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Here are the updated ratings, in millions, covering live viewership only in the United States, and not including streaming views:
Parts 1 & 2 — 0.506
Parts 3 & 4 — 0.195
Part 5 — 0.254
Part 6 — 0.270
Part 7 — 0.294
Part 8 — 0.246
Part 9 — 0.355
Part 10 — 0.267
Part 11 — 0.219
Part 12 — 0.240
Part 13 — 0.280
Part 14 — 0.253
Part 15 — 0.329
Part 16 — 0.267
Part 17 — 0.254
Part 18 — 0.240
David Nevins, Showtime CEO:
Vanity Fair
August 8, 2017
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20 ... ext-season
“I don’t think so, but it’s not impossible,” he said, hedging a bit (because hey, you never know). “[Lynch and I are] both avoiding the conversation for a while; we want to let the story coalesce and see how people feel at the end.”
Nevins promised that he and Lynch won’t discuss the future of Twin Peaks until the show’s finale, scheduled for Labor Day weekend. He also noted that “Lynch has been in France pretty much since the premiere event we had,” so he hasn’t been available for discussion.
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Despite its hallowed place in the pop-cultural canon, The Return is a far weaker performer than Showtime hits like Shameless and Ray Donovan, Nevins acknowledged. Still, he’s “really happy” with its performance, claiming it “drove our business in a way that almost nothing else could.”
“It’s been interesting and maybe it’s a blinding glimpse of how Netflix looks at the world, but [it had] a palpable effect on subscribers even though its overall numbers are not as big as our biggest shows,” Nevins said, adding that the upswing has lasted “for multiple months now.”
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/Film
August 8, 2017
http://www.slashfilm.com/twin-peaks-sea ... pened-yet/
The only regret Nevins has is not offering Lynch the deal he wanted up front. In April of 2015, Lynch tweeted he was leaving Twin Peaks. Nevins quickly won him back.
“The only thing I would do differently is I would have given him that deal three weeks earlier,” Nevins said.
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“It’s not so low either,” Nevins added. “It’s a way higher proportion of streaming than anything else. The multiple compared to the people who watch it on Sunday night live is way higher than anything else. This has always been our weakest quarter. Springtime has always been against Game of Thrones. This year, it’s not so much against Game of Thrones. It went a little bit later, but Q2 has always been our weakest quarter. Cable is up 11% today and you can assume Showtime is up a higher percentage to drive that. That’s new subscriptions driven by Twin Peaks. That’s the biggest factor in that. It kind of did its job for being such an unusual show for us.”
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Nevins would support alternate cuts and extra footage, but doubts Lynch would be into it.
“I can’t imagine he’ll do a B cut,” Nevins said. “I would be shocked. If he wants to, I’ll support it. I’ll pay for it. I would love it but I can’t imagine he would do that.”
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Deadline
August 8, 2017
https://deadline.com/2017/08/twin-peaks ... 202144491/
“It was always intended to be one season.” He added, ”A lot of people are speculating but there’s been zero contemplation, zero discussions other than fans asking me about it.” Showtime programming president Gary Levine adds that taking on all 18 hours of the revived mystery was a “Herculean effort“ for director David Lynch, but should Lynch decide he wants to climb the mountain of premium television content once more, Showtime is very much open to the idea. “I don’t know if he wants to do it,” though, Levine adds.
Mark Frost:
Variety
Oct. 6, 2014
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/twin-pe ... 201322329/
As to whether the miniseries would become an ongoing series, Frost said: "If we have a great time doing it and everybody loves it and they decide there's room for more, I could see it going that way."
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(The credit for rounding up the rest of these Mark Frost quotes goes to Agent Earle.)
Buzzfeed
October 06, 2014
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/twin ... gf37lJRgYM
Is this limited series meant to offer a sense of finality at the end, or is it another prism through which you can view the series as a whole?
"I'd hate to prejudge for people what their perceptions should be, or even to direct them. I always like, as you know, the work to speak for itself. It's too early really to answer this question, I guess is a long-winded way of saying that. We'll let people tell us what they think, and how they feel, and we'll go from there."
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TVLine
October 6, 2014
https://tvline.com/2014/10/06/twin-peak ... -spoilers/
If it’s a success, could there be more?
"We’ve learned never to say never. Anything is a possibility."
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Deadline
October 6, 2014
https://deadline.com/2014/10/twin-peaks ... ew-846363/
Is the limited series definitely the end of the Twin Peaks franchise or you would be open for more?
"That’s sort of what we thought the last time, and look what happened. I wouldn’t think it will take us 25 years to decide the next time around — I hope it wouldn’t because it would be a lot harder to do the work then — but I think anything’s possible to be honest, given that this is happening."
David Lynch:
Rolling Stone
May 17, 2017
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features ... ve-w482337
Do you see yourself making features for television now?
"No. I don't know what will happen next, but this is an 18-hour film in my mind. And I love the idea of a continuing story. A feature is over in two-and-a-half, three hours. The stories that you tell on cable can go on and on and on. It's really beautiful."
Will there be more Twin Peaks after this?
"I have no idea. It depends on how it goes over. You're going to have to wait and see."
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USA Today
May 17, 2017
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/ ... 101774630/
Could there be more episodes? "You never say never."
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The Daily Beast
May 22, 2017
http://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the ... avid-lynch
Lynch will co-write and direct all 18 episodes of Twin Peaks’ new season but won’t disclose whether or not his contract extends beyond the one season.
“We’ll see how it goes in the world. That’s what we’ve got to see,” utters Lynch. “All I can say, Marlow, is that I love the world of Twin Peaks and the people in it, so it would not be a hardship. But like I said, we’ll have to see what the people think.”
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Welcome to Twin Peaks
September 14, 2017
http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/twin ... n-4-years/
In support of his “Small Stories” photo exhibition currently on display at the Belgrade Culture Centre (Kulturni Centar Beograda) in Serbia, David Lynch participated in a public Skype session projected onto the cinema screen of KCB’s jam-packed theater.
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Whether there will be a 4th season of Twin Peaks is too early to say, he told the crowd, adding that if the series would continue, fans would have to be extremely patient. Again. “It took me four and a half years to write and film this season.”
Kyle MacLachlan:
Associated Press
Thursday, May 18, 2017
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... s-after-d/
When asked if the revival could give us even more than these 18 parts, Kyle said he thought chances were good. “Whether David and Mark feel compelled to write them, I don’t know. But I think he has more stories.”
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Esquire
September 4, 2017
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv ... interview/
"Would you do it again, down the road?"
"Oh, yes. In a minute."
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Vulture
September 5, 2017
http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/twin-pea ... opers.html
Has he talked about a fourth season with you?
“No, no discussions. No discussions have happened. I have no idea where this is going to go.”
Would you be down for it?
“I love Cooper!”
Sherilyn Fenn:
inews
September 1, 2017
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/culture/ ... vid-lynch/
If David Lynch wanted to do another season of Twin Peaks, would you do it?
“Oh yeah. He said if people loved it he would do another one, and the hardest part is just sitting down and writing it. But he had so much fun this time, he really loved it. And he got to do it the way he wanted to. It’s like an 18-hour movie, so he’s happy. Let’s just stay positive. It really turned out the way he wanted it to in his heart.”
Laura Dern:
Indiewire
Sep 11, 2017
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/laura- ... 201875064/
“I’ll never say no to David, and I’ll never say no to Diane because now I’ve fallen in love with her.”