Winners of the Most-Popular Xfinity On Demand Programming: Bridesmaids, Tosh.0 and the ‘Bob

February 21, 2012 by

Comedian Daniel Tosh

Daniel Tosh searches the Internet for interesting content to share with his viewers. Tosh.0 was Xfinity On Demand's most-viewed TW show in 2011

Every year, we have fun catching up with totals of what we all watched the most On Demand in Seattle, Spokane, and the rest of Washington State. The clear winner this year was the movie Bridesmaids. The geek in all of us will be happy to hear the name of the most popular TV program, Tosh.0.

You probably only have to be breathing to recognize the name of the most popular kids’ show. In fact, you only have to use the hero’s  first name and people recognize him: SpongeBob is everywhere!

You can read more about the national Xfinity On Demand winners here at Comcast Voices. The blog notes “With some 400 million views each month On Demand — or nearly 5 billion views in 2011 — the category winners represent a true popularity contest.”

So who was popular here in Washington, as a state? Here was our list for 2011:

1. Bridesmaids* (Universal)
2. Red* (Summit)
3. Hall Pass* (Warner Bros.)
4. Due Date* (Warner Bros.)
5. Bad Teacher * (Sony)
6. The Adjustment Bureau* (Universal)
7. Horrible Bosses* (Warner Brothers)
8. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (Warner Bros.)
9. Little Fockers* (Universal)
10. Just Go With It* (Sony)
 
Across America, Hall Pass was No. 2 and Red No. 3, but those positions are flipped in Washington.
 
By the way, where you see an asterix is where the movie was available On Demand the same day it was for sale on DVD format.
 
Here were the most popular TV shows in Washington:
 
1. Tosh.0
2. NCIS
3. Hawaii Five-0
4. South Park
5. Two and A Half Men
6. The Big Bang Theory
7. Family Guy
8. CSI
9. Pawn Stars
10. The Office

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Watch the Ones You Love On Fall Xfinity On Demand–High School Sports

September 6, 2011 by 4 Comments

When it comes to high school sports On Demand, admit it: as a parent, it’s all about your child. Or, if you are a high school athlete, it’s all about seeing you and your friends up on the small screen, just like the pros.

That’s really the best part of our Fall XFINITY® On Demand — High School Sports Schedule football, volleyball and girls soccer games: you get to see your child, your relatives, your friends, your alma mater or even yourself on television. You can fast forward, rewind and pause all their greatest plays.

All of the games will appear on Xfinity On Demand within 72 hours after they are played.

Even if we can watch the game in person, there is something about watching ourselves or people we know on television. How else can you explain otherwise normal people at a sporting event waving like maniacs the moment a television camera is aimed in their direction?

As a sports fan, I’m interested in watching high school powerhouses like Bellevue, Skyline, O’Dea or Lakes for the fun of watching the next Jake Locker or Kasen Williams play. All those teams, plus playoff games in girls volleyball and soccer will be shown. However, the game I’m looking forward to more than any other will take place on September 26th when Holy Names takes on their rivals, Seattle Prep, in girls’ soccer.

My daughter plays for Holy Names. I’ve watched her play dozens of soccer games. I’ve stood on the sidelines in the blazing sun and in the freezing cold when the rain falls sideways. In fact, I intend to be on the sidelines for the Sept. 26th game.

But I know there will be something special about reliving the best moments of the game a few days later with my daughter as we watch the game from the comfort of our family room. We also can share the experience with her relatives in Spokane, many of whom have never seen my daughter play.

Who knows, this could be the game where my daughter scores the winning goal or makes a fantastic play that will live on in our collective memories long after she has hung up her cleats?

I can’t help thinking that with high school sports on Xfinity On Demand, there will be hundreds of parents and relatives who will relive similar special moments during this fall sports season.

The reality is high school sports on Xfinity On Demand may not garner the greatest ratings, but when it comes to creating special memories among young athletes and their families there may be few things that are more meaningful.

I can’t wait for the season to start. Go (Holy Names) Cougars!

The following is a complete list of fall high school games available on Xfinity On Demand. All games will be available within 72 hours after they are played.

The path to find these games is simple. Go to On Demand, then Get Local, then Sports. Look for High School Sports, and you’ll find the list of available games there.

SPORT

GAME DAY

 GAME
        FOOTBALL

09/02/11

 Liberty at Skyline

09/09/11

 Emerald Ridge at Rogers

09/09/11

 Bellevue at Skyline

09/10/11

 Franklin Pierce at Cascade Christian

09/16/11

 South Kitsap at Olympia

09/16/11

 Juanita at Mercer Island

09/23/11

 Skyline at Issaquah

09/23/11

 Eastside Catholic at Seattle Prep

09/30/11

 Archbishop Murphy at Lakewood

09/30/11

 Ferndale at Lynden

10/06/11

 Mt. Si at Mercer Island

10/07/11

 Eastlake at Mariner

10/07/11

 Bellarmine at South Kitsap

10/14/11

 East Valley at Cheney

10/14/11

 Enumclaw at Lakes

10/20/11

 Seattle Prep at O’Dea

10/21/11

 Bethel at Curtis

10/21/11

 Mariner at Jackson

10/27/11

 Burlington-Edison at Bellingham

10/27/11

 Emerald Ridge at Bethel

10/28/11

 Bonney Lake at Lakes

10/28/11

 Liberty at Bellevue
 VOLLEYBALL

09/08/11

 Jackson at Snohomish

09/13/11

 Auburn at Curtis

09/21/11

 Eastside Catholic at Seattle Prep

09/27/11

 Rogers at Federal Way

10/10/11

 Meadowdale at Everett

10/25/11

 Issaquah at Newport

TBD

 Playoff Game
 SOCCER

09/26/11

 Seattle Prep at Holy Names

10/10/11

 Bellarmine Prep at Stadium

TBD

 Tahoma at Kentwood

TBD

 Skyline at Issaquah

TBD

 Playoff Game

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Washington State’s Most Popular On Demand Movie: The Blind Side

May 25, 2011 by 2 Comments

screen shot from the Blind Side, Most Watched Movie On Demand in Western Washington and Spokane according to Comcast

Screenshot from The Blind Side, our most popular On Demand film

 Comcast today celebrated 20 billion views through its On Demand service with a lot of national publicity. We thought you might be interested in what our local showings say about us.

