On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > Buried in this is the opening night ratings for Rock Center: 4.14 > > million, 1.28 in the 18-49 demo. That would be worse than Playboy > > Club. > > > > The larger question, though: even if NBC can turn it around in three > > years, will the media landscape change so much that it would even > > matter? > > > > http://adage.com/article/tuning-in/nbc-turnaround-matter/230778/ > > Outside of 60 Minutes nobody should expect a hard news show to do as > well as an entertainment show with a young demographic. And even > though 60 Minutes brings in respectable ratings each week it's known > it skews old and its 18-49 rating must not be so hot. > In support of Tom's point: Last season 60 Minutes was the #12 rated television program of the season in total viewers (averaged 13.3 M viewers), but was only the 59th rated program in the 18-49 demo (2.4). 20/20 Friday had a 1.6 Demo, ranked #98 (5.7M total viewers, ranked #91) and Dateline Friday had a 1.5, ranked #105 (6.5M total viewers, ranked #81). See: http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers/ Rock is doing worse than Dateline (on a Friday!) and 20/20 did last season, which can't be good news. -- 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
