Marc Berman
Marc Berman
audience audiences half lose
To lose about half the audience ? that?s big. That?s dangerous.
audiences expected half lose million nobody
Nobody expected them to do 45 million again. To lose about half the audience, that's big. That's dangerous. That's very dangerous.
curiosity factor looks seen
We've already seen what (Clark) looks like. The curiosity factor is gone.
advantage audience bigger broadcast difficult exactly focus food interested network networks niche scope shows watching
The advantage of being a niche network is that you know exactly who your audience is. If you're on the Food Network you know exactly who's watching and what kind of shows they're interested in. It's more difficult for the broadcast networks because they have to focus on a bigger picture. The scope is larger.
awards bringing win younger
They won't win any awards for 'War,' but as long as they're bringing in younger viewers, it's a success.
network single
Each network has at least one new show that's doing well. That's a real positive. There's not a single network where everything bombed.
appeals everybody incentives jumping relationship replace television trendy tv viewer watch ways younger
Everybody is jumping on the bandwagon. These are new ways to watch television. It's very trendy and appeals to younger viewers. Will it replace traditional TV watching? No. But these are incentives that can deepen the relationship between the viewer and the TV show.
expected good hold losing nobody percent
the most disappointing. Nobody expected 'Invasion' to hold the 'Lost' lead-in. But it's losing a good 30 (percent) to 40 percent of the lead-in. That's a lot.
comedy competing complete musical people
It's a show about real-life young people competing in a musical competition, complete with comedy.
lead leaving
It?s like a lead actor leaving a series.
age age-and-aging audience fox quality
It's more important to Fox what age the audience is than the quality of the show,
cbs race
It's a two-network race between CBS and NBC,
advertising believe reach
Advertisers believe that once you reach 50, you're over,
certainly lack pulling respect shows stunt
Pulling a stunt like this (which is certainly not a first) shows a lack of respect for the audience.