Comments on: With Apologies to Dawn Ostroff, Gossip Girl and its Fans http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:22:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mary dobyns http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-13970 mary dobyns Thu, 15 May 2008 16:03:30 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-13970 Please give Moonlight, Alex and its 8000 and growing fan base a home. It is too joyeous and special to lose. Thank You Mary in San DIego Please give Moonlight, Alex and its 8000 and growing fan base a home. It is too joyeous and special to lose. Thank You Mary in San DIego

]]> By: QD4rmBAMA http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10604 QD4rmBAMA Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:14:34 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10604 I agree with David M. They forget that if your in the 18-34 demo, that doesn't mean that all we want are dramas about rich whiny kids and reality shows. You can't have the advertisers determine your network's type of programming. The network should create a "quality program" that the advertisers will be competing to get their ads into. I hate the network's demo because it completely alienates the former viewers of UPN and The WB, and they wonder why they had a hard time migrating viewers. I used to watch UPN and WB back in the day, but now since The CW wants to prey on teenaged girls, I feel uncomfortable watching this network. I agree with David M. They forget that if your in the 18-34 demo, that doesn’t mean that all we want are dramas about rich whiny kids and reality shows. You can’t have the advertisers determine your network’s type of programming. The network should create a “quality program” that the advertisers will be competing to get their ads into.

I hate the network’s demo because it completely alienates the former viewers of UPN and The WB, and they wonder why they had a hard time migrating viewers. I used to watch UPN and WB back in the day, but now since The CW wants to prey on teenaged girls, I feel uncomfortable watching this network.

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10299 Robert Seidman Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:55:46 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10299 I don't think the 18-34 babble is completely ridiculous. One thing is obvious, some advertisers are willing to pay a fat premium for 18-34 year old women. Whether that's ridiculous I haven't really thought much about. But catering to advertisers who are willing to pay a premium isn't ridiculous. It would seem from some of what I've read both here and elsewhere the show is good at making the young women who watch it want to dress like the people who are on it. That said, 94% or so of the women 18-34 who had their TVs turned on at 8pm were not watching Gossip Girl (according to Nielsen) I don’t think the 18-34 babble is completely ridiculous. One thing is obvious, some advertisers are willing to pay a fat premium for 18-34 year old women. Whether that’s ridiculous I haven’t really thought much about. But catering to advertisers who are willing to pay a premium isn’t ridiculous.

It would seem from some of what I’ve read both here and elsewhere the show is good at making the young women who watch it want to dress like the people who are on it. That said, 94% or so of the women 18-34 who had their TVs turned on at 8pm were not watching Gossip Girl (according to Nielsen)

]]> By: David M. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10295 David M. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:44:05 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10295 Oh please. The whole 18-34 babble is just ridiculous. Ostroff is still running the network into the ground with her desire to court the teen female set, and that's disappointing. No amount of shoving Gossip Girl down everyone's throat is going to change that. Oh please. The whole 18-34 babble is just ridiculous. Ostroff is still running the network into the ground with her desire to court the teen female set, and that’s disappointing. No amount of shoving Gossip Girl down everyone’s throat is going to change that.

]]> By: Sandy http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10286 Sandy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:25:22 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/22/with-apologies-to-dawn-ostroff-gossip-girl-and-its-fans/3466#comment-10286 Either way, the CW is still screeeeeewed. Either way, the CW is still screeeeeewed.

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