Comments on: CBS Suffering A Bit Less This Season Than Most

By: ABCFanatic

ABCFanatic — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:10:01 +0000

Yeah for tv shows that release DVDs

By: alsocool

alsocool — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:05:10 +0000

also, with box sets and stuff, people don’t need to follow tv shows anymore =/

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:29:38 +0000

Paula, TV viewing isn’t down; more people spend more time watching TV now than ever before. Broadcast TV viewing is down. Part of that is audience fragmentation (with so many choices, fewer will choose any particular channel). Part of it, especially for highly serialized shows, is due to the strike. People found they could live without the show or didn’t bother to come back after 8 months. Part of it (a small part) is due to DVR viewing.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:48:49 +0000

Well , I am not surprised . I used to watch A LOT of TV years ago . I loved Buffy , friends , The X Files, Will & Grace…I am 35 now , and each day I watch less and less TV . Mostly I watch DVDs or movies . Why??. Well I feel each year more and more networks care less about viewers . How many shows they start and then get canceled?? They don’t give shows a lot of chances and they leave people crashed . If a show does not get the perfect rating and the perfect demo , forget it .This is one of the reasons I don’t watch TV. It’s kind of stressful to be enjoying a show and being worried at the same time when they are going to cancel it. At least with DVDs and movies you know what you’re dealing with.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:25:32 +0000

Thanks Bill. I was just wondering what it’s numbers look like since FX gave them a 39 episode commitment over 3 years (The way I read it, it was 39 episodes on top of the 13 this year). I’d imagine FX would add the 10 ET showing with the 11 ET showing for the numbers?

It’s without a doubt the funniest show on TV right now, I’ve just been trying to figure out how many people watch the new episodes. If I had to guess I’d say 1.6 million.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:04:17 +0000

Cool, you have no idea what your talking about. The CW’s strategy of targeting only young women and giving up other audiences could potentially pay off in the future, but short term Friday (those comedies and the Top Model repeat) is a disaster.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:02:26 +0000

Adam, not directly from Nielsen, we only see the top 40 cable shows each week, but we could possibly see something via FX press release or other media outlet.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:53:13 +0000

Bill I know this is about the networks but i was wondering if you ever come across any data for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

By: Cool

Cool — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:49:46 +0000

No, it’s not all about ratings.. they’re getting more money with the comedies and the repeats of Top Model.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:43:37 +0000

Kathy, if they do it will never be admitted publicly. I appreciate that their current strategy is all built around attracting young women to the network, but am interested to know at what level of young female viewership they can equal their revenue levels of recent seasons when they had substantially more 18-49 adult viewers. If that’s already happening, good for them.

By: Kathy B.

Kathy B. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:38:32 +0000

Wonder if the CW regrets their decision to drop Smackdown.