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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Jamey Greek on October 13, 2010, 07:17:49 PM
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http://press.discovery.com/us/hub/press-re...ence-growt-931/ (http://\"http://press.discovery.com/us/hub/press-releases/2010/hub-tv-network-premieres-strong-audience-growt-931/\")
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I know it's a press release and all, but:
[quote name=\'Blowhard Press Release\' date=\'Oct 12 2010\']Family Game Night (7P-8P) earned the highest week-on-week delivery increase among W18-49, among all programs on The Hub: (+5200%, 53,000).[/quote]
Did they just tout as one of their key selling points that they beat something that only had 1000 viewers?
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Also, tonight (10/15), the Hub wir air Family Game Night at 7 pm EST. It will be repeated at 10 pm and 1 am, EST.
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53K has to be good for a (at least here) third-tier cable channel.
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I never understood this.
ISTR, there being a Whammy! press release about ratings after it's first episode. Same thing with the Anna Nicole Show.
I don't work in television nor claim to know everything about it, but as a general rule about ratings, where you are in week 3 tells the real story.
I'm not sure if this is coming from Boden, but he worked in both places when PR like these were released.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'249239\' date=\'Oct 15 2010, 10:21 AM\']I don't work in television nor claim to know everything about it, but as a general rule about ratings, where you are in week 3 tells the real story.[/quote]
If you have good news to tout in a press release, you tout it. Internally, of course you know that the ratings may or may not hold up, and you sweat over each new week. But if you've got good numbers to promote, you use that to the best of your advantage. That's how PR works.
In separate ads, CBS was promoting BOTH Mike and Molly and $#@! My Dad Says as "America's #1 New Comedy!" That one I haven't figured out yet.
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They were tied for #1? ;-)
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'249249\' date=\'Oct 15 2010, 12:16 PM\']In separate ads, CBS was promoting BOTH Mike and Molly and $#@! My Dad Says as "America's #1 New Comedy!" That one I haven't figured out yet.[/quote]
I wonder about CBS sometimes. I've seen them promote new shows as a "New Hit" after the first episode. In some cases, the show is canceled by the end of the season.
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Yeah, but the phrase "new hit" means absolutely nothing.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'249381\' date=\'Oct 18 2010, 09:26 AM\']Yeah, but the phrase "new hit" means absolutely nothing.[/quote]
That's the point I'm making. It makes no sense to tout your show as a new hit after the first or second episode.
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It makes no sense to tout your show as a new hit after the first or second episode.
Yes it does. Create "buzz" around your show to try to get more people to watch it.
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'249386\' date=\'Oct 18 2010, 01:22 PM\']Yes it does. Create "buzz" around your show to try to get more people to watch it.[/quote]
Which doesn't mean it makes sense to do it. Just means the average viewer is sheeple enough to fall for it.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'249404\' date=\'Oct 19 2010, 12:22 AM\'][quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'249386\' date=\'Oct 18 2010, 01:22 PM\']Yes it does. Create "buzz" around your show to try to get more people to watch it.[/quote]
Which doesn't mean it makes sense to do it. Just means the average viewer is sheeple enough to fall for it.
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Therefore, it makes sense to do it.
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I'm quite enjoying Family Game Night, however I do question some of the team pairings and the intelligence of some contestants.
For instance, this past weekend's episode red team consisted of an active mid-teen, a very active late-teen, and two active adults; yellow team consisted of two average early-teens and two obese adults. Short of the yellow team drawing the $15000 card, it was painfully obvious from the start which team was going to win. Granted the red team adults weren't the sharpest tools in the shed. Maybe that compensates for the yellow team's lack of agility.
I'm looking forward to more games being introduced.