Ratings are in !

[TheMasterOfOrion]

NuBSG 04x02:

BSG ratings:
- 1.801 million viewers
- 1.1/2 HH
- 0.9/3 A18-49

They lost 300 thousand viewers from season premier to their second ep

[witchie]

Ward Fowler wrote:

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I don't see the correlation between quality and ratings. In fact, if there is one, it's probably negative for the most part. While little watched shows like The Wire get canceled, shows like According To Jim and America's Top Model go on and on. I just feel lucky that we've gotten four seasons of Battlestar Galactica. Thoughtful, intelligent television is all to rare.

There really isn't one. Shows like CSI:Miami get great ratings, but I dare anyone to tell me that watching David Caruso putting on his shades and spouting corny one-liners is high quality stuff. It isn't, but it's a popular show. And popular shows get mega-ratings. It's rare to find a quality show with fantastic ratings. There are some out there IMO, but not as many as the popular shows.

[timmay2411]

witchie wrote:

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There really isn't one. Shows like CSI:Miami get great ratings, but I dare anyone to tell me that watching David Caruso putting on his shades and spouting corny one-liners is high quality stuff. It isn't, but it's a popular show. And popular shows get mega-ratings. It's rare to find a quality show with fantastic ratings. There are some out there IMO, but not as many as the popular shows.

It's because most of America is stupid.

[Frontier]

timmay2411 wrote:

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It's because most of America is stupid.

Correction; most of the world is stupid.

The Neilsen system doesn't help, though...

[witchie]

Frontier wrote:

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Correction; most of the world is stupid.

The Neilsen system doesn't help, though...

Yep. CSI:Miami is an international hit. Like Baywatch before it.

[TheMasterOfOrion]

Mr. Adventure wrote:

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^ Rock bottom will be if Sarah Jane gets more viewers than BSG.

I'm sorry I think you lost me,
Sarah-Jane Potts ?

Chess Piece Face wrote:

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What do they expect? I'm a hardcore fan and even I lost interest in the year long wait.

The year gap did not help


Ratings

Quote
Episode Title...........................Ep#..........Airda te.......Rating

BSG Mini-Series part 1....................12/08/2003......3.2
BSG Mini-Series part 2....................12/09/2003......3.8
33 and Water..................101/102....01/14/2005......2.6
Bastille Day.......................103........01/21/2005......2.3
Act of Contrition.................104........01/28/2005......2.5
You Can't Go Home Again......105......02/04/2005.....2.5
Litmus...............................106........02/11/2005......2.5
Six Degrees of Separation......107......02/18/2005.....2.2
Flesh and Bone.....................108.......02/25/2005.....2.5
Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down......109......03/04/2005......2.1
Hand of God........................110.......03/11/2005......2.2
Colonial Day........................111.......03/18/2005......2.3
Kobol's Last Gleaming part 1.....112.....03/25/2005....2.2
Kobol's Last Gleaming part 2.....113.....04/01/2005....2.5


SEASON 2

Episode Title........................Ep#..........Airdate. .......Rating

Scattered............................201........07/15/2005.......2.6
Valley of Darkness.................202.......07/22/2005......2.0
Fragged..................................203.....0 7/29/2005.......2.0
Resistance.............................204......08/05/2005.......1.9
The Farm..............................205.......08/12/2005.......2.0
Home, part 1..........................206.......08/19/2005......2.1
Home, part 2..........................207.......08/26/2005......2.1
Final Cut................................208.......09/09/2005......2.0
Flight of the Phoenix................209.......09/16/2005......1.9
Pegasus................................210.......0 9/23/2005.......2.0
Resurrection Ship, part 1.........211.......01/06/2006......2.1
Resurrection Ship, part 2.........212.......01/13/2006......1.9
Epiphanies............................213.......01/20/2006........1.9
Black Market.........................214........01/27/2006.......1.8
Scar.....................................215...... .02/03/2006........1.9
Sacrifice................................216...... 02/10/2006........1.8
The Captain's Hand..................217......02/17/2006.......1.7
Downloaded...........................218......02/24/2006........1.8
Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1...219.....03/03/2006......1.8
Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2...220.....03/10/2006......1.9


