Originally posted by TV-aholic: Remember when calculating a season average you include ALL airings (New and Repeats) that are shown in its regular time slot.
While I agree with that, I think you will understand that if I had done so it would have only further blurred this topic in this thread.
Originally posted by TV-aholic: Remember when calculating a season average you include ALL airings (New and Repeats) that are shown in its regular time slot.
While I agree with that, I think you will understand that if I had done so it would have only further blurred this topic in this thread.
Originally posted by TV-aholic: Yea, we would hate to have the facts blur things.
Here are the current season averages for the top 4 scripted shows [code] Rank & Title # of HH Viewer Avg Airings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 13,392,000 18,933,000 11 6 CSI 13,060,000 18,673,000 16 7 NCIS 11,710,000 16,526,000 14 8 GREY'S ANATOMY 11,614,000 15,681,000 16
So Desperate Housewives is actually the number 1 cripted show on TV?
I'm goin' Joe Namath on this one and making the guarantee. If I'm wrong I'll quit posting in shame. If I'm right I'll quit posting and go back to work. So for all of you it's a win-win. However, I'm also guaranteeing a SAG strike in June.
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Originally posted by bored striker: The strike will be over for the oscars - I guarantee it
Glad to read this, and also glad to read the latest DHD article. But I'm afraid of getting too hopeful.
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What a sheer delight to read Pavanbadal's report of last night which showed my MyNetworkTV once again nipping at the heels of The CW.
Thursday: The CW -> 2.00 million viewers, 0.75 A18-49 demo MyNetworkTV -> 1.52 million viewers, 0.60 A18-49 demo
After four days, the comparative averages show MyNetworkTV close behind The CW:
The CW -> 1.780 million viewers, 0.7 A18-49 MNT -> 1.340 million viewers, 0.5 A18-49
Not since week 15 have the two nets been this close after four days. Wasn't Thursday night supposed to be the night of "crushing defeat" per the obvious from Obveeus:
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Why is it that every week you tout this same silly scenario for the first part of the week in an effort to declare these two networks 'neck and neck, then try to totally ignore the crushing defeat MNTV takes on Thursday, Friday, and the weekend?
Tonight, WWE Smackdown will give The CW a good viewership and A18-49 to plump up The CW weekly average, but don't be surprised to see MyNetworkTV's Saturday out-do The CW's Sunday.
Friday nights are now the only night of the week where MyNetworkTV has yet to overtake The CW.
But that day is coming. One need only look at the formidable list of promotable theatrical premieres and encores that MyNetworkTV has coming up during February, March and April, and they will soon have their Friday night smackdown with The CW.
Originally posted by TV-aholic: Yea, we would hate to have the facts blur things.
Good job of blurring the facts. Here is a fact you left out: Grey's Anatomy has aired 7 reruns this season. Desperate Housewives has aired 1 rerun this season. Given that discrepancy in the number of reruns, it should have been clear to you that including the repeat data would not provide a 'clear picture' of which show is higher rated.
In fact, one could conclude that Grey's Anatomy is clearly the #1 show because ABC actually trusts it enough in rerun that they don't have to pull the encores from the air entirely.
Originally posted by dumont: What a sheer delight to read Pavanbadal's report of last night which showed my MyNetworkTV once again nipping at the heels of The CW.
Thursday: The CW -> 2.00 million viewers, 0.75 A18-49 demo MyNetworkTV -> 1.52 million viewers, 0.60 A18-49 demo
Wow. All MNTV has to do is increase their ratings another 25-30% and they will pull even with CW encores. How do you suppose they will squeeze that increse out without actually creating any programming? Will rerun movies simply become more popular?
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After four days, the comparative averages show MyNetworkTV close behind The CW:
The CW -> 1.780 million viewers, 0.7 A18-49 MNT -> 1.340 million viewers, 0.5 A18-49
So, all MNTV needs is another 30-40% increase in their ratings and for CW to stop programming on Fridays and they will pull even.
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Not since week 15 have the two nets been this close after four days. Wasn't Thursday night supposed to be the night of "crushing defeat" per the obvious from Obveeus:
How big a loss does MNTV have to suffer before you notice them getting crushed?
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Tonight, WWE Smackdown will give The CW a good viewership and A18-49 to plump up The CW weekly average,
Yep. Their Friday numbers should equal about 3 days worth of MNTV's ratings.
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Friday nights are now the only night of the week where MyNetworkTV has yet to overtake The CW.
Are you counting the Thursday numbers you just quoted above as 'overtaking'?
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But that day is coming. One need only look at the formidable list of promotable theatrical premieres and encores that MyNetworkTV has coming up during February, March and April, and they will soon have their Friday night smackdown with The CW.
Movie reruns aren't ever going to build a network. To quote Marc's webcast...which quoted me...MNTV is a placeholder network.
Originally posted by bored striker: I'm goin' Joe Namath on this one and making the guarantee. If I'm wrong I'll quit posting in shame. If I'm right I'll quit posting and go back to work. So for all of you it's a win-win. However, I'm also guaranteeing a SAG strike in June.
It will be a shame to see you go. Won't the companies start meetings with SAG to try to work out a deal before the current contract expires?
They will, but there's a fairly good chance that this deal will be better than the DGA deal, but no perfect. And SAG will think that they have leverage because of this strike and try their hand.
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Originally posted by TV Watches Me:
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Originally posted by bored striker: I'm goin' Joe Namath on this one and making the guarantee. If I'm wrong I'll quit posting in shame. If I'm right I'll quit posting and go back to work. So for all of you it's a win-win. However, I'm also guaranteeing a SAG strike in June.
It will be a shame to see you go. Won't the companies start meetings with SAG to try to work out a deal before the current contract expires?
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There will be 6 - 8 new episodes (more for comedies, less for dramas) to air in April and May. Then May and June will be devoted to stockpiling episodes for the Fall incase of a SAG strike
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Originally posted by robert: Well even if the strike ends soon the season is compromised
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