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For whatever reason your post includes multpile annoying ??? sambols when read in Google Reader.

- Sinophobia/Sinophelia
- Michael Phelps
- Non-Nascar/X-Games Sporting Events

Aging boomers prefer golf

Beyond the networks, it would be interesting to see the shares by format: sit-com, soap, crime, sports, variety, reality, etc.

This has little effect on an advertiser based company. No matter how old a population gets, older consumers are seen as less willing to be affected by advertising.

On the other hand, channels with subscription revenue could target this segment.

Isn't Sunday when kids do their weekend homework?

Farmer Wants a Wife is another example of American executives destroying a proven foreign concept. The US version looks like a low budget and boring version of The Bachelor, a show I happen to enjoy. In the original, and successful, conception of the show, multiple farmers bring a single partner home and it either works out or doesn't. This show has no credibility and is straight out boring.

I don't speak a word of Spanish but Univision seems to be a much stronger brand than most of the major broadcast networks. They have a stronger mix of local and international news and sports and they have attractive women in corny soaps. I don't care much for local ratings but it will be interesting to see if Univision comes out with an English language station in the future.

Fox and the CW are mini-networks which means they have less programming to worry about. Fox became the ratings leader following the strike mostly because of one "unscripted" show. I wonder why the CW didn't hedge their bets more in this direction. They seem to be mired by their conservative CBS programming bosses and studio based Warner Bros. scripted shows. I suggest the network forget convention and try out controversial topics and formats and more "event" based shows. If they are also targeting young women, why do they show wrestling and urban sitcoms? They need to define their audience and go after them 100% which would help them differentiate their brand just like Fox did in the early years. What's there to lose?

Gilmore Girls was not streamed over the internet last year.

Thanks.

Fact is, The Hills is actually a good show made in a novel way. The focus is not on the dialog but on the style and the blurring of reality. TV needs more good looking rich kids and less Ugly Betty's and obviously The Hills got it right more so than Gossip Girl.

Are these cumulative totals or daily averages?