SEASON 3

Episode Title.........................Ep#.........Airdate. ..........Rating

The Occupation.......................301......10/06/2006.......1.8
Precipice................................302...... 10/06/2006........1.8
Exodus part 1.........................303.......10/13/2006.......1.6
Exodus part 2.........................304........10/20/2006.......1.5
Collaborators.........................305.......10/27/2006........1.4
Torn.......................................306.... ..11/03/2006........1.5
A Measure of Salvation..............307.......11/10/2006......1.5
Hero......................................308..... ..11/17/2006........1.3
Unfinished Business.................309.......12/01/2006........1.3
The Passage...........................310........12/09/2006.......1.3
The Eye of Jupiter.....................311........12/15/2006.....1.4
Rapture..................................312...... .01/21/2007........1.4
Taking a Break........................313........01/28/2007......1.5
The Woman, King.....................314.........02/11/2007.....1.2
A Day in the Life........................315........02/18/2007.....1.2
Dirty Hands...........................316..........02/25/2007.......1.1
Maelstrom...............................317....... .03/04/2007.......1.1
The Son Also Rises..................318.........03/11/2007......1.2
Crossroads, Part 1.....................319.........03/18/2007....1.4
Crossroads, Part 2.................320.........03/25/2007.......1.2

Season 4

He That Believeth in Me.........301.........04/04/2008......1.6
Six of One........................ 302.........04/11/2008......1.3
Ties that Bind.........................303........?????????? ??......??

[witchie]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Adventure
^ Rock bottom will be if Sarah Jane gets more viewers than BSG.

I'm sorry I think you lost me,
Sarah-Jane Potts ?

The Sarah Jane Adventures. The new Dr. Who spinoff that comes on prior to BSG.

[Russ]

The 1.1 rating posted above is the national rating, not the coverage rating. The coverage rating should be a 1.3 this week.

Never the less, it's a 16% drop in viewers and 18% among adults 18-49. Not good.

I'll post a chart shortly.

[TheMasterOfOrion]

thanks for pointing out they were national ratings

I fixed the above post

[Russ]

Here's the chart.



Note: I'm assuming a 1.3 coverage rating for the show this week, that could be wrong, though it shouldn't be off by more than +/- 0.1 points.

A couple other notes: The Mini-Series is counted as two episodes, season one opened with two episodes the first week (one rating for the two hours), same goes for season three and the same goes for the TV Movie "Razor".

[MyCylon]

Hmm, I'm curious how this will continue - an upswing as in S1 after a drop for the second (or third, for that matter) episode, another decline or simply the same.

[Russ]

The week two drop issue:

Season 1 - 2.6 to 2.3 (-11.5%)
Season 2 - 2.6 to 2.0 (-23.1%)
Season 3 - 1.8 to 1.6 (-11.1%)
Season 4 - 1.6 to 1.3 (-18.8%)

[TheArsenal]

Frontier wrote:

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Correction; most of the world is stupid.

I won't argue with the stupid part. But I'll say most people lack taste and, for various reasons, tend to shy away from entertainment that challenges them.

[MyCylon]

Russ wrote:

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The week two drop issue:

Season 1 - 2.6 to 2.3 (-11.5%)
Season 2 - 2.6 to 2.0 (-23.1%)
Season 3 - 1.8 to 1.6 (-11.1%)
Season 4 - 1.6 to 1.3 (-18.8%)

Thanks for those! I remember that the figure for the S2 premier was unusually high and thus the drop was rather steep.
It's interesting that the drop for S1 and 3 was pretty similar. The S4 drop is quite a bit more substantial. It's down to the level of S3 again, pretty much IIRC.

[Russ]

Justtoyourleft wrote:

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Thanks for those! I remember that the figure for the S2 premier was unusually high and thus the drop was rather steep.
It's interesting that the drop for S1 and 3 was pretty similar. The S4 drop is quite a bit more substantial. It's down to the level of S3 again, pretty much IIRC.

No problem. Here are the season and miniseries averages:

Miniseries - 3.20
Season 1 - 2.37
Season 2 - 1.97
Season 3 - 1.36 (no difference w/wo "Razor" included)
Season 4 - 1.45

Overall (with mini) - 1.87
Overall (witout mini) - 1.81