So, your theory is not that ratings were down because of actual protests, but because of anticipated protests. That is possible. About one third of the country are die hard Trumpsters; as a group they may be less likely to care about the Grammys anyway, so maybe they account for 20% of the Grammy audience in previous years, and maybe they all decided no to watch the show this year because they were afraid of hearing or seeing any sign of the Resistance.
Or maybe the ratings were down because of the prominence of Hip Hop artists being recognized - I guess that might alienate the same cohort. On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 2:10 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait, I just realized what you wrote. There has to be promos to let people > know there will be protests? There's going to be protests at the Oscars > too. That's easy to predict because there's a large audience and it is > live. The protests and the fact it is clear who is going to win (probably) > means another year of record low ratings, even though it was a good year > for movies. > The #MeToo movement is important and overdue and with Harvey Weinstein as > the most prominent villain the Oscars will be its Super Bowl. The public as > a whole is tired of hearing about it and also the anti-Trump protests.. So > they will tune out. > > Not sent from an iPhone > On Jan 29, 2018, at 9:19 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 8:45 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think part of the reason the ratings are down is because people want >>> to be entertained, not watch millionaires protest. >>> >> >> Even if the point is valid, the only way people would know that the show >> features millionaires protesting is if it was in the promos, and of course >> it wasn't. >> A lot of the complaints about the show came during the show meaning they >> came from people who tuned in (or retweeted from people who tuned in). >> Considering how charged the political atmosphere is now and the fact that >> there are categories for hip hop and latin music, it's a lot to expect no >> protests. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
