Linear TV Falls Below 50 Percent of Viewing in July - Blu-ray Forum

mwynn · 08-15-2023, 02:22 PM

Linear TV Falls Below 50 Percent of Viewing for First Time
Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...gs-1235566545/

Walter Kafka · 08-16-2023, 02:23 AM

How else am I going to watch the Ed Sullivan?

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-13-2023, 07:12 PM

I knew this day would come eventually. Network television was a post-WWII business model that worked until it didn't. So was cable for the post-Vietnam War pre-9/11 years. Someone else offered something better, and people adopted it.

Rzzzz · 09-13-2023, 07:46 PM

Oh no! Who are they going to get to read their scripts?

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-20-2023, 07:43 PM

They call it "the news," but it all looks like reruns to me!

BluGalaxy · 09-20-2023, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WonkaBedknobs83

They call it "the news," but it all looks like reruns to me!

When you get to your 40's, even the news gets repetitive

Nailwraps · 09-20-2023, 11:09 PM

Here's some happier news, CBS was a hit all day Sunday:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rating...20230919cbs03/

So let the record show people are STILL watching good ol' linear TV.

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-21-2023, 02:57 PM

Considering how much larger the population is now than the late 1970s/early 1980s (when the network used 60 Minutes to defeat Mickey Mouse while propping up Archie Bunker, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and Alice past their sell-by dates) or even 25 years ago (around the time Touched by an Angel replaced Murder She Wrote on Sunday nights), those ratings should still be higher than they are.

bladerunner6 · 09-21-2023, 04:27 PM

But add in all the linear programming on streaming and the number jumps.

Exhibit One: Suits.

Streaming services have a significant dependency on linear TV as a programming source.

Lee A Stewart · 09-21-2023, 05:08 PM

Linear TV viewership made somewhat of a comeback in August after dropping to an all-time low in July, Nielsen reported in its latest monthly state of TV report, The Gauge. Combined viewing for broadcast and cable managed to eke back to 50.6% of total TV usage, with broadcast recording its first gain since January.

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-22-2023, 11:56 PM

Dead cat bounce.

Network TV's summer line-up has always been a dumping ground for unsold pilots and low-cost programming like Wipeout anyway.

08-15-2023, 02:22 PM	#1
mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	Linear TV Falls Below 50 Percent of Viewing in July Linear TV Falls Below 50 Percent of Viewing for First Time Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...gs-1235566545/

09-21-2023, 02:57 PM	#8
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	Considering how much larger the population is now than the late 1970s/early 1980s (when the network used 60 Minutes to defeat Mickey Mouse while propping up Archie Bunker, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and Alice past their sell-by dates) or even 25 years ago (around the time Touched by an Angel replaced Murder She Wrote on Sunday nights), those ratings should still be higher than they are. Last edited by WonkaBedknobs83; 11-07-2023 at 08:29 PM.

08-16-2023, 02:23 AM	#2
Walter Kafka Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2022 Location:Middle America	How else am I going to watch the Ed Sullivan?

09-13-2023, 07:12 PM	#3
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	I knew this day would come eventually. Network television was a post-WWII business model that worked until it didn't. So was cable for the post-Vietnam War pre-9/11 years. Someone else offered something better, and people adopted it.

09-13-2023, 07:46 PM	#4
Rzzzz Banned Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Behind enemy lines 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1414 DVD collection:535 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Oh no! Who are they going to get to read their scripts?

09-20-2023, 07:43 PM	#5
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	They call it "the news," but it all looks like reruns to me!

09-20-2023, 11:09 PM	#7
Nailwraps Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:883 DVD collection:1826 Digital collection:3	Here's some happier news, CBS was a hit all day Sunday: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rating...20230919cbs03/ So let the record show people are STILL watching good ol' linear TV.

09-21-2023, 04:27 PM	#9
bladerunner6 Expert Member Member since:Dec 2015	But add in all the linear programming on streaming and the number jumps. Exhibit One: Suits. Streaming services have a significant dependency on linear TV as a programming source.

09-21-2023, 05:08 PM	#10
Lee A Stewart Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jan 2019 Location:Albuquerque, NM	Linear TV viewership made somewhat of a comeback in August after dropping to an all-time low in July, Nielsen reported in its latest monthly state of TV report, The Gauge. Combined viewing for broadcast and cable managed to eke back to 50.6% of total TV usage, with broadcast recording its first gain since January.

09-22-2023, 11:56 PM	#11
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	Dead cat bounce. Network TV's summer line-up has always been a dumping ground for unsold pilots and low-cost programming like Wipeout anyway.

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