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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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There have, in fact, been many incredibly successful shows that were planned to last only a certain period of time--mainly not produced by American networks, though.

But I imagine you've heard of Upstairs Downstairs?

Well, I cant really comment on forein productions and networks, but I do relalize that the US is different in its approach to series TV (mainly the BBC).

I've heard of Upstairs Downstairs, but that was PBS. They don't care about ratings, per say. They are much like the BBC, governement backed.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by dumont:
Early results from the Early Renewal Poll, with 8 ballots counted:

Does it count as getting a back nine pickup if it is a reality show like Kid Nation and all the episodes are already filmed?

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Originally posted by Seat42f:

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
Lets compare week-to-week (Fast Nationals)

Last week
Big Shots
- 11.56 million viewers
- 4.7/13 (A18-49)

This Week
Big Shots
- 8.66 million viewers
- 3.7/10 (A18-49)


Thats a 3 million loss a drop of nearly 30%

Earlier in the week, everyone was ready to cancel Cane, Bionic Woman, Chuck, and Journeyman, yet they held up better than Big Shots did.

and Big Shots did the worst of the bunch in todays Tivo PR about season pass adds... For those who havent seen the list... 2007 season pass list for premiere week....

18 Private Practice
43 Bionic Woman
54 Journeyman
55 Dirty Sexy Money
65 Back to You
70 Cane
75 Chuck
76 The War
89 Kid Nation
95 Big Shots

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For Kid Nation (and other reality), the back nine equivalent would be the announcement of another cycle.

Although CBS hasn't picked up another cycle of Kid Nation, I read somewhere (TVTattle?) that the production company has already begun recruiting children/parents for the next cycle.

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
That list is for TiVo subscribers only, not the DVR public. TiVo has something like 4 million subscribers including DirecTV people, while about 20% of households with DVRs = approximately 22 million DVR homes.

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Originally posted by SW:
I saw something to the effect that the producers were looking for a locale outside the US so that child labor laws could be avoided. Ah...the Tiffany network!

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Originally posted by Fitzy:
I am very interested in whether or not viewer interest is declining or if some viewers are watching the MLB Playoffs on TBS (Cable. Nielsen tracks cable numbers don't they...have seen them in USA today. TBS was boasting that they would attract "tens of millions" of 18-49 viewers for the duration of playoffs since many of the teams were in large markets....Boston, New York, Chicago, LA. etc.
How many viewers is TBS getting and how might it be impacting the week over week or year over year numbers?

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
That list is for TiVo subscribers only, not the DVR public. TiVo has something like 4 million subscribers including DirecTV people, while about 20% of households with DVRs = approximately 22 million DVR homes.

So, are you suggesting that a sample size of 4 million out of 22 million total isn't going to give an accurate representation? Before you answer, remember that this board is about the Nielsen ratings system.