The CW network premiere of Moonlight grabbed 1.41 million viewers and a 0.5/2 in the 18-49 ratings demographic for the episode 1 rebroadcast. This puts it in 5th place for its time slot. The numbers are similar to recent repeats of Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries so this appears to be typical performance for the channel.

I will likely not cover ratings for every single episode unless they vary widely from the norm.

The CW Network will begin broadcasting Moonlight Season 1, this summer, beginning June 03, 2010. It will air each Thursday night at 9:00PM ET, following repeats of The Vampire Diaries.

On the surface, it is a bit of a surprise that the CW would choose to air reruns of Moonlight at this late date. However, Warner Brothers was the production company behind Moonlight and they just happen to own 50% of the CW. Presumably, Moonlight was available to air for a very low cost.

With Supernatural moving to Fridays, it’s possible the CW wanted something “new” to fill this particular slot until their fall season begins. I think Moonlight is a great companion to The Vampire Diaries, as well.

Alex O’Loughlin has, reportedly, just signed a deal to play the role of Detective Steve McGarrett in the CBS remake of Hawaii Five-0. Alex joins Daniel Dae Kim (“LOST”), who will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly.

This is Alex’s 3rd project for CBS, following Moonlight and Three Rivers. Hopefully, the third time is the charm, much as it was for stablemate Simon Baker who starred in The Guardian and Smith before garnering a hit with The Mentalist.

The Sci Fi Channel has listed a schedule for the next 8 episodes of Moonlight, to be broadcast beginning Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 9:00PM ET.

Ep 109 Fleur de Lis - 04/10/2009
Ep 110 Sleeping Beauty - 04/17/2009
Ep 111 Love Lasts Forever - 04/24/2009
Ep 112 The Mortal Cure - 05/01/2009
Ep 113 Fated To Pretend - 05/08/2009
Ep 114 Click - 05/15/2009
Ep 115 What's Left Behind - TBA
Ep 116 Sonata -TBA

Note that SFC has, also, scheduled two mini-marathons for the series. Episodes 1 through 4 will air on Thursday April 9th, 2009 and episodes 5 though 8 will air on April 16th, 2009.

Check the Sci Fi Channel Schedule in your area.

Tags: Schedule, S01E01, S01E02, S01E03, S01E04, S01E05, S01E06, S01E07, S01E08, S01E09, S01E10, S01E11, S01E12, S01E13, S01E14, S01E15, S01E16, Moonlight

Ep 105 "Arrested Development" - 02/20/2009: 0.948 million
Ep 106 "B.C." - 02/27/2009: 0.991 million
Ep 107 "The RInger" - 03/06/2009: 0.928 million
Ep 108 "12:04AM" - 03/13/2009: 1.003 million

This block of episodes has averaged around 250-350,000 viewers lower than the first four episodes.

Note: The Sci Fi Channel has temporarily paused broadcasts of the series. It will return to Fridays on April 10th, 2009.

(Source for the ratings: tvbythenumbers.com)

Tags: Ratings, S01E05, S01E06, S01E07, S01E08, Moonlight

Lately, a few untrustworthy / unreliable members of ML fandom have been spreading baseless rumors about the possibility of Moonlight Season 2.

For the sake of those readers who may have false hopes regarding this, Matt Mitovich of TV Guide lays this nonsense to rest:

"MATT: Moonlight, which averaged 7.5 million viewers during its CBS run, has been hovering around a million weekly viewers on Sci Fi, making it one of the better-performing series acquired by the cabler in recent years. That said, a wild rumor suggesting that Sci Fi is seeking to get Mick and the band back together for a Season 2 has absolutely no teeth to it."

Source: http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz-24-Heroes-1003005.aspx

Moonlight, as a production, is a nonexistent entity. A season 2 is virtually impossible at this point. No studios have been interested. All contracts on the cast and crew have completely expired. The main actors involved have found work elsewhere. Alex O'Loughlin himself has stated that the show has been "laid to rest" so we must content ourselves with the DVD set and the repeats of season 1 on the Sci Fi Channel.

