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 Ratings Crash

According to the Neilsen overnights, Teen Wolf Creatures of the Night was seen by an estimated 1.527 million people. This makes the episode the lowest of six debut episodes for the series and lower than the season finale ratings from Season 4.

The Season 5 debut marked a continuation of reduced ratings reporting for Teen Wolf and all youth-oriented television in general. Ratings across all national cable television networks fell 9 percent in 2014, triple the decline seen in 2013 and more than quadruple the 2 percent decline seen in 2012.

Nielsen’s count of Teen Wolf viewers dropped 18% between Season 3 and Season 4 prompting MTV parent company Viacom to take a very public stance against television the ratings service. “We are in a transitional moment with existing measurement services that have not caught up to the marketplace,” Philippe Dauman Viacom’s chief executive said during a conference call in November. “They are trying to catch up. I am sure they will eventually catch up. In the meantime, we are not waiting for that.”

Dauman says about 30 percent of his company's ad revenue comes from folks viewing shows through mobile apps, gaming devices and other platforms that traditional Nielsen ratings do not include. He expects profits continue to grow in these areas despite the poor showing on old-fashioned, measurable television.

Michael Nathanson, a senior analyst with MoffettNathanson LLC, told International Business Times that his study of the cable ratings decline shows that measurement issues could be a contributing factor but “It’s hard to argue against the belief that shifting habits away from live, linear programing are a root cause.”

There seems no end in sight to the ratings drop for all television. It has continued apace during the first two quarters of 2015 and so far summer numbers are down across the board as well.

 Teen Wolf Wikia at Comic Con

Teen Wolf creators and cast members will be in San Diego, California for Comic Con starting on July 9 and Teen Wolf Wikia will be with them live every step of the way.

Thanks to the generosity of the folks in the Wikia Mothership, I will be in Los Angeles and San Diego and be able to bring you all the Wolfie action live here on this page, at Teen Wolf News and on the Wikia LIVE site.

Thursday from 8-9 PM EDT (5-6 PM PDT), @teenwolfwikia will live tweet the Teen Wolf Panel as Tyler Posey, Dylan O’Brien, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig, Dylan Sprayberry, Cody Christian and Executive Producer Jeff Davis take the stage to discuss the current season and share an all new trailer.

Director, Writer and Actor Kevin Smith will be moderating this year. Smith’s daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, is a Teen Wolf fan since Season 1 so Kevin's lived with the SQEEEEEE of the show for a while.

Friday, I’ll take your questions directly to creators and cast members as we sit down with them for some one-on-one time.

I don’t know yet exactly who will be available for these interviews but usually it’s Jeff Davis and at least a few of the cast. If you’ve got burning questions, share them in the comments and I’ll take them with me. I’m not going to say I’ll ask them all but I will include some of them in my interviews.

Keep an eye out for video of those here, over on the Teen Wolf Wikia YouTube page and on the Teen Wolf Wikia Tumblr. I’ll start posting clips starting at 8 PM EDT on Friday.

In addition to the scheduled events, MTV will have a booth on the convention floor and I'll be stalking that location throughout the week and post whatever we find.

While I expect the whole experience will be a little insane, Teen Wolf News will bring you as much Comic Con coverage as you can handle here on Teen Wolf Wikia.

Over at Wikia LIVE, I'll also be bringing you updates on MTV's other shows. SCREAM has a panel set for Friday and the cast of the new fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles will be there too. Check out the Wikia LIVE site for full event coverage.

 5 Things to Watch for in Season 5

'''5. Werewolves on Skateboards '''

Some werewolves in Beacon Hills apparently prefer skateboards to lacrosse sticks in Season 5.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Actors and crew were on location in Februaryin a quiet neighborhood in Winnetka, California filming scenes for the first block of episodes.

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<p class="MsoNormal">The location is a drained swimming pool described by the owner as an “oasis for skaters." The image above seems to feature new Teen Wolf werewolf Cody Christian (Theo Raeken) in the pool - the “humpbowl” as it is known to the locals.

<p class="MsoNormal">'''<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4. Sh*t Storm '''

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At least one episode of Teen Wolf Season 5 is going to stink to high heaven!



<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Actor Seth Gilliam Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in San Pedro, California

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cast and crew spent a memorable night in April filming at the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in San Pedro, California. The complex is basically a series of pipes and tanks that take raw sewage from Los Angles, cleans it up, and then dumps it back into nature.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Teen Wolf crew members dubbed the location the "Poop Plant" and "Sh*t River." While we don't have any context for why the location was necessary or what it has to do with the plot, we did get a few decent behind the scenes images that show off the area they're using for the episode.



<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Shelley Hennig and Khylin Rhambo Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in San Pedro, California

<p class="MsoNormal">'''<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3. Party with Half-Naked Boys '''

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A Teen Wolf club/party scene, filmed in March, featured lots of eye-candy.



<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Here we have Los Angeles Model/Actor Jared North and Brazilian acrobat/Cirque Du Soleil performer Gabriel Christo. We've still not identified the "trois" of this Ménage.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The same scene will mark the return of drag to Teen Wolf. You all rememberScott and Stiles’ night at the Jungle nightclub back in Season 2 which featured a number of Atlanta-based performers. Season 5 will feature an appearance by Ms. Cake Moss who is familiar to drag fans in Los Angeles.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. Wild Animals '''

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We’re accustomed to seeing wolves on the show but Season 5 will also feature another wild critter.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This cuddly bobcat was on set for filming back in February.



<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Arden Cho with bobcat at Teen Wolf HQ

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Filming for Season 5 also included the return of Romeo, the black wolf-dog seen previously on the show as Derek Hale’s evolved form.

<p class="MsoNormal">'''<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. New Creatures '''

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In March, Teen Wolf cast16-year-old Texan Michael Lynch to play the fan-designed Sluagh creature in at least on episode of Season 5.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brooklyn-based artist and Teen Wolf fan Jessica Short designed the Sluagh (pronounced sloo-ah), a creature of Irish and Scottish myth that eats the souls of innocents and sometimes places parts of its rotten soul into the bodies of its sleeping victims.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Some of the filming with the Sluagh was done at the Eichen House location. The Mary Andrews Clark Memorial Home near downtown Los Angeles.