Screentime Minutes for Abyss

[BadToad]

Running Time 41m, 40s ("previously on" 1m, 22s)

Clark 20m, 57s *
Chloe 29m, 46s *
Jimmy 12m, 2s
Davis 8m, 49s

* 2m, 16s was "Young Clark" & "Young Chloe"

Year to Date (# of eps)

Clark 183m, - (9)
Chloe 125m, 12s (9)
Lois 88m, 42s (7)
Jimmy 57m, 37s (6)
Tess 54m, 36s (7)
Davis 44m, 28s (5)
Oliver 53m, 57s (5)

[KAL-EL10]

cool thanks

[Bizarrolover]

Running Time 41m, 40s ("previously on" 1m, 22s)

Wow, 41 minutes? with this whole recap thing, the episodes are getting shorter!

[Fallen One]

29 minutes.. wow.

When Oliver got 24 minutes in Toxic I thought the producers learned their lesson. But Abyss was even worst.

I'm kind of glad that the rating bit them in the butt this time.

[jwm]

Thanks, BT!

Chloe 29m, 46s

So... have you timed any episodes where a character broke the 30 minute barrier?

[BadToad]

Wow, 41 minutes? with this whole recap thing, the episodes are getting shorter!

Actually, not really. Going by last years numbers, the episodes have gotten a bit more consistent in length, and bit longer overall. Last season had several eps that didn't even clock in at 40m (6, in fact).. S6 also had a few at less then 40m. So far, this season, all the eps have basically been in the just under 42m range.

So... have you timed any episodes where a character broke the 30 minute barrier?

Yes.

Clark in Labyrinth, 37m, 35s (he was in every single scene)
Clark in Devoted, 30m, 41s
Clark in Blank, 31m, 3s
Lex in Onyx, 32m, 34s
Clark in Slumber, 33m, 41s

Lex in Lexmas and Lionel in Mercy were just a hair under 30m


I don't have the numbers for S1 & S2 yet.

[Chlollie]

Wow, Chloe had a lot of screen time. Me like.

[ClarkyBoy14]

Thanks, BadToad.

Even with Chloe at nearly half an hour, Clark was still near his average. That's good. It's too bad he wasn't promoted, because I think the ratings could have been higher that way.

That recap was pretty long.

[myankskent]

Thanks for posting BadToad. They need to make the recaps shorter. I don't mind the recaps, especially since this season has had all of the episodes sort of connected more than any other, but there's no need to burn over a minute of screentime showing previous footage. I'd like for TPTB to keep it somewhere between 30 and 40 seconds.

[jwm]

My you're on top of things, BT!

I'm happy to see that despite Chloe's impressive screen time CK remains the all time single episode champ.

And even though Chloe's minutes easily outstripped Clark's he did have a strong presence. So that was good.

[Smallville6]

Thanks yet again BadToad, you rock

[ShelbyKent]

Thanks BadToad!

[Estro-gen X]

hate to say I told you so but remember the moaning about Ollie's episode 'Toxic' I said Abyss would be Chloe's. I wonder where Lois' will be? Infamous? Perhaps she goes head to head with Linda Lake?

[smallvillerocks45]

Thank you for this information BadToad.

I was a bit worried that we might not see much of Clark in this episode, but considering that it was Chloe-centered, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Clark had a significant amount of screen time as well. This episode was fantastic - the promos apparently just didn't sell it enough to a large audience (and well, football played a role in the ratings dip too).

[6-Super-Man -5]

Thanks BadToad!