the Futon Critic
{{short description|American television website}}
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| name = The Futon Critic
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| url = {{URL|thefutoncritic.com}}
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| language = English
| registration = Optional
| owner = Futon Media
| author = Brian Ford Sullivan
| country = United States
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1997|1|14}}
| current_status = Active
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The Futon Critic is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports, and press releases provided by television networks and streaming television platforms. The Futon Critic was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997.
History
Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered The Futon Critic on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as The Huffington Post and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used as a resource by institutions such as the University of Colorado Boulder and Temple University.
In 2009, Sullivan appeared on WGN's The Nick Digilio Show to discuss television and the Emmy nominations of the year on behalf of the site. In 2010, Sullivan announced a new section of their site dedicated to tracking the availability of programming on digital distribution platforms, to be launched in August of the same year. He also announced the production of a television pilot to be released onto the section sometime after its launch; entitled .comEDY, it was pitched as a comedic look at the effects of the dot-com bubble burst around Silicon Valley.
The site ceased publishing original reviews and interviews in early 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/interviews/|title=Interviews|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=February 7, 2022}} (last interview dated February 15, 2013) {{As of|2024}}, the site no longer posts significant original content, but continues to be updated regularly with press releases from various media outlets, development updates, and seasonal program listings.
References
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|url = http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/research/subjectguides/journalism/nielsen.htm
|title = Finding Nielsen Ratings
|publisher = University of Colorado-Boulder Libraries
|access-date = March 21, 2014
|author = Couture, Juliann
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001305/http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/research/subjectguides/journalism/nielsen.htm
|archive-date = March 22, 2014
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| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/bristol-palin-reality-show-bumped-dance-moms-reruns_n_1638198.html
| title=Bristol Palin's Reality Show Bumped For Dance Moms Reruns
| journal=The Huffington Post
| date=June 29, 2012
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| author=Harnick, Chris
| location=New York City
| archive-date=March 4, 2016
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111024/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/bristol-palin-reality-show-bumped-dance-moms-reruns_n_1638198.html
| url-status=live
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|url = http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Ed/7005
|title = The Futon Critic reports on more Ed news
|publisher = CBS Interactive
|work = TVShowsOnDVD.com
|date = March 9, 2007
|access-date = March 21, 2014
|author = Lacey, Gord
|location = New York City
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001527/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Ed/7005
|archive-date = March 22, 2014
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| url=http://www.latimes.com/wgnam-nickd-pictures-sullivan-090718,0,5599412.photo
| title=Brian Ford Sullivan
| work=Los Angeles Times
| date=July 18, 2009
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| archive-date=April 25, 2014
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425030253/http://www.latimes.com/wgnam-nickd-pictures-sullivan-090718,0,5599412.photo
| url-status=dead
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| url=http://gigaom.com/2010/05/06/tv-expert-thefutoncritic-com-to-add-online-listings-original-content/
| title=TV Expert TheFutonCritic.com to Add Online Listings, Original Content
| publisher=Gigaom
| date=May 6, 2010
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| author=Miller, Liz Shannon
| location=San Francisco
| archive-date=April 12, 2022
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412025208/https://gigaom.com/2010/05/06/tv-expert-thefutoncritic-com-to-add-online-listings-original-content/
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| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/21/will-fox-bench-dollhouse-for-november-sweeps-after-all/31184/
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013428/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/21/will-fox-bench-dollhouse-for-november-sweeps-after-all/31184/
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=March 22, 2014
| title=Fox benches Dollhouse for November sweeps after all
| publisher=Tribune Media Services
| work=TV by the Numbers
| date=October 21, 2009
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| author=Seidman, Robert
| location=San Francisco
}}
| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/17/burn-notice-returns-january-28th-to-be-paired-with-white-collar/33840/
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013616/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/17/burn-notice-returns-january-28th-to-be-paired-with-white-collar/33840/
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=March 22, 2014
| title=The Futon Critic reports Burn Notice returns January 28, to be paired with White Collar
| publisher=Tribune Media Services
| work=TV by the Numbers
| date=November 17, 2009
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| author=Seidman, Robert
| location=San Francisco
}}
| url=http://guides.temple.edu/content.php?pid=3635&sid=51342
| title=Nielsen Ratings
| publisher=Temple University Libraries
| date=February 5, 2014
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| location=Philadelphia
| archive-date=March 10, 2018
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074529/https://guides.temple.edu/c.php?g=77779&p=515515
| url-status=live
}}
| url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78945981&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
| title=[The] Futon Critic
| publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office
| work=Trademark Status and Document Retrieval
| access-date=March 21, 2014
| location=Alexandria, Virginia
| archive-date=April 4, 2013
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404082200/http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78945981&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
| url-status=live
}}
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External links
- {{Official site|http://www.thefutoncritic.com/}}
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Category:1997 establishments in the United States
Category:American entertainment news websites