Comments on: Nielsen Ratings Cable TV Top 20: Home Run Hit for ESPN http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:37:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bpjam http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-14413 bpjam Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:19:12 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-14413 Actually, I think USA and FX have hit on the new trend. TV shows based not on a situation or location (Seinfeld, Friends, Every Hospital or Police Dept, etc) and based them on a (mostly) singular lead character who is very interesting. <br><br>Think of the spawns (who are not only pretty good ratings drivers but are also creating great advertising revenue streams and DVD sales): Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, The Closer, Saving Grace. The shows are totally character driven and they can take the character anywhere they want.<br><br>On the pay cable side, I really miss The Wire and Deadwood. I can easily see movie ops for at least Deadwood although David Milch could literally pick it up from where they left it since the last episode really wasn't an ending at all. Actually, I think USA and FX have hit on the new trend. TV shows based not on a situation or location (Seinfeld, Friends, Every Hospital or Police Dept, etc) and based them on a (mostly) singular lead character who is very interesting. <br><br>Think of the spawns (who are not only pretty good ratings drivers but are also creating great advertising revenue streams and DVD sales): Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, The Closer, Saving Grace. The shows are totally character driven and they can take the character anywhere they want.<br><br>On the pay cable side, I really miss The Wire and Deadwood. I can easily see movie ops for at least Deadwood although David Milch could literally pick it up from where they left it since the last episode really wasn't an ending at all.

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-14412 Robert Seidman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:59:09 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-14412 Hi Rich. I had the live numbers posted by accident. Those numbers wind up causing a lot of confusion because they're not available widely so I'm definitely against posting them separately. For a variety of reasons, posting them with the LIVE+SD numbers isn't a task I want to pick up right now. Sorry. Hi Rich. I had the live numbers posted by accident. Those numbers wind up causing a lot of confusion because they're not available widely so I'm definitely against posting them separately. For a variety of reasons, posting them with the LIVE+SD numbers isn't a task I want to pick up right now. Sorry.

]]> By: Rich http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-13000 Rich Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:37:29 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-13000 Hi Mr Seidman,<br><br>May you please post the live figures just for comparisons sake?<br><br>Thanks Hi Mr Seidman,

May you please post the live figures just for comparisons sake?

Thanks

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-12999 Robert Seidman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:45:25 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-12999 Tyrone, while I know at least a couple television critics who agree with you, mostly those shows are doing pretty well -- though they certainly looked worse when I had inadvertently not included same day DVR usage. Though I enjoyed The Wire more, I do enjoy both Burn Notice and In Plain Sight. Tyrone, while I know at least a couple television critics who agree with you, mostly those shows are doing pretty well — though they certainly looked worse when I had inadvertently not included same day DVR usage. Though I enjoyed The Wire more, I do enjoy both Burn Notice and In Plain Sight.

]]> By: tyrone http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-12998 tyrone Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:28:13 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-12998 usa better try something new beside that "quirky characters under blue skies" requirement for all their new shows...its getting tired and old ....look at burn notice and in plain sight...not exactly burning up the ratings.........usa would now turn down david chase and the sopranos if it was a new idea that was brought to them... usa better try something new beside that “quirky characters under blue skies” requirement for all their new shows…its getting tired and old ….look at burn notice and in plain sight…not exactly burning up the ratings………usa would now turn down david chase and the sopranos if it was a new idea that was brought to them…

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/07/22/nielsen-ratings-cable-tv-top-20-home-run-for-espn/4507#comment-12997 Robert Seidman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:01:06 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4507#comment-12997 Yikes, I may have grabbed the live numbers and not the LIVE+SD. Will check, thanks. Yikes, I may have grabbed the live numbers and not the LIVE+SD. Will check, thanks.

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