TV Ratings (Monday 4th October) + Sunday Snapshot
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Pretty much. I doubt it'll make it past the first 13 episodes at this rate.
If the first episode was like the third episode than I think it would get a few seasons. This week's episode made sense, the "5 minutes ago" parts work. It's just that the pilot was so god awful that it will die.
I see it getting a back 9 episodes, but hopefully (they won't) the writers see that that will be it. If I'm a writer of a sci-fi show I would have several plans in place for the show getting canceled. Good writers should be able to answer a lot of questions in the season finales while being able to breathe new life into a show if it gets another season.
The show is on NBC, their whole schedule is taking a nose dive.
Also Fringe back to Mondays... How stupid is Fox?
How Lie To Me got picked up last season is fucking beyond me 
its ratings were crap so it was yanked off for several months and finish airing its run in the summer. It was crap back then its still utter crap now.
NBC should at least try to save The Event and put it at 8pm, Chuck though is dead no matter what.
its ratings were crap so it was yanked off for several months and finish airing its run in the summer. It was crap back then its still utter crap now.NBC should at least try to save The Event and put it at 8pm, Chuck though is dead no matter what.
Chuck is doing better in the demos than Undercovers and Chase right now. It's not going anywhere.
Fringe is moving back to Mondays? Hadn't heard that yet.
Will it be going up against HIMYM?
Will it be going up against HIMYM?
I haven't heard anything about Fringe moving to Mondays. Lie To Me is taking the spot of Lone Star, and they're probably not going to mess with House.
Chuck's Demo matches Undercovers but has less viewers and no potential for growth. NBC would be stupid to pick it up for anything pass the 13 episode order, even if they order 9 more for a full 22 season the full total would only be 76 episodes, hardly a great package for sydnication. Chuck's time is up either it ends at 13 or at 22, either way theres no 5th season and it was very lucky to get a 4th.
As ever, Chuck's fate depends on whether NBC can finally get its shit together so that an out-of-steam show like Chuck doesn't look better than the DOA alternative. Looks like another lost season for the Peacock Network.
Serves NBC right for trotting out such a brain-dead lineup. The Event is the only semi-watchable one in the bunch, and really it's just a tired iteration of a conspiracy thriller being semi-salvaged by a watchable lead actor.
Somehow, despite not being on, Lone Star still managed to lose another 1m viewers.
I have some inital ratings for Boardwalk Empire & Dexter, which seem to have stayed at last weeks level. However these numbers DO NOT include the same night repeats that are taken into account for the final numbers...
Dexter - 1.701 million
Boardwalk Empire - 3.406 million
I would expect the repeat to be close to last week's levels putting Dexter over 2 million and Boardwalk Empire over 4 million. I have little doubt that each other would be even stronger if they didn't face each other but both are going strong
Dexter - 1.701 million
Boardwalk Empire - 3.406 million
I would expect the repeat to be close to last week's levels putting Dexter over 2 million and Boardwalk Empire over 4 million. I have little doubt that each other would be even stronger if they didn't face each other but both are going strong
Showtime is a cable company so its costs/budgets would be lower generally speaking than a network would have so smaller ratings are not a problem. Showtime though is a premium cable network like HBO (Boardwalk Empire) so they gain income from people paying monthly/yearly Subscriptions. I would also presume since cable shows are most likely to produce shows in house more than networks they get more of the revenue of DVD sales and other merchandise. Also Networks like HBO also make a lot of $$$ from selling their catlogue of shows worldwide.
As for The CW, well its supposed to be a major network but the simple fact is I don't think its making much of a profit or any at all. It only battles 2 hour of primetime like FOX so that is one way of cutting costs, as well as no sunday shows and lower budgets but I don't know how The CW is still around.
Exactly what Jax said. Even TV Guide Channel will start showing Weeds soon, so that's some more money for Showtime. Weeds is a multi 100 million dollar franchise, the DVDs sell insane well and because Showtime doesn't need to pay anyone but the creators they are making an insane amount of money even though only a million people watch Weeds a week.
)I have watched most of it, I think I'm 3-4 episodes behind. If you haven't watched Weeds I suggest seasons 1-3, they are on Netflix Viewer and are a lot of fun. It ends well, and is what I call Weeds.
Season 4 is when they reinvented itself, I call it Weeds 2.0. It goes down hill fast, however like a car crash you can't look away. The amount of "jump the shark" moments is more than any other show in the history of TV. Honestly, every other episode it would be a "What the fuck?!?!" and just when you thought the show would go in one direction it goes off in another. It's just amazing that the writers will do whatever they please, I just wish they did it better.
So yes try seasons 1-3 and if you dare then try Weeds 2.0 and laugh at how insane it is.
But I used it as an example because each season of DVDs makes $20 - $25 million. I'll have to find the site that has the numbers but it's insane.
Dexter season 4 made 10 million dollars it's first week of release...
http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2010/20100822.php
So that's how they make money.
Season 4 is when they reinvented itself, I call it Weeds 2.0. It goes down hill fast, however like a car crash you can't look away. The amount of "jump the shark" moments is more than any other show in the history of TV. Honestly, every other episode it would be a "What the fuck?!?!" and just when you thought the show would go in one direction it goes off in another. It's just amazing that the writers will do whatever they please, I just wish they did it better.
So yes try seasons 1-3 and if you dare then try Weeds 2.0 and laugh at how insane it is.
But I used it as an example because each season of DVDs makes $20 - $25 million. I'll have to find the site that has the numbers but it's insane.
Dexter season 4 made 10 million dollars it's first week of release...
http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2010/20100822.php
So that's how they make money.