Tags: Sci Fi Channel, Moonlight

For the February 13th, 2009 broadcast of Moonlight episode 4 "Fever" on the Sci Fi Channel:

Episode 4 attracted an audience of 1.242 million viewers. The is a slight drop from last week, and continues to be just slightly under Sci Fi Channel's 2008 viewer average of 1.278 million.


(source: tvbythenumbers.com)

Tags: Ratings, Sci Fi Channel, S01E04, Moonlight

Moonlight stars Alex O'Loughlin (Mick St. John) and Jason Dohring (Josef Kostan) will be appearing to meet fans at the Starfury convention Breakout Before Moonlight, in London UK, June 12th - 14th 2009.

Also appearing will be Francis Capra (Weevil from Veronica Mars), Keith Szarabajka (Holtz from Angel) and Neil Roberts (Rex Buckland from Charmed).

A three day convention for fans of VERONICA MARS, MOONLIGHT and ANGEL featuring:
• guest talks
• photo and autograph sessions
• competitions
• parties
• and much more

More Info:
http://www.seanharry.com/BBM/index.htm
http://www.starfury.co.uk/

Tags: Cast, Appearances, Alex O'Loughlin, Jason Dohring, Moonlight

For the February 6th, 2009 broadcast of Moonlight episode 3 "Dr. Feelgood" on the Sci Fi Channel:

Episode 3 attracted an audience of 1.262 million viewers. The show has risen slightly over the last two weeks, and is just slightly under Sci Fi Channel's 2008 viewer average of 1.278 million.



(source: tvbythenumbers.com)

Tags: Ratings, Sci Fi Channel, S01E03, Moonlight

Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin will make a one-off appearance in CBS' popular series "Criminal Minds". The episode will, reportedly, be shot from the point of viewer of a serial killer, played by Alex. The broadcast date has not yet been set but is expected in April.

Discuss the news in our MOONLIGHT FORUM!

Source: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/02/exclusive-moonl.html

Tags: Alex O'Loughlin, CBS

For the January 30th, 2009 broadcast of Moonlight episode 2 "Out Of The Past" on the Sci Fi Channel:

Episode 2 attracted an audience of 1.199 million viewers. The show held steady from last weeks opening results, with a tiny uptick of 33k viewers.



(source: tvbythenumbers.com)

Tags: Ratings, Sci Fi Channel, S01E02, Moonlight

Twenty-one new promotional images have been added to the Moonlight Photo Gallery.

Eleven of those have been added to the gallery for episode 15 "What's Left Behind" and ten to the gallery for episode 16 "Sonata"

Tags: Pictures, S01E15, S01E16, Moonlight

For the January 23rd, 2009 series premiere of Moonlight on the Sci Fi Channel:

Episode 1 attracted an audience of 1.166 million viewers. The SFC viewer average for 2008 was 1.278 million viewers, so ML has fallen slightly below that watermark.



(source: tvbythenumbers.com)

Tags: Ratings, Sci Fi Channel, S01E01, Moonlight

There will be a live chat in the Moonlight Archive Forum following the broadcast on Sci Fi Channel. Please join us!


The forum is here and the Live Chat is open to any registered user. Choose the "Moonlight" room once you enter the chat.

Tags: Fans, Forum, Moonlight

The SERIES PREMIERE will re-air on The Sci Fi Channel January 23rd, 2009.

S01E01 - No Such Thing As Vampires
SERIES PREMIERE

"When a series of vampire-style murders plague L.A., immortal investigator Mick St. John (O'Loughlin) sets out to find the culprits and re-connects with a woman, Internet reporter Beth Turner (Myles), from his past at a crime scene, on the series premiere of MOONLIGHT, Friday, January 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the SFC Television Network. "

Full episode description and cast listing:
S01E01 - No Such Thing As Vampires

Full Music/ Sound Score listing :
http://moonlight-archive.com/Music/Music.php

S01E01 Photo Gallery (Click HERE for access to complete gallery with hi-res images).

