Ratings News!
POSTED BY: Novagrass
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 22:21
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Quote:Or, we could not just get bent out of shape when somebody says bad things about our favorite TV series.
Originally posted by Ringwraith:
Maybe we should all wear shirts that say "Your TV show sucks" and that way we could all be safe.
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Quote:Or, we could not just get bent out of shape when somebody says bad things about our favorite TV series.
Originally posted by Zicsoft:Quote:
Originally posted by Ringwraith:
Maybe we should all wear shirts that say "Your TV show sucks" and that way we could all be safe.
There's a difference between saying you don't like a show and saying fans of such and such a show are "fill in the blank."
Just saying don't lump fans of a particular show into one category.
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Actually Buffy's highest rating was a 6.something something when it debuted on UPN
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Does anyone know how well Fastlane did? Would be interesting to see which of the 3 new series, Fastlane, Firefly, or John Doe is currently the top rated show for FOX.
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Originally posted by millernate:
The first season of Dark Angel typically got ratings around 6.0-7.0. Far superior to the ratings it received on its Friday timeslot.
Let's not forget that Fox heavily promoted Dark Angel as the kind of show it really was - a futuristic action show. When it premiered, viewers actually got what they saw in the previews. That's probably why it was so successful during its first season.
Meanwhile, Fox has done a dreadful job of promoting Firefly. They want viewers to think that it's an ordinary sci-fi adventure. They don't want us to know it's a western. For the trailers, they have taken footage from the show, and they've added sci-fi-type music. Fox hasn't done any justice to Firefly at all. I really believe that's hurting the ratings.
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Originally posted by Haken:
Does anyone know how well Fastlane did? Would be interesting to see which of the 3 new series, Fastlane, Firefly, or John Doe is currently the top rated show for FOX.
Fastlane pulled a 6.0/10 according to Zap2It (see http://tv.zap2it.com/news/dailynielsenrankings.html?28094) which put it in second place behind The West Wing (at 6.6/11).
The high rating for John Doe is encouraging on one front: it means people might be home for Firefly. Now they just need to watch it. Unfortunately, it is competing with 48 Hours for some demographics.
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Fastlane, as I recall, is on Wednesday... traditionally a much better night for TV than the dreaded Friday.
(Of course, Fox will always get behind T&A and flashy cars before sci fi, as evidenced by their full on support of Melrose Place, 90210, and other shows of their ilk).
For Friday, such ratings aren't *so* bad. We can probably expect an increase if some buzz manages to get generated. As far as competition with 48 hours... well, it doesn't seem like the two shows will be exchanging viewers all that often.
I believe in Firefly. I believe in its quality and I believe in its success. It deserves to survive, and so I can only hope it will. And who knows? If it doesn't, maybe UPN will pick it up... 
UPN.
Pandora
I believe!
"Computer games don't affect kids negatively; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
-Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc.
1988
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Good ratings news!
FF won the all important 18-49 demo for Friday night at 8pm with a 3.0/11. 
Fox also won the night for the demo. As they are a "young" net, they don't worry too much about the older demo (ala CBS).
Hopefully, FF can build on the premiere numbers with "Bushwhacked."
-MBS
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Quote:I believe too, mainly because Joss Whedon has managed to defeat Hollywood's enforced dumbness before. I doubt if UPN will pick up another expensive series though, from Joss Whedon or anybody else. Rumor has it that the Buffy deal ate up all their profits for the forseeable future!
I believe in Firefly. I believe in its quality and I believe in its success. It deserves to survive, and so I can only hope it will. And who knows? If it doesn't, maybe UPN will pick it up...
JOSH, WHERE'S MY CHECK???!!!
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That it won the target demo is its lone saving grace. According to the futoncritic.com, ratings dropped off a bit in the second hour -- viewers tuned in, then rejected it. By comparison, John Doe's second half ratings increased.
--- Joe
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