Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Adult Swim creator Dave Willis declared that this upcoming season of "Aqua Teen" will be the final one. It returns June 21 for 10 more episodes.
The ridiculous show about the life of Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad officially debuted two days before 9/11 and has aired 10 seasons and 130 episodes, with shifting names in recent seasons. The final 11th season is called "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever."
It has been by far the network's longest running show and has always been done out on the cheap out of the Williams Street offices in Midtown.
Willis broke the news at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, where he said, facetiously: "I think there’s something to be said about bowing out with grace and dignity. And I just wasn’t ready to do that. But I was told I had to stop making it."
Of course, since this is an animated series, never say never. "Family Guy" and "Futurama" died and came back to life.
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Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
Pew Research Center said Fox News was the only cable news network to increase profits in 2014. Overall, the three primary cable networks saw revenues rise 4 percent. (Atlanta-based HLN was not included in the calculations.)
Cable news median viewership dropped 8 percent in 2014 vs. 2013 to 1.8 million. MSNBC fell 14 percent (334,000), Fox News slipped 2 percent (1.1 million) and CNN increased viewership 1 percent (417,000). During primetime, all three networks lost viewership.
Of the three main news channels, only Fox News was projected to grow its profits in 2014 (up 10% to $1.2 billion). CNN was projected to experience a 5% decline in profit to $327 million, and MSNBC was projected to decline by 8% to $206 million. Still, all three channels continued to enjoy double-digit profit margins: 61% at Fox, 41% at MSNBC and 29% at CNN.
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The top 10 songs played on Atlanta radio last week, based on Mediabase 24/7 tracking. "Uptown Funk" was No. 1 nationally on the Billboard chart for 14 straight weeks. I haven't been tracking Atlanta airplay recently, but I suspect the song has been No. 1 here as well for months.
1. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
2. Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
3. Earned It - The Weeknd
4. Sugar - Maroon 5
5. Style - Taylor Swift
6. Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
7. Want to Want Me - Jason DeRulo
8. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
9. Chains - Nick Jonas
10. Trap Queen - Fetty Wrap
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