Series Description
"Moonlight" is a romantic thriller with a new twist on the vampire legend. Starring Alex O'Loughlin ("The Shield," "Mary Bryant"), Sophia Myles ("Underworld" movies, "Tristan + Isolde"), Jason Dohring ("Veronica Mars," "Deep Impact") and Shannyn Sossamon ("Dirt," "The Rules of Attraction"), "Moonlight" is from Silver Pictures Television in association with Warner Bros. Television, airing Fridays (9:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on Sci Fi Channel.

Mick St. John (O'Loughlin) is a captivating, charming -- and immortal -- private investigator from Los Angeles who defies the traditional bloodsucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living. In a life-altering twist of fate, Mick was bitten 60 years ago by his then-new bride, the seductive Coraline (Sossamon).

Forever 30 years of age, Mick is as handsome and charismatic as the day he was "turned," and he eschews others of his kind who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of like-minded confidantes for company, including the eternally young, wealthy and mischievous Josef Kostan (Dohring), a hedge-fund trader who relishes his uniqueness, Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living.

But one night years ago, a single act of kindness changed him when he saved the life of a young girl, Beth Turner (Myles), making him want to be a better vampire. Now their paths cross again, and Mick develops a distinctive bond with Beth, who has grown into a beautiful, ambitious Internet investigative reporter. Reconnecting with her unleashes feelings Mick knows he can't pursue without exposing the part of him that would make him a monster in Beth's eyes. As Mick lives between two realities, fighting his adversaries among the undead and falling in love, he discovers the mysteries and pleasures that a valuable life has to offer.

"Moonlight" is executive produced by Joel Silver ("Veronica Mars," "The Reaping," "V for Vendetta," "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," "House of Wax" [2005], "The Matrix" movies, "Gothika," "Lethal Weapon" movies, "Die Hard" movies, "The Invasion," "The Brave One" [2007], "Speed Racer" [2008]), Chip Johannessen ("Dark Angel," "Millennium," "Beverly Hills, 90210"), Ron Koslow ("Beauty and the Beast," "Birds of Prey," "Roar," "Last Dance" [1996]), Rod Holcomb ("ER," "China Beach," "Shark," "The Pentagon Papers," "Thanks of a Grateful Nation") and Gerard Bocaccio ("Playing Mona Lisa," "A Fate Totally Worse Than Death").

Tags: Schedule, S01E01, Sci Fi Channel, Moonlight

The retail release date for Moonlight "The Complete Series" DVD set is January 20th, 2009 but Amazon.com has already begun shipping orders out to customers this week. If you haven't yet ordered your copy, do so now!

Tags: DVD, Merchandise, Moonlight

Warner Bros has opened a mini-site in promotion of the Moonlight "The Complete Series" DVD set. It features infor on the DVD release and characters plus photos and video clips.

http://warnervideo.com/moonlightdvd/

Over the last week, Sci Fi Channel has begn airing promotiopnal spots for the the series, which begins it's network premiere on Friday, January 23rd, 2009.

If anyone with the capabilities to capture and upload a copy of this video to YouTube, or similar, would like to do that, I'd love to feature it here.

Someone grabbed it with a hand-held but direct HD copy would be great.

Tags: Promotion, Moonlight

As we count down the days (or hours) until Moonlight premieres on the Sci Fi Channel, I wanted to take a moment to hilight and thank the many talented fan fic authors who have been posting their wonderful works in the Moonlight Archive Forum.

If you need more Mick & Beth (and the rest of the gang) in your life, please check out our Moonlight Fan Writing Forum. New stories are posted regularly, many of them exclusive to our forum. So read, enjoy and PLEASE sign up to leave comments for them. We should encourage the people who continue to toil away night after night, bringing us more Moonlight.

Moonlight lasts forever... (in fan fiction).

Tags: Fans, Moonlight

The Sci Fi Channel has listed a schedule for the first 8 episodes of Moonlight, to be broadcast beginning Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at 9:00PM ET.

