Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas: I'm surprised to see Cougar Town pull in higher demos than both V and Flash Forward. If ABC is trying to attract a younger audience, they have to lose the young people like sci fi mentality and start programming comedies. Their audience is much more receptive to them.
The only difference is that V and FlashForward are self-starters whereas Cougar Town is being propped up by Modern Family. Without MF, CT would be lucky to hit a 2.5 in the demo. And calling Cougar Town a "comedy" means that you have a really broad definition of the word comedy. Cougar Town is just about as funny as Schindler's List.
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Originally posted by Bruce: No surprise there about 2nd looks. The Elizabeth Moss ep which I caught on rerun the other nite was a good news/bad news thing in that there were some very strong moments that only showed how weak the show can be during its uneven moments. One rap from numerous critics that I couldn't understand was that the show was generic. It struck me, as I've posted before, as almost the "anti-nurse" series. I mean, did the nurses on ER act like these women?
I saw the Moss ep as well and "generic" came to my mind even before Marc went on to call it generic in the PI the next morning. Maybe not a "generic nurse drama" but definitely a "generic medical drama" or a "generic relationship drama." I guess it's supposed to be a big deal that the main players are nurses, not docs, but it didn't make that much difference to me.
That was the first and so far only ep I've seen since the pilot, but I feel it could potentially do OK if the network were stronger in general. It's just not the kind of show that can grow something out of nothing. And that's more what NBC needs on the drama front.
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Anyway, this decision is so painfully obviously tied to NBC's lack of midseason programming and multitude of gaping holes in its schedule that it literally hurts to think about.
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Originally posted by lopez: NBC Picks Up Ratings Troubled 'Trauma'
Well, the same could be said for Castle and ABC. But while in this Trauma-NBC case EVERYONE sees the real reason for its pick-up, people still want to target Castle as a success. Double-standard much?
If Parenthood is worth anything at all, a Monday combo of Parenthood and Mercy should be thoroughly considered. Trauma, Chuck, and SVU could then fill the Sunday and Wednesday slots along with Celebrity Apprentice.
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Originally posted by Bruce: I would say Mercy is "persisting" and from what little I've seen of it, its quality is improving, but not nearly enough nor getting the kind of attention that would affect the course it is on.
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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas: Unfortunately, I don't. I think when American Idol comes in, the momentum will be lost. Looks like to me a temporary spike in the numbers. Last week it was a 1.7.
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Originally posted by Troxa: Wow. Mercy won the hour in viewers and it came quite close to cracking 8 million viewers.
Originally posted by mushu_jj: If Parenthood is worth anything at all, a Monday combo of Parenthood and Mercy should be thoroughly considered. Trauma, Chuck, and SVU could then fill the Sunday and Wednesday slots along with Celebrity Apprentice.
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Originally posted by Bruce: I would say Mercy is "persisting" and from what little I've seen of it, its quality is improving, but not nearly enough nor getting the kind of attention that would affect the course it is on.
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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas: Unfortunately, I don't. I think when American Idol comes in, the momentum will be lost. Looks like to me a temporary spike in the numbers. Last week it was a 1.7.
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Originally posted by Troxa: Wow. Mercy won the hour in viewers and it came quite close to cracking 8 million viewers.
Anyway, this decision is so painfully obviously tied to NBC's lack of midseason programming and multitude of gaping holes in its schedule that it literally hurts to think about.
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Originally posted by lopez: NBC Picks Up Ratings Troubled 'Trauma'
Well, the same could be said for Castle and ABC. But while in this Trauma-NBC case EVERYONE sees the real reason for its pick-up, people still want to target Castle as a success. Double-standard much?
Check my comments towards the end of the Monday thread about Castle before generalizing me into the "Castle is a success" crowd
Originally posted by Twins12: I think Cougar Town is a real winner last night. It rebounded nicely from its last airing two weeks ago.
Cougar Town not a winner... neither ratings wise nor creatively. I heard the Obama administration is considering using episodes of Cougar Town as a substitute for water-boarding. I'd rather have a bat wrapped in barbed wire be stuck up my ass than watch another episode of this show. Thankfully Modern Family is slaughtering it ratingswise, last night was one of the weaker episodes of MF yet it funnier than all the episodes of CT combined.
