TV briefs: Hawks ratings record, Walter Goggins, Karyn Greer
By RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com, originally filed Feb. 10, 2015
The Atlanta Hawks, not far removed from its record 19-game winning streak, is drawing more and more attention. Fox SportsSouth on Friday drew by far its best ratings ever: a 6.8 household rating when the Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors. That equals about 276,000 viewers.
That is also a whopping 42% higher than the previous record of 4.8, from a playoff game last year against the Indiana Pacers.
Average ratings year to date are almost double what they were a year ago: a 2 share or about 75,000 viewers.
The Hawks are 41-10, the second best record in the NBA.
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With 11 Alive dropping its noon show March 2, the future of
Karyn Greer
is in question. She had already lost her morning job to
Vinnie Politan
last year, and was moved to day side. I hear her contract is up soon. She has been at the station for 15 years.
I have not heard anything from either Greer or general manager John Deushane about what they plan to do with her.
She has not posted a new Tweet since January 21. And her work-related Facebook page has not been updated since that day either. She has not been on air for at least a couple of weeks. And she is no longer being featured in promos.
A source told me she isn't answering calls from people at work. Curious silence.
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Walter Goggins, who grew up in Lithia Springs and just wrapped FX's "Justified," is opting for comedy for his next project.
He been cast as the co-lead opposite Danny McBride in "Vice Principals," HBO's comedy from "Eastbound & Down" creators McBride and Jody Hill.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting's TV station had technical problems Sunday night that caused the station to go down for about an hour during primetime.
On U-Verse, it even cut off a few minutes of GPB's most popular show "Downton Abbey."
The show will air again Thursday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. "We're also streaming it at gpb.org/blogs/desperate-for-downton," GPB spokeswoman Mandy Wilson texted.
About the Author
Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
