Overnight going up!

POSTED BY: YeAhItSme
UPDATED: Thursday, October 31, 2002 21:10
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TECHBOY

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:14 AM

To tell you the truth, I don't know how accurate weekly ratings can be, other than a comparison of the shows themselves. It would seem that they would be a week behind. This is my logic:

An episode is shown. As far as the restof the world, no biggie. However, for a select few who see the show, they end up telling other people about it. Someone from the entertainment media reports on the show, and the following week, more people start watching. This then causes the ratingsto go up.

So, with this logic, the 3.x ratings were based on "Jaynestown". We the fans were very impressed with "Out of Gas", and so this Friday's episode should benefit from it. If the new episode is anywhere as good as "OOG", then I think it may even break the 90 mark.

But then, SCI-FI has always been a nich type of programming. What were the ratings for B5, ST:TNG, DS9, "Battlestar Galatica", etc in the first year?

BTW: Anyone know how "Andromeda" is doing - I just found a station showing the 3rd season. I've missed 1/4 of the 2nd season and 1/4 of the 3rd season so far, because of the syndication situation. Maybe that could be a route if Fox does want to axe it. The point is that FOX has not said anything yet, and has bought 3 more episodes. We have no idea what clauses were in the contract, either. Joss may have been garunteed 13 episodes.

Well, now that I've been all over the map here, I will shut up now.

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Today, as I was having lunch, I was watching the birds in the trees and wondered what it would be like if birds knew that people didn't like being shat on. As I was thinking this, a bird shat on my sandwich. Perhaps I knew too much...

-Simon Travaglia
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TECHBOY

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:15 AM

To tell you the truth, I don't know how accurate weekly ratings can be, other than a comparison of the shows themselves. It would seem that they would be a week behind. This is my logic:

An episode is shown. As far as the restof the world, no biggie. However, for a select few who see the show, they end up telling other people about it. Someone from the entertainment media reports on the show, and the following week, more people start watching. This then causes the ratingsto go up.

So, with this logic, the 3.x ratings were based on "Jaynestown". We the fans were very impressed with "Out of Gas", and so this Friday's episode should benefit from it. If the new episode is anywhere as good as "OOG", then I think it may even break the 90 mark.

But then, SCI-FI has always been a nich type of programming. What were the ratings for B5, ST:TNG, DS9, "Battlestar Galatica", etc in the first year?

BTW: Anyone know how "Andromeda" is doing - I just found a station showing the 3rd season. I've missed 1/4 of the 2nd season and 1/4 of the 3rd season so far, because of the syndication situation. Maybe that could be a route if Fox does want to axe it. The point is that FOX has not said anything yet, and has bought 3 more episodes. We have no idea what clauses were in the contract, either. Joss may have been garunteed 13 episodes.

Well, now that I've been all over the map here, I will shut up now.

================================================
Today, as I was having lunch, I was watching the birds in the trees and wondered what it would be like if birds knew that people didn't like being shat on. As I was thinking this, a bird shat on my sandwich. Perhaps I knew too much...

-Simon Travaglia
If you like that, check this out.[url= http://bofh.ntk.net/]

MALCOLM

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by YeAhItSme:
Primetime Metered Market Ratings

Friday 10/25/02

-ThisClose to Being Labeled a Loser:
John Doe (Fox)

-Friday's Losers:
Firefly (Fox), Robbery Homicide Division (CBS)

-Ratings Breakdown:
On Fox, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer isn't the only Joss Whedon sci-fi hour likely to go down the tubes this year with the recently introduced Firefly slipping to a series low (and fourth place) 3.2/ 5 at 8 p.m. Firefly is also expected to finish fourth in the hour among adults 18-49. Minus any lead-in support, John Doe (4.3/ 7) also hit rock bottom with an also anticipated fourth place finish in adults 18-49.
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what does they mean by series low wasn't last week rating lower than that?

The overall numbers went up from "Jaynestown" which is a good thing any way you cut it. They still need to improve.

While the numbers are what they are, this guy - Marc Berman - has hated FF since before the premiere. If you look back at his column, he always spins the numbers negatively for FF: proof that scifi doesn't work on friday, nobody likes the western/scifi mix, etc., etc. The fact that he is talking about BTVS "going down the tubes" is a perfect example of his bias. UPN will pull out all the stops to have Buffy come back for season eight.

He's entitled to his opinion, but I bristle when I see his lame ass opinions quoted as fact.

I guess ME shouldn't have rejected his Buffy script or something.

-MBS

MOLLYBLOOM

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:08 PM

My thoughts exactly, MBS. For all this chump's negativity, we're not seeing any of that from the only source that counts; Fox, who seems to be giving the show more chances than anyone really expected.

YEAHITSME

Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:01 PM

Here's what was the growth in total viewer
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2 weeks ago: Firefly: Fox/Friday 8 p.m. (#96: 4.31 million; A18-49: #91T, 1.9/ 7): F
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Last friday:
Firefly: Fox/Friday 8 p.m. (#89: 4.38 million; A18-49: #85T, 2.0/7): F

so it's almost a 100 000 viewer growth...that's pretty good IMO

NIGHTDRIFTER

Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by YeAhItSme:
damn you people are negative! It can't go from what it was to a 12.3/9 rating in one week. But it's growing right now wich is good...FOX won't cancel a show with rating that are going up even if they are low cause well it's going up and there's a chance for it to have decent rating one day if it continue that way...So as long as the audiance don't start dropping again the show is not in danger

Yes I'm in agreement it is after all a good business decision to hold on till it finds it's own demographic.

"Good, Bad, I'm the one with the gun"- Ash, Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness

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