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Originally posted by robert:
So what explanation will the networks give now for the declining numbers in viewership?

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Originally posted by vlis:
DH is posting nice numbers this season. Last nite was particularly impressive:

 
           Rank	Show	           Viewers	Demo	Network 
WEEK 1	4	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	 19,320 	 6.7 	abc
WEEK 2	5	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	 17,820 	 6.2 	abc
WEEK 3	??	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	 18,550 	 7.3 	abc
 

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Originally posted by xwiseguyx:
Viva Laughlin will do just fine and be a Sunday Night staple for years to come. No need to speculate on anything else unless we are talking about the year 2012.

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Originally posted by eyeluver:
I think the issue for CBS on Sunday night, if all the experts on here and everywhere else are right, is what will CBS do Sunday Nights at 8pm?
If Viva Laughlin is the disaster that everyone says it is, what will they do. Someone mentioned comidies after 60 minutes, that worked well in the early 80's, then again in the early 90's. What no one is talking about today is the terrible number that NBC Sunday Night Football did last night-record low for that franchise. And I too can't wait to see the ratings for Nov.4th's rematch of last year's AFC Championship game between the Colts/Pats.

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Originally posted by dumont:
Adding in the mini-nets:

Originally posted by vlis:
for the week; based on fast nationals:

	viewers	18-49
abc	11.0	3.6
cbs	12.2	3.5
nbc	7.9	2.9
fox	7.7	2.9
cw      3.0     1.2
mnt     0.8     0.3

  

Darned shame about the Life is Wild ratings. It is a great show...well written, superbly cast, and great location lensing in South Aftica.

Before making a final decision on its future, I think The CW should give it a one-off showing behind America's Next Top Model just to give it a wider sampling.

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Originally posted by xwiseguyx:
Exactly! They make no attempts at developing programs that have a mass appeal. You market to a group that doesn't really watch a lot of TV and you really shouldn't be surprised by the results.

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Originally posted by galveston:
The CW reaches too few markets as a free network channel. That's its first, biggest problem in a nutshell. WB and UPN were free but, in too many markets now, you have to have cable or digital cable to pick it up. The CW reaches less markets than its parents did. Network execs need to 'fess up to that.

Factor in ad campaigns that are for shit, and what's the mystery that it's faltering? I'd turn the channel the moment I saw that lime green logo and heard that it was targeted "young people" as a network if I didn't already watch Supernatural. In network speak, that means the shows will likely be shallow and stupid because suppposedly that's what young people want.

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
I never thought about it, but you're right.

Even the woriginal Wonder Woman Series had its troubles. It went from WW II era to modern day FBI agents.

Birds Of Prey didn't do well for the WB

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Originally posted by WelcomeToK-Ville:
I don't understand the appeal of Supergirl. If track records hold true, female super hero type characters have a harder time finding an audience. Ultraviolet, Aeon Flux, Elektra, Catwomen all bombed at the box office. Bionic Women is currently underperforming most expectations on TV. The CW doesn't have the resources that NBC does to try to promote a show. CW should try exploring the options of maybe an X-Men/Justice League type TV series. Something that would have more universal appeal and could be more of an ensemble cast.

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Originally posted by galveston:
So those were the September 23-30 ratings with DVR added, huh?

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Originally posted by lost_fan:
Nielsen has obviously screwed up with their numbers. In the spring The Office was gaining 1.8m viewers (31% gain), Lost was gaining 2.5m (22% gain) and 24 was gaining 1.9m (19% gain) and that was with Nielsen tracking only 9% of the audience. Now they're telling us that the increased the DVR sample to 20% and the highest gaining series barely got more then 2 million, yeah right. The delay in putting out these ratings is a sign that there is something wrong with these numbers.

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Originally posted by spotupj:
The first article I've seen about the DVR numbers:
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