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ClockGameJohn · « **Reply #255 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:07:03 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'225490\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 09:43 PM\']

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Steve, please. Not another one.

What Brandon said.
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In Steve's defense, it's a two way street.

chad1m · « **Reply #256 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:16:11 PM »

Why are daytime ratings so hard to come by?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #257 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:40:23 PM »

[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'225493\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 10:07 PM\']In Steve's defense, it's a two way street.

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No, let's be real clear on this. The only time either one of them dared admit they were wrong about something, and the other makes a huge, nasty, totally unnecessary sarcastic deal about it. There's only one person out of line in that situation, and it better not happen again.

chris319 · « **Reply #258 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:49:46 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'225499\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 07:40 PM\'][quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'225493\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 10:07 PM\']In Steve's defense, it's a two way street.

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No, let's be real clear on this. The only time either one of them dared admit they were wrong about something, and the other makes a huge, nasty, totally unnecessary sarcastic deal about it. There's only one person out of line in that situation, and it better not happen again.[/quote]
Not to mention that one of the parties was asked to "take it outside" a mere few days ago.

Mr. Brown · « **Reply #259 on:** September 09, 2009, 11:40:58 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'225496\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 09:16 PM\']Why are daytime ratings so hard to come by?[/quote]

I asked the ratings gods at TVByTheNumbers.com this very question a while back. The response I got was basically this (paraphrased): Nielsen only reports the top 5 shows among women in the 18-49 demo on a regular basis, and TPIR is almost never in this demo. The only way that numbers become publically known is if CBS (or ABC) puts out a press release about the ratings of their particular shows.

So, I think it was back in February or March, ABC put out a press release touting The View's demos and viewership. The presser included ratings of other programs that The View 'competes' against (and I use compete loosely - even though Price and The View are in the same time slot, they do not attract the same audience), such as Price and Y&R.

But you know, some will totally discount those ratings found in such press releases as "ridiculous" and "wildly inaccurate".

Bill Neuweiler · « **Reply #260 on:** September 10, 2009, 12:11:47 AM »

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I think that kind of slick performance, near perfection, was just a by-product of ~~Barker~~ a seasoned professional with live broadcasting chops walking through the same doors for 35 years. Aside from dementia, how much could the guy screw up?

You could make the same point about Dennis James, Tom Kennedy, even Bill Cullen going back to the old days.

It took Barker 30-some years to have his "Dice Game moment" and everyone, apparently even Barker, thought he was finally losing it. How long did it take The Drewster to have his first similar moment? It seems to be the common wisdom that it took a great deal of effort to get Drewski to work the three simple words "without going over" into his patter and he still balked when he had to say them. Again, I was there when Drew escorted a contestant to the downstage side of the Take Two game and while he was saying "You can win these fabulous prizes" on stage, Bart Eskander was screaming "He's on the wrong side of the game! He's on the wrong side of the game!" over the P.L. and the stage manager positioned Drewmeister to the upstage side of the game.
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Say, I've heard of this "dice game moment" but I can't find any clips of it online....can someone please elaborate?

Mark McNeil · « **Reply #261 on:** September 10, 2009, 12:21:40 AM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'225206\' date=\'Sep 7 2009, 02:29 AM\']Some people like Drew Carey. Some people don't like Drew Carey.[/quote]

Put me down as one who likes him.

chad1m · « **Reply #262 on:** September 10, 2009, 12:33:30 AM »

[quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'225511\' date=\'Sep 10 2009, 12:11 AM\']Say, I've heard of this "dice game moment" but I can't find any clips of it online....can someone please elaborate?[/quote]Boom. He had some other "senior moments" sprinkled around this episode, like during the third one-bid and Bonus Game.

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #263 on:** September 10, 2009, 12:58:22 AM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'225514\' date=\'Sep 10 2009, 12:33 AM\'][quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'225511\' date=\'Sep 10 2009, 12:11 AM\']Say, I've heard of this "dice game moment" but I can't find any clips of it online....can someone please elaborate?[/quote]Boom. He had some other "senior moments" sprinkled around this episode, like during the third one-bid and Bonus Game.[/quote]
I can't even remember the one during Bonus Game (although I knew there was a third one in there somewhere). What happened with that one?

SamPrainito · « **Reply #264 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:26:16 AM »

You guys really think THAT'S what made him decide to retire?!?! Sure, he made a mistake. Big deal. I'm 50 years younger than him, and I've made similar mistakes on the air. I think this whole "Dice Game incident" is making a mountain out of a mole hill.

I honestly think that Barker did not retire because of that, and he didn't retire because of a lawsuit. He retired because he was 83 and it was time. 50 years is a loooong time.

ClockGameJohn · « **Reply #265 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:48:23 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'225478\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 08:51 PM\']Any nationals for 2009?[/quote]

Week of February 16-20, 2009:

PRICE (1st Half): 2.9
VIEW (1st Half): 3.5

PRICE (2nd Half): 3.5
VIEW (2nd Half): 3.3

PRICE AVERAGE: 3.2
VIEW AVERAGE: 3.4

chris319 · « **Reply #266 on:** September 10, 2009, 05:30:37 AM »

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You guys really think THAT'S what made him decide to retire?!?!

By itself, no. Supposedly he had been thinking about his retirement date for some time before then, and he does seem a little rattled over these on-air incidents, saying "Maybe I should start seeing a psychiatrist" or words to that effect.

I don't think Deborah Curling's refusal to sign the CBS agreement had anything to do with it either, sorry pentellit. Curling's lawsuit naming CBS as a defendant didn't come until much later, almost a year, and by then the die had been cast.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #267 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:40:49 AM »

[quote name=\'pentellit\' post=\'225489\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 09:38 PM\']^NO WAY! Is that for real TimK2003? Nah, gotta be Photo Shop. Is it? Oh, you are bad![/quote]
It's real and from the early-to-mid-70s. It caused quite a stir at our former home about seven years ago...I revisited the thread recently and it still gave me a good laugh...

BrandonFG · « **Reply #268 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:44:33 AM »

[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'225523\' date=\'Sep 10 2009, 02:48 AM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'225478\' date=\'Sep 9 2009, 08:51 PM\']Any nationals for 2009?[/quote]

Week of February 16-20, 2009:

PRICE (1st Half): 2.9
VIEW (1st Half): 3.5

PRICE (2nd Half): 3.5
VIEW (2nd Half): 3.3

PRICE AVERAGE: 3.2
VIEW AVERAGE: 3.4
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So honestly, despite the dip in ratings, there really hasn't been any consistency from week to week. From what I saw, the numbers were high for Bob's last and Drew's first week, fairly low by Drew's one-year mark, back up a month later, and about the same a few more months later, but still behind The View. Weird.

whewfan · « **Reply #269 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:57:32 AM »

I can't even remember the one during Bonus Game (although I knew there was a third one in there somewhere). What happened with that one?

There was a time that Bob forgot how to play Bonus Game. The mistake was edited out, but not very well. The player won the first 3 prizes, but incorrectly guessed the 4th. Bob thought she LOST THE GAME and started to escort her off the stage. He COMPLETELY FORGOT about revealing the "bonus" prize. However, what WE saw was Bob reacting unusually to the contestant getting the 4th prize wrong, and then he suddenly recovers and reveals the bonus prize. So, not only did he forget about the bonus prize reveal, he also forgot that the contestant actually had a pretty good chance of winning, guessing 3 out of 4 right!