The problem with Steve’s theory is although protest fatigue might be a factor for some, ratings in general are in a sharp decline. Older viewers are still watching broadcast TV in the traditional manner, but older viewers are not predisposed to watch a modern pop music award show. Those young whipper snappers just aren’t watching TV in the standard way. I was out and about on Sunday evening, and more than once I stood near some nefarious youths who got text messages telling them who won a given award. That’s enough for them. So if Steve wants to cite politics as a factor, I’d cite age and preferred viewing methods as larger contributors to the drop.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 8:24 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > See my earlier comment about swing voters. A portion of the potential > viewers will watch no matter what. A portion will tune out because of > anticipated controversy or because FOX News tells. I am saying there is > also a chunk that have grown weary of the message. And how often does merit > count in which message gets heard in American discourse? SQUIRREL! > > Not sent from an iPhone > On Jan 30, 2018, at 7:41 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. >> > -- > 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. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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.