Here is the current schedule:

Fridays, 9:00PM ET
Ep 101 No Such Thing As Vampires - 01/23/2009
Ep 102 Out Of The Past - 01/30/2009
Ep 103 Dr. Feelgood - 02/06/2009
Ep 104 Fever - 02/13/2009
Ep 105 Arrested Development - 02/20/2009
Ep 106 B.C. - 02/27/2009
Ep 107 The RInger - 03/06/2009
Ep 108 12:04AM - 03/13/2009

I've, also, posted this listing on the sidebar of the intro page for MIA for convenient access.

Tags: Schedule, S01E01, S01E02, S01E03, S01E04, S01E05, S01E06, Moonlight

The Moonlight Photo Galleries for episodes 13 "Fated To Pretend" and 14 "Click" have been updated with approximately 45 additional official promo photos.

Enjoy!

Tags: Pictures, S01E13, S01E14, Moonlight

The Sci Fi Channel network has added a section for Moonlight to it's website, featuring episode descriptions* and a gallery.

http://www.scifi.com/moonlight/

*At the time of posting, it looks like they still need to do some fact checking as their episode listing is incorrect in both broadcast order and a number of titles. Feel free to use our superior Moonlight Episode Guide and Moonlight Gallery as a reference. ;-)

Tags: Sci Fi Channel, Moonlight

I've re-organized many of the pages on Moonlight Archive in order to make browsing more simple for visitors. It should now, hopefully, be easier to find the specific sections of the site you are looking for in the menu. An unfortunate side effect of this change is that "deep links" into the site will be broken. Please update your bookmarks, if needed!

I'll be introducing additional updates and changes as we get closer to Moonlight's premiere on the Sci Fi Channel in late January, 2009.

Tags: Site Update

Starting January 23rd, 2009 the Sci Fi Channel will begin airing Moonlight Season 1 each Friday at 9:00PM ET / 8:00PM CT in the US.

We currently hold a Moonlight Live Chat in our forum each Friday and will continue to do so during the broadcasts on the Sci Fi Channel

Tags: Schedule, Moonlight

Moonlight Gala is a 3-day fan celebration & charity fundraising event benefitting The American Red Cross. This year's event is being held now, Halloween weekend, at the brand new, state of the art, Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. Moonlight cast members in appearance are Jordan Belfi, Jason Dohring and Brian White.

Several members of the forum are present for the fun, the drama, and the alcohol and reporting in to the forum

http://thebluewhalepub.com/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=4401

Tags: Appearances, Conventions, Jordan Belfi, Jason Dohring, Brian White, Moonlight

Mark you calanders, fan people! Mick St, John and the gang could be working their way into your home starting January 20th, 2009! That’s the date the Moonlight DVD Season 1 set is being released for Region 1 DVD Players in the US.

You can pre-order the Moonlight DVD Set from Amazon right now and then they’ll ship it to you on the release date. The current price is $27.99 USD, 30% off the regular retail price.

Tags: DVD, Moonlight

James Hibberd of The Hollywood Repporter is reporting that Alex O’Loughlin is sticking with CBS and has signed a new one year contract:

“Under the one-year pact, O'Loughlin will star in a new series project for CBS that will be developed by top TV producer Mark Gordon, whose ABC Studio-based company is behind such series as ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," Lifetime's "Army Wives" and CBS' "Criminal Minds." ... Under the new deal with CBS, he also will be able to pitch theatrical projects to CBS Films.”

Full Article:
http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/08/moonlight-oloug.html

Tags: Cast, CBS, Alex O'Loughlin, Moonlight

“Moonlight: Season 1″ Region 2 (UK) DVD Release Date

According to Play.com, Region 2 (UK/Europe) DVD set for “Moonlight: Season 1″ is going to be released on the 17th of November 2008.

You can pre-order it here:
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/6033706/Moonlight-Season-One/Product.html

Note to US Residents: Unless you have a “multi-region” DVD player, this DVD set will NOT work on DVD players sold in the United States.

