Sun Records (TV series)
Sun Records | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Roland Joffé |
Starring |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Leslie Greif Gil Grant Barry Berg Jayson Dinsmore Julia Silverton |
Producers | Herb Nanas Single-camera |
Production company | Thinkfactory Media |
Original release | |
Network | CMT |
Release | February 23 April 13, 2017 | –
Sun Records is an American
CMT
on February 23, 2017, and concluded on April 13, 2017.
Cast
- Drake Milligan as Elvis Presley[1]
- Trevor Donovan as Eddy Arnold[2]
- Pokey LaFarge as Hank Snow
- Kevin Fonteyne as Johnny Cash
- Christian Lees as Jerry Lee Lewis
- Dustin Ingram as Carl Perkins
- Billy Gardell as Colonel Tom Parker
- Jonah Lees as Jimmy Swaggart
- Chad Michael Murray as Sam Phillips[3]
- Jennifer Holland as Becky Phillips
- Margaret Anne Florence as Marion Keisker
- Keir O'Donnell as Dewey Phillips
- Kerry Holliday as Ike Turner
- Justin Estabrook as Ticket Taker
- Ann Mahoney as Gladys Presley
- Darius Rucker as Johnny Bragg
- Johnny Holiday "Kid Memphis" as Luther Perkins
- Leo Goff as Froggy
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "706 Union" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Colin Escott | February 23, 2017 | 101 | 0.97[4] |
2 | "Outta the Groove" | Roland Joffé | Colin Escott & Leslie Greif | March 2, 2017 | 102 | 0.64[5] |
3 | "Record Man Blues" | Roland Joffé | Story by : Leslie Greif & Colin Escott Teleplay by : Gail Gilchriest | March 9, 2017 | 103 | 0.56[6] |
4 | "Never Better" | Roland Joffé | Story by : Colin Escott & Leslie Greif Teleplay by : Gail Gilchriest | March 16, 2017 | 104 | 0.53[7] |
5 | "Rising Sun" | Roland Joffé | Story by : Colin Escott & Leslie Greif Teleplay by : Gil Grant & Charles Heit | March 23, 2017 | 105 | 0.49[8] |
6 | "Who They Were Meant to Be" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Colin Escott | March 30, 2017 | 106 | 0.51[9] |
7 | "No Favors Here" | Roland Joffé | Story by : Colin Escott Teleplay by : Gail Gilchriest | April 6, 2017 | 107 | 0.52[10] |
8 | "Finishing School" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Colin Escott | April 13, 2017 | 108 | 0.46[11] |
Reception
Critical response
Sun Records has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 60%, based on 10 reviews.[12] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "706 Union" | February 23, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.97[4] | — | — | — | — |
2 | "Outta The Groove" | March 2, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.64[5] | — | — | — | — |
3 | "Record Man Blues" | March 9, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.56[6] | 0.2 | 0.74 | 0.3 | 1.30[14] |
4 | "Never Better" | March 16, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.53[7] | 0.2 | 0.66 | 0.3 | 1.19[15] |
5 | "Rising Sun" | March 23, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.49[8] | 0.2 | 0.70 | 0.3 | 1.19[16] |
6 | "Who They Were Meant To Be" | March 30, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.51[9] | 0.2 | 0.71 | 0.3 | 1.22[17] |
7 | "No Favors Here" | April 6, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.52[10] | 0.2 | 0.66 | 0.3 | 1.18[18] |
8 | "Finishing School" | April 13, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.46[11] | 0.2 | 0.70 | 0.3 | 1.16[19] |
References
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2016-03-03). "CMT Upfront: 'Still The King' & NASCAR Mini Get Premiere Dates; First 'Million Dollar Quartet' Castings". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2016-04-06). "'Million Dollar Quartet' Casts Trevor Donovan As Eddy Arnold". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2016-03-14). "Chad Michael Murray To Star in CMT's 'Million Dollar Quartet'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 24, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.23.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 3, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.2.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 10, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.9.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 17, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 24, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 31, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 7, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 14, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Sun Records Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Sun Records – Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (March 24, 2017). "'The Americans' premiere triples in cable Live +7 ratings for March 6–12". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (March 30, 2017). "'The Walking Dead' makes up for losses in cable Live +7 ratings for March 13–19". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 6, 2017). "'Major Crimes' makes major gains in cable Live +7 ratings for March 20–26". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 13, 2017). "'Underground' makes a big leap in cable Live +7 ratings for March 27 – April 2". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 20, 2017). "'Archer' premiere doubles in cable Live +7 ratings for April 3–9". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 26, 2017). "'Better Call Saul' makes big gains in cable Live +7 ratings for April 10–16". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
External links
- Sun Records at IMDb