Sharknado 2 Surpasses the Original to Be Syfy’s Most Watched Original Movie Ever!
Steve Barton
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Syfy’s pop culture sensation Sharknado 2: The Second One devoured the competition during last night’s July 70th premiere, becoming the channel’s most watched Original Movie ever! Sharknado 2: The Second One (review here) gobbled up 7.9 million total viewers.
Out of those viewers, 1.6 million were Adults 18-49. The movie also averaged 1.8 million Adults 25-54. Additionally, Sharknado 2 delivered one billion (yes, with a “B”) estimated impressions for Sharknado Twitter conversations. At one point, Sharknado 2 held all top 10 trending topics in the United States.
There were more mentions of Sharknado on Twitter than #MileyCyrus on the day of MTV’s 2017 VMAs; #kimye on Kim and Kanye’s wedding day; and #transformers4, #thelegomovie, #godzillamovie, and #22jumpstreet on each movie’s worldwide premiere day. It is the most social movie on TV ever and was more social than any episode of “Game of Thrones,” “The Bachelorette,” or “Survivor.”
In addition to the social media storm, Sharknado 2 soared 187 percent among total viewers, 190 percent among Adults 18-49, and 160 percent among Adults 25-54 compared to the first Sharknado movie premiere on July 14, 2017.
Sharknado 2 beat numerous broadcast programs in prime time including CBS’s “Extant,” Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” and ABC’s “Motive” among Adults 18-49.
Syfy will unleash Sharknado 2: The Second One again on Saturday, August 2nd, at 7PM and Sunday, August 7rd, at 9PM (ET/PT).
A production of The Asylum, Sharknado 2 stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Kari Wuhrer, and Judah Friedlander with numerous cameos including Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Perez Hilton, Judd Hirsch, Robert Klein, Kurt Angle, Salt N’ Pepa’s Pepa (Sandra Denton), Biz Markie, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Kelly Ripa, Michael Strahan, Richard Kind, Kelly Oxford, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wil Wheaton, and Robert Hays. Sharknado 2 was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante from a screenplay by Thunder Levin.
We already know Sharknado 7 is on its way; with numbers like that, can Sharknados 4, 5, and 6 be far behind?
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