Comments on: NBC's 83rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Delivers Top Ratings In Three Years

By: Nightstar

Nightstar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:55:47 +0000

I used to watch it years ago, until it turned into an NBC commercial time block with bits of parade tucked here and there. It’s actually the reason I gave up on all of the televised parades (Rose Bowl being another, too many commercials, not nearly enough parade). Yes, it is an American tradition… but it’s become far less of one in recent times IMO with all the commercialization that’s infected it. Lots of folks still watch it, though, judging by the ratings, and that’s fine. Gives me hope that someday maybe they will find their way back to being an event that highlights the parade (and the effort that goes into it) instead of a commercial-filled movie.

By: smgpugfaw

smgpugfaw — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:17:20 +0000

I’ll never understand why people care if I want to look at balloons. Get a life, indeed.

By: daniel patrick

daniel patrick — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:17:59 +0000

i didn’t get to see the dog show for the first time in like 4 years, had to drive to always wonderous pheonix

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:24:59 +0000

I slept until noon yesterday, I missed it, no biggie.

By: Julian

Julian — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:48:40 +0000

This animosity towards a parade is pathetic. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is an American tradition. Generations of americans have watched it and it continues to be passed down to the kids today. Its families waking up early, the kids watching the floats and performances and getting a head start on that turkey. Deal with it.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:39:42 +0000

It used to be that you actually got to see a lot of the parade and someone would mention where the marching bands were from. I started at CBS, way too much talk and almost no parade. Then I moved to NBC, too many musical numbers, some balloons. And of course on CBS there was Jamie Kennedy scaring children. I know parades are boring in real life, but, come on, if you are showing a parade, there should be the parade in the show.

I did notice that basically NBC used the parade as a giant commercial for NBC. It’s probably why they refused to let the “Glee” Club sing. How petty.

By: OpeningDayGuy09

OpeningDayGuy09 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:13:27 +0000

I didn’t even watch this yesterday. I was too busy watching some bad NFL games like Stafford and the up and coming Lions, overrated Cowboys, and up and down teams on TNF.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:55:14 +0000

Here’s why we care: this is a lot of people watching TV on a Thursday morning! The HH rating puts it in league with an NCIS.

And did you watch the parade? Every year, the wizards who run that thing successfully figure out how to get thousands of marchers through the route and make Santa arrive on 34th Street, minutes before they go off the air at noon. It’s a minor miracle; we should appreciate it!

By: Parenthood

Parenthood — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:44:25 +0000

Well, it seems as though there is no need to worry about NBC’s Parenthood. They just launched the 1st wave of advertising for it during the Thanksgiving parade.

By: William

William — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:48:00 +0000

How did the dog show do against the Packers-Lions game?

By: Cody

Cody — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:28:33 +0000

What gets me us that NBC has the parade olympics and superbowl every 4 years and their still in the tank

By: SleeperActiveCompass

SleeperActiveCompass — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:23:31 +0000

Clowns are terrifying, only eclipsed by porcelian dolls and wooden puppets.

By: J.R. Herbaugh

J.R. Herbaugh — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:57 +0000

There’s also clowns.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:24 +0000

I’ll never understand why people want to see a bunch of balloons. get a life people.

By: J.R. Herbaugh

J.R. Herbaugh — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:13:21 +0000

NBC had alot of singing, CBS had alot of talking. Here's a glitchy video of the full parade from above it in Times Square. Nicholas, you can watch the dog show online now, without the commentary. Since the 2007 and 2008 shows are still on hulu, it should be there eventually.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:07:37 +0000

We watched it or had it on in the background and all it sounded like was one big infomercial for crappy NBC programming. More parade…less promotion of mediocre shows.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:48:16 +0000

I wanted to watch the national dog show. I waited all day and Nashville opt out of showing it. I am glad it done well, but I wish I could have been able to watch it.

By: shawn

shawn — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:24:33 +0000

Who cares?