Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The RATINGS Thread

[Dr.]

I’m a bit surprised that SHEILD’s audience doesn’t more fully migrate over to Carter. Even if Marvel fans prefer SHEILD, it’s on hiatus. So why not watch Carter in the mean time?

 

[famicommander]

There are other comic shows in that timeslot elsewhere. These last two weeks it has been DC specials and Legends of Tomorrow, and normally it's iZombie.

 

[Tymminator]

I don't know, live AoS and AC,you would think the audience would carry over, but I guess not.

On a related note, I'm worried about Marvel diluting the MCU with too many non-superhero shows. AoS and AC make sense to me, Damage Control I can get into, but I think they are going about it wrong. Damage Control IMO should have been introduced in a Superhero Show or movie first, then split off, and I also think ABC should be thinking of what Marvel properties could be a good MCU ABC superhero tv show and go from there and not flood prime time with non-superhero MCU shows. At some point, get us some primetime MCU superhero shows!

 

[KingCheops]

At some point, get us some primetime MCU superhero shows!

Lincoln, Daisy, and Lash throwing down didn't do it for you this half season?

 

[Tymminator]

Lincoln, Daisy, and Lash throwing down didn't do it for you this half season?

I'm not talking about AoS as a show. That part of my post is not about the lack of characters on AoS at all.

I'm talking about FUTURE shows, and the desire to see MCU superhero shows.

 

[Tymminator]

0.8 prelim.


%¥£€*!!!!

 

[TalismanRing]

I’m a bit surprised that SHEILD’s audience doesn’t more fully migrate over to Carter. Even if Marvel fans prefer SHEILD, it’s on hiatus. So why not watch Carter in the mean time?

Different kinds of shows. I eagerly await every episode of Agent Carter and re-watch them while I don't watch AOS any more at all.

 

[Shakel92]

I’m a bit surprised that SHEILD’s audience doesn’t more fully migrate over to Carter. Even if Marvel fans prefer SHEILD, it’s on hiatus. So why not watch Carter in the mean time?

Totally different types of shows. I think the AoS fans gave it a shot last year, which is why the numbers were about the same. But it looks like most of them have dropped of.

When we had cable, I couldn't wait for 9 on Tuesday nights. But now that cable is gone, I'll just wait to watch it on Hulu the next day (or today at lunch from my desk!)

 

[BarryAllen]

None of the streaming services wanted a piece of Constantine last year, and its season average was 0.92. Agent Carter is sitting at a 0.91 after three episodes.

I'd be shocked if Netflix wants it. They're more likely to keep going with their street level hero shows.

Just because they have the street level characters doesn't mean they won't be willing to expand Marvel's offerings to fit this show in too. Are the rating right now bad? Yeah. But think about the positive side too: Agent Carter can provide a different type of show that Netflix is lacking (which is a period piece), and Agent Carter could really use less restrictions that Netflix brings in order to explore themes from this era.

And I'm pretty sure Marvel/ABC/Disney has more incentive power than Constantine.

 

[Havok83]

The low numbers are a shock considering how heavily ABC had promoted the show

 

[Mike Murdock]

Just because they have the street level characters doesn't mean they won't be willing to expand Marvel's offerings to fit this show in too. Are the rating right now bad? Yeah. But think about the positive side too: Agent Carter can provide a different type of show that Netflix is lacking (which is a period piece), and Agent Carter could really use less restrictions that Netflix brings in order to explore themes from this era.

And I'm pretty sure Marvel/ABC/Disney has more incentive power than Constantine.

The show's purpose is as a midseason replacement. It doesn't have that value on Netflix. Netflix knows it gets more value from the Defender shows its producing.

 

[TalismanRing]

It's on Netflix though in many markets where it's not on TV and one assume will be coming to Netflix eventually like AOS. That ABC owns all of this content and can continue to profit from it in other venues in years to comes is also what makes the ratings not as important as if it was a TV show they were getting from other producers/content creators.

