Right. But your point is totally plausible as well. TV watching is a behavioral habit, and this pandemic has disrupted so many behavioral patterns. Very hard to say which of the old habits will return unchanged and which won’t. I’m wondering if I will ever go back to wearing real pants again to work.
On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 at 9:53 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 3:59 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No way to prove, but I think we can make a reasonable inference. Ticket >> sales at my local theater were down in 2020, and I guess its possible they >> will continue at that level after the pandemic, but I think its reasonable >> to infer they will go back up. I’m not saying the inference is as strong >> for major television events, but still reasonable. >> >> This is why I included a hypothesis (a specific, testable prediction). If >> GGA ratings go up next time, but are still lower than the time before, I >> will be right; if they stay the same or go down, then you will be. >> > > I want to point out that there is a major difference between activities > that have been shut down, like theater and live music, and TV. Of course > people will return to those venues as soon as they reopen and it's > pointless to draw any conclusions from comparing 2019 attendance to 2020 > attendance. > > After further reflection (God knows why this takes up any space in my > mind) the Golden Globes ceremony was always sold as a big party with a red > carpet ceremony and boozing at the tables was encouraged to give an > anything-can-happen attitude. All of that was missing this year and that > could have depressed viewership. If next year's ceremony can be sold as a > celebration of show biz stars getting back together and having a good time > that could drive up the number of viewers. > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEtwjMN-4UMBxA5-N_Wo5b9BrEL%3DmenwpErGKKWvzcK8Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEtwjMN-4UMBxA5-N_Wo5b9BrEL%3DmenwpErGKKWvzcK8Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLH%3DWa%3D4y_7G3%3DJXL35FcdYpkCBWaXrMgj2nVh30ATC5Q%40mail.gmail.com.
