LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Very few viewers bothered to watch "Boomtown" and "Clubhouse" in their original lo-fi network incarnations, but HDNet is banking on fans discovering the critical favorites in a glossy new form.
CBS made "Clubhouse" one of its most heavily promoted shows last fall, but after averaging only 8.6 million viewers in three Tuesday airings, the batboy drama, which starred Dean Cain and Jeremy Sumpter moved to Saturdays and vanished after only one weekend airing.
"We are happy to be the only place on television where viewers can catch every episode of "Clubhouse," including the six episodes never seen before, all in their original HD format," says Mark Cuban of HDNet.
HDNet will show "Clubhouse" on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET in 1080i HD.
"Boomtown," an even more beloved drama, will get its HD treatment on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET. The Graham Yost drama averaged 10 million viewers for the 2002-03 season airing on Sunday nights for NBC. Considered on the bubble, the network renewed the series -- which starred Neal McDonough, Donnie Wahlberg, Mykelti Williamson and Jason Gedrick -- and moved it to Fridays, where it disappeared after only two airings.
"HDNet is a great outlet to provide Boomtown's loyal, die-hard fans another opportunity to watch this exceptional series," says Bruce Casino, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Television Distribution.
Now all that fans of those two shows need to do is make sure they subscribe to HDNet and that they have a TV capable of taking advantage of the network.
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CBS made "Clubhouse" one of its most heavily promoted shows last fall, but after averaging only 8.6 million viewers in three Tuesday airings, the batboy drama, which starred Dean Cain and Jeremy Sumpter moved to Saturdays and vanished after only one weekend airing.
"We are happy to be the only place on television where viewers can catch every episode of "Clubhouse," including the six episodes never seen before, all in their original HD format," says Mark Cuban of HDNet.
HDNet will show "Clubhouse" on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET in 1080i HD.
"Boomtown," an even more beloved drama, will get its HD treatment on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET. The Graham Yost drama averaged 10 million viewers for the 2002-03 season airing on Sunday nights for NBC. Considered on the bubble, the network renewed the series -- which starred Neal McDonough, Donnie Wahlberg, Mykelti Williamson and Jason Gedrick -- and moved it to Fridays, where it disappeared after only two airings.
"HDNet is a great outlet to provide Boomtown's loyal, die-hard fans another opportunity to watch this exceptional series," says Bruce Casino, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Television Distribution.
Now all that fans of those two shows need to do is make sure they subscribe to HDNet and that they have a TV capable of taking advantage of the network.
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