Fine, I misspoke, here is what I really must have wanted to say (according to you)
I want the networks to realize and acknowledge that the way Nielsen counts viewers is not at all accurate, because there are plenty of us who think outside of the Nielsen Box.
I also do not comprehend the creation and maintenance of a website to provide viewers with an alternate source of viewing being ignored in the ratings game.
Does that satisfy your need to have my words conform to your thought processes?
Susan
"N.U.T.S.(Not Understand Term Surrender)" ~ General Anthony C. McAuliffe CMDR 101st Airborne Division Battle of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II
Thank You Gen McAuliffe for your service, and all of those who have, are and will fight for my freedom.
Well the ratings weren't really
THAT low. Plus, CBS kept mum about the cancellation until the day they announced it (May 16th), so I kept on watching in my normal manner which is outside of the Nielsen Box. This is the whole point, not how great or not the series is, but that we (being new media users, maybe you can relate?) aren't important to the networks we as consumers were completely ignored, now this campaign is entirely web based, and in a little over a week it raised over 28,000.00 (not including what was spent independently) without mainstream media assistance. The average donation is near 5.00 per person, so I think maybe the internet users actually do count.
In 1983, the series Cagney & Lacey was canceled by CBS and was subsequently brought back to the prime time schedule after fans of the show staged a major letter-writing campaign. That show went on to earn 36 Emmy nominations and 14 wins during its run.
But I am not rooting for the recall of Jericho because I think it will win an Emmy or Spawn as many Spinoffs as
Star Trek, I am rooting because I want the networks to realize and acknowledge that the way they count viewers is flawed. I watched Jericho on the web on CBS' website (innertube) which they conveniently forgot to count into their ratings (as well as Tivo & DVR and iTunes)You see I am not my grandmother, the Nielson box (which recorded 9 million viewers at it's ebb and 12 at it's peak for this series) doesn't apply. And I sure as hell don't think they canceled due to ratings alone, I think it was bagged in favor of a "CHEAP ALTERNATIVE" The reality show costs little money compared to a serial drama, and also seems to hold it's own today
(but really Kid Nation ??
18 to 49 yr olds are gonna love THAT!)
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Fine, I misspoke, here is what I really must have wanted to say (according to you) I want the networks to realize and acknowledge that the way Nielsen counts viewers is not at all accurate, because there are plenty of us who think outside of the Nielsen Box. I also do not comprehend the creation and maintenance of a website to provide viewers with an alternate source of viewing being ignored in the ratings game. Does that satisfy your need to have my words conform to your thought processes? Susan "N.U.T.S.(Not Understand Term Surrender)" ~ General Anthony C. McAuliffe CMDR 101st Airborne Division Battle of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II Thank You Gen McAuliffe for your service, and all of those who have, are and will fight for my freedom.
Well the ratings weren't really THAT low. Plus, CBS kept mum about the cancellation until the day they announced it (May 16th), so I kept on watching in my normal manner which is outside of the Nielsen Box. This is the whole point, not how great or not the series is, but that we (being new media users, maybe you can relate?) aren't important to the networks we as consumers were completely ignored, now this campaign is entirely web based, and in a little over a week it raised over 28,000.00 (not including what was spent independently) without mainstream media assistance. The average donation is near 5.00 per person, so I think maybe the internet users actually do count.
In 1983, the series Cagney & Lacey was canceled by CBS and was subsequently brought back to the prime time schedule after fans of the show staged a major letter-writing campaign. That show went on to earn 36 Emmy nominations and 14 wins during its run. But I am not rooting for the recall of Jericho because I think it will win an Emmy or Spawn as many Spinoffs as Star Trek, I am rooting because I want the networks to realize and acknowledge that the way they count viewers is flawed. I watched Jericho on the web on CBS' website (innertube) which they conveniently forgot to count into their ratings (as well as Tivo & DVR and iTunes)You see I am not my grandmother, the Nielson box (which recorded 9 million viewers at it's ebb and 12 at it's peak for this series) doesn't apply. And I sure as hell don't think they canceled due to ratings alone, I think it was bagged in favor of a "CHEAP ALTERNATIVE" The reality show costs little money compared to a serial drama, and also seems to hold it's own today (but really Kid Nation ?? 18 to 49 yr olds are gonna love THAT!)