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* indicates Tim's Take ...note the links above. Make up your own mind as all three cable nets are there, plus other news outlets. Looking at the media here.
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* Indicates Tim's Take
TV shows canceled in 2018-19: 63 and counting..TVbythenumbers...TV shows renewed for 2019-20 and beyond
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Tim's Tidbits
* "The Big Bang Theory" ratings are in and many are using "by today's TV standards" when writing about it. Sure, today they are huge, but not compared to others finale's. Note Variety here.
* Many people think ratings do not matter for TV shows, including cable news. Yes, they do and that is why they have Sweeps Month. And May is one of them. And it is also the month where we learn of all the shows that survive or get axed. |
Never forget...Memorial Day 2019 ...
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Early numbers had 13.6 million. Hmmm. This is thetrusted Nielsen ratings early number. they usually change...and many will add up all platforms, too. Not me. They are deceiving.
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UPDATE: No matter what, people will hate on an ending of their favorite show. I have never seen a preview, show or clip from "Game of Thrones." So, my information is just about ratings (see below item). The genre alone kept me away and, oh yes, I do not have HBO and will never pay for an additional service just to watch more products that I likely would never watch anyway. And since it is HBO, I am leery of the way in which they report their ratings. So, with that said (or written), they will start with the early ratings and go from there.
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BEFORE: It is about to end ...for many, it is sad, but for many more, they have never seen it. In this day and age of splintered TV viewing and more options, we still get the impression from many that there are HUGE ratings for certain events on TV. There should be, but not like the past. And they spend a great deal of time telling us that because of the way people watch TV. They insist the numbers will not be as large, but they are still HUGE. So, the recent finale of "The Big Bang Theory" saw 18 million and that was huge, to them. But, considering the most recent HUGE finale of "Everybody Loves Raymond," which had 32 million, and "Friends" at 52.5 million, those would actually qualify as HUGE. So, 18 million is really not all that HUGE, no matter what anybody says. Oh sure, for a regular episode it is fine and dandy, but a series finale - - NOPE! Now get ready for the finale of "Game of Thrones." It is on HBO, so they are always fudging the idea of good ratings there. It is not in as many households as broadcast TV, so that is understood. But, they also add in other viewings to get their overall, HUGE, numbers. The real number that matters is the viewership of the very first airing of an episode. The finale of "Seinfeld" had 76.3 million; "Cheers" saw 84.4 million and "MASH" had 105.5 million (that is Super Bowl numbers). If a show is really good, people will watch and suggesting that because of the way TV is today, the lower numbers are great, too, is hogwash. The Oscar ratings in the 23-25 million range is not HUGE for that event, either. Especially when the viewership has approached 60 million at times. When "Titanic" won, it was 52 million. That was HUGE. Instead of using the ways in which people consumer their news and entertainment as the reason for the declining viewership, they should look at the product more and how it is presented. If "Avengers: Endgame" becomes the highest-grossing movie of all-time and then an event which celebrates the movie business (The Oscars) can only muster 25 million, something is wrong. We'll see next come the next Oscars. That is a disconnect rather than the way in which people consume their entertainment.
Disclaimer: Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece - - it is compiled from many sources, which then are simply posted here. The link should take you where item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is an aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item. See links. NOTE: I was never just a full blown movie and TV critic. I reported on the entire entertainment scene, and often did news, too. Even sports now and then. At smaller newspapers and radio, you MUST multi-task. But, there is a huge difference between news and entertainment reporting. I tried to blur the lines when I wrote news and it did not pass, and was called out, and rightly so. So, I had to change styles when writing each beat. I contributed to a few sites that are designed like the ones facing layoffs. They were Digital Journal, Examiner and even Yahoo (when they had a boatload of contributors like me). They are content farms. I consider myself retired from full-time media work, as I was overworked, in this field. My health took a beating, so I beat back.
* After college I spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I never wanted to be an actor, just used it to get a real-life education into the business.
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate.
* During my stint with Withers Broadcasting, I also published my own entertainment weekly magazine titled Have Fun.
* After college I spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I never wanted to be an actor, just used it to get a real-life education into the business.
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate.
* During my stint with Withers Broadcasting, I also published my own entertainment weekly magazine titled Have Fun.
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Some of the productions I worked on:
- "Opportunity Knocks" starring Dana Carvey. Look for the bathroom scene. - Pilot of "Baywatch" in Malibu and Santa Monica (lifeguard in guardhouse) - "Ghostbusters 2" - "Double Impact" with Jean-Claude Van Damme - "Far Out Man!" with Tommy Chong - my car was also in it. - "Limit Up" with Dean Stockton, Nancy Allen - directed by Brian DePalma. |
TV commercials
- Olympic Stain commercial - Many featuring banks - local L.A., too. - Long John Silvers commercial - The very first Silver Bullet TV ad campaign (Coors Light) - The first BP TV commercial with Radar O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff) - TV episode of "Beauty and the Beast" |
- TV movie "Dance Til Dawn" starring many TV stars of the time as some were on haitus from their shows. It starred Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Alyssa Milano, Kelsey Grammer, Tempest Bledsoe, Mary Frann, Alan Thicke, Edie McClurg and Tracy Gold.
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