2014 - the year networks dont want any TV shows... - Blu-ray Forum

djariya · 06-01-2014, 04:33 AM

There are so many factors nowadays on whether a show will come back for another season or not.

1) Nielsen ratings - Live overnight

2) Nielsen ratings - Live + 3 or Live + 7 with DVR (and you have to watch the commercials for these ratings to count)

3) How the show sells internationally

4) Streaming deals for the show via Hulu, Amazon or Netflix and it's performances via Streaming.

5) Syndication deals and whether or not it's beneficial to the network if they are the ones who produce the show.

We as the TV watchers don't know all the factors in some of the decisions. So IMO, it's pretty narrow minded to get all worked up and pissed thinking why am I dedicating all this time to watch this show when the network isn't giving it a chance? Most of the time, there is more to it than just the 18-49 demos and how well it's doing or how bad it's doing.

Sometimes all it just takes a little effort to research a new show, see critics reviews, if it's getting any buzz or not. Then maybe see how it's doing and what timeslot it has & it's competition. You can use all those factors to make a good guess whether or not it will be around longer than 13 or 22 episodes.

This season proved that Revolution's decent 1st season ratings were heavily dependent on The Voice. It was dead in the water being the anchor at 8pm for Wednesday nights.

Intelligence on CBS had no chance at all being put on Mondays at 10pm against The Blacklist and Castle. Both of those shows were already established hits. NCIS: LA is moving to that timeslot in the Fall, but that show is already an established hit, so it may do better. But again the timeslot doesn't have enough viewers to spread the wealth.

06-01-2014, 04:33 AM	#14
djariya Special Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:La Palma, CA 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:614 DVD collection:340 Trading Score:72	There are so many factors nowadays on whether a show will come back for another season or not. 1) Nielsen ratings - Live overnight 2) Nielsen ratings - Live + 3 or Live + 7 with DVR (and you have to watch the commercials for these ratings to count) 3) How the show sells internationally 4) Streaming deals for the show via Hulu, Amazon or Netflix and it's performances via Streaming. 5) Syndication deals and whether or not it's beneficial to the network if they are the ones who produce the show. We as the TV watchers don't know all the factors in some of the decisions. So IMO, it's pretty narrow minded to get all worked up and pissed thinking why am I dedicating all this time to watch this show when the network isn't giving it a chance? Most of the time, there is more to it than just the 18-49 demos and how well it's doing or how bad it's doing. Sometimes all it just takes a little effort to research a new show, see critics reviews, if it's getting any buzz or not. Then maybe see how it's doing and what timeslot it has & it's competition. You can use all those factors to make a good guess whether or not it will be around longer than 13 or 22 episodes. This season proved that Revolution's decent 1st season ratings were heavily dependent on The Voice. It was dead in the water being the anchor at 8pm for Wednesday nights. Intelligence on CBS had no chance at all being put on Mondays at 10pm against The Blacklist and Castle. Both of those shows were already established hits. NCIS: LA is moving to that timeslot in the Fall, but that show is already an established hit, so it may do better. But again the timeslot doesn't have enough viewers to spread the wealth. Last edited by djariya; 06-01-2014 at 04:45 AM.

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