Author Topic: Play for a Billion Ratings (Read 3243 times)

tommycharles · « **on:** September 16, 2003, 10:39:31 AM »

Just in case it matters, the special got a 3.2/5 in the first hour, and a 4.6/7 in the second hour. 4.6/7 is pretty darn respectable for the WB, if you ask me.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2003, 11:53:28 AM »

For a Sunday night, even. I imagine they're ecstatic.

Anybody have an idea what \"Charmed\" usually pulls in that slot?

goongas · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2003, 12:04:18 PM »

I think they sold advertisers on the notion of a 10, if I read and remember correctly. When I read it at the time, I said they were dreaming.

Eric

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2003, 12:06:18 PM »

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Anybody have an idea what \"Charmed\" usually pulls in that slot?

Pubescent boys?

uncamark · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2003, 12:15:59 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Sep 16 2003, 11:06 AM\']

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Anybody have an idea what \"Charmed\" usually pulls in that slot?

Pubescent boys?[/quote]
(rimshot)

OT, but I noted that in the \"Valkyrie Vixens\" promo for \"Charmed\" the stars of the show are referred to by that testosterone-powered WB voice-over as \"Holly Marie, Rose and Alyssa\"--not by their character names. Seems to me that the \"Dawson's Creek\" stars weren't called \"James and Katie\" in the promos or that the \"Gilmore Girls\" aren't called \"Lauren and Alexis.\" What gives here?

ObGameShows: Seems to me Alyssa Milano did \"Double Dare\" back in her \"Who's the Boss?\" days.

clemon79 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2003, 03:59:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Sep 16 2003, 09:06 AM\']

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Anybody have an idea what \"Charmed\" usually pulls in that slot?

Pubescent boys?[/quote]
Actually my guess is that it's the pubescent boys doing the pulling in most cases.

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Sep 16 2003, 09:15 AM\']the stars of the show are referred to by that testosterone-powered WB voice-over as \"Holly Marie, Rose and Alyssa\"--not by their character names. Seems to me that the \"Dawson's Creek\" stars weren't called \"James and Katie\" in the promos or that the \"Gilmore Girls\" aren't called \"Lauren and Alexis.\" What gives here?[/quote]
Real simple. \"Gilmore Girls\" and \"Dawson's Creek\" are character driven. Nobody knew who the hell Alexis Blydel or James van der Beek was before they had those roles. (Really, of the entire casts of both shows, Lauren Graham was the closest thing to a bona-fide star, and I only knew her from a few shots on NewsRadio.) So they're gonna get more viewers by hinting at what Dawson and Rory are up to this week.

On the other hand, I'll watch \"Charmed\" sometimes on a Sunday night if I've emptied out the Tivo by then. And I watch it ENTIRELY as eye candy. I not only don't know the character names of the three sisters, I don't CARE.

I'm there to watch them Be Hot for an hour, and if there ends up being a storyline behind the hotness, bonus.

goongas · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2003, 06:03:11 PM »

WB had predicted a 10 rating according to this article: Ad Age

Eric

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2003, 07:05:56 PM »

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Anybody have an idea what \"Charmed\" usually pulls in that slot?

Pubescent boys?

Actually my guess is that it's the pubescent boys doing the pulling in most cases.

*clap* ... *clap* ... *clap*

bravo, Lemon. The lime of the day!

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2003, 07:07:29 PM »

doh. typo. \"The LINE of the day!\"

(i know i could have edited the post, but it seems like an ironic typo to me. \"Congrats, Lemon. The lime of the day!\" lol.)

Author Topic: Play for a Billion Ratings (Read 3243 times)

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