Comments on: Sunday Ratings: Globes Less Golden; 24 Opens Lower; Steelers Win At Home For CBS

By: coffee

coffee — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:43:17 +0000

the golden gloves were a bust

By: Joie

Joie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0000

I actually feel really sorry for the CW. Forgive me if I sound like I’m repeating what 5 million other people out there may have already said, but if the CW had picked up shows that had an established audience (I won’t mention specific titles, out of fear that I might start a riot) instead of that MRC deal/ratings nightmare, they would’ve gotten some pretty decent (by their standards) numbers on Sundays.

Dawn Ostroff deserves an award for the worst network executive ever in American television history.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:56:48 +0000

Jesse-YOU might not know anyone who uses the print TVG listings (though you probably do and just don’t know it; it’s not the sort of thing most people would typically tend to know about friends/acquaintances), but of course some people like them. And yes, there are other ways to get schedules, but I prefer to have a paper copy of the schedule so I can mark what I want to watch/tape each night ahead of time. My local onscreen guide only tells what’s on for an hour in advance, making it impossible to plan ahead for even just the next night. Plus, it scrolls verrrrry slowly through about 100 channels. In short, it’s virtually useless. I also like to get TVG for the news and interviews.

Anyway, if the magazine is going to be published,whether or not YOU read it or care at all, and it’s going to include a schedule, it only makes sense that they include a listing each night for one of the most highly watched networks. It takes up just a sliver of space on each night’s grid.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:13:17 +0000

Through 2013 is four more seasons. Considering the way shows can easily go from hits to nothing in one season, ABC would be a fool to sign that deal. Two more seasons I could understand. Four I cannot.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:28:28 +0000

All you people worried about the ‘low’ ratings ‘Desperate Housewives’ pulled in…you must be out of your minds to think ABC will ever reject an offer to extended the show until 2013. It’s still by far one of their highest rated shows. It pulled in 13.7 million viewers despite being against unusual competition like ‘The Golden Globes’ and ‘24′. As far as scripted shows go, ‘Desperate Housewives’ is their #1 show in both viewers, and even the 18-34 demo (it’s starting to outpace ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ in that category).

By: cool

cool — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:35:29 +0000

Something smells fi$$$hy too me with all the TV Guide/CW.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:02:04 +0000

I wasn’t aware anybody read TV Guide anymore. On-screen guides are the only way to go.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000

I wouldn’t worry about DH. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon. It was the show I watched last night, too. I don’t care about the Golden Globes, and I passed on 24 because during previous seasons I invariably got tired of the show about halfway through its run. It’s a good show, sure, just not really my thing.

Also, about a week ago, I asked about TV Guide dropping the CW from its print grid listings. Tonight I found this article ( http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20090110_Dave_on_Demand___Mentalist__showed_powers_only_in_ratings.html ):

I noticed over the last few weeks in TV Guide that listings for the CW, home of Smallville, 90210 and other imperishable pleasures, are completely missing from the prime-time grid.

The network declined to comment. Scott Crystal, TV Guide’s CEO and president, framed it as a space issue.

“There are now hundreds of channels on television and we can only accommodate approximately 70 in our primetime grids,” he e-mailed. “In the past few weeks, the following networks have not appeared in the grids: MTV, CW, DIY and TV Guide Network.”

But the CW is the only broadcast outlet in that bunch. And it simply doesn’t make sense to drop it while continuing to run listings for far more marginal competitors like ION and MyNetworkTV.
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My response: Something does stink, and it’s the answer given by Scott Crystal. Many networks must get a fraction of the viewership of the CW, surely, yet they still are listed. What makes them so much more worthy than the CW? I’d like an answer to that question, though it’ll probably be another lame one.

By: thedemonhog

thedemonhog — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:58:59 +0000

Poor “cool” user, missing the renegotiation that ‘Desperate Housewives’ will actually end in 2013.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:46:26 +0000

as much as i love 24, no surprise this show fell to that low. Reason: Writers Strike! Like most shows this season the writers strike just kill momenteum from last season. The difference, 24 is a brand and is consistant entity for FOX.

As far as the globes, some of the films that were nominated and won (SLumdog Millioniare for example), no one has seen. Also the event seem upbeat but in a low key sort of way.

As I said just the overrun of the NFL would do the job for CBS.

Desperate Housewives will return to its normal levels after the SUper Bowl.
I hope ABC isn t dumb to put Desperate Housewives up agaisnt Steelers-Ravens Next Sunday night. All the networks should run repeats,. CASE CLOSED. That game will do a 39 rating.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:38:02 +0000

Tony, not me. Who are the “people” you’re referring to?

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:15:28 +0000

Do people really think that Desperate Housewives was hurt by football? For some reason, I don’t think the average football fan tunes in to DH when football isn’t on.

By: johnthemon

johnthemon — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:48:49 +0000

@ R. G.

Are you serious? CBS has the best shows? On what planet do they think that?

Almost everything on CBS is a retread of CSI, or an over-the-hill reality show (Surivor, Amazing Race). They have a few mediocre comedies…but otherwise they reall suck.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:50:37 +0000

cool,

i read that ABC and Marc cherry are talking about extending the show to 9 seasons!

By: Kathy B.

Kathy B. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:07:57 +0000

Thanks Bill, that makes more sense. It’s Monday, my brain isn’t quite functional yet.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:03:37 +0000

Kathy, 2008 was the “star-less” Globes. 2007 was the last “normal” show.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:03:04 +0000

Daniel, Damn that copy and paste! Fixed.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:01:50 +0000

All the columns read 18-49. Please correct!

By: Kathy B.

Kathy B. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:58:42 +0000

I’m confused. Was 2007 the year they just announced the Golden Globes winners and didn’t have the big show? Does that mean that more people watched them reading the winners than actually receiving the award?

By: cool

cool — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:55:30 +0000

Marc Cherry said that DH will end in 2011 after seven seasons. My bet? ABC will end the show just like Marc Cherry said but wil get an spinoff with Edie.

By: jay

jay — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:48:04 +0000

Most interesting ratings night of the year – maybe season – sofar. Watched five seconds of Globes – long enough to see Zuck’s smiling face and 30 Rock win again. ( Whatever. ) Never watch 24 but thought numbers OK. DH – intrigued by comment above about M. Cherry; may have to consult Google on that one. Until further notice I would think the Globes audience pull excuses the low DH numbers. Like the new format on the Nielsens. Finally, winter of network discontent getting warmer. Since I was visiting, watched WKRP, Newhart in syndication, just for full disclosure.

By: Name Required

Name Required — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:29:10 +0000

Oh yeah, and GO STEELERS !!!

By: R.G.

R.G. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Yes – I too saw the Mickey Rourke receiving award thing too … and bonus points to the MORON that gave the finger on a network awards show…I’m sure NBC loved that…and was it me or did even this award show cut back on the back drop and stage…movie ticket sales are up in this bad economy…Are they trying to make us think they are hurting too…? I guess its hollywoods way of trying to relate.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:11:37 +0000

JoJo, The Unit may not be close enough to syndication to survive, it will have only 69 episodes through the end of this season. Although with the wacky news about Til Death, I am suspending disbelief for a while on what crazy things potential syndication profits can cause.

By: JoJo

JoJo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:08:05 +0000

It’s still disappointing to see that CBS is most likely going to cancel The Unit, even though it has a larger total audience than Brothers and Sisters (ABC’s third most watched show). I’m hoping that CBS keeps it on the air because it’s pretty close to the magic 100 episode number.