David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Well, that could've gone better
Alas, albeit somewhat predictably, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" is officially a failure: 9 million viewers on Monday, down from 13.4 million in its debut, not quite a slide of Katie Couric proportions but close. The very tired "Bachelor," featuring an Italian prince that Radar magazine notes "barely speaks enough Italian to order dinner at Olive Garden," had virtually the same number of viewers. "Heroes" did well -- 12.6 million viewers -- but "2.5 Men" and "New/Old Christine" did better; so downgrade "Heroes" from "hit" to mere "success." "Vanished" remains ehh with 6.4 million viewers, while "Runaway" officially became the least-watched new show of the season, with less than 2 million viewers. So, roughly, "Runaway" was watched by everyone in the San Fernando Valley -- and nowhere else in America.
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Do the statisticians who compile this data, which you feel compelled to regurgitate to us for some reason, take into account those of us who TiVo or record shows in some other manner for later viewing? If they don't, they should. They should also get out more, and maybe have a drink or three.
Oh, and the people of the San Fernando valley may keep "Runaway." I have no need of it.
Posted by: Suzy Q | October 3, 2006 3:17 PM
In fact, TiVo does release statistics about what people record, but it offers no hard numbers, just percentages. 28% of TiVo users recorded "Grey's Anatomy" last week, making it the most-TiVo'd show. Some good news for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip:" It was the third-most-TiVo'd show of the week, with 18% of TiVo users dedicated space on their hard-drive to the show.
TiVo ratings can be a lot different from the Nielsens. For example, "House' was No. 16 for the week in the Nielsens, though the fifth-most-popular show for TiVo users. And while "Ugly Betty" was the ninth-most-watched series of the past week, TiVo users ranked it No. 18.
Any more questions? I'd like to get out more, but I have to continue to serve you, the People.
Posted by: David Kronke | October 4, 2006 4:06 PM