fewer than 1.0 million viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-258687264\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The Rock&#8217;s &#8220;Ballers&#8221; series on HBO got some of the audience back after a sharp decline last Sunday, but the show still drew fewer than 1.0 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ballers Viewership Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 18:\u00a0<\/strong>Week 9 of &#8220;Ballers&#8221; drew 998,000 viewers, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com\/2016\/09\/20\/sunday-cable-ratings-sept-18-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">TVBytheNumbers<\/a>, up 15 percent from a series-low 867,000 viewers last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Ballers has\u00a0averaged 1.187 million viewers in Season 2, down 32 percent from the first nine weeks of Season 1 last summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Season 2 Viewership Trend<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 17: 1.585 million first-run viewers<\/li>\n<li>July 24: 1.278 million<\/li>\n<li>July 31: 1.266 million<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 7: 1.146 million<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 14: 1.210 million<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 21: 1.324 million<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 28: 1.014 million<\/li>\n<li>Sept. 4: No airing on Labor Day Weekend<\/li>\n<li>Sept. 11: 867,000 viewers<\/li>\n<li>Sept. 18: 998,000 viewers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-28757094\"><div id=\"pwtor-143745570\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Rock&#8217;s &#8220;Ballers&#8221; series on HBO got some of the audience back after a sharp decline last Sunday, but the show still drew fewer than 1.0 million viewers. 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