GSN's April Ratings

[CarbonCpy]

I was contemplating posting a typically-snarky* reply asking when the mods were going to open up a game show fan fiction subforum.

I mean, I was, but after futher consideration I'm not sure if comparing WML? or TTTT to some of the tripe that flies over on the GSN boards is a can of worms worth opening.


*Typical for me, anyway

[Casey]

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'154736\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 06:08 PM\']
These were by no means gifted or genius kids, but they rode a regular-length school bus to get to school.
[/quote]
I have to say - this little snippet made me laugh right out loud.  I love it.

[Dbacksfan12]

Edit: Zinkin made the point much more simpler than I did.

[dzinkin]

It seems that Mr. Game Show Guy -- aka Alex something-or-other -- has decided that being age 95 is no fun, so he's decided to change to age 46.  Unfortunately, he forgot to remove the reference to being in high school, and his birth year is still in the URL of his page (which may show a fourth age by the time you read this).

Memo to Alex (and yes, I know you're reading this): even if your page eventually states that your name is José Jimenez and that you're a 39-year-old rocket scientist in Texas, we know that you were born in 1989, that you're a sophomore in high school and that you live in Gahanna, Ohio.  Give it up.

[Chelsea Thrasher]

[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'154737\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 06:14 PM\'] I was contemplating posting a typically-snarky* reply asking when the mods were going to open up a game show fan fiction subforum.
 [/quote]

Wait, snarky?  You mean there's not plans to add a game show fan fiction board here?   NOW where am I supposed to put my torrid story of one 1963 What's My Line episode where John Charles Daly and Bennett Cerf showed each other how they REALLY felt?! :-P

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' post=\'154754\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 10:33 PM\']
Wait, snarky?  You mean there's not plans to add a game show fan fiction board here?   NOW where am I supposed to put my torrid story of one 1963 What's My Line episode where John Charles Daly and Bennett Cerf showed each other how they REALLY felt?! :-P
[/quote]

Bennett: So, Johnny-boy, is it bigger than a breadbox?
Daly: Yes, one down, nine inches to go...

[Fedya]

Joe Mello wrote:

Is it just be or does TVOne's numbers seem weird? (.5/185)

Doesn't that just imply that TVOne has a lower carriage rate than GSN?

Or am I not understanding cable ratings correctly?

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'154761\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 11:34 PM\']
Joe Mello wrote:

Is it just be or does TVOne's numbers seem weird? (.5/185)

Doesn't that just imply that TVOne has a lower carriage rate than GSN?

Or am I not understanding cable ratings correctly?
[/quote]
TVOne probably reaches half as many viewers as GSN. I think the latter just hit 50 million homes. A .5 for TVOne is still good.

Wiki says 31 mil for TVOne, 63 mil for GSN, so literally half.

/yes, take Wiki with a grain of salt
//you get my point

[Joe Mello]

I just thought it was a statisical oddity that a network with an HH even lower than GSN would have a .5.  Of course, there's HLN with 321K and a .3, so maybe it's just the nature of things.

[sshuffield70]

IIRC, the .3s and .4s are based on the channel's universe, instead of the typical universe used by the networks.  That would explain why a channel (example: TVOne) with a lower HH count would have a higher rating than say one (example: GSN)with a slightly higher HH but with a lower rating.

[jalman]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'154762\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 11:45 PM\']
TVOne probably reaches half as many viewers as GSN. I think the latter just hit 50 million homes. A .5 for TVOne is still good.

Wiki says 31 mil for TVOne, 63 mil for GSN, so literally half.

/yes, take Wiki with a grain of salt
//you get my point
[/quote]

That figure was taken from an old press release someone didn't cite.  I found the newer figure from TV One's latest press release and changed the info accordingly.   GSN, look out :)

[CarbonCpy]

[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' post=\'154754\' date=\'Jun 8 2007, 10:33 PM\']
Wait, snarky?  You mean there's not plans to add a game show fan fiction board here?   NOW where am I supposed to put my torrid story of one 1963 What's My Line episode where John Charles Daly and Bennett Cerf showed each other how they REALLY felt?! :-P
[/quote]

Do you really want me to tell you where you can put your stories?  'Cause I got a couple of parachute accounts handy and I don't mind switching over to them.