The Futon Critic

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The Futon Critic
Film magazine
languages English
operator Futon media
editorial staff Brian Ford Sullivan
Registration Optional
On-line 1997 (currently active)
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/

The Futon Critic is a website that provides articles and information on prime time programming on radio and cable television in the United States . The website publishes reviews of prime-time programming and interviews with people in the television industry, as well as the publication of Nielsen Ratings reports and press releases provided by television networks. The Futon Critic was founded in 1997 by Brian Ford Sullivan.

history

Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered The Futon Critic on January 14, 1997. Since its inception, the site has published reviews of prime-time programming and interviews with television professionals. The website also contains sections of articles covering press releases , network schedulers, and Nielsen ratings . These were taken from articles in The Huffington Post , for example . The publications of the Nielsen rating data on the website have also been used as a source by institutions such as the University of Colorado Boulder and Temple University .

In 2009, Sullivan appeared on WGN's The Nick Digilio Show for a TV talk show and the Emmy Nominations of the Year . In 2010, Sullivan announced a new section of its website to track the availability of programs on digital distribution platforms, to be launched in August of that year. He also announced the production of a pilot film .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Futon Critic . Trademark Status and Document Retrieval . Alexandria, Virginia: United States Patent and Trademark Office . Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ^ A b Miller, Liz Shannon (May 6, 2010). TV Expert TheFutonCritic.com to Add Online Listings, Original Content . San Francisco: Gigaom. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Lacey, Gord (March 9, 2007). The Futon Critic reports on more Ed news . In: TVShowsOnDVD.com . New York City: CBS Interactive. Archived from The original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Harnick, Chris (June 29, 2012). Bristol Palin's Reality Show Bumped For Dance Moms Reruns . The Huffington Post . New York City. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 21, 2009). Fox benches Dollhouse for November sweeps after all . In: TV by the Numbers . San Francisco: Tribune Media Services. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (Nov. 17, 2009). The Futon Critic reports Burn Notice returns January 28, to be paired with White Collar . In: TV by the Numbers . San Francisco: Tribune Media Services. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ Couture, Juliann. Finding Nielsen Ratings . University of Colorado Boulder Libraries. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  8. ^ Nielsen Ratings . Philadelphia: Temple University Libraries. February 5, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Brian Ford Sullivan . In: Los Angeles Times . July 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2014.