Comments on: But *We* Love the ‘Dirty slums of Friday night’ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/29/but-we-love-the-dirty-slums-of-friday-night/4835 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Em http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/29/but-we-love-the-dirty-slums-of-friday-night/4835#comment-21266 Em Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:41:19 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4835#comment-21266 Oh Robert, I'm so sorry! I was rushing and just didn't think. <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991318.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1">http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991318.htm...</a><br>By now I'm sure you must think I'm stuck in a one rut race but I'm gathering information for a paper I'm working on. I really do have more than just one interest in life. Oh Robert, I'm so sorry! I was rushing and just didn't think. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991318.htm...
By now I'm sure you must think I'm stuck in a one rut race but I'm gathering information for a paper I'm working on. I really do have more than just one interest in life.

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/29/but-we-love-the-dirty-slums-of-friday-night/4835#comment-21261 Robert Seidman Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:50:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4835#comment-21261 I didn't see the Variety story (and you didn't include the link!) but I'm guessing the "graying" story was related to the new Nielsen Universe Estimates where the 55+ was the fastest growing sector (albeit still only ~16% of the television viewing population, their % of total viewing, is much bigger. More here:<br><br><a href="http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/28/nielsen-announces-updated-estimates-for-2008-2009-season/4832">http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/28/nielsen-an...</a> I didn't see the Variety story (and you didn't include the link!) but I'm guessing the “graying” story was related to the new Nielsen Universe Estimates where the 55+ was the fastest growing sector (albeit still only ~16% of the television viewing population, their % of total viewing, is much bigger. More here:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/28/nielsen-an...

]]> By: Em http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/29/but-we-love-the-dirty-slums-of-friday-night/4835#comment-21258 Em Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:18:16 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4835#comment-21258 I'll try to sneak a comment in here before I get slammed by both sides. IMO, the coveted 18-49 demo is not a good Friday night audience. CBS's audience's tend to be older anyway and exactly what 'that' show drew given the time slot, the night and the Net. So CBS reaped what they sewed, when they aired, well you know. Then they pi$$ed them off when they cancelled it. So now CBS needs to start over and draw viewers they don't typically reach for a concept that sounds insulting for the younger women. Another CBS misstep, I dunno? Variety had a good article today about Nielsen discovering the graying of the TV audience and a quote from a CBS exec saying about the same thing. Maybe CBS should just embrace the grey side? I'll try to sneak a comment in here before I get slammed by both sides. IMO, the coveted 18-49 demo is not a good Friday night audience. CBS's audience's tend to be older anyway and exactly what 'that' show drew given the time slot, the night and the Net. So CBS reaped what they sewed, when they aired, well you know. Then they pi$$ed them off when they cancelled it. So now CBS needs to start over and draw viewers they don't typically reach for a concept that sounds insulting for the younger women. Another CBS misstep, I dunno? Variety had a good article today about Nielsen discovering the graying of the TV audience and a quote from a CBS exec saying about the same thing. Maybe CBS should just embrace the grey side?

]]> By: Holly http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/29/but-we-love-the-dirty-slums-of-friday-night/4835#comment-21248 Holly Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:53:03 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4835#comment-21248 I have to say, the VAST majority of the negative comments I've heard about Ex-List have been from pissed off fans of that show. As far as reviews, the most negative things I've seen are reviewers questioning how long the premise can last and (mostly) male reviewers saying it's too girly for them (not in those words, but that's the basic gist).<br><br>I think Ex-List's real problem isn't the fans of that show or the premise, it's whether people will find it on CBS. It's not CBS' usual fare, which is good because CBS does need to diversify but bad because it will struggle to find viewers.<br><br><br>Crusoe on the other hand, I think might work better as a mini-series. I can see it being difficult to keep the story going long term. I have to say, the VAST majority of the negative comments I've heard about Ex-List have been from pissed off fans of that show. As far as reviews, the most negative things I've seen are reviewers questioning how long the premise can last and (mostly) male reviewers saying it's too girly for them (not in those words, but that's the basic gist).

I think Ex-List's real problem isn't the fans of that show or the premise, it's whether people will find it on CBS. It's not CBS' usual fare, which is good because CBS does need to diversify but bad because it will struggle to find viewers.

Crusoe on the other hand, I think might work better as a mini-series. I can see it being difficult to keep the story going long term.

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