tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post8548530745544124029..comments2023-09-30T09:11:03.048-04:00Comments on SpottedRatings.com: A18-49+: 2012-13 Season RecapSpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-25940807480183384222013-06-13T05:25:47.383-04:002013-06-13T05:25:47.383-04:00I think that's a very good point. Looking at t...I think that's a very good point. Looking at the 60 Minutes Vault page, I see a couple standout results. A 4.9 after a 10.5 lead-in. Some 3s with an 8-10 lead-in. Basically, if the game goes past 7:30, the results are much better. The landscape is too competitive to have any sacred cows, so I would not be surprised to see something else slide into that spot.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-23106988170361864612013-06-11T20:00:32.415-04:002013-06-11T20:00:32.415-04:00Because I think there are two networks that have t...Because I think there are two networks that have the capability to seize the opportunity. ABC and CBS are best situated to tackle Sundays (pun intended) even though they have very different circumstances. CBS could leverage its football overruns and better funnel that demo-attractive audience into its lineup, but 60 Minutes and the CBS News division have an incredible amount of power. The Eye can't fix its Sundays until it deals with that.<br /><br />(Side note: this is why I am pleasantly baffled by The Amazing Race. Surrounded by a sea of shows that skew only 20% of its audience in the demo, TAR pushes itself into the 30s on par with Survivor. I would love to see a season where it got the direct football lead-in; I don't think it'd be a Go On-like fraud of artificial audience growth but it would help the show get an elusive third ratings renaissance.)<br /><br />Meanwhile, ABC should do what it does best and just remodel the entire night. When the network has its metaphorical back against the wall, its best quality has been a willingness to take the risk and swing for the fences. And when it works it really takes off: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family. SHIELD has that feel to it, and I think it's great for Tuesdays (the night that I would have prioritized over Sundays for 2013-2014), but in '14-'15 I hope to see that sky-high aiming.<br /><br />The other networks are more locked into their circumstances: Animation Domination so defines Fox's Sundays that they'd have to wipe that slate clean before trying something, and I don't even think they should so long as the cartoons skew like they do. And NBC has inherited ABC's former Monday Night Football problem: a bi-polar night where it rates very high in the Fall but cannot get even a third of that audience to show up January-May.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-48072309201761053692013-06-11T11:33:15.861-04:002013-06-11T11:33:15.861-04:00Thanks for the catch.Thanks for the catch.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-15944191038379578372013-06-11T11:13:19.340-04:002013-06-11T11:13:19.340-04:00I think the issue with Sundays is not as bad as ne...I think the issue with Sundays is not as bad as networks are making us believe by simply giving up on them. I mean, last fall, less than a year ago Revenge and Once Upon a Time were some of the highest rated shows on TV airing on Sunday... Awards season (and the general notion that they had lackluster first halves of seasons) killed them. Bottom line? I think sundays are a different kind of beast that has to be dealt with in a different kind of way and that is what networks have failed to do so far. I think next year they are taking a step towards the right direction somehow but with the wrong guns. I think they should have put new or hot shows there at least. Ideally, I would go almost all with reality in there though...Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-58638625278565430072013-06-11T11:12:24.982-04:002013-06-11T11:12:24.982-04:00Yeah I agree with you. Although I think you meant ...Yeah I agree with you. Although I think you meant the following there, not the forgotten which was from the 2009-2010 seasonSpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-83776977933068683512013-06-11T10:48:10.837-04:002013-06-11T10:48:10.837-04:00My theory on why this past season seemed lackluste...My theory on why this past season seemed lackluster is two-fold: the 2012-2013 development season probably stunk while there were a surprising amount of high-flying/high-rated freshmen from 2011-2012 that the broadcast network felt they could lean more heavily on. I think the networks are almost settling into a two-year scripted boom/bust cycle:<br /><br />2009-2010: Boom (Modern Family, NCIS: LA, The Middle, Glee, Cougar Town)<br />2010-2011: Bust (Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O)<br />2011-2012: Boom (2 Broke Girls, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Suburgatory, Scandal)<br />2012-2013: Bust (The Forgotten, Elementary, Revolution)Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-21151527212824518512013-06-11T01:17:13.829-04:002013-06-11T01:17:13.829-04:00You really need something w/ a 100% confidence thr...You really need something w/ a 100% confidence threshold if you're going to mount an attack on Sundays. I think the reason why all the female-skewing dreck that ABC mounts in the Sunday @ 10 slot is failing because of America's ongoing stupefication at the sight of the Kardashians and their behinds. As for any attempts to go genre or otherwise male-skewing, that's being supressed by The Walking Dead in fall and winter, and Game of Thrones in the spring. There's also the sports issue to consider in that realm.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-5991540893303569342013-06-11T01:13:03.966-04:002013-06-11T01:13:03.966-04:00Clearly. They only had three completely unaccepta...Clearly. They only had three completely unacceptable months, vs. five in 2011-12.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-16389895723434385852013-06-10T20:33:15.407-04:002013-06-10T20:33:15.407-04:00The huge step forward for NBC was adding an extra ...The huge step forward for NBC was adding an extra cycle of The Voice?Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-45242567442004827472013-06-10T17:12:19.648-04:002013-06-10T17:12:19.648-04:00Excellent recap of the season! The only thing I wo...Excellent recap of the season! The only thing I would add in there is how cable continued to skyrocket in the face of broadcasters' woes, especially with the walking dead. Other than that, I think we are in for a far better year than the previous one. I think networks were too risk-adverse this past year. This year, they are apparently much more willing to tolerate risk. By definition, it implies that we are likely to have a higher expected number of casualties and big bombs but the payoff for stuff that works out is also higher. So I expect to see some good big hits and some good big bombs. Another thing is that apparently networks really are starting to get serious about yearly round programming, with FOX on the frontline greenlighting the high profile 24 remake and gang related for the summer, and with ABC also covering a lot of ground by giving their shows much needed breaks so as to avoid repeats all together. Good stuff.Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149153403168306818.post-66752630175424155892013-06-10T14:48:03.454-04:002013-06-10T14:48:03.454-04:00At this point, I think we can pretty much call Sun...At this point, I think we can pretty much call Sunday to be the weakest day for the 2013-2014 season; three of the four networks are going status quo (minus scheduling gymnastics to account for event season and the Winter Olympics), while NBC's history of etch-a-sketching a post-SNF schedule hasn't historically inspired confidence.<br /><br />Tuesday is at least getting attention on different fronts: high-profile dramas both old (Person of Interest) and new (SHIELD, The Originals), splashier sitcoms (Dads & Brooklyn Nine-Nine), a returning reality staple (The Biggest Loser), and a sophomore procedural trying to take a major step up the Nielsen charts (Chicago Fire).Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222504847153680060noreply@blogger.com