The premiere of 'Foul Play With Anthony Davis' drew cable's best ratings this year among adults 25-54. Hosted by NBA star Anthony Davis, the hidden camera prank show aired on April 6 across TBS, TNT and TruTV after the NCAA men's basketball championship. It averaged a 0.86 rating in the key demo on TBS alone.
'Foul Play With Anthony Davis' premiered following the University of Michigan Wolverines' victory over the UConn Huskies in the NCAA championship, which drew 18.3 million viewers. A combined 2 million viewers tuned in for the prank show, marking a 326% increase over TBS's prior six-week average in adults 25-54. According to TBS, the episode scored 366,000 live+3 impressions in that demo, topping other recent cable launches like TLC's 'Suddenly Amish' at 341,000 and HBO's 'Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' at 272,000. The show has also generated 22 million impressions and 48 million video views to date and airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on TBS. Anthony Davis, a ten-time NBA All-Star, hosts the series where he assists athletes and celebrities in pranking their famous friends. The debut featured Davis aiding LeBron James and agent Rich Paul in targeting Draymond Green with a fake investment scam involving a psychic twist, as well as Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles pranking WNBA star Rickea Jackson. Davis and Rich Paul serve as executive producers alongside 'Impractical Jokers' stars James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano. Additional executive producers include Simmy Kustanowitz of Bad Woods Entertainment, Ben Newmark and Dan Newmark of Grandma’s House Entertainment, Fara Leff, Danny Barton of 4.4.Forty Media and Stuart Miller. The production comes from Grandma’s House Entertainment, Bad Woods Entertainment and 4.4.Forty Media.
