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As the East Coast takes a beating from Hurricane Sandy, a growing number of residents have seen fit to ride things out by gathering around the television set. But they’re not keeping their eyes glued to Weather Channel – they’re passing the time by catching up on movies and television shows through Netflix. According to information from Netflix spokesman Joris Evers, online viewing increased by 20 percent since the days of the storm.

A large portion of that increase comes from Baltimore, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., areas that are being hit by the "post-tropical" superstorm. Children’s titles make up a significant portion of that increase, suggesting that parents are keeping their kids out of school until the storm passes. Hurricane Sandy is one of the largest tropical storms to strike the East Coast in recent times and it threatens to bring about plenty of physical and economical destruction. It’s estimated that this storm could cause upwards to $20 billion in economic damage.
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Hurricane Sandy has taken a toll on the eastern part of the United States. Flooding and high winds have resulted in much damage, and as of this writing, it is far from over. In the entertainment world, Sandy has also been costly, the effects spreading from the Broadway hub of New York City as far west as Pittsburgh.

In New York, the iconic Broadway shut down, the lights going dark on all productions including The Jersey Boys. All forty theaters will remain closed through Tuesday night as well, affecting such popular shows as The Book of Mormon and Mama Mia! The costly shut down was the second in two years, with Broadway having had to close down for Hurricane Irene in 2011.
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HBO Nordic, the joint venture in charge of HBO's Scandinavian market, delayed the launch of its first streaming service, allowing Netflix to take the lead.

In mid-August, HBO made an announcement that it would start offering its programming in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway) mostly through traditional carriers, but also online, as a web-service. The launch was expected to occur around mid-October, and HBO Nordic Chief Executive HervÈ Payan has been vague about the reasons surrounding the unexpected delay.
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Two new shows continue to generate interest during the 2012 fall season.

First, NBC's new series Chicago Fire began slow in numbers, falling behind it's competition, ABC's Nashville, but it is picking up heat every week. With a rise in the key demographic of adults between the ages of 18 and 49, the network has ordered another five episodes for the drama program.
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