020615 ATLANTA: Hawks center Al Horford reacts to being called for a technical foul for arguing an offensive foul call against him for knocking Warriors forward Draymond Green to the hardwood on his way to the basket in a basketball game on Friday, Feb 6, 2015, in Atlanta. The Hawks beat the Warriors 124-116. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
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 a whopping 42% higher than the previous record of 4.8, from the first playoff game last year against the Pacer.
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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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JUNE 19: Actor Walton Goggins attends the 4th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 19, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Critics’ Choice Television Awards)
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.
