Originally posted by galveston: 19 years later, the networks don't care enough about the soaps to use scab writers. The ratings are too low. They'll just let the scripts run out at the new year and stop airing them--put on game shows and the like in their place. Soap operas as we know them may well be over.
That and the fact that the viewer reaction last time was overwhelmingly negative.
I grant though that many of the soaps were already in genuine danger pre-strike. IMO, at least half of them could fold up by decade's end.
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Which is truly a tragedy. I remember back in the day when soaps used to pull huge numbers. I think Y/R used to get in the 12 range. Now, it's lucky if it pulls a 5.
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Originally posted by EvWill:
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Originally posted by galveston: 19 years later, the networks don't care enough about the soaps to use scab writers. The ratings are too low. They'll just let the scripts run out at the new year and stop airing them--put on game shows and the like in their place. Soap operas as we know them may well be over.
That and the fact that the viewer reaction last time was overwhelmingly negative.
I grant though that many of the soaps were already in genuine danger pre-strike. IMO, at least half of them could be folded up by decade's end.
Originally posted by songstolove: So what does this strike mean for shows "on the bubble" (Journeyman, K-Ville, Life etc.)?
I'm expecting the strike to last awhile which would mean that they wouldn't be able to have a back nine ordered. Would they be canceled as soon as the net's burn off the episodes that have been produced?
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but those shows wouldn't have the back nine ordered without a strike. With the strike, they're all probably lucky enough to not be cancelled before the nets burn off all the episodes already produced.
As for bad-buzzworthy shows like "Swingtown," which had just started production and barely has one whole episode in the can, what the strike means, is probable cancellation.
Not bad news for me, I don't watch any of them. I really don't like this TV season.
For some soaps, like the ABC ones (and others), doesn't the reairing on Soapnet make an impact on the overall numbers? And DVR's too of course.
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Originally posted by SciFi Lover: Which is truly a tragedy. I remember back in the day when soaps used to pull huge numbers. I think Y/R used to get in the 12 range. Now, it's lucky if it pulls a 5.
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Originally posted by EvWill:
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Originally posted by galveston: 19 years later, the networks don't care enough about the soaps to use scab writers. The ratings are too low. They'll just let the scripts run out at the new year and stop airing them--put on game shows and the like in their place. Soap operas as we know them may well be over.
That and the fact that the viewer reaction last time was overwhelmingly negative.
I grant though that many of the soaps were already in genuine danger pre-strike. IMO, at least half of them could be folded up by decade's end.
Originally posted by Gleebo: I love Chuck but I will definitely admit that DOND was a major part of the Heroes success story last season.
The only thing is that the second season premiere did way better than the rest of the season. And not just in the normal season-premieres-are-higher-rated way. (I'm talking about just the Monday numbers, not the Monday plus repeat numbers.)
Originally posted by WelcomeToK-Ville: There's rumors that FOX has pulled B2Y and TD from the sweeps schedule. Looks like the strike has taken its first victims.
Like everything the POS known as WTK-V writes here, this IR is ALoC.
-- "Better Off Ted," Wednesdays at some time or another at some point or another in the near future. Because we can't all live in mansions and not ever work like the people on "Modern Family."
Originally posted by Gleebo: I love BB, but part of its charm was that it was not overkill and stuffed down our throats twice a year like Survivor, TAR, DWTS, ANTM, and BATG.
Remind me: how many hours per week is BB stuffed down our throats over the summer? It does not get any more 'overkill' than BB.
