Ratings

[NHawk19]

Looks like SV is still pretty strong. To bad it seems overall viewers has been dipping somewhat. That's a trend that really needs evaluated.

 

[avidreader]

Looks like SV is still pretty strong. To bad it seems overall viewers has been dipping somewhat. That's a trend that really needs evaluated.

This statistic here Overnights: #4, 4.1/ 6 hasnt altered alot tho. So we could probably assume that viewership has gone down across the board. And when the final stats come in later in the week, the total viewership number rises.

 

[NHawk19]

Yeah but it went from Viewers: 6.27 million w/ Aqua to 5.37 w/ Splinter which was IMHO a better episode. Almost a 17% drop off in what 3 episodes.

Just saying that SV may want to look when they start messing with flow. Eps 1-3 flowed nice and made sense but since then the eps have had a lot more stand alone qualities.

 

[avidreader]

Yeah but it went from Viewers: 6.27 million w/ Aqua to 5.37 w/ Splinter which was IMHO a better episode. Almost a 17% drop off in what 3 episodes.

Just saying that SV may want to look when they start messing with flow. Eps 1-3 flowed nice and made sense but since then the eps have had a lot more stand alone qualities.

True, but The O.C. wasnt airing then, so that may have some impact. There's always one stand out episode in each season that seems to fly through the roof with ratings. I think Red did it in Season 2 and Devoted did it in Season 4. As long as the figures remain steady I think its all good.

 

[Finn Mac Cool]

A really good episode doesn't necessarily mean good ratins for that ep. Word of mouth concerning that really good episode, however, can draw people in to the next episode. So I say wait till next week and see if "Splinter" raises "Solitude's" ratings.

 

[AgentPat]

Looks like SV is still pretty strong. To bad it seems overall viewers has been dipping somewhat. That's a trend that really needs evaluated.

Remember, overall viewers means squat to advertisers who *target* specific demographic groups with their products. It's the 18-49 yo demo folks should keep an eye on 'cause that's where the money is. Last night, SV was #4 with 2.3/ 6 in that category. They beat Alias and ELC, and they're right on The OC's tail...

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I knew the ratings would take a dip after that damned vampire eppy

 

[LarryLegend]

Yeah the Vampire eppy didn't help. However the ratings are good (across the baord and in the 18-49) meaning we should get season 6. Thing is the episodes have been great and that's much more important than ratings.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

 

[NHawk19]

Remember, overall viewers means squat to advertisers who *target* specific demographic groups with their products. It's the 18-49 yo demo folks should keep an eye on 'cause that's where the money is. Last night, SV was #4 with 2.3/ 6 in that category. They beat Alias and ELC, and they're right on The OC's tail...

Granted and I commend them for that. But more overall viewers will bring in more 18-34. I'm just saying they may want to investigate the dip.

I'd like to see them keep the overall trend of 6 million + every week, to increase exposure. Thus one of my suggestions is to hold off on the more "stand alonish" eps till later in the season or not utilize them at all and keep building on the story from week to week. It's not uncommon look at Sopranos, granted its on HBO, but theres no reason SV couldnt attain that level of quality.

 

[RakuMon]

Smallville is one of the only bright spots on the network this season. Even if it's ratings weren't performing as great as the are, I don't think WB could afford to cancel Smallvilel anyway. Especially with the news that 7th Heaven is going off the air after this season. Smallville is the only other consistent performer for The WB.

From Variety:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932804?categoryid=14&cs=1&s=h&p=0
'Heaven' takes final bow
WB skein ends in its 10th year

By DENISE MARTIN
Long-running family drama "7th Heaven""7th Heaven" will wrapwrap at the end of this season.

The WBThe WB announced Thursday it was retiring the skeinskein after this, its 10th year. "7th Heaven" launched in 1996 and grew into the web's signature show and was often its most-watched hit.

While "7th" is still a solid ratings performer, because of the skein's age, its costs have risen steadily over the years, making it cost-prohibitive for the Frog to continue production, insiders said.

Still, show consistently draws more than 5 million viewers in its current season, among Frog's top-rated shows.

"Although we had anticipated this could be the last season, it was difficult breaking the news to the cast and crew," series creator Brenda Hampton said. "At this point, we're all very much a family. However, just like the Camden kids, I think we've all grown up and it's simply time to leave home."

"We owe a compelling and unforgettable final season to the Camden family and to the millions of viewers who helped grow this program into a huge hit," entertainment prexyprexy David JanollariDavid Janollari said.

