Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
By the way, this year's DWTS was down a whopping 20% from last year's final !
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: ABC can't wait for the dancing to begin again. It's January/February numbers are going to be horrid. They are going from 20 million + with Dancing to about 8 million with The Bachelor.
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Originally posted by Twins12:
Thank you so much that DWTS finally kicks off, and goes away until March after tonight. At least people won't have to watch the "has beens" dancing around for 3 months.
They don't have anything else to replace it with. But I don't think DWTS is going to fade as fast as people would like it to. Ratings are down because live TV viewership is down across the board. But TV viewers are naturally interested in celebrities, even D-listers, and I don't see a sudden massive drop off of interest in the show.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
T:SCC should have never gotten its back nine. Those numbers are terrible. A burnoff of My Own Worst Enemy got higher demos than it. It's going to completely tank on Fridays.
Particularly considering it'll be up against the SciFi Channel's Friday night bloc--which will include the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Just hard to get any geek buzz going against that. And they need a lot more than geek buzz to pay for the budgets SCC and Dollhouse have.
There must be larger considerations that kept SCC on the air, but I don't think those will be enough to keep it on past this season.
Originally posted by lopez: I think Lance Bass will win DWTS
The couples dance once more tonight for the judges. Warren and Kim and Lance and Lacey tied with the judges going into tonight - Brooke had the lead. Watch Warren and Kim finish a point behind Lance and Lacey with the judges tonight. I'd anticipate Lance and Lacey getting a perfect 30 and Warren and Kim getting a 28 or 29.
It wouldn't surprise me if Warren and Kim have the popular vote, so with a second place finish with the judges, they would win (unless they've changed the rules stating a tie goes to the popular vote winners). I'm sure the producers would much rather see Brooke win as she's a much better dancer.
Look for the judges scores after tonight to be in this order:
Brooke Lance Warren
Warren's third place finish with the judges would all but guarantee him 2nd place, unless Brooke fished third in the popular vote. I highly doubt that.
Look for Lance and Lacey to be the first eliminated tonight
If they recently changed how they determine the winner, then forget everything I just said.
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well, the finale was down a whopping 20% this year. I think it is fading already.
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: They don't have anything else to replace it with. But I don't think DWTS is going to fade as fast as people would like it to. Ratings are down because live TV viewership is down across the board. But TV viewers are naturally interested in celebrities, even D-listers, and I don't see a sudden massive drop off of interest in the show.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
I swear i'll never never never understand why shows like DWTS and AI are so watched. I can't think of anything more boring than watching some D-listers dance. OK, maybe i would watch it a week but the same thing for months? Unthinkable
Here is the Hollywood Reporter's analysis of DWTS and others. Notice the big drop off from DWTS from last year :
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Another Monday, another win for CBS.
Despite increased competition from ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" finale, CBS' "Big Bang Theory" (10.2 million viewers, 3.9 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) matched its season-high adult demo rating and delivered its largest audience ever. The effectively promoted "naked man" episode of "How I Met Your Mother" (10 million, 4.3) hit a season high in viewers. "Two and a Half Men" (14.9 million, 5.3) was unchanged and "Worst Week" (10.4 million, 3.3) grew a tenth. Coming off last week's milestone episode, "CSI: Miami" (14.1 million, 3.9) fell slightly.
ABC was second for the evening in the demo with part one of the "Dancing" finale (21.3 million, 4.8) ranking as the most-watched program of the night and second-highest rated. The final "Dancing" performance show was up 12% from last week's episode, though down 20% from last year's finale. The finale helped slightly boost "Samantha Who" (11.9 million, 3.2) and "Boston Legal" (8.7 million, 2.3).
In third, NBC aired "Chuck" (6.6 million, 2.5), which retained most of last week's gain. "Heroes" (7.8 million, 3.6) maintained its rating for the third week in a row, suggesting the show has found a new bottom. "My Own Worst Enemy" (4.2 million, 1.9) was on par.
In fourth, Fox's "Terminator" (4.6 million, 1.8) and "Prison Break" (5.2 million, 2.1) slipped a tenth. On the CW, with "Gossip Girl" on hiatus and a "One Tree Hill" repeat in its place, the 9 p.m. "Tree" original (2.2 million, 1.0) fell 23%.
