All hell is about to break loose in a sleepy New Jersey town when a sudden violent storm washes in more than the tide. The peaceful existence of a small seaside community will dramatically change forever when Christina Nickson is rescued from the ocean by local lifeguard Jesse Parker and brought to the home of local doctor Ben Kramer. The Kramers, including Ben's wife, Meg, and daughter, Judy, take an instant liking to Christina and invite her stay with them as she searches for clues to her past and attempts to find her mother, a Point Pleasant native whom Christina never knew. Unbeknownst to Christina, her presence in the town is having a profound effect on its inhabitants - awakening repressed feelings, unlocking secret desires and heightening emotions. As Christina seeks answers to her mother's disappearance, she will come to realize that she has never known her "real" father either - for Christina is the offspring of a mortal woman and the Devil. While Christina struggles to control the demon inside her (and the powers that come with it), the fight for her soul has begun and the town of POINT PLEASANT has turned into the ultimate battleground of good vs. evil.
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005
"American Idol" didn't reach the heights of its Tuesday premiere on Wednesday, but it still did well enough to lead FOX to a ratings win for the night.
FOX averaged an 11.0 rating/16 share in primetime to beat ABC, which held up pretty well in scoring a 9.2/14. CBS was third at 7.0/11, just edging NBC's 6.9/10. The WB took fifth with a 1.8/5, and UPN trailed at 1.5/2.
The story was similar among adults 18-49, with FOX's 8.2 rating and ABC's 5.8 well ahead of the rest of the pack. CBS and NBC tied for third at 3.2. The WB averaged 1.1 and UPN 0.9.
The second night of "American Idol" posted a 15.0/22, down from 17.0/25 in its first hour on Tuesday but easily winning the 8 p.m. hour for FOX. It didn't have much effect on the audience for "Lost," as the ABC series came in at 11.8/18. CBS was third with "60 Minutes." NBC's "SI Swimsuit Model Search" took a sizable hit, managing only a 3.0/4. A repeat of "Smallville" on The WB was fifth at 2.1/3, ahead of "The Road to Stardom" on UPN.
ABC moved into the lead at 9 p.m. with "Alias," 8.7/13. "The King of Queens" and "Center of the Universe" averaged 7.6/11 for CBS, beating the 7.3/11 for "The West Wing" on NBC. The premiere of "Point Pleasant" on FOX, 7.0/11, lost more than half the "Idol" audience, but that's not out of line with what other shows have done in the post-"AI" slot. UPN's "Kevin Hill" and The WB's "Big Man on Campus" tied for fifth.
"Law & Order" won the 10 p.m. hour for NBC with a 10.2/17 as it welcomed new cast member Annie Parrisse. A repeat of "CSI: NY" was second at 7.3/12. ABC's "Wife Swap" posted a 6.9/11.
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Original Ratings: 8.0/11 in the overnights. 11.68 million viewers. The show came out at #3 for the night.
This episode aired after American Idol, in FOX's attempt to attract teenagers to the series, hoping they would follow it to Thursday's in hopes to put a "dent in CSI's side".
The church Christina goes to has also been used on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Most notably in the fourth season episode "Who Are You?". It also may be the same church featured in the Miracles pilot episode.
The name of the church Christina goes to is St. Martin's.
Point Pleasant succeeded in bringing in new viewers for FOX in the Thursday night death slot, beating the previous dramas Tru Calling and North Shore, due to heavy promotion by FOX.
The strange symbol in Christina's eye stands for 666 - the mark of the "beast" (Satan).
Seemingly all the sexual tension and fights are influenced by Christina's presence.