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By: Steven McMillian

Steven McMillian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:28:37 +0000

Swingtown is losing viewers every week.

By: Steven McMillian

Steven McMillian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:28:37 +0000

Swingtown is losing viewers every week.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:18:00 +0000

Swingtown is dead, pretty much. It’s got to be expensive to produve and 6 million viewers just isn’t going to cut it. MDP is cheap to produce, so even if it does a sub-2.0 in adults, it’s still passable.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:18:00 +0000

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:18:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:19:00 +0000

I’m with Robert betting against Swingtown. Right now it’s ratings are OK for summer (though just barely), but I think it’s going to continue to drop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:19:00 +0000

I’m with Robert betting against Swingtown. Right now it’s ratings are OK for summer (though just barely), but I think it’s going to continue to drop.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:50:00 +0000

If I had to bet right now, I’d bet against Swingtown. Fortunately I don’t have to! Password is inexpensive programming and exactly the kind of thing you can order “6″ of.

Your tendency to rely on season-to-date is problematic for shows that have only been on a few times: 2.8, 2.3, 2.1, it does average out to 2.4, but the trend isn’t good.

But, it’s summer. 25 out of the top 33 shows for the week had a 2.5 or worse in the demo and 20 of them were in the 2.0-2.2 range. For comparative purposes, in this week Swingtown did worse (though only by 3000 viewers) than a rerun of CSI: Miami in the demo.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:50:00 +0000

If I had to bet right now, I’d bet against Swingtown. Fortunately I don’t have to! Password is inexpensive programming and exactly the kind of thing you can order “6″ of.

Your tendency to rely on season-to-date is problematic for shows that have only been on a few times: 2.8, 2.3, 2.1, it does average out to 2.4, but the trend isn’t good.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Here’s a data point, CBS just ordered 6 more episodes of Million Dollar Password and it has averaged a 1.9 rating for adults 18-49.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6573064.html?rssid=193

Swingtown has averaged a 2.4 rating for adults 18-49. Any wagers now on it’s chance of being renewed?

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Here’s a data point, CBS just ordered 6 more episodes of Million Dollar Password and it has averaged a 1.9 rating for adults 18-49.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6573064.html?rssid=193

Swingtown has averaged a 2.4 rating for adults 18-49. Any wagers now on it’s chance of being renewed?

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Here’s a data point, CBS just ordered 6 more episodes of Million Dollar Password and it has averaged a 1.9 rating for adults 18-49.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6573064.html?rssid=193

Swingtown has averaged a 2.4 rating for adults 18-49. Any wagers now on it’s chance of being renewed?

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:48:06 +0000

Bryan, you might be correct but unfortunately being limited to publishing 20 shows does not tell the full story. Swingtown tied for 24 on a HH ratings basis, and was #22 in the 18-49 demo based on 18-49 viewers. That places it way ahead of all the CBS shows with missing 18-49 data in the demo, including Million Dollar Password.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:42:26 +0000

Looks like Swingtown did not make the top 20 with a bunch of Reruns. Looks like a short lived series.