On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 2:22 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/10/jay-leno-may-be-pulling-down-11-pm-ratings-for-wflach-8.html > > WFLA isn't alone. according to the New York Post: "Ratings for late > newscasts at NBC affiliates in 44 of the top 56 metered markets are > down this year, falling an average of 13 percent in the first four > weeks of the season compared with a year ago. In 10 of the top 25 > major markets, the numbers are worse, with New York down 22 percent, > Philadelphia off 37 percent and Miami down 30 percent."
A year ago is a lousy benchmark because of the election. Philadelphia and Miami are in swing states and there were enough local campaign events with local TV news coverage to inflate ratings. For a situation like WFLA, going from #1 to #2 is more serious. I'd want to know if both stations have the same news director and anchor teams before saying Leno is to blame for viewer falloff. Tom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
