Comments on: CBS Wins Second Week of 2008-9 Television Season http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/07/cbs-wins-second-week-of-2008-9-television-season/5809/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Batman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/07/cbs-wins-second-week-of-2008-9-television-season/5809/comment-page-1/#comment-26196 Batman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:46:06 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5809#comment-26196 GO ABC beat CBS!!! ABC has the best shows (Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies, Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, Dancing with the Stars and in few weeks there's Eli Stone and Life on Mars and next year Lost!) GO ABC beat CBS!!!

ABC has the best shows (Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies, Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, Dancing with the Stars and in few weeks there’s Eli Stone and Life on Mars and next year Lost!)

]]> By: xerxes http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/07/cbs-wins-second-week-of-2008-9-television-season/5809/comment-page-1/#comment-26163 xerxes Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:06:49 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5809#comment-26163 I hope that given their strong showing that CBS will be willing to take a few more chances, such as renewing 'Swingtown' for a second season, either as a mid-season replacement or as a summer show. While viewer support is strong for procedurals at the present time, CBS and their advertisers must realize that they are essentially speaking to the same audience with every one of these shows. How many times are they going to get the same person to react to a toothpaste ad they've already seen seven times in the same week. However, by taking a few risks and investing in a drama like 'Swingtown', CBS is reaching a totally new, non-procedural, demographic as demonstrated by the drop off in viewers when Swingtown was the follow up to CSI. I hope other posters don't justify this viewership drop off to bad content and production values, because that's baloney. I'll admit that it probably didn't appeal to CBS' usual demographic. Then again, doesn't it make sense to offer more variety to attract different viewers? Call it their R & D project. I hope that given their strong showing that CBS will be willing to take a few more chances, such as renewing ‘Swingtown’ for a second season, either as a mid-season replacement or as a summer show. While viewer support is strong for procedurals at the present time, CBS and their advertisers must realize that they are essentially speaking to the same audience with every one of these shows. How many times are they going to get the same person to react to a toothpaste ad they’ve already seen seven times in the same week. However, by taking a few risks and investing in a drama like ‘Swingtown’, CBS is reaching a totally new, non-procedural, demographic as demonstrated by the drop off in viewers when Swingtown was the follow up to CSI. I hope other posters don’t justify this viewership drop off to bad content and production values, because that’s baloney. I’ll admit that it probably didn’t appeal to CBS’ usual demographic. Then again, doesn’t it make sense to offer more variety to attract different viewers? Call it their R & D project.

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