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1 year ago
in ‘Moonlight’ Fans: As Jilted as Les Moonves’ Ex-Wife Without the Alimony? on TVbytheNumbers
Robert, what was the point of this thread? I mean, seriously. You knew what was going to happen. :rollingeyesbigtime:
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Robert Seidman
Andrea, fair enough. maybe Holly is right and it was just boredom. I accept the shame of your eyeroll...
1 year ago
in Dollhouse Fans Poised to Save Show 8 Months Before it Airs on TVbytheNumbers
Bill,
You know my fav show of the season, so I won't mention it ;) The only problem is that FOX has a history with its hour-long dramas and its not a good one. It's too bad because the network always signs up the most creative shows only to cut them down. I have no reason to believe Terminator:SCC (against actual competition), Fringe or Dollhouse will buck this trend.
CBS can live off its procedurals, old and new, forever. NBC and ABC are bleeding ratings. Only reason my other fav, Life, got a renewal.
There's a reason the Emmys side with the cable shows. You can actually watch smart TV without fear that it will be pulled before 10 eps.
What if the reality shows start to claim dramas they way they've claimed comedies? What if all the networks come down to one or two freak drama hits?
BTW, this season saw no drama hits and I think this is not just a fluke.
You know my fav show of the season, so I won't mention it ;) The only problem is that FOX has a history with its hour-long dramas and its not a good one. It's too bad because the network always signs up the most creative shows only to cut them down. I have no reason to believe Terminator:SCC (against actual competition), Fringe or Dollhouse will buck this trend.
CBS can live off its procedurals, old and new, forever. NBC and ABC are bleeding ratings. Only reason my other fav, Life, got a renewal.
There's a reason the Emmys side with the cable shows. You can actually watch smart TV without fear that it will be pulled before 10 eps.
What if the reality shows start to claim dramas they way they've claimed comedies? What if all the networks come down to one or two freak drama hits?
BTW, this season saw no drama hits and I think this is not just a fluke.
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TV by the Numbers
Andrea, I agree broadcast prime-time seems to be moving away from scripted shows, and I think that's going to continue. Next Fall, Fox will be airing only 6 hours a week of non-animated scripted programming.
In the rest of the world, unscripted programming dominates. The US has some unique conditions that has prevented that, but not entirely.
In the rest of the world, unscripted programming dominates. The US has some unique conditions that has prevented that, but not entirely.
1 year ago
in Fox 2008 Fall Schedule vs. 2007 Fall Schedule on TVbytheNumbers
One more thing: Bill, I do believe T:SCC will be a leader in DVR numbers. The demo will watch ABC or CBS live and then DVR T:SCC.
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Tony
TSCC lowest rating had nothing to do with Raisin but with the horrible lead-in that week. They had the Royal family special the week after which drew the same if not more viewers and demo than Raisin and TSCC improved a lot because it was it's own lead-in compared to the week before. Not to hurt your feeling but I gave NA a try (finally) and din't like it at all. But I can understand why other people like it. To each his or her own.
1 year ago
in Fox 2008 Fall Schedule vs. 2007 Fall Schedule on TVbytheNumbers
I hate to tell you Robert, but T:SCC is a goner going up against Dancing with the Stars and the CBS comedies. Enjoy Summer while you can!
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Tony
First of all Andrea, still annoyed NA bit the dust...I wouldn't worry about the comedies and DWTS. Especially DWTS attracks older viewers while TSCC get the younger audience. They should worry about being up against Heroes. Fringe gets a red carpet entrance paired with House and the same for Dollhouse paired with 24. TSCC only has Prison Break so I don't think TSCC is gonna do well up against the newer shows.
1 year ago
in Ted Leonsis on The State of the Television Industry on TVbytheNumbers
can "sponsor" an ad
Edit: can "sponsor" a show
Edit: can "sponsor" a show
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Robert Seidman
There are many shows well suited to copious product placement (Entourage is certainly one of them, and I'm sure they're making something on it). I agree that the music industry is the better comparison in some ways. But I think Ted used newspapers (and I stuck with it) because the hubris of record company executives didn't initially involve a lot of talk about managing margins to the point where the overall products sometimes gets a lot worse.
The recording industry was more: "Internet bad, let's take these people to court!"
The video industry overall is going to have to do two things:
1. Give people more/better/easier control over content they have purchased
2. make the content a lot cheaper
My TV portion of the my cable bill is roughly $100 bucks including HD, expanded content, etc. This will need to get down to around $29.95 and the industry will fight like hell to prevent #1 & #2 above until they 're absolutely sure there's no other way to make money. It's not easy because many existing revenue streams will go away completely (DVD for the most part, for example). I still think people will value the experience of the movie theater because people like "going out", but DVD revenues are fueling a lot of the movies currently it seems.
It's also not just one industry involved. Cable/sat providers, cable networks, broadcast networks. Getting all of them to agree on something other than preserving revenue streams will be a difficult road!
The recording industry was more: "Internet bad, let's take these people to court!"
The video industry overall is going to have to do two things:
1. Give people more/better/easier control over content they have purchased
2. make the content a lot cheaper
My TV portion of the my cable bill is roughly $100 bucks including HD, expanded content, etc. This will need to get down to around $29.95 and the industry will fight like hell to prevent #1 & #2 above until they 're absolutely sure there's no other way to make money. It's not easy because many existing revenue streams will go away completely (DVD for the most part, for example). I still think people will value the experience of the movie theater because people like "going out", but DVD revenues are fueling a lot of the movies currently it seems.
It's also not just one industry involved. Cable/sat providers, cable networks, broadcast networks. Getting all of them to agree on something other than preserving revenue streams will be a difficult road!
1 year ago
in Ted Leonsis on The State of the Television Industry on TVbytheNumbers
This is a very interesting thread. The newspaper industry is a good example, but I think what is happening with the music industry is an even better one. The industry is seemingly giving up fighting against peer to peer music sharing and looking for a way to profit on the new technologies. NBC and FOX seem to be experimenting with new formats such as Hulu with its banner and 15 sec ad spots. I don't know how you can "sponsor" an ad and make it free without copious product placement, however.
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1 year ago
in Idol, Grey’s, Lost, Housewives and The Office Lead Weekly DVR Viewing on TVbytheNumbers
This is my last comment about New Amsterdam: the list looks odd without it there. Eli Stone (which just got renewed) didn't make the list last week and Moonlight (which will probably be renewed) didn't make the list this week.
I'm just heartsick and annoyed.
I'm just heartsick and annoyed.
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Robert Seidman
Andrea, neither Eli or NA aired during the week of 4/21-4/27...
1 year ago
in Nielsen Ratings Sun May 4: ABC Wins As Housewives Crush Field on TVbytheNumbers
I just read that NBC is pulling Psych and Monk from the schedule and replacing them with reruns of The Office.
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1 year ago
in DVR Viewers STILL Love Desperate Housewives - And The Office Too! on TVbytheNumbers
Just a general question: Why do you post C7 instead of C3? Are the C3 stats confidential?
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Robert Seidman
We do not post C anything because we don't get the commercial data. We do get the LIVE+7 data. There is no LIVE+3 provided by Nielsen (to us, anyway) so we can't post it.
