DISQUS

Guess Who · 1 year ago

Wow. CSI increased BB's audience by over 8 million? I wonder how Secret Talents of the Stars will do next week? They might be better off repeating the monday CSI Miami episode instead. Still cant believe CBS is actually airing that schlock fest. So much for blaming the 10pm time slot for the demise of Jericho. I guess the only thing keeping BB on the air is its low cost. Those goofy slow-mo scenes at the beginning of SCI are goofy but funny. They should try doing one whole episode that way using sub titles instead of voices.

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

Ah, there you are, sorry for not correctly attributing you as "Guess Who" in the post above. If you like, I will (or I'll attribute you however you like). You did call the 10pm success for CSI: Miami.

I think BB has THREE things going for it:
1. low cost
2. airs three times a week
3. Julie Chen married to CBS chief Les Moonves

That said, I doubt we'll ever see BB as anything but a summer show ever again after the "spring run".

Guess Who · 1 year ago

I forgot about Julie and Les. That explains alot. I guess that means when I retire BIG BROTHER 34 will be airing featuring more people nobody really cares about.

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

for what it's worth you strike me as too smart to actually wind up having to work another 25 years...unless you want to!

dearme · 1 year ago

Hey all! I'm just curious about Robert, Bill and all you people, r u tv buffs(like me) or have been or are working in TV industry? and whats ur age?

Well, Im 17, I live in India and keep tabs on american tv and hope to run my own Network soon.

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

@dearme wow, if I had thought like you when I was 17, who knows what might have happened. I didn't have a single lick of sense until I was 31 or so, and I'm not sure I have much sense now.

Neither Bill or I has any tv industry background. Bill and I both like TV (I LOVE it) and we both LOVE number crunching, speculating and prognosticating. I'm 45, soon to be 46. Bill is in the same general ballpark but I'll leave it to him to disclose his age. Both of our backgrounds were in high-tech, though more on the business side than the technology side.

dearme · 1 year ago

WOW, but u sound so professional, I thought I was talking to a network executive or someone. Im sure ur more sensible than me (just being polite(just kidding)).

Bill Gorman · 1 year ago

I was born during the Eisenhower administration, Robert remembers only the glory days of Camelot. ;)

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

dearme, thanks. While there's no doubt Bill and I are often wrong (but never in doubt!), we're both pretty good thinkers. But good thinking doesn't always = sense, where Bill has MUCH more of it than I.

And despite his being older by a smidge, in a survey 99 out of 100 people would say he looks younger. The only thing preventing the clean sweep is that I'd insist on being one of the 100 people surveyed! ;)

Andrea · 1 year ago

Hey Robert:

Just a little thing: should be "premiere", not "premier".

Couldn't help myself.

Browngloster · 1 year ago

Sorry but I LOVE Big Brother and I think Julie does a fine job as the host.. I do agree that I prefer it in the summer because there is usually so much on during the normal season. But for me, I hate all the "dancing" "cooking" and "nanny" shows. I'm not saying that they aren't any good. Its personal preference. I dont care for "survivor" nor "amazing race" but again, preference. I would prefer to watch the "human" locked-in-a-house experience. But with the writers strike now possible actors strike, I'm just fine with the houseguests coming back for another season...

frankj · 1 year ago

It looks like Idol slipped a few million viewers. Not that that matters, considering it still crushes everything, but I seem to recall it was recently up around 28-29 million.

Robert, Bill - I was curious about show placement on FOX. What days does the network consider it's prime spot? Is it the Monday spot, where 24 used to sit? Or does FOX consider Idol days it's premier days? I'm just thinking about placement for TSCC next season, where FOX might put it if they're serious about a fall spot.

Andrea · 1 year ago

I just saw the new NBC fall season schedule. WTF, "Life" being moved to Fridays at 10pm!

I hope that FOX follows NBC in renewing a low-rated drama. I mean if NBC can renew "Lipstick Jungle" (I wonder how "Journeyman" fans feel about that?), why can't "New Amsterdam" also be renewed (along with TSCC)?

dearme · 1 year ago

Andrea, can I have the link pls?

Daniel C · 1 year ago

Wow, look at Robert softening on CBS. And all it took was new episodes. Gee, I wish I had thought of that during the strike...

Oh wait, I did! :)

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

@Daniel, yep you did think of that before and there is no denying it. I'm not "softening" on CBS so much as like most men, I'm distracted by whatever is in front of me right now. It's hard to argue that CSI: Miami (and the Monday night lineup too) are good at attracting viewers so if that's what the data indicate, what can I do? :)

I still believe BB doesn't belong, and think that CBS moves as lethargically as a snail sometimes, largely because it is so profitable no matter what that it simply does not matter. I don't think that's some awful thing, it's just that my mind is always bent around optimizing as best you can as fast as you can and CBS does not work in that fashion.

That said, a lot of that applies to all networks.

CBS' bigger challenge, despite whatever spin Moonves and crew want to put on it is attracting more youth, where it is thumped by FOX and ABC. On a season-to-date basis, at least through 3/23, CBS best peformer in the 18-49 demo was Survivor: China (13th place) and Survivor: Micronesia (15th place).

While there is no question CBS can attract viewers, attracting the viewers that advertisers want seems to be in question. Example, NCIS and 60 Minutes are the #12 and the #13 show overall based on HH Rating but are both tied for #64 (again through 3/23) in the 18-49 demo.

Frank Trapasso · 1 year ago

http://www.eztv.it/index.php?main=tvnews&sh...

this link is ripping your content.

Robert Seidman · 1 year ago

Frank, sadly the # of scraping sites, both those that do it in an automated fashion and those who do it manually in an effort to garner "search engine" traffic is more than we can keep up with. We do our best to make sure that none of those links ever show up as "ping back" comments so that nobody clicks them, but beyond that I'm not sure what we can do.

Jenny G. · 1 year ago

Nobody can cook, or step up to be a deserving contender for Ramsay's awesome prize, but @ the end he always gets the best chef to run awesome operations. I'm rooting for the cute asian guy this year!

BigMeanieHead · 1 year ago

I guess that the timeslot issue of Jericho really doesnt matter. Last night they put up a show that people wanted to watch and they got killer numbers finally winning the 10pm slot.

Guess Who · 1 year ago

BigMeanie, yep, I pretty much knew that all along in regards to Jerichos time slot. Even CANE did better than Jericho in that slot. I was a huge Jericho Season 1 fan (loved Gerald McRaney) but Season 2 just fell flat on its face by doing the old Iraq War allegory and stock evil corporations route; and turning way too dark and depressing. Also, they had to use a different batch of writers for Season 2 who clearly didnt watch much of Season 1 resulting in several huge plot holes. Half of its fandom is trying to get the show back by harrassing Nielsen with peanuts. Thats the real sign a series is over for good - when its hard core fans lose their minds.