EMMY WINNERS GET DVD BOUNCE `24,' OTHER WINNERS ENJOY ROBUST SALES.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Following Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. wins for Best Drama Series and Best Actor (Kiefer Sutherland), ``24'' has suddenly become a hot item on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. with past seasons enjoying a surge in sales since Sunday night's award telecast. As of Tuesday afternoon, various boxed sets of the show had soared up the sales charts on Amazon.com. In addition to ``24,'' also riding the Emmy wave on DVD was Best Comedy Series winner ``The Office'' as well as ``Elizabeth I Elizabeth I, queen of England Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603). Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in ,'' the HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy movie that won nine Emmys. ``Any time you get that kind of viewership, whether it's the Academy Awards or the Emmys or any of these big events, it has to resonate into the packaged-goods market because people become more aware of it,'' said Ralph Tribbey, editor of the DVD Release Report, an industry newsletter. ``It's amazing how something like that can all of a sudden get things moving again. It's good for business.'' Getting more popular each year, ``24'' is drawing fans to its earlier episodes. Season three of the show soared from 168 to 66 on the Amazon.com sales chart, a 154 percent jump. Season four climbed to 45th place from 111th place after a 114 percent increase in sales. Even season two saw a 88 percent bump to No. 80 from No. 151. Before Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , much of America hadn't heard much about HBO's ``Elizabeth I,'' until it won outstanding movie and acting honors for Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. ``The most dramatic jump was `Elizabeth I,' which had been out of the top 200 for a while but on Monday was back in the 30s,'' said Doug Thomas, managing editor of Amazon.com's DVD store. ``Amazon has always worked well with news events, be it Oscars or personalities who pass away. It's always a good gauge.'' The season two collection of ``The Office'' was at No. 18 Tuesday while season one was No. 25 on a best-seller list dominated by television titles this time of year. ``Will & Grace: Season 5'' went on sale Tuesday and was at No. 17. It received an extra boost Sunday night when Megan Mullally Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a three-time SAG and two-time Emmy Award-winning Irish-American actress, talk show host and singer, best known for her role as Karen Walker on Will & Grace. won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista in a comedy. Similarly, ``Entourage - The Complete First Two Seasons'' benefited from Jeremy Piven's win in the comedy supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista category. Post-Emmys, ``Entourage'' had an overnight increase of 86 percent as it climbed from No. 56 to No. 30. It was No. 32 on the best-seller list Tuesday. ``That's one of the benefits of having all these crazy award shows,'' Tribbey said. ``It's good for business.'' greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 |
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