"Not many shows make it to 10 years and it's even rarer for a series to go out on top after 10 years," exec producer Aaron SpellingAaron Spelling said, thanking the WB for putting on a family show "when it wasn't very cool to do so and then sticking with it in the same timeslot for the entire run of the show."

Hampton exec produces with Spelling and E. Duke VincentE. Duke Vincent.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Granted and I commend them for that. But more overall viewers will bring in more 18-34. I'm just saying they may want to investigate the dip.

Its obvious where the dip started

No need to Investigate

They just got to stop making Episodes like Thirst (which will NEVER happen)

Then they would be fine

 

[NHawk19]

Its obvious where the dip started

No need to Investigate

They just got to stop making Episodes like Thirst (which will NEVER happen)

Then they would be fine

Or it could have been Aqua. People saw it and didnt come back because it didnt flow with the previous ones. But yeah I though Thirst wasnt the right fit, and the whole Umm I forget thing at the end with Lana really pissed me off.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Or it could have been Aqua. People saw it and didnt come back because it didnt flow with the previous ones. But yeah I though Thirst wasnt the right fit, and the whole Umm I forget thing at the end with Lana really pissed me off.

Nah

While Aqua wasnt perfect it added a weee bit to the story which is always good. Like the Scene near the end with Lex seeing 2 things Super Speed away from the Mansion outside the Window. Thats gonna add more to Lex's Obsession with Clark. Little things like that is always cool & will come back to Haunt Clark & the only GOOD thing about Thirst is Lex's & Fine's first Confrontation.

 

[KalKai]

does it matter? we will have a Season 6 for sure, that's the important part, and Thirst did better than Exposed.

 

[NHawk19]

does it matter? we will have a Season 6 for sure, that's the important part.

Just hoping someone from WB scrolls past, takes note, then says wow that really makes sense. Thus improving season 6.

*waves to WB exec*

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I just want to point out that I did say WAYY back that Thirst was such a bad episode the ratings would drop after it. All I got from people on this forum is that they thought it was great and I was just saying it was a crappy filler ep for no reason. Sorry but the ratings drop did happen, and right when I said it would. Give me a cookie

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Just hoping someone from WB scrolls past, takes note, then says wow that really makes sense. Thus improving season 6.

We all thought they were going to do that with this Season with the Promos before it started

Aside from a few cool things here & there we are back to Square One with Development

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

As a whole the episode must have been pretty bad whether you want to be an apologist or not, the numbers did not lie.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

I just want to point out that I did say WAYY back that Thirst was such a bad episode the ratings would drop after it. All I got from people on this forum is that they thought it was great and I was just saying it was a crappy filler ep for no reason. Sorry but the ratings drop did happen, and right when I said it would. Give me a cookie

I said that 2 going by spoilers & I got bashed for it

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

Basically upon the first filler episode the show took a dip... Then we got another filler episode and more people tuned out...

To keep the ratings up they have no choice but to get back to Kal-el's training. Though Splinter was kind of a half filler episode I think it got things back on the right track and hopefully people will tune back in and we will see a ratings increase next week.

 

[KalKai]

lol Exposed was much worse than Thirst.

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I said that 2 going by spoilers & I got bashed for it

Well I can understand people saying "wait to see the episode first" but still it was pretty obvious from the get go it would be a crappy filler ep, which it was. Why there is a group that can't accept we've gotten off the training path, and try to count something as stupid as Thirst as having basis for Clark's training in some way... We may never know It's sad to see the denial. The show can be very good, but the filler episodes run it into the ground. When things are more about the training process, Krypton, Jor-el, anything geared more towards Superman fans... Ratings are better because the SHOW is better.

 

[NHawk19]

Basically upon the first filler episode the show took a dip... Then we got another filler episode and more people tuned out...

To keep the ratings up they have no choice but to get back to Kal-el's training. Though Splinter was kind of a half filler episode I think it got things back on the right track and hopefully people will tune back in and we will see a ratings increase next week.

Your only partially right This was Thirst in the 18-49 demo:

2.2/ 6

This was Splinter

2.3/ 6

In the Key demo they acctually improved it was just in overall that they dropped.

You only get half a cookie

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I'm talking of the point ratings were at before the filler nonsense started in comparison to Splinter. Just think of how much better of an episode Splinter was, consider the promo's showed it would have more purpose... The ratings took a huge drop from before these filler eps. Had Thirst not happened, or some of the other filler eps, people would not have tuned out and Splinter would have had much more comparable ratings to what we saw in the first couple of episodes. I still get my full cookie.