Nationally, the most-watched movies were, in order, The Hangover, The Blind Side, and Couples Retreat.

Our area had different results. The most-watched new release movie in Western Washington and Spokane was the Sandra Bullock picture, The Blind Side. And before you even get to Couples Retreat, you have to get past Twilight - the moody romance which of course is set in the Northwest – and Gran Torino.

You can see the overall national winners here. Here’s the list of top 10 for Western WA and Spokane County:  

  1. The Blind Side
  2. The Hangover
  3. Gran Torino
  4. Twilight
  5. Couples Retreat
  6. He’s Just Not That Into You
  7. The Hurt Locker
  8. Hot Tub Time Machine
  9.  Four Christmases
  10. Date Night

Here are the top 10-viewed TV series in our area. The local results there are that people in Western Wash and Spokane were more likely to watch Sex and the City and NCIS than folks nationally, according to the stats:

  1. South Park
  2. Sex and the City
  3. NCIS
  4. Entourage
  5. CSI
  6. CSI: Miami
  7. The Sopranos
  8. CSI: NY
  9. Family Guy
  10. Weeds

To save a click, here’s more information from the national news announcement:

Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced that its customers have watched 20 billion entertainment choices On Demand since the service launched in 2003 – an industry first in television (TV).  Comcast celebrates this milestone with the launch of the Xfinity On Demand Awards, honoring the top-performing movies, TV series, musical artists and other programming as determined by what customers watched the most on the service.
 
“On Demand was the first technology to give millions of our customers instant access to entertainment choices to watch on their schedule,” said Marcien Jenckes, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video Services, Comcast.  “By making a huge library of content available for free with a click of the remote, On Demand was an instant hit and continues to drive viewership.  The service has been a major influence in the adoption of time-shifted viewing, which has now become mainstream.”

ON DEMAND: THEN AND NOW
Comcast launched On Demand to half of its customer base eight years ago with 740 movies, music videos and cartoons from a handful of content providers.  Available today to 20 million customers, On Demand usage continues to explode with approximately 350 million programs viewed each month.  Over the years, both the number of entertainment views and choices on the service have increased dramatically:

Entertainment Views (Overall)        Entertainment Choices
2003:    200 million entertainment views 2003:    <1,000 entertainment choices
2005:    1 billion entertainment views          2005:    3,500 entertainment choices
2007:    5 billion entertainment views                   2007:   13,000 entertainment choices
2009:    14 billion entertainment views 2009:   17,000 entertainment choices
2011:    20 billion entertainment views
            (to date)        		 2011:   25,000 entertainment choices 

Comcast is creating new personalization tools including a “Watchlist” where customers can save and track their favorite shows and movies across platforms and watch thousands of them online at XfinityTV.com and through the Xfinity TV app on the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®, anytime, anywhere.  Customers can also use these devices and Android™-powered devices as a remote control to find what to watch, change the channel in real time, start On Demand titles on the TV, program DVRs to record TV shows and movies and sort content based on different filters, keywords or titles.

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Vote for Your Favorite Irish Band from Xfinity On Demand

March 15, 2011 by

What’s your favorite Irish band? We’ve got a special selection for St. Patrick’s Month in our On Demand offerings. Xfinity TV customers can start at the On Demand button and then navigate to Music , then Music Picks, and then Irish Bands.

Vote here on your favorite Irish band from among the On Demand offerings by Saturday. We’ll honor the top three bands at the end of the week.

Here’s a chart of just some of the offerings.  Here’s the link to vote for your favorite.

Havoc Flogging Molly
Havoc Dropkick Murphy’s
Havoc The Frames
Havoc Shane MacGowan
Music Choice U2 “Vertigo”
Music Choice Snow Patrol “Signal Fire”
Music Choice The Script “For the First Time”
Music Choice Dropkick Murphys “I’m shipping Up To Boston”
Music Choice The Swell Season “Low Rising”
Music Choice The Corrs “Summer Sunshine”
Music Choice Enya “Only Time (Remix)”
Music Choice Paddy Casey “Fear”
FUSE Dropkick Murphy’s “State of Massachusetts” (ALREADY BEEN PROGRAMMED)
FUSE Dropkick Murphy’s “Shipping Up To Boston” (ALREADY BEEN PROGRAMMED)
FUSE Flogging Molly “Seven Deadly Sins”
FUSE Flogging Molly “Laura”
FUSE The Script “Breakeven”
FUSE The Script “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”
FUSE The Swell Season “Low Rising”
FUSE The Thrills “One Horse Town”
FUSE The Thrills “Not For All The Love In The World”

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Good Guide News: Searching On Demand

February 3, 2011 by

There’s a lot of buzz out there about how you can use some smartphones as a remote; but we haven’t forgotten the classic TV remote. There’s great news here in Washington state: you can now search On Demand content through your remote. The steps are easy:

1. Just select the Search button on the main menu or quick menu.

2. Select “Search TV and On Demand.”

3. Search by title or even by actor’s or director’s name

I live near Tacoma and tested out the expanded search by typing in ‘Tacoma;’ and was suitably amazed with how much content there was involving that city. Check out your favorite search terms.

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