Tender Touches

Tender Touches
Created by
Based on Dave & The Crossword Guys
by Matt Harrigan
Voices of
Ending theme Chris Michols
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Matt Harrigan
Mike Lazzo
Production company(s) Adult Swim Streams
Williams Street
Release
Original network Adult Swim
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows FishCenter Live
External links
Tender Touches - Adult Swim

Tender Touches is an American adult animated series spinoff of the Adult Swim Streams program Bloodfeast (f.k.a. Crossword) for Adult Swim by David Bonawits, Lauren Payne, and Maxime Simonet. Tender Touches premiered on December 19, 2017 at 12:30 am.[1][2]

Background

In 2017, Adult Swim showcased their new television pilots including Hot Streets and Tender Touches as part of their "On The Green" tour across the United States.[3][4][5] The series is a parody of soap operas and was based on a segment from Bloodfeast created by hosts Dave Bonawits and Maxime Simonet of FishCenter Live fame.[5]

Broadcast and release

Episodes

SeasonTime slot (ET)
2017–18Weekdays at 12:30 am (episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Weekdays at 12:45 am (episodes 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5)

Nielsen ratings

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedNielsen ratings
First airedLast airedViewers (millions)Rank
15December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23)0.729[6][7]18[7]

The first episode "Heated Floors" was watched by 0.729 million viewers on its first broadcast on Adult Swim and "Heated Floors: Operetta" was watched by 0.63 million viewers.[6][7] The program was rated TV-14 DLSV in the United States.[8] On Thursday, 21 December 2017, Tender Touches ranked third in the Top 3 after NBA basketball with 911,000 viewers.[9]

Reception

Foundation for Economic Education's Marianne March called the evening watching pilots for Hot Streets and Tender Touches, while a then-unaired episode of Squidbillies; "the perfect mix of childhood fun and adult humor."[3] Geek's Jose Rodriguez praised the show with "holy crap this show is hilarious [...] [I]t’s exactly the kind of offbeat, disturbing, and hilarious show that Adult Swim used to make.[4] Bubbleblabber's John Schwarz reviewed Tender Touches favorably, saying "you’re in for a real surprise."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Adult Swim staff (18 December 2017). "Adult Swim Schedule". Adult Swim. The Cartoon Network, Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Zap2it staff (December 18, 2017). "TV Listings: Find Local TV Listings for your favorite Channels, TV Shows and Movies- Zap2it". Zap2it. Tribune Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  3. 1 2 March, Marianne (22 September 2017). "[adult swim] Was Built on Brilliant Branding". Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 Rodriguez, Josef (5 October 2017). "NYCC: Adult Swim's On the Green Tour". Geek. Geek Media Ventures/Source Interlink Media. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Schwarz, John (17 December 2017). "Adult Swim To Premiere Five Nights Of “Tender Touches” – Bubbleblabber". Bubbleblabber. bubbleblabber.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 Bunch, Rebecca (19 December 2017). "Monday Cable Ratings, 12/18/17: Holiday Baking Championship Ends Steady, The Yearly Show Low". The TV Ratings Guide. tvratingsguide.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Metcalf, Mitch (18 December 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.18.2017". Showbuzz Daily. showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Adult Swim Content Rating Archive staff. "Tender Touches - Poprojo - Adult Swim Content Rating Archive". Adult Swim Content Rating Archive. Google Sites. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Welch, Alex (22 September 2017). "Thursday cable ratings: NBA Basketball leads again, 'The First 48' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

See also

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