 

[BestGirl]

^I hope ABC sees things the way you do. This show deserves to keep running.

 

[KDM1986]

Was really hoping The Howling Commandos would become the first strike team for Shield. Outside of Peggy and Jarvis the supporting cast is weak in my opinion. Hopefully the rest of this season picks up because it isn't as good as season 1 to me.

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm glad the show got a second season at least.

I can't see Most Wanted being a big success.

 

[BoredGuy]

Was really hoping The Howling Commandos would become the first strike team for Shield. Outside of Peggy and Jarvis the supporting cast is weak in my opinion. Hopefully the rest of this season picks up because it isn't as good as season 1 to me.

Agreed for the most part
Maybe if this had Been "Agent Carter and the Howling Commandos" it would've generated some more heat and gotten more old school comic fans to tune in

and agreed with VileOne too
'Most Wanted' is gonna fail hard
only way it's a hit is if they throw a ton of money at Renner and make it "Hawkeye & Mockingbird" (and that's not happening)

 

[Shakel92]

Agreed for the most part
Maybe if this had Been "Agent Carter and the Howling Commandos" it would've generated some more heat and gotten more old school comic fans to tune in

and agreed with VileOne too
'Most Wanted' is gonna fail hard
only way it's a hit is if they throw a ton of money at Renner and make it "Hawkeye & Mockingbird" (and that's not happening)

I think they are attempting to make it "Hawkeye and Mockingbird" without Hawkeye. I'm interested to see how it turns out. But I watch everything the MCU puts out. I'd watch a live action Power Pack kids show on Disney XD (with my kids) if it was connected to the MCU.

 

[Mike Murdock]

I don't watch Disney at all and I don't have faith that they could put off a high quality product, but I'd consider that too. I actually really like the Power Pack from my limited exposure.

 

[KDM1986]

I wish they would just leave Bobbi and Hunter on Shield. Their is no reason to spin them out into another show. Not sure why ABC would think this is a good idea but I'm wiling to give it a shot.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Agents of SHIELD is already struggling in the ratings. I don't see where they think the audience for a spinoff is going to come from.

 

[YJ1]

I’m a bit surprised that SHEILD’s audience doesn’t more fully migrate over to Carter. Even if Marvel fans prefer SHEILD, it’s on hiatus. So why not watch Carter in the mean time?

I think that's part of the problem. Instead of going fully spy show with the birth of SHIELD infiltrated by Hydra, the showrunners tried to spice it up a bit. This "dark matter" concept turned off a lot of non-comic book people I know that used to watch this show.

Young Peggy pre-First Avenger was interesting. Peggy as a spy is fascinating. Peggy fighting pompous chauvinist white males while figuring out "dark matter" is a painful waste of a great character. It's the writing that 's hurting this show more than anything.

 

[AgentGojiraRgr]

The failure of Agents of Shield Season One and the stigma that still sticks with that show till this day has tainted all Marvel shows that will ever air on ABC

 

[Mike Murdock]

I think that's part of the problem. Instead of going fully spy show with the birth of SHIELD infiltrated by Hydra, the showrunners tried to spice it up a bit. This "dark matter" concept turned off a lot of non-comic book people I know that used to watch this show.

The premiere's ratings weren't great either, were they? I haven't seen any indication that people watched the first episode, didn't like Dark Matter, and tuned out.

 

[famicommander]

The two hour premiere averaged a 0.92 and 3.177 million viewers.

People didn't tune in at all for season 2. I can't speak for anyone else, but I didn't because season 1 was preachy and boring.

 

[Dr.]

Atwell to star in new ABC pilot:

In case of a series order for Conviction and an improbable renewal of [Agent Carter], ABC sources indicate that there is a scenario where she could possibly do both shows, potentially both as limited runs. But Atwell’s casting as the lead of a new project by the same network and studio indicate that Agent Carter is probably going away…


http://deadline.com/2016/02/agent-carter-hayley-atwell-star-conviction-abc-pilot-1201699699/