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: They don't have anything else to replace it with. But I don't think DWTS is going to fade as fast as people would like it to. Ratings are down because live TV viewership is down across the board. But TV viewers are naturally interested in celebrities, even D-listers, and I don't see a sudden massive drop off of interest in the show.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
Thank you. I couldn't have said it better. Thank goodness some of the younger people are finding shows like the CBS sitcoms to watch. DWTS is going down in the demos while CBS is rising.
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Originally posted by robert: I swear i'll never never never understand why shows like DWTS and AI are so watched. I can't think of anything more boring than watching some D-listers dance. OK, maybe i would watch it a week but the same thing for months? Unthinkable
I actually thought DWtS would take a big nose dive with this current edition. I was expecting numbers in the low 3's for the demo and around 13-14 million viewers.
Not only has DWTS been over exposed, but I thought the copycats, over the last 12-18 months, would do the most damage.
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Originally posted by Twins12: well, the finale was down a whopping 20% this year. I think it is fading already.
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: They don't have anything else to replace it with. But I don't think DWTS is going to fade as fast as people would like it to. Ratings are down because live TV viewership is down across the board. But TV viewers are naturally interested in celebrities, even D-listers, and I don't see a sudden massive drop off of interest in the show.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
Well let's just hope it fades more in the Spring. Two seasons of it in one year is too much. They will kill the golden goose eventually.
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Originally posted by TV-aholic: I actually thought DWtS would take a big nose dive with this current edition. I was expecting numbers in the low 3's for the demo and around 13-14 million viewers.
Not only has DWTS been over exposed, but I thought the copycats, over the last 12-18 months, would do the most damage.
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Originally posted by Twins12: well, the finale was down a whopping 20% this year. I think it is fading already.
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: They don't have anything else to replace it with. But I don't think DWTS is going to fade as fast as people would like it to. Ratings are down because live TV viewership is down across the board. But TV viewers are naturally interested in celebrities, even D-listers, and I don't see a sudden massive drop off of interest in the show.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Yeah, ABC can't wait, but I can. One day this "Dancing with the Has Beens" thing is finally going to wear off. I still think FOX does it right with one season of AI per year. Two is just too much. I guess ABC has nothing else.
All of the big shows are down this year. Survivor, TAR, DH, GA, DWTS, Heroes, House, all down. When a show is posting huge numbers, it's drops are more noticable due to fewer live TV watchers. The few shows that are posting increases are smaller, lesser watched shows. Next year, they will reach their limit and the audience will decline.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Here is the Hollywood Reporter's analysis of DWTS and others. Notice the big drop off from DWTS from last year :
I'm actually in full agreement here. (shocking i know but stranger things have happened)
I used to love these kinds of talent shows with Star Search (both the original and the CBS one with Arsenio) remaining my favorite because they had fresh talent each week. You never knew if someone better would come on and it was exciting to watch. The thrill of finding out what song Sanjaya is going to sing on ABBA night just doesn't compare.
As for DWTS, I'm a fan of dance shows, but the audience vote is the other reason not to watch. The least talented is rarely voted off and many years, the most talented didn't even win. After Mario Lopez lost to Reggie football guy with marginal talent, I gave that show up for good.
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Originally posted by robert: I swear i'll never never never understand why shows like DWTS and AI are so watched. I can't think of anything more boring than watching some D-listers dance. OK, maybe i would watch it a week but the same thing for months? Unthinkable
Fair points, but I still think DWTS is starting to wear old. I think the decline keeps going.
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Originally posted by WlcmLAPD: All of the big shows are down this year. Survivor, TAR, DH, GA, DWTS, Heroes, House, all down. When a show is posting huge numbers, it's drops are more noticable due to fewer live TV watchers. The few shows that are posting increases are smaller, lesser watched shows. Next year, they will reach their limit and the audience will decline.
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Originally posted by Twins12: Here is the Hollywood Reporter's analysis of DWTS and others. Notice the big drop off from DWTS from last year :
