OwlChemist81

Do you mean College Football Conference Championships? Yes, it was. This week Toonami always tends to do pretty badly. If you're talking about UFC Fight Night, that placed #4.

About those year-to-year comparisons I mentioned, these are the averages: Total Viewer Averages - Toonami slots 11P-4A 9/29/18 343,900 9/28/19 472,800 10/6/18 303,000 10/5/19 431,900 10/13/18 355,800 10/12/19 326,900 10/20/18 284,200 10/19/19 336,900 10/27/18 297,600 10/26/19 333,000 11/3/18 332,125 11/2/19 333,600 11/10/18 332,500 11/9/19 330,300 11/17/18 250,600 11/16/19 337,700 11/24/18 317,100 11/23/19 445,800 12/1/18 338,300 11/30/19 369,600 As you can see, with only 2 exceptions, the common 5 hours of the 2019 block outrated the corresponding 5 hours in the 2018 block every week but two! And as for the 18-49s... Adults 18-49 Average - Toonami slots 11P-4A 9/29/18 221,800 9/28/19 325,500 10/6/18 189,700 10/5/19 295,000 10/13/18 199,200 10/12/19 223,300 10/20/18 169,600 10/19/19 225,700 10/27/18 169,400 10/26/19 193,900 11/3/18 192,500 11/2/19 187,100 11/10/18 187,600 11/9/19 212,300 11/17/18 140,000 11/16/19 206,400 11/24/18 166,700 11/23/19 256,900 12/1/18 207,600 11/30/19 263,100 Even more striking, the ONLY week that the 18-49s of 2019 didn't beat those of 2018 was 11/3/18-11/2/19--and THAT gets taken away if you take out the suspicious ratings for 3:30 AM which may have actually even been a non-Toonami show! So it's plain to see at least now 2019 is kicking 2018's ass, and it looks like that trend will even continue this week, as the known timeslots have a 330K average in total viewers, and the corresponding slots last year only a 270K average!

MHA did pretty well, but then the bottom fell out! http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-7-2019.html Off the chart, JoJo (GioGio?) checked in at #62 (in 18-49) with 207K and 0.11 18-49, while Lupin III Part 5 concluded at #60 with 203K and 0.12 18-49. Interesting to note that Steven Universe Future averaged over 800K. Too bad that lead-in was wasted on Bob's Burgers! If Toonami had had a lead-in like that last year, it might have turned the tide on a really weak time in Toonami's viewership. MHA is strong, but not as strong as it could have been if it were a dub premiere. However, on a year-to-year basis, this Toonami block HAS proven to be stronger in the past couple of months, and this week even continues that trend...

This will be reposted in this week's Fire Force discussion thread!

True, but it DOES have a way to watch those episode streaming 48 hours earlier, and yet TWD isn't doing as well as it used to be doing in the ratings, but it's still doing well!

Do y'all not watch The Walking Dead on AMC? It's taking off not only December, but January as well, returning in February.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fire-force/episode-18/.153610 Rating: 2.5, in case anyone was wondering! Where the hell was Shinra's head!?

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma/episode-21/.92262 Grade: "B". I thought the "stinky dish" stuff was downright hilarious!! So we're gonna be stuck on this arc for a LOOOOOOONG time, huh? Like, this Fall Selection challenge isn't resolved at the end of Season 1? That must have been PAINFUL to watchers of the original Japanese, but I can't see us not just going into Season 2 seamlessly!

I'm catching up on some review posting for shows I watched but couldn't post during last night. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/one-punch-man-season-2/episode-9/.147823 Rating: 3.5☆. Lots was going on in this episode, but the central story of OPM seems to be Saitama's depression...

Release dates CAN and DO get pushed back! Besides, even if we don't get dub premieres of the 3rd Plate, we MIGHT get them of the 4th Plate!

The classic showdown that isn't even the biggest showdown in the series! And that soothing ED music... And of course, we get a preview! LATER!!

The comic calm before the shocking... ...STORM!!!

Bad move, Sasha!

I call BS! No way Conny was more capable than Sasha or Christa!

At this point, I'm really not sure Fire Force isn't like that too! But other shows Toonami have aired like that are Pop Team Epic and I guess Space Dandy?

Ami's muted speech and ear computer beeping at the end were an interesting development. Part 6 might be set in Spain or something and pick up exactly where Part 5 left off...or not...? https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/lupin-the-third-part-5/episode-24/.136999 Grade: "A-". I'm certainly looking forward to more Lupin, and glad we've got a one-off OVA special next week!

Episode #04: Night Of The Closing Ceremony - Humanity's Comeback, Part 2 - When I first saw this episode, I was in Atlanta watching with Bryce Papenbrook and a large crowd of other fans! And DAMN do I ever love that Hiroyuki Sawano background music! He has such an epic style to his scores!

Or DID he!? Seems to me like he did!

HIS REAL FACE!? What the hell is going on!? In other news, I think this was my...

Wow! This is an awesome finale!!

Diana, right??

Damn it, eyes, stay open! This is really good, gripping stuff!!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia/episode-68/.153385 Rating: 4.5⭐. I like episodes like this which give secondary characters a chance to shine!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind/episode-6/.139302 Grade: "A-". Yeah, it was a good one alright! Both confusing and hilarious! ON to Shippuden, already in progress!

He said "BELIEVE IT"! ...y'know?