Comments on: Emmy Awards Ratings & Ad Cost 1986-2008 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/09/23/emmy-awards-viewers-vs-ad-cost-1986-2006/298/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/09/23/emmy-awards-viewers-vs-ad-cost-1986-2006/298/comment-page-1/#comment-23567 Robert Seidman Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:13:05 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/18/emmy-awards-viewers-vs-ad-cost-1986-2006/#comment-23567 Matt, I looked at the spreadsheet data for the Emmys. I believe there were a couple of factors at play. One 1986 was actually a big UP year. In 1986, it ran on NBC, and had a household rating/share of 23.1/36 - the year before on ABC, it had an 18.6/29 and the year before that on CBS it had a 17.1/33 (and viewers of 20.2 million). in 1987 -- for the first time -- and then for six straight years, the awards moved to Fox. not as many people watched Fox back then -- that predates NFL and even The Simpsons! Matt, I looked at the spreadsheet data for the Emmys. I believe there were a couple of factors at play. One 1986 was actually a big UP year. In 1986, it ran on NBC, and had a household rating/share of 23.1/36 – the year before on ABC, it had an 18.6/29 and the year before that on CBS it had a 17.1/33 (and viewers of 20.2 million).

in 1987 — for the first time — and then for six straight years, the awards moved to Fox. not as many people watched Fox back then — that predates NFL and even The Simpsons!

]]> By: Matt http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/09/23/emmy-awards-viewers-vs-ad-cost-1986-2006/298/comment-page-1/#comment-23564 Matt Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:42:18 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/18/emmy-awards-viewers-vs-ad-cost-1986-2006/#comment-23564 Does anyone know why the ratings dropped so much in 1987? The strike wasn't until 1988. Thanks! Does anyone know why the ratings dropped so much in 1987? The strike wasn’t until 1988. Thanks!

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