tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post7519247469428072186..comments2023-09-30T09:11:03.048-04:00Comments on SpottedRatings.com: A18-49+: 2003-04 Season RecapSpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-59808554731339147792013-05-16T02:08:17.199-04:002013-05-16T02:08:17.199-04:00NBC massively hyped up the show's premiere, pa...NBC massively hyped up the show's premiere, painting it as the successor to Friends, and it received a huge amount of backlash when it compared unfavourably. I imagine its quick cancellation was largely down to the masses of negative publicity rather than the ratings.<br /><br />That said, the ratings were weak by the then-high NBC Thursday standards and its final episode was the lowest rated Thursday show in years. They pulled it for sweeps and it never returned. Back then NBC had high expectations of Thursday shows and were merciless in cancelling underperformers.<br /><br />Honestly, they pulled the plug too soon. Easy to say in hindsight and it's understandable why they cut their losses at the time, though.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-67283868818727309982013-04-14T10:54:14.404-04:002013-04-14T10:54:14.404-04:00Aired four episodes:
7.8 (10.3 Will & Grace l...Aired four episodes:<br /><br />7.8 (10.3 Will & Grace lead-in)<br />6.7 (8.5 W&G)<br />5.6 (7.5 W&G)<br />4.9 (6.7 W&G)<br />...and was never seen again.<br /><br /><br />The next week they plugged in Scrubs and got a 6.4, so I guess they knew what they were doing.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-3297459079978180902013-04-13T15:10:24.137-04:002013-04-13T15:10:24.137-04:00What was up with Coupling that it rated as a big h...What was up with Coupling that it rated as a big hit, but still got cancelled?Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-5586409360381941462013-04-13T13:36:23.536-04:002013-04-13T13:36:23.536-04:00I have it at 42. Same as Mob Doctor.I have it at 42. Same as Mob Doctor.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-14530832973470712932013-04-12T22:09:54.358-04:002013-04-12T22:09:54.358-04:00Hey, do you actually have an 18-49+ for Threat Mat...Hey, do you actually have an 18-49+ for Threat Matrix, just to put it in perspective?Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-18122732284058734172013-03-29T20:08:01.045-04:002013-03-29T20:08:01.045-04:00Good post, I like your analysis. I do have one com...Good post, I like your analysis. I do have one complaint, though: You can't compare time-of-day ratings from 2003-04 to this season. We're only a few weeks into Daylight Savings Time, which would affect that a lot. I'd expect the 8:00 and 8:30 half-hours to sink a lot by May. Using last year's data would be more accurate.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.com