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Author: Martin PhippsMartin Phipps Date: May 24, 2008 21:52
On May 24, 11:05Â am, "Ar Q" hottmail.com> wrote:> TVR YAR Â TVM Â YAR*
> Â Â 8 Â Â 13 Â Â 16.9 Â Â 4.9 Â Â CBS Â Â CSI
> Â 12 Â Â 12 Â Â 15.2 Â Â 5.1 Â Â CBS Â Â Survivor: China
> Â 14 Â Â 60 Â Â 14.2 Â Â 3.0 Â Â CBS Â Â NCIS
> Â 15 Â Â 20 Â Â 13.8 Â Â 4.2 Â Â CBS Â Â CSI: Miami
> Â 16 Â Â 16 Â Â 13.6 Â Â 4.8 Â Â CBS Â Â Two and a Half Men
> Â 16 Â Â 17 Â Â 13.6 Â Â 4.6 Â Â CBS Â Â Survivor: Micronesia
> Â 18 Â Â 39 Â Â 13.3 Â Â 3.5 Â Â CBS Â Â Without a Trace
> Â 22 Â Â 74 Â Â 12.9 Â Â 2.6 Â Â CBS Â Â 60 Minutes
> Â 23 Â Â 43 Â Â 12.7 Â Â 3.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Criminal Minds
> Â 25 Â Â 30 Â Â 11.8 Â Â 3.9 Â Â CBS Â Â The Amazing Race
> Â 27 Â Â 46 Â Â 11.7 Â Â 3.3 Â Â CBS Â Â CSI: NY
> Â 29 Â Â 56 Â Â 11.2 Â Â 3.1 Â Â CBS Â Â The Unit
> Â 31 Â Â 72 Â Â 11.1 Â Â 2.7 Â Â CBS Â Â Cold Case
> Â 33 Â Â 25 Â Â 10.8 Â Â 4.0 Â Â CBS Â Â Rules of Engagement
> Â 37 Â Â 33 Â Â 10.4 Â Â 3.8 Â Â CBS Â Â Old Christine
> Â 39 Â Â 81 Â Â 10.3 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Shark
> Â 47 Â Â 81 Â Â Â 9.2 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Numbers
> Â 52 Â Â 81 Â Â Â 8.9 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Cane
> Â 56 Â Â 81 Â Â Â 8.7 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Ghost Whisperer
> Â 60 Â Â 46 Â Â Â 8.3 Â Â 3.3 Â Â CBS Â Â The Big Bang Theory
> Â 63 Â Â 46 Â Â Â 8.2 Â Â 3.3 Â Â CBS Â Â How I Met Your Mother
> Â 73 Â Â 78 Â Â Â 7.8 Â Â 2.5 Â Â CBS Â Â Kid Nation
> Â 76 Â Â 98 Â Â Â 7.5 Â Â 2.1 Â Â CBS Â Â Moonlight
> Â 78 Â Â 81 Â Â Â 7.1 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Jericho
> Â 85 Â Â 81 Â Â Â 6.6 Â Â 2.4 Â Â CBS Â Â Big Brother
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> The above list is for CBS shows only. In 2007-2008 season, TAR is the 10th
> ranked CBS show. It improves to the 6th on young adults. Also, you can see
> CBS shows skewed to old audience.
It's always been like that. CBS was the network of 60 Minutes, Murder
She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder and Matlock, all of which appealed to
older people and not young people. Oddly enough, they are still doing
crime dramas and they still appeal more to older people than young
people and yet they've managed to get nine crime dramas in the top
fifty amongst all network shows. The formula is finally working for
them.
> For example, while Cold Case is ranked
> 31th on total viewers, it is the 72th among young viewers [aged 18 -49]. If
> CBS needs to cut some old shows, things like Cold Case, even Numb3rs, will
> be up in the front of the list.
But Numbers has already gone for a few seasons, which means they are
guaranteed to make money from syndication and overseas distribution.
They might even be able to package a few seasons as DVDs. I wonder
how much of a consideration all that is nowadays: television rights,
overseas distribution and DVD sales are all major sources of revenue
when it comes to movies but I don't know how much they factor into the
viability of network TV dramas.
Anyway, I'm surprised the ratings for Numbers are so low. The acting
is pretty good and the scripts are not that bad, considering that it's
a obvious sometimes that they aren't written by actual mathematicians.
Martin
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