Comments on: American Idol, Super Bowl, Heroes Head 2008’s TV Top 10 Lists http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/12/12/american-idol-super-bowl-heroes-lead-2008s-tv-top-10-lists/9563 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:31:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/12/12/american-idol-super-bowl-heroes-lead-2008s-tv-top-10-lists/9563#comment-40014 Robert Seidman Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:47:39 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=9563#comment-40014 Mark, because of the way seasonal totals are done, for DVR viewing particularly it's fairly worthless and not a fair comparison. Repeats are factored into averages, but only when aired in their regularly scheduled time slots and aren't designated as "special". Grey's for instance ran a lot of reruns, but most of them were on Fridays and not counted in the averages (the Thursday reruns were). Lost, aired reruns but not many (perhaps any) in its normal time slot. For the most recent Live+7 data they used, Fringe also may have had no repeats. Usually with Heroes, there are very few repeats, it just goes off the air completely for weeks. There are no repeats with Survivor/American Idol, etc. While the Office aired a lot of normal time slot reruns. If the list was done comparing only first-run airings, it would look very different. Mark, because of the way seasonal totals are done, for DVR viewing particularly it’s fairly worthless and not a fair comparison.

Repeats are factored into averages, but only when aired in their regularly scheduled time slots and aren’t designated as “special”. Grey’s for instance ran a lot of reruns, but most of them were on Fridays and not counted in the averages (the Thursday reruns were). Lost, aired reruns but not many (perhaps any) in its normal time slot. For the most recent Live+7 data they used, Fringe also may have had no repeats. Usually with Heroes, there are very few repeats, it just goes off the air completely for weeks.

There are no repeats with Survivor/American Idol, etc. While the Office aired a lot of normal time slot reruns.

If the list was done comparing only first-run airings, it would look very different.

]]> By: Mark http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/12/12/american-idol-super-bowl-heroes-lead-2008s-tv-top-10-lists/9563#comment-40009 Mark Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:09:19 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=9563#comment-40009 I'm a bit confused about the timeshifting chart. Shouldn't a show like The Office be on the list, since it usually gets a 35-40% DVR increase. Also, I recall Big Brother's strike-necessitated winter/spring season getting a similar boost. Some CW shows also regularly get larger DVR percentage increases than many of the shows on this chart. I’m a bit confused about the timeshifting chart. Shouldn’t a show like The Office be on the list, since it usually gets a 35-40% DVR increase. Also, I recall Big Brother’s strike-necessitated winter/spring season getting a similar boost. Some CW shows also regularly get larger DVR percentage increases than many of the shows on this chart.

]]> By: clutz12001 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/12/12/american-idol-super-bowl-heroes-lead-2008s-tv-top-10-lists/9563#comment-40004 clutz12001 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:44:16 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=9563#comment-40004 For a newbie like Fringe, I guess it's encouraging that it gains so much DVR viewership while live airings are doing well in the younger demos. I hope it sticks around - that's up to the writers as well as the viewers. I don't want it to go all "Heroes" on me now! For a newbie like Fringe, I guess it’s encouraging that it gains so much DVR viewership while live airings are doing well in the younger demos. I hope it sticks around – that’s up to the writers as well as the viewers. I don’t want it to go all “Heroes” on me now!

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