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(Source: forum member, Riley)

Tags: DVD, Moonlight

Forum Member “Total Eclipse” is one of the panelists at this weekend's Polaris convention in Toronto, where Jason Dohring is making an appearance. During a on-on-one with her, Jason revealed he has a recurring role in one of Rob Thomas' new shows (he wouldn't say which one and there are two), which he defined as a "very cool character". Also, he is looking at doing some leading male roles to further his career, so he can experiment a little - especially with theatre, later on.

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Tags: Appearances, Jason Dohring, Moonlight

Moonlight’s Alex O’Loughlin has posted a new entry on his MySpace Blog thanking his fans for their support, laying Moonlight to rest, and looking towards the future:

“Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Family and Friends

Dear Family, Friends and wonderful fans.

I have recently been going through a lot of mail from you guys and I wanted to take this opportunity to say a few things.

First, I would like to preface by appologizing for any late replies to mail I have been sent. I try to get to it all asap but sometimes it goes through a number of different channels before I even see it and time can slip away.

But the main reason for me writing is that I have found myself totally overwhelmed at the amount of support you have all been giving me in this time.

Its true, to have something you put your heart into taken away can be difficult, painful and sometimes confusing. In this instance all of the above. But never do you expect to receive anything like the amount of cards, letters and notes of appreciation and love that I have recently. It has been awesome!

Thank you all so very much.

Only too well do I understand the attachment so many of you had to Moonlight and to Mick, Beth, Josef and the gang but now that they have been laid to rest I can only hope you will all follow me into my next exciting adventure, whatever that may be.

We all fought so hard.
We all worked so hard.
I guess some things are simply out of our hands.

I look forward with great anticipation to giving you all the news of the next chapter in this crazy career of mine!!
And again, thanks for all the wonderful support.

Warmest regards

Alex O'loughlin. x o x”

Everyone here at MIA wishes Alex the best of luck with his continued career as he moves on to bigger and better things!

Meanwhile stay tuned for news on the Moonlight DVD Season 1 set!

Tags: Alex O'Loughlin, Moonlight

While vampire shows have a hard time surviving on mainstream television, they often thrive on cable networks. So while we continue to mourn the loss of Moonlight on CBS, some good news is coming from HBO in the form of a new vampires series called “True Blood”. Based on the “Southern Vampires” series of novels from Charlaine Harris, and adapted for TV by Alan Ball, “True Blood” details the fictional co-existence of vampires and humans in a small Louisiana town after Japanese-made synthetic blood – "Tru Blood" – becomes available for purchase. Anna Paquin stars as Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress at a diner who falls in love with one of the vampires, Bill Compton (portrayed by Stephen Moyer). The series premieres September 7th, 2008 at PM ET.

I’ve seen an unfinished version of the pilot episode and would describe it as a cross between Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Dark Shadows. It seems inventive and well cast. I’ll be covering news and information about the series at http://true-blood.tv and hope many of you vampire lovers will join me. A forum for the series has been setup, as well, and is already full of lively discussion.

Tags: Site Update

Despite cancelation of the series, Alex O’loughlin continues to support the Moonlight Blood Drive according to a post on his MySpace blog today.

His entry reads:

“I SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE MOONLIGHT BLOOD DRIVE

AS YOU ALL KNOW, IN APRIL I SPOKE OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE MOONLIGHT BLOOD DRIVES SPONSORED BY MOONLIGHTBLOODDRIVE.ORG AND IT'S ORGANIZERS.

ALTHOUGH THE SHOW HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP, I AM STILL STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA OF SAVING LIVES THROUGH THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MOONLIGHT FANS...

TO FIND OUT HOW TO HOST A BLOOD DRIVE OR DONATE BLOOD, PLEASE GO TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SITES:

www.officialalexoloughlinfanclub.com
or
www.moonlightblooddrive.org

BOTH SITES WILL CARRY UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT BLOOD DRIVES AND LOCATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS CHARITABLE CAUSE.

BEST REGARDS AND THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE
ALEX O'LOUGHLIN”

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Tags: Blood Drive, Alex O'Loughlin, Moonlight