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JoJo dropped 24% of Kai in total viewers and adults 18-49, and 20% in adults 18-34, but it would seem the drop from Rick & Morty to the Tim & Eric special was way worse: T&E shed 65% in total viewers, 69% in Adults 18-49, and 63% in Adults 18-34, even though both beat anything Adult Swim/Toonami premieres were able to do on Saturday.

Too bad that advantage disappears when you look at traditional Nielsen ratings: http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-26-2017.html 8/26/2017 Dragon Ball Super (8:30) #16 (-10) Adults 18-34 Rating - 0.35 Estimated 18-34 - 238,000 ( 35.05% ) Adults 18-49 Rating - 0.28 Estimated 18-49 - 359,000 ( 52.87% ) Total Viewers - 679,000 8/26/2017 DBZ Kai: Final Chapters #5 (-1) Adults 18-34 Rating - 0.45 Estimated 18-34 - 306,000 ( 39.28% ) Adults 18-49 Rating - 0.37 Estimated 18-49 - 474,000 ( 60.85% ) Total Viewers - 779,000 8/26/2017 JJBA: Stardust Crusaders - #13 (-6) Adults 18-34 Rating - 0.36 Estimated 18-34 - 245,000 ( 41.18% ) Adults 18-49 Rating - 0.28 Estimated 18-49 - 359,000 ( 60.34% ) Total Viewers - 595,000 8/26/2017 Tokyo Ghoul - #21 (-12) Adults 18-34 Rating - 0.32 Estimated 18-34 - 217,000 ( 39.60% ) Adults 18-49 Rating - 0.25 Estimated 18-49 - 321,000 ( 58.58% ) Total Viewers - 548,000 8/26/2017 Lupin the 3rd - #49 (-25) Adults 18-34 Rating - 0.26 Estimated 18-34 - 177,000 ( 39.51% ) Adults 18-49 Rating - 0.21 Estimated 18-49 - 269,000 ( 60.04% ) Total Viewers - 448,000 YUCK!! This is why we've got some kind of a shake-up coming on 9/9, it would seem! Couple of interesting things going on here though: Mayweather vs. McGregor: Post-Fight on Fox Sports 1 was in a dead heat with Dragon Ball Super on Uniques of Social Content Ratings, only being edged out by the Toonami show due to Interactions. But it's 18-49 rating? A mere 0.16 and #68. Meanwhile, it was actually FS1's competitor, ESPN's SportsCenter, that reaped the benefits. It may have been an additive effect due to the fight and some low-level College Football games, but it and its cousin on ESPN2 enfeebled Toonami in most of its key timeslots (12 AM-3:06 AM). Despite all that, it seems low-rated College Football games lost to Dragon Ball Super at 8:30 and DBZ KFC at 11:30. Therefore, we may conclude that the influx of viewers to ESPN and ESPN2 after the fight was largely driven by the fight. Second, note the rare number of slots that made the Top 50 for the Weather Channel. That is, of course, attributable to Hurricane Harvey, as constant coverage managed to crack the Top 50 a whopping 10 times (Weather Center Live). However, unlike the perfect social storm that happened 2 weeks ago that brought CNN and Fox News to the forefront, Lupin actually made the Top 50 at #49. Nonetheless, this isn't normal, but with this happening for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, and lower numbers throughout the month of August even than the already low numbers seen in July: the message is clear -- Toonami must accept or adapt.

Well, this is encouraging: See what DBS can do while Live PD is on hiatus??

So Attack on Titan is mysteriously skipping forward from Episode #30 to Episode #36 at 3 AM, but fear not!! The marathon stream has you covered with #31-#35 all week long!!

It looks like it's going to be #36 "Charge" (Season 2, Episode 11). I still have #31-#35 (Season 2, Episodes 6-10) on my DVR so its not a biggie for me, and it also means we're likely to see #37 "Scream" (Season 2, Episode 12) on 9/9, finally in HD for DirecTv customers (as the first run glitched). They actually did something right with the marathon stream for a change: they're showing #31-#35 all this week. With a surprising rerun skip to #36 on-air, I guess this is the best they could do. I would say (for whatever reason) 9/9 will be the last 9-show Toonami for a while, and on 9/16 DBS returns to 11:30. Hopefully the good performers keep their timeslots and only certain shows (like JoJo and Lupin) are moved down. And it looks like the AOT S2 final run count will likely be: #26-#30: 3 runs each (premiere, marathon, rerun) #31-#34: 2 runs each (premiere, marathon) #35: 1 run (premiere only) #36-#37: 2 runs each (premiere, rerun) Kinda bummed that #35 only got on TV once, but I guess that's the way it goes. After all, MOST Toonami episodes are 1-and-done on TV! There has been no 2nd chance on Toonami TV for any episode of Samurai 7, Tenchi Muyo! GXP, Soul Eater, Blue Exorcist, Black Lagoon, Gurren Lagann, Hellsing Ultimate, Sword Art Online (I or II), InuYasha: The Final Act, Dimension W, Gundam Unicorn, Naruto Shippuden or Tokyo Ghoul, and it appears Lupin will probably suffer the same fate.

Before we get to this week's Top 10, I would like to revisit the first Top 10 in the recent era, from 7/29/17: I honestly probably should have put Tokyo Ghoul a bit higher, maybe #8 or #7. And maybe JoJo was actually #1 with Lupin #3? But enough about that. Now I give you THIS week's Top 10: #10: Tokyo Ghoul - Coffee! Coffee! COFFEE!! COVFEFE!!! #9: Naruto - Once again, no "Shippuden" here!! #8: Samurai Jack - All hope really IS lost now!! #7: Dragon Ball Super - Jaco & Bulma go WAY back, apparently! #6: Dragon Ball Z Kai - A ray of hope shines as Kibito and Gohan are restored! #5: Attack on Titan - Beautiful snowy flashback and Eren's first ODM Kill, then wipeout! #4: Hunter x Hunter - Nice to see things finally start to get serious again!! #3: Lupin the 3rd - A rare Goemon-centric episode, and more bloody than usual! #2: Outlaw Star - No, Jim, it wasn't what you thought it was!! #1: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - The Party of 5 is now complete!!

It was a reference to a truTV World's Dumbest sequence that was lampooning Japanese TV commercials. But seriously, WTF is Tiger Balm supposed to be?? ...oh.

What I don't get is why they left this crap in, yet left the "Other World Tournament," including the awesome "Goku vs. Pikkon" fight out!

This may have been the highlight of the episode:

Well, they made the tower topple over!!

The 2-week wait for this is gonna be brutal indeed!!

BUMP for right now. Episode #30: Historia You wanted more snow? YOU GOT more snow!!

Well, that was a blast!! ON to AOT S2!!

Turns out they weren't getting it on!!

Don't FUUUUUUUUUUDGE with Hilda!!

Hott cat girl, anyone?

I know, a lot of people, but not in THIS folder!! TAKE THIS :poop: OUTSIDE!

That was the great sword technique that Goemon is known for!

Oh yeah, he IS a lot like Kimblee! And I guess Puhat done lost his head!

Glad this arc is finally starting to get serious!!

It was good until Hisoka got a fight-boner and it all went to hell; I.E.: THIS happened:

Shippuden's Chakra/Jutsu system might be more confusing!

Can't wait to see these 5 work together!!