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just saying, if CBS cut Jericho last after its first season, Moonlight ought to meet the same fate ...
(and yes, i know i'm sour)
I am just pained bc the fact that moonlight has such a chance seemed to underscore that the CBS administration never really liked nor supported Jericho ... not moonlight's fault, only that of the Evil Eye
sorry to offend
This suggests that almost *all* Moonlight fans are loyal and faithful!
Why do any of us bother with networks anymore?
I guess their logic was it is better to have a show with half the viewers (or less) that does promote those shows well.
Never watched "Angel" & lost interest in New Amsterdam.
Give in to your curiosity and give Moonlight a try.
Most friends I have recruited are pleasantly surprised & definitely hooked.
It is not your typical Vampire & outstanding entertainment.
Try it....you will like it.
Jason, thanks for noticing the TV Guide mix-up. Nationwide, the new episode last night was listed as a repeat. A correction was listed on tvguide.com, but not everyone sees that. I was really worried that we would suffer in the rating from that, but it looks like we held our own pretty well considering the hiatus.
@Sheila B: Loving your favorite show = good. CAPSLOCK key on and no paragraph breaks = bad.
Here I Am, no problem. I understand completely. Again, I am so sorry Jerico was cancelled.
paragraph breaks =didn't want to take half the page.
Sorry if it offended + still gets the point across like everyone else.Again sorry if it offended.
Moonlight was sooooooooo great. Everyone should watch it so it has many many seasons.
Friday is a day that I have been tuning out, lately, because it's a different schedule very week and the networks seem to throw 'spaghetti at the fridge' to see what sticks.
CBS looks like they finally got it right last night... I prob should have tuned in. Moonlight is interesting and in answer to someone's question, it and New Amsterdam are similar in premise but quite a bit different in production. However, if you like one you'll prob like the other.
I will be tuning in next Friday (God willing).
For those that ask about Moonlight being like Angel or New Amsterdam, ML has little in common with either show. It is so much more than just a vampire show. Never watched Angel. Gave NA (nothing to do with vampires at all) a try & couldn't get interested. Yes, ML has a vampire detective but that's about it. No demons or monsters. ML vampires live in our world and walk among us. You would never know who they are. It's a richly shot show with the best cast with the most chemistry I've ever seen. There is nothing on TV to compare to the MickBeth romance. There's plenty of action for those that crave action. A lot of drama and enough humor to lighten the mood and romance - ahhhh, the romance!
Alex O'Loughlin is simply the most talented, hottest actor I have had the pleasure to watch. As some have said, his eyes should have an award's category of their own. He can do more with a look or subtle change of expression than any actor I've seen.
I think you owe yourself the treat of watching Moonlight. Give yourself permission to like it and I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised. It's a rare gem in a bleak television landscape.
It always blows my mind that Ghost Whisperer gets more viewers than MOONLIGHT.
I would not even consider watching if wasn't lead in for MOONLIGHT.
I think GW owes some of it's ratings from Moonlight fans.
This week, 4/25, GW was back up to 9 with a 2.3/9 share, Moonlight was at 7.99 with a 2.1/6 share [just 1 digit off of Price is Right's share on 4/11] and Numb3rs was at 9.61 with a 2.2/7. So, in short both GW and Numb3rs ratings were higher this week than on 4/11 although their share numbers were slightly lower. Also all three shows ratings were lower than they were back in January with Moonlight's episode 12 originally aired. Thus the fact ML is down this week reflects all 3 shows being down, not just ML.
So isn't ths good news for Moonlight? And isn't it possible that while there is always a dip in the 9 p.m. time slot between the shows which goes back up at 10 that Moonlight at 9 is positively affecting GW's numbers, at least? I know someone wrote [not here] that they never heard of a second show affecting a lead-in show but I do know for a fact that a lot of Moonlight fans were turning off their TVs when ML was off the air which, if any fans were Nielsen viewers, affected ratings. Secondly, that a number of ML fans have posted on fan boards that they never watched either GW or Numb3rs before Moonlight, but because they were catching the end and the beginning of those shows, they checked them out and now watch one or the other or both along with Moonlight. In short, there are more viewers tuning into see GW when ML is on because some of them are ML fans who won't watch CBS on Friday if ML is not on.
Hope this makes sensse but I'd appreciate it if someone more familiar with ratings could say if CBS would view the overall picture of whether GW's number might be slightly higher -- even with the dip between GW and ML -- when ML is on, and GW's number are lower when ML is not on. Also that all 3 shows had lower ratings than in January, not just that ML was down?