Members MoTheGreat Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 I hope while Y&R keep losing viewers. B&B gains. Is this true! Because somebody claim they was predicting but saw it somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dede261 Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Gh probably will still remain at 2.2. Gh needs a new HW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wiccachick_1 Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 hehe...I know. I meant that I hope they get a bump for last week's ratings but I REALLY want one for this week's stuff too. I'm greedy like that! LOL! ETA: Thanks, Angela...you were exactly right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 MarkH, could you make two graphs: one showing the ratings minimums, the other the maximums over the years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 LOL sorry I misread your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wiccachick_1 Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 hehe...s'alright. Happens to me allllll the time! Yesterday was a gift from the soap gods for me. With AMC opening with great Zen, Greg seeing Tad, Opal (MORE OPAL PLEASE...sung to the tune of MORE OVALTINE...hehe) and Greg with baby Jenny, and the best soap wedding in forever. AMC really rocked... plus having a GOOD J&R scene on GH put me right over the top....still not on board with GH getting a bump though. The show is still a hot mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 You mean just plot two lines: Minimum rating in each year and Maximum rating in each year? Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Or that! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Voila! (Watching too much Victor and Sabrina on Y&R) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thank you! A very interesting graph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 As in, the maximum is trending to the minimum. The minimum, which used to be the threshold of cancellation, has stayed pretty flat for 50+ years. And now the maximum is trending toward the minimum, suggesting the best rated of the genre is trending toward the threshold of cancellation. Yup, I'd say it was interesting. Thanks for proposing it. I should also add, because I am very interested in variability, that I find it interesting that the lines have SMOOTHED over the recent years. That implies several possibilities to me: First, the network emphasis on reducing pre-emptions post-OJ has caused greater stability of viewership. Second, we're down to a core loyal audience that does tend to stay tuned no matter what sh*t makes it to air :-). I do wonder what the HELL happened in 1965 to spike the minimum AND maximum so much :-). Soaps were apparently ON FIRE that year. The years of minimum spikes coincide with the introduction of major new shows (e.g., Y&R in 1972-73 season), so one gets a sense that there were times when new shows actually GREW THE BASE for soaps overall. I'll bet there was actually promotion back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Precisely! Saaad days are ahead of soaps. This is just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Because the variability can make it hard to see the real TREND, here are the smoothed linear trends for the minima and maxima. Same story, but a little clear to see without the vagaries of seasonal variation. It actually looks a little better this way, but I caution it is misleading. As you can see, the maximum line over-estimates the true maximum in recent years? Why? Because the REAL trajectory of the maximum rating is -- brace yourself -- quadratic or accelerated. In recent seasons, the true maximum is declining at a faster rate than this line implies. So, below, I now show the quadratic trends. These are a little misleading too (remember...they are model-based estimates, not actual data), but they tell stories I didn't expect. The model implies that (a) the minimum has bottomed out! We're there! and ( the maximum is trending toward the minimum, at an accelerated rate...but not as fast as I subjectively felt. Small mercies :-) Linear model-based estimates of minimum and maximum ratings decline: Linear + quadratic model-based estimates of minimum and maximum ratings decline: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brimike Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Mark and Sylph, the networks would LOVE to have you two working for them! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members edgeofnik Posted May 22, 2008 Members Share Posted May 22, 2008 Someone should post a list of the top rated primetime programs during this time period. I bet you'd be shocked by the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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