Originally posted by lost_fan: Cougar Town not a winner... neither ratings wise nor creatively. I heard the Obama administration is considering using episodes of Cougar Town as a substitute for water-boarding. I'd rather have a bat wrapped in barbed wire be stuck up my ass than watch another episode of this show.
Humor. Yet, as an adult, all you have to do is change the channel. Millions of Americans do this every day.
Millions of Americans also complain about the undeniably poor quality of most network television shows, as an alternative means of cheap entertainment, the shows themselves being so resolutely non-entertaining.
Anyway, this decision is so painfully obviously tied to NBC's lack of midseason programming and multitude of gaping holes in its schedule that it literally hurts to think about.
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Originally posted by lopez: NBC Picks Up Ratings Troubled 'Trauma'
Well, the same could be said for Castle and ABC. But while in this Trauma-NBC case EVERYONE sees the real reason for its pick-up, people still want to target Castle as a success. Double-standard much?
Check my comments towards the end of the Monday thread about Castle before generalizing me into the "Castle is a success" crowd
I think the confusion here is caused by the wide gap that exists between "This show may run a while longer" and "This show is a success." The first statement by no means necessarily implies the second.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: Preliminary National Ratings for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
TIME NET HH A18-49 Viewers A18-34 SHOW
8-11 ABC 4.6/8 2.6/7 7,265,000
8-11 CBS 7.3/12 3.1/9 11,487,000
8-11 NBC 4.7/8 2.0/6 7,015,000
8-10 FOX 3.9/6 2.7/7 6,484,000
8-10 CW 1.8/3 1.3/3 2,737,000 1.5/4
8:00 ABC 3.9/6 1.9/6 6,157,000 MODERN FAMILY (R)
8:00 CBS 4.7/8 2.2/7 7,454,000 THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
8:00 NBC 5.0/8 1.9/6 7,665,000 MERCY
8:00 FOX 3.4/6 2.0/6 5,478,000 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
8:00 CW 2.2/4 1.6/5 3,405,000 1.7/6 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
8:30 ABC 4.2/7 2.4/7 7,098,000 THE MIDDLE
8:30 CBS 4.5/7 2.5/7 7,170,000 GARY UNMARRIED
8:30 NBC 5.3/8 2.1/6 7,911,000 MERCY
8:30 FOX 3.6/6 2.2/6 5,887,000 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
8:30 CW 2.6/4 1.9/5 3,914,000 2.2/7 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00 ABC 5.4/8 3.7/10 9,157,000 MODERN FAMILY
9:00 CBS 8.4/13 3.6/9 13,188,000 CRIMINAL MINDS
9:00 NBC 5.4/8 2.4/6 8,064,000 LAW & ORDER: SVU
9:00 FOX 4.2/7 3.2/8 7,194,000 GLEE
9:00 CW 1.3/2 0.9/2 1,981,000 1.2/3 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (CLIPS SHOW)
9:30 ABC 4.9/8 3.2/8 7,903,000 COUGAR TOWN
9:30 CBS 8.7/14 3.8/10 13,742,000 CRIMINAL MINDS
9:30 NBC 5.9/9 2.8/7 8,802,000 LAW & ORDER: SVU
9:30 FOX 4.3/7 3.3/8 7,377,000 GLEE
9:30 CW 1.1/2 0.7/2 1,647,000 1.0/3 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (CLIPS SHOW)
10:00 ABC 4.5/8 2.4/7 6,688,000 IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
10:00 CBS 8.8/15 3.2/9 13,782,000 CSI: NY
10:00 NBC 3.4/6 1.4/4 4,966,000 THE JAY LENO SHOW
10:30 ABC 4.7/8 2.3/7 6,588,000 IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
10:30 CBS 8.6/16 3.2/9 13,586,000 CSI: NY
10:30 NBC 3.2/6 1.4/4 4,684,000 THE JAY LENO SHOW
Anyway, this decision is so painfully obviously tied to NBC's lack of midseason programming and multitude of gaping holes in its schedule that it literally hurts to think about.
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Originally posted by lopez: NBC Picks Up Ratings Troubled 'Trauma'
Well, the same could be said for Castle and ABC. But while in this Trauma-NBC case EVERYONE sees the real reason for its pick-up, people still want to target Castle as a success